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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the erstwhile Soviet Union, passed away at the age of 91.

Mr Gorbachev played a crucial role in ending the Cold War without any bloodshed.

Gorbachev served as the President of the Soviet Union from 15th March 1990 to 25th December 1991 until the dissolution of the USSR - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Residents of the four villages in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli district have received Community Forest Resource Rights (CFRR).

Achanakmar became the second tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh to get CFRR, following Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Dhamtari district.

The 10th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-22 was carried out by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Chennai.

Along with other organisations and foreign participants, the chief of the Indian Coast Guard, VS Pathania, assessed the exercise “SAREX-2022.”

In an emergency, ICG Dornier aircraft demonstrated to viewers how to rescue passengers from ships and aeroplanes.

SAREX-2022: Key Points -

ICG Dornier aircraft showed viewers how to rescue people from ships and aeroplanes in an emergency.

Ajay Kumar, the Defence Secretary of the Government of India, officially launched the 10th iteration of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-22).

The Indian Coast Guard, the key maritime SAR coordinating agency for the Indian Search & Rescue Region (ISRR), is hosting the two-day SAREX-2022 exercise that is carried out under the auspices of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB).

Member of Parliament from the Jhansi-Lalitpur parliamentary constituency, Anurag Sharma has been elected as the International Treasurer of the Parliamentary Association Conference (CPA) at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference in Halifax, Canada.

He will now be on the main Executive Council.

The election of Sharma made him the second Indian office-bearer in the world’s largest and oldest International Parliamentary Association.

His election also meant one more seat was added to India in the CPA, taking the total Indian tally to four executive representatives now.

IndiGo, the largest airline in the nation, announced that it has joined a sustainable effort led by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

IndiGo airline has joined the Clear Skies for Tomorrow, India Coalition initiative as a signatory.

IndiGo’s dedication to deploying sustainable initiatives would help to achieve a substantial scale for SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) to attain a critical mass and bring in cost-efficiency for wide adoption in India.

IndiGo joins WEF’s “Clear Skies for Tomorrow”: Key Points -

On February 18 of this year, IndiGo flew its brand-new A320 neo aircraft with a 10% SAF blend from Toulouse, France, to New Delhi.

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has inaugurated a month-long Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games in Jodhpur.

The village Olympics is expected to see the participation of 44,000 villages across Rajasthan, with nearly 30 lakh people across various age groups already registering themselves for the games. Out of the 30 lakh participants, 9 lakh are women.

International Whale Shark Day 2022: International Whale Shark Day is observed on August 30, and to commemorate this occasion in (International Whale Shark Day 2022), try to understand the purpose.

The International Whale Shark Day 2022 is to raise awareness of the value of whale sharks and the need for their conservation.

People can learn about the magnificent species on this day and take action to protect them on International Whale Shark Day 2022.

The 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 kicked off at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen at Palace Compound in Imphal.

Manipur Governor La Ganesan and Chief Minister N Biren Singh attended the inaugural function.

Shumang Leela is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur and the roles of female artists are all played by male actors and male characters are played by female artists in case of female theatre groups.

Shumang Leela Groups of the early stage attempted to preserve and promote humanism, tolerance, confidence, devotion, truth and justice through their performances.

The 67th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honoured the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2021.

Held at Jio World Centre, the 67th Filmfare Awards honour the films released in 2021.

At a press conference helmed by the editor of Filmfare magazine, Jitesh Pillai revealed Wolf777news as the title sponsor.

The autobiography "The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir", is about the inspiring story of Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (Retd), the Youngest Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardee, at the age of 19 for his actions in the 1999 Kargil conflict.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani in 45th AGM announced the company’s plan to build India’s 1st and World’s Largest Carbon Fibre Plant at Hazira, Gujarat.

The plant will be developed as part of the company’s Oil to Chemical segment (O2C) in which RIL has committed an investment of Rs 75,000 crore in the next five years.

The development of India’s First Carbon Plant from the Industry Giant comes as part of their vision for new materials.

Carbon Fibre is a new-age material which has found multiple uses in industry and automotive sector.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development will celebrate the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 from 1st to 30th Sept 2022 as part of the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

The Central Theme of Poshan Maah 2022 is “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur Shiksha”.

Poshan Maah is being celebrated as part of the POSHAN Abhiyaan, the Central Government’s flagship programme which aims to improve nutritional outcomes for children under 6 years of age, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Recently, Central Government approved the development of an indigenous fighter jet in the form of Tejas 2.0.

PM Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved Tejas Mark-2 Project.

The Committee sanctioned Rs 6500 crore for design and development of theTejas Mark-2 fighter jet with prototypes, flight testing and certification.

The allocation comes in addition to the existing Rs 2500 crore sanctioned to HAL.

Recently, Delhi-based non-profit, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) launched ’Save the Whale Shark Campaign’ along Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep in Mangaluru.

August 30, 2022 is International Whale Shark Day, this

year’s theme is “The Future of Sharks: Guardians of Our Seas.”

Recently, the World Bank has released a report titled “India Covid-19 procurement: challenges, innovations, and lessons", saying India managed to get many things right in its management of the pandemic.

The report takes a close look at the initiatives taken by the government of India (GoI) to ensure sustained supply of essential medical commodities during the critical initial phase of the Covid pandemic.

Recently, Computer Emergency Response Team - India (CERT-In) successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” for 13 Countries as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative.

The exercise was conducted as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group which is being led by India under the leadership of National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has launched ’Mahila Nidhi’, a loan scheme for the social and economic development of women through loans.

Under the scheme, apart from everyday necessities, easy credit will be available to women for business expansion and starting new businesses.

The Tata steel company and the Punjabi government have agreed to establish a 0.75 million tonne per year (MnTPA) long products steel facility with an electric arc furnace (EAF) powered by scrap.

Tata Steel’s decision to build the greenfield facility at Kadiana Khurd in Ludhiana’s Hitech Valley is a part of the company’s commitment to investing in a circular economy and switching to low-carbon steel making through steel recycling.

Andhra Pradesh government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the "Parley for the Oceans", a U.S.-based company that works for plastic-waste management.

The MoU was signed under the presence of Chief Minister of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and an event was held at the AU Convention Centre in Vishakhapatnam.

An Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1995 batch, Nagesh Singh has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Thailand.

He will replace the incumbent ambassador Suchitra Durai.

Bilateral relations between India and Thailand continued to strengthen during 2021, marked by cooperation at regional and sub-regional levels within the framework of ASEAN, Mekong Ganga Cooperation and BIMSTEC as well as at other multilateral fora.

Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat has named as host of star Indian wrestlers for the World Senior Championships.

World Senior Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 10-18.

The Indian team was picked after selection trials at SAI Training Centres in Lucknow and Sonepat.

Tokyo Olympian Vinesh, who completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

She will lead the women’s team while the men’s freestyle squad will have Olympic medallists Bajrang and Ravi Dahiya, and 2019 World Championships silver winner Deepak Punia.

Bajrang (65kg), Ravi Dahiya (57kg) and Deepak Punia (86kg), who won gold medals at the Birmingham CWG, were granted exemptions from the trials.

The country’s first "Made in India" quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (qHPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer has launched recently.

This was launched by Drugs Controller General of India and had granted market authorisation to Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) to manufacture "Cervavac".

The vaccine trials has started in September 2018 in 12 sites across India.

Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh has launched the vaccine at IIC Delhi.

Meghalaya state government has launched "Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme" for welfare of farmers under National Livestock Mission at Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has stated the state’s “Progress” scheme aims to ensure that the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through different livestock farming activities.

Recently, Annabelle M. Rayson, a student from Canada received the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms.

Harmful Algal Blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals and birds.

Recently, India joined a multilateral strategic and command Exercise Vostok - 2022 in Russia along with China among other countries.

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the interim new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) by the Central Government.

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava is the third interim Chief who has been appointed, as the government has not made any full-time appointment yet in 17 months.

He has been entrusted with an additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director for 4 months with effect from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2022 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent to the post or until further orders of the Government.

Minister of State for AYUSH, Dr Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai has released a book titled "Science Behind Surya Namaskar" a collection of evidence-based research on one of the most well-known Yoga asanas at the AIIA.

The book was compiled by the All-India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) department of Swasthavritta and Yoga, at AIIA.

The book was released during the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme 2022 organised by the departments of Swasthavritta, Panchakarma, and Darvyaguna in association with Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), New Delhi.

Nuakhai is an annual harvest festival in Odisha. Nuakhai is celebrated to welcome the approaching new season and welcome the season’s new rice.

Nuakhai is celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, and it is one of the most awaited festivals in Odisha.

The festival is celebrated with Nabanna offering to Goddess Samaleswari during a particular time.

Nuakhai is made of two words, Nua which means new, and Khai which means food.

The festival altogether means celebrating the season’s new rice harvested by hardworking farmers.

The people in the western part of Odisha celebrate Nuakhai with zeal and excitement.

Indian Information Service officer, Vasudha Gupta was appointed as the director general of the news services division of All India Radio.

Gupta, who was director general in the Press Information Bureau, assumed charge of her new post immediately.

All India Radio Director General N Venudhar Reddy superannuated.

Gupta played a key role in implementing the communication strategies of the government during the COVID-19 pandemic and also helmed the fact-checking unit to curb misinformation about the viral outbreak.

World Coconut Day is celebrated on 2nd September every year.

The day is observed to emphasise and spread knowledge of the value and advantages of coconuts.

The coconut palm is often called the "tree of life" owing to its versatile use in food, fuel, medicine, cosmetics, building materials, and various other uses.

In India, this day is celebrated with the support of the Coconut Development Board (CDB), across the states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, etc.

Shri MV Iyer has been given additional charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of State-run GAIL (India) Limited.

He has been appointed to the post for three months with effect from September 1, 2022.

His appointment comes after former CMD Shri Manoj Jain superannuated from the services of GAIL.

The world’s biggest coffee chain, Starbucks has appointed Mr. Laxman Narasimhan as the next chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of the Starbucks Board of Directors.

He will replace its long-time head, Mr Howard Schultz.

Mr Narasimhan will be joining the company on October 1, 2022, & will completely take over the helm in April 2023.

Mr Howard Schultz will continue as interim CEO until April 1, 2023.

Recently, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a preliminary agreement with Sri Lanka on a four-year, USD 2.9 billion bailout package which is aimed at restoring economic stability and debt sustainability for the crisis-ridden south Asian nation.

Recently, Microsoft has partnered with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), and Capacity Building Commission (CBC) to empower India’s civil servants with future-ready skills.

The partnership under the project "Capacity Building by MSDE in Microsoft Digital Productivity Skills" aims to enhance the functional computer literacy of nearly 2.5 million civil servants of Government of India (GoI).

This project is in line with the "Mission Karmayogi".

Kalyan Chaubey, who was a goalkeeper with the storied Mohun Bagan and East Bengal football clubs in Kolkata, was elected president of the All India Football Federation.

Choubey got 33 votes in the 34-member electorate comprising representatives of various state associations.

His opponent and former East Bengal teammate Bhaichung Bhutia, also 45, had to be content with a solitary vote.

Apeksha Fernandes became the first Indian woman to make the Junior World finals by finishing eighth overall.

Apeksha Fernandes sets a new national record with a time record of 2:18.18.

She finished eighth in the women’s 200m butterfly finals by clocking 2:19.14 at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022.

Odisha government distributed Rs 869 crore to 41.85 state farmers under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme and assured them of additional aid for crop losses due to floods in the state.

Rs 2000 each was directly transferred to the bank accounts of 41 lakh farmers and 85,000 landless farmers under the KALIA Scheme.

The Quad group meeting will be hosted by India in New Delhi with Japan, US, and Australia in the coming week.

The Quad meeting is the first such “Senior Officers Meeting” (SOM) to be held after tensions rose between China and Taiwan.

The Quad SOM meeting is one of several meetings to be held between India and Indo-Pacific Partners.

The Quad SOM meeting is going to be held anytime between 5th-6th September.

The SCO summit in Uzbekistan in mid-September is ahead of the Quad SOM meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the important leaders of Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan, and Central Asia will attend the SCO Summit.

Oscar-winning music icon, AR Rahman recently had the honour of getting Canada’s Markham city’s street named after him.

He is one of the most loved musicians worldwide. Known as the "Mozart of Madras", Rahman has delivered several hit songs and compositions which will be remembered eternally.

He had started his career with Mani Ratnam’s Roja and has only excelled since then.

India has surpassed Britain and become the world’s fifth largest economy, as per Bloomberg report.

The change in ranking has pushed the United Kingdom to the sixth spot.

The Indian economy is forecast to grow more than 7 per cent this year.

On an adjusted basis and using the dollar exchange rate in the relevant quarter, the size of Indian economy in “normal” cash terms was USD 845.7 billion.

The Karnataka government announced the worldwide startup competition VentuRISE Global Startup Challenge.

It aims to aid entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and sustainability-related industries.

The global startups will give business owners from all over the world a stage to present their cutting-edge goods or solutions and make connections with potential investors.

The Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri presented Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022.

These awards are an initiative of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and the United Nations (UN) in India to address city-level accessibility and inclusion challenges faced by persons with disabilities (PwD), women and girls, and the elderly.

Yamuna Kumar Chaubey takes over as Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC for three months beginning September 1.

He succeeded Abhay Kumar Singh.

Chaubey is currently Director (Technical) in NHPC & has been given additional charge of the post of CMD for a period of 3 months till a regular incumbent joins the post.

Abhay Kumar Singh ceased to be the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company with effect from August 31, 2022, upon attaining the age of superannuation.

The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF), which is widely regarded as the "Nobel Peace Prize of Asia", recently announced this year’s awardees in a global announcement ceremony.

The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees are Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi Hattori (Japan) and Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia).

Former Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry has passed away recently.

Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram has been emerged as champion in the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament, with 7.5 points as seven Indians finished in the top 10 with R Praggnanandhaa sharing second spot with five others.

The 22-year-old Chithambaram and Praggnanandhaa settled for a draw in the ninth and final round which enabled the former finish with seven points, half a point ahead of the rest of the field.

The former Indian national champion, seeded 13th, remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, winning six games and drawing three.

Teachers’ Day or Shikshak Divas marks the birthday of the country’s first Vice President (1952–1962) who went on to become the second President of India (1962-1967), a scholar, philosopher, Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. He was born on September 5 in the year 1888.

But teachers’ day was first observed in the year 1962 on his 77th birthday.

He was a teacher who turned out to be a philosopher, scholar and politician.

He dedicated his entire life to working towards the importance of education in people’s lives.

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The theme for this year’s teachers’ day is "Leading in crisis, reimaging the future."

Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker jointly decided that Utpal Kumar Singh, currently holding the post of Secretary General Lok Sabha, will additionally charge the functions of CEO Sansad TV.

Ravi Capoor has been relieved of his duties as the Chief executive officer (CEO) of Sansad TV.

Sansad TV was launched in September 2021 after merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV channels.

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud has been nominated as the next executive chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).

The post was previously held by the Chief Justice of India UU Lalit.

After CJI Lalit’s retirement, Justice Chandrachud will take over as the 50th CJI from November 2022.

In Uttar Pradesh, the ’State Capital Region’ along the lines of the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) will be developed in Lucknow.

It will be developed keeping in mind the future requirements related to urban planning.

Lucknow and its surrounding districts like Unnao, Sitapur, Rae Bareli, Barabanki & Kanpur could be included in the SCR.

The people of Ukraine have been awarded the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament on October 19, 2022. The award is given to honor his fight against the invasion of Russia. The prize consists of a prize money of 50,000 euros ($49,100), which is distributed among representatives of Ukrainian civil society.

The Union Territory of Ladakh will get India’s first "Dark Sky Reserve" which will be set up in the cold desert regions of the Union Territory.

Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Science and Technology made the announcement formally on Saturday - 3rd Sept 2022.

As per the announcement, the "Dark Sky Reserve" will be set up and ready by December 2022 and will be used primarily to promote and boost Astro-Tourism in the UT.

Central Government has decided to rename the historic Rajpath and Central Vista lawns as Kartavya Path ahead of its opening after redevelopment as part of Central Vista Avenue.

After being under redevelopment for nearly 20 months, Central Vista Avenue is all set to be opened on 8th Sept 2022.

The avenue is part of the larger Central Vista Project, which includes a new Parliament Building which has been redesigned in a unique triangular shape as well as the Central Secretariat and several other Government offices.

The Ceremonial boulevard which runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk and India Gate was named the Kingsway named after King George V, during the British Era.

Leh is all set to host the first-ever Mountain Bicycle, MTB, World Cup- the "UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup in India".

The "UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup" will be organized in collaboration with the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh and the Cycling Association of India.

The Ladakh leg of the Eliminator World Cup is part of ten professional race series held in various cities across the world.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has signed off on the proposal to appoint Captain Binesh Kumar Tyagi as the new chairman and managing director of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI).

The appointment is for five years from the date of assumption of charge of the post, or till the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest, according to an office order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.

The former President of the United States Barack Obama won Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks”.

Obama already has two Grammys and is now halfway to an EGOT- the achievement of having won all four of the major American entertainment awards i.e. an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.

A new book on divorce laws and various religions in the post-colonial era was released at the India International Centre.

The book "Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India" talks about family law, religion, and gender politics in India.

The book has written by Saumya Saxena, a British Academy Fellow at the faculty of History, University of Cambridge, the book talks about the Indian state’s difficult dialogue with divorce.

Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande was conferred the title of Honorary General of the Nepali Army by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu.

General Pande was honoured at a special ceremony at the President’s official residence "Shital Niwas" in the capital city of Nepal.

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped among all Ministries/Departments for resolving Public Grievances in the ranking.

The report was published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).

Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam has taken over as the managing director and Chief Executive Officer of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.

Sankarasubramaniam will succeed K V Rama Moorthy and his term would be for a period of three years, which has been approved by the Reserve Bank of India.

Prior to taking up the new role, Sankarasubramaniam was serving Punjab and Sind Bank as its Managing Director and CEO.

Three Indian Cities namely - Telangana’s Warangal, Kerala’s Thrissur & Nilambur have been inducted into the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities 2022 List.

The Three Indian Cities were part of the 77 cities from 44 countries, which were recently inducted into the UNESCO GNLC List.

In total, the list consists of 294 cities from across the world, which have been bestowed with this distinct honour.

Tripura Government has setup India’s 1st Bio-Village at Daspara village of the state.

The concept of Bio Village 2.0 developed by the state government has been recognized as one of the best practices to attain sustainable development goals.

The bio-villages have been setup in Tripura by the Directorate of Bio-Technology under the Science and Technology department.

Suella Braverman has been appointed the new UK home secretary after the resignation of Priti Patel.

The 42-year-old member of Parliament for Fareham in south-east England served as the attorney-general in the Boris Johnson-led government until she was appointed home secretary by new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Uma served as a councillor for 16 years and Christie was a campaigner for locals.

Telugu writer and actor, Tanikella Bharani was presented with the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Loknayak Foundation (18th Loknayak Foundation Award) at an award ceremony held at Kalabharathi Auditorium, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The Fatehgarh Central jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district has earned a five-star rating from the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for the quality of food it serves to inmates.

A third-party audit, empanelled by the FSSAI, provided the five-star ’Eat Right Certificate’ to the jail.

It is a recognition of food quality and hygiene, which means the inmates are getting quality food items prepared in jail.

State-run city gas utility, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), has appointed Mahesh Vishwanathan Iyer as the company’s new chairman.

Iyer was director (Business Development) with GAIL (India) Limited till last month.

Gail is the promoter of MGL.

Union Minister for Road, Transport, and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate "Manthan" in Bengaluru.

He will be accompanied by General Dr VK Singh, Union Minister of State for RT&H and Civil Aviation, and Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister, Karnataka.

Japan wins the singles finals of the 2022 Japan Open Badminton Tournament in Osaka.

Japan is the host country of the 2022 Japan Open Badminton Tournament.

Nishimoto Kenta, 28 years old, won his first career title in the men’s.

Yamaguchi Akane, World Champion won for the second successive week in women.

After three years, Japan Open was held for the first time due to the pandemic and only Yamaguchi managed to defend her title.

Bharti Airtel has launched a pilot project in partnership with the TP Northern Odisha Distribution to offer bill payment solutions to more than 2 million customers.

The pilot project will be mobilized to 4000 Airtel Payment Banks (APBs) in northern Odisha to facilitate the bill payments.

The private sector lender HDFC Bank introduced a new SMS banking facility for its customers.

The bank claims that now customers can access a wide range of banking services round-the-clock, 24/7 x 365 no matter where they are.

President Draupadi Murmu will launch the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan virtually on 9th September 2022.

The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan aims to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a distinctive call to end TB in India giving years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of 2030.

Along with this Presentation, Murmu will also launch the Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative which forms a vital component of the Campaign.

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Centre for Citizen Services, was inaugurated by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit.

The space at Jaisalmer House which was provided to NALSA would be utilised for the establishment of Legal Assistance Centre for Citizens, Legal Assistance Centre for NRIs, Training Centre, and Digital Command Centre for providing futuristic legal services across the country.

The NALSA office which was earlier placed at Jamnagar House was shifted to the Additional Building Complex of the Supreme Court of India on November 9, 2021.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance scheme titled "Pudhumai Penn" at a function in Chennai, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Mr Kejriwal also unveiled 26 schools of excellence and 15 model schools set up by the Tamil Nadu government emulating the model by his AAP government in Delhi.

Senior diplomat Sanjay Kumar Verma has been appointed as India’s next high commissioner to Canada.

He succeeds Acting High Commissioner Ans:human Gaur.

Verma is a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service and is currently the ambassador of India to Japan.

Indian boxer, Birju Sah has passed away recently, the first Indian boxer to win medals at both the Asian and Commonwealth Games.

He was 48.

He won bronze medals at both the Commonwealth & Asian Games in 1994. Sah’s first significant international success came at 19 in the 1993 Asian Junior Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

West Bengal has been accredited the International Travel Award 2023 for Best Destination for Culture by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

International Literacy Day (ILD) is celebrated on 8 September every year all across the globe to make people aware of the meaning and importance of literacy for individuals and societies.

The day spread awareness about the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies and the need for intensified efforts towards more literate societies.

The 7th Edition of BSX 2022, is organized in association with the Indian Science and Research Organization (ISRO), Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACE), and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

The 7th Edition of BSX 2022 is scheduled from 5th September to 7th September 2022 at BIEC in Bengaluru.

Over 100 companies and organizations from around 15 countries participate in the exhibition to showcase advanced technologies and products for the space sector.

Peiter Elbers assumed the charge of Indigo’s chief executive officer, over three months after he was announced as the replacement for outgoing CEO Ronojoy Dutta. Elbers, the former chief executive of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was named as the next CEO by IndiGo on May 18, 2022.

He has been at the helm of KLM since 2014.

The Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife has given its approval to the Indian Air Force to setup a new airbase in Ladakh.

The new IAF airbase is expected to comeup in the Changthang sanctuary area, right off the Line of Actual Control.

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The new airbase that is being setup in the Ladakh region will be spread across 500 hectares of land within the reserve.

India continued its decline in the UNDP Human Development Index 2021, ranking 132 out of 191 Countries.

In the 2022 report, India reported Human Development Index (HDI) value of 0.633 places, which placed it in the medium human development category.

This is lower as compared to its HDI value of 0.645 in the 2020 report, which had placed it in 131st Rank in a list of 189 countries.

India’s Olympic Champion continued his golden run by adding another feather to his cap.

Neeraj won the prestigious Diamond League Finals in Zurich by securing Gold Medal with a throw of 88.44 metres.

With his latest achievement, he also became the 1st Indian ever to win the championship.

The last 13 months have been a Golden Run for Neeraj Chopra, in which he has given his best performance, bagging multiple championships and medals.

PM Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have jointly unveiled the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project.

The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project is a 1320MW supercritical coal-fired thermal power plant which has been set up at Rampal, Khulna.

The project has been developed under the concessional financing scheme which has been offered by India to its neighbour.

India will host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup from 13th to 29th of January 2023.

India will now host this tournament for the fourth time in history.

The world cup is conducted once every four years.

Indian superfood brand Pintola, Fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) company announced a renowned Indian Football Captain, Sunil Chhetri as Brand Ambassador.

He was appointed as Pintola Brand Ambassador for his similar values of consistency and perfection with the company to promote the idea of a healthier India to this generation.

The 31st Vyas Samman was conferred on to well-known Hindi writer Dr Asghar Wajahat at a function in New Delhi.

He has been chosen for the prestigious award for his play Mahabali.

In his play Mahabali, Dr Wajahat focuses on Mughal emperor Akbar and poet Tulsidas.

Through the play, he attempts to answer who is the real Mahabali, the poet or the emperor.

The public enterprise’s selection board (PESB) has selected Ajit Kumar Saxena for the post of Chairman & Managing Director of “A” Miniratna Category-I Company, MOIL Limited.

He is currently working as Director (Operations) of RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.

He had taken charge as the Director (Operations) on October 17, 2019.

World EV Day 2022 is observed on the 9th of September. World EV Day is observed to emphasize the importance of e-mobility. World EV day helps to spread awareness about sustainable transport facilities to the people. Air pollution is mainly caused by transportation, and EVs are one of the major alternatives to decrease air pollution.

Rajasthan government launched an ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas on the lines of the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA.

More than 2.25 lakh families have already registered for the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme which was proposed by chief minister Ashok Gehlot in the state budget this year.

Queen Elizabeth II passes away: Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned the UK for 70 years, passed away at Balmoral at the age of 96.

Key Points -

Queen Elizabeth II was born as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on 21 April 1926 as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth).

The National Mission for Clean Ganga organized Himalayan Diwas on September 09, in association with Naula Foundation.

The day is celebrated with an aim to preserve the Himalayan ecosystem and region.

This day is celebrated to mark the importance of the Himalayas.

The Himalayan hill cities face many challenges due to poor building planning and design, poor infrastructures like toads, water supply, sewage etc. and unprecedented felling of trees.

According to Fortune India’s list of ’India’s Richest’ for 2022, the wealth of 142 billionaires based in India is collectively worth USD 832 billion (Rs 66.36 trillion). The maiden list, made in collaboration with the wealth management firm, Waterfield Advisors, is primarily based on the wealth of entrepreneurs of listed firms.

Aaron Finch, Australia’s captain announced his retirement from one-day international cricket after Australia’s third and final ODI against New Zealand.

Finch will continue to be the captain of the Australian cricket team for T20 and will lead it in defense of its world title in the T20 World Cup which is going to be held in October and November in Australia.

Finch is known as one of the best opening batters in the world, Finch has scored 5,401 runs in the ODI format with an average of close to 40, and 17 centuries.

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved Volker Türk of Austria to be the global body’s Human Rights Chief by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Volker Turk replaces Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria, a Chilean politician who served at the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) from

2018 to 2022.

NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute (WRI), launched India’s first National Electric Freight Platform- E-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport-India).

The National Electric Freight Platform brings different stakeholders together with the support of the World

Economic Forum, CALSTART, and RMI India.

Former India Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lamba has been conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (Military) (MSM(M)), by President Halimah Yacob.

Admiral Lanba has been conferred the award for his outstanding contributions in enhancing the strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India’s longest rubber dam ’Gayaji Dam’ on the Falgu River in Gaya.

The dam has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 324 crore.

Experts from IIT (Roorkee) were involved with the project.

There will be enough water in the dam round the year for the convenience of pilgrims.

Odisha government has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named "Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA)".

The new scheme was approved by the Cabinet last month. It will be implemented for a period of five years.

A senior journalist Pavan C Lall has authored a new book ’Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story’, which is set to be released in September 2022.

The book will be published by HarperCollins Publishers India. The book is focused on how a business is built into a large organisation on the foundations of values and sustainability.

Indian shuttler Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar (Prannoy HS) topped the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Rankings in Men’s Singles category.

HS Prannoy becomes World’s no 1 by overtaking the defending world champion Viktor Axelsen.

He accumulated 58,090 points in the tour, 2,500 points ahead of Viktor Axelsen.

17-year-old Anupama Upadhyaya has topped the latest BWF World Junior Ranking in Women’s Singles category.

She replaced fellow Indian Tasnim Mir from the top position.

India and Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue: The second India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting was held in Tokyo and was attended by the Indian Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar, the Japanese Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Mr HAYASHI Yoshimasa, and the Japanese Minister of Defense, Mr

HAMADA Yasukazu.

Navtej Sarna’s latest book, Crimson Spring, longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature, starts with the Jalianwalla Bagh massacre that took place on April 13, 1919, and goes back and forth in time to bring that era and the aftermath of the event alive.

Indian Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian Air Force have conducted a joint exercise "Gagan Strike" in Punjab.

The exercise, conducted over four days, comprised the deployment of attack helicopters as the aerial arm in support of ground forces carrying out drills, practising annihilation of enemy defences and deep penetration.

It also showcased the precision firepower of the attack helicopters in coordination with ground forces’ mechanised columns.

Chief Justice of Madras High Court, the Centre appointed Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari as the Chairman of the Appellate Tribunal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Justice Bhandari is due to retire on September 12.

The order was issued by the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.

The Tribunal for Forfeiture of Property under the SAFEMA and the PMLA Appellate Tribunal were merged in 2016 through the Finance Act, 2016.

Agnikul Cosmos, one of India’s private space startups, has secured its first patent for the design and manufacturing of its 3D-printed rocket engine.

The patent, which has been offered to the company under the Centre’s patent database, comes after the company opened doors to its first factory to 3D print rocket engines at scale.

The patent has been rewarded to the company for its Agnilet rocket engine, which will power the company’s Agnibaan rocket that is scheduled to launch later this year.

World First Aid Day is celebrated every year on the second Saturday of September.

This year, World First Aid Day 2022 falls on 10 September 2022.

The day is recognized worldwide to promote the significance of first aid, which is an important fundamental skill, and to create awareness on a global level about how it can save precious lives.

SETU programme: To connect entrepreneurs in India with US-based investors, the commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has created a programme called SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling).

With SETU, mentors in the US who are eager to support entrepreneurship can connect with Indian firms that are just getting off the ground.

The initiative was introduced during a discussion centred on particular concerns with India’s startup ecosystem.

North Korea has approved a law that gives it the authority to launch a nuclear attack in advance.

With the recently passed law, North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons state has become irreversible.

North Korea, this year tested a record number of weapons, including an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Former Chief Justice of India Kamal Narain Singh passed away, at the age of 95.

Justice Narain had a tenure of only 17 days as the CJI, making him the chief justice with the shortest tenure.

He was the 22nd Chief Justice of India, with a term from November 25, 1991, to December 12, 1991.

Born on December 13, 1926, his career as a judge started with his appointment as an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1970.

Sri Lanka won by 23 runs against Pakistan. Pakistan was left all out by Sri Lanka.

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Sri Lanka made 170 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 6 wickets.

W Hasaranga made 36 runs in 21 balls and Dhananjaya de Silva made 28 runs in 21 balls.

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis were opening batsmen from Sri Lanka, they made 8 runs and 0 runs respectively.

Haris Rauf took 3 wickets against Sri Lanka.

MeitY Startup Hub and Meta collectively will launch a program to support and accelerate XR technology startups in India.

The collaboration is a part of the Government’s efforts for upgrading skills in the development of future technologies.

The MeitY Start Hub is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to collaborate with Meta for supporting XR technology startups in India.

The officials said the collaboration with Meta is a part of the government’s efforts for skilling in emerging and future technologies.

The fifth Stealth Frigate of P17A, Taragiri has been launched on 11 September 2022 by Smt Charu Singh, President NWWA in Mumbai.

Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command was the Chief Guest.

Due to the state-mourning declared by the Government of India, the event was limited to a Techincal Launch.

King Charles III ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom, after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

73-year-old Prince Charles ascended the throne as the King and took over the throne as the new monarch of England.

He takes over as the Monarch after his mother Queen Elizabeth II - Britain’s longest reigning monarch passed away recently.

Along with England, Charles III became King of a dozen independent nations that had previously been British colonies apart from the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 4-Day long World Dairy Summit in Greater Noida.

The International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit 2022 is being held at the India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida from 12th to 15th Sept 2022.

The organizers have invited 1,500 participants from 50 countries for the summit.

With an aim to showcase the status of the ship recycling industry in Alang and explore synergies of Alang’s ship recycling industry with the vehicle scrapping industry, the Ministry of Shipping, Ports and Waterways, along with Gujarat Maritime Board and FICCI, has organised an international conference in Gandhinagar.

Union Minister for Shipping, Ports & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated the international conference in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at Mahatma Mandir on September 12.

Two sessions have been organised as a part of the day-long conference.

IBM has recently announced that Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) has become the first Indian institution to join the IBM Quantum Network to advance quantum computing skills development and research in India.

As a member of the IBM Quantum Network, IIT Madras will get cloud-based access to IBM’s most advanced quantum computing systems and IBM’s quantum expertise to explore practical applications and realize the wide-ranging benefits of this technology for business and society.

Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore has been declared India’s best business school in the Financial Times Masters in Management (MiM) Ranking 2022.

The institute’s global position has also seen a leap this year IIMB is at number 31 globally in 2022, up from number 47 in 2021.

The IIM’s two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management, leading to an MBA, has topped the FT MiM Ranking in India this year.

HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, became the first bank in the country to issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG) in partnership with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL).

The paper-based, time-consuming process has been eliminated with the new electronic bank guarantees that can be processed, stamped, verified and delivered instantly with enhanced security.

This is a transformational change, and the Bank will migrate to e-BG to benefit all its customers

Dwarka-Sharda Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has passed away at Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh.

He was 99 years old.

He breathed his last at the Shridham Jhoteshwar Ashram in Narsinghpur.

American Express Banking Corp India has appointed Sanjay Khanna as its chief executive officer (CEO) and country manager.

At present, Khanna heads the country executive team and is responsible for driving growth across the organisation’s consumer and commercial businesses.

According to UN reports, 50 million people were living in Modern Slavery in 2021.

The number of people in modern slavery has increased in the last five years, with 10 million more people in 2021 as compared to 2016 as per the reports.

The report added that the number of women and children in modern slavery remains disproportionately vulnerable.

Modern slavery has increased with the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change unemployment, armed conflicts, poverty, and education.

Mukul Rohatgi, the senior advocate is set to be appointed as the fourteenth Attorney General of India.

This will be Rohatgi’s second tenure as an Attorney General.

Mukul Rohtagi served as the Attorney General of India between June 2014 and June 2017.

After KK Venugopal vacates the post, Rohatgi is said to be appointed to the post.

KK Venugopal has expressed his unwillingness to serve the post of the top law officer citing health issues.

Last week he told a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court that his tenure ends on September 30, 2022.

India will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Level of Head of States and Government on September 9 and 10, 2023.

The country will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023. It is also expected to host over 200 G20 meetings across the country.

The G20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing countries.

G20 comprises 19 countries including China, Australia, India, Germany, Italy, France, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the USA, UK, and the European Union.

The Government of India has released 384 medicines under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). The updated version has released by the Union Health Minister.

NLEM play a significant role in ensuring the accessibility of affordable quality medicines at all levels of healthcare.

The Health Minister said these medicines will improve the quality of health care. The list has been formulated after extensive consultations with the stakeholders.

The National List of Essential Medicines contains 384 medicines as compared to 376 in NLEM 2015.

About NLEM -

As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), Essential Medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population.

INS Satpura and a P8 I Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Indian Navy reached Darwin in Australia for participation in the multinational Exercise Kakadu – 2022, hosted by the Royal Australian Navy.

The two week-long Exercise, both in harbour and sea, involves ships and maritime aircraft from 14 navies.

During the harbour phase of the exercise, the ship’s crew will engage in operational planning interactions and sports activities with participating Navies.

Shri Sibi George, presently Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Japan.

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H E Sibi George arrived in Kuwait in August 2020 from Switzerland and served a very successful tenure in Kuwait.

He was able to unite the community in their fight against covid and also further improve the excellent Kuwait-India relations.

Ambassador George was extremely popular amongst the large Indian diaspora for the many initiatives he took in addressing their issues of concern.

He was also active in both local and diplomatic circles and for engaging with the Kuwaiti leadership in further cementing the age old friendship.

Vedanta Ltd and Taiwan’s Foxconn will invest 19.5 billion dollars under pacts signed to set up semiconductor and display production plants in Gujarat.

The investment of 1.54 trillion rupees, which is as the largest ever by any group in an Indian state, comes ahead of key local elections in the state.

With this, the Vedanta-Foxconn joint venture project will create more than 100,000 jobs in Gujarat.

Most of the world’s chip output is limited to a few countries like Taiwan and late entrant India is now actively luring companies to "usher in a new era in electronics manufacturing".

Former Dutch field hockey player and former Indian Women’s Hockey Coach, Sjoerd Marijne, authored a new book titled "Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women’s Hockey".

The book published by HarperCollins Publishers India will be launched in September 2022.

The essence of the book -

The book highlights the experiences of Sjoerd Marijne, when he was appointed the Chief Coach of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team in 2017.

It also talked about how the Indian Women’s Hockey team dealt with setbacks, mental health issues, internal politics and maintained team chemistry along with high-performance culture.

The book is a memorable account of Sjoerd Marijne’s innings and will inspire readers to perform for the best, be it in life, their careers or as part of teams.

The two-day National Defense MSME Conclave and Exhibition begins in Kota, Rajasthan.

In the exhibition, defence gear including T-90 and BMP-2 tanks, artillery cannons, numerous sniper and machine gun types, and military bridges are on display.

Hindi Diwas is observed every year on September 14, to highlight the significance of the day and the language.

On September 14, 1949, the Indian Constituent Assembly declared Hindi to be the national language of India.

One of the two official languages of the Union Government is Hindi, which is written in Devanagri script.

The other language is English.

It is one of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic.

The Union Cabinet approved the inclusion of some castes of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh in the list of Schedules Tribes.

Arjun Munda stated that the move will help them availing welfare benefits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chairperson of the cabinet.

Regions of the five states’ tribes are included in the ST category -

The Cabinet in its latest decision granted the status of ST to the Hattee community of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district.

Vinesh Phogat won a bronze medal at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2022 in the women’s 53kg category in Belgrade, on September 14 in Siberia.

She has become the first Indian women wrestler to win two medals at the World Championship.

She defeated the European champion, Emma Malmgren, from Sweden.

Vinesh Phogat is also the first Indian women wrestler to win a gold medal at both the Commonwealth and Asian games.

The strategically key Kibithu military garrison has named after India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat.

Rawat commanded his Battalion 5/11 Gorkha Rifles at Kibithu from 1999-2000 as a young Colonel and contributed immensely to strengthening the security structure in the area.

The 22km Kibithu-Wallong Road was also renamed General Bipin Rawat Road along with the renaming of the military camp.

Every year 15th September is celebrated as National Engineer’s Day to mark the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

Engineer’s Day is celebrated to pay tribute to Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

History -

In 1968, the Indian government declared Sir M Visvesvaraya’s birth anniversary as Engineers’ Day.

Since then, this day is celebrated to honor and acknowledge all engineers who have contributed and still do so to build a modern and developed India.

The International Day of Democracy also known as World Democracy Day is observed every year on 15 September.

It is a day that highlights the importance of the participation of all members for the proper functioning of a democracy.

According to the United Nations (UN), the International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world.

India and Madagascar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the training of diplomats between India and Madagascar.

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The MOU will enhance cooperation between India and Madagascar, the crucial arena of training diplomats.

It will encourage the exchange of information and content of training programs for

The Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal has appointed Abhishek Mishra, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) as the Member of the Consultative Committee, Food Corporation of India (FCI), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

At the age of 18, he became the Youngest CEO of the DPIFF

Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, a former IAS officer, has been named managing director of the CSC e-Governance India SPV, which is run by the central government.

The appointment follows Dinesh Tyagi’s resignation from the position, who was instrumental in increasing the number of CSCs from 60,000 in 2014 to over 5 lakh at the moment.

The world’s largest museum of Harappan culture is coming up in Rakhigarhi in Haryana to showcase about 5,000-year-old Indus Valley artefacts.

The village of Rakhigarhi was part of the Indus Valley Civilisation from 2600-1900 BC.

Haryana is slated to host the world’s largest museum dedicated to the Harappan civilization.

The entrepreneurcumauthor, PC Balasubramanian (PC Bala) authored a new book "Rajini’s Mantras: Life lessons from India’s mostloved Superstar" in English.

It was published by Jaico Publishing House (India).

PC Bala’s 1st book was Rajini’s Punchtantra and Raja Krishnamoorthy, which became a national bestseller.

Grand Brand Rajini and Ram N Ramakrishnan were published on December 2022.

According to the Forbes real-time Billionaires list, Adani Group’s Chairperson and Indian billionaire Gautam Adani surpassed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second richest person.

Adani’s net worth is approximated to be around $155.7 billion up by $5.5 billion, according to Forbes real-time Billionaires list.

Roger Federer, the Swiss tennis legend, announced his retirement from competitive tennis.

Roger said that the forthcoming Laver Cup in September would be his last Association of Tennis Professionals event as a player

The player’s last appearance on a tennis court was last year at the elite grass court tournament Wimbledon.

The match was a quarter-final defeat against Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz.

Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, will launch the pre-production run of India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

This state-of-the-art facility has been set up with an outlay of Rs 165 crores by Chennai-based Munoth Industries Limited.

The facility is located in one of the two Electronics Manufacturing Clusters set up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 in the temple town.

Hughes Communications India (HCI) in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) officially launched India’s first high throughput satellite (HTS) broadband internet service.

In North India, the HCI had been testing its operation for the last year.

Using ISRO’s Ku-band capacity of GSAT-11 and GSAT-29 satellites, the company has promised to deliver high-speed satellite broadband services to remote locations across India, from northeast to desolate parts of Leh and Ladakh.

The India Discrimination Report which is released by Oxfam India highlighted that women and marginalized communities suffered discrimination in the job market.

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Schedule caste/Schedule tribe: There has been a decline in discrimination in urban areas due to education and supportive government policies.

Self-employed non-SC/ST workers earn a third more than their counterparts from SC or ST backgrounds.

Rise in discrimination in Rural areas: The SC and ST communities in rural India are facing an increase in discrimination in casual employment.

Women: Discrimination against women is so high that there is hardly any difference across religion or caste-based sub-groups, or the rural-urban divide.

Recently, the Union Minister for Education launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ’Awakening’ Programme for school students.

It is an initiative towards ensuring overall personality development of a child in line with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

Recently, the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs chaired the 26th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC).

India is going to have its first Forest University. The Forestry Universities (UoF) Act 2022 was approved by the Telangana Assembly.

The University of Forestry (UoF), will be the first of its kind in India.

Globally, it will be the third University of Forestry after Russia and China.

The Telangana government has decided to expand the Forestry College and Research Institute (FCRI) in Hyderabad.

The FCRI will be turned into a full-fledged University.

Jharkhand has become the third state after Bihar and Odisha in eastern India to have Food Security Atlas for its rural areas. Odisha and Bihar had their Atlas launched in 2018.

Food Security Atlas of Rural Jharkhand 2022’ launched in Ranchi.

Finance Minister of Jharkhand, Dr Rameshwar Oraon assured that the government would make efforts towards giving quota and green cards to the food insecure districts of Jharkhand.

BVR Subrahmanyam (lAS) has been appointed as the new Chairman & Managing Director of the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO). He will be replacing LC Goyal.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Subrahmanyam on September 15.

A 1987 batch Indian Administrative Services officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, he is currently working as the Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Recently, Russia hosted the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) at Vladivostok.

The forum is a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses into Russia’s Far East (RFE).

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2022 was held recently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Samarkand declaration was signed by the member states.

India takes over Presidency of the SCO for 2023.

Recently, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), along with the UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation, launched the Green Fins Hub.

Green Fins Hub is a global digital platform for diving and snorkelling operators worldwide.

About Green Fins Hub -

The Green Fins Hub is the first-ever global marine tourism industry platform.

It would give sustainable marine tourism a ’major boost’.

It is expected to scale up to reach a potential 30,000 operators worldwide from about 700 operators across 14 countries.

The National Electoral Commission announced Joao Lourenco as the President.

President Joao Lourenco is a member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), and he was re-elected as the President of Angola.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated H.E. Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco on being re-elected as the President of Angola and emphasized on working together to strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Angola.

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) appointed Vanessa Nakate, a 25-year-old climate activist from Uganda as the Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Her collaboration with the organisation and recognising her outstanding global advocacy for climate justice for current and future generations.

Nakate began her activism in January 2019 with a protest with her siblings and cousins on the streets of Kampala, inspired by Greta Thunberg.

Federal Bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and becomes the only bank in India to be listed by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture.

The list is based on over one million survey responses across Asia and West Asia, representing the experience of over 4.7 million employees in the region.

According to Great Place to Work India, 88 per cent of employees at the best workplaces in Asia on average reported having a positive employee experience.

For the average global workforce, only 55 per cent of workers report a similarly positive experience.

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Eight African cheetahs are all set to move from Namibia into their new habitat at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

The PM is expected to release the five female and three male cheetahs into the Park’s quarantine enclosures as part of his efforts to revitalise and diversify the country’s wildlife and habitat.

According to the government, idea is to establish metapopulations — a group of spatially separated populations — which will also help conserve India’s vanishing grass ecosystems.

The cheetahs — five female and three male — are all wild adults ranging from two to five-and-a-half years, and have lived alongside leopards.

15-year-old, Pranav Anand from Bengaluru, Karnataka became India’s 76th Chess GrandMaster (GM) after winning against International Master (IM) Emin Ohanyan of Armenia.

He received the title after he crossed the 2,500 Elo points in the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania.

A month before Pranav Anand became India’s 76th GM, Pranav Venkatesh became India’s 75th Grandmaster.

Blockchain analysis platform Chainalysis published its global crypto adoption index for 2022 of nations with the highest cryptocurrency adoption rate with India ranking fourth in the list, two spots down from last year.

Chainalysis report noted that the emerging markets dominate the Global Crypto Adoption Index this year.

On the index, India ranks above the US, UK and Russia suggesting that the country’s crypto community is not far behind in pushing for further use of the technology.

The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in West Bengal’s Darjeeling has been adjudged the best zoo in the country.

Kolkata’s Alipore Zoological Garden has secured the fourth position.

There are around 150 zoos across the country.

As per the list, the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai has secured the second position.

The Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in Mysore, Karnataka is secured third position.

The zoological park is internationally recognised for its breeding and conservation programmes of endangered animal species of the eastern Himalayas, including the Snow Leopard and the Red Panda.

At the 22nd meeting of the SCO council in Samarkand, Varanasi city has been nominated as the first cultural and tourism capital during 2022-2023.

The nomination of Varanasi as SCO tourism and cultural capital was announced at the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Samarkand.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2022, was the first in-person meeting of the regional group after the Covid-19 pandemic which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The rotating presidency of the grouping has been handed over to India for the year 2022-23 by Uzbekistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Logistics Policy(NLP).

The project aims to promote seamless movement of goods across the country and improve the competitiveness of Indian goods in domestic and global markets.

The prime minister said it is an important step towards the “making of a developed India’ while adding that the policy has come with a “new energy for every sector”.

National Logistics Policy: Scope -

Prevention of wastage of agro-products

Enabling quick last-mile delivery.

Diminish transport-related challenges.

Save time and money for the manufacturers.

Increase a country’s exports and boost domestic manufacturing.

Make India a more efficient destination for global investors.

Ace grappler Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by winning bronze.

The wrestler captured bronze in the men’s 65 kg category.

Bajrang Punia defeated Puerto Rico’s Sebastian C Rivera by 11-9.

The Wrestler began his journey in 2013 and has also captured a bronze in 2019.

This is India’s second medal at the World Wrestling Championship 2022.

Earlier Vinesh Phogat won a bronze medal in the women’s 53 kg category at Belgrade on September 14, 2022.

Recently, India and Cambodia co-chaired the 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meeting in Cambodia.

The Economic Ministers or their representatives from all the 10 ASEAN countries attended the meeting.

Key Points -

The Ministers noted that trade and economic relations between ASEAN and India are starting to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ministers also took note of the recommendations made by ASEAN India Business Council (AIBC) to enhance the ASEAN India economic partnership and the activities undertaken by AIBC in 2022.

To reduce the use of chemical fertilisers the Government is Planning to Launch the PM PRANAM (Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana) Scheme.

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To encourage the balanced use of fertilisers in conjunction with biofertilisers and organic fertilisers.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao decided to name Telangana’s new secretariat after Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

The move came after the Telangana legislative assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government to name the new Parliament building in New Delhi after the chief architect of the Constitution.

Construction of the new integrated Secretariat complex has been progressing at a fast pace with the target of getting it ready by the upcoming festival of Dasara.

The seven-story Secretariat building with a built-up area of seven lakh square feet is being built at a cost of Rs 650 crore.

Amity University Uttar Pradesh signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to form a long-term relationship for Academic cooperation.

The MoU between Amity University and Indian Navy will enhance the educational qualifications improving the prospect for ’in-service’ appropriate nautical assignment and better placements in superannuation from the Indian Navy.

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The MoU between Amity University and Indian Navy will conduct customized courses for the Indian Navy in niche domains.

Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC beat Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the final of the 131st edition of Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.

Goals from Siva Sakthi in the 10th minute and Alan Costa’s 61st-minute strike were enough to help Bengaluru lift the crown.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, has been awarded with the "Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar" by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. GRSE was awarded by the Government of India for the best implementation of official language under public sector undertakings in region ’C’ for the year 2021-22.

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The ’Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ was presented to Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home.

Auto industry body, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has elected Vinod Aggarwal as its new president for 2022-23.

Aggarwal, the MD and CEO of Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, succeeds Kenichi Ayukawa, the executive vice-chairman of Maruti Suzuki India.

The SIAM also elected Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles managing director Shailesh Chandra as the vice-president, Satyakam Arya; and CEO & MD of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles was elected as the treasurer.

INS Ajay was decommissioned after 32 years of glorious service on September 19, 2022.

The ceremony was conducted in a traditional manner at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.

The national flag, naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant of the ship were lowered for the last time at sunset.

The procedures signified the end of the ship’s commissioned service and informed the government through an official release.

The Chief Guest addressed the people at the ceremony and highlighted the invaluable service rendered by the ship.