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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

8 September – International Literacy Day

  • International Literacy Day is an international observance, celebrated each year on 8 September, that was declared by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at the 14th session of UNESCO’s General Conference.
  • The day spread awareness about the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies and the need for intensified efforts toward more literate societies.

History:

  • UNESCO designated September 8th as Worldwide Literacy Day in 1966 to remind the international community of the value of literacy for people, communities, and societies, as well as the necessity for further efforts toward a more literate society.
  • For the first time, it was observed in 1967.

8 September – World Physical Therapy Day

  • World Physical Therapy Day is celebrated every year on September 8
  • Every year, World Physical Therapy Day 2021 is celebrated to raise awareness about the important role of physiotherapists in keeping people fit and well.
  • On this day, the contribution of physiotherapists in society and how they motivate people to stay fit and independent is celebrated.

History:

  • World Physical Therapy Day was founded on September 8 in 1996.
  • It was designed to mark the solidarity of the global physiotherapy community in 1951.
  • On this day, the work of physical therapists is acknowledged.
  • It emphasizes advancing and promoting the profession and expertise.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

PM Narendra Modi announced PM-SHRI Scheme for upgrading 14500 schools:

  • The Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana, a new initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to establish and upgrade 14,500 schools nationwide.
  • PM-SHRI schools will develop into role models that fully embody the National Education Policy.
  • The officially supported program will be put into action by enhancing current schools chosen among those run by the federal government, states, union territories, and local organizations.
  • These schools’ objectives will include not only top-notch instruction, cognitive growth, and learning but also the development of the whole, well-rounded people who possess essential 21st-century abilities.

India’s First Intranasal COVID Vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI Approval:

  • The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Bharat Biotech’s first intranasal Covid vaccine for primary vaccination against the injection for adults over the age of 18.
  • It is the first nasal COVID-19 vaccine produced in India.
  • Mansukh Mandaviya, the union minister for Health and Family Welfare, described the vaccination as a “Big Boost” for India’s COVID-19 immunity.
  • The developer of vaccines for infectious illnesses and a world leader in vaccine creation is Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL).
  • The development of the intranasal COVID vaccine (BBV154) has been licensed for limited use in an emergency, according to a BBIL announcement.
  • The iNCOVACC is a pre-fusion stabilized spike protein-vectored, recombinant, replication-deficient adenovirus vaccine.
  • Clinical studies for this vaccine in stages I, II, and III were effective in their evaluation.
  • Nasal drops were used to administer the vaccination intravenously.
  • It is made to be economical in low- and middle-income nations.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Warangal in Telangana & Thrissur and Nilambur in Kerala Joins UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities 2022 

  • The Indian cities, Nilambur (eco-tourism destination in Kerala) and Thrissur (cultural capital of Kerala) in Kerala & Warangal in Telangana have gained recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after becoming India’s first entrants in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
  • The group of global cities also includes cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Hamburg, Athens, Incheon, Bristol, and
  • As per UNESCO, 77 cities from 44 countries join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) in recognition of their outstanding efforts to make lifelong learning a reality for all at the local level
  • Other cities that have joined the network are the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Durban in South Africa, and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) among others.
  • Nilambur aims to ensure employment opportunities and United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)2, ‘zero hunger’.

About UNESCO GNLC :

  • The UNESCO GNLC is an international policy-oriented network providing inspiration, know-how, and best practice.
  • The Network supports the achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, SDG 4 (‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all) and SDG 11 (‘Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable).

According to UNESCO, a learning city is 

  • Effectively mobilizes its resources in every sector to promote inclusive learning from basic to higher education
  • Revitalizes learning in families and communities; facilitates learning for and in the workplace
  • Extends the use of modern learning technologies
  • Enhances quality and excellence in learning
  • Fosters a culture of learning throughout life.

About UNESCO :

  • Founded: 16 November 1945
  • Headquarters: Paris, France
  • Director-General: Audrey Azoulay
  • Membership: 193 Members and 11 Associate Members
  • UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN.

Aim :

  • To promote world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences, and culture.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

Tamil Nadu CM rolls out Pudhumai Penn Scheme for girl students

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shri M K Stalin launched the ‘Pudhumai Penn’ (modern woman) scheme for the state’s girl students.
  • Under this scheme, all girl students, who studied from Classes 6 to 12 in government schools, will get Rs 1,000 per month to pursue higher education.

Aim :

  • To reduce child marriages and will make women independent.

About ‘Pudhumai Penn’ Scheme :

  • Under the scheme, money will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of students to ensure that they do not face any difficulty in pursuing education.
  • Through this program, approximately 6,00,000 girl students could potentially benefit each year & Rs 698 crore has been allocated in the budget for its implementation.
  • ‘Thagaisal Palligal’ and ‘Mathiri Palligal’ are the official Tamil names for the SoE and Model Schools.
  • He also announced that Rs 25 crore will be allocated to Bharathi Women’s College for constructing new classrooms and developing infrastructure facilities.

About TN :

  • Governor: R. N. Ravi
  • Chief minister: M. K. Stalin
  • Capital: Chennai

Airtel Partners With Odisha Power Utility For Bill Payment

  • Bharti Airtel has launched a pilot project in partnership with Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) 

Aim :

  • To offer bill payment solutions to more than 2 million customers of the utility.
  • The pilot project will mobilize 4,000 Airtel Payment Banks (APBs) in northern Odisha to facilitate bill payments.
  • While the front end solutions will be managed through Airtel Payments Bank & the back-end connectivity will be powered by Airtel IQ, which is the world’s first network-integrated Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) ecosystem that allows an enterprise to embed voice, messaging (Text and WhatsApp), video in mobile/ web application.
  • Airtel IQ is a unit of Airtel’s enterprise.
  • TPNODL has enabled electricity bill payment through various physical avenues like Mo Seba Kendra, and CSC, along with digital payment options through BBPS, TPNODL Website, and My TATA POWER App.

About Bharti Airtel :

  • Founded: 7 July 1995
  • Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
  • MD & CEO: Gopal Vittal

About Odisha :

  • Governor: Ganeshi Lal
  • Chief minister: Naveen Patnaik
  • Capital: Bhubaneswar

India’s first Bio-Village set up in Daspara Tripura

  • Tripura Government has set up India’s 1st Bio-Village at Daspara in Sepahijala district.
  • The bio-villages have been set up in Tripura by the Directorate of Bio-Technology under the Science and Technology department.
  • The bio villages are examples of sustainable development goals (SDG) in some of the remotest areas of Tripura.
  • The concept of ‘Bio-Village’ was first introduced by the Directorate of Biotechnology, Government of Tripura in 2018 with the primary objective of promoting organic farming. 

About Daspara Bio-Village :

  • The Daspara Bio-Village has been developed as a hamlet consisting of 64 families solely dependent on agriculture and fishery.
  • The village farmers have also decided to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers for agricultural activities. 
  • Daspara is one of the first bio-villages that has been developed based on the bio-village 2.0 conceptualized in Tripura.
  • The concept has been designed to help mitigate the climate change effects.

Key Objectives :

  • To ensure total socio-economic development of rural communities
  • Spur economic growth and development with the benefit of Rs 5000/- per month
  • Incorporate renewable energy sources within the village
  • Promote usage of solar-powered agricultural equipment, energy-saving electrical devices, biogas, and biofertilizers
  • Provide sustainable livelihood and food security
  • Demonstrate successful use of compatible sustainable technologies
  • For this project, more than 500 households have benefitted.

About Tripura :

  • Governor : Satyadev Narayan Arya
  • Chief Minister : Manik Saha
  • Capital : Agartala

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

President Droupadi Murmu confers National Awards to distinguished teachers:

  • President Droupadi Murmu presented national awards to 45 chosen teachers from throughout the nation at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
  • India is commemorating National Teachers’ Day for the 50th time.
  • Every year on September 5, the day honors Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second president and a scholar, philosopher, and recipient of the Bharat Ratna award.
  • The National Award to Teachers (NAT) for the year 2022 will be presented by an Independent Jury at the National Level, which was established by the Union Ministry of Education’s Department of School Education & Literacy.
  • After a three-stage rigorous online transparent procedure, Sidharth was chosen as one of 45 excellent teachers from all over India.

Awardees:

  • Pradeep Negi and Kaustubh Chandra Joshi (Uttarakhand), Sunita and Durga Ram Muwal (Rajasthan), Neeraj Saxena and Om Prakash Patidar (Madhya Pradesh), Saurabh Suman and Nishi Kumari (Bihar), G Ponsankari and Umesh TP (Karnataka), Mala Jigdal Dorjee and Sidharth Yonzone (Sikkim) are among the selected teachers.
  • Yudhveer, Virender Kumar and Amit Kumar (Himachal Pradesh); Harpreet Singh, Arun Kumar Garg and Vandana Shahi (Punjab); Shashikant Sambhajirao Kulthe, Somnath Waman Walke and Kavita Sanghvi (Maharashtra); Kandala Ramaiah, T N Sridhar and Sunitha Rao (Telangana)
  • The other awardees include Anju Dahiya (Haryana), Rajni Sharma (Delhi), Seema Rani (Chandigarh), Maria Murena Miranda (Goa), Umesh Bharatbhai Vala (Gujarat), Mamta Ahar (Chhattisgarh), Iswar Chandra Nayak (Odhisha), Buddhadev Dutta (West Bengal), Mimi Yhoshii (Nagaland), Nongmaithem Gautam Singh (Manipur), Ranjan Kumar Biswas (Andaman and Nicobar), among others.

Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkethil chundan wins Nehru Trophy Boat Race:

  • The Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkethil Chundan of Pallathuruthy Boat Club won its first race in the snake boat division of the Nehru Trophy boat racing at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha.
  • Santhosh Chacko’s team finished its hat-trick of victories.
  • This year’s Nehru Trophy included a total of 77 boats competing, including 20 snake boats.
  • NCDC Boat Club of Kumarakom’s Nadubhagom and Punnamada Club’s Veeyapuram came in second and third, respectively.
  • Chambakkulam of the Police Boat Club finished fourth.
  • The Champions Boat League competition for the next year will include the top nine finishers.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, the Gujarat Top States In Implementing Poshan Abhiyaan scheme: NITI Aayog

  • According to a Niti Aayog analysis, among bigger states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat have been listed as the top three states for overall Poshan Abhiyaan implementation.
  • The greatest performer among the tiny states was Sikkim.
  • In addition, 12 out of 19 sizable states achieved implementation scores of over 70%, according to the paper titled “Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times.”
  • According to a government think tank assessment, Punjab and Bihar performed the worst among major states in terms of the overall implementation of the Poshan Abhiyaan, with Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu topping the list of Union Territories (UTs).

Uttar Pradesh Tops in Use of e-Prosecution Portal: Digital India Mission

  • With 9.12 million cases, Uttar Pradesh leads the way in terms of case disposition and admission into the e-Prosecution site operated by the Union government under its Digital India Mission.
  • Madhya Pradesh came in second with 2.31 million instances, followed by Bihar with 859,000, Gujarat with 487,000, and Chhattisgarh with 383,000.
  • UP also ranks first in the disposal of online cases on this platform, with around 470,000 entries, followed by 170,000 for MP and 125,000 for Gujarat.
  • The site, which was introduced by states two years ago, is an effort of the home, IT, and law ministries to assist courts and the prosecution system in speeding criminal trials in severe crimes.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

President Draupadi Murmu Appoints Justice Mr. M. Duraiswamy as the Acting Chief Justice Of Madras High Court

  • In the exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution, the President of India Shri Draupadi Murmu appointed the senior-most judge, Justice Mr. M Duraiswamy as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court with effect from September 13, 2022.
  • He will take over after the retirement of the current Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Muneeshwar Nath Bhandari.
  • The appointment was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, GoI.

About Justice M Duraiswamy :

  • Justice M Duraiswamy got enrolled as an Advocate in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in
  • He worked as a Junior under Justice A.S.Venkatachala Moorthy, former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court. 
  • He practiced as an Advocate in the Madras High Court.
  • He was appointed as Central Government Standing Counsel for the period 1997-2000.
  • He was then elevated as an Additional Judge of Madras HC in 2009.
  • In 2011, Duraiswamy was appointed as the Judge of the High Court of Madras.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

CCI approves the acquisition of 100% of the equity share capital of IndiaIdeas.com Limited (IIL) by PayU India

  • The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of 100% of the equity share capital of com Limited (IIL) by PayU Payments Private Limited (PayU India) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
  • The CCI has approved payments major PayU’s $4.7 billion acquisition of online payments firm  BillDesk.

About the Acquisition :

  • PayU India primarily provides payment aggregation services that enable merchants (and other entities) to receive payments from their customers across various digital payment methods.
  • The shares of PayU India are indirectly held by Prosus N.V. (“Prosus”).
  • Prosus is a global consumer internet group and one of the leading technology investors in the world.
  • Prosus has a primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam. Naspers Limited holds 73.6% voting rights in Prosus.
  • Naspers is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
  • IIL is an unlisted public limited company.
  • It uses the name “BillDesk” as its trading/ business/ brand name in India.
  • The PayU-BillDesk deal is pegged as the second-largest buyout in the Indian internet sector after Walmart’s $16 billion acquisition of e-commerce major Flipkart in 2018.

About CCI :

  • Established: 14 October 2003
  • Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Chairman: Ashok Kumar Gupta
  • Secretary : P K Singh
  • The CCI is the chief national competition regulator in
  • It is a statutory body within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

RIL to acquire 79.4% stake in US-based solar energy software maker for $32 million

  • Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will acquire a 79.4% stake in California-based solar energy software developer SenseHawk for USD 32 million (around Rs 256 crore)
  • Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Reliance, Mukesh Ambani, partners with SenseHawk to revolutionize the green energy sector and has the vision to enable 100 GW of solar energy by 2030.

About SenseHawk :

  • Founded: 2018
  • Headquarters: Saratoga, California
  • CEO and co-founder: Swarup Mavanoor
  • President and co-founder: Rahul Sankhe
  • SenseHawk is an early-stage California-based developer of software-based management tools for the solar energy generation industry with operations in the US, UAE, and India.
  • SenseHawk’s Software Digitization Platform (SDP) SaaS helps with process optimization, automation, and asset information management.

About RIL :

  • Founded: 8 May 1973
  • Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Chairman & MD : Mukesh Ambani
  • Director : Nita Dalal Ambani

CCI approves the acquisition of a stake in Apraava Energy Private Limited by CDPQ Infrastructures Asia II Pte. Ltd.

  • The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of a stake in Apraava Energy Private Limited (Target) by CDPQ Infrastructures Asia II Pte. Ltd. (Acquirer) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

About the Acquisition :

  • The Proposed Combination pertains to the acquiring an additional 10% shareholding in the Target from CPL GPEC (Mauritius) Holding Limited. 
  • The Acquirer presently holds a 40% shareholding in the Target.

About CDPQ Infrastructures Asia II Pte. Ltd :

  • It is incorporated in Singapore and is a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, a long-term institutional investor with net assets of approximately CAD 420 billion invested globally that manages funds primarily for public and para-public pension and insurance plans.

About Apraava Energy Private Limited :

  • It is a foreign investment in the Indian power sector with an investment spread across renewable energy (including wind and solar), transmission, supercritical coal, and gas-fired generation.
  • It entered the country in 2002 and has since expanded its portfolio of operating conventional and renewable assets.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

Indian Navy & SAC ISRO signed MoU for Cooperation on Satellite-Based Naval Applications in Oceanology & Meteorology.

  • The Indian Navy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, Gujarat on data sharing and cooperation on Satellite-based Naval Applications in Oceanology and Meteorology.
  • The MoU was signed by Nilesh M Desai, Distinguished Scientist, Director of SAC & Commodore G Rambabu, Naval Oceanology & Meteorology (NOM).

Major areas of cooperation include;

  • Sharing of non-confidential observational data
  • Operation exploitation weather products generated by SAC
  • Provisioning of Subject Matter Experts (SME) in processing the satellite data for the development of new tools
  • Calibration and validation of ocean models.
  • This MoU is the extension of the last MoU signed in 2017.

About SAC :

  • Established: 1972
  • Headquarters: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  • SAC is an institution of research under the parent head of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). 
  • It was founded by Vikram Sarabhai.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

HAL-L&T consortium bags Rs 860-crore contract to build 5 PSLV rockets

  • A space consortium formed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an Rs 860 crore deal from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to build 5 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rockets over 4 years.
  • The contract was exchanged between HAL and NSIL during the inaugural session of the 7th edition of the biennial Bengaluru Space Expo 2022 (BSX-2022) at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)

Key Highlights :

  • The ISRO’s workhorse, PSLV, has carried out more than 52 successful flights and the rocket has attained operational status.
  • In September 2016, a PSLV placed a record-breaking 104 satellites into orbit.
  • The NSIL reportedly also has plans to produce an entirely-built GSLV-Mk III rocket from Indian industry partners.
  • In June 2022, the Union Cabinet approved the transfer of 10 in-orbit communication satellites from the GoI to NSIL.
  • The government had also approved increasing the authorized share capital of NSIL from Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 7,500 crore.

About the 7th edition of the biennial BSX-2022 :

  • It is being organized by the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in association with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), and Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

IIT Madras joins Inspire Institute of Sports for innovative boxing analytics software:

  • Researchers from IIT Madras have partnered with the Inspire Institute of Sports in Karnataka to develop the analytics platform “Smartboxer.”
  • Modern boxing analytics software is being developed to increase India’s medal haul in the sport at the 2024 Olympics.
  • The multi-version program was produced by the Center of Excellence for Sports Science and Analytics at IIT Madras.
  • The MoU was signed during a two-day conference on “Innovative Technological and Sports Sciences Practices for High Performance in Youth Sports” that was organized by the National Centre for Sports Sciences and Research in conjunction with the Sports Sciences and Analytics Center of IIT Madras and held in Panchkula, Haryana, the first week of June 2022.

Suresh Raina Announces Retirement from Indian Premier League:

  • The former Indian batsman Suresh Raina confirmed his departure from the Indian Premier League (IPL).
  • Neither Chennai Super Kings nor any other team chose Suresh Raina in the IPL 2022 mega audition this year.
  • He has been a standout performer for CSK throughout the history of the IPL.
  • In the 2015 IPL, Raina scored 5528 runs at an average of 32.5 and a strike rate of 136.7.
  • Raina will no longer participate in any domestic cricket competitions.
  • On August 15, 2020, the same day MS Dhoni retired from international cricket, Raina did the same in 2019.

Anishka Biyani won the gold medal in the Malaysian chess meet:

  • The Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, where six-year-old Anishka Biyani came out on top with the gold medal.
  • Anishka, a first-grader at Dhirubhai Ambani School, accomplished the feat in the Under-6 Open division by winning the girl’s division with an outstanding score of four points out of a possible six.
  • Anishka qualified earlier this year for the All-India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament that was held at Yousufguda, Hyderabad, as one of the top under-7 players.
  • Anishka qualified for the All-India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament in Hyderabad in July 2022 as one of the top under-7 players.
  • For the Singapore Open National Age Group Championship, which is expected to take place later this year, Anishka is now putting out effort.

Daily CA on September 8:

  • International Literacy Day is an international observance, celebrated each year on 8 September, that was declared by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at the 14th session of UNESCO’s General Conference.
  • World Physical Therapy Day is celebrated every year on September 8
  • The Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana, a new initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to establish and upgrade 14,500 schools nationwide.
  • The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Bharat Biotech’s first intranasal Covid vaccine for primary vaccination against the injection for adults over the age of 18.
  • President Droupadi Murmu presented national awards to 45 chosen teachers from throughout the nation at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
  • The Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkethil Chundan of Pallathuruthy Boat Club won its first race in the snake boat division of the Nehru Trophy boat racing at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha.
  • According to a Niti Aayog analysis, among bigger states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat have been listed as the top three states for overall Poshan Abhiyaan implementation.
  • With 9.12 million cases, Uttar Pradesh leads the way in terms of case disposition and admission into the e-Prosecution site operated by the Union government under its Digital India Mission.
  • Researchers from IIT Madras have partnered with the Inspire Institute of Sports in Karnataka to develop the analytics platform “Smartboxer.”
  • The former Indian batsman Suresh Raina confirmed his departure from the Indian Premier League (IPL).
  • The Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, where six-year-old Anishka Biyani came out on top with the gold medal.
  • The Indian cities, Nilambur (eco-tourism destination in Kerala) and Thrissur (cultural capital of Kerala) in Kerala & Warangal in Telangana have gained recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after becoming India’s first entrants in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shri M K Stalin launched the ‘Pudhumai Penn’ (modern woman) scheme for state’s girl students, who studied from Classes 6 to 12 in government schools, will get Rs 1,000 per month to pursue higher education.
  • Bharti Airtel has launched a pilot project in partnership with Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) 
  • Tripura Government has set up India’s 1st Bio-Village at Daspara in Sepahijala district.
  • In the exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution, the President of India Shri Draupadi Murmu appointed the senior-most judge, Justice Mr. M Duraiswamy as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court with effect from September 13, 2022.
  • The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of 100% of the equity share capital of com Limited (IIL) by PayU Payments Private Limited (PayU India) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
  • Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will acquire a 79.4% stake in California-based solar energy software developer SenseHawk for USD 32 million (around Rs 256 crore)
  • The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of a stake in Apraava Energy Private Limited (Target) by CDPQ Infrastructures Asia II Pte. Ltd. (Acquirer) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
  • The Indian Navy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, Gujarat on data sharing and cooperation on Satellite-based Naval Applications in Oceanology and Meteorology.
  • A space consortium formed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an Rs 860 crore deal from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to build 5 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rockets over 4 years.

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