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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

World Suicide Prevention Day- 10 September

World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world

Themes:

The three-year theme for World Suicide Prevention Day from 2021 to 2023 is “Creating hope through action.”
This theme attempts to instill hope and brightness in all of us by serving as a reminder that there are alternatives to suicide.

History:

The International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) created World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) in 2003.
Since then, every year on September 10th, organizations, governments across the globe, and the common people participate to increase awareness of the issue, decrease stigma, and give a clear message that suicide can be avoided.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

President Droupadi Murmu to launch ‘TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’:

The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan will essentially be introduced by President Draupadi Murmu.
By 2025, India’s tuberculosis epidemic will be over, according to the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
Years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) deadline of 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a strong plea to abolish tuberculosis in India.
Murmu will also introduce the Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative, which is a crucial part of the Campaign, along with this Presentation.
The Ni-Kshay Mitra project will give contributors a platform to assist TB patients who are receiving treatment.
The donors will go by the name Ni-Kshay Mitras, and the contribution will include assistance with volcanic eruptions, extra diagnostic testing, and nourishment.
The occasion emphasizes the requirement for a social strategy that unites individuals from all backgrounds to eradicate TB from the nation by 2025.
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, the union’s minister of health, Bharati Pravin Pawar, other Union ministers, governors, and other dignitaries will go with President Murmu.

CJI inaugurated NALSA Centre for Citizen Services:

Uday Umesh Lalit, the Chief Justice of India, launched the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Centre for Citizen Services.
The area in Jaisalmer House that was made available to NALSA will be used to set up a Legal Assistance Center for Citizens, a Legal Assistance Center for NRIs, a Training Center, and a Digital Command Center to offer cutting-edge legal services across the nation.
On November 9, 2021, the NALSA office, which had previously been located in Jamnagar House, was moved to the Supreme Court of India’s Additional Building Complex.
The area in Jaisalmer House that was made available to NALSA will be used to set up a Legal Assistance Center for Citizens, a Legal Assistance Center for NRIs, a Training Center, and a Digital Command Center to offer cutting-edge legal services across the nation.

India’s first RRTS corridor to use an app-based token-free ticketing system:

India’s first RRTS corridor The Delhi-Meerut RRTS line will have an automated fare collection (AFC) system and tickets with QR codes for passengers.
It would be the first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in the country.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has said that it has invited bids in compliance with the “Make In India” guidelines of the Modi administration to acquire the AFC system.
With the AFC system, contactless entrance and departure will be smooth, pleasant, easy, and quick.
Tickets with QR codes, which may be created digitally on a website or mobile application, will also be available through the NCRTC.
Similar to the Delhi Metro’s token system, commuters would be able to buy paper QR tickets from ticket vending machines for a single ride between two stations.

I-STEM Initiative Launched Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST):

A new I-STEM (Indian Science Technology and Engineering Facility Map) initiative is Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST).
Pravinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Government of India, announced the WEST initiative.
The WEST program strives to provide women with the tools they need to participate in the system of science, technology, and innovation.
I-STEM is a national web platform used to share research facilities and equipment and serves as the umbrella organization for several initiatives aimed at fostering R&D partnerships and technical innovation within and between academia and industry.

Union Cabinet approved a policy on a long-term lease of railway land

The Union Cabinet approved a policy on a long-term lease of railway land, as well as a proposal to build 300 Gati Shakti freight facilities over the next five years.
According to a senior source, the Railways expects freight services to generate at least 30,000 crores per year after the 300 Gati Shakti cargo facilities are operational.
The 300 terminals planned by the Union Cabinet are expected to generate employment for 30,000 people directly and 90,000 indirect jobs.
The target of 300 terminals is very achievable.
They already have 150 firm proposals, about 93 applications have been received to build terminals and about 65 entities have expressed their interest.

PM to unveil Central Vista: Erratic path to the megaproject

Delhi’s Central Vista’s new appearance was introduced by the prime minister.
A new Parliament building, a consolidated central secretariat, and a modernized version of the three-kilometer Kartavya Path between Rashtrapati Bhavan and the India Gate will be built as part of a dramatic transformation of India’s power corridor beginning in December 2020.
The 86-acre area of Lutyens’ Delhi that is home to some of India’s most recognizable buildings, such as the South and North blocks of the Central Secretariat, Parliament House, and Rashtrapati Bhavan, is the subject of a plan being spearheaded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
The project is anticipated to be completed in 2024.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India & UK conduct Counter Ransomware Exercise for 26 Nations

India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) in collaboration with BAE Systems successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise for 26 Countries
The exercise is a part of the India-led International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group, which is being led by India under the leadership of the National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC).

Aim :

To simulate a large, widespread cyber security incident affecting organizations within a Country.
All 26 invitees for the exercise are from CRI Partner Nations and their respective organizations that include Cyber Security, National Crisis Management, National Security Policy, Critical National Infrastructure, and Law Enforcement Agencies.

About the Exercise :

The exercise has been facilitated by BAE Systems via the Immersive Labs platform.
The theme of the exercise is based on the Energy Sector in which the respective National Cyber Crisis Management Teams of the CRI Partner Nations will have to deal with a ransomware attack on multiple electricity distribution companies.
The exercise explores the complexity of decision-making around response to ransomware on Critical National Infrastructure.
It demonstrates the benefit of sharing information and collaborating during a major incident; provides opportunities for the CRI Nations to share their approaches to countering ransomware.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

Agribazaar Launches ‘Kisan Safalta Card’ for Agri Financing

Agribazaar, a private electronic Agri mandi, has introduced the ‘Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card.
The card will be available to farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) in the first phase.

About ‘Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card :

The card is a quick and hassle-free instrument that helps farmers meet their pre- and post-harvest farm requirements and allied expenses.
Farmers can use this card to obtain financial facilities when needed.
The funds can only be used to purchase farm inputs.
The card has a 12-month repayment period.
The repayment plan can be rescheduled if crop damage occurs as a result of a natural disaster or if crop yield is low.
The card amount is adjustable for marginal farmers, ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000.
The maximum limit of the card can be increased annually following an annual review based on the most recent crop yield and farmer repayment history.

About agribazaar :

Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Co-Founder & CEO: Amith Agarwal

HDFC bank launches “Bank on Wheels” in Gujarat

Private lender, HDFC Bank has launched its state-of-the-art ‘Bank on Wheels’ van in Gujarat, to offer banking services in unbanked locations, around Ankleshwar
The van was flagged off by Shri Dhavalkumar R Patel, Taluka Development Officer at a function organized in Ankleshwar Taluka Panchayat office
As part of the Bank’s newly carved Rural Banking business, the van will visit remote villages located 10 – 25 km from the nearest branch, to further financial inclusion.
Customers can access 21 banking products as well as services.
The van will be operational at each location for a specific period and will cover 3 villages in a day.

Note :

HDFC Bank is the First bank to translate Financial Literacy Material into the Gujarati language in

Axis Bank Partners with PayNearby to enhance PSL Lending

Axis Bank has partnered with technology-based company PayNearby to boost its credit growth in Priority Sector Lending (PSL) targets.
Banks are required to provide 40% of their total lending to priority sectors, which includes lending to the agriculture and MSME sectors.

About the Partnership :

PayNearby, which offers distribution-as-a-Service (DaaS), has a network of over 50 lakh micro-entrepreneurs.
Through this tie-up, Axis Bank will be able to reach out to potential customers in remote regions and provide banking solutions digitally.
This will simplify banking for retail shop owners and individual customers, and further eliminate the need for them to travel long distances to operate their bank accounts.
As of now, Axis Bank has about 2,100 branches which are classified as Bharat Bank branches.

About PayNearby :

Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO : Anand Kumar Bajaj

About Axis Bank :

Founded : 3 December 1993
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
MD & CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry

Lord’s Mark Industries gets direct insurance broking license from IRDAI

Lord’s Mark Insurance Broking Private Limited, the insurance division of Lord’s Mark Industries, has received a direct insurance broking license from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for selling life and general insurance products.
Lords Mark Insurance Broking plans to partner with leading insurers for the launch of life and general insurance products on its Policy King platform.

About Policy King :

Policy King which can be downloaded and installed on the smartphone and will facilitate its customers to compare all available insurance offers apart from help and expert guidance to choose the right life insurance, term life insurance, health insurance, motor insurance,
It will work on an innovative operating model which is based on a digital customer acquisition and engagement system along with a traditional insurance delivery framework
With Policy King, the company will penetrate the under-served market segment in Tier-II and Tier-III cities of the country besides catering to clients in metro cities.

About Lord’s Mark Industries Pvt. Ltd :

Founded: 1998
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO: Sachidanand Upadhyay

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

Agribazaar Launches Kisan Safalta Card for Agri Financing:

The “Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card” was introduced by Agribazaar, a private sector electronic Agri mandi.
Farmers may quickly and easily take care of their pre-and post-harvest agricultural necessities as well as related costs with the Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card.
The Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card may be used by farmers to get finance.
The granted monies may only be used to purchase farm supplies and requirements.
The card offers a 12-month payback period, which gives you plenty of time to pay off your debt.
Each farmer’s crop production sets the card’s maximum, financing scale, and maintenance fees.
The card’s value is modifiable for marginal farmers, ranging from Rs.10,000 to Rs.50,000.
The Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card’s maximum limit can be extended annually based on crop productivity and repayments.

Adani Group to build Giga factories as part of $70 bn investment in clean energy by 2030:

Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest man, will develop three Giga plants to manufacture solar panels, wind turbines, and hydrogen electrolyzers as part of a USD 70 billion investment in sustainable energy by 2030.
Adani Group is increasing its investments across the green energy value chain to become the world’s leading producer of renewable energy by 2030.
The new gigafactory for power electronics will be added to the four gigafactories announced last year for manufacturing integrated solar PV modules that will produce electricity from sunlight, electrolyzers that will produce hydrogen from water, fuel cells and batteries to store energy from the grid, and 20 GW of solar energy capacity by 2025 for captive needs.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

UNDP’s human development index: India ranks 132 out of 191 countries

The Human Development Report 2021-2022, published by the United Nations Development Programme, includes a report on the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI).
The HDI gauges a nation’s average performance in the three fundamental areas of human development—a long and healthy life, education, and a respectable level of living.
It is determined using the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, mean years of education, predicted years of education, and life expectancy at birth.
Among 191 nations and territories, India came in 132nd on the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI).
India was placed 131st out of 189 nations and territories in the 2020 report.
The decrease in life expectancy was the cause of the country’s performance falling short of its prior level.
Among India’s neighbors, Sri Lanka (73rd), China (79th), Bangladesh (129th), and Bhutan (127th) are ranked above India, while Pakistan (161st), Nepal (143rd), and Myanmar (149th) are worse off.
The report said around 90 percent of countries registered a decline in their HDI value in 2020 or 2021.

List of Top and Important countries:

HDI rank	Country	HDI Value 2021
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong, China (SAR)	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
6	Denmark	0.948
7	Sweden	0.947
8	Ireland	0.945
9	Germany	0.942
10	Netherlands	0.941
18	United Kingdom	0.929
19	Japan	0.925
21	United States	0.921
79	China	0.768
132	India	0.633

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

NIESBUD, IIE, and ISB Signs MoU to offer Entrepreneurial Programmes to India’s Youth:

Under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) and the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) separately with the Indian School of Business (ISB), a top-ranked global business school, to provide top management education through entrepreneurial programs aimed at youth and job-seeking entrepreneurs.
The collaboration will allow ISB academics and other industry specialists to create and implement two programs: Business Foundation & Entrepreneurial Skills and the Behavioral Skills Programme.
To participate in the two training programs, NIESBUD and IIE will begin enrolling students in the ISB LMS.
Upon successful completion of the course, the participants will each get a joint certification.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Aviation industry veteran Mr. Pieter Elbers takes charge as IndiGo’s new CEO

InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of low-cost carrier IndiGo has appointed aviation industry veteran Pieter Elbers as its Chief Executive Officer.
Elbers will join IndiGo on October 1, 2022.
He has replaced 71-year-old Ronojoy Dutta who will be retiring on 30 September 2022.

About Mr Pieter Elbers :

Elbers was born in Schiedam, Netherlands.
He started his career at KLM in 1992 at their Schiphol hub.
He had been president and CEO of the Netherlands’ flag carrier airline, KLM, from 2014 until he was appointed CEO of IndiGo.
He served as an advisor for the restructuring of Air Canada, US Airways, and Hawaiian Air and was also the President of United Airlines between 1999 and 2002.
He is also a member of the executive committee of the Air France – KLM Group.

About IndiGo :

Founded: 2005
Commenced Operations: 4 August 2006
Headquarters: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Managing Director: Rahul Bhatia

Mr. Shaji Prabhakaran appointed as the new Secretary General of AIFF

Newly elected All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey chaired Executive Committee and has appointed Shaji Prabhakaran as the new Secretary General of the AIFF.
As per the new AIFF President’s proposal, Sunando Dhar was also unanimously appointed as the new Deputy Secretary General of the AIFF.
Shaji’s previous experience as FIFA Regional Development Officer will bring in new and fresh ideas which will provide the much-needed fillip to Indian Football.
The President, vice President NA Harris, Treasurer Ajay Kipa, all other newly elected Executive Committee members, and the six eminent footballers co-opted in the Committee, except Bhaichung Bhutia, were present in the meeting.
The Committee decided to appoint IM Vijayan as the chairman of the new AIFF Technical Committee.
Meanwhile, former India captain Shabbir Ali was unanimously named chairman of the Advisory Committee.

About AIFF :

Founded: 23 June 1937
Headquarters: Dwarka, New Delhi, Delhi, India
President : Kalyan Chaubey
Vice President: N. A. Haris
The AIFF is the governing body of football in India under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,

MEA appoints Mr. Sanjay Verma as India’s next High Commissioner to Canada

Senior diplomat Sanjay Kumar Verma has been appointed as India’s next high commissioner to Canada.
Verma, 57, succeeds Acting High Commissioner Anshuman Gaur.

Other Appointments :

Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed that IFS Shri Amit Kumar is appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea.
Earlier, the position was held by Sripriya Ranganathan, a 1994 batch IFS officer.

About Mr. Sanjay Kumar Verma :

Verma is a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
He has served in Indian missions in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Turkey.
He has also served as Consul General of India in Milan, Italy.
Currently, he is the ambassador of India to Japan.

About Shri Amit Kumar :

Amit Kumar joined the Indian Foreign Service in
Earlier, he served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Washington DC with Ambassador-rank.
He served as Joint Secretary for Development Partnership Administration and as Joint Secretary for Human Resources Management in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
Presently, he is Consul General, Consulate General of India, Chicago

About Canada :

Prime Minister: Justin Trudeau
Capital: Ottawa
Currency : Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)

Indian FMCG company Pintola appoints Sunil Chhetri as brand ambassador

Indian superfood brand Pintola, Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) has announced an Indian Football captain Sunil Chhetri, who will endorse their products as a brand ambassador.
This will be Chhetri’s first partnership with an FMCG company in the nation.
Sunil Chhetri and Pintola embody similar values of rootedness, perfection, consistency, and performance and most crucially promote the idea of a healthier India to this generation.
Pistola boasts of a basket size of 21 products and aims to cater to a consumer size of 100 million

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

DRDO & Indian Army completes 6 flight tests of QRSAM system off Odisha coast

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have completed six flight tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
The flight tests were conducted as part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army.

About QRSAM :

QRSAM is a short-range Surface Air Missile (SAM) system, primarily designed and developed by the DRDO to provide a protective shield to the moving armored columns of the Army from aerial attacks.
The flight tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon systems under different scenarios, including long-range medium altitude, short range, high altitude maneuvering targets, low radar signature with receding & crossing targets, and salvo launch with two missiles fired in quick succession.
The system performance was also evaluated under day and night operation scenarios.
The performance of the system has been confirmed from the data captured by a Range of instruments like Telemetry, Radar, and Electro-Optical Tracking Systems (EOTS) deployed by ITR.

Recent News :

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully flight tested the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

About the Indian Army :

Founded: 26 January 1950
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Chief of the Army Staff: General Manoj Pande

DRDO Successfully Test-fires Pinaka Extended Range Rocket In Pokharan, Balasore

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted trials of the enhanced range Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) at Balasore and Pokhran, Rajasthan.
Munitions India Limited and Economic Explosives Limited, the manufacturers of the system.

About Pinaka rockets :

The Pinaka MBRL is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India for the Indian Army and comprises a free-flight artillery rocket.
It is designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a laboratory of the
Pinaka Mark-I has a maximum range of 40 kilometers while the Mark-I enhanced version has a maximum range of 60 kilometers.
In May 2022, DRDO completed trials of the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) conducted at Pokhran Field Firing Range (PFFR), Rajasthan.
The ATAGS is a completely indigenous towed artillery gun system project undertaken in mission mode by the DRDO, as part of the artillery modernization program of the Indian Army.
Indian firms Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems Limited have produced the ATAGS.
On April 9, 2022, Pinaka Mark I Enhanced and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) was fired from the Army Test Range at Pokhran for consistency and accuracy, as part of developmental tests.

About DRDO :

Established: 1958
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Chairman: Dr. Sameer V Kamath
DRDO is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the GoI.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India’s first intranasal COVID vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI approval

The Indian drug regulatory authority Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved India’s first intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine iNCOVACC (also known as BBV154) by Bharat Biotech International Limited for use as primary immunization against the Covid infection for patients above the age of 18.
The vaccine has been developed in partnership with Washington University School of Medicine in Louis.
The iNCOVACC can be used as a primary dose & as a heterologous booster dose for subjects, who have previously received two doses of Covishield and Covaxin.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) also granted permission to conduct a phase-3 clinical trial would be conducted at 9 sites.

About iNCOVACC :

iNCOVACC is a chimpanzee adenovirus vector recombinant nasal vaccine.
It has been specifically formulated to allow intra-nasal delivery through nasal drops.
It produces local antibodies in the upper respiratory tract, providing the vaccine with a higher potential to reduce infection and
It enables faster development of variant-specific vaccines and easy nasal delivery that enables mass immunization to protect from emerging variants of concern.
The vaccine is stable at 2-8°C.
More than 86 crore Indians have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccines so far, but the uptake of the precautionary 3rd shot remains low with just about 17 crore population receiving it so far.

About DCGI :

DCGI is the head of the department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the GoI.
It is responsible for the approval of licenses of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines, and sera in India.
It comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Union Minister Shri Jitendra Singh announces financial aid of Rs 3.29 crore to a Hydrogen StartUp from Maharashtra for indigenous development of Hydrogen Sensing & Analysis Technology

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh announced the financial aid of Rs 3.29 crore to a Hydrogen StartUp from Maharashtra for indigenous development of Hydrogen Sensing & Analysis Technology.
The Hydrogen startup funding is in tune with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of the National Hydrogen Mission (NHM) launched on India’s 75th Independence Day.