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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste: September 29
- The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed on 29th September of every year.
- International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed to raise awareness about food loss and food waste.
History
- In 1945, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was established.
- In 2019, the United Nations General Assembly declared the 29th of September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
- Andorra and San Marino played an important role in the proposal of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
- This day is observed to raise awareness about food wastage and food loss.
- This day also recognizes the fundamental role of sustainable food in food production security and nutrition.
World Heart Day: September 29
- Every year World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September.
- The main objective of World Heart Day is to inform people about cardiovascular disease (CVD) including heart disease and stroke.
- Every year around 18.6 million people die all over the world due to heart disease, stroke, and CVD.
Theme:
- World Heart Day Theme 2022 is “Cardiovascular Health for Everyone”.
History:
- In 1999, The World Heart Federation (WFH) along with the World Health Organization (WHO) established World Heart Day.
- The idea to celebrate World Heart Day was proposed by Antoni Bayes de Luna, who was the president of WFH from 1997 to 1999.
- The first celebration of this day took place on 24th September 2000.
- Until 2011, World Heart Day was celebrated on the last Sunday of September.
- In 2012, the leaders in the world committed to reducing the worldwide mortality from non-communicable diseases by 25 percent by 2025.
World Maritime Day 2022:
- World Maritime Day is celebrated on the last Thursday of September of every year.
- This year 2022 World Maritime Day falls on the 29th of September.
- World Maritime Day is celebrated to spread the importance of shipping safety, the Maritime environment, and its security.
Theme:
- World Maritime Day theme 2022 is “New technologies for greener shipping.”
History:
- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) established World Maritime Day.
- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) started in the year of 1948.
- It came into force on March 17, 1958.
- After twenty years of the IMO came into action, World Maritime Day was first celebrated in March of 1978 and eventually, it moved to the end of September.
- With the slogan, “Safe, Secure, and efficient shipping on clean oceans”, the IMO members strive to take care of the safety and natural resources in the Maritime Industry.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS
India’s first e-marketplace for fuels and biomass supply platform for biomass supply.
- BiofuelCircle, a Pune-based startup, launched its platform for biomass supply.
- India’s first e-marketplace for fuels and biomass supply has been launched.
- It took one year for BiofuelCircle to build its platform.
- In January-June 2021, it launched a pilot before launching its services.
- The company aims to address the challenges related to the bioenergy supply chain.
- A start-up under the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) has developed e-trading platforms to introduce online auctions in the Indian fisheries sector.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched the “Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan”:
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is planning to launch the “Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan.”
- It is being launched to reduce air pollution by 40% by 2025-26.
- For this survey, 131 cities have been divided into three groups based on population.
- The first group consists of 47 cities with a population of more than one million.
- The second group consists of 44 cities with populations ranging from three to one million.
- The third group includes 40 cities with a population of fewer than three lakhs.
- NCAP was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India.
- By the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will execute this nationwide program.
- The new target was conveyed to states during the recently held national conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
Ministry of Rural Development has launched JALDOOT App:
- JALDOOT App has been launched by the Ministry of Rural Development.
- The app has been developed to track the water level in selected wells in villages across the country.
- The app has been launched in New Delhi.
- The Gram Rozgar Sahayak will measure the water level of selected wells twice a year – before and after the monsoon, through the Jaldoot app.
- The ministry has said that the data of this app will help in making a better action plan.
- Groundwater level data will be helpful in Gram Panchayat Development Plan and Mahatma Gandhi planning exercises.
- This includes watershed development, afforestation, water body development, renovation, and rainwater harvesting.
The Centre has extended the period of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20:
- The government has extended the period of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 on the demand from Export Promotion Councils and leading exporters.
- The decision of extending the Foreign Trade Policy has been taken by the government due to rising inflation and uncertainty due to geopolitical development.
- Foreign Trade Policy was launched in 2015 and was valid for five years – till 2020.
- This is for the second time that the current policy period has been extended since its launch in 2015.
- It is a framework to increase exports of goods and services.
- It also emphasizes improving the ease of doing business.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
India Supports Hanimaadhoo International Airport Project in Maldives With Concessional Line Of Credit
- The Government of Maldives signed the agreement with JMC Projects (India) Ltd. for the development of Hanimaadhoo International Airport.
- The agreement was signed by the Managing Director of Regional Airports, Mr. Mohammed Rizvi, on behalf of the Maldives government, and JMC’s Vice-President, Mr. KS Reddy, signed the agreement on behalf of the company
- It is the first-ever major infrastructure project to be undertaken outside the Greater Male region and is funded under the USD 800 million concessional Line of Credit (LoC) extended by the Government of India to the Maldives.
- The total contract value is approximately USD 136 million.
- The project is scheduled to kick off later in 2022 & will be completed in 2024.
About the Project :
- The Hanimaadhoo airport development project will include a 2.46 km runway and a brand new terminal with the capacity to cater to 1.3 million passengers per annum.
- The project will be funded through India EXIM Bank’s line of credit, which was signed earlier in 2019.
- Once completed, the airport will be able to serve Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft for international flights.
About Maldives :
- President: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
- Capital: Malé
- Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa, United States dollar
India Attends ‘Blue Pacific’ Event As Observer In the US
- India as an observer attended the Blue Pacific Partners (PBP) Foreign Ministers Meeting, during which the partners aimed to support the Pacific region and committed to working with the region to consider other potential initiatives, including areas such as education and infrastructure.
- 6 prospective Lines of Effort and initial projects for PBP were discussed, aligned with the thematic areas of the Forum’s 2050 Strategy.
An in-depth discussion on these issues
- Climate change resilience, adaptation, and disasters
- Secure and flexible technology and connectivity, protecting the ocean and the environment
- People-centered development, resource, and economic development and political leadership, and regionalism
- Apart from India, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Japan, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Canada, France, Germany, Representatives from the Republic of Korea, the Pacific Islands Forum and the European Union attended.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS
Batukumma festival begins in Telangana
- The floral festival of Telangana Bathukamma is celebrated predominantly in Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
- The state festival will be celebrated in a grand manner across Telangana from September 25 to October 3, 2022.
About Batukumma festival :
- ‘Bathuku’ means life and Amma means Mother & it is a festival to worship the ‘Life Giver’, the universal energy – Goddess Shakti.
- It is celebrated for 9 days during Durga Navratri.
Name of 9 day Festival :
- Day 1: Engili pula Bathukamma
- Day 2: Attukula Bathukamma
- Day 3: Muddappappu Bathukamma
- Day 4: Nanabiyyam Bathukamma
- Day 5: Atla Bathukamma
- Day 6: Aligina Bathukamma (alaka Bathukamma)
- Day 7: Vepakayala Bathukamma
- Day 8: Vennae muddala Bathukamma
- Day 9: Sadhula Bathukamma
- Every year this festival is celebrated as per the Sathavahana calendar starting with Pitru Amavasya, usually in September–October of the Gregorian calendar.
- It is made up of 7 concentric layers of flowers that are arranged in a pyramid shape.
- As it is a festival of women, they dance around it singing Bathukamma Paatalu (i.e. songs praising Bathukamma). ∙
- On the 10th day of the celebration, the goddess is immersed in the local waters after performing the rituals.
About Telangana :
- Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
- Chief Minister : K. Chandrashekar Rao
- Capital: Hyderabad
- Dances : Kuchipudi, Perini Thandavam
- Festival : Bonalu Festival, Ugadi, Sankranti,
CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE
S&P Global projects India’s FY23 GDP growth at 7.3%
- S&P Global Ratings has retained India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection at 7.3% for the financial year 2022-23.
- Wholesale price inflation remained in double digits for the 17th straight month and was at 12.41% in August 2022.
Other Projections :
- Fitch Ratings slashed the growth estimate to 7% for the current fiscal from 7.8% pegged earlier.
- India Ratings & Research too had reduced its projections to 6.9% from 7% earlier.
- The Asian Development Bank has cut the projection to 7% from 7.5% earlier.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects the Indian economy to grow by 7.2% in the current fiscal (April-March).
CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS
Suella Braverman has won the Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award:
- In Britain, Indian-origin Home Minister Suella Braverman has been nominated for the Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award.
- This is the first ever award in this category.
- Suella Braverman’s parents collected the award on her behalf at a ceremony in
- Suella Braverman has been recently appointed as Home Secretary by British Prime Minister Liz Truss.
- Suella Braverman was previously Attorney General between 2020-2022.
- She is a British lawyer of Indian heritage.
- Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year Award is sponsored by @AxiomDWFM.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT
Eve Air Mobility has signed an MoU with FlyBlade to bring eVTOLs to India by 2026:
- Embrear’s Eve Air Mobility has signed an MoU with FlyBlade India to bring at least 200 electric vertical take-offs and landing (eVTOLs) to India by 2026.
- eVTOL aircraft is a type of VTOL aircraft that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically.
- They are designed to pick up passengers from rooftops of their apartment blocks to ferry them across the city to their respective offices or entertainment centers.
- FlyBlade India was incorporated on 26 October 2018.
- BLADE India is a facilitator which provides a common platform to members who wish to avail of helicopter carriage services.
- It is a joint venture between BLADE USA and Hunch Ventures.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX
IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich list 2022 has been released:
- IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich list 2022 has been released by IIFL Wealth and Hurun India.
- As per the list, Gautam Adani has bagged the richest Indian title with INR 10,94,400 crore wealth.
- He has overtaken Mukesh Ambani.
- Two new names have appeared in India’s top ten- Dilip Sanghvi of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
- Founder of Nykaa – Falguni Nayar overtakes ‘Biotech Queen’ Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to become the richest self-made Indian woman.
- Mumbai topped the India Rich list followed by New Delhi and Bengaluru.
- Ratan Tata is the most-followed entrepreneur from IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022 on Indian social media, followed by Anand Mahindra.
- India’s rich cumulatively constitute INR 100 lakh crore of wealth in 2022.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
Ms. Georgia Meloni to become Italy’s first female PM in the far-right election win
- Far-right leader of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) Ms. Giorgia Meloni has become the first woman prime minister of Italy, after defeating Mario Draghi by a huge margin.
- Giorgia Meloni won 114 seats.
About Ms Giorgia Meloni :
- Giorgia Meloni was born on 15 January 1977 in Rome, Italy.
- She joined politics at age 15 in 1992, joining the neo-fascist Social Movement.
- She has also served as a youth minister in Berlusconi’s 2008-2011 government before founding the Brothers of Italy in 2012.
- She was the youngest-ever minister in the history of united Italy
Note :
- The Italian Parliament is composed of the Chamber of Deputies (with 630 members or deputati elected on a national basis) & Senate of the Republic (with 315 members or senators elected on a regional basis.
About Italy :
- President : Sergio Mattarella
- Capital: Rome
- Currency: Euro
Center elevates IOB’s Executive Director Mr. Ajay Kumar Srivastava as MD & CEO
- The Center promoted the present Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Ajay Kumar Srivastava, as the public sector lender’s Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for 3 years with effect from January 1, 2023.
- Further, the Union Government has reappointed Mr. Srivastava as ED for a period beyond his currently notified term which expires on October 8, 2022, until he assumes the charge as MD and CEO, IOB said in a regulatory filing.
- The incumbent Partha Pratim Sengupta ends on December 31, 2022.
About IOB :
- Founded: 10 February 1937
- Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Britannia Industries appoints Mr. Rajneet Kohli as CEO, Mr. Varun Berry as new executive VC
- Packaged foods company Britannia Industries Ltd has appointed Rajneet Singh Kohli as the company’s Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
- Meanwhile, the company’s current managing director, Varun Berry, has been appointed as Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the cookie maker with immediate effect.
About Mr. Rajneet Singh Kohli :
- Rajneet Singh Kohli has over 24 years of experience in the food and retail industry.
- He worked at Asian Paints for 6 years, at Coca-Cola for 14 years, and for more than 3 years at Jubilant FoodWorks.
About Britannia :
- Founded: 1892
- Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS
TATA Advanced Systems Ltd developed indigenous loitering munition successfully test fired at Pokhran, Rajasthan
- An indigenous loitering munition, named ALS 50 has been successfully demonstrating its strike capability during tests conducted at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
- It is developed by TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), the autonomous system is designed for Vertical to Take Off and Landing (VTOL) and will soon be inducted into the armed forces.
- The system was able to hit the designated ground target accurately during trials.
About ALS 50 :
- The ALS 50 has an autonomous targeting system that can accurately identify and home into a predetermined target.
- The system can be scaled up to increase range and payload capability, as per the requirements of the armed forces.
- It is capable of operating from difficult terrain and high-altitude area
- It can take off like a quadcopter and transition into fixed wing mode during flight for long-distance travel.
- The VTOL capability gives the system the ability to operate in areas where limited space is available, like narrow valleys, fortified mountain positions, small jungle clearings, and the decks of warships.
- Also in earlier 2022, ALS 50 demonstrated its ability to operate from high-altitude areas during tests in Ladakh
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NASA successfully crashes the DART spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration, successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, 6.8 million miles (11 million km) from
- It is the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
About DART :
- DART is a joint project between NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).
- DART targeted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, a small body just 530 feet (160 meters) in diameter.
- It orbits a larger, 2,560-foot (780-meter) asteroid called Didymos.
- The spacecraft’s sole instrument, the Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical Navigation (DRACO), together with a sophisticated guidance, navigation, and control system that works in tandem with Small-body Maneuvering Autonomous Real-Time Navigation (SMART Nav) algorithms.
About Dimorphos :
- Dimorphos, discovered in 1996, about6 million kilometers from Earth, is the sidekick of a 2,500-foot asteroid named Didymos, Greek for twin.
- Dimorphos roughly 525 feet across orbits its parent body at a distance of 1.2 kilometers.
- It has a diameter of around 780 meters and is located at a distance of 487,446,221 kilometers from Earth.
About Asteroid :
- Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
- These are mainly found between Mars and Jupiter.
About NASA :
- Established: July 29, 1958
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C, United States
- Administrator: Bill Nelson
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS
Magnus Carlsen became the Julius Baer Generation Cup champion
- Magnus Carlsen became the Julius Baer Generation Cup champion after crushing the “Indian Iceman” Arjun Erigaisi in the final.
- Norway’s world number 1 needed just two games to take the seventh leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, ending Erigaisi’s challenge 2-0.
- It is Carlsen’s fourth tournament win of the Tour season and extends his advantage at the top of the overall leaderboard.
- Norwegian Magnus Carlsen became the first player in the world to break the 2900 Tour Rating barrier following a crushing win over Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi, and clinched the Julius Baer Generation Cup — the seventh leg of the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES
Veteran Congress leader Aryadan Muhammed passes away
- Former Kerala minister and senior Congress leader, Aryadan Muhammed has passed away at the age of 87 in Kozhikode, Kerala.
About Aryadan Muhammed :
- Aryadan Muhammed was born in Nilambur, Madras Presidency, British India
- He entered politics as a member of the Congress party in 1952 and remained the part of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee till 1958.
- He was an 8 time (1977, 1980, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 & 2011) MLA, who represented the Nilambur constituency in the Malappuram district of Kerala
- He was a minister in the EK Nayanar cabinet when he was part of the Left Front Group A in 1980.
- He held ministerial posts in the AK Antony cabinet and Oommen Chandy cabinet.
- He also served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2001 and Chairman of the Public Undertakings Committee from 2001 to 2004.
- He was a minister for Labour and Forest in the E.K. Nayanar Minister from 1980 to 1982.
- He served as the Minister for Labour and Tourism in the A.K. Antony Ministry during 9th KLA and Minister of Power in Oommen Chandy Ministry from 2004 to 2006.
Daily CA on September 29:
- The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed on 29th September of every year.
- Every year World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September.
- World Maritime Day is celebrated on the last Thursday of September of every year
- BiofuelCircle, a Pune-based startup, launched its platform for biomass supply.
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is planning to launch the “Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan.”
- JALDOOT App has been launched by the Ministry of Rural Development.
- The government has extended the time period of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 on the demand from Export Promotion Councils and leading exporters.
- In Britain, Indian-origin Home Minister Suella Braverman has been nominated for the Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award.
- Embrear’s Eve Air Mobility has signed an MoU with FlyBlade India to bring at least 200 electric vertical take-offs and landing (eVTOLs) to India by 2026.
- IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich list 2022 has been released by IIFL Wealth and Hurun India.
- Magnus Carlsen became the Julius Baer Generation Cup champion after crushing the “Indian Iceman” Arjun Erigaisi in the final.
- The Government of Maldives signed the agreement with JMC Projects (India) Ltd. for the development of Hanimaadhoo International Airport.
- India as an observer attended the Blue Pacific Partners (PBP) Foreign Ministers Meeting, during which the partners aimed to support the Pacific region and committed to working with the region to consider other potential initiatives, including areas such as education and infrastructure.
- The floral festival of Telangana Bathukamma is celebrated predominantly in Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
- S&P Global Ratings has retained India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection at 7.3% for the financial year 2022-23.
- Far-right leader of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) Ms. Giorgia Meloni has become the first woman prime minister of Italy, after defeating Mario Draghi by a huge margin.
- The Center promoted the present Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Ajay Kumar Srivastava, as the public sector lender’s Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for 3 years with effect from January 1, 2023.
- Packaged foods company Britannia Industries Ltd has appointed Rajneet Singh Kohli as the company’s Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Meanwhile, the company’s current managing director, Mr. Varun Berry, has been appointed as Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the cookie maker with immediate effect.
- An indigenous loitering munition, named ALS 50 has been successfully demonstrating its strike capability during tests conducted at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration, successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, 6.8 million miles (11 million km) from
- Former Kerala minister and senior Congress leader, Aryadan Muhammed has passed away at the age of 87 in Kozhikode, Kerala.