September 2022 Current Affairs Magazine

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1 September
INS 'Vikrant'
 The Prime Minister dedicated the first indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to the nation.
 Built at the Cochin Shipyard, the construction of this aircraft carrier has cost Rs 20,000 crore.
 According to the Indian Navy, the full displacement of the long carrier (262M) is approximately 45,000
tonnes.
 Vikrant has 14 decks with 2,300 coaches that can carry around 1,500 soldiers.
New flag of Indian navy

 Recently the Prime Minister unveiled the new flag of the Indian Navy in Kochi.
 Basic suggestions for change were provided by Vice Admiral V.E.C Barboza.
 The current flag is essentially the successor to the pre-independence flag of the Indian Navy, which had
the Red George Cross on a white background with the Union Jack of the United Kingdom on the upper
left corner.
 After independence, on August 15, 1947, the Indian Defense Forces continued with the British colonial
flag and badge and on January 26, 1950, its appearance/design was changed.
 St. George's Cross has been removed in the new flag of the Indian Navy. Features the Indian Navy crest
on a dark blue background enclosed in an octagon representing the royal seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj.
 Since the independence of the country, the naval emblem has been changed four times.
Tejas Mark-2 Project

 The Security Committee of the Cabinet has approved the Tejas Mark-II project.
 The committee has approved Rs 6500 crore for the design and development of Tejas Mark-2 fighter
aircraft with prototype, flight testing and certification.
 This amount is in addition to the existing Rs 2.5 thousand crore sanctioned to Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited.
 The Tejas 2.0 will be equipped with the more powerful GE-F 414 engine. The load carrying capacity of
this aircraft will be 4 tonnes.
Road Accidents in India - NCRB

 According to the NCRB, during the year 2021, two-wheelers have claimed the maximum lives of 69,240
people in road accidents in the country.
 It has contributed to 44.5 per cent of the total road accidents. It is followed by cars (23,531 deaths) (15.1
percent) and trucks or lorries (14,622 deaths) (9.4 percent).

 According to the report, Tamil Nadu (11.9%) has the highest number of accidents involving two-
wheelers, followed by Uttar Pradesh (10.3%) where 7,429 people died.
 According to the NCRB, Uttar Pradesh has the worst record in terms of deaths in SUV, car and jeep
accidents, where 4,039 people died in these vehicle accidents, which is 17.2 percent of the deaths in
this category.
One liner current affairs

 The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide an additional $2 billion to 900 million dollars over
the next four years to deal with the crippling economic crisis and corruption in Sri Lanka.
 Recently Serum Institute of India and Department of Biotechnology launched indigenously developed
quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer.
 The largest religious monument in the world will be set up in West Bengal (Nadia district) at the temple of
the Vedic Planetarium, which will serve as the headquarters of ISKCON. It would be inspired by the
design of the Capitol building in the United States.
 The Bulk Drug Park is a major initiative to support bulk drug manufacturing in the country. In the plan of
financial outlay of three thousand crore rupees notified in the year 2020, there is a provision of financial
assistance to these three states for setting up bulk drug parks.
 Home Minister Amit Shah launched the e-Awas web-portal of the Central Armed Police Forces in New
Delhi.
 In the 14th meeting of the 14th India-UAE Joint Commission, India and the UAE have reiterated their
commitment to achieve the target of US$ 100 billion of bilateral trade over the next five years.
 Nuakhai festival is being celebrated in Odisha. This is the traditional festival of farmers to welcome the
new crop (Paddy) in the fields.
 The Under-17 Women's World Football Cup will be played from October 11 to 30 at Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
 Indian sprinter Amlan Borgohain has set a new national record with a timing of 10.25 seconds in the
men's 100m race at the Inter-Railway Athletics Championships held in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.
 The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prepared a single window system, which has been named
'e-Samadhan', for the purpose of quick resolution of every problem of the students.
 The Andhra Pradesh government has banned the use of vinyl banners across the state as part of a
campaign against plastic products.
 Jammu and Kashmir Police has launched an app called 'JKCop' for citizen centric services.
 The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 5th National Nutrition Month 2022 from
1st to 30th September, 2022. This year is being celebrated with the main focus on “Women and Health”
and “Child and Education”.

2 September
World Coconut Day

 World Coconut Day is celebrated every year on 2 September to commemorate the founding day of the
International Coconut Community (ICC).
 This year the theme of the day is 'Cultivate coconut for a happy future and life'.
 The day is celebrated to commemorate the formation day of the Asian Pacific Coconut Community
(APCC).
 APCC is an intergovernmental organization of 18 member states.
 India is one of the founding members of APCC and ranks first in global coconut production and
productivity.
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Veer Puli Thevar on his birth anniversary.
He was an early freedom fighter who was born in Tamil Nadu in 1715.

 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the International Monetary Fund's estimates show
that India is ranked fifth this year on an annual basis, just behind the US, China, Japan and Germany.
 As per the report of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Unique
Identification Authority of India is the leader among all the Ministries and Departments in the matter of
redressal of public grievances.
 The Reserve Bank will soon start a pilot project of complete digitization of Kisan Credit Cards. It is also
called KCC landing.
 All women employees of the Central Government will get a special leave of 60 days. This leave will be
given within 28 days of the birth of the child or in cases of death during delivery.
 Senior Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud has been nominated as the acting chairman of the
National Legal Services Authority.
 Former India goalkeeper and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kalyan Choubey from West Bengal All India
Football Federation -AIFF has been elected as the new president. Mr. Choubey is the first person who
has become the president after a player.
 Central Council of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences has taken a unique initiative to support the research
efforts of bright young talent of the country by developing Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research
Cane (SPARK) for students of Ayurveda (BAMS) studying in recognized Ayurveda colleges.
 Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the country's first virtual school in Delhi. The name of this school
will be 'Delhi Model Virtual School'.
 Nagesh Singh has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Thailand.
 Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has announced the construction of India's first and the

world's largest carbon fiber plant at Hazira, Gujarat.
 Recently, an Indian Army contingent arrived in Russia to participate in the multilateral tactical and
command exercise Vostok – 2022 to be held from 1-7 September 2022. More than 50 thousand soldiers
from India, China, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Syria and former Soviet countries will participate in this
exercise.
 Ashutosh Rarawikar, Director, Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR), Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has authored a new book titled Indian Banking in Retrospect- 75 years of Independence.
 Drinking water will now be made available at six railway stations of Mumbai Division of Central Railway
through the technology of generating water from air with the help of a device called Meghdoot
(Atmospheric Water Generator Equipment).
 The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the 6th
State Coconut Development Board Center at Junagadh, Gujarat.
3 September
Southern regional council

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 30th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in
Thiruvananthapuram.
 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Karnataka Chief
Minister Basavaraj Bommai attended the meeting.
 Apart from these, senior ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Lieutenant Governors of
Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar, administrators of Lakshadweep and senior officials of Central
and State Governments also attended the meeting.
Smart Solutions Challenge and Inclusive Cities Award 2022

 Recently, the Smart Solution Challenge and Inclusive Cities Award, 2022 were presented by the Ministry
of Housing and Urban Affairs.
 In the early stage innovations category, the winner was Fifth Sense by Glovatrix Pvt Ltd, a 'wearable'
technology product.
 This product uses sensors and artificial intelligence to translate sign language gestures into speech and
text.
 In the second category of Ready to Market Solutions, Mouseware by Dextroware Devices Pvt Ltd was
the winner. Mouseware is a head-wearable device that enables hands-free control of computers and
smart gadgets.
 Belagavi Smart City System for providing access to education and healthcare for people with disabilities
was awarded the top prize in the category of Implemented Solutions.
 The Smart Solutions Challenge is an initiative of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and the
United Nations (UN) in India.
Spiritual Guru Anukulchandra Thakur

 The 135th birth anniversary of spiritual leader Anukulchandra Thakur was celebrated in Hemayetpur,
Pabna, Bangladesh.
 Shri Anukulchandra Thakur, a spiritual leader and social reformer, was born in 1888 in Hemayetpur,
Pabna.
 He started a spiritual movement that emphasized the unity of all religions. He established institutions for
girls' education and scientific research.
 Some great leaders of the freedom movement like Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das considered him as
their Guru. Mahatma Gandhi also met him when he went to Pabna.

 The Department of Science and Technology of the Central Government will set up India's first night
sanctuary (Dark Sky Reserve) at Hanle in Ladakh. It will be a part of Chungthang Sanctuary.
 A mobile application named 'Nutrition Tracker' has been launched in Assam for effective implementation
of ICDS services.
 The Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 will be given to Cambodian psychiatrist Sothiara Chhim and
Japanese ophthalmologist Tadashi Hattori, Philippine pediatrician Bernadette Madrid and French
environmental activist Gary Bencheghi.
 According to a recently released UN report, China is committing serious violations of the human rights of
Uighurs. The Uighurs are a predominantly Muslim minority Turkic ethnic group, whose origins are
believed to be from Central and East Asia.
 The government has given permission to organize Hyderabad Liberation Day programs for the next one
year from September 17 of this month. On this day in 1948, the erstwhile Hyderabad State was merged
with the Union of India. Hyderabad state was under Nizam's rule and the police had launched a
campaign for its merger with India called 'Operation Polo', which ended on 17 September 1948.
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 6th All India Jail Competition at Trans Stadium,
Ahmedabad.
 A street in the Canadian city of Markham is named after world-renowned musician AR Rahman.
 Leh in Ladakh is hosting the Mountain Bicycle World Cup competition 'UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup' in
India. India is hosting it for the first time.
 The 68th Nehru Trophy Boat Race is being held at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha district in Kerala.
 New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has announced his retirement from international cricket.

4 September
SAFF U-17 Championship

 The India U-17 boys will be looking to kickstart their SAFF U-17 Championship 2022 campaign on a
positive note in Sri Lanka, as they face Bhutan in their first match at the Racecourse International
Stadium in Colombo.
 This is the seventh edition of the championship which will be held in Sri Lanka.
 India had won the title last season in 2019 by defeating Nepal 7-0.
One Liner Current Affairs

 Home Minister Amit Shah released the music and mascot of the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad.
The mascot is named as Savaj which in Gujarati means cub. The music is based on the theme of Ek
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
 The Union Government through APEDA organized an 'In-Store Export Promotion Show' in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates (UAE) for organic certified pineapples of Manipur among consumers.
 Recently, Annabelle M. Rayson, a Canadian student, was awarded the prestigious Stockholm Junior
Water Prize for the year 2022 for her research on ways to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms.
 The Cri-MAC(Crime Multi Agency Center) platform was launched in the year 2020 by the Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA), which is operated by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
 Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
coffee company Starbucks.
 The Government of Karnataka launched the Global Startup Challenge “VentuRISE” to support the growth
phase of startups in the manufacturing and sustainability sectors.
 On the lines of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow will be made a State
Capital Territory.
 Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan. This will be the first visit
by an Indian Defense Minister to Mongolia.
 State Bank of India has launched the Cashback SBI Card for its customers, in which a mandatory
cashback of 5 percent will be available on the online shopping site. (Renewal charge of Rs.999 per
annum)
 Apeksha Fernandes has become the first Indian female player to reach the finals of the World Junior
Swimming Championships. She finished eighth in the final of the women's 200m butterfly at the ongoing
competition in Lima, Peru.
 Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a road accident at Charoti in Maharashtra's Palghar
district.

5 September
Ignited minds program

 In Ladakh, the Army's Fire and Fury Corps has also started the 'Ignited Minds Program' in Kargil to help
students prepare for medical and engineering entrance exams.
 The scheme was successfully launched in Leh last year.
 Under this joint campaign, the girls of Kargil were given Joint Entrance Examination – JEE. and will be
provided complete and free residential coaching for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- (NEET).
National Teachers Day

 Every year 5 September is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India.
 Teacher's Day in India is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan, the first Vice President, second President and educationist of India.
 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888 in Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu and became the
President of India in the year 1962 and held this position till the year 1967.
 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was nominated 16 times for the Nobel Prize in Literature and 11 times for
the Nobel Peace Prize.
 He died on 16 April 1975 in Chennai.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to upgrade fourteen and a half thousand schools
across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaya Yojana-PM-Shri for Emerging India.
 Britain's Foreign Minister Liz Truss has been elected the next Prime Minister of Britain and leader of the
Conservative Party. She will be the 15th Prime Minister of Britain. He defeated his rival Rishi Sunak by
57 percent of the votes. She will be Britain's third female prime minister after Theresa May and Margaret
Thatcher.
 UGC launched new research scholarships and research grant schemes on Teacher's Day. These
schemes include Savitribai Jyotirao Phule fellowship for single girl child, Dr. Radhakrishnan UGC post-
doctoral fellowship, superannuated faculty members fellowship, research grant for in-service faculty
members and Dr. D.S. Kothari Research Grant.
 Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurated the Citizen Service Center in New Delhi. It will provide free
legal services to the weaker sections of the society.
 Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pandey was honored with the honorary rank of General of Nepal Army
by Nepal's President Vidya Devi Bhandari at a function at her residence Sheetal Niwas.
 The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma has launched “Rural Backyard Pig Farming
Scheme”.

 People in Chile have rejected a proposal to replace the old charter with a new progressive constitution in
a referendum.
 Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
 The 61st tournament of the Subroto Cup International Football Championship will be played at four
venues in the capital Delhi - Dr. BR Ambedkar Stadium, Tejas Football Ground, Subroto Park and
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
 International Charity Day is observed annually on 05 September. The United Nations declared 05
September as the International Day of Charity to mark the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa in
Calcutta.
 Eminent historian and first Vice Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities Professor B Shaikh Ali
passed away.
6 September
India and Bangladesh

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held bilateral talks in New
Delhi.
 The two leaders jointly inaugurated the first unit of Maitree Super Thermal Power Project. The project is
being constructed under the Concessional Financing Scheme of India.
 Seven agreements were signed between the two countries on water resources, railways, science and
technology and space technology.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the signing of an important agreement on 'Kushiara River
Water Sharing'.
 The Barak River splits into two rivers at the Indo-Bangladesh border - the Kushiara River and the Surma
River. Kushiyara starts flowing in the west direction and forms the boundary of the Indian state of Assam
and Sylhet district. After flowing some distance in Bangladesh, it is again confluenced with the Surma
River and this combined river is now called Meghna River.
Cyber Safe India Initiative

 National e-Governance Division as part of Cyber Safe India Initiative conducted 30th Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO) Deep-dive Training Program at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA),
New Delhi.
 The Cyber Safe India initiative was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
in the year 2018.

 The Central Government has now named the road from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan, which is
known as Rajpath, as 'Kartavya Path'. Rajpath is related to the British King George V.
 In Britain, Indian-origin lawyer Suella Braverman has been made Home Minister in the newly elected
cabinet of Prime Minister Liz Truss.
 US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Attorney Arun Subramanian as District Judge for
the Southern District of New York. With Senate approval, he will be the first justice of South Asian
descent in a US district court.
 India's National Security Council Secretariat and the UK Government in collaboration with British
Aerospace Systems successfully designed and conducted cyber security exercises for 26 countries.
 Bharat Biotech's first nasally administered anti-Covid drug has received limited use in emergency
situations. It can be used for people above 18 years of age.
 Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that it will now be mandatory for 'all
passengers' traveling in a car to wear a seat belt.
 A two-day meeting of senior officials of the Quad countries concluded in New Delhi. Senior officials from
the foreign ministries of Australia, India, Japan and the US discussed regional and global developments.
 The Center has announced the formation of a national level committee to draft the National Cooperative
Policy. Under the chairmanship of former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu, this committee will have 47
members from across the country.
 Recently NASA has updated its 3D visualization 'Eyes on the Solar System' tool. This new and improved
system now makes interplanetary travel easier and more interactive than ever before.
 The National Green Tribunal has imposed environmental compensation of Rs 3,500 crore on West
Bengal for failing to manage solid and liquid waste.
 The alliance of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and L&T has bagged a contract worth Rs 860 crore from
NewSpace India Limited to manufacture five PSLV rockets.
 Former US President Barack Obama has won the Emmy Award for Best Narrator for his voice in the
Netflix documentary 'Our Great National Parks'.
 The first 'Homeopathy International Health Summit' was organized in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was
organized by Burnett Homeopathy Pvt Ltd.
 Defense Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Mongolian Defense Minister Saikhonbayer Gursed
in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar.
 Liz Truss is the 56th Prime Minister of Britain and the third woman Prime Minister to lead the country. Liz
Truss's full name is Mary Elizabeth Truss.
 President Smt. Draupadi Murmu presented the National Teacher Awards-2022 to 45 most talented
teachers. Out of these 45 teachers, the headmaster of Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap,

Sikkim, Mr. Siddharth Yonzon was also awarded.
 In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed
Justice Shri M. Duraiswami, the senior-most Judge of the Madras High Court, to perform the duties of the
office of the Chief Justice of the said High Court.
 A new i-STEM (Blueprint of Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities) initiative named
“Women in Engineering, Science and Technology” was launched by Dr. Parvinder Maini, Scientific
Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India on 5 September 2022
Gone.
 President Draupadi Murmu has greeted the countrymen on the occasion of 'Karma Puja'. Karma is one of
the major festivals of Jharkhand. The main purpose of celebrating this festival is that sisters wish for the
happiness, prosperity and longevity of their brothers.
 Indian hockey team players PR Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh and Savita Poonia have been nominated
for the International Hockey Federation Award for the year 2021-22. FIH Men's Player Award to
Harmanpreet Singh, while P.R. Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been nominated for the Goalkeeper
Award.
7 September
Nutrition campaign
 According to the NITI Aayog report, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have topped the major
states in implementing the Centre's flagship scheme, the POSHAN Abhiyaan.
 Sikkim is at the fore among the better performers among smaller states.
 The report has been released with the title 'Conserving progress at the level of nutrition in India:
Nutrition campaign in times of pandemic'.
 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu topped the Union Territories.
 Punjab and Bihar stood at the bottom of the big states category in terms of complete implementation of
the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

 Samarth e-Governance Portal has been launched for comprehensive improvement in the higher
education of Uttarakhand.
 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has designated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh outpost as the
29th district of the state.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the plenary session of the 7th 'Eastern Economic Forum' in
Vladivostok via video conferencing.

 Uttar Pradesh, with 9.12 million cases as of the end of August, tops the number of disposal and
submission of cases through the e-prosecution portal managed by the central government under the
Digital India Mission. It is followed by Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
 The Union Cabinet has approved the policy of long-term leasing of railway land to implement the
Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Karma Model.
 Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said that the production, storage, sale and use of all types of
firecrackers will be banned in the national capital till January 1 next year.
 The Government of Rajasthan is going to launch the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee
Scheme to provide employment to the residents of the city on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme run by the Central Government.
 Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate 'Manthan', a three-day conference
focused on issues and challenges related to the infrastructure sector, to be held in Bengaluru.
 India's first LNG fueled green truck manufacturing plant was launched by Blue Energy Motors at Chakan,
Pune. It was inaugurated by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
 Bangladesh cricket team wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has announced his retirement from
T20 International cricket to focus on longer formats of cricket.
 Formula One Championship topper Max Verstappen won the Dutch Grand Prix. This is his fourth
consecutive win, the first in his Formula One career.
 Six-year-old Anishka Biyani won a gold medal at the Malaysia Age Group Rapid Chess Championship in
Kuala Lumpur.
 Noted Carnatic musician, TV Sankaranarayanan passed away. He was the pioneer of the Madurai Mani
Iyer style of Carnatic music.
8 September
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kartavya path of the Central Vista from Rashtrapati
Bhavan to India Gate.
 Shri Modi also unveiled a 28 feet tall statue (black granite) of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India
Gate.
 This step is in line with the Prime Minister's second of the five vows for a new India in Amrit Kaal,
freedom from colonial mentality.
UNESCO Network of Learning Cities

 Recently, three cities of India have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. These
include two cities Thrissur and Nilambur in Kerala and Warangal in Telangana.
 Warangal is the second UNESCO recognition for Telangana. Earlier, Ramappa Temple in Mulugu
district was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
 This time, Ukraine's capital Kyiv, South African city Durban and UAE city Sharjah have been included in
this list of UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
 In the year 2022, 77 cities from 44 countries of the world including India have been included in this list.
India Ideas Summit

 The Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
participated in the India Ideas Summit organized by the US-India Business Council and the US Chamber
of Commerce, International Affairs, South Asia.
 The theme of the event was "America - Maximizing India's Prosperity Over the Next 75 Years".
 CEOs and top managers of American companies were present on the occasion.
Legionnaires
 Recently a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in Argentina has been identified as 'Legionnaires'.
 Legionellosis is a pneumonia-like illness that varies in severity from mild febrile illness to a serious and
sometimes fatal form of pneumonia
 The causative agents in this are Legionella bacteria from water or cooling systems
 The disease is most commonly transmitted by inhalation of aerosols contaminated with contaminated
water, which is transmitted through air-conditioning cooling towers, evaporative condensers associated
with air conditioning and industrial cooling.
National Center for Disease Control

 Recently the Union Health Minister laid the foundation stone of the branches of National Center for
Disease Control in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tripura and Uttar
Pradesh.
 The National Center for Disease Control was formerly known as the National Institute of Communicable
Diseases.
 It was established in the year 1909 as the Central Malaria Bureau at Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.
 It functions under the administrative control of the Director General of Health Services under the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Bhupen Hazarika
 On September 08, 2022, Google paid tribute to legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika by creating a doodle
in his honor on his 96th birthday.
 Bhupen Hazarika was born in the year 1926 in the small town of Sadiya in Tinsukia district of Assam.
 In 1939 itself, at the age of 12, Bhupen Hazarika sang the first song for the Assamese film Indramalati.
 Bhupen Hazarika was not limited to Assamese music only, but he also composed, wrote and sung for
several Bengali and Hindi films.
 Bhupen Hazarika was awarded the National Award for Best Music Director in the year 1976, while he
was awarded the Padma Shri in the year 1977 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 1987.
 He also served as the President of Sangeet Natak Akademi from the year 1999-2004.
 Bhupen Hazarika was also awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 2019.
Folk Drama Artist Padmashree Ram Chandra Manjhi

 In Bihar, Ram Chandra Manjhi, the famous artist of Bhojpuri folk drama "Launda Naach" passed away.
 He was born in the family of a weaker section of the society in village Tujharpur of Nagra block of Saran
district in Bihar.
 A recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Manjhi was also a coveted Padma Shri awardee in
the field of art. He was honored by President Ram Nath Kovind last year.
 Launda Naach is a major Bhojpuri folk art of Bihar in which songs, dance, humor, satire, are presented.
 In this art, men disguise themselves as women by wearing saris, blouses, long haired wigs during the
performance.
 Demise of Queen Elizabeth II

 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II passed away. She was 96 years old.
 The Queen was born on 21 April 1926. She served as the Queen of Britain for seven decades.
 She was the Queen of the UK and 14 other countries.
 The Queen got the throne only at the age of 25. Queen Elizabeth was crowned on 5 February 1952.
 Queen Elizabeth's full name was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor.

 Her Excellency Madam Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore, conferred the prestigious
Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tantera) [Meritable Service Medal (Army)] to Admiral Sunil Lanba (Retd.), former
Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.
 The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, launched the
Project Management Unit (PMU) on Public Private Partnership (PPP) in New Delhi.
 DRDO and the Indian Army conducted the sixth successful test-fire of the QRSAM surface-to-air missile
system. The test was conducted from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
 The Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the National Conference on Agriculture for 'Rabi Campaign'
2022-23' on September 7, 2022 at National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), Pusa, New Delhi.

 The Karnataka government has appointed Kannada film actor Kiccha Sudeep as the 'brand ambassador'
for its 'Punyakoti Dattu Yojana' (cattle adoption programme).
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed the opening ceremony of the 'Kalam No Carnival'
book fair organized by Navbharat Sahitya Mandir in Ahmedabad, through video message.
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated His Excellency 'William S. Ruto' on his
election as the President of Kenya.
 FSSAI has rated "five-star" in a third party audit for the quality of food served to over 1,100 inmates
lodged at Fatehgarh Central Jail in UP's Farrukhabad district.
 The External Debt Management Unit of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has
released the 28th edition of the Status Report on India's External Debt 2021-22. India's external debt
stood at US$ 620.7 billion at the end of March 2022, an increase of 8.2 per cent over the debt of US$
573.7 billion at the end of March 2021.
 Grandmaster 'Arvind Chitambaram' emerged champion in the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament with a
score of 7.5 while seven Indians finished in the top 10 and R Praganandhaa finished joint second with
five others.
 International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on 08 September. This year the theme is
'Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces'.
9 September
PM T.B Mukt Bharat Abhiyan

 President Draupadi Murmu virtually launched the Prime Minister's T.B Mukt Bharat Abhiyan to re-
emphasize the country's mission of eradicating T.B by 2025.
 According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, all countries have set a target of
eradicating TB by 2030, but the Government of India has set a target of eradicating TB by the year
2025.
 President Murmu also launched the 'Nikshaya 2.0' initiative on the occasion. It is a web portal which is a
platform for donors willing to provide various types of support to TB patients under treatment.
Human Development Index - 2022

 According to the 'Human Development Report 2021-22', India's rank in this list of 191 countries in the
Human Development Index has come down from 130 in the year 2020 to 132 in the year 2022.
 This report has been issued by UNDP since 1990.
 The theme of the Human Development Report, 2021-22 is "Uncertain Times, Unresolved Lives: Shaping
Our Future in a World of Change".

 Indicators of HDI - Life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling and average years of schooling,
gross national income.
 India's HDI value in 2021 was 0.633, lower than the world average of 0.732.
 Sri Lanka (73rd), China (79th), Bhutan (127th) and Bangladesh (129th) are above India in this list. The
position of other neighboring countries such as Pakistan (161st), Nepal (143rd) and Myanmar (149th) is
also not good.
 Switzerland has been ranked first in the report. It is followed by Norway, Iceland, Hong Kong and
Australia in fifth place.

 President Draupadi Murmu met International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
(Bulgaria) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Austria's Volker Turk as UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights.
 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar released the Arabic version of Dara Shikoh's book "Majma ul-Bahrain"
(The Meeting of the Two Seas) in New Delhi. Similarities are outlined.
 Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off 'Fit India Freedom Moto' ride from Major Dhyan Chand National
Stadium in New Delhi. Under this, 75 bikers will visit 75 important places in the country.
 The Uttar Pradesh government will issue unique land identification numbers to farmers like Aadhaar
numbers. This number will be linked to Aadhaar and using this the farmers of the state will be able to
take advantage of government schemes.
 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has tweeted that the Pacific Region Travel Writers Association, affiliated
to the UN World Tourism Organization, will present West Bengal with the 'International Travel Award
2023 for Best Destination for Culture'.
 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has launched the Moolur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher
Education Assurance Scheme titled 'Pudhumai Pen' at a function in Chennai in the presence of Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
 The Union Minister of AYUSH and Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, laid the
foundation stone of the new complex of National Institute of Sowa Rigpa (NISR) in Sabu Thang area of
Leh.
 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched an initiative named 'SETU' (Support
Entrepreneurs to Change and Skill) here to connect Indian startups with American investors.
 Telugu writer and actor, Tanikela Bharani was honored with the 18th Lok Nayak Foundation Award
annual literary award.
 Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian to win the Zurich Diamond League Final 2022

in Switzerland. Neeraj defeated Jacob Vadleccho of Czech Republic.
 Indian boxer Birju Shah passed away at the age of 48 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Won bronze medals
for India in the 1994 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
10 September
Indigenous stealth frigate 'Taragiri'

 The Navy will launch the indigenously built Nilgiri class radar evasion capable 'Taragiri Warship'.
 The warship has been built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited for the Navy.
 This warship is 149 meters long and 17.8 meters wide.
 The vessel is powered by a combination of two gas turbines and two main diesel engines.
Shri Tanot Mandir Complex Project

 Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of 'Shri Tanot Mandir
Complex Project' in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
 This project is being undertaken by the Union Ministry of Tourism, Government of India under the Border
Tourism Development Program.
 Under this project a waiting room, amphitheater, interpretation center, room for children and other
necessary facilities will be developed to promote tourism.
 Since the year 1965, BSF has taken charge of the worship and arrangement of this temple.
National Commission for Women (NCW)

 The National Commission for Women organized the 'Western Regional Counseling Meeting' at Gujarat
University.
 Ms. Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, NCW attended the consultation meeting as the Chief Guest.
 The National Commission for Women was constituted on 31 January 1992 under the chairmanship of
Jayanti Patnaik under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990.
 The commission consists of a chairman, a member secretary and five other members.
 The President of NCW is nominated by the Central Government.
World Suicide Prevention Day

 World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on 10 September.
 It was started by the International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP) in the year 2003.
 This day is sponsored by the World Federation for Mental Health and World Health Organization.
 The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day for the year 2022 has been set as "Creating hope through
action".
Himalaya Day 2022
 Himalaya Day is celebrated every year on 9 September with an aim to preserve the Himalayan
ecosystem and region.
 In 2015, September 9 was officially declared as Himalaya Day by the then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
 Himalaya Day 2022 is being celebrated under the theme 'Himalayas will be safe only when the interests
of its residents are protected'.

 President Draupadi Murmu has nominated Shri Ghulam Ali from Jammu and Kashmir to the Rajya
Sabha. Mr. Ali is from the Gurjar Muslim community.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a two-day Center-State Science Conference at Science City,
Ahmedabad through video conferencing.
 Indian Railways will start a new high-speed Vande Bharat train. Its name will be Vande Bharat-2 and its
maximum speed will be 180 kilometers per hour. It will achieve the speed of 100 km in just 52 seconds.
 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana has completed two years. It is envisaged to create 68 lakh jobs
by the end of the year 2024-25 under the scheme.
 External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on
developing a consultative mechanism between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council with the
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Naef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf.
 Charles III has been formally announced as the new head of state by St James's Palace in Britain.
 The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is building a 'National Maritime Heritage Complex' at
Lothal, the historic Indus Valley Civilization region in Gujarat.
 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and announced $2 billion in
new military aid for other European countries facing challenges from Ukraine and Russia.
 The US has approved USD 450 million assistance to Pakistan for the maintenance of the F-16 fighter jet
fleet.
 IndiGo appointed Peter Albers as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airline.
 NASA's tiny tiffin box-shaped instrument 'MOXIE' has succeeded in making oxygen from carbon dioxide
(CO2) on Mars.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of eminent archaeologist B B Lal.
11 September
Fortune India Rich List 2022

 According to Fortune India's list of 'India's richest' for 2022, 142 billionaires based in India have a
collective net worth of USD 832 billion.
 Asia's richest man Gautam Adani has surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the third richest
person in the world, according to Forbes' real time billionaires list. He became the richest person in India
with a net worth of USD 129.16 billion.
 Meanwhile, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has a net worth of US$94 billion, becoming
the 8th richest person in the world and the second richest person in India.
US Open Tennis 2022

 In the final Grand Slam of the year, US Open tennis, world number one champion Inga Swiatek of
Poland has won the women's singles title. She defeated Tunisia's Ounce Jabour in the final.
 Swiatek is the first Polish female player to have won the US Open title. He has won ten titles including
three Grand Slam titles in his career so far.
 In mixed doubles, the Australian pair of Storm Sanders and John Pearce defeated the pair of Kirsten
Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vaseline to win the title.
 In the men's category, Spanish player C. Alcaraz García defeated C. Rudd to win his first Grand Slam
trophy, becoming the youngest player to reach world No. 1 at just 19 years old.
 The event was held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 15 September to
attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
 The Central Government has fixed the maximum number of wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
at 250. Of these, 42 wards will be reserved for Scheduled Castes.
 NITI Aayog in collaboration with World Resources Institute, India has launched the country's first National
Electric Freight Platform- e-Fast India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport).
 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated two new districts Sakti and Manendragarh-
Chirmiri-Bharatpur in the state. After this, the number of districts in the state has increased to 33.
 A two day 'National Defense Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises Conference' and exhibition started in
Kota, Rajasthan. Defense convention and exhibition is being organized for the first time in Rajasthan.
 External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar addresses diplomats at Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of
Diplomatic Studies in Riyadh.
 In Ukraine, the operation of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant has been completely halted as a
security measure.
 Naga Mircha Festival 2022, the first of its kind, was organized in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.
 The country's largest rubber dam has been completed on the Falgu river in 'Gaya', the land of salvation.
This rubber dam has been named 'Gaya Ji Dam'.

 HDFC Bank has unveiled its state-of-the-art 'Bank on Wheels' van in Gujarat. The Bank in Wheel Van
service will take banking services to the unbanked villages.
 The final match of the Asia Cup T20 tournament was played at the Dubai International Stadium. Sri
Lanka's team has become the Asia Cup champion for the sixth time. (Pakistan - runner-up)
 Australia captain Aaron Finch has decided to retire from ODI cricket.
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of the
legendary personality of Telugu cinema, Shri UV Krishnam Raju Garu.
 Dwarka-Sharda Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passed away in Narsinghpur,
Madhya Pradesh. He was 99 years old.
12 September
International Dairy Federation's World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Dairy Federation's World Dairy Summit (IDF
WDS) 2022 at the India Expo Center and Mart in Greater Noida.
 The conference will run till September 15, in which industrialists, experts, farmers and policy planners
are participating.
 The theme of the conference is 'Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihoods'.
 Around 1500 delegates from 50 countries are participating in the conference.
 The first summit was held in India in 1974.
Ayurveda Day 2022

 All India Institute of Ayurveda has launched Ayurveda Day 2022 programme. This six-week program will
run till October 23.
 The Ministry of AYUSH has made All India Institute of Ayurveda as the nodal agency for Ayurveda Day
this year.
 Its theme is - Ayurveda Har Din Har Ghar.
 The Ministry of AYUSH celebrates Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanvantari Jayanti.
 This year this day will be celebrated on 23 October.
Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)

 The Serious Fraud Investigation Office has arrested the alleged mastermind of a wide-ranging racket
involving setting up shell companies with Chinese links and supplying fake directors.
 It is a multi-disciplinary organization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Government of India, comprising experts in the financial sector, capital markets, accounting, forensic
audit, taxation, law, information technology, company law, customs and investigation. .
 It was established on 2 July 2003. Its headquarter is in New Delhi.
International Day for South-South Cooperation

 Every year 12 September is observed by the United Nations as the International Day for South-South
Cooperation.
 The day commemorates the adoption of the "Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA)".
 BAPA was adopted in 1978 by 138 member countries to promote and implement technical cooperation
among developing countries.
National Forest Martyrs Day

 National Forest Martyrs Day is celebrated on 11 September.
 The day is celebrated to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives to protect the forests and
wildlife across India.
 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India had decided to observe
11 September as National Forest Martyrs Day. This day officially came into existence in the year 2013.

 An Early Intervention Center - Prayas has been set up at Army Hospital, New Delhi. This center has been
created to increase the confidence of the parents of specially abled children and to eradicate the
problems of the children.
 The University of Delhi has started the Allotment-cum-Admission Policy-CSAS-2022 portal for admission
to undergraduate courses for the academic year 2022-23.
 Likith Y.P. has won a Bronze Medal in Prototype Modeling Skills in the 'World Skill Competition-2022'.
This international competition is organized among the youth of the member countries of World Skills
International.
 Khadi India organized an exhibition and fashion show 'Aheli Khadi' at NIFT Gandhinagar.
 Recently the US Air Force Global Strike Command successfully test-fired the Minuteman III ICBM
missile. Its full name is LGM-30G Minuteman-III. It is one of America's most powerful missiles capable of
carrying out a nuclear attack.
 This exercise named 'Parvat Prahar' is being conducted by the Indian Army's One Strike Corps in the
Ladakh sector. This is an exercise lasting 20 days.
 The Odisha government has launched the 'Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificial
from Terrace to Aquifer' (CHHATA) scheme with an investment of Rs 270 crore to implement a rooftop
rainwater harvesting system.
 "The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Veer", is the autobiography of the youngest Param Vir

Chakra awardee Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (Retd).
 Justice Kamal Narayan (KN) Singh, who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, passed away in
Prayagraj. On 25 November 1991, he assumed the office of the Chief Justice of India. He retired on 13
December.
13 September
Kuno National Park

 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will release eight cheetahs brought from Namibia into the Kuno
National Park on his birthday on September 17.
 Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh was established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1981 and was later
given the status of a national park in 2018.
 It was named after the Kuno River, which is one of the major tributaries of the Chambal River.

 The Election Commission has declared 253 registered but unrecognized political parties-RUPPs inactive
and banned them from availing the Election Symbols Order, 1968.
 The Startup Center and META, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, launched a fast-
paced XR Startup program to build the next generation startups of Augmented Reality technologies
across the country in New Delhi.
 The 27th United Nations Conference on Climate Change will be held in Egypt later this year.
 Indian Navy warship INS Satpura and P8I maritime patrol aircraft arrived in Darwin, Australia on 12
September 2022 to participate in the multinational exercise Kakadu - 2022, organized by the Royal
Australian Navy.
 Indian and Chinese forces have withdrawn from Patrol Point-15 at Gogra-Hotsprings in the Eastern
Ladakh region. On 8 September, both the countries announced to start the process of withdrawing the
army.
 The 6th edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (GIMEX 2022) conducted by the Indian Navy
began in the Bay of Bengal on 11 September 22.
 The Indian Air Force contingent has returned after successfully participating in the Exercise Pitch Black
22 exercise with armies of several countries in Australia.
 The Kibithu military post and a major road near the Lohit Valley on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with
China were named after the country's first CDS General Bipin Rawat.
 The book 'Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India' is authored
by Saumya Saxena, a British Academy Fellow in the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge.

 North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has declared his country a country with nuclear weapons.
 Agnikula Cosmos Pvt Ltd, a startup set up at IIT-Madras, has received a patent from the central
government to design and manufacture a 3D printed rocket engine using 3D printing technology.
 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has collected tons of flower waste, known as Nirmalya, during
the Ganesh festival in Mumbai. Instead of dumping the waste in the garbage, the civic body will convert
the flowers into organic manure.
14 September

 Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi will become the Attorney General for India for the second time. Current
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal's term will end on September 30.
 The first test of India's first manned space mission Gaganyaan will be done in late 2023 or early 2024.
After the first test flight, Vyom Mitra - the robot will be sent.
 NITI Aayog organized Zero Forum in New Delhi to mark the first anniversary of India's Zero Pollution E-
Mobility Campaign.
 India and Denmark jointly released the White Paper on Waste Water in India at the 'World Water
Congress and Exhibition-2022' in the Danish capital Copenhagen.
 The King of Bhutan 'Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck' calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New
Delhi.
 The Union Minister for Home and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, laid the foundation stone of Kribhco
Hazira, a bio-ethanol project of Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited in Surat, Gujarat.
 The Union Minister of Labor and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav, attended the G-20 Labor and
Employment Ministers' Meeting in Bali, Indonesia on 13-14 September 2022.
 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has been awarded the country's best
Rajbhasha Kirti Samman for the fourth time in a row by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India at the National Hindi Day celebrations held in Surat. Its Hindi
magazine Sugandh has also received the first prize in Hindi Griha Patrika category.
 Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Narayan Rane presided over the 18th meeting
of the National Board of MSME.
 French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who is on a three-day visit to India, called on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
 Indian Army's Kharga Corps and Air Force conducted joint exercise 'Gagan Strike' in Punjab.
 American Express Banking Corporation has appointed Sanjay Khanna as the Chief Executive Officer

(CEO) and Regional Manager of its Indian arm AEBC India.
 The Supreme Court has allowed BCCI to amend the rules of the board. Accordingly, the Board can make
amendments regarding the cooling-off period in respect of its Chairman, Secretary and other office
bearers.
 Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman to win two medals at the World Wrestling
Championship. Vinesh achieved this feat after winning a bronze medal in the 53kg category in Belgrade,
Serbia. She defeated Emma Mamgren of Sweden.
 India has won the title of Under-17 SAFF football tournament. India defeated Nepal 4-0 in the final held in
Colombo.
 Sikkim will host Ranji Trophy matches for the first time in December.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of Dr S Sami Vellu, former Cabinet
Minister of Malaysia and the first Pravasi Bharatiya Samman winner in Malaysia.
15 September
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category

 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the inclusion of
tribes of five states in the Scheduled Tribes category.
 The Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of the tribes of Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh in the ST category. In this 12 communities have been included in
the ST list.
 Uttar Pradesh - The cabinet has included 'Gonds' community in the Bhadohi (earlier Sant Ravidas
Nagar) district of Uttar Pradesh state along with its five sub-castes (Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari and
Rajgond) in the Scheduled Tribes list of Uttar Pradesh. To do so, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has
approved the proposal.
 Himachal Pradesh - The Hati or Hatti community living in the Trans-Giri region within the Sirmaur district
of Himachal Pradesh has been included in the Scheduled Tribes list in the state.
 Tamil Nadu - The proposal of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to include the Narikoorvan community of the
state of Tamil Nadu in the Kurivikkaran community has also been approved.
 Karnataka - The 'Betta-Kuruba' community of the state of Karnataka will now be known as synonymous
with the 'Kadu Kuruba' community.
 Chhattisgarh - The Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of 12 communities in the Scheduled
Tribes (ST) category, including Binjhiya Bhuyan, Bhuyan, Bhuyan and Bharia of the state of
Chhattisgarh.
Amrit Sarovar

 Uttar Pradesh has secured the first position in the whole country by developing more than 8462 Amrit
Sarovars by marking 15497 Amrit Sarovars in various Gram Panchayats.
 The objective of Amrit Sarovar Yojana is to conserve water for the future.
 Madhya Pradesh stood second, Jammu and Kashmir- third, Rajasthan -fourth and Tamil Nadu- fifth in
the implementation of Mission Amrit Sarovar.
 In Uttar Pradesh, Lakhimpur Kheri has secured the first position in the state by making 256 Amrit
Sarovar, while Gorakhpur and Pratapgarh with 244 and 231 lakes are in
second and third place.
Engineer's Day
 Every year 15 September 15th is celebrated as 'Engineer's Day' in the country.
 Engineer's Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the eminent engineer of India, Dr.
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, who is known as the 'Vishwakarma' of modern India.
 M. Visvesvaraya was born on September 15, 1861 at a place called 'Muddenahalli' in Mysore
(Karnataka).
 Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya is also known as the master of dam design. One of his most notable
projects is the Krishna Raja Sagar Lake and Dam, which is located in Karnataka.
 In the year 1955, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest honor.
 He was also awarded the British Knighthood Award.
Hindi Diwas
 Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on 14 September in the country.
 Apart from 14 September, 'World Hindi Day' is celebrated on 10 January.
 Hindi, an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script, was recognized as the official language
of India by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
 India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru started it in 1949 and decided to celebrate Hindi Diwas on
14 September every year.

 Former President Ram Nath Kovind released 'Ambedkar and Modi - Reformers Ideas Performer's
Implementation' The preface of the book is written by Rajya Sabha MP Ilaiyaraaja.
 A tripartite peace agreement was signed between the Union Government, the Government of Assam and
eight tribal groups of Assam in New Delhi in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenco on his re-election as the
President of Angola.
 An MoU was signed between Leh Hill Council, Solar Energy Corporation of India and Golden Mile

Learning to enhance the skills of teachers.
 The Indian Navy has resumed training of National Cadet Corps cadets at Manasbal Lake area in
Ganderbal district of Kashmir after 33 years. Training in this area was suspended in the early 1990s.
 Keeping in view the coordinated functioning of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and
State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and observations made by the Hon'ble Supreme Court
to Section 13(2) of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, NCPCR "e-Bal Nidan" Will
provide access to all SCPCRs on the portal.
 The Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra
Pradhan launched the 'Jagruti' program of Ramakrishna Mission for the students of classes I to V.
 The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajiv Chandrasekhar will
inaugurate the pre-production phase of India's first Lithium Cell Manufacturing Plant at Tirupati, Andhra
Pradesh.
 The 4th Cyber Crime Investigation and Intelligence Summit-2022 is being organized by Madhya Pradesh
Police to improve the knowledge and capabilities of Police Sub-Inspectors and Senior Investigating
Officers to effectively prevent cyber crimes.
 Border Security Force Director General Pankaj Kumar Singh had decided to include women personnel
for the first time in the camel squad of the force.
 IIT-Madras and International Business Machines (IBM) have collaborated to improve quantum computing
research and talent development in India.
 The Nagorno-Karabakh region is a disputed territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
 Swiss tennis player Roger Federer has announced his retirement. He has won 22 Grand Slam titles in
men's singles.
 International Day of Democracy is celebrated every year on 15 September all over the world.
16 September
Hackathon 3.0 "Kritagya"

 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, under its National Agricultural Higher Education Project, in
collaboration with the Division of Crop Science, is organizing Hackathon 3.0 "Kritagya" to promote
'Accelerated Breeding for Crop Improvement'.
 According to ICAR, KRITAGYA can be understood as follows- KRI means Krishi i.e. agriculture, TA
means Taknik i.e.technology and GYA means Gyaan i.e. knowledge.
 In this competition, students, faculty and innovators/entrepreneurs from any university/technical institute
across the country can apply and participate in the program as a group.
Assam Peace Accord

 A tripartite peace agreement has been signed between the Center, the Assam government and eight
tribal groups to end the decades-old crisis of tribals and tea garden workers in Assam.
 Signatory tribal groups include Birsa Commando Force, Adivasi People's Army, All Adivasi National
Liberation Army, Tribal Cobra Military of Assam and Santhal Tiger Force.
 The Center is committed to resolve all border and armed faction disputes between the northeastern
states by 2024.
28th World Ozone Day

 World Ozone Day is celebrated every year on 16 September to mark the signing of the Montreal
Protocol which came into force on this day in 1987.
 The theme of World Ozone Day 2022 is "Montreal Protocol @ 35: Global Cooperation to Protect Life on
Earth".
 India, as a party to the Montreal Protocol since June 1992, has been successfully implementing the
Montreal Protocol, projects and actions to gradually eliminate substances that damage the ozone layer,
in line with the Protocol's phased program.
 India ceased production of chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, halons, methyl bromide and
methyl chloroform for controlled use on 1 January 2010 in accordance with the Montreal Protocol
schedule.
 Ozone is a gas consisting of three atoms of oxygen which is found in very small amounts in the
atmosphere.
 Ozone gas is found in the stratosphere as a very thin and transparent layer.
 It accounts for 90 percent of all the ozone in the atmosphere.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 22nd Summit of Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
 India will host the 9th session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture. The treaty was signed in Rome in November 2001 at the 31st
session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and entered into force in June
2004.
 Film actor Manoj Bajpayee released the book 'Muskurate Chand Lamhe Aur Khamoshiyan' written by
Jivesh Nandan in New Delhi. This book is a collection of poems.
 Former Dutch field hockey player and former Indian women's hockey coach, Sjoerd Marin has written a
new book titled Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women's Hockey.
 The US Agency for International Development and UNICEF launched the series 'Door Se Namaste' on

Doordarshan and YouTube in New Delhi. It promotes healthy behavior in a post-pandemic world.
 The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, along with the Minister of
Commerce of Cambodia, Mr. Pan Sorasak, co-chaired the 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers'
Meeting held in Siem Reap City, Cambodia on 16 September 2022.
 The government has declared 23 September, the birth anniversary of Maharaja Harisingh, as a public
holiday in Jammu and Kashmir.
 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was exchanged between the Indian Navy and Amity University
Uttar Pradesh on 15 September 2022.
 Financial technology company BharatPe has inducted former RBI deputy governor BP Kanungo and
TARI founder Kaushik Dutt as independent directors on its board.
 Burjeel Holdings, a leading private healthcare provider in the UAE and MENA (Middle East and North
Africa) region, has appointed actor Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador.
17 September
Project Cheetah
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi released cheetahs at Kuno National Park in Sheopur district of Madhya
Pradesh.
 Eight cheetahs have been brought to India as part of the world's largest inter-continental migration
project. There are five female cheetahs and three male cheetahs.
 The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952.
Rakhigarhi
 The world's largest museum on Harappan culture is currently being set up at Rakhigarhi, Haryana.
 The museum will also have an open-air theater and a library.
 Rakhigarhi village was part of the Indus Valley Civilization from 2600 to 1900 BC.
 The two villages Rakhi Khas and Rakhi Sahapur have archeological remains of the Indus Valley site.
 It was excavated for the first time in 1969. It is currently the largest settlement of the Indus Valley
Civilization.

 Varanasi has been named the first tourism and cultural capital of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization-SCO for the year 2022-2023. The decision was taken at the 22nd meeting of the Heads of
State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand.
 The chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was handed over to India in Samarkand,

Uzbekistan. India will chair the grouping for a year till September next year and next year, India will host
the SCO summit.
 The leaders of the SCO member states signed the 'Samarkand Declaration' at the meeting of the Council
of Heads of State in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands has become the first "Clean Sujal Pradesh" and Puducherry has declared
itself as a 'Har Ghar Jal' verified Union Territory.
 Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has appealed to the people to donate blood under the
countrywide voluntary blood donation campaign – Raktadan Amrit Mahotsav.
 CSIR's popular science magazine "Vigyan Pragati" has received Rashtriya Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (1st
position).
 The Jharkhand government has recently approved a proposal to provide 77% reservation in state
government jobs for people belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes,
OBCs and other economically weaker sections.
 The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal has been declared the best
zoo in the country. As per the list, Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai has secured the second
position, followed by Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden in Mysore, Karnataka. Alipore Zoological
Garden, Kolkata has secured the fourth position.
 The Forestry Universities (UoF) Act 2022 was approved by the Telangana Legislative Assembly. This will
be the first university of its kind in India. Globally, it will be the third forestry university after Russia and
China.
 The Election Commission of India released a new digital publication 'BLO e-Magazine' in an interactive
session held with BLOs spread across all the states of India.
 Writer, P.C. Balasubramaniam has written a new book in English, Rajini's Mantras: Life lessons from one
of India's most-loved superstars.
 Tata Consultancy Services, with a value of USD 45.5 billion, is the most valuable brand in India as per
the Kantar BrandZ India 2022 report.
 Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to make collection of forensic evidence
mandatory in offenses punishable with a sentence of more than 6 years.
 Air India has chalked out a plan to increase its domestic market share to more than 30 per cent in the
next 5 years named as “Vihaan.AI”.
 In the World Youth Chess Championship held in Romania, Pranav Anand won the Under-16 and A.R.
Ilamparthi has won the Under-14 category title.
 Virat Kohli has become the first cricketer in the world to have 50 million followers on Twitter.
 Bengaluru-based teenage chess player Pranav Anand has become the 76th Grand Master of India. He
achieved this feat by crossing 2500 ELO ratings at the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in

Mamaia, Romania.
 Former umpire of International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel Asad Rauf of Pakistan passed away on
14 September 2022 due to cardiac arrest.
 Former Indian tennis legend and former Davis Cup captain Naresh Kumar has passed away. He was 93
years old.
18 September
District Disability Rehabilitation Centers (DDRC)

 The District Disability Rehabilitation Centers (DDRCs) spread across the country have been providing
effective rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities for the past two decades.
 These centers are jointly run by the District Management Team headed by the DM/Collector and a
reputed NGO (usually the Indian Red Cross Society).
 To enhance their services, a model DDRC has been conceptualized by the Department of
Empowerment of Disability, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
 In the first phase, nine such models DDRC, Badaun, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Balaghat, Golaghat, Ahmedabad,
Amravati, Kullu and Rampur have been upgraded to model DDRC level.
 These 09 model DDRCs were inaugurated by Dr. Virendra Kumar, Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India through virtual medium.

 The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation have
launched the Green Finns Hub to promote sustainable marine tourism. This hub is the first global
maritime tourism industry forum.
 In the Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature, a day of 22nd September has been reserved
for women MLAs.
 Oxfam India recently released India Discrimination Report 2022. The labor force participation rate (LFPR)
of women in India is just 25% in 2021.
 State Bank of India has become the third bank in the country to cross the 5 lakh crore market cap, before
this, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have achieved this feat.
 CERT-IN has issued an advisory regarding the new mobile banking 'Trojan' virus 'Sova' in the country.
 Indian javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia won a silver medal at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix
event in Morocco.
 Bajrang Punia has won the bronze medal in the men's 65 kg weight category at the World Wrestling
Championships.

19 September
Kargil International Marathon

 It was organized by Kargil Hill Council and Ladakh Police in association with the outskirts of Pune.
 The marathon was organized with the slogan 'Run for Apricots' to celebrate the accessibility of apricots
grown in Ladakh to the international market.
 Jigme Namgyal won the men's section and the Discet Dolma in the women's section of the 42 km full
marathon.
77th session of the United Nations General Assembly

 External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in New York to attend the 77th session
of the United Nations General Assembly.
 The theme of the 77th United Nations General Assembly is A Key Moment: Transformational Solutions
to Collective Challenges.
 He will attend a high-level meeting of the L-69 grouping on revitalized multilateralism and achieving
comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council.
 The L-69 group includes developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and small
islands, focusing on UN Security Council reforms.
World Bamboo Day

 Every year 18 September is celebrated as World Bamboo Day.
 The theme of World Bamboo Day, 2022 is '#PlantBamboo' i.e. It's time to Plant Bamboo Plants.
 In 2009, at the 8th World Bamboo Congress held in Bangkok (Thailand), the World Bamboo
Organization officially declared 18 September as World Bamboo Day (WBD).
 The World Bamboo Organization was established in the year 2005. Its headquarter is in Antwerp
(Belgium).

 India has overtaken China to become the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka. India has extended a loan
of 96 crore 8 million US dollars to Sri Lanka in the four months of 2022.
 The Constitution Bench of the Apex Court comprising Justices Indra Banerjee, Hemant Gupta, Surya
Kant, MM Sundresh and Sundhashu Dhulia in the Trimurti Fragrances Pvt Ltd case has held that the
decision given by the judges of the larger bench on the basis of majority will be valid.
 It has been announced to set up a state-level institution like NITI Aayog in Maharashtra.
 Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has launched a web-portal named 'CM Da Haisi', Imphal for
redressal of grievances of common people.
 The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has announced the launch of India's longest river

cruise tourism service between Varanasi and Bogibeel (Dibrugarh) early next year.
 Due to the 'Nanmadol storm' in Japan, people living in the southwest areas have been warned to move to
safer places.
 The UAE may launch its first lunar rover 'Rashid Rover' on a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket in November this
year. Earlier, the UAE had launched the Hope Mission to Mars, the Arab world's first interplanetary
mission.
20 September
Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development

 India's presidency at the prestigious Institute has been extended for one more year.
 The decision was taken unanimously by AIBD member countries at the two-day 47th Annual General
Meeting of the Institute held in New Delhi.
 Established in 1977 under the auspices of UNESCO, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Development
Institute is a specialized regional intergovernmental organization serving the countries of the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission in the field of electronic media development for Asia and the
Pacific.
 It currently has 26 full members (countries) representing 43 organizations, and 50 affiliated members
(organizations).
Lassa fever
 Despite the government's measures to reduce the spread of the viral infection across the country, 171
people have died due to Lassa fever in Nigeria.
 Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, which belongs to the
Arenaviridae family.
 It was first discovered in 1969 in Nigeria.
Railway Protection Force

 Railway Protection Force celebrated its 38th Raising Day on 20 September 2022 by organizing a parade
at the Jagjivan Ram RPF Academy, Lucknow for the first time at the central level.
 This is the first time that a national level parade of RPF was organized outside New Delhi.
 Railway Protection Force was formed through an Act passed in Parliament in 1957 to provide security to
railway property.

 Kurmi organizations from West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha have been demanding Scheduled Tribe

status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
 Gujarati film 'Chhello' (Last Film Show) has been declared as India's official entry for Oscars 2023. The
Film Federation of India announced this for the 95th Academy Awards.
 Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the implementation of the Bru Accord in a meeting with Tripura Chief
Minister Manik Saha in New Delhi. After the signing of the Bru Accord in January 2020, significant
progress has been made in the direction of resettling the displaced Bru community from Mizoram in
Tripura.
 Elvis Ali Hazarika from Assam has become the first swimmer from the Northeast region to cross the
North Channel. The North Channel is the watershed between Northern Ireland and Southwest Scotland.
 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has approved the formation of a sub-committee on Maratha
reservation. State Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil will be the chairman of the
six-member sub-committee.
 The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $96.3 million loan agreement to
provide clean drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
 Union Tourism Minister Shri G.Kishan Reddy, A three-day National Conference of State Tourism
Ministers concluded at Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh in the presence of.
 Bangladesh registered a historic title win for the first time by defeating Nepal 3-1 in the final of the SAIF
Women's Football Championship in Kathmandu.
 Valery Polyakov (Russia), who holds the record for the longest spaceflight, has died at the age of 80.
 Renowned comedian Raju Srivastava passed away at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences-
AIIMS. He was 58 years old.
21 September
Daulatabad Fort
 Maharashtra Tourism Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said that the Maharashtra Tourism Department
will propose to rename the Daulatabad Fort near Aurangabad city to its old name 'Devagiri'.
 According to historians, the name of the fort was changed to Daulatabad by Mohammad Tughlaq in the
14th century.
 This fort was built in 1187 by the Yadava dynasty and was known as Devagiri.
Operation Octopus, Operation Double Bull and Operation Thunderstorm

 Kuldeep Singh, Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, said that 'Buda Pahad', which has been
a stronghold of Maoists in Jharkhand for three decades, has now been completely freed from them.

 Shri Singh said that since April this year, three campaigns are being conducted to set up camps of
security forces in the Budha Pahad area. Their names are Operation Octopus, Operation Double Bull
and Operation Thunderstorm.

 Andaman and Nicobar Islands has become the first Union Territory in the country to achieve 100 percent
coverage in terms of giving a precautionary dose of 'Covid Vaccine'.
 The Union Cabinet approved the National Logistics Policy. The policy aims to improve the country's
Logistics Performance Index ranking and place India among the top 25 countries by 2030.
 The Mahagathbandhan government of Bihar is going to introduce a "no-bag day" rule in schools to
reduce the burden on the students. The government will make at least one day a week no bag day.
 Indian Coast Guard has inducted Patrol Vessel Samarth in its fleet.
 The Indian Army has activated satellite-based internet service on the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest
battlefield.
 Defense Minister Rajnath Singh held extensive discussions with Egyptian Defense Minister General
Mohamed Zaki and India and Egypt signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance bilateral
defense cooperation.
 INS Ajay was decommissioned on 19 Sep 22 after rendering 32 years of illustrious service to the nation.
The warship participated in several naval operations including Operation Talwar and Operation Parakram
in 2001 during the Kargil War.
 The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the
Leeds-2022 conference organized by FICCI in New Delhi.
 Actress Alia Bhatt has been awarded the Best Actor award at the prestigious 'Priyadarshini Academy
Smita Patil Memorial Award'. The award is given at the 38th anniversary celebrations of the premier non-
profit organization, Priyadarshini Academy, for her commendable contribution to Indian cinema.
 International Day of Peace is celebrated every year on 21st September all over the world. The theme of
this year's World Peace Day is 'End racism. Build peace.'
22 September
India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)

 The '2022 UN Interagency Task Force, and WHO Special Program on Primary Health Care Award' was
awarded to India for the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI).
 The United Nations award was presented on September 21, 2022 at a program organized by the United
Nations General Assembly in New York.

 IHCI is a joint initiative of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR), state governments and the World Health Organization-India.
 It was launched in 2017.
Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards

 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has honored Radhika Batra of India, Zara Joya of Afghanistan,
Vanessa Nakate of Uganda and Ursula von der Leyen of the European Union for their exceptional work
towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 The foundation said these people were honored at the 'Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards' at the Lincoln
Center in New York for "making a difference in society" through their work towards the Sustainable
Development Goals in their community and around the world.
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC)

 Recently Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) has been accorded the status of a 'Maharatna'
Central Public Sector Enterprise.
 Established in the year 1969, REC is a financial company (NBFC) focused on financing and
development of the power sector across the country.
 The grant of 'Maharatna' status to REC will give enhanced powers to the company's board while making
financial decisions.

 A Memorandum of Understanding between the NCC and the United Nations Environment Program was
signed in New Delhi. The MoU aims to support the efforts of youth in promoting clean water bodies.
 The meeting of the 'Global Clean Energy Action Forum 2022' began in Pennsylvania, USA. In this, the
Indian delegation is being led by Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
 Global Fintech Fest 2022 is jointly organized by NPCI, Payments Council of India and Fintech
Convergence Council. It is being organized this year from 19 to 22 September with the theme “Creating a
Sustainable Financial World – Global, Inclusive, Green”.
 Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala flagged off the second
phase of 'Sagar Parikrama Yatra 2022' in Mangrol town of Gujarat.
 The meeting of the Trilateral Ministerial Commission of India, Brazil, South Africa Dialogue Forum-(IBSA)
was held in New York. The meeting was chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.
 Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Sood and UK High Commissioner Mr.
Alex Ellis released the book “She is – Women in STEAM” on September 21, 2022. This book has been
authored by Elsa Marie D'Silva and written by Supreet K. Singh.
 The Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the app

'SCALE' (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees). It provides a one-stop solution for the
skilling, learning, assessment and employment needs of the leather industry.
 ISRO has successfully test-fired a hybrid motor at the ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri, Tamil
Nadu. This motor uses solid fuel and liquid oxidizer.
 The Defense Ministry has signed a contract with M/s BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd for acquisition of . It is
a joint venture between India and Russia.
 SEBI has unveiled a framework for the Social Stock Exchange (SSE), which was notified in July 2022.
 The Supreme Court has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao to amend the
Constitution of the Indian Olympic Association and create an electoral college.
 The Union Minister of AYUSH, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, inaugurated the International Conference on
Consciousness focused on the theme 'Consciousness Exploration- From Non-locality to Advaita: The
Human-Machine Debate' at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
 Minister of State for Communications Shri Devusinh Chauhan will lead the Indian delegation to attend the
Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) of ITU (International Telecommunication Union) in Bucharest,
Romania.
 Power Foundation of India in association with Vigyan Bharati (VIBHA) organized a function on the launch
of 'Agni Tatva - Energy for Life' initiative on 21st September, 2022 at Nehru Memorial Museum and
Library, New Delhi.
23 September
Global Financial Center Index

 It is jointly published by the Z/Yen Group in London and the China Development Institute in Shenzhen.
 New York has topped the 32nd edition of the Global Financial Centers Index as the world's most
preferred financial center. It is followed by London and Singapore respectively.
 New York has retained the top spot for the past four years.
 Singapore has secured the third rank, leaving Hong Kong behind. At the same time, Hong Kong is in
fourth place. San Francisco was ranked fifth in this ranking.
 In India, New Delhi and Mumbai are ranked 68th and 7th respectively.
Kigali Amendment
 US lawmakers recently voted to ratify the 'Kigali Amendment'.
 The US Senate ratified the 2016 Kigali amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol climate treaty and
decided to reduce the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
 The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol is a legally binding international agreement that aims to
gradually phase out the consumption and production of HFCs.
'Moonlighting'
 IT company Wipro has fired 300 of its employees on charges of moonlighting.
 Recently, Swiggy has announced the first Moonlighting policy in the industry.
 If an employee works secretly in his permanent job as well as elsewhere, then it is technically called
'Moonlighting'. In simple words it is also called a side job.
Vertopsy Post mortem

 Recently the post-mortem of comedian Raju Srivastava was done using a new technique called virtual
autopsy.
 Virtual Autopsy or Vertopsy is a newer post-mortem technique that does not involve dissection.
 The postmortem is done using hi-tech digital X-rays and CT-scans.
 Presently, AIIMS Delhi is the only institute which is doing Virtual Autopsy in South East Asia for the last
two years.
Haifa Day
 Every year 23 September is celebrated as Haifa Day by the Indian Army.
 The main objective of Haifa Day is to show respect to the Indian soldiers who fought in the Battle of
Haifa.
 The Battle of Haifa took place on September 23, 1918, in which soldiers from Jodhpur, Mysore and
Hyderabad, who were part of the 15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade, participated in the First World
War on behalf of the Allies under German and Turkish-held Israel. The 'city of Haifa' was liberated.
 In honor of the soldiers who fought in this war, the Government of India re-named the famous Teen
Murti Memorial in Delhi as Teen Murti Haifa Memorial.
International Sign Language Day

 International Sign Language Day is organized every year on 23 September to raise awareness about
the importance of sign language in the full realization of human rights of deaf people.
 The date of 23 September of the year 1951 marks the establishment of the 'World Federation of the
Deaf'.
 The theme of this day for 2022 is “Sign Languages Unite Us”.

 A collection of selected speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was released in New Delhi. Its name
is Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas – Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'National Conference of Environment Ministers' through

video conference on 23 September 2022 at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
 Dr. M. Srinivas has been appointed as the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi. He will replace Dr Randeep
Guleria.
 The United States has announced an additional USD 170 million in humanitarian assistance to the
Rohingyas living in and outside Myanmar and the communities that shelter them in Bangladesh.
 According to a recent study, Saturn's bright rings and extreme tilt are likely due to the pre-existing moon
Chrysalis.
 Preparations are underway to bring back a 14th-century ceremonial sword that was sold to a British
general in Hyderabad in the early 20th century. The sword was demonstrated by the Nizam of
Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI (Years 1896–1911) in the year 1903 at Delhi or the Imperial
Durbar.
 External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar hosted the G-4 Foreign Ministers meeting on the sidelines of
the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (G4 - India, Brazil, Japan, Germany)
 India has sent the first consignment of plant-based meat products from Nadiad in Kheda district of
Gujarat to California in the US.
 The country's first 'Dugong Conservation Sanctuary' has been notified in Tamil Nadu. The sanctuary has
been notified in the Palk Gulf.
 Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena inaugurated the 'We Care' initiative at the 'Seva Diwas' event
organized at India Gate. The objective of this initiative is to spread awareness among the people about
the various schemes of Delhi Police.
 A wild arctic wolf has been successfully cloned for the first time in the world by a gene firm based in
Beijing, China. The Arctic Wolf is also known as the White Wolf or the Polar Wolf.
 US space agency NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will hit an asteroid on
September 26 at 24,000 kilometers per hour.
 Max Life Insurance Company Limited has roped in cricketer Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh as
its brand ambassadors.
 Hilary Mantel, the first woman to be awarded the Booker Prize twice and author of the popular novel Wolf
Hall, has died in London at the age of 70. He was born on 6 July 1952 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
24 September
National Service Scheme Award

 President Draupadri Murmu presented the National Service Scheme Awards for the year 2020-21 at
Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Total 42 awards)
 The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports gives these awards
every year.
 This award is given for distinguished contribution to voluntary community service and national service in
the country.
 The National Service Scheme was started in 1969. Its motto is - Not me but You.
L-69 Group
 The members of the L-69 group held a high-level meeting in New York to discuss comprehensive
reforms in the United Nations Security Council.
 The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General
Assembly, was chaired by Ralph Gonsalves, President of the Group and Prime Minister of St. Vincent
and the Grenadines. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar was the co-organizer of this meeting.
 The L-69 includes developing countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, which aspire to
broaden the nature of the Security Council.
Meher Baba Competition-II

 The Hon'ble Defense Minister had launched "Meher Baba Competition-II" at Air Headquarters (Vayu
Bhawan) on 6th April, 2022 to give a boost to the incremental indigenous drone industry.
 The objective of this competition is to develop technology for "Swarm Drone Based System for Detection
of Foreign Objects on Aircraft Operating Surfaces".
 The first edition of this competition was started in October, 2018 and concluded in October, 2021.

 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar released a book 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay - Life Philosophy and
Contemporary' at an event in New Delhi
 Developed in collaboration with ISRO, 'Real Time Train Information System' is being fitted in locomotives
to automatically obtain train movement time at stations including arrival and departure or rehearsal of
trains.
 The Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, Tourism and Culture, Shri G. Kishan
Reddy inaugurated the two-day virtual conference 'SymphoNE'. The objective of this conference is to
showcase the unseen beauty of Northeast India and to prepare a roadmap for promoting the tourism
sector in the North Eastern region.
 The Assam government will engage 2.5 lakh water messengers for creating awareness on water
conservation and related issues.
 The 20th meeting of the Prosecutors General of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. On behalf of India, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and
Additional Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs Dr. Anju Rathi Rana participated in it.

 As per the decision of the Central Government, 1924 security personnel of Private Security Agency
(PSA) will be deployed in place of CISF in 60 non-core duty posts at 60 airports.
 Indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist Meena Kandasamy has been announced as the recipient
of the 'Hermann Kesten Prize 2022', given by the Penn Center in Darmstadt, Germany.
 RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has launched RuPay Credit Card, UPI Lite and Bharat BillPay cross-
border bill payment solutions service on UPI at the Global Fintech Fest 2022 held in Mumbai to promote
digital transactions.
 India's first successful whole-hand transplant was performed at Amrita Hospital in Kochi, Kerala.
 Hero MotoCorp and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited have signed MoU. Under this agreement,
both the companies will work together to establish charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the
country.
 Indian Navy's two indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessels 'Nistar' and 'Nipun' were
launched at Visakhapatnam. These are designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited,
Visakhapatnam for the Navy.
 Former Indian hockey team captain Dilip Tirkey has been elected unopposed as the President of Hockey
India. It will be chaired by a former Olympian for the first time in history.
 Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami played his last international cricket match. She has announced his
retirement from international cricket.
 India is set to host its first MotoGP World Championship in 2023 at the 'Buddha International Circuit' in
Greater Noida.
 17-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova from Czech Republic has won the Chennai Open 2022 WTA 250 tennis
singles.
 Acharya Ram Yatna Shukla, a Padma Shri awardee, Sanskrit scholar and former president of Kashi
Vidvat Parishad, passed away at the age of 90. He is popularly called "Abhinav Panini".
25 September
Arogya Manthan 2022

 The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the two-day
program 'Arogya Manthan 2022'.
 This marks the completion of 4 years of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and 1
year of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
Operation 'Southern Readiness'

 INS Sunayna arrived at Port Victoria in Seychelles on Saturday to participate in the joint annual training
exercise 'Operation Southern Readiness'.

 The Indian Navy is participating in this joint exercise for the first time.
 Apart from India, USA, Italy, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and Spain are participating in it.
Fridays For Future

 Fridays for Future activists have launched protests against climate change in Germany and other
countries.
 These protests were organized 6 weeks before the start of the United Nations Climate Summit (COP27),
which is scheduled to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
 Similar protests have taken place in countries such as Italy, South Korea, the US and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
 Fridays for Future is a global 'climate strike movement' that began with 15-year-old Greta Thunberg
launching a strike in Sweden in August 2018.
 The main objective of this global movement is to put moral pressure on policy-makers, so that they take
action to limit 'global warming'.
Breakthrough Awards 2023

 Recently Breakthrough Awards 2023 were presented to individuals who made significant contributions to
scientific development.
 The awards are international awards given under three categories – mathematics, fundamental physics
and life sciences and recognize scientific progress in these fields.
 The award was formed in 2010 by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs – Milner (venture capitalist),
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, and Google's Sergey Brin.
Antyodaya Diwas
 To mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in India, 25 September is celebrated
every year as Antyodaya Diwas.
 Antyodaya means "uplift of the poorest of the poor" or "uplift of the last man".
 The day was declared by the Government of India on September 25, 2014 and has been officially
celebrated since the year 2015.
 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was born on 25 September 1916 in Nagla Chandrabhan village of Mathura
district.
 The philosophy presented by him is called 'Integral Humanism' whose aim was to present an 'indigenous
socio-economic model' in which human beings are at the center of development.
 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay opposed both Western 'capitalist individualism' and 'Marxist socialism'.

 President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the Dussehra festival in Mysore, Karnataka and offered prayers
to Goddess Chamundeshwari at Chamundi Hills.
 Government's flagship program 'Make in India' is completing eight years. It was launched in the year
2014 on 25 September.
 During the storm, the main island of Luzon was affected by Hurricane 'Noru' in the northern islands of the
Philippines.
 At the 77th UN General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has supported India to
become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
 A three-party MoU has been signed between the Sports Department of the Union Territory, Leh Hill
Council and Eicher Group Foundation for promotion of ice hockey in Ladakh.
 Former senior Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has
named his new party 'Democratic Azad Party'.
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has started a unique competition to make toys from dry waste
called 'Swachh Toycathon'. This competition has been started under the Urban Clean Mission. Center for
Creative Learning and IIT Gandhinagar is a partner in this initiative.
 Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar laid the foundation stone
of the organic seed farm of National Seeds Corporation at Morena (Madhya Pradesh).
 The Ministry of Environment, Forest, Climate Change has set up the National Chambal Wildlife
Sanctuary for 207 hectares. A big decision has been taken to recommend land de-notification.
 Reserve Bank of India has felicitated the bankers of Leh district for achieving 100 percent digitization of
banking operations.
 Amazon has tied up with Amp Energy to set up its first solar project in India, these solar power plants will
be set up in Rajasthan.
 Former Kerala minister and eight-time MLA from Nilambur constituency, senior Congress leader Aryadan
Mohamed passed away. He was 87 years old.
26 September
International Day for the Disarmament of Nuclear Weapons

 The United Nations celebrates 26 September every year as the International Day for the Disarmament
of Nuclear Weapons, in order to completely eliminate nuclear weapons.
 The General Assembly endorsed the objective of general and complete disarmament in 1959.
 In 1978, the first special session of the General Assembly, stated that complete nuclear disarmament
should be the primary objective towards disarmament.
International Daughter Day

 International Daughter Day is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of September.
 This year 'International Daughter's Day' was celebrated on 25 September.
 The purpose of celebrating this day is that daughters should be given equal importance and respect as
sons all over the world.

 Italy's national elections are set to lead to the formation of a right-wing government for the first time since
World War II, according to the final results of the Brothers' Party's Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first female
prime minister.
 The US space agency NASA's spacecraft DART collided with an asteroid 'Dimorphus' present in space.
The purpose of this collision is not to destroy that asteroid but to change its orbit.
 The Ministry of Rural Development has developed 'Jaldoot Application' to track the water level in
selected village wells across the country. (Twice a year - before and after monsoon)
 Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to American whistleblower Edward
Snowden.
 The Government of India has decided to include all online Post Office Passport Seva Kendras across the
country in the facility of applying for Police Clearance Certificate services.
 Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that the government will set up a 'Multi State Export House'
with the Amul brand for promotion and export of agricultural products to the world market.
 INS Tarkash made a port call at Port Gentil, Gabon as part of her deployment in the Gulf of Guinea for
anti-piracy patrols. This is the first visit by an Indian Naval ship to Gabon.
 The Government of Chhattisgarh has started a campaign called 'Hamar Beti Humar Maan' (Our
daughter, our respect) on the safety of women.
 Dr. Rajiv Behl has been appointed as the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR) for a period of three years.
27 September
Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Plant

 President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Plant of
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bengaluru.
 The President also laid the foundation stone of the Southern Regional Institute of Virology at Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited.
 Speaking on the occasion, the President said that India has become the sixth country in the world to
indigenously manufacture cryogenic engines.
 The cryogenic engine is used in satellite launches of the Indian Space Research Organization-ISRO.
Tamirases Project
 The district administration of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu is using a 'hyper local' method called 'tamirases'
to rejuvenate the 'Thamirabarani River'.
 It is a district level initiative aimed at restoration of social ecosystem of Tamiraparani river bank.
 Thamirabarani River, also known as Tamraparni River or Porunai River, is a perennial river flowing in
Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts of Tamil Nadu state.
 It begins in the Agasthyamala hills in the Western Ghats. Then flowing in the eastern direction, it flows
into the Gulf of Mannar near Thiruvaikundam (Srivaikuntam).
'National Career Services Portal'

 The active vacancies on the 'National Career Service Portal' have exceeded four lakh 82 thousand.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi started this portal in July 2015.
 This portal is a job platform which provides various types of employment services.
 It aims to help qualified job seekers to connect with potential employers to find suitable employment.
Bathukamma festival
 Telangana's flower festival Bathukamma began recently, with a large number of women participating in
the festivities across the state.
 Bathukamma festival starts from Pitru Paksha i.e. Amavasya of Bhado (also known as Amavasya of
Mahalaya) and ends on the Ashtami day of Navratri.
 According to Shalivahan Samvat (Saka Samvat - 78 AD), this festival starts from Amavasya Tithi and
continues till Durgashtami.
World tourism day

 World Tourism Day is celebrated across the world on 27 September every year. It was started by the
United Nations in the year 1980.
 The statutes of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) were adopted in the year
1970 on the date of 27 September. Five years after that, UNWTO was established in 1975.
 The United Nations World Tourism Organization has handed over the hosting of World Tourism Day,
2022 to Indonesia.
 The theme of Tourism Day 2022 is "Rethinking Tourism".

 Actress 'Asha Parekh' will be honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020. Ms. Parekh
was also awarded the Padma Shri in 1992.
 Assam will use a special device called 'Breathe', a portable Neonatal Continuous Positive Air Pressure

(CPAP) system, which helps babies to breathe in the hospital and can be used while traveling.
 The Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar presented the National Tourism Awards (total 81 awards) to
the awardees at an event organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India on the occasion of
World Tourism Day, 2022. The Vice President also released India Tourism Statistics 2022, New
Incredible India Global Promotional Films, and e-book "Go Beyond: 75 Experiences of North India" on
the occasion.
 The Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra
Pradhan inaugurated the 13th FICCI Global Skills Summit 2022 in New Delhi. Its theme was "From
Education to Employment - Making it Possible".
 The Royal Society of Chemistry (London) and CSIR will collaborate in the promotion of chemical science
in schools and universities under the Jigyasa programme.
 Center released 'Sign Learn' smartphone app, a 10,000-word dictionary for Indian Sign Language.
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhowmik presented the app.
 Lifts and automatic ladders have been installed for differently-abled, elderly and children at about 500
railway stations across the country. Railways has provided this facility under Accessible India Campaign.
 For the first time ever, the Supreme Court broadcast the proceedings of its Constitution Bench live. In the
year 2018, the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra gave a historic decision to live telecast the important
proceedings of cases of constitutional importance.
 Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 'Meeting of Financial Institutions
and Public Sector Banks' in New Delhi.
 Global organization, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has retained
India's growth forecast for the current fiscal at 6.9 per cent.
 World River Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Sunday of September. Which was celebrated on
25 September this year.
28 September
Popular Front of India

 The Union Home Ministry has banned Popular Front of India for 5 years.
 The ban was imposed based on the recommendations of the state governments of Uttar Pradesh,
Karnataka and Gujarat.
 The ban does not include the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), which was created within the PFI
to focus on political issues.
 SDPI is not banned as it is a registered political party and comes under the purview of Election
Commission of India.

 PFI was formed in 2007 as a result of the merger of three Muslim organizations – National Democratic
Front (NDF) in Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity and Manitha Neethi Pasarai in Tamil Nadu.
Abode of the Unicorns

 A memorial made of ashes collected from rhino horns was recently unveiled at the Kaziranga National
Park in Assam.
 The monument with three rhinoceros statues has been named "Abode of the Unicorns". It has a male
rhinoceros, a female rhinoceros and a calf.
 These idols are made by sculptor Biju Das. The statues of forest guards have been carved by Biren
Singha.
'Captain Fantastic'
 Football's biggest governing body FIFA has made a special documentary on the career of India's great
football player and captain Sunil Chhetri.
 Its name is 'Captain Fantastic' which is released on 28 September.
 FIFA wrote, "You know all about Ronaldo and Messi, now learn the story of the third highest scorer in
active men's internationals. Captain Fantastic is now available on FIFA+.
World Rabies Day

 World Rabies Day is observed globally on 28 September every year.
 The day is celebrated globally to mark the death anniversary of French biologist, microbiologist and
chemist, Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
 It is the only global day to raise awareness for the prevention of rabies.

 The government has decided to appoint Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retd) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM as
the next Chief of Defense Staff (CDS).
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for 3 more months till the end of
December 2022. The scheme was to end on 30 September. (Starting on 26th March 2020)
 The indigenously developed special aviation fuel 'AVGAS 100 LL' was launched by the Government of
India. It was developed by the Indian Oil Corporation for piston engined aircraft and UAVs. (Production -
at Indian Oil's refinery in Vadodara (Gujarat))
 The Asian Development Bank announced $14 billion in aid to fight food insecurity in the Asia Pacific
region. This financial assistance will be provided for the period 2022-2025.
 CBI has launched 'Operation Megh Chakra' to counter the spread of child sexual abuse material online.
 Cochin International Airport Limited has been awarded the Airport Service Quality Award 2022 by the

Airports Council International. The award is for the implementation of the 'Mission Safeguarding'
programme, which ensured uninterrupted traffic and passenger satisfaction after the pandemic.
 Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has congratulated the people of the state for the best adventure
tourism destination award and first prize for all round development of tourism to Uttarakhand on the
occasion of World Tourism Day in New Delhi.
 Indian-origin UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named for the first time as the winner of
the Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award during a ceremony in London.
 The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the water withdrawal of up
to 153 cusecs by each side from the Kushiara River passing through the common border of India and
Bangladesh.
 The new Ghat intersection of Ramnagari Ayodhya will now be known as 'Lata Mangeshkar Chowk'. It
was inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.
 Belgium-based Aegis Insurance International has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in its
Indian joint venture Aegis Federal Life Insurance. With this, it has become the first insurance company in
the country in which a foreign partner has a majority stake.
 Kenya's two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has improved his world record in the Berlin
Marathon by 2:01:09.
 In the final match of the Duleep Trophy 2022 (cricket), West Zone took the title of the tournament. West
Zone defeated South Zone in the final match.
29 September
UNESCO-Mondiacult 2022 World Conference

 The Indian delegation, chaired by the Minister of State for Culture, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, will
represent the UNESCO-Mondiacult 2022 World Conference to be held in Mexico City from September
28 to 30, 2022.
 The conference is being held 24 years after UNESCO's World Conference on Cultural Policies for
Development held in Stockholm (Sweden) in 1998.
 This is the third such conference and forty years after the first Mondiacult World Conference on Cultural
Policies organized by UNESCO in 1982 in Mexico City (Mexico).
Discovery of ancient archaeological remains in Bandhavgarh Forest Sanctuary

 In a major discovery, ASI has unearthed archaeological remains in Bandhavgarh Forest Reserve in
Madhya Pradesh.
 During this discovery, 26 ancient temples/relics from the Kalachuri period (9th century CE to 11th
century CE), 26 caves (2nd century CE to 5th century CE mostly related to Buddhism), 2 monasteries, 2

stupas, 24 Brahmi inscriptions ( 2nd century CE to 5th century CE), 46 sculptures, 20 scattered relics
and 19 water formations (from 2nd to 15th centuries CE) have been found.
 Among the 46 idols there is also a Varaha idol, which is one of the largest idols.
 The remains or things that have been unearthed are related to the reign of King Sri Bhimsen, Maharaja
Pothasiri and Bhattadeva.
 The inscriptions also mention places like Kaushambi, Mathura, Pavta (mountain), Vejbharda and
Sapatnairika.
World Heart Day

 Every year 29 September is celebrated as World Heart Day.
 The theme of this year's Heart Day is 'Use Heart for Every Heart'.
 It calls on people from all over the world to unite for the prevention of heart diseases.

 Senior Advocate R. Venkata-Ramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India. He will
replace Attorney General KK Venugopal.
 The Supreme Court held that all women are eligible for safe and legal abortion and that discrimination
between married and unmarried women is unconstitutional. A three-judge bench headed by D.Y.
Chandrachud said that the definition of rape in the Medical Abortion Act includes marital rape.
 The CBI launched a multi-stage 'Garud Abhiyan' to dismantle the drug dealing network with international
links. The CBI is conducting this special operation in coordination with Interpol and the Narcotics Control
Bureau especially in the Indian Ocean region.
 Indian Foreign Service officer Bandaru Wilsonbabu was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to
the Republic of Madagascar.
 At the national level, Uttar Pradesh has been awarded 'Ayushman Excellence Award-2022' in the 'Arogya
Manthan Program' for adding various health facilities in the National Health Facility Register.
 The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and the Embassy of the Netherlands
officially signed a Joint Statement to formalize the Bilateral Fast-Track Mechanism (FTM) between India
and the Netherlands.
 At a ceremony on 26 September 2022 on the sidelines of the 42nd session of the International Civil
Aviation Organization Assembly (ICAO) held in Montreal, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed
between the International Solar Alliance and ICAO.
 Fertilizer companies of India- Coromandel International, Chambal Fertilizers and Indian Potash Limited
signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Canpotex, Canada on 27 September 2022.
 India Expo Center & Mart received the prestigious 'National Tourism Award 2018-19 for Best Stand

Alone Convention Center' during the "National Tourism Awards" 2022 function held at Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi.
 Addressing the Ministerial Roundtable at the World Green Economic Summit at the World Trade Center
in Dubai, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav has said that India is the
first country to have a cooling action plan based on energy efficiency and thermal compatibility.
 Recently, the southwest coast of Florida (United States) was affected by Hurricane Ian.
 In Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdulaziz has named his son and successor 'Prince Mohammed bin
Salman' as prime minister.
 Recently, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has been elected unopposed as the party's
president for the third time in a row.
 The Indian government has postponed the proposal to make six airbags mandatory in cars by one year,
till October 1, 2023. This decision has been taken after the reduction in global supply.
 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar flagged off the Jaipur Foot team of 'Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang
Sahayata Samiti' from New Delhi to Syria. This eight-member team will set up a prosthesis fitment camp
in Damascus.
 The Union Cabinet has approved an increase of 4 per cent in Dearness Allowance of Central employees
and Dearness Relief for pensioners.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad. National Games are
being organized in Gujarat for the first time.
 Every year on 29 September, the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste is observed
from the year 2020 to promote and implement global impact efforts to address the issue of manure
wastage.
 First Chairperson of National Commission for Women, Former Lok Sabha MP, Former President of
National Women's Congress and Jayanti Patnaik, wife of former Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh
Patnaik, passed away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
30 September
68th National Film Awards

 President Draupadi Murmu presented the 68th National Film Awards in New Delhi.
 The Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020 was given to veteran actress Asha Parekh.
 Tamil film 'Soorarai Pottru' won the Best Feature Film award.
 Hindi film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome
Entertainment. Ajay Devgan was given the Best Actor Award for this film.
 The Best Actor Award for Soorarai Pottru went to Suriya and Aparna Balamurali was awarded the Best
Actress Award for the same film.
 The Dangi language's Testimony of Anna won the award for Best Non-Feature Film.
 Marathi film Funeral was awarded the Best Film on Social Issues.
 Satchidanandan KR He received the Best Director Award for the Malayalam film AK Ayyappanam
Koshiyum.
 Marathi film Sumi won the Best Children's Film award.
Global Innovation Index - 2022

 India has been ranked 40th in the World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index -
2022.
 Switzerland has retained the first position for the 12th year in a row. It is followed by the United States,
Sweden, United Kingdom and Netherlands respectively.
 India, which was ranked 81 in the Global Innovation Index in 2015, has now moved up to 40th position.
 The World Intellectual Property Organization is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services,
policy, information and cooperation. It was established in 1967.
 It is a self-financing agency of the United Nations with 193 member states. Its headquarter is in Geneva
(Switzerland).
Fourth Tiger Reserve of Uttar Pradesh

 Recently, Uttar Pradesh (UP) approved the notification of the state's fourth tiger reserve at Ranipur
Wildlife Sanctuary in Chitrakoot district.
 This will be the 54th Tiger Reserve of India. Guru Ghasidas National Park of Chhattisgarh is the 53rd
Tiger Reserve of India.
 Although the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary itself does not host tigers, it is frequented by tigers from the
neighboring Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
 Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1977.
 The new Tiger Reserve has tropical deciduous forests and fauna like tigers, leopards, spotted deer,
sambar and chinkara.
International Translation Day

 Every year 30 September is celebrated as 'International Translation Day'.
 Officially the first International Translation Day was celebrated in the year 2017.
 The theme of International Translation Day, 2022 is 'A World Without Barrier'.
 On 30 September, St. Jerome's death anniversary was chosen as a tribute to him.
 St. Jerome is a Bible translator, known as the patron saint of translators.

 The repo rate, the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks, has been increased by 50
basis points to 5.40 per cent.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the new and modern Vande Bharata Express train from
Gandhinagar railway station in Gujarat. Indigenously built Semi High Speed Express train will run
between Gandhinagar and Mumbai Central.
 India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant led an official delegation to the 3rd G20 Sherpa meeting held in
Yogyakarta (Indonesia) from 26 to 29 September.
 “Poshan Utsav” was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development from 30th September
to 2nd October 2022 on the duty path of New Delhi on the occasion of the completion of 5th National
Nutrition Month 2022.
 Open Network for Digital Commerce, an initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has opened its network to consumers at 16
locations across the city of Bangalore.
 The Ministry of MSME organized a 'National SC-ST Hub Conclave' in Gujarat. More than 300
entrepreneurs belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes participated in this program.
 Union Bank of India inaugurated the Ethical Hacking Lab at the Cyber Security Center of Excellence
(CCoE) in Hyderabad.
 Team World won the Laver Cup 2022 (Indoor Tennis Tournament) for the first time by defeating Team
Europe.

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National Commission for Women (NCW)

World Suicide Prevention Day

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US Open Tennis 2022

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