Current Affairs in English – September 10 2022

National Events:

CJI:

Former Chief Justice of India Kamal Narain Singh , who remained Chief Justice of India ( CJI ) for the shortest period of 18 days in 1991 , passed away on 8 September 2022.
Justice KN Singh was appointed as the 22nd CJI on 25 November 1991 & he retired on 12 December 1991. Justice YV Chandrachud ( 16th CJI ) had the longest tenure ( 7 Years , 4 Months & 20 days ) as CJI till today.

‘ Swachh Amrit Mahotsav : Ek Aur Kadam Swachhata Ki Ore ‘:

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has announced the commencement of the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav.
It is a fortnight of activities to galvanize action around cleanliness from 17th September , Seva Diwas , till 2nd October 2022 , Swachhata Diwas. He also released the official logo of ‘ Swachh Amrit Mahotsav : Ek Aur Kadam Swachhata Ki Ore ‘.

Indian Air Force:

To educate and familiarise air force personnel about financial planning , the Indian Air Force had organised a day – long seminar on 9 September 2022.
Officials from the Reserve Bank of India conducted talks on diverse topics ranging from financial awareness , bank frauds , the role of ombudsmen , among others. Approximately 400 Air Warriors across all ranks attended the seminar.

HDFC Bank & IEG:

HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with the Institute of Economic Growth ( IEG ) to fund a chair to carry out independent research. It would be known as ‘ HDFC Bank Chair of Banking and Finance ‘ and would be housed at the IEG campus , New Delhi.
It will support IEG for this chair for over five years with a funding support of ₹ 6.75 crore , with effect from 1 September 2022.

NMHC:

Ministry of Ports , Shipping and Waterways will build a National Maritime Heritage Complex ( NMHC ) at the site of the Indus Valley civilisation in Lothal , Gujarat.
A first of its kind complex in India , this centre will showcase India’s rich and diverse maritime heritage. The foundation stone for the NMHC project was laid by PM Modi and the consent for the master plan was given in March 2019.

Vande Bharat 2:

Indian Railways will be introducing the new avatar of high – speed train Vande Bharat called Vande Bharat 2.
It will be equipped with more advancements and improved features like 0 to 100 Kmpl speed in just 52 seconds , maximum speed up to 180 Kmph , and lesser weight of 392 tons instead of 430 tons.
In the new design , photo – catalytic ultraviolet air purification system has also been installed.

EMC:

The government has sanctioned an electronics manufacturing cluster ( EMC ) in Pune at an investment of Rs 500 cr. The EMC will come up in Ranjangaon Phase – III. The project will be set up over an area of 297 acre of land parcel.
The proposal has been approved by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ( MeitY ). The Central govt assistance for the project will be around Rs 208 cr.

MRSSA:

The Meghalaya government has launched a multi – purpose online portal Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act ( MRSSA ).
It will ensure the safety and security of the residents , gather intelligence inputs and make the process of delivery of numerous government services better.
The digitisation process would connect more than 6,000 villages and localities across Meghalaya to the online system.

Assam government:

Assam government has decided to create a new school education department by merging existing elementary and secondary education departments.
With this , all officers and staff of the two departments will come under the administrative control of the new school education department.
It has been done to facilitate the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 . Assam CM : Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Family ID:

Uttar Pradesh government will provide a unique farm ID similar to Aadhaar number to the farmers of the state. It will be linked with Aadhaar to provide them benefits of all govt schemes.
Apart from this , Uttar Pradesh Government will also start providing ‘ Family ID ‘ to those families who are not getting any kind of benefits from the government schemes till now.

NTPC:

NTPC Ltd has entered into an agreement to supply Renewable Energy Power to the armed forces ( Military Engineering Services ).
This is the first such agreement by the Indian armed forces for sourcing power from Renewable Energy sources.
This agreement will help towards the gradual decarbonization of the armed forces . NTPC Ltd Founded : 1975. HQ : New Delhi.

Make in India:

Indian railways for the first time has floated a tender to invite private players to build a high – speed wheel plant under the Make in India initiative.
Under this move , Railway will procure 80,000 wheels per year with a total cost of 600 crore rupees & manufacturing will take place in the country only.
Currently , Railways imports the bulk of its wheels from countries like Ukraine & Germany.

Sahitya Puraskar Award:

Telugu actor Tanikella Bharani was conferred with the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Lok Nayak Foundation in September 2022. Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati presented the award to Bharani in Visakhapatnam.
The award is given annually to a person credited with service for the cause of Telugu literature. The Lok Nayak Foundation has been giving this annual award for the past 18 years.

MRI:

New Delhi’s Inter – University Accelerator Centre ( IUAC ) has successfully developed India’s first superconducting magnet system used in MRI machines.
The IUAC has developed a 1.5 Tesla superconducting MRI magnet system , which is like the heart of the MRI machine.
It will enable indigenous production of MRI machines in India. At present , India depends on 100 % import for MRI machines.

PLI:

NITI Aayog on 9 September 2022 approved 32 beneficiaries under the production – linked incentive ( PLI ) scheme for large – scale electronics manufacturing.
This is the first – ever disbursement under any PLI scheme. Padget Electronics Pvt Ltd , a domestic company , is the first beneficiary approved to receive incentive under mobile manufacturing.

International Events:

Britain’s King Charles:

Britain’s King Charles has named his eldest son William and daughter – in – law Kate the Prince and Princess of Wales. He and his late wife Diana previously held these titles. Prince William is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II.
Charles , who became Prince of Wales in 1958 , automatically became king on the death of his mother , Queen Elizabeth , in September 2022.

World Suicide Prevention Day : 10 September:

World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year. Its goal is to spread the message of preventing suicides , far wide.
It was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization.
” Creating hope through action ” is the triennial theme for World Suicide Prevention Day from 2021-2023 .

Sports Events:

Ranji Trophy:

Sikkim will host Ranji trophy matches for the first time in December 2022. Along with Ranji Trophy matches , Sikkim will also play two Cooch Behar Trophy matches , and three Col CK Nayudu Trophy matches at the same cricket ground.