Current Affairs in English – September 11 2022

September 11 , 2022

National Events:

Former India Chief of Naval Staff:

• Former India Chief of Naval Staff , Admiral Sunil Lanba was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award , the Pingat Jasa Gemilang ( Tentera ) or Meritorious Service Medal ( Military ).
• He was awarded by President Halimah Yacob in September 2022. He was awarded for his outstanding contributions in enhancing the strong and long – standing bilateral defence relationship between both the nations.

HPCL & Indian Army:

• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd ( HPCL ) has collaborated with the Indian Army for implementing a CSR project to coach and mentor less – privileged girl students in Kargil.
• The project ‘ Kargil Ignited Minds ‘ aims to prepare 50 girl students for various national – level engineering and medical entrance examinations.

RBI:

• The Reserve Bank has imposed penalties on three entities for non – compliance with regulatory norms. A penalty of Rs 36 lakh has been imposed on Industrial Bank of Korea for non – compliance with certain Know Your Customer ( KYC ) norms.
• A penalty of Rs 59.10 lakh has been imposed on Woori Bank. A fine of Rs 12.35 lakh has been slapped on Indiabulls Commercial Credit Limited.

IDF WDS:

• PM Modi will inaugurate International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit ( IDF WDS ) 2022 , on 12 September 2022. It will be organised at India Expo Centre & Mart , Greater Noida.
• Around 1500 participants from 50 countries are expected to participate in the 4 – day IDF WDS 2022. The last such Summit was held in India about half a century ago in 1974.

Cheetah:

• PM Narendra Modi will launch the Cheetah re – introduction project on 17th September 2022. He disclosed this at the inaugural meeting of the national conference for the Zoo Directors held in Bhubaneswar on 10 September 2022.
• For the purpose , Cheetah will be brought from Namibia. This is for the first time that the Cheetah is being re – introduced after its disappearance from India in the 1950s.

Gagan Strike:

• The Kharga Corps of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force ( IAF ) conducted the joint exercise ” Gagan Strike ” in Punjab , to demonstrate the strength and prowess of the armed forces.
• The joint exercise was led by Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma , General Officer Commanding ( GOC ) , Kharga Corps , and took place over 4 days in various places of Punjab bordering Ambala in Haryana.

Sports Events:

Asia Cup:

• In Cricket , Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to lift their 6th Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Stadium on 11 Sept 2022.