Current Affairs in English – September 28 2022

September 28 , 2022

National Events:

Special Train:

• Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda flagged off a Special train from Hatia railway station in Ranchi to Hosur in Tamil Nadu in September 2022.
• It carried first batch of 822 girls under the recruitment drive jointly organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Tata Electronics Limited.
• Total 1898 girls were shortlisted through a written examination conducted by Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

ESIC:

• Senior bureaucrat Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the Employees ‘ State Insurance Corporation ( ESIC ).
• Kumar , a 1992 – batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre , is currently an additional secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• ESIC is the statutory social security body under the ownership of the Ministry of Labour & Employment . Founded : 1952.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport:

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman renamed the Chandigarh International Airport as Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on 28 September 2022.
• It was done on the occasion of 115th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh. Punjab and Haryana reached a consensus over renaming the airport after a meeting between Bhagwant Mann and Dushyant Chautala in August 2022.

Bhagat Singh’s 115th birth anniversary : 28 September 2022:

• Bhagat Singh was born on September 28 , 1907 at Village Banga in Punjab. He was hanged by the British rulers along with his friends Rajguru and Sukhdev on March 23 , 1931 because they refused to give in to the atrocities of the British rulers.
• At the age of 23 , he attained martyrdom. He gave the slogan ‘ Inquilab Zindabad ‘. In 1928 , he formed the Hindustan Republican Association ( HRA ).

Indian Fertiliser companies:

• Indian Fertiliser companies have signed an MoU with Canpotex , Canada. The Indian companies are Coromandel International , Chambal Fertilizers , and Indian Potash Limited.
• The MoU will reduce both supply and price volatility and ensure a stable long – term supply of Potassic fertilizer to India. Canpotex will supply up to 15 Lakh tonnes of Potash annually for 3 years to these companies.

Swachh Shehar Samvad and Technology Exhibition:

• Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry is organizing a Swachh Shehar Samvad and Technology Exhibition on 29 September.
• During the Samvad , sixteen states will share their experiences , learning , and best practices. The programme is a capacity – building initiative of the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 to equip States and Cities with an understanding of all recent developments in waste management.

Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan:

• Indian Railways has made 497 railway stations Divyangjan , Aged and Children friendly by installing lifts and escalators at railway stations across the country under the ‘ Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan ‘.
• So far , 1,090 escalators at 339 stations have been provided up to August 2022. The Accessible India Campaign ( Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan ) was launched by PM Modi on Dec 3 , 2015 ( World Disability Day ).

VSHORADS:

• DRDO on 27 Sept 2022 successfully flight tested the Very Short Range Air Defence System ( VSHORADS ) missile in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
• VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System ( MANPAD ) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Hyderabad – based Research Centre Imarat ( RCI ).
• Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) Chairman : Dr Sameer V Kamath. Founded : 1958.

Ethical Hacking Lab:

• The Union Bank of India inaugurated the Ethical Hacking Lab at the Cyber Security Centre of Excellence ( CCOE ) in September 2022.
• The lab with a cyber defence mechanism will protect the bank’s information system , digital assets , and channels , against potential cyber threats.
• The lab was inaugurated by the bank’s managing director and CEO A. Manimekhalai. Union Bank HQ : Mumbai. Founded : 1919.

NHPC Ltd & IIT Jammu:

• NHPC Ltd & IIT Jammu have signed a pact for availing services of the IIT Jammu for undertaking R & D activities in the field of science , engineering & technology.
• NHPC Ltd has already an established R & D division & this MoU will further provide an impetus to Research & Development ( R & D ) activities of the company.
• NHPC is an Indian government hydropower board under the Ministry of Power. HQ : Haryana.

’Sign learn’:

• Minister of state for Social Justice & Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik on 23 Sept 2022 ( International Day of Sign Languages ) launched an Indian Sign Language ( ISL ) dictionary mobile application called ‘ Sign Learn ‘.
• It is based on the Indian sign language dictionary of the Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre which contains 10,000 words. Aim : to make the ISL dictionary easily available to the public.

Yubi:

• With the aim to grow its co – lending portfolio , the State Bank of India ( SBI ) has partnered with Yubi , formerly known as CredAvenue.
• As part of this collaboration , Yubi will be assisting SBI in partnering with existing ecosystems of 3 entities – Non – Banking Financial Companies ( NBFCs ) , Housing Finance Companies ( HFCs ) and Fintechs. Founder & CEO of Yubi : Gaurav Kumar. Founded : 2017.

Lata Mangeshkar:

• UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in Ayodhya on the occasion of 93rd bir anniversary of the late singer on 28 Sept 2022.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has renamed the famous Naya Ghat crossing in Ayodhya as Lata Mangeshkar crossing.
• A 40 – ft – long Indian classical music instrument , the veena , weighing 14 tonnes , has also been installed at the crossing.

National Tourism Award:

• Madhya Pradesh has bagged 8 awards in different categories in the National Tourism Awards 2018-19.
• The awards were presented by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at a programme held in New Delhi on 27 September.
• Indore city of Madhya Pradesh won the best ‘ Civic management of a tourist destination in India ‘ award, While Ujjain bagged the clean tourism place -Western Region award.

’Visit AP’:

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘ Visit AP ‘ campaign in Amravati on 27 September.
• As part of this campaign , Andhra Pradesh will observe 2023 as ‘ Visit Andhra Pradesh ‘ year to foster tourism , with particular emphasis on attracting foreign tourists.
• The launch of the ‘ Visit AP ‘ campaign coincided with World Tourism Day ( 27 September ).

Dhamma Dipa:

• Tripura assembly on 27 Sept 2022 unanimously passed a bill for establishing Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University in Manu Bankul.
• The university will promote the study of Buddhism , science , & technology and other professional courses.
• As many as 51 countries will fund this project & the state government has already given 25 acres of land for the university. Tripura CM : Manik Saha.

International Events:

World Rabies Day : 28 September:

• World Rabies Day is observed on September 28 every year to raise awareness about the impact of the viral disease and how to prevent it.
• It is also observed to mark the death anniversary of French biologist & chemist , Louis Pasteur , who developed the first rabies vaccine.
• This day was observed for the first time on September 28 , 2007. 2022 Theme : ” One Health , Zero Death “.

Mohammed bin Salman:

• In Saudi Arabia , King Salman bin Abdulaziz named his son and heir Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the Prime Minister of the kingdom.
• According to a royal decree , King Salman also promoted his second son Prince Khalid from deputy Defense Minister to Defense Minister.
• Mohammed bin Salman was previously Defense Minister in Saudi Arabia’s government.

India and the Netherlands:

• India and the Netherlands have signed a joint statement to formalize the bilateral Fast – Track Mechanism between the two countries.
• It aims to facilitate a platform for the Dutch companies operating in India , for faster resolution of investment cases.
• The cumulative flow of FDI from the Netherlands to India reached around $ 42.3 bn between April 2000 and June 2022.

G-20:

• Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar arrived Bali on a three – day visit to Indonesia to participate in G – 20 Summit , on 27 September 2022.
• He held bilateral meeting with the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri – Food Ms. Marie – Claude Bibeau. Indonesia currently holds the Presidency of G20.