01st September, 2022

1. Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (Ministry of Ayush) and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) have signed an MOU for the promotion and facilitation of “One Herb, One Standard”.
2. “Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100” was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
3. NITI Aayog has declared the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational district on five parameters.
4. NHPC has signed an implementation agreement with the Government of Himachal Pradesh for the development of the 500 MW Dugar Hydroelectric project located in Chamba district.
5. Uttarakhand has launched the “Mukhyamantri Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana” on National Sports Day (August 29).
6. 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-22 was organized at Iboyama Shumang Leela Shanglen in Palace Compound, Imphal.
7. NHPC Limited has signed an MOU with PTC India Ltd for the sale of power to be generated from the upcoming West Seti & Seti River-6 Projects in Nepal.
8. Bank of Maharashtra has launched the 400-day “Maha Dhanvarsha” fixed deposit scheme at 5.5% interest for non-senior citizens and 6% for senior citizens.
9. NABARD has approved an allocation of Rs 230 crore for rural infrastructure projects in Mizoram.
10. IndiGo (India’s largest carrier) has joined a sustainable initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The airline has become a signatory to the Clear Skies for Tomorrow, India Coalition campaign.
11. Anurag Sharma has been elected as the International Treasurer of the Parliamentary Association Conference (CPA) at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference in Halifax, Canada.
12. Joao Lourenco has won a 2nd term as the President of Angola.
13. August 30 – International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
14. August 31 – International Day for People of African Descent
15. India has won a total of 16 medals in the World U20 Wrestling Championships 2022 held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
16. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has partnered with HSBC India to support women athletes of the country, especially youngsters.
17. 2022 BWF World Championship in Tokyo – Men’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark); Women’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi
18. “The Hero of Tiger Hill” book has been authored by Capt (Hony) Yogendra Singh Yadav.
19. “Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of Independence” has been authored by Dr Ashutosh Raravikar (Director in the DEPR of RBI).
20. Ralph Eggleston (American animator) has passed away.
21. Abhijit Sen (Indian economist) has passed away.

National News

1. Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (Ministry of Ayush) and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) have signed an MOU for the promotion and facilitation of “One Herb, One Standard”.
   • This MOU will help in facilitating Inter-Ministerial cooperation.
   • Through this MOU, all the herbs will be according to the Indian Standards along with the international quality requirements, so that all Indian quality standards become contemporary with the global standards for the same botanicals.
2. “Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100” was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
   • The roadmap is developed by the EAC-PM and the Institute for Competitiveness.
   • It is developed by Dr Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute for Competitiveness, Professor Michael E. Porter and Dr Christian Ketels of Harvard Business School.
   • The roadmap defines prosperity as ‘growth to be matched by social progress, shared across all regions within India, environmentally sustainable and solid in the face of external shocks’.
3. NITI Aayog has declared the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational district on five parameters.
   • Parameters of the ranking – Education; Health & Nutrition; Basic Infrastructure; Financial Inclusion & Skill Development; Agriculture & Water Resources
   • NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme Director – Rakesh Ranjan

State News

1. NHPC has signed an implementation agreement with the Government of Himachal Pradesh for the development of the 500 MW Dugar Hydroelectric project located in Chamba district.
2. Uttarakhand has launched the “Mukhyamantri Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana” on National Sports Day (August 29).
   • Under this scheme, the budding sportsperson will be given a scholarship of Rs 1500 per month.
3. 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-22 was organized at Iboyama Shumang Leela Shanglen in Palace Compound, Imphal.

Memorandum of Understanding

1. NHPC Limited has signed an MOU with PTC India Ltd for the sale of power to be generated from the upcoming West Seti & Seti River-6 Projects in Nepal.

Banking and Economy

1. Bank of Maharashtra has launched the 400-day “Maha Dhanvarsha” fixed deposit scheme at 5.5% interest for non-senior citizens and 6% for senior citizens.
2. NABARD has approved an allocation of Rs 230 crore for rural infrastructure projects in
   • The fund will be sourced from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) – established in 1995-96 – of NABARD.
3. IndiGo (India’s largest carrier) has joined a sustainable initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The airline has become a signatory to the Clear Skies for Tomorrow, India Coalition campaign.
   • Clean Skies for Tomorrow, launched in January 2019, to promote sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to achieve carbon-neutral flying. The goal is to have commercially viable SAF production (both bio and synthetic) at scale for industry-wide adoption by 2030 to make aviation a net-zero industry by 2050.
   • The global coalition now has more than 80 members.

Appointments

1. Anurag Sharma has been elected as the International Treasurer of the Parliamentary Association Conference (CPA) at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference in Halifax, Canada.
   • He will now be on the main Executive Council.
2. Joao Lourenco has won a 2nd term as the President of Angola.

Important Days

1. August 30 – International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
2. August 31 – International Day for People of African Descent

Sports

1. India has won a total of 16 medals in the World U20 Wrestling Championships 2022 held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
   • The wrestling championship was held in three formats – Men’s freestyle, Men’s Greco-Roman, and Women’s freestyle.
   • Men’s freestyles – Iran (1st), USA (2nd), India (3rd)
   • Men’s Greco-Roman – Iran (1st), Azerbaijan (2nd)
   • Women’s Freestyle – Japan (1st), India (2nd)
   • The only gold medal for India has been won by Antim Panghal.
2. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has partnered with HSBC India to support women athletes of the country, especially youngsters.
3. 2022 BWF World Championship in Tokyo – Men’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark); Women’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi
   • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won India’s first ever bronze medal in Men’s Double.

Miscellaneous

1. “The Hero of Tiger Hill” book has been authored by Capt (Hony) Yogendra Singh Yadav.
2. “Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of Independence” has been authored by Dr Ashutosh Raravikar (Director in the DEPR of RBI).
3. Ralph Eggleston (American animator) has passed away.
4. Abhijit Sen (Indian economist) has passed away.

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