08th-09th September, 2022

1. IILM University has launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Compliant Law School in the country.
2. The government has extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee, which was constituted in 2019, by one year.
3. Nilambur (eco-tourism destination in Kerala), Thrissur (cultural capital of Kerala) and Warangal (historic city of Telangana) have become the first cities from India to enter in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (UNESCO GLC).
4. According to Ministry of Education, India has witnessed substantial reduction in pupil-teacher ratio over the last 10 years.
5. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has unveiled India’s first prototype of drone transportation of human organs to facilitate quick organ transplant in hospitals.
6. International Space Conference has been organized on the side lines of 7th Bengaluru Space Expo on the theme of ‘Nurturing the NewSpace in India’.
7. A new initiative called “Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST)” has been launched under Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) initiative.
8. Ministry of Cooperation has constituted a committee, under the chairmanship of former Union Cabinet Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, for drafting the National Cooperation Policy
9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have virtually unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Bangladesh.
10. Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurates NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services at Jaisalmer house, New Delhi.
11. Central government has set up a panel, under the chairmanship of former planning commission member Kirit S Parikh, to review the methodology used by companies like ONGC for deciding the prices of gas.
12. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has become the first Indian Defence Minister to visit Mongolia.
13. 14th edition of the CII Global MedTech Summit was organised in New Delhi on the theme of “Seizing the Global Opportunity”.
14. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has launched an initiative — SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling) — to connect startups in India to US-based investors.
15. Bharti Airtel has launched a pilot project in partnership with TP Northern Odisha Distribution to offer bill payment solutions to more than two million registered customers of the utility.
16. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the top state in terms of the number of disposal and entry of cases through the e-Prosecution portal under the Digital India Mission of the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
17. Ministry of Electronics and IT has approved the development of an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster in Pune at a cost of Rs 500 crores.
18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for various works worth Rs 3,800 crore at Goldfinch city and approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Karnataka.
19. Odisha has approved the Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA) scheme with an outlay of Rs 270 crore.
20. Ladakh will get India’s first geothermal power project to tap the potential of natural geysers in the Puga area, 170 km east of Leh, in Changthang plains.
21. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin inaugurated the School of Excellence and Model School scheme, which is based on Delhi’s model of schooling, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
22. Rajasthan government has announced to launch the ‘Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme’ to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas on the lines of MGNREGA scheme.
23. India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the UK Government, in collaboration with BAE Systems, has conducted the Cyber Security Exercise for 26 Countries.
24. NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place in the second quarter of 2023.
25. NASA has revamped its “Eyes on the Solar System” 3D visualization tool for making the interplanetary travel easier and more interactive than ever.
26. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the new image of an exoplanet named ‘HIP 65426’, which is bigger than Jupiter in size.
27. 7th edition of Eastern Economic Forum was held in Vladivostok, Russia on the theme of ‘On the Path to a Multipolar World’.
28. Reliance Industries has acquired 79.4% stake in SenseHawk Inc. for $32 million.
29. Fuelflip Energy has developed India’s first Air-gas Mixer component to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.
30. RBI has launched the 5th cohort of the Regulatory Sandbox on the ‘neutral’ theme.
31. Reliance General Insurance has announced the launch of one of its most flexible and popular products – Reliance Health Gain Policy – on Policybazaar’s online platform.
32. Bank of India has become the first public sector bank to go live on Income Tax Department’s new Direct Tax Collection System Tin 2.0.
33. Private sector lender IDFC First Bank has joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to enable early adoption of the network among its customers.
34. Kerala-based ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd has launched a ‘Rainbow Savings Account’ exclusively for the transgender community offering a host of features, including high savings rate and advanced debit card facilities.
35. Tata Motors has launched India’s first CNG truck in the medium and heavy commercial (M&HCV) vehicle segment in the 28- and 19-tonne nodes.
36. Google has joined Assam to pay rich tributes to Bhupen Hazarika on his 96th birth anniversary with a doodle.
37. Moody’s Investors Service has maintained India’s sovereign credit rating at a minimum investment grade of ‘Baa3’. However, it has continued its “stable” outlook for the country.
38. September 7 – International Day of Clean Air for blue skies; Theme – The Air We Share
39. September 8 – International Literacy Day; Theme – Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces
40. Telugu actor Tanikella Bharani has won the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Lok Nayak Foundation at the award function held at Kalabharathi Auditorium in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh.
41. West Bengal has won the International Travel Award 2023 for Best Destination for Culture by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
42. Suresh Raina (the former India and Uttar Pradesh batter) has announced his retirement from “all formats of cricket”.
43. India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech, has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for primary immunization of people above the age of 18.

National News

1. IILM University has launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Compliant Law School in the country.
2. The government has extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee, which was constituted in 2019, by one year.
   • Currently, the 11-member committee is chaired by corporate affairs secretary Tarun Bajaj.
   • Tasks of the committee – examining and making recommendations to the government on various issues related to implementation of the Companies Act and Limited Liability Partnership Act.
3. Nilambur (eco-tourism destination in Kerala), Thrissur (cultural capital of Kerala) and Warangal (historic city of Telangana) have become the first cities from India to enter in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (UNESCO GLC).
   • The group of global cities also includes some of the most developed cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Hamburg, Athens, Incheon, Bristol, and Dublin.
   • The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities is an international policy-oriented network that paves way for the development and progress of other cities by sharing ideas and innovations at a global platform.
   • The cities included in the list can benefit greatly from the exchange of ideas and solutions for development with other cities.
   • A total of 77 cities from 44 countries have joined the UNESCO GLC.
4. According to Ministry of Education, India has witnessed substantial reduction in pupil-teacher ratio over the last 10 years.
   • In Primary Schools, the pupil teacher ratio, which was at 43 in 2010-11, has come down to 3 in 2020- 21.
   • In Upper Primary schools, the pupil-teacher ratio has reduced from 33 in 2010-11 to 9 in 2020-21.
   • The Pupil Teacher Ratio at different levels of education show availability of adequate number of teachers for teaching children enrolled at different grade.
   • This data has been sourced from UNESCO’s ‘No Teacher, No Class’ report (3^rd edition).
5. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has unveiled India’s first prototype of drone transportation of human organs to facilitate quick organ transplant in hospitals.
6. International Space Conference has been organized on the side lines of 7^th Bengaluru Space Expo on the theme of ‘Nurturing the NewSpace in India’.
   • During the expo, India and Australia have signed six MOUs.
7. A new initiative called “Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST)” has been launched under Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) initiative.
   • Through the WEST initiative, I-STEM shall provide a separate platform to scientifically inclined women researchers, scientists, and technologists for pursuing research in basic or applied sciences in frontier areas of science and engineering.
   • In addition, a digital consortium named “Connect Quickly” has also been established through the I-STEM WhatsApp and Telegram platforms for online discussion and immediate support.

8. Ministry of Cooperation has constituted a committee, under the chairmanship of former Union Cabinet Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, for drafting the National Cooperation Policy
   • Total members – 47
   • The existing national policy on cooperatives was formulated in 2002 for facilitating all-round development of cooperatives.
   • At present, India has around 8.5 lakh cooperative societies with a member base of around 29 crore.
9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have virtually unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Bangladesh.
   • Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is on a visit to New Delhi.
   • The project is being constructed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Private Limited (BIFPCL).
   • The Unit-II of this power plant, also known as the Rampal coal-fired power project, is expected to get operationalized next year.
   • A total of 7 agreements were signed.
     • MOU – Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh Television on cooperation in the field of broadcasting
     • An agreement on water sharing from the Kushiyara River (a distributary river in Assam and Bangladesh)
     • MOU – For Training of Bangladesh Railway Employees in the Training Institute of Indian Railways
     • MOU – For Collaboration in IT Systems such as FOIS and other IT applications for Bangladesh Railway
   • Bangladesh and India share an over 4,000 kilometre long international border. The five states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal share border with Bangladesh.
10. Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurates NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services at Jaisalmer house, New Delhi.
11. Central government has set up a panel, under the chairmanship of former planning commission member Kirit S Parikh, to review the methodology used by companies like ONGC for deciding the prices of gas.
    • The government wants to more than double the share of natural gas in the primary energy basket to 15% by 2030 from the current 6.7%.
12. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has become the first Indian Defence Minister to visit Mongolia.
    • He was gifted a majestic horse (named as ‘Tejas’) by Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.
    • In 2015, Prime Minister Modi received a special gift a brown racehorse named as ‘Kanthaka’ from his then Mongolian counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg during his visit.
    • Mongolia is known as the land of the horse (as it home to more than 3 million horses), and Mongols have a reputation for being the best horsemen on Earth.
13. 14th edition of the CII Global MedTech Summit was organised in New Delhi on the theme of “Seizing the Global Opportunity”.
    • India’s medical industry has a growth potential of reaching $50 billion by 2025.
    • India aims to occupy 10-12% of the global market share of medical devices to arrive at a $100-300 billion valuation.
14. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has launched an initiative — SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling) — to connect startups in India to US-based investors.
15. • SETU aims to encourage domestic incorporation and mentorship of early-stage Indian start-ups by successful diaspora members in USA.
    • The initiative would connect startups in India to US-based investors and startup ecosystem leaders with mentorship and assistance in various areas, including funding, market access and commercialisation.
    • The interaction between the stakeholders will be supported through the mentorship portal under the Startup India initiative MAARG (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth) programme, which is a single-stop solution finder for startups in India.

State News

1. Bharti Airtel has launched a pilot project in partnership with TP Northern Odisha Distribution to offer bill payment solutions to more than two million registered customers of the utility.
2. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the top state in terms of the number of disposal and entry of cases through the e-Prosecution portal under the Digital India Mission of the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
   • According to the government data, the number of disposal and entry of cases in UP through the e-Prosecution portal stood at 9.12 million cases till August end.
   • UP is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh respectively.
3. Ministry of Electronics and IT has approved the development of an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster in Pune at a cost of Rs 500 crores.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for various works worth Rs 3,800 crore at Goldfinch city and approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Karnataka.
   • Karnataka is the second state in India after Goa to get CZMP
5. Odisha has approved the Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA) scheme with an outlay of Rs 270 crore.
   • Under the scheme, which has been conceptualized to address the increasing stress on groundwater and to improve the depleting groundwater table, a target has been set to harvest 373.52 crore litres of water in five years.
   • The state government has targeted to spend Rs 51.75 crore in 2022-23 and Rs 54.56 crore each in the remaining four year till 2026-27.
6. Ladakh will get India’s first geothermal power project to tap the potential of natural geysers in the Puga area, 170 km east of Leh, in Changthang plains.
   • The plant will be developed by ONGC.
7. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin inaugurated the School of Excellence and Model School scheme, which is based on Delhi’s model of schooling, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
   • In the initial phase, 26 Schools of Excellence and 15 Model Schools are covered under the scheme.
   • ‘Thagaisal Palligal’ and ‘Mathiri Palligal’ are the official Tamil names for the SoE and Model Schools.
   • Under the scheme, all girl students who studied from classes 6 to 12 in government schools would be paid Rs 1,000 per month directly into their bank account till the uninterrupted completion of their undergraduate degree, diploma and ITI courses.
8. Rajasthan government has announced to launch the ‘Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme’ to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas on the lines of MGNREGA scheme.
   • People from the age group of 18 to 60 are eligible for the scheme.
   • The state government has allocated Rs 800 crore for the scheme.

Defence News

1. India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the UK Government, in collaboration with BAE Systems, has conducted the Cyber Security Exercise for 26 Countries.
   • This exercise is a part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group which is being led by India under the leadership of National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC).
   • The theme of the exercise is based on Energy Sector.

International News

1. NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place in the second quarter of 2023.
2. NASA has revamped its “Eyes on the Solar System” 3D visualization tool for making the interplanetary travel easier and more interactive than ever.
3. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the new image of an exoplanet named ‘HIP 65426’, which is bigger than Jupiter in size.

4. 7th edition of Eastern Economic Forum was held in Vladivostok, Russia on the theme of ‘On the Path to a Multipolar World’.

Banking and Economy

1. Reliance Industries has acquired 79.4% stake in SenseHawk Inc. for $32 million.
   • Founded in 2018, SenseHawk is an early-stage California-based developer of software-based management tools for the solar energy generation industry.
2. Fuelflip Energy has developed India’s first Air-gas Mixer component to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.
3. RBI has launched the 5th cohort of the Regulatory Sandbox on the ‘neutral’ theme.
   • RBI has also selected two companies in the 1st cohort for the test phase.
   • In April 2021, RBI had launched the ‘on-tap’ facility for the 1st cohort (themed on “Retail Payments”).
   • Now, RBI has launched this ‘on-tap’ facility for the 2nd cohort (themed on “Cross Border Payments”).
   • Regulatory Sandbox – It is the framework that allows live testing of innovative products in a controlled environment, along with the participation of regulator, the innovators, the financial service providers (as potential deployers of the technology) and the customers.
   • On-Tap Application – It refers to quick approvals given by the regulator after application by the applicants.

4. Reliance General Insurance has announced the launch of one of its most flexible and popular products – Reliance Health Gain Policy – on Policybazaar’s online platform.
   • The one-of-a-kind policy gives its customers the freedom to choose and personalise their health policies as per their requirements.
5. Bank of India has become the first public sector bank to go live on Income Tax Department’s new Direct Tax Collection System Tin 2.0.
6. Private sector lender IDFC First Bank has joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to enable early adoption of the network among its customers.
7. Kerala-based ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd has launched a ‘Rainbow Savings Account’ exclusively for the transgender community offering a host of features, including high savings rate and advanced debit card facilities.
   • The ‘Rainbow Savings Account’ scheme comes with a high-interest rate and advanced debit card facilities.
8. Tata Motors has launched India’s first CNG truck in the medium and heavy commercial (M&HCV) vehicle segment in the 28- and 19-tonne nodes.
9. Google has joined Assam to pay rich tributes to Bhupen Hazarika on his 96th birth anniversary with a doodle.
   • The doodle illustrated the musician with a harmonium and his trademark Gurkha cap.

GDP Forecasts

1. Moody’s Investors Service has maintained India’s sovereign credit rating at a minimum investment grade of ‘Baa3’. However, it has continued its “stable” outlook for the country.
   • GDP forecast for FY23 – 7.6%
   • GDP forecast for FY24 – 6.3%

Important Days

1. September 7 – International Day of Clean Air for blue skies; Theme – The Air We Share
   • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the 2nd edition of the Air Quality and Climate Bulletin.
2. September 8 – International Literacy Day; Theme – Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces

Awards

1. Telugu actor Tanikella Bharani has won the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Lok Nayak Foundation at the award function held at Kalabharathi Auditorium in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh.
2. West Bengal has won the International Travel Award 2023 for Best Destination for Culture by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
   • The award will be presented at the World Tourism and Aviation Leaders’ Summit in Berlin, Germany.
   • World Travel Awards selected the Republic of Cuba as the Caribbean’s Leading Cultural Destination in 2022.

Sports

1. Suresh Raina (the former India and Uttar Pradesh batter) has announced his retirement from “all formats of cricket”.

Miscellaneous

1. India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech, has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for primary immunization of people above the age of 18.
   • The vaccine is named as iNCOVACC (aka BBV154).

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