06th September, 2022

1. Japan-based $170 million Drone Fund (DF) — one of the world’s largest dedicated VCs for promoting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ecosystem — intends to invest up to $40 million in Indian companies working in the sector.
2. German truck manufacturer Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has partnered with IIT-Madras Incubation Cell to develop future mobility solutions.
3. Union Home Minister and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the 6th ‘All India Prison Duty Meet-2022’ held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
4. London-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Canadian NGO Children Believe have jointly launched a ‘Generation Global Programme’ for schools and colleges in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
5. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki as the 29th district of the state.
6. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited–L&T consortium has won a ₹860 crore deal from NewSpace India Limited to build five rockets.
7. IndusInd Bank has partnered with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support and promote Supply Chain Finance solutions in India.
8. Blue Energy Motors has launched India’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled green truck manufacturing facility at Chakan in Pune.
9. Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) has bought a controlling stake in India’s makeup and personal care brand Insight Cosmetics for $10-15 million.
10. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed former Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva for the position of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
11. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd has appointed Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam as its new MD and CEO.
12. September 3 – International Vulture Awareness Day (1st Saturday of September)
13. International Day of Charity
14. Barack Obama has won Emmy Awards for the narration of Our Great National Parks.
15. Pallathuruthi Boat Club has won the 68th edition of the Nehru Trophy for a boat race held on the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha district of Kerala.
16. Max Verstappen has won 2022 Dutch Grand Prix.
17. 2022 Japan Open (badminton) – Men’s Singles: Kenta Nishimoto; Women’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi
18. Aravindh Chithambaram has won the Dubai Open chess tournament.
19. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has unveiled the anthem and mascot for the 36th National Games in Gujarat, later this year.
20. “When the Heart Speaks: Memoirs of a Cardiologist” book has been authored by Dr Upendra Kaul.
21. Typhoon Hinnamnor has approached South Korea.

National News

1. Japan-based $170 million Drone Fund (DF) — one of the world’s largest dedicated VCs for promoting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ecosystem — intends to invest up to $40 million in Indian companies working in the sector.
   • It has tied up with drone major Aerodyne India group to invest in the latter’s manufacturing facilities and also to select other local firms.
2. German truck manufacturer Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has partnered with IIT-Madras Incubation Cell to develop future mobility solutions.
3. Union Home Minister and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the 6th ‘All India Prison Duty Meet-2022’ held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

State News

1. London-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Canadian NGO Children Believe have jointly launched a ‘Generation Global Programme’ for schools and colleges in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
   • The initiative was aimed at transforming the mindset of school and college students in the age group of 13 to 17 years, and to make them ‘global citizens’.
2. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki as the 29th district of the state.

Defence News

1. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited–L&T consortium has won a ₹860 crore deal from NewSpace India Limited to build five rockets.
   • The contract is for manufacturing five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs) rockets.

Banking and Economy

1. IndusInd Bank has partnered with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support and promote Supply Chain Finance solutions in India.
   • The Bank has entered into a partial guarantee programme with ADB with an initial outlay of USD 70 million (Rs 560 crore), exclusively towards promoting Supply Chain Finance solutions in India.
2. Blue Energy Motors has launched India’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled green truck manufacturing facility at Chakan in Pune.
3. Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) has bought a controlling stake in India’s makeup and personal care brand Insight Cosmetics for $10-15 million.

Appointments

1. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed former Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva for the position of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
2. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd has appointed Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam as its new MD and CEO.

Important Days

1. September 3 – International Vulture Awareness Day (1st Saturday of September)
2. September 5 –
   • International Day of Charity
   • National Teachers’ Day

Awards

1. Barack Obama has won Emmy Awards for the narration of Our Great National Parks.

Sports

1. Pallathuruthi Boat Club has won the 68th edition of the Nehru Trophy for a boat race held on the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha district of Kerala.
2. Max Verstappen has won 2022 Dutch Grand Prix.
3. 2022 Japan Open (badminton) – Men’s Singles: Kenta Nishimoto; Women’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi
4. Aravindh Chithambaram has won the Dubai Open chess tournament.
5. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has unveiled the anthem and mascot for the 36th National Games in Gujarat, later this year.
   • The National Games will take place in six cities of Gujarat – Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar – from September 29 to October 12.
   • Mascot – Let’s roar Savaj

Miscellaneous

1. “When the Heart Speaks: Memoirs of a Cardiologist” book has been authored by Dr Upendra Kaul.
2. Typhoon Hinnamnor has approached South Korea.

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