DAILY GK 21,22 SEP
1.
EXERCISE PARVAT PRAHAR IN LADAKH
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General Manoj Pande, Chief
of Army Staff (COAS) reviewed exercise Parvat
Prahar, on his 2-day visit to Ladakh.
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The exercise took place amid the
disengagement process of India and China Patrolling Point (PP) 15 in the
Gogra-Hot Springs area on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
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ParvatPrahar was held in the Ladakh
plateau at an altitude of 14,000 feet, by the Mathura-based 1 strike Corps of
the Indian Army.
2.
WORLD
DAIRY SUMMIT 2022
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi
inaugurated International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at
India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida.
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Theme – Dairy for Nutrition
and Livelihood.
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The last such Summit was held in India in
1974.
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IDF Director General – Caroline
Emond,Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium
3.
MULTINATIONAL NAVAL EX KAKADU 2022 IN AUSTRALIA
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The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura and a
P8 I Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Indian Navy reached Darwin in Australia to
participate in the multinational Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22).
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Theme:Partnership, Leadership,
Friendship
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Exercise Kakadu was Initiated in 1993,
it is a joint-enabled, biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy
and supported by the Royal Australian Air Force.
4.
SBIF & WWF INDIA PARTNERS FOR RED PANDA TRANSBOUNDARY
CONSERVATION
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State
Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and World Wide Fund
for Nature – India (WWF India) partnered to generate
fine-scale information on the Red Panda species at a transboundary level and
engage in safeguarding the habitats of the Red Panda in Khangchendzonga area of
Sikkim and West Bengal.
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An event was organised at the Himalayan
Zoological Park in Gangtok, Sikkim to celebrate International Red
Panda Day.
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International Red Panda Day is celebrated
every year on the 3rd Saturday of September (17th September in 2022) to support Red
Panda conservation.
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The Himalayan Zoological Park is the first
of its kind, where animals are kept in their natural habitat.
23.
INS Ajay Decommissioned
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The Indian
Naval Ship (INS) Ajay (P34), the second Abhay class anti-submarine
warfare ship of the Western Naval Command, was decommissioned at the Naval
Dockyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra, after 32 years of outstanding service to the
nation.
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INS
Ajay (P34) was commissioned on January 24, 1990 in Poti, Georgia, in the former
Soviet Union.
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INS
Ajay (1960) was the first indigenously built ship in Independent India, delivered
in 1961 by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, West
Bengal.
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It was gifted to Bangladesh in 1974, where
it served as Bangladesh Naval Ship (BNS) Surma.
24.
2022 SAFF Women’s Championship
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Bangladesh
won the 2022 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship.
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The
tournament was played at Dashrath Rangshala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Bangladesh defeated Nepal by 3–1 goals in
the final match.
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Bangladesh skipper Sabina
Khatun was also named as the ‘Most Valuable Player’ of the
tournament for her extraordinary game. Bangladesh team won the ‘Fair Play
Award’ also.
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Bangladesh goalkeeper Rupna Chakma was
named the ‘Best Goalkeeper’ of the tournament
25.
ABHYAS-INDIA-USA COAST GUARD JOINT EXERCISE
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A
joint exercise ‘Abhyas-01/22’ between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the
United States Coast Guard (USCG) was held off Chennai coast in Tamil Nadu (TN).
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It promotes a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific.
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It should be noted that the US
Coast Guard cutter Midgett took part in the exercise who was on a
4-day goodwill visit for at-sea & in-port pro exchanges with the ICG. Over
the course of this voyage, the Midgett interacted with counterparts in the
Philippines, Singapore, and also taken part in bilateral exercises.
26.
AIBD’S 47TH ANNUAL GATHERING 2022
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Union
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur inaugurated
the 47th Annual Gathering and 20th Asia-pacific
Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) General Conference
(GC) and Associated Meeting 2022 in New Delhi.
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India’s Presidency of the prestigious AIBD
has been extended for another year and the decision was
unanimously taken by the AIBD member countries at this 2-day GC.
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Theme of the event is ‘Building
a stronger future for broadcasting in the post pandemic era’.
27.
NPCI INTRODUCES UPI PAYMENTS THROUGH RUPAY CREDIT
CARDS
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The National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) payments via credit cards on
the RuPay network, potentially expanding the credit
market.
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Shaktikanta
Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), unveiled this at the 3rd
edition of Global Fintech Fest 2022 (GFF
2022) along with “UPI Lite” for small-value UPI
transactions via a wallet-like feature
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To
enable offline payments, RuPay credit cards will be linked to a Virtual Payment
Address (VPA) or a UPI ID.
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The
first banks to launch UPI on RuPay credit cards using the BHIM app are
Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India (UBI), and Indian Bank. [BHIM
stands for Bharat Interface for Money].
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Theme for GFF 2022 – “Creating A Sustainable Financial World—Global
| Inclusive | Green”
28.
ADB CUTS INDIA’S GDP GROWTH FORECAST FOR FY23 TO 7.0 %
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The
Asian Development Bank (ADB), in its September 2022 update of the report
titled “Asian Development Outlook 2022: Entrepreneurship in the
Digital Age”, reduced India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
forecast for fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) to 7% from 7.2
% earlier
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Every year, ADB releases the flagship ADO
report in April month.
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It had then projected the Indian economy
to grow at 7.5 per cent in FY23 and 8 per cent in FY24.
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According to the ADO, the Chinese economy
would rise by 3.3 % in 2022, lower than the previously predicted 5.0 %.
29.
GATES FOUNDATION HONOURS 4 LEADERS WITH 2022 GOALKEEPERS
GLOBAL GOALS AWARDS
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Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation honoured 4 changemakers, Dr Radhika Batra (India),
Zahra Joya (Afghanistan), Vanessa Nakate (Uganda), and Ursula von der Leyen
(Germany), with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards as a part of its
annual Goalkeepers campaign.
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Dr
Radhika Batra (India) is given 2022 Progress Award
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The award recognises their efforts to
advance progress towards the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) in their communities and around the world.
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Dr Radhika Batra is the Co-founder of the
nonprofit organization ‘Every Infant Matters’, which
provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India.
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She is progressing SDG 3: Good Health
& Well-Being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.
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In September 2022, UNICEF (United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund) appointed Vanessa Nakate as its
Goodwill Ambassador.
30.
RATAN TATA & 2 OTHERS APPOINTED AS TRUSTEES OF PM CARES
FUND
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Government
has appointed Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus, Ratan Tata;
retired Justice K.T. Thomas, former Supreme Court judge;
and former deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha Kariya Munda as
the trustees of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency
Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund).
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PM CARES Fund is chaired
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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The Trust has decided to nominate other
eminent persons for the Constitution of Advisory Board of PM CARES Fund, they
are:Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
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Sudha Murthy, Former Chairperson, Infosys
Foundation.Anand Shah, Co-founder of Teach for India and Former CEO of
Indicorps and Piramal Foundation.
31.
NASA’S MOXIE INSTRUMENT SUCCESSFULLY MAKES OXYGEN ON
MARS
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NASA’s
Experiment Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment (MOXIE), a lunchbox sized instrument has
successfully generated oxygen (O2) by carrying out
the work of a tiny tree on Mars.
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Since February 2021, the MIT-led MOXIE,
has been producing oxygen from the carbon-dioxide (CO2) rich atmosphere of
Mars.
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Moxie is capable of producing O2 at almost
any time of the Mars Planet’s day and year but the current version of the
instrument is small by design in order to fit aboard the Perseverance rover.
32.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2022- SEPTEMBER 21
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The
United Nations (UN) International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day
is annually observed across the globe on 21 September to
strengthen the ideals of peace by following 24 hours of non-violence and
cease-fire.
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The
theme of International Day of Peace 2022 is “End
racism. Build peace”.
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(UN) General Assembly: President- Csaba
Korosi (77th President of the General Assembly).
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Headquarters- New York, United
States.
33.
WORLD ALZHEIMER’S DAY 2022- SEPTEMBER 21
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World
Alzheimer’s Day is annually celebrated across the globe on 21 September to
raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and the importance of a
timely diagnosis, warning signs of dementia.
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Alzheimer’s
is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy)
and brain cells to die.
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It
is the most common type of dementia that affects around 50-60% of people with
dementia.
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The theme for World Alzheimer’s Month in
September 2022 is ‘Know dementia, Know Alzheimer’s’, continues on from the 2021
campaign.
