NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. PM Modi receives copy of the
Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh in braille: In New Delhi, Jayanta Baruah gave Prime
Minister Narendra Modi a copy of the Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh in Braille.
Jayanta Baruah and his colleagues received praise from Mr. Modi for their
efforts. Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh was one of the first Assamese
dictionaries, published in the nineteenth century.
About Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh: The earliest
Assamese etymological dictionary based on Sanskrit spellings is called Assamese
Dictionary Hemkosh and was created by Hemchandra Barua. 33 years after the
release of Bronson’s dictionary, it was first published in the early 20th
century under the direction of Capt. P. R. Gordon, ISC, and Hemchandra Goswami.
There were around 22,346 words in it. Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh, which is
still being published by Hemkosh Printers, is regarded as the primary source
for Assamese spelling.
Note: Capital of Assam: Dispur; Chief
Minister of Assam: Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma; Governor of Assam: Prof Jagdish
Mukhi
2.
Dharmendra Pradhan introduces SCALE app to advance leather industry skills: SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app was
unveiled by Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan at
the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather
Research Institute (CLRI) in Chennai. This app provides a one-stop solution for
the education, testing, and employment requirements of the leather sector. SCALE
app:
a) The Leather Skill Sector Council built the SCALE android app to
revolutionise how skill development programmes are planned and delivered to
trainees in the leather industry.
b) All ages of leather craft enthusiasts have access to online live
streaming classes from the state-of-the-art studio at Leather SSC’s
headquarters.
c) In the Leather Sector, 2.39 million new jobs are anticipated to be
created between 2017 and 2022. Included in this are 0.88 million full-time
employees in the leather industry, 0.77 million workers for small firms, and
0.74 million independent contractors or daily pay employees like cobblers.
d) With 55% of the workforce being under the age of 25, the Indian leather
industry has one of the youngest and most productive workforces of 35.
3.
Nagaland Prison Department introduced mobile attendance application: Nagaland Prison Department goes digital by introducing the mobile
attendance application for Prison staff. Advisor for Prisons, Printing &
Stationery, H. Haiying launched the Prison staff Attendance App at the District
Jail Kohima. The mobile app was initiated by the State Prison Department in
collaboration with Excellogics Technology Solution Private Limited. About
App:
a) The Prison Staff Attendance is a mobile app along with an admin portal
that aims to provide a comprehensive attendance management system that can make
processes hassle-free and provide a seamlessly integrated system for monitoring
and tracking the employee’s attendance.
b) The biometric attendance system which has been implemented in the state
has its own problems and with this view, they came up with a new concept of
introducing an attendance app through a QR code.
c) This is a first step towards ensuring that the attendance in the jail is
proper and keeping track of the staff who is attending the duty or not.
d) Kohima jail has started implementing the system while Dimapur jail and
other five jails of the state are being given the training and they will be
asked to implement it in a week’s time.
Note: Nagaland
Capital: Kohima; Nagaland Chief Minister: Neiphiu Rio; Nagaland Governor:
Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge).
4. ISRO
tests hybrid motors successfully, plans to develop new rocket propulsion
technology: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
successfully tested a hybrid motor. This may lead to the development of a new
propulsion system for next launch vehicles. The Bengaluru-based space agency
claimed that the 30 kN hybrid motor tested at the ISRO Propulsion Complex
(IPRC) at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu is stackable and scalable. Key Points:
a) The ISRO Liquid Propulsion Systems Center (LPSC) provided support for
the test.
b) Liquid oxygen (LOX) served as the oxidizer and hydroxyl-terminated
polybutadiene (HTPB) served as the fuel for the motor.
c) A hybrid motor employs solid fuel and liquid oxidizer, as opposed to
solid-solid or liquid-liquid combinations.
d) It was explained that using liquids makes throttling easier and that
managing the flow rate of LOX makes it possible to restart.
e) Both HTPB and LOX are environmentally friendly, but LOX is safer to
handle, according to ISRO.
5. GoI named Bharat Lal as new DG of
National Centre for Good Governance: Retired Gujarat cadre officer, Bharat Lal
has been appointed as the Director General, National Centre for Good Governance
(NCGG). Bharat Lal, a 1988-batch Indian Forest officer of Gujarat cadre, had
served as Gujarat government’s resident commissioner in Delhi and has been
known to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the then chief minister of
the state. Earlier, during December 2021, Lal was appointed as the Secretary to
the Lokpal.
About the National Centre for Good
Governance (NCGG):
The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) is an autonomous institute under
the aegis of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances,
Government of India. Its head office is at New Delhi and the branch office at
Mussoorie. The NCGG has been set up to assist in bringing about governance
reforms through studies, training, knowledge sharing and promotion of good
ideas.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. World Rivers Day: 25th September: World River Day
is observed to raise awareness regarding water bodies and to promote their
conservation. It is observed every year on the fourth Sunday of September, and
this year, it falls on September 25. This day highlights the values of rivers
and strives to increase public awareness and encourages the improved
supervision of rivers around the world. The theme for this year’s World Rivers
Day is ‘The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity’. The absolute need for rivers
to keep any civilization going is the focus of this year’s theme.
World Rivers Day History: Internationally
renowned river activist, Mark Angelo began a major cleanup event of the
Thompson River in British Columbia, in September 1980. Upon its success in
2005, it came to be known as BC River Day. Mark Angelo addressed the United
Nations in 2005 during its Water for Life campaign, an effort to raise
awareness about vulnerable water supplies throughout the world. In response to
Angelo’s proposal, the United Nations established World Rivers Day, to be
annually celebrated on the 4th Sunday of every September.
2. International Daughter’s Day:
25th September:
International Daughter’s Day is observed every year on the fourth Sunday of
September. This year, the day is being celebrated on September 25. This day is
celebrated to cherish our daughters who bring love and happiness to our lives.
To mark this day, people across the globe celebrate by spending some quality
time with their daughters and doing something special for them. Organizations
and governments also strive to close the gender gap and provide society with
equal opportunity.
3. World Pharmacists Day: 25th
September: Every
year on September 25, World Pharmacist Day is commemorated with the goal of
highlighting and advocating the pharmacist’s contribution to health
improvement. The occasion of World Pharmacy Day serves as a reminder to honour
all medical specialists who provide their services with empathy and
understanding. This year’s theme, “Pharmacy united in action for a healthier world,”
aims to promote unity and highlight the sound effects of pharmacy on health.
The theme has been chosen to “showcase pharmacy’s positive impact on health
around the world and to further strengthen solidarity among the profession”.
World Pharmacists Day History: The International
Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Council first announced World Pharmacist Day in
2009 at the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Istanbul,
Turkey. This day in 1912 saw the establishment of FIP.
Pharmacists: A pharmacist is a
healthcare professional who is responsible for storing, handling, and
dispensing medicines. Pharmacists provide the availability of pharmaceuticals
and guidance on safe medication usage.
4. World Contraception Day: 26th
September:
World Contraception Day is marked on September 26 with a focus on creating
awareness about contraceptive knowledge and family planning. It is a global
campaign held annually to shed light on birth control methods by asserting the
importance of reproductive health. World Contraception Day has become an
important event to highlight the need for population control. The day
underlines the need for better family planning which can indirectly also help
families to lift themselves out of poverty.
World Contraception Day History: The first-ever
World Contraception Day was observed on September 26 in 2007. On that day, 10
international family planning organizations pushed forward the idea of using
contraceptives to enable a planned decision about starting a family, leading to
the hope that every pregnancy becomes wanted. The day is now supported by a
coalition of about 15 international NGOs, medical and scientific communities,
and governmental organizations for imparting the right knowledge about sexual
and reproductive health.
Note: World Health Organization
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland; World Health Organization Founded: 7 April
1948; World Health Organization Director-General: Tedros Adhanom.
5. International Day for the Total
Elimination of nuclear weapons: 26th September: The United
Nations observes 26 September every year as the International Day for the Total
Elimination of nuclear weapons. The aim of the day is to enhance public
awareness about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity
for their total elimination. It provides an opportunity to educate the public
and their leaders about the real benefits of eliminating such weapons, and the
social and economic costs of perpetuating them.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. India
first MotoGP to be held in Noida’s Buddh circuit in 2023: India is set to host its maiden MotoGP World Championships race at the
Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida in 2023. MotoGP commercial rights
owner Dorna and Noida-based race promoters Fairstreet Sports signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to host the premier two-wheel racing event in
India for the next seven years. Riders from as many as 19 countries will
participate in the event, which will give a push to trade and tourism in the
country, besides generating employment.
Key
Points:
a) Grand Prix of Bharat will witness top manufacturers like Yamaha, Honda,
Ducati, KTM, and Aprilia participate in the race. The event will have
Noida-based race promoters Fairstreet Sports (FSS) and they will work closely
with the organizers to ensure the success of the tournament.
b) MotoGP also has plans to also introduce MotoE into the Indian racing
scenario, which will not only be a first in Asia but a significant green
initiative with net zero carbon emission.
c) The Buddh International Circuit was once home to the Formula 1 Indian
Grand Prix, held for three consecutive years from 2011 till 2013, before it was
discontinued due to financial, tax and bureaucratic hurdles.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1. Under SPARSH programme, Defense
Ministry signs an MoU with BoB and HDFC: In order to reach seventeen lakh
defence pensioners nationwide, the Defence Ministry has inked an MoU with Bank
of Baroda (BoB) and HDFC Bank as part of the SPARSH-System for Pension
Administration program. Dr. Ajay Kumar, the secretary of defence, stated that
by the end of this month, seventeen lakh of the thirty-two lakh defence
pensioners will be added to SPARSH. Key Points:
a)
The
remaining retirees under this program will be brought as soon as possible.
b)
The
average time for pension settlement has decreased dramatically to just 16 days,
according to the Defense Secretary.
c)
According
to the Ministry, the MoU would designate more than 14,000 bank branches as
Service Centers, providing retirees with an efficient way to request profile
updates, make complaints and seek redress, verify pensioner data, and more. In
the fiscal year 2021–2022, it was said that the SPARSH project has already
enrolled one million seniors and distributed 11,000 600 crore rupees.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1. Credit
Suisse Global Wealth Report 2022: Global wealth up 9.8% YoY at $463.6 trillion
in 2021: Global wealth totalled $463.6tn at the end of
2021, a rise of $41.4tn (9.8%), the report said. Wealth per adult grew by
$6,800 (8.4%) during the course of the year to reach $87,489, close to three
times the level recorded at the turn of the century. World Scenario:
a) The number of US millionaires increased by 2.5 million – almost half of
all new millionaires minted across the world. “This is the largest increase in
millionaire numbers recorded for any country in any year this century and
reinforces the rapid rise in millionaire numbers seen in the US since 2016,”
the report said.
b) China is in second place, with 10% of the world’s millionaires, ahead of
Japan with 5.4%, the UK (4.6%) and France (4.5%). Switzerland was once again
named the richest country in terms of mean average wealth per adult at
$700,000, ahead of the US at $579,000.
c) However, the inequalities in those countries are highlighted when the
median average wealth per adult is examined. Switzerland falls to sixth place
with a median wealth of $168,000 and the US drops to 18th place with $93,000.
Australia is top of the median wealth table with $274,000. UK adults have a
mean wealth of $309,000 (14th place) and a median wealth of $142,000 (ninth
place). The country with the biggest jump in mean average wealth was New Zealand,
which saw a $114,000 average increase.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation Honours Four Leaders with 2022 Goalkeepers Global
Goals Awards: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation honoured 4
changemakers, with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards as a part of its
annual Goalkeepers campaign. The award recognises their efforts to advance
progress towards the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
in their communities and around the world. The Gates Foundation’s sixth annual
Goalkeepers Report, “The Future of Progress,” was released. It was coauthored
by foundation cochairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates.
Winners of 2022
Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards:
|
Name of the Award |
Presented by |
Awardee |
Country |
|
2022 Global Goalkeeper Award |
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates |
Ursula von der Leyen |
Germany |
|
2022 Campaign Award |
Malala Yousafzai |
Vanessa Nakate |
Uganda |
|
2022 Changemaker Award |
Angelina Jolie |
Zahra Joya |
Afghanistan |
|
2022 Progress Award |
Lilly Singh |
Dr. Radhika Batra |
India |
About Dr
Radhika Batra: Dr Radhika Batra is the Cofounder of the
nonprofit organization ‘Every Infant Matters’, which provides lastmile health
solutions to disadvantaged children in India. She is progressing SDG 3: Good
Health & WellBeing and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.
About
Zahra Joya: Zahra Joya is a journalist by profession. founded
and selffunded ‘Rukhshana Media’—the first national news organization of its
kind, an online news agency focused exclusively on covering issues that affect
the women of Afghanistan. She is progressing SDG 5: Gender Equality and SDG 16:
Peace Justice and Strong Institutions.
About
Vanessa Nakate: Vanessa Nakate is a climate justice activist from
Uganda and founder of the Africabased ‘Rise Up Movement’ and the ‘Green
Schools Project’. She is progressing SDG 4: Education, SDG 5: Gender Equality,
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, and SDG 13: Climate Action. In September 2022,
UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) appointed Vanessa
Nakate as its Goodwill Ambassador.
About
Ursula von der Leyen: Ursula von der Leyen is a German politician who
has been serving as the President of the European Commission. She was awarded
for her contribution to maintaining peace and stability in the region.
2. India Hypertension Control
Initiative wins UN award: India has won the United Nations (UN) award for its
‘India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)’, a large-scale hypertension
intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM) that saw 3.4 million
hypertensive people identified and put on treatment at various government
health facilities. The ‘2022 UN Interagency Task Force, and WHO Special
Programme on Primary Health Care Award’ was announced at the UN General
Assembly side event at New York, USA.
It has been recognized for India’s
exceptional work within India’s existing primary healthcare system. IHCI is a
collaborative initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR), state governments and the World Health
Organization (WHO)India.
OBITUARIES
1. Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov passed
away: Russian
Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov, who holds the record for the longest
spaceflight, has passed away at the age of 80. According to Roscosmos, Polyakov
has participated in two space missions during his career with a total duration
of 678 days and 16 hours.
Polyakov took part in his first mission to space in 1988 and returned eight months later in 1989. That year, he was appointed deputy director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems. Valery Polyakov spent a full 437 days orbiting the Earth on the Mir space station between 1994 and 1995. Polyakov had previously spent 288 days in space on a mission in 1988-89.
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