NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Prime Minister to inaugurate 9th G20 Parliamentary
Speakers' Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate
the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit, P-20 in New Delhi on 13th
October. The main theme of the P20 this year is Parliament for One
Earth, One Family, One Future. The two-day P-20 Summit will be held at
the newly constructed India International Convention and Expo Center,
Yashobhoomi, in Dwarka. It aims at bringing a parliamentary dimension to global
governance.
2. GIC Re appoints Ramaswamy N as Chairman and Managing
Director: General Insurance
Corporation of India appointed Ramaswamy N as its
new Chairman and Managing Director effective from October 1, 2023 He
replaced Devesh Srivastava. Ramaswamy, a veteran in the insurance
industry, has diverse experience of over three decades at GIC Re. He began his
journey with GIC Re in 1988 as a direct recruit officer. Over the years, he
managed a wide spectrum of non-life insurance classes, including Fire,
Engineering, Miscellaneous, Motor.
3. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Declares Dolphin As State
Aquatic Animal: Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared the Gangetic Dolphin as the state aquatic
animal. These dolphins are found in rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal,
Ghaghra, Rapti, and Gerua. The estimated population of Gangetic dolphins
in Uttar Pradesh is estimated at around 2000. Teams of the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF) and Forest Department have been recently counting dolphins with
the help of GPS in Garh Ganga at Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
4. Rajnath Singh launched Navy’s updated indigenous
programme Swavalamban 2.0: Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh has launched the Navy’s updated indigenous programme
Swavalamban 2.0 in New Delhi. During the event, also released the fifth
Positive Indigenisation list of 98 items at the event. It shows the major step
in the Indigenisation process of the Armed forces. These 98 items in this list
are a big step in the self-reliance of the Defence sector. He also launched 76
challenges for the industry under 10th Defence India Start-up Challenges &
DISC 10 PRIME of Innovations for Defence.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. India Re-elected as President of Asia-Pacific
Institute: India has been elected president of the
Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) General
Conference (GC) for the third successive term. AIBD, established in 1977
under the auspices of UNESCO, is a unique regional inter-governmental
organization. India is one of the founding members of AIBD and Prasar Bharati,
India’s public service broadcaster is the representative body of the Ministry
of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India at AIBD.
2. Nokia launches first-of-its-kind 6G Lab in Bengaluru: Nokia launches first-of-its-kind 6G
Lab in Bengaluru in contributing to the ‘Bharat 6G Vision. The
research areas will include foundational 6G technologies like Network as a
Sensor, Network Exposure and Automation. Aim: To position India as a key
global contributor to the design, development and implementation of 6G
technology It is a platform for future collaboration for industry and academic
stakeholders on 6G.
3. World Postal Day is celebrated on 9th October: World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9
October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in
1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. Theme for World Post Day 2023 is
"Together for Trust: Collaborating for a safe and connected future." The
Posts in many countries use the event to introduce or promote new postal
products and services. Post offices play a crucial role in fostering cohesive,
inclusive, connected communities.
4. Anirban Mukherjee appointed as Global CEO of PayU: Prosus-owned fintech major PayU India’s Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) Anirban Mukherjee has been promoted to the role of global CEO of PayU. He
is replacing Laurent Le Moal, who will step back from the operational
management of the day-to-day business but will remain with Prosus and PayU in
an advisory capacity. In his new role, Anirban will join the Prosus leadership
team and report directly to Ervin Tu, Prosus and Naspers Interim CEO. He will
be responsible for overall business operations of PayU. This comes just two
months after Netherlands-based investment firm Prosus announced that the
fintech arm PayU is selling a part of its business.
5. 9 October – World Post Day 2023: World Post Day is celebrated every year
on October 9. The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the
Post’s role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its
contribution to global social and economic development. Theme 2023
– Together for trust: Collaborating for a safe and connected future The
event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to
mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) creation in 1874. The
Universal Postal Union (UPU) paved the way for efficient postal services and it
became an agency of the United Nations in 1948. This day was first celebrated
in Japan in 1969.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. India ranked at fourth place on scoreboard in Asian
Games: India ranked at fourth place on the scoreboard
in the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. The Indian athletes finished their
campaign by living up to the commitment of “Iss baar 100
paar" with a record haul of 107 medals comprised of 28 gold, 38
silver, and 41 bronze.
Other
Winners:
· Ranked 1st scored by People's Republic of China with 383 medals
· Ranked 2nd scored by Japan with 188 medals
· Ranked 3rd scored by Republic of Korea with 190 medals
2. David Warner becomes fastest to 1000 ODI World Cup
runs :
David Warner became the fastest player in the
history of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup to complete 1000 runs during
the match against India in Chennai He completed the feat within 19 innings,
averaging 62 with three half-centuries and four tons since first being a part
of the tournament back in 2011 He was a part of the Australian World
Cup-winning unit in 2015 He is one of the best white-ball batters of all time
surpassin Sachin and AB de Villiers' record of 20 innings
3. Ojas Deotale is Nagpur’s First Asian Games Gold
Medalist: India’s first world champion in an individual
archery event, Ojas Pravin Deotale, is now Nagpur’s first
sportsperson to win an Asian Games medal after he created history by clinching
a gold in the mixed team compound event at Hangzhou. The 21-year-old city boy
paired up with Jyothi Vennam Surekha and surprised archery powerhouse South
Korea to win the first archery gold for India in the 19th edition of the Games.
In the gold-medal match of the mixed-team event, the Indian duo of Ojas and
Jyothi defeated Korean duo of Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo 159-158. Indian archer
Ojas Deotale, hailing from Nagpur, clinched the gold medal in the men’s
individual compound archery event.
4. Aditi Swami bags bronze in compound archery women’s
individual event: India’s Aditi
Swami has won the bronze medal in the women’s individual compound
archery event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Aditi, who is the reigning
world champion, defeated Ratih Zilizati Fadhly of Indonesia 146-140 in the
bronze medal playoff. The 17-year-old from Maharashtra had lost 146-149 to
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, 10 years senior to her, in an all-Indian semifinal. This
is Aditi’s second medal at her first-ever appearance at the continental event.
The teenager, along with Jyothi and Parneet Kaur, defeated Chinese Taipei
230-229 to clinch the women’s team gold medal.
5. India won Asian Games cricket gold without having to
bat: India was
crowned Asian Games men’s cricket champions without needing to bat in
an anti-climactic finish. India was declared winners of the final under an
Asian Games-specific rule where the higher ranked team takes the honours if the
match cannot be finished, in this case due to rain. Afghanistan made 112-5
under the floodlights in Hangzhou before the wet weather arrived after 18.2
overs. Despite the damp ending, it completed a golden double for India after
they beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs to be crowned women’s champions last week. Twenty20
cricket has been played at the Asian Games twice before, at Guangzhou 2010 and
Incheon 2014, with Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka crowned men’s winners. Afghanistan
was runners-up both times, but India did not take part.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1. Fintech unicorn slice merges with North East Small
Finance Bank: Fintech credit and payments start-up
Slice and Guwahati-based North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB)
have announced a merger between the two entities. The banking regulator, the
Reserve Bank of India has approved the deal and will see slice becoming an SFB,
a first-of-its-kind development in the fintech and banking space. The
Bengaluru-based slice was last valued at around $1.8 billion during its
previous fundraising in 2022.
2. Indian Navy & SBI launches unique NAV-eCash card
for online transactions: The Indian Navy and the State Bank of
India launched ‘Nav-eCash’ card, a unique e-cash card that can
work in both online and offline mode. The Indian Navy initiated its first step
as an idea by one of thier officers, Captain Vasu Dheeraj, towards a cashless
and digital Indian Navy in 2020 By developing a business model and proof
of concept with a startup for offline transactions at the high seas based upon
a dual chip card system.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Prof. Dr. Joyeeta Gupta receives Spinoza Prize for Climate Change: Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta has received the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science for her work in the field of climate change at a ceremony in the Netherlands. The prize was presented to her by the Netherlands’ minister for Education, Science, and Culture, Robert Dijkgraaf at The Hague. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) prize is worth 1.5 million euros which Gupta intends to spend on scientific research and activities related to knowledge utilization. Joyeeta Gupta is a Dutch environmental scientist who is professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam.
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