Weekly factsheet for 18-24 September 2022 |

The following article is a compilation of all the news in short from 18-24 September 2022. This article is for revision purpose. These news were discussed in detail in the General Awareness Quiz . Links are provided in the end.

Former President Ram Nath Kovind has launched a book titled ‘Ambedkar and Modi: Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Implementation’.
World Bamboo Day 2022 is observed on September 18
International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on 18 September,
Prasanna Kumar Motupalli :Chairman and Managing Director of NLC India Limited b
Joao Lourenco as the President of Angola
UNICEF appointed Vanessa Nakate, from Uganda as the Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Children’s Fund
Air India, a Tata group-owned airline, unveiled a comprehensive Vihaan.AI
The Election Commission of India has released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’
Federal Bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022
Kyrgyzstan reported “intense battles” with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan
6th JIMEX : Japan- Indian Navy concluded in the Bay of Bengal
Dr Jitendra Singh :Global Clean Energy Action Forum ,USA
Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh awarded INSPIRE Awards to 60 entrepreneurs,
The Border Security Force’s (BSF’s) first female camel riding squad
The Adani group has completed the acquisition of major cement players Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited, becoming India’s second-largest cement player.
Figma Designe Platform : acquired by Adobe for 20 Billion dollars
Mandiant acquired by Google for 5.4 billion dollars
Mr. Thomas M Devasia – as a member (non-life) IRDAI
CSB Bank Limited appointed Mr. Pralay Mondal as the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Vinod Aggarwal : President of SIAM
Sunil Chhetri’s Bengaluru FC defeated Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the 131st Durand Cup final at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Indian javelin thrower and Paralympics gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia clinched a silver medal for the country in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix held in Morocco.
Pranav Anand: 76^th Grand Master of India
Swati Piramal, conferred the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
The Project Cheetah aims to improve the Indian Air Force’s fleet of Israeli-made Heron unmanned aerial vehicles
actor Manoj Bajpayee published a book titled Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan.
India’s logistics cost as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is believed to be around 13-14 per cent. The government now aims to bring it down to single digits as soon as possible.
Daulatpur Fort is a historic fortified citadel located in Devagiri Village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
CM Da Haisi web portal : Manipur
India’s first lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao decided to name Telangana’s new secretariat after Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
Jharkhand Government agreed to the proposal for granting 77 percent reservation in state government jobs for the SC, ST, Backward Classes, and OBC and further economically weaker sections
The US Agency for International Development and UNICEF launched the Doordarshan and YouTube series titled “Door Se Namaste” at a function held in New Delhi.
The World Bank approved a USD 1 billion loan to support India’s efforts for providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gujarati film Chhello Show :India’s official entry to the Oscars 2023.
Soorarai Pottru: National Film Award 2022
Shershah : IFFA Award
83 : Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022 awards
China have successfully cloned wild Arctic Wolf for the first time,
Manipur :Shumang Leela Festival
Ziro Festival: Arunachal Pradesh
Pang Lhabsol festival : Arunachal Pradesh
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 repeals the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, The new law enables police and central investigating agencies to collect, store, analyse physical and biological samples like retina and iris scans of arrested individuals.
India’s “longest river cruise service” (4,000 km) between Varanasi (UP) and Bogibeel (Assam) to start in 2023 announced by the Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Indian Navy decommissions INS Ajay at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched three key digital payment initiatives at the Global Fintech Fest 2022. : RuPay Credit Card on Unified Payments Interface (UPI), UPI Lite, and Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill Payments.
UPI Lite on BHIM App to make small-value transactions in a near-offline mode.
The upper limit of a UPI Lite payment transaction will be ₹200. The total limit of the UPI Lite digital payment mode on the wallet on a device would be ₹2,000 at any point in time.
Ratan Tata, KT Thomas, and Kariya Munda : as trustees of the PM CARES Fund.
Czech Republic’s : Linda Fruhvirtova : win the Chennai Open 2022 WTA 250 tennis singles.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pared its 2022-23 growth projection for India’s economy to 7%
Abhyas drill: The Coast Guards of India and the United States participated
Project “Saaras” for menstruation health launched by Israeli embassy in Ghaziabad
Veteran Assamese swimmer, Elvis Ali Hazarika has become the first from the North East to cross the North Channel.
SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app at Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai.
In 2023, India will hold its first MotoGP World Championship race at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
Leeds-2022 conference in New Delhi hosted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman launched an e-learning platform, Bharat Vidya.
‘We Care’ a community policing initiative s of the Delhi Police among people.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to inaugurate the National Conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
National Dairy Plan (NDP-II), with the support of the World Bank is set to kick off in April next year, with a targeted focus on the unexplored dairy-potential areas in the country.

India has won a UN award for its “India Hypertension Control Initiative”, IHCI which is an important achievement and recognition of the nation’s efforts to fight hypertension
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in front of defense minister Rajnath Singh.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released a collection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s selected speeches at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi. The book titled “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas
According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020, India’s under-5 mortality rate has dramatically decreased from 35 per 1,000 live births in 2019 to 32 per 1,000 live births in 2020, with the largest fall observed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Karnataka.
APEDA has announced that Greenest, which is a leading plant protein food brand, has shipped India’s first plant-based meat export consignment to the USA from Gujarat in India.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is all set to have a day reserved for women legislators to speak and raise women-centric issues in the House.
Tamil Nadu has notified the country’s first ‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ in Palk Bay.