DAILY DOSE 11TH SEPT CURRENT AFFAIRS
Top Headlines 11 September 2023
- G20 Leaders Summit adopts New Delhi Declaration
- India’s Kiran George clinches Indonesia Badminton Masters title
- Coco Gauff becomes first American teen to win US Open title since 1999
- PM Modi launches Global Biofuels Alliance
- India-Middle East-Europe mega economic corridor announced
Today’s History: 11 September 2023
- In 1817, The Great Revolt of 1817-18 began in Sri Lanka.
- In 1893, Swami Vivekananda gave
- speech at the World Parliament of Religions
- In 1906, Mahatma Gandhi, for the first time, called ‘Satyagraha’, the non-violent movement in South Africa.
- In 1961, The World Wildlife Fund was established.
- In 1987, Mahadevi Varma, the famous poetess of India died
1) Kishore Jena wins Indian Grand Prix 5 with throw of 82.53m
- Kishore Jena and Amoj Jacob won gold medals at the Indian Grand Prix 5 2023 athletics in Chandigarh.
- Jena’s best attempt, a throw of 82.53m, came on his first try.
- Jacob won the men’s 400m race in Chandigarh with a time of 45.92s.
- Noah Nirmal Tom claimed silver in the men’s 400m race with a time of 46.55s.
- Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 400m gold with a time of 52.40s.
2) BRO to construct world’s highest fighter airfield in Ladakh’s Nyoma
- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct the world’s highest fighter airfield in the Nyoma region of Ladakh.
- The foundation stone of the project will be laid by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from Devak Bridge on September 12.
- India is proactively working towards developing infrastructure along the 3,488 Km stretch of the Line of Actual Control.
3) India’s Kiran George clinches Indonesia Badminton Masters title
- Kiran George won the Indonesia Masters Super 100 men’s singles title on 10 September 2023, defeating Japan’s Koo Takahashi in two straight sets.
- Kiran also won the Odisha Open in 2022 for his maiden Super 100 title.
- Kiran trains at the Prakash Padukone Academy in Bengaluru.
- Earlier this year, Kiran defeated Chinese star Shi Yuqi and Weng Hong Yang at the Thailand Open.
4) Army doctor awarded Dr AM Gokhale award for ophthalmology in Pune.
- Renowned ophthalmologist Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra of the Indian Army’s Research and Referral Hospital was conferred with the prestigious ” Dr AM Gokhale Award” in Pune.
- Dr AM Gokhale was a renowned teacher of ophthalmology in India.
- Sanjay Kumar Mishra has performed surgeries on two serving Presidents of India.
- Ophthalmology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.
5) Coco Gauff becomes first American teen to win US Open title since 1999
- Coco Gauff has become the first American teenager to win the US Open title since Serena Williams in 1999.
- Gauff’s win was her 12th successive victory and third title in 40 days.
- Serena Williams was the last American teenager to win the US Open singles title in 1999.
- Gauff has defeated Sabalenka once in each of the last four years, which no one else has done.
6) Australia dethrones Pakistan to clinch top ODI ranking
- Australia has reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI rankings by defeating South Africa in the second ODI of the three-match series.
- With this win, Australia has 121 points on the Men’s ODI Team Rankings points table, one ahead of Pakistan who are on 120.
- India, with 114 rating points, are third on the ICC rankings.
7) MP cabinet approves Mob Lynching Victim Compensation Scheme 2023
- The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has decided to implement the Madhya Pradesh Mob Lynching Victim Compensation Scheme 2023.
- The scheme will provide relief and rehabilitation to the victims of mob lynching.
- The Madhya Pradesh govt will provide 10L compensation to families of mob lynching victims.
- The scheme covers any act of violence on grounds of religion, caste, sex, and place of birth.
- G20 Leaders Summit adopts New Delhi Declaration
8) The New Delhi Declaration was
- adopted with 100% consensus on all
- developmental and geo-political issues.
- India proposed a new text on the Ukraine crisis to break the deadlock over the Delhi Declaration.
- The Declaration broadly focuses on 5 key areas i.e. Strong, Sustainable, Balanced, and Inclusive Growth, and Accelerating Progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
9) India-Middle East-Europe mega economic corridor announced
- The G20 Summit announced the launch of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor.
- The economic corridor will include shipping and railway links, making trade between India and Europe 40% faster.
- It aims to boost trade, transport energy resources, and improve digital connectivity.
- The corridor involves countries like India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, France, Italy, Germany, and the US.
10) G20 leaders adopt green development pact
- G20 leaders adopted a green development pact to accelerate the steps needed to tackle the challenges of environment and climate change.
- The pact aims to pursue environmentally sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development in an integrated, holistic and balanced manner.
- The green development pact was achieved with the support of every nation.
11) IIT Council signs MoU with Association of American Universities
- The IIT Council and the Association of American Universities (AAU) have signed an MoU to establish the Indo-US Global Challenges Institute.
- The institute will comprise a virtual network of partner universities and provide a platform to address strategic research programs.
- IIT Bombay has also joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange as an international partner.
12) UK PM Rishi Sunak announces $2 bn aid for Green Climate Fund
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged $2 billion to the UN’s Green Climate Fund (GFC) to support vulnerable countries in dealing with climate change.
- G20 leaders also adopted a ‘green development pact’ aimed at speeding up measures to tackle the challenges of environment and climate change.
- The UK has pledged to spend $14.4 billion on international climate finance from 2021-26.
13) G20 leaders endorses Goa Roadmap and ‘Travel for LiFE’ program
- G20 leaders endorse Goa Roadmap and ‘Travel for LIFE’ program to boost the tourism sector significantly.
- The ‘Goa Roadmap for Tourism’ is a comprehensive strategy to align tourism policies with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
- The Ministry of Tourism aims to facilitate the implementation of the GOA Roadmap through education and awareness campaigns.
14) ICG participates in 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies meeting
- Indian Coast Guard (ICG) participated in the 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) from 05-08 Sep 2023 at Istanbul, Türkiye.
- The forum comprises four Working Groups to enable a focused and goal-oriented approach.
- Indian Coast Guard is the chair of the Search and Rescue (SAR) Working Group.
- The last edition of the HACGAM was held in New Delhi in 2022.
15) UP govt to conduct exams to test learning outcomes of children
- The Uttar Pradesh government is organizing the Nipun Assessment Test (NAT) for classes 1-8 from September 11 to 16.
- Students in classes 1-5 will be assessed in language and Mathematics, while those in classes 6-8 will be assessed in Mathematics and Science.
- The exam will be conducted through the ‘Saral App’ and children will answer questions on OMR sheets.
16) ISRO’s Aditya L1 successfully performs 3rd earth-bound manoeuvre
- Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, has successfully performed the third earth-bound manoeuvre.
- The new orbit attained by the satellite is 296km x 71767 km.
- A total of five such orbit manoeuvring will be performed during the satellite’s revolution around the Earth of which three have been successfully performed.
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