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DAILY DOSE 16TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 16TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) 16 September 2022: Top 5 Morning Headlines

  • SBI becomes third Indian lender to surpass Rs 5 trillion market cap
  • Dharmendra Pradhan launches Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening programme
  • Centre signs tripartite agreement with Assam govt and 8 tribal groups
  • Roger Federer announces retirement from professional tennis
  • World Ozone Day: 16 September

 

2) SBI becomes third Indian lender to surpass Rs 5 trillion market cap

  • State Bank of India on 14 Sept 2022 became the third lender and seventh Indian company to cross the Rs 5-trillion market cap.
  • The SBI is the only third bank, along with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, to have a market cap of more than Rs 5 trillion.
  • HDFC Bank, India’s largest private bank has a market cap of Rs 8.38 trillion, followed by ICICI Bank, which has a market cap of Rs 6.33 trillion.

 

3) Dharmendra Pradhan launches Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening programme

  • Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on 15 Sept 2022 inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ programme for students of classes 1 to 5.
  • It is an initiative towards ensuring overall personality development of a child in line with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
  • Ramakrishna Mission Founder: Swami Vivekananda
  • Founded: 1897
  • HQ: Belur Math, West Bengal

 

 4) Centre signs tripartite agreement with Assam govt and 8 tribal groups

  • The Centre and Assam govt on 15 Sept 2022 signed a tripartite peace accord with 8 tribal outfits of Assam in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah.
  • Around 1100 people have shunned the path of violence with the signing of this agreement.
  • In January 2020, the Centre had also signed a historic agreement with Assam govt and Bodo representatives to end the over 50-year-old Bodo crisis.

 

5) Roger Federer announces retirement from professional tennis

  • Roger Federer, a 20 Grand Slam single titles winner and one of the greatest tennis players, has announced his retirement from professional tennis.
  • The Laver Cup in Sept 2022 will be his final ATP tournament.
  • Federer is the most successful player at Wimbledon, having won eight titles (2003-07, 2009, 2012, 2017).
  • He last clinched a Grand Slam title in 2018 (Australian Open).

 

6) World Ozone Day: 16 September

  • World Ozone Day is observed every year on September 16 to spread awareness among people concerning the depletion of the ozone layer and find possible solutions to preserve it.
  • The ozone layer serves as a kind of shield for the earth & is crucial for preserving its ecology.
  • This day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1994.
  • 2022 Theme: ‘Global cooperation protecting life on earth’

 

7) Joao Lourenco re-elected as President of Angola

  • Joao Lourenco was sworn in for a second term as president of Angola on 15 Sept 2022.
  • Lourenco, 68, was sworn in alongside Esperanca da Costa, Angola’s first female vice president in the capital, Luanda.
  • The ruling MPLA party garnered 51% of the votes and 124 seats in the 220-member parliament in the Aug 24 election.
  • Angola is a country located on the west. coast of Southern Africa.

 

8) Jitendra Singh launches Dashboard of Dept of Science and Technology

  • Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 15 Sept 2022 launched Dashboard of Department of Science and Technology (DST).
  • It has been launched to ensure effective implementation of projects, schemes, scholarships and fellowships funded by DST.
  • Through this dashboard, details of each of the schemes and programmes for any group in every State can be accessed on a real time basis.

 

9) Indian Navy revives Naval training area at Manasbal Lake in Kashmir

  • The Indian Navy has revived the Naval training area at Manasbal Lake in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district after 33 years to provide training to National Cadet Corps (NCC) Cadets.
  • Around 100 NCC Cadets from J&K will participate in the training camp.
  • The training in the area was suspended in the early 1990s due to the deterioration of the security situation.
  • NCC Founded: 1948
  • Founder: H N Kunzru

 

10) BSF’s first female camel riding squad to be deployed along the border

  • BSF’s first female camel riding squad will be deployed along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan & Gujarat.
  • This Squad will be the first of its kind in the world.
  • It will participate for the first time in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1 December 2022.
  • The BSF is India’s primary border-guarding force.
  • Founded: 1965
  • Director General: Pankaj Kumar Singh
  • Headquarters: New Delhi

 

 


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