DAILY DOSE 17TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Know About: Adani Group
- Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Ahmedabad.
- It was founded by Gautam Adani in 1988 as a commodity trading business, with the flagship company Adani Enterprises.
- The group has an annual revenue of over US$20 bn with operations at 70 locations in 50 countries.
- It diverse businesses include port management, electric power generation and transmission, etc.
2) A three-day international conference ANGAN 2022 held
- A three-day international conference ANGAN 2022 (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat), titled “Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings” began on 14th Sept 2022.
- ANGAN 2.0 is being organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in collaboration with Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC).
- It was held under the Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project.
3) Book titled ‘Ambedkar and Modi’ released
- A book titled ‘Ambedkar and Modi: Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Implementation’ was released by former President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi in Sept 2022.
- The book illustrates life, works and achievements of Dr. B.R Ambedkar.
- The book has been compiled by Bluekraft Digital Foundation.
- A foreword written by Rajya Sabha MP Ilaiyaraaja offers a valuable insight of the works of Dr. Ambedkar.
4) Gautam Adani overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world’s second richest
- Adani Group’s Chairperson Gautam Adani has surpassed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second richest person.
- He is now only behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who remains the world’s richest man with a networth of $273.5 billion.
- According to the Forbes real-time billionaires list, Adani’s net worth stood at $155.7 billion as of September 16, 2022, up by $5.5 billion or nearly 4%.
5) Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary to be a public holiday in J&K
- Jammu and Kashmir Govt has decided to declare Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary, September 23 as a public holiday.
- The announcement to this effect was made by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on 16 Sept 2022.
- Maharaja Hari Singh was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- He signed the instrument of accession with India on October 26, 1947.
6) Know About: UNICEF
- UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, now officially called ‘United Nations Children’s Fund!
- It is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian & developmental aid to children worldwide.
- Activities: providing immunizations, enhancing nutrition improving sanitation & promoting education.
- Founded: 1946
- HQ: New York
- Head: Catherine Russell
7) Dr Jitendra Singh presents ‘INSPIRE’ awards to 60 Start-Ups
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 16 Sept 2022 presented ‘INSPIRE’ awards to 60 Start-Ups and financial support to over 53,000 students.
- The award is instituted by the Department of Science and Technology.
- Under this scheme, during the year 2020-21, a total of 6.53 Lakh ideas and innovations were received from all States and UT’s of the country.
8) USAID and UNICEF launch series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’
- The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF on 16 Sept 2022 launched the Doordarshan and YouTube series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’ in New Delhi.
- It is a fictional Hindi series developed in an educational format highlighting the challenges of a post-pandemic world and promoting the adoption of healthy behaviour and practices.
- USAID HQ: Washington
- UNICEF HQ: New York
9) IISc designs new method to deliver TB vaccine
- Researchers from the IISc have designed a new method to deliver a vaccine candidate for tuberculosis (TB).
- They have used spherical vesicles secreted by bacteria coated on gold nanoparticles which can then be delivered to immune cells.
- The only effective vaccine currently in use. against TB is the BCG vaccine which works well in children but it is not as effective at protecting adults.
10) World Patient Safety Day: 17 September
- World Patient Safety Day is observed on September 17 every year across the world.
- Aim: to raise global awareness about patient safety and to encourage individuals to demonstrate their commitment to making healthcare safer.
- This day was established in 2019 by the 72nd World Health Assembly.
- World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO.
- 2022 theme: “Medication without Harm”
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