DAILY DOSE 25TH SEPT CURRENT AFFAIRS
Top Headlines 25 September 2023
- Italy’s Marco Bezzecchi wins MotoGP Bharat 2023, Martin finishes 2nd
- ICICI Lombard appoints Sanjeev Mantri as MD and CEO
- India win gold medal in men’s 10m Air Rifle Team event
- France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup
- World Pharmacists Day: 25 September
Today’s History: 25 September 2023
- In 1340, England and France signed the disarmament treaty.
- In 1639, The 1st printing press was started in USA.
- In 1955, India’s 1st female doctor Rukmabai Raut passed away.
- In 1992, The US space agency NASA sent the Mars Observer spacecraft into space.
- In 2008, China launched the spacecraft ‘Shenzhou 7’.
- In 2010, Senior Hindi journalist and litterateur Kanhaiyalal Nandan passed away.
1) France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced that French troops will leave Niger by the end of 2023, following a coup.
- The junta deposed ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 and severed military ties with France.
- Niger has about 5% of the world’s uranium.
- French nuclear group Orano SA has halted uranium ore processing at one of its facilities in Niger
2) Italy’s Marco Bezzecchi wins MotoGP Bharat 2023, Martin finishes 2nd
- Marco Bezzecchi won the maiden Indian GP at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida on 23 September, with Spain’s Jorge Martin and France’s Fabio Quartararo finishing second and third, respectively.
- The race was held at a reduced distance of 21 laps to ease the stress on the riders.
- The total number of teams in each of the MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3 races were 11, 16, and 14, respectively.
3) ‘Disease X’ could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, says expert
- Disease X is a potential new pandemic that could result in 20 times more fatalities than COVID-19.
- Experts estimate that Disease X could potentially result in up to 50 million fatalities.
- Scientists have identified 25 virus families encompassing thousands of individual viruses.
- Disease X could be considerably more perilous with a fatality rate similar to Ebola.
4) India and UN launch capacity building initiative for Global South
- India and the United Nations have launched a joint capacity-building initiative that will operationalise development-relevant deliverables of India’s G20 Presidency.
- It aims to share the country’s best practices with partner countries in the Global South.
- The initiative will also provide technological transformation and building Digital Public Infrastructure.
5) Map in news: Niger
- Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Algeria.
- Niger’s current president is Mohamed Bazoum.
- Niger is known for its vast desert landscapes, including the Sahara Desert in the north.
- Capital: Niamey
- President: Mohamed Bazoum
- Population: 2.53 crores
- Official language: French
- Currency: West African CFA franc
6) NASA’s craft carrying samples of asteroid Bennu lands back on Earth
- A Nasa probe, which has gathered dust and rocky fragments from an asteroid, Bennu, has landed on Earth.
- The capsule carrying the samples landed in Utah, making it the largest asteroid sample ever collected.
- Bennu, the asteroid from which the samples were collected, is believed to be rich in carbon & water molecules.
- The Osiris-Rex spacecraft was launched in 2016 and reached Bennu in 2018.
7) X’s head of policy for India, South Asia Samiran Gupta resigns
- Social media platform X’s (formerly Twitter) government affairs head for India and South Asia Samiran Gupta has resigned.
- Gupta joined X in February 2022 before Elon Musk acquired the company.
- Gupta was the most senior India employee for X and was responsible for “key content-related policy issues” and “defending Twitter’s position with new policy developments.
8) Amar Akbar Anthony writer Prayag Raj passes away
- Veteran screenwriter Prayag Raj, known for his contributions to iconic Amitabh Bachchan starrers, has passed away.
- Prayag Raj has written over 100 films.
- He worked with Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and others during his career.
- He wrote the screenplay for many films including ‘Dharamveer’, ‘Ponga Pandit’, ‘Desh Premee’, ‘Parvarish’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, among others.
9) World’s largest Hindu temple outside India to be inaugurated on 8 Oct
- The world’s largest Hindu temple outside India will be inaugurated in New Jersey on October 8, 2023.
- The temple was built by an army of over 12500 volunteers from across the US over a period of 12 years.
- The temple includes 10000 statues, carvings of Indian musical instruments and dance forms.
- The temple houses the largest elliptical dome of traditional stone architecture ever constructed.
10) India Smart Cities Conclave 2023 to be held in Indore on 26 September
- The India Smart Cities Conclave 2023 is being organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on September 26-27, 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- The conclave will provide a platform for cities to showcase their exemplary work done under the Mission.
- The fourth edition of the India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC) 2022 will be felicitated by President Murmu.
11) India win gold medal in men’s 10m Air Rifle Team event
- India won their first gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 in the 10m Air Rifle Team event.
- Rudranksh Patil, Aishwary Tomar, and Divyansh Panwar were the winning team members.
- The women’s shooting squad from India clinched the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team competition.
- SonyLiv will stream the Asian Games 2023 live.
- India’s shooting contingent comprises 33 members
12) ICICI Lombard appoints Sanjeev Mantri as MD and CEO
- Sanjeev Mantri has been named the new MD and CEO of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, replacing Bhargav Dasgupta.
- Sanjeev Mantri has been with the ICICI Group for over 20 years, beginning his career with ICICI Bank in 2003.
- Bhargav Dasgupta, the outgoing MD and CEO of ICICI Lombard, has been appointed as Vice President of the Asian Development Bank.
13) World Pharmacists Day: 25 September
- World Pharmacist Day is celebrated on September 25th to recognize and honour the contributions of pharmacists to global health.
- In 2009, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress in Istanbul, Turkey designated 25th September as the annual World Pharmacists Day (WPD).
- The theme of World Pharmacist Day for 2023 is “Pharmacy Strengthening Health Systems.”
14) Google Doodle celebrates South African jazz pianist, Todd Matshikiza
- Google Doodle celebrates South African jazz pianist and composer Todd Matshikiza.
- Matshikiza was born in Queenstown, South Africa in 1921 and came from a musical family.
- He established the Todd Matshikiza School of Music in Johannesburg in 1947.
- Matshikiza was a writer for Drum magazine and wrote columns on jazz.
- “King Kong” was an all-Black jazz musical that premiered in 1958.
15) Antyodaya Diwas: 25 September
- Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated annually in India on September 25 to honour the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
- Upadhyaya was a co-founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and a thinker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
- PM Modi declared this day a national holiday in 2014.
- The UP govt changed the name of Mughalsarai railway station to ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction’ in 2018.
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