DAILY DOSE 27TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) World Environmental Health Day: 26 September
- World Environmental Health Day is commemorated every year on 26 September around the world to raise awareness about the important role of environmental health professionals.
- This day was established by the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) in 2011.
- 2022 Theme: “Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”.
2) Cochin International Airport bags ASQ award for ‘Mission Safeguarding’
- The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been awarded the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award 2022 by the Airport Council International.
- The award is considered to be the highest honour in the global aviation sector.
- CIAL received the award for implementing its ‘Mission Safeguarding’ programme, which ensured seamless traffic & reinforced passenger satisfaction during the pandemic.
3) Jitendra Singh announces ‘One Week One Lab’ campaign
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 26 Sept 2022 announced the ‘One Week One Lab’ theme-based campaign to showcase technological breakthroughs and innovations.
- The campaign will be held in each of the 37 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) labs & institutes spread across the country.
- He announced it while addressing the 1st-ever CSIR Leadership Meet in New Delhi on 26 Sept.
4) Laver Cup 2022: Team World beats Team Europe to win maiden title
- Team World, on 25 Sept ’22, beat Team Europe to win the Laver Cup for the first time.
- Frances Tiafoe & Felix Auger of Team World defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas & Novak Djokovic of Team Europe to win the competition.
- Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court tournament between Team Europe & Team World.
- Players from all continents, besides Europe, represent Team World.
- First edition: 2017
5) Dilip Asbe reappointed as MD & CEO of NPCI
- Dilip Asbe has been reappointed as the managing director & chief executive officer of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for a period of 5 years.
- Asbe took over as MD & CEO of NPCI in 2018.
- Prior to that, he was NPCI’s chief operating officer.
- NPCI, a specialised division of the RBI, was created in 2008 for operating retail payments & settlement systems in India.
- HQ: Mumbai
6) World Tourism Day: 27 September
- World Tourism Day is celebrated each year on September 27 to spread awareness about the importance of tourism and its impact on our society.
- United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) established this day in 1980.
- In 1997, UNWTO decided to designate a host country each year to celebrate this day.
- In 2022, Indonesia is the host country & the theme is ‘Rethinking Tourism!
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