DAILY DOSE 28TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Bhagat Singh’s 115th birth anniversary: 28 September 2022
- Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907 at Village Banga in Punjab.
- He was hanged by the British rulers along with his friends Rajguru and Sukhdev on March 23, 1931 because they refused to give in to the atrocities of the British rulers.
- At the age of 23, he attained martyrdom.
- He gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad.
- In 1928, he formed the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
2) Chandigarh Airport renamed Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman named the Chandigarh International Airport as Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on 28 September 2022.
- It was done on the occasion of 115th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh.
- Punjab and Haryana reached a consensus over renaming the airport after a meeting between Bhagwant Mann and Dushyant Chautala in August 2022.
3) Mohammed bin Salman named as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
- In Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin. Abdulaziz named his son and heir Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the Prime Minister of the kingdom.
- According to a royal decree, King Salman also promoted his second son Prince Khalid from deputy Defense Minister to Defense Minister.
- Mohammed bin Salman was previously Defense Minister in Saudi Arabia’s government.
4) India, Netherlands formalize bilateral Fast-Track Mechanism
- India and the Netherlands have signed a joint statement to formalize the bilateral Fast-Track Mechanism between the two countries.
- It aims to facilitate a platform for the Dutch companies operating in India, for faster resolution of investment cases.
- The cumulative flow of FDI from the Netherlands to India reached around $42.3 bn between April 2000 and June 2022.
5) Indian Fertiliser companies sign MoU with Canadian company Canpotex
- Indian Fertiliser companies have signed an MoU with Canpotex, Canada.
- The Indian companies are Coromandel International, Chambal Fertilizers, and Indian Potash Limited.
- The MoU will reduce both supply and price volatility and ensure a stable long-term supply of Potassic fertilizer to India.
- Canpotex will supply up to 15 Lakh tonnes of Potash annually for 3 yrs to these companies.
6) Narendra Singh Tomar to participate in G-20 Summit
- Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar arrived in Bali on a three-day visit to Indonesia. to participate in G-20 Summit, on 27 September 2022.
- He held bilateral meeting with the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Ms. Marie-Claude Bibeau.
- Indonesia currently holds the Presidency of G20.
7) Swachh Shehar Samvad and Technology Exhibition to be held on 29 Sept
- Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry is organizing a Swachh Shehar Samvad and Technology Exhibition on 29 Sept 2022.
- During the Samvad, sixteen states will share their experiences, learning, and best practices.
- The programme is a capacity-building initiative of the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 to equip States and Cities with an understanding of all recent developments in waste management.
8) Ghulam Nabi Azad launches new political party
- Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has announced his new political party ‘Democratic Azad Party’ and also released his party flag.
- The development comes a month after the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister broke ties with the Congress.
- He served as the Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008.
9) Know About: Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
- It has a land area of about 2,150,000 km², making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia.
- It is a home to Islam religion’s holiest shrines, Mecca and Medina.
- Capital: Riyadh
- Currency: Saudi riyal
- Official language: Arabic
10) World Rabies Day: 28 September
- World Rabies Day is observed on September 28 every year to raise awareness about the impact of the viral disease and how to prevent it.
- It is also observed to mark the death anniversary of French biologist & chemist, Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
- This day was observed for the first time on September 28, 2007.
- 2022 Theme: “One Health, Zero Death”
11) Indian Railways makes 497 stations ‘divyangjan’ friendly
- Indian Railways has made 497 railway stations Divyangjan, Aged and Children friendly by installing lifts and escalators at railway stations across the country under the ‘Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan.’
- So far, 1,090 escalators at 339 stations have been provided up to August 2022.
- The Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) was launched by PM Modi on Dec 3, 2015 (World Disability Day).
12) DRDO conducts successful test flight of VSHORADS missile
- DRDO on 27 Sept 2022 successfully flight tested the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
- VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat (RCI).
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman: Dr Sameer V Kamath
- Founded: 1958
13) Rajendra Kumar appointed as ESIC Director General
- Senior bureaucrat Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
- Kumar, a 1992-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, is currently an additional secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- ESIC is the statutory social security body under the ownership of the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
- Founded: 1952
14) NHPC signs agreement with IIT Jammu
- NHPC Ltd & IIT Jammu have signed a pact for availing services of the IIT Jammu for undertaking R&D activities in the field of science, engineering & technology.
- NHPC Ltd has already an established R&D division & this MoU will further provide an impetus to Research & Development (R&D) activities of the company.
- NHPC is an Indian govt hydropower board under the Ministry of Power.
- HQ: Haryana
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