DAILY DOSE 29TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Former MP, first Chairperson of NCW Jayanti Patnaik passes away
- Veteran Congress leader and former MP from Odisha Jayanti Patnaik passed away in September 2022.
- A renowned social worker, Patnaik was the first chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
- She headed the commission from February 3, 1992 to January 30, 1995.
- She was also the President of the All India Mahila Congress in 1987.
2) Know About: NASA
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the national space agency of the US.
- It is responsible for the space program, aeronautics research, & space research.
- NASA was established in 1958, one year after the Soviet space program’s launch of the world’s 1st artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) in 1957.
- Administrator: Bill Nelson
- HQ: Washington
- Founder: Dwight Eisenhower
3) International Day for Universal Access to Information: 28 September
- In order to raise awareness of the importance of universal access to information, the UN has proclaimed 28 Sept as International Day for Universal Access to Information.
- First time celebrated: 2016
- The global conference opening ceremony that took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, launched the 2022 edition of this Day.
- 2022 Theme: ‘Artificial Intelligence, e-Governance & Access to Information!
4) Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu top destinations for foreign tourists in 2021
- Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had the highest numbers of foreign tourist visits, with 1.26 million & 1.23 million, respectively in 2021, as per a report by Union Tourism Ministry.
- The report titled ‘India Tourism Statistics. 2022’ was released on 27 Sept 2022 by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi.
- Taj Mahal was the most visited ticketed ASI site for domestic tourists as per the report.
5) ICRA maintains India’s FY23 GDP growth forecast at 7.2%
- Rating agency ICRA has maintained its forecast of 7.2% growth in India’s GDP for the financial year FY23.
- At 7.2%, the number is marginally higher than most consensus forecasts of 7% and 10 bps lower than what S&P forecast earlier in Sept 2022.
- In Q1FY23, India’s real GDP is estimated at 36.85 lakh crore, as against 32.46 lakh crore in Q1 2021-22, showing a growth rate of 13.5%.
6) Govt approves Railways proposal for redevelopment of 3 major stations
- Union Cabinet has approved Indian Railways’ proposal for the redevelopment of 3 major railway stations in the country.
- These are New Delhi Railway Station, Ahmedabad Railway Station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai.
- The redevelopment project involves an investment of ten thousand crore rupees.
- Minister of Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Chairman of Railway Board: V K Tripathi
7) World Heart Day: 29 September
- Every year on the 29th of September, people all around the world observe World Heart Day with the aim of raising awareness of heart illness and the range of cardiovascular diseases.
- The World Heart Federation and the World Health Organization first celebrated this day in the year 2000.
- The theme for World Heart Day 2022 is “Use Heart for Every Heart”.
8) West Zone wins the Duleep Trophy 2022 title
- Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone won the 2022 Duleep Trophy title on 25 Sept after defeating South Zone by a margin of 294 runs on the fifth and final day of the tournament in Coimbatore.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal bagged the Player of the Match award for scoring a double century (265 runs).
- While Jaydev Unadkat clinched the Player of the Series title.
- Duleep Trophy First edition: 1961-62
9) NASA’s DART Mission hits asteroid in 1st-ever Planetary Defense test
- NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration – successfully – impacted its asteroid target on 26 Sept 2022.
- It has been termed humanity’s first-ever test of planetary defence by NASA.
- The main objective behind the mission was to redirect the asteroid closer to Didymos, which it orbits.
10) Govt extends PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme up to December 2022
- Union Cabinet has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme for a further period of 3 months from Oct to Dec 2022.
- This decision will benefit 80 crore people.
- 3 lakh 45 thousand crore rupees have been spent on this scheme so far which was launched in March 2020.
- Under this scheme, 5 kg food grain is being provided to eligible beneficiaries per month free of cost.
11) R Venkatramani appointed as the next Attorney General of India
- The President of India on 28 Sept 2022 appointed senior advocate R Venkataramani as the new Attorney General for India for a period of three years.
- Mr Venkataramani will replace current Attorney General (AG) K K Venugopal whose term ends on Sept 30, 2022.
- Earlier, Mukul Rohatgi had declined the Centre’s offer to return as the AG.
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