DAILY DOSE 7TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) CJI inaugurates NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services
- Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurated NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services at Jaisalmer house in New Delhi on 6 September 2022.
- It will provide free legal services to the weaker sections of the society.
- NALSA or National Legal Services Authority of India was formed on 9 November 1995 under the authority of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.
2) NITI Aayog and BMZ hold inaugural NITI – BMZ Dialogue
- NITI Aayog and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) held the inaugural NITI-BMZ Dialogue of Development Cooperation on 5 September 2022.
- It was focused on five core areas of cooperation
- Sustainable Development Goals, climate action, energy transition, emerging technologies and agro-ecology.
- Both sides highlighted the need to deepen engagement.
3) Suresh Raina announces his retirement from all formats of cricket
- Cricketer Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket.
- Suresh Raina represented India in 18 tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20s in an international career spanning 13 years.
- He scored 5,615 runs in 226 ODIs and 1,604 runs from 78 T20s for India.
- He was part of the 2011 World Cup winning team.
- In IPL, he played 205 matches and scored 5,528 runs.
4) 68th Nehru Trophy Boat Race held at Punnamada lake in Kerala
- In Kerala, the 68th Nehru Trophy Boat Race was held at Punnamada lake in Alappuzha district on 4 September 2022.
- 20 snake boats (chundan valloms) competed for the coveted trophy, which bears the signature of the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Competitions are held in nine categories.
- 24 shikara paddlers from Dal Lake in Srinagar also participated in the boat race.
5) Know About: Drugs Controller General of India
- DCGI or Drugs Controller General of India is the head of department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization.
- It is responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, and vaccines, in India.
- It came into existence through Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- It is headquartered in New Delhi.
6) List of Folk Dances of Different States in India, Part -2
- Andhra
- Pradesh: Kuchipudi, Bhamakalpam, Kolattam
- Assam: Bihu, Maharas, Khel Gopal, Bichhua
- Bihar: Bakho-Bakhain, Jata-Jatin
- Gujarat: Garba, Bhavai
- Haryana: Jhumar, Phag, Daph
- Himachal Pradesh: Jhora, Chharhi, Dhaman, Mahasu
- Jammu and Kashmir: Rauf, Hikat, Damali
- Karnataka: Yakshagan, Kunitha, Lambi
- Kerala: Ottam Thullal, Kaikottikali
- Maharashtra: Lavani, Nakata, Koli
7) List of Folk Dances of Different States in India, Part -1
- Odisha: Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari
- Rajasthan: Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor
- Tamil Nadu: Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi
- Uttar Pradesh: Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri
- Jharkhand: Alkap, Agni, Paika, Domkach
- Chhattisgarh: Gaur Maria, Pandwani, Vedamati, Kapalik
- Madhya Pradesh: Jawara, Matki, Aada, Selabhadoni
- Tripura: Hojagiri
8) India, Bangladesh ink first water sharing pact in 25 years
- India and Bangladesh on 6 September 2022 signed an interim water-sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river.
- It is the first such pact since the signing of the Ganga water treaty in 1996.
- This pact will benefit people residing in southern Assam and the Sylhet division of Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh has a total of 230 rivers, of which 54 flow through India.
9) Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram wins Dubai Open chess tournament
- Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram on 4 September 2022 won the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament with 7.5 points from nine rounds.
- Chithambaram defeated R Praggnanandhaa in the ninth and final round.
- Seven Indians finished in the top 10 at the tournament with R Praggnanandhaa sharing the second spot with five others.
10) Carnatic vocalist T.V. Sankaranarayanan passes away
- Renowned Carnatic vocalist & the Padma Bhushan awardee TV. Sankaranarayanan passed away at the age of 77 in September 2022.
- He won the Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy in 2003.
- In 2003, the Central Govt also conferred on him Padma Bhushan.
- He was considered the torch-bearer of the Madurai Mani Iyer style of singing and technique.
11) Barack Obama wins Emmy award for his narration in Netflix documentary
- Former US President Barack Obama has won the Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks”, which features national parks from across the globe.
- Obama is the 2nd US president after Dwight Eisenhower, to win an Emmy award.
- Earlier, Obama has also received Grammy Awards for the audiobook readings of his memoirs “The Audacity of Hope” & “A Promised Land.”
12) Tripura sets up the India’s first Bio-Village
- Tripura Govt has successfully converted its Daspara village into a bio-village.
- With this, Tripura has become the 1st state in the country to set up a modified bio-village.
- Daspara has been developed based on the bio-village 2.0 conceptualised by the state govt.
- This concept has been designed to help mitigate the climate change effects.
- State Govt plans to set up at least 100 bio-villages.
13) Tamil Nadu CM launches ‘Pudhumai Penn’ scheme for girl students
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on 5 September 2022 launched the ‘Pudhumai Penn’ (modern woman) scheme in Chennai.
- Under this scheme, all girl students, who studied from Classes 6 to 12 in govt schools, will get Rs 1,000 per month to pursue higher education.
- The scheme aims to benefit six lakh girls every year and Rs 698 crore has been allocated in the budget for its implementation.
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