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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

International Day of Charity- September 5

• September 5th is recognized as the International Day of Charity.
• In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed
• Mother Teresa, who had always worked in charity, was remembered on September 5 to mark her passing anniversary.
• For “work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace” Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
• The main goal of the Worldwide Day of Charity is to increase awareness and offer a common platform for charity-related events for people, charitable, philanthropic, and volunteer groups to use for their own goals on a local, national, regional, and international level.

Teachers’ Day 2022- September 5

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday, September 5, is commemorated each year in India with Teachers’ Day 2022.
• He was a Bharat Ratna winner, academic, and former president of India.
• When Dr. Radhakrishan took office as the second President of India in 1962, his students approached him to seek permission to celebrate September 5 as a special day.
• Radhakrishnan instead requested them to observe September 5 as Teachers’ Day, to recognize the contribution of teachers the society.
• Ever since then, September 5 is celebrated as Teacher’s Day across schools, colleges, universities, and educational institutions. Students put on performances, and dances and host elaborate shows for their most-loved teachers.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

Home Minister Amit Shah will unveil the “CAPF eAwas” web portal in Delhi:

• The Central Armed Police Forces’ web portal for CAPF eAwas was presented by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah.
• In remarks given on the occasion, Mr. Shah said that the Central Armed Police Forces had always served as a strong foundation for the country’s internal security.
• Since Independence Day, more than 35,000 police officers have perished protecting internal security, and because of their sacrifices, people may rest easy at night and feel secure.
• A unified web portal called “CAPF eAwas” has been created to operationalize the improved policy of allocation and to also increase transparency in the allocation process.
• To provide better medical treatment to the families of slain troops, the Indian government started the “Ayushman CAPF” program.
• As a result of this CAPF eAwas scheme, more than 35 lakh Ayushman Cards have been distributed to 10 lakh military personnel.

The unemployment rate surges to an 8.3% yearly high:

• Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) show that in August, India’s jobless rate rose to a one-year high of 8.3% while employment decreased by 2 million to 394.6 million.
• In July, there were 397 million people employed and the unemployment rate was 6.8%.
• In rural India, the jobless rate increased from 6.1% in July to 7.7% in August.
• More significantly, the employment rate dropped from 37.6% to 37.3%.
• As the monsoon season progresses, the delayed monsoon will enhance agricultural activity, which might result in a decrease in the rural unemployment rate.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India Contributes Rs 3 Crore To Voluntary Trust Funds For Protection Of UN Human Rights

• India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), Geneva, Switzerland revealed that India has contributed $ 400,000 (over Rs 3 crore) to 4 Voluntary Trust Funds.

List of 4 Voluntary Trust Funds :

1. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
2. Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation
3. Voluntary Fund for financial and technical assistance for the implementation of Universal Periodic Review
4. Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to support the participation of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDs) in the work of the council.

Note :

• In 2007, India became the first country to deploy an all-women contingent for the Formed Police Unit to the UN peacekeeping mission in

About Voluntary Trust Funds : 

• A special UN program called the ‘Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture provides direct assistance to victims of torture and their families.
• The General Assembly established it in 1981 to draw attention to the concerns of torture victims on a global scale.
• The Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights was founded by the UN Secretary-General in
• The Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the implementation of the universal periodic review came into force in 2007 by Human Rights Council resolution 6/17, which got further enhanced by resolution 16/21 in
• The Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund was established in 2012 by Human Rights Council resolution 19/26 to encourage the involvement of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Council activities.
• The fund has been supported by voluntary donations from UN member states.
• The goal of the fund is to make sure that LDCs and SIDS, particularly those without a permanent representation in Geneva, may take part in and contribute to the Council’s work.
• In addition to that, India contributes USD 800,00 (Rs 6 crore) to promote the use of the Hindi language at the UN
• In support of this initiative, the “Hindi @ UN” project was started in 2018 in partnership with the UN Department of Public Information.

Goal :

• To expand the United Nations’ public engagement in Hindi and raise awareness about global concerns among millions of Hindi-speaking people worldwide.

About UN :

• Founded: 1945
• Headquarters: New York, United States
• Secretary General : António Guterres
• Membership: 193 member states

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

Center Approves UP Family ID Plan – Parivar Kalyan Card

• The Central Government has granted permission to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government’s proposal of releasing family IDs to its residents and application for Aadhaar authentication for their details through the ministry of electronics and information technology (MEIT).
• With this, the UP government is set to issue a family identity card (Parivar Kalyan Card) to map each family in the state and is expected to launch its portal for application within the next 2 weeks.

About Parivar Kalyan Card Scheme :

• After its implementation, the Card will be a 12-digit card that will help the state govt to map all the families and the benefits of several govt schemes received by a family.
• Through this scheme, the UP government will identify a family unit and its members & also qualify them as beneficiaries for various government schemes ranging from employment, pensions, and housing benefits among others

How will UP Parivar Kalyan Card work :

• The UP Parivar Kalyan Card will be issued to family units based on their Aadhaar Data.
• Currently, registration for the Card Scheme has been kept voluntary & only those seeking to avail govt scheme benefits will be required to register for it.
• Under the program, family units will be allowed to register to receive a 12 Digit Family ID based on which different persons within the family would be identified to receive benefits under government schemes.
• The Ministry had specified that no person will be denied any service or benefits on account of the failure of Aadhaar-based authentication.
• The UP Government has also consulted the governments of Haryana and Karnataka, who have launched similar schemes under banners of ‘Parivar Pehchan Patra’ and ‘Kutumba Card’,

Karnataka govt launches Global Startup Challenge ‘VentuRISE’

• The Karnataka government launched the Global Startup Challenge “VentuRISE” to recognize, reward, and support growth-stage startups in manufacturing and sustainability-related sectors.
• VentuRISE is a part of the flagship event Global Investors Meet -“Invest Karnataka 2022″ from 2nd – 4th November 2022 at Bangalore, Karnataka.
• Minister for Large and Medium Industries Shri Murugesh R Nirani Unveiled the logo of VentuRISE.

Aim :

• To promote Karnataka as the preferred destination for startups in the manufacturing and sustainability sectors.
• The Department of Industries and Commerce has collaborated with Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) to conduct the Startup Challenge.

About VentuRISE :

• The Global Challenge will provide budding entrepreneurs across the globe with a platform to showcase their innovative products/solutions and connect with potential investors.
• The Startup Challenge will be a 3-round challenge that will be conducted over 2 months.

About Karnataka :

• Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot
• Chief minister: Basavaraj Bommai
• Capital: Bengaluru

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

SBI Card Launches First-Of-Its-Kind ‘CASHBACK SBI Card’

• India’s largest pure-play credit card issuer, SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card) has launched the ‘Cashback SBI Card’, which is the first-of-its-kind comprehensive cashback credit card in
• Consumers across India, including tier 2 and 3 cities, can easily get CASHBACK SBI Cards instantly through the digital application platform ‘SBI Card SPRINT’.
• The card offers a simple, seamless, and completely digital joining experience.

About ‘Cashback SBI Card’ :

• The Cashback SBI Card customers will earn unlimited 1% cashback on all spends and the cashback will increase to 5% on all online spends, up to a maximum of Rs 10,000 for each monthly statement cycle.
• The card has an automatic cashback credit feature which allows automatic credit of the authorized cashback to the account within two days of statement production
• It is free for the first year till March 2023.
• The annual renewal fee of the card is Rs 999 plus applicable taxes.
• The cardholders will also get four complimentary domestic airport lounge visits each year (one visit per quarter).

About SBI Card :

• Founded: October 1998
• Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana
• MD & CEO : Rama Mohan Rao Amara

BoB Financial & Snapdeal Launch Co-Branded JCB RuPay Contactless Credit Card

• BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) & Snapdeal in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and JCB International Co. Ltd (JCB) have launched the Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay Credit Card.

About Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay Credit Card :

• Users of the co-branded credit card will receive up to 5% unlimited cashback (accrued as 20 reward points on every INR 100 spent) on the Snapdeal app and website.
• Activation of the card within 30 days of issuance will entitle the cardholder to shopping benefits on Snapdeal worth up to INR 500
• The card also offers 10 Reward points per INR 100 spent on online, grocery, and departmental store spending.
• For purchases in all other categories, customers will get 4 reward points for every INR 100 spent. 
• The cardholders will also enjoy free Add-On cards for family members, a waiver of a 1% fuel surcharge, easy EMI options (pre and post-purchase), and periodic offers across merchants.
• The card will also be usable at international merchants and ATMs through the extensive JCB global network.

Note :

• JCB global network is the only international payment brand based in

About BFSL :

• Founded: 1994
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO : Mr. Shailendra Singh
• It is a non-banking Financial Company, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda (BoB).

SBI trims GDP growth forecast to 6.8% for FY23

• The State Bank of India (SBI) chief economist Mr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh has revised down India’s full-year GDP growth forecast to 6.8 for the financial year FY23.
• Earlier, the growth forecast was 7.5%.

Key Highlights :

• For Q1FY23, the economist had forecasted GDP growth at 7%.
• In the remaining quarters, Ghosh expects GDP growth to be at 6.9% in Q2FY23, further dropping to 4.1% in Q3 followed by a 4% rate in Q4.
• The SBI chief economist highlighted that at 13.5% real GDP growth has contracted by 9.6% sequentially, but the seasonally adjusted real GDP growth series shows a pick-up in economic momentum, with higher growth at 5.6% sequentially in Q1 compared to -4.1% in Q1FY22 and 1.9% in Q4FY22.
• During the first quarter of FY23, the manufacturing sector recorded a growth of 4.8% sharply down from 49% in Q1FY22.
• The growth rate in construction stood at 16.8%, a steep drop from 71.3% in Q1FY22.
• Also, mining and quarrying growth declined to 6.5% from 18% in Q1 of FY22.

Recent News :

• The National Statistical Office (NSO), released the data for the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2022-23, where the economy showed a growth of 13.5% lower than 20.1% in Q1 of FY22.

About SBI :

• Founded: 1 July 1955
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Chairman: Dinesh Kumar Khara

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 announced:

• In a recent worldwide announcement ceremony, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF), popularly considered the “Nobel Peace Prize of Asia,” named the recipients for this year.
• Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi Hattori (Japan), and Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia) are the recipients of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awards.

About the recipients:

• Sotheara Chhim-He is a Cambodian mental health activist. He is a prominent proponent of the trauma syndrome in Cambodia. He is being honored for “his calm courage in overcoming profound trauma to become the healer of his people.” Before the Khmer Rouge’s control came to an end in 1979, he was made to work in camps for more than three years as a youngster.
• Tadashi Hattori-He is a Japanese humanitarian who works to save sight. He is being praised for his amazing compassion and straightforward humanity both personally and professionally. At age 15, he decided to become a doctor after seeing the indignity with which his cancer-stricken father was treated in a hospital.
• Gary Bencheghib is an Indonesian spokesman against plastic waste. For “his remarkable campaign against marine plastic waste,” he has received an Emergent Leadership Award.
• Bernardine J. Madrid– A Filipino advocate for children’s rights, she is being honored for “her unpretentious and unwavering devotion to noble and arduous causes. She has been in charge of the Philippine General Hospital’s first child safety center in Manila since 1997. Up until last year, it has assisted more than 27,000 kids.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

Adobe and AICTE collaborate to promote digital literacy in India:

• The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Adobe have partnered to strengthen the nation’s capacity for digital innovation.
• To give children the core creative and digital literacy skills they need to flourish in today’s digital-first world, the agreement’s conditions include that Adobe will educate teachers, offer courses, and integrate digital creativity into the curriculum.
• The collaboration aims to provide essential digital creativity skills to more than 75,000 educators working in 10,000 institutions of higher education by 2024.
• If India aspires to become the world’s talent capital, the key is to foster digital and creative capacities.
• Adobe hopes to boost the nation’s skilling ecosystem through our relationship with AICTE and provide teachers and students with the cutting-edge skills they need to thrive in the post-pandemic, digital-first future.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

LIC out of a list of Top 10 valued Indian Companies:

• Bajaj Finance and Adani Transmission have displaced Life Insurance Company (LIC) from the top 10 firms by market capitalization.
• Adani Transmission is now in ninth place, Bajaj Finance is in tenth, and LIC is now in eleventh place.
• Adani Transmission joined the top 10 list with a market cap of $4.43 billion on the BSE, surpassing LIC’s and Bajaj Finance’s respective total mcaps of $4.42 billion and $4.26 billion.
• Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is on the top of the list of valued Indian Companies with a market capitalization of ₹8 lakh crore, followed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), ICICI Bank and State Bank of India (SBI).

NCRB published a report titled Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2021:

• According to research by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of suicide-related deaths in India hit an all-time high in 2021.
• 64 lakh persons died by suicide in 2017, an increase of 7.2% from 1.53 lakh in 2020.
• More people have died from suicide-related causes since 1967, the first year for which statistics are available.
• According to the Accidental Deaths & Suicides report, 11.3 suicides per 100,000 people have been recorded up to this point.
• As per the information on accidental fatalities and suicides given by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in Accidental Deaths & Suicides, this number was around 1.39 lakh in 2019.

State Wise Report:

• According to the Accidental Deaths & Suicides report, 22,207 persons committed suicide in Maharashtra in 2021, making it the state with the highest recorded suicide rate.
• Following Madhya Pradesh with 14,965 suicide cases, West Bengal with 13,500, and Karnataka with 13,056 instances, Tamil Nadu came in second with 18,925 cases.
• According to the data, these five states were responsible for 50.4% of all suicide fatalities nationwide.

Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2022: Indian start-ups features in the list

• Forbes Asia has published the second edition of its list, titled ‘Forbes Asia-100 to Watch 2022.’
• The list focuses on small businesses and startups that are growing in the Asia-Pacific area.
• The list for 2022 included 11 start-up firms from India, 19 companies from Singapore, 16 from Hong Kong, 15 from South Korea, and 13 from China.
• Forbes lists 15 nations and territories represented in 11 categories, including biotechnology and healthcare, e-commerce and retail, and finance.

Indian start-ups:

Company	CEO	Founded Year	Category
TartanSense	Jaisimha Rao	2015	Agriculture
Gramheet	Pankaj Prakash	2020	Agriculture
Bijak	Nakul Upadhye	2019	Agriculture
Animall	Neetu Yadav	2019	Agriculture
Agrostar	Shardul Sheth	2013	Agriculture
Pocket FM	Rohan Nayak	2018	Entertainment & Media
Euler Motors	Saurav Kumar	2018	Logistics & Transportation
Park+	Amit Lakhotia	2019	Logistics & Transportation
FRND	Bhanu Pratap Singh Tanwar	2018	Consumer Technology
Bijnis	Siddharth Vij	2015	E-commerce & Retail
GoKwik	Chirag Taneja	2020	E-commerce & Retail

 India Surpasses UK to Become World’s 5th Largest Economy:

• According to Bloomberg, India has surpassed Britain to become the world’s fifth-largest economy.
• The United Kingdom has dropped to sixth place as a result of the rating shift, as the country continues to battle with the harsh cost-of-living issue.
• This year, the Indian economy is expected to rise by more than 7%.
• The Indian economy in “normal” cash terms in the quarter through March was USD 845.7 billion on an adjusted basis and using the dollar exchange rate on the final day of the relevant quarter.
• According to the analysis, the UK was worth USD 816 billion on the same basis.
• According to the International Monetary Fund, the following nations have the greatest nominal GDP in the world:

1. The United States (GDP: 22.49 trillion)
2. China (GDP: 16.4 trillion) (GDP: 16.4 trillion)
3. Japan: (GDP: 5.27 trillion)
4. Germany: (GDP: 4.30 trillion)
5. India: (GDP: 3.21 trillion)
6. The United Kingdom: (GDP: 3.2 trillion)
7. France: (GDP: 2.78 trillion)
8. Italy: (GDP: 2.07 trillion)
9. Brazil: (GDP: 1.87 trillion) (GDP: 1.87 trillion)
10. Canada: (GDP: 1.71 trillion)

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Mr. Yamuna Kumar Chaubey gets charge as Chairman & MD of NHPC

• State-owned hydro power giant NHPC Limited announced that Yamuna Kumar Chaubey has been given the charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) for 3 months beginning September 1, 2022.
• He succeeded Abhay Kumar Singh who superannuated on August 31, 2022.

About Mr Yamuna Kumar Chaubey :

• Chaubey, 59, joined NHPC Limited in 1985 as a Probationary Executive (Civil) at 540 MW Chamera Hydro-Electric Project, now Chamera-I Power Station, Himachal Pradesh.
• He served as Chairman on the board of Bundelkhand Saur Urja Ltd & was appointed as nominee director on the boards of Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited and Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd from October 1, 2020, and June 1, 2021, respectively.
• Currently, he is the Director (Technical) of NHPC and is also holding the additional charge of Director (Personnel), of NHPC.

About NHPC Limited :

• Founded: 1975
• Headquarters: Faridabad, Haryana
• NHPC Ltd is an Indian government hydropower board under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, GoI.

IAS Officer Mr. Paban Kumar Borthakur took charge as the new Chief Secretary of Assam

• Senior IAS officer Mr. Paban Kumar Borthakur took charge as the new chief secretary of Assam.
• He replaced Jishnu Barua, who retired from service on Aug 31, 2022.
• Barua will continue as the chairman of the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) for two years or till further orders.

About Mr. Paban Kumar Borthakur :

• Borthakur, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service officer.
• He served as the additional chief secretary to the state government in the transformation and development, cultural affairs, and tourism departments.
• He is also the chairman of the Assam Administrative Tribunal.

About Assam :

• Governor : Jagdish Mukhi
• Chief Minister : Himanta Biswa Sarma
• Capital: Dispur

Serbian President Nominated Mr. Ana Brnabic as PM of Serbia

• Serbian President Mr. Aleksandar Vucic has nominated Mr. Ana Brnabic as Prime Minister of Serbia for the second consecutive time.

Note :

• Ana Brnabic became the first woman & the first openly gay person to hold the Position.

About Mr. Ana Brnabic :

• Brnabić was born in Belgrade, Serbia.
• In 2016, She entered government as the minister of public administration and local self-government.
• She is the president of the Council for Innovative Entrepreneurship and Information Technologies of the Government of Serbia.
• She has served as the prime minister of Serbia since 2017.

About Serbia :

• President: Aleksandar Vučić
• Capital: Belgrade
• Currency: Serbian dinar

Mr. Kalyan Chaubey becomes the new AIFF President, beats Bhaichung Bhutia

• Indian politician of Bhartiya Janta Party &  a former professional Indian football player Mr. Kalyan Chaubey has become the new All India Football Federation (AIFF) President after beating former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia 33-1 in polls.
• He succeeds Praful Patel (2009-2022)
• Out of the 36 state associations in India, 34 were allowed to vote, barring Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.

About Mr Kalyan Chaubey :

• Chaubey graduated from Tata Football Academy in 1995 & became a professional football player.
• He was a member of the Indian teams at U-17 Asian Youth Championship in 1994 in Iran and U-20 Asian Youth Championship in South Korea in 1996, and the senior Indian national team from 1999 to 2006.
• He took over as the CEO of Mohun Baagan Academy from 2010 to 2013.

Awards & Honors :

• He played as a goalkeeper and won the award – “Indian Goalkeeper of the Year” in 1997–98 and 2001–02. 
• He won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in 1999 & 2005 with India.
• He also won the South Asian Games Bronze medal in

Note :

• Chaubey became the first Indian former footballer to become the president in the 85 years of AIFF’s existence.

About AIFF :

• Founded: 23 June 1937
• Headquarters: Dwarka, Delhi
• AIFF is the governing body of football in India under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,

Senior IIS officer Dr. Vasudha Gupta was appointed as DG of the News Services Division of AIR

• Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, Dr. Vasudha Gupta has been elected as the Director General of the News Services Division, All India Radio.
• He Succeeded  N Venudhar Reddy who Supernaut on Aug 31, 2022.

Other Appointments :

• Rajesh Malhotra, Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), was promoted to the rank of Principal Director General.

About Dr. Vasudha Gupta :

• Gupta joined the Indian Information Service in 1989.
• She has served in different capacities in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting during her 32-year career.
• Before this appointment, she served as Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

About AIR :

• Established: 1936
• Headquarters: Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
• Owner: Prasar Bharati

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

Cabinet Committee on Security approves Tejas Mark-2 Project

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the Tejas Mark-2 project to boost India’s push for indigenous fighter aircraft.
• The CCS has sanctioned 6,500 crores for designing and developing of Tejas Mark-2 fighter jet with prototypes, flight testing, and certification in addition to the existing 2500 crore sanctioned to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
• Tejas 2.0 will be a more capable version of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).

About Tejas Mark-2 :

• Tejas 2.0 will be equipped with more powerful GE-414 engines in the 98 Kilonewton thrust class.
• The payload capacity of the Tejas Mark-2 jet will be 4 tonnes as compared to 3 tonnes of the existing version.
• This would pave the way for designers to develop an advanced 17.5-tonne single-engine aircraft.
• It is expected to replace fighters like the Mirage-2000s, Jaguars and MiG-29s in the IAF’s combat fleet.
• The new jet will also be equipped with an indigenously developed Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which will be a major upgrade from the existing ELTA EL/M-2032 multi-mode radar.
• The government is also planning on approving the fifth-generation advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) with stealth features and supercruise capabilities.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India’s first indigenously-developed vaccine for cervical cancer prevention to be launched 

• India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched in the next few months and will be available in the price range of Rs 200-Rs 400.
• The vaccine for Cervical cancer “CERVAVAC”, will be launched by Union Minister of State Science and Technology Shri Jitendra Singh.
• The vaccine was developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) & the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
• The SII received clearance from the Drugs Controller General of India in July 2022 for the vaccine.
• The Union government plans to target the age of 9-14 years of girls for vaccination against cervical cancer.
• By Dec 2022, SII reported that the center can supply 1 crore doses of qHPV.

Note :

• Cervical cancer in India ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age.
• SII CEO: Adar Poonawalla

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

Amlan Borgohain sets a new record in the 100 meters at the All-India Railway Cups:

• Amlan Borgohain, who now owns the 200-meter national record, has also broken the 100-meter mark.
• At the 87th all-India inter-Railway athletics championships in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, the 24-year-old Assamese athlete ran the 100 meters in 10.25 seconds (wind speed +1.8, legal), breaking Amiya Kumar Mallick’s previous national record of 10.26 seconds that stood for six years.
• The 10.34-second time that Borgohain ran before was set in the National Open in Warangal in 2017.
• It falls far short of the entrance mark (10.00s) for the Budapest World Championships the following year.
• In the 100 and 200-meter races, he is the current national champion.
• The 200-meter national record is held by Amlan Borgohain (20.52 seconds), who set it in April at the Federation Cup.

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: VAR technology to make debut in India

• The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will debut in the next Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India in 2022, according to the world football governing body FIFA.
• The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had been suspended for 11 days until FIFA decided to overturn the ban.
• The illustrious competition will take place from October 11 to October 30 at Bhubaneswar (Kalinga Stadium), Margao (JLN Stadium), and Navi Mumbai (DY Patil Stadium).
• Following the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica in 2022 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019, the U-17 Women’s World Cup in India will be the third FIFA women’s competition to use VAR.
• The first instance of VAR implementation in India was during the quarterfinal round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, which the nation hosted in January and February of this year.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

A comic book adaption of the Kartik Aaryan-starring film “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”:

• “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2,” starring Kartik Aaryan, will be turned into a comic book series.
• Diamond Comics, India’s renowned distributor and publisher of comic books has partnered with production companies T-Series and Cine1Studios to deliver “Rooh Baba Ki Bhool Bhulaiyaa,” based on Aaryan’s character, to the young audience.
• The main image from the comic book portrays Kartik Aaryan as Rooh Baba.
• The recognizable Diamond Comics characters are also included on the poster.
• On the left side of Rooh Baba, Shaktimaan and Chacha Chaudhary are depicted, while Sabu is also seen on the comic book cover’s right side.
• The primary visual also features Motu and Patlu.

Daily CA on September 4 & 5:

• September 5th is recognized as the International Day of Charity.
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday, September 5, is commemorated each year in India with Teachers’ Day 2022.
• The Central Armed Police Forces’ web portal for CAPF eAwas was presented by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah.
• Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) show that in August, India’s jobless rate rose to a one-year high of 8.3% while employment decreased by 2 million to 394.6 million.
• In a recent worldwide announcement ceremony, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF), popularly considered the “Nobel Peace Prize of Asia,” named the recipients for this year.
• The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Adobe have partnered to strengthen the nation’s capacity for digital innovation.
• Bajaj Finance and Adani Transmission have displaced Life Insurance Company (LIC) from the top 10 firms by market capitalization.
• According to research by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of suicide-related deaths in India hit an all-time high in 2021.
• Forbes Asia has published the second edition of its list, titled ‘Forbes Asia-100 to Watch 2022.’
• According to Bloomberg, India has surpassed Britain to become the world’s fifth-largest economy.
• Amlan Borgohain, who now owns the 200-meter national record, has also broken the 100-meter mark.
• The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will debut in the next Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India in 2022, according to the world football governing body FIFA.
• “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2,” starring Kartik Aaryan, will be turned into a comic book series.
• India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), Geneva, Switzerland revealed that India has contributed $ 400,000 (over Rs 3 crore) to 4 Voluntary Trust Funds.
• The Central Government has granted permission to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government’s proposal of releasing family IDs to its residents and application for Aadhaar authentication for their details through the ministry of electronics and information technology (MEIT).
• The Karnataka government launched the Global Startup Challenge “VentuRISE” to recognize, reward, and support growth-stage startups in manufacturing and sustainability-related sectors.
• India’s largest pure-play credit card issuer, SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card) has launched the ‘Cashback SBI Card’, which is the first-of-its-kind comprehensive cashback credit card in
• BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) & Snapdeal in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and JCB International Co. Ltd (JCB) have launched the Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay Credit Card.
• The State Bank of India (SBI) chief economist Mr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh has revised down India’s full-year GDP growth forecast to 6.8 for the financial year FY23.
• State-owned hydro power giant NHPC Limited announced that Yamuna Kumar Chaubey has been given the charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) for 3 months beginning September 1, 2022.
• Senior IAS officer Mr. Paban Kumar Borthakur took charge as the new chief secretary of Assam.
• Serbian President Mr. Aleksandar Vucic has nominated Mr. Ana Brnabic as Prime Minister of Serbia for the second consecutive time.
• Indian politician of Bhartiya Janta Party &  a former professional Indian football player Mr. Kalyan Chaubey has become the new All India Football Federation (AIFF) President after beating former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia 33-1 in polls.
• Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, Dr. Vasudha Gupta has been elected as the Director General of the News Services Division, All India Radio.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the Tejas Mark-2 project to boost India’s push for indigenous fighter aircraft.
• India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched in the next few months and will be available in the price range of Rs 200-Rs 400.