Latest Current Affairs For Tuesday 6th September, 2022

First Homoeopathy International Health Summit held in Dubai

The first edition of “World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathy” was held in Dubai with the theme “Diseases caused by climate change and global warming”.

Aim: To educate and promote a homoeopathic system of medicine, drugs, and practices.

The summit was organised by Burnett Homoeopathy Pvt Ltd. 

Burnett Homoeopathy Pvt Limited deals with homoeopathic dilutions, mother tincture, lower trituration tablets and various other homoeopathic medicines.

UP's district Bhartaul becomes first village in state to have RO water

The Bhartaul village in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh has become the first village in the state to have RO water in every household.

The achievement comes under the Adarsh Gram Panchayat initiative.

Till now, four RO plants have been set up in the village with an aim to make clean drinking water available to all.

It will save people from water-borne diseases.

The village head Pravesh Kumari is in charge and has been taking care of the RO plants in the village.

Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki becomes the 29th district of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh CM, Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki as the 29th district of the state.

It has been carved out of Rajnandgaon district.

Rajnandgaon district had a large area and people spend their entire day to reach the headquarters.

This has been reduced to 70 kilometres with the inauguration of the new district.

He is scheduled to inaugurate Sarangarh-Bilaigarh and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai as the 30th and 31st districts of the state.

Kiccha Sudeep appointed as brand ambassador of Punyakoti Dattu Yojana

The Karnataka government has appointed Kannada actor, Sudeep as the brand ambassador for ‘'Punyakoti Dattu Yojana', a cattle adoption scheme.

Aim of scheme: Encouraging adoption by the public for the purpose of rearing cattle in 'goshalas' (cow shelters).

The actor has decided not to charge for being the ambassador of the scheme.

The scheme was  launched in July and any individual or an organization can adopt a cow by paying a total of Rs 11,000 for one year.

64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 announced

The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation has announced the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, which is also known as “Nobel Peace Prize of Asia”. 

Winners:

Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia): For mental Health

Bernadette Madrid (Philippines): For effort in child protection

Tadashi Hattori (Japan): For training local doctors who have treated Vietnamese

Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia): For fight against marine plastic pollution

Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957. 

India to emerge third-largest economy of world by 2029

As per the report of State Bank of India (Economic Research Department), the India is set to become the third largest economy in the world by 2029.

India will surpass Germany in 2027 and most likely Japan by 2029 at the current rate of growth.

The country has undergone a large structural shift since 2014 and is now the 5th largest economy overtaking the United Kingdom.

The report is authored by Soumya Kanti Ghosh, group chief economic adviser, SBI.

Union Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri to attend Gastech Milan-2022

Hardeep Singh Puri (Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister) has attended the Gastech Milan-2022, that scheduled to held in Milan, Italy.

The Minister will chair the “India Spotlight: Powering India’s energy industry - new avenues for a sustainable future” panel discussion.

He will also participate in the select Ministerial Panel of the  Opening Ceremony along with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and State Secretary of Energy of Portugal. 

HM Amit Shah launches mascot & anthem for 36th National Games in Ahmedabad

Union Home Minister, Amit Shah has launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National Games at Trans Stadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Mascot: Savaj (means cub in Gujarati)

Anthem is based on the theme of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

The National Games will be organised in six cities of the state namely Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.

He has also launched the official website -www.nationalgamesgujarat.in and the mobile App NGGujarat.

Anishka Biyani wins Gold in Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship

Anishka Biyani (6) has won the gold medal in the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship at Kuala Lumpur.

She is a first-grade student of Dhirubhai Ambani school and achieved the feat in the Under-6 Open category.

She has also qualified as one of the best under-7 players in the All India FIDE rating chess tournament held in Yousufguda, Hyderabad.

She is currently preparing for the Singapore Open National Age Group Championship.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Dutch Grand Prix 2022

Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen has lifted the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix auto race, at the Zandvoort racetrack, in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

Mercedes driver, George Russell of Britain has secured second place while the Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc of Monaco has secured third place in the race.

Mercedes's driver, Lewis Hamilton has placed fourth.

Previous GP'22:

Belgian GP, Hungarian GP, French GP: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Austrian GP: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

PM Narendra Modi to be awarded prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award 2023

The Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust (Hind Swaraj Sangh) would confer the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2023 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pune on August 1, 2023.

Reason: This award recognizes PM Modi's supreme leadership under which India has climbed the ladder of progress

It is presented annually on the occasion of Lokmanya Tilak's death anniversary.

Other awardees: Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sharad Pawar, Cyrus Poonawalla, and Manmohan Singh. 

J&K Bank wins award for Best Performance in CASA

Jammu & Kashmir Bank has been felicitated for the Best Performance in CASA-India (1st Runner up in Small Bank Category) at ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2022.

The event was participated by banks from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Myanmar.

The function was organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Goa.

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in Calcutta.

India poised to become world’s 2nd-largest economy by 2075: Goldman Sachs

According to the Investment Bank Goldman Sachs, India is poised to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2075.

As per the report, India would cross Japan, Germany, and the US With a population of 1.4 billion people.

India’s GDP is estimated to expand remarkably, reaching 52.5 trillion dollars surpassing the US GDP projection.

The labour force participation set to make India the second-largest economy in the world by 2075.

L&T and Spain's Navantia sign agreement for submarine project

L&T has signed a teaming agreement with Spanish-based Navantia for the submission of a techno-commercial bid for the Indian Navy’s prestigious P75 (India) submarine program.

P75 (India) Submarine Project is expected to be valued at €4.8 billion.

Navantia would carry out the design of P75(I) submarines based on its S80 class of submarines.

The first S80 class submarine was launched in 2021 and is undergoing sea trials prior to its delivery to Spanish Navy. 

India overtakes China as most attractive emerging market for investing

According to a study by Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management, India has overtaken China to become the most attractive emerging market for investing in sovereign wealth funds this year.

Reason: This is due to its solid demographics, political stability, and proactive regulation. 

Positives for the nation also include the rapidly expanding demography, strong regulatory actions, and a welcoming climate for sovereign investors.

World Population Day 2023: 11 July

World Population Day is observed every year on July 11 in order to raise awareness about global population issues, including population control.

2023 theme: Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities. 

It was established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989, after the day the world approximately reached a population of five billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.

MoHUA conducts SBM-U 2.0 Planning & Implementation Review-cum-Workshop

The Housing Ministry organized a review-cum-workshop to evaluate and accelerate the planning and implementation of the SBM-Urban 2.0.

PM Modi launched the 2.0 versions of SBM-U and AMRUT on October 1, 2021.

SBM-U 2.0: Achieving 100% waste segregation in all households and premises and 100% door-to-door collection of segregated waste from each. 

AMRUT 2.0: To provide complete coverage of water supply to all households and sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities. 

Gujarat CM launches pilot project of ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched the Antyodaya Shram Suraksha Accident Insurance Scheme from Kheda

All those registered under the e-Shram portal from Nadiad will benefit from the scheme.

It is being implemented through the Indian Postal Department, the IPPB, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Under this scheme, insurance with a premium of Rs. 289 and Rs. 499 per year will be a big support to workers in the event of death or partial disability.

OCA elects Sheikh Talal as the new President

Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

He replaced his older brother Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the OCA for 30 years until 2021.

The OCA was founded in 1982 by his father Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who led it until 1990.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance wins Insurer Innovation Award 2023

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has won the Insurer Innovation Award 2023 for the APAC region at the 8th World Digital Insurance Awards, hosted by TDI - The Digital Insurer.

Recognition: Bajaj Allianz Life's ground-breaking WhatsApp Conversational Platform - empowering customers to digitally services their policies seamlessly. 

The award entries were shortlisted by industry experts and the winner was selected by the community through pre-voting and live event voting.