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CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

REC and PNB Ink MoU for Co-Financing Rs. 55,000 Crore Infrastructure Projects over 3 Years

• REC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab National Bank (PNB) to jointly explore the possibility of funding projects in the Power Sector and Infrastructure & Logistics Sector under a consortium arrangement.
• REC and PNB will associate with each other to co-finance loans amounting to 55,000 crores over the next 3 years.
• Executive Director (Infra & Logistics), REC, Shri T.S.C Bosh, and CGM (Corporate Credit Division), PNB, Shri Rajeeva signed the MoU in Gurugram, Haryana.
• As part of its commitment to sustainability, the company also plans to expand its loan portfolio for green projects to ₹3 trillion by 2030.

About REC Limited :

• Established : 25 July 1969
• Headquarters : Gurugram, Haryana
• Chairman & Managing Director : Vivek Kumar Dewagan
• REC Limited, formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, of which Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) is holding company, which in turn is under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, the Government of India.
• REC provides long-term loans and other finance products for the Power sector, comprising Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Renewable Energy and new technologies like Electric Vehicles, Battery Storage and Green Hydrogen.

About PNB :

• Established : 19 May 1894
• Headquarters : New Delhi, Delhi
• MD & CEO : Atul Kumar Goel
• Tagline : The Name You Can Bank Upon

Poonawalla Fincorp Receives RBI Approval for Co-Branded Credit Card Partnership with IndusInd Bank                                   

• Poonawalla Fincorp Limited (formerly known as Magma Fincorp), a Cyrus Poonawalla group- promoted Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC), has received Reserve Bank of India's approval to issue co-branded credit cards with IndusInd Bank.
• The company envisages to launch this credit card within 3 months.
• This partnership will enable Poonawalla Fincorp to usher in a new age of flexible and versatile retail credit.

What are co-branded credit cards?

• Co-branded credit cards are the product of a mutual partnership between a particular merchant and a credit card issuer.
• Together, they create a credit card that bears the merchant's logo and provide merchant-specific benefits to brand-loyal consumers.

About Poonawalla Fincorp Limited :

• Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra, India
• Chairman : Adar Poonawalla

About IndusInd Bank Limited :

• Established : April 1994
• Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• MD & CEO : Sumant Kathpalia
• Tagline : We Make You Feel Richer

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

India's first lighthouse festival opens in Goa

• India’s First Lighthouse Festival began in Goa.
• Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, along with Chief Minister of Goa Shri Pramod Sawant, inaugurated the festival at Fort Aguada Lighthouse.
• Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the 1st edition of the 'Bharatiya Prakash Sthamb Utsav’ or Indian Lighthouse Festival at Goa’s iconic Fort Aguada.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS:

• The festival started on September 23 and will continue until September 25.
• It is being celebrated at lighthouses across the country to promote them as tourist destinations.
• The campaign ‘Lighthouse Heritage Tourism’ was launched to transform 75 historic lighthouses into tourist spots.
• The festival is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to develop lighthouses as tourist attractions and boost local economies.
• The festival at Fort Aguada in Goa includes various activities such as dance performances, food stalls, music concerts, and discussions on marine history.

About  Goa:

• Capital: Panaji
• Chief Minister: Pramod Sawant
• Governor: P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
• National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary: Anshi National Park, Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary

PM Modi Remembers Lata Mangeshkar On Her Birth Anniversary:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to singing legend Lata Mangeshkar on her 94th birth anniversary.
• Born on September 28, 1929, the contribution of the ‘Nightingale of India’ to music is unforgettable.

Awards won by Mangeshkar:

• Throughout her career, she won numerous awards and honours.
• She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
• She was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
• In 2007, France made her an Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the country's highest civilian award.
• She was the recipient of three National Film Awards, 15 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards, before declining further ones, two Filmfare Special Awards, the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award amongst others.
• In 1974, she became the first Indian playback singer to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
• Though Lata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6 after suffering a multi-organ failure, she will always stay alive in our hearts with her soulful songs such as 'Ajeeb Dastan Hai Ye', 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo', 'Lukka Chuppi' and 'Tere Liye', among others.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : STATE NEWS

Jharkhand people celebrates Karma Puja

• Karma Puja was celebrated in Jharkhand, which is one of the most popular festivals related to harvest, worship of nature, bond between brother and sister, and homage to the Karam tree.
• During the festival, Karama dancers carry the branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing.
• The branch of the Karam tree decorated with milk and rice beer is placed in the middle of the place where the group dances.
• On the second day, Karam Dev is uprooted and taken around all the houses of the village and immersed as per rituals.

Recent News :

• In July 2023, Jharkhand Chief Minister (CM) Shri Hemant Soren launched Jharkhand elephant tracker, a mobile application-based elephant movement tracking system on the occasion of the 74th Van Mahotsav in Ranchi to reduce human-elephant conflicts in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

About Jharkhand :

• Governor : C. P. Radhakrishnan
• Chief Minister : Hemant Soren
• Capital : Ranchi
• Tiger Reserve : Palamu Tiger Reserve
• Wildlife Sanctuary : Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary, Udhwa Lake Bird Wildlife Sanctuary

Bihar Government Unveils New Program to Support Unemployed Youth from Minority Communities

• The Bihar government is launching the 'Mukhyamantri Alpsankhyak Udyami Yojana' for unemployed youths from the minority community.
• The decision to implement this scheme was made during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar.

About the Scheme :

• Under the scheme, eligible unemployed individuals from the minority community will receive Rs 10 lakh to establish a new industry.
• Out of the total amount, Rs 5 lakh will be given as a subsidy, while the remaining Rs 5 lakh will be provided as a loan.
• The loan amount is expected to be repaid in instalments.
• The new scheme will be implemented similarly to existing schemes such as Mukhyamantri SC/ST/EBC Udyami Yojana, Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojna (MMUY), and the Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojana (MYUY).
• The Bihar government has also decided to offer free medical tests and treatment at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS, Patna).
• Patients will only have to pay registration and bed charges.
• In an effort to improve traffic management, the state government has approved the establishment of 28 dedicated traffic police stations in 23 towns.

About Bihar :

• Governor : Rajendra Arlekar
• Chief Minister : Nitish Kumar
• Capital : Patna
• National Park : Valmiki National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuary : Valmiki Vanya Prani Sanctuary, Bhimbandh Sanctuary, Pant Vanya Prani Sanctuary, Kanwar Jheel Bird Sanctuary

Madhya Pradesh Government Collaborates with Magic Bus India Foundation for Life Skills Education Program in Government Schools                            

• Magic Bus India Foundation, a non-profit organization focusing on education and skilling, has collaborated with the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government to launch "Project Saksham," a life skills education program in government schools.
• Magic Bus will provide training to master trainers, who will then train 18,000 government teachers, to impart life skills to around one million adolescents across 9,000 government schools that include CM Rise Schools, Middle Schools, Special Residential Schools including Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), Kanya Shiksha Parisar (KSP), Model Residential Schools (MRS) Hostels and Ashram, specifically targeting adolescents from grades 6 to 10.

Key Highlights :

• Project 'Saksham' is a life skills education programme.
• The Department of Tribal Affairs of Madhya Pradesh has partnered with the Magic Bus India Foundation.
• This partnership is to equip government school teachers to deliver life skills education to adolescents across 20 districts and 89 blocks in the state.
• The initial phase will cover 20 districts and 53 blocks.
• The programme will cover all schools within the 89 tribal blocks by the second year.
• Magic Bus India Foundation Global CEO : Jayant Rastogi

About MP :

• Governor : Mangubhai C. Patel
• Chief Minister : Shivraj Singh Chouhan
• Capital : Bhopal
• National Park : Bandhavgarh National Park, Sanjay National Park, Dinosaur National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuary : Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
• Tiger Reserve : Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to launch rural housing scheme in Chhattisgarh                      

• Rahul Gandhi, a Congress leader, is set to launch the "Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Nyay Yojna (MGANY)" rural housing scheme in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.
• The launch event will take place in Parsada (Sakri) village within the Takhatpur development block in Bilaspur district.
• The primary goal of MGANY is to offer financial assistance to individuals who are homeless or have kutcha houses in rural areas.
• During the "Awas Nyay Sammelan" event, Rahul Gandhi and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will transfer the first instalment of Rs 25,000 each to 1,30,000 beneficiaries for the construction of their houses.

Key Highlights :

• As part of the event, the government will also transfer Rs 5 crore to the accounts of 500 beneficiaries under the "Mukhyamantri Nirman Shramik Awas Sahayata Yojana," which was launched in May 2022.
• This scheme provides assistance of Rs 1 lakh to construction workers registered with the Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board for housing construction.
• Rahul Gandhi and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development and construction projects worth Rs 524.33 crore in Bilaspur district.
• During the event, they will also distribute appointment letters to 2,594 newly recruited teachers.
• Under MGANY, Chhattisgarh government will provide financial aid to those homeless families who were left out of the survey list of the Socio-Economic Caste Census -2011 (SECC-2011).

About Chhattisgarh :

• Governor : Biswabhusan Harichandan
• Chief Minister : Bhupesh Baghel
• National Park : Indravati National Park, Kanger Valley National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuary : Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

Vedanta demerger of operations on cards: Aluminum, steel, oil businesses may be listed separately

• Vedanta Ltd, controlled by metal and mining mogul Anil Agarwal, is reportedly closing a deal to demerge its businesses into several listed entities.
• The company is expected to demerge its metals, power, aluminium, and oil and gas
• Vedanta Ltd.’s parent firm, Vedanta Resources, will remain the holding company.

About Vedanta Limited:

• Vedanta Limited is an Indian multinational mining company headquartered in Mumbai, India, established in 1979.
• Its main operations in iron ore, gold and aluminiummines in Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Odisha.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

RBI Approves K N Madhusoodanan as Part-Time Chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank                        

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed KN Madhusoodanan as the part-time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank for a period of 3 years.
• Before this appointment, Madhusoodanan had been serving as an independent director with Dhanlaxmi Bank since the year 2022.
• The appointment of KN Madhusoodanan comes after the RBI rejected a proposal to appoint G Rajagopalan Nair as the part-time chairman of the bank.
• Rajagopalan Nair had previously served as an independent director with Dhanlaxmi Bank, starting from August 2020.

About Dhanlaxmi Bank :

• Founded : 14 November 1927
• Headquarters : Thrissur, Kerala, India
• MD & CEO : J. K. Shivan

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS & HONORS

Nita Ambani receives prestigious Citizen of Mumbai Award

• Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani was awarded the 'Citizen of Mumbai' Award 2023-24 by the Rotary Club of Bombay for her contributions to healthcare, education, sports, arts, and culture.

Achievements of Nita Ambani:

• Ambani is the owner of Mumbai Indians, one of the most successful cricket teams in the Indian Premier League.
• Additionally, Ambani serves as the founder and chairperson of Football Sports Development Limited, which launched the Indian Super League.
• She also heads the 'Education and Sports for All' initiative, which supports children's development.
• Furthermore, Ambani owns MI New York, which won the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket (MLC), a professional American T20 league.
• She is the first Indian woman to be elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee.
• Nita Ambani has also made history by becoming the first Indian to be elected as an Honorary Trustee of the Board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a significant achievement for the businesswoman and philanthropist.
• Aside from her work in the arts, Nita Ambani is also dedicated to providing affordable and high-quality medical care to all Indians through the Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai.
• The Cultural Centre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, founded and chaired by Nita Ambani aims to preserve and promote Indian arts.
• The vision behind it was to create a platform where communities from India and around the world could come together, showcase their talents, and learn about each other's cultures.

Virat Kohli's wax statue to be inaugurated at Madame Tussauds museum in Singapore                

• Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli is poised to receive a prestigious honor as he is set to be immortalized with a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds Museum in Singapore.
• This remarkable achievement comes as no surprise, considering that the former captain of the Indian cricket team already boasts a wax replica at the Madame Tussauds in Delhi, which was unveiled in 2018.
• The creation of Kohli's wax statue involved an intricate process, meticulously capturing his likeness through the use of over 200 measurements and photographs taken during a dedicated sitting session.

Wax statue of Other legends:

• Other sporting legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Lionel Messi, and Usain Bolt also grace the halls of Madame Tussauds with their wax counterparts.
• However, it is noteworthy that only three cricketers, namely Kohli, Tendulkar, and Kapil, have been honored with wax statues meticulously crafted by the Madame Tussauds team.

About Madame Tussauds:

• Madame Tussauds, a globally renowned wax museum chain, traces its roots back to 18th-century
• Founded by the talented Marie Tussaud, this iconic attraction has captivated audiences worldwide.
• Enthusiastic visitors flock to Madame Tussauds to marvel at the lifelike wax figures of celebrities, historical figures, and cultural icons.
• Each figure is painstakingly created, capturing even the most intricate details and expressions with remarkable precision.
• With branches in prominent cities across the globe, including London, New York, and Hong Kong, Madame Tussauds has firmly established itself as a must-visit destination for those yearning to catch a glimpse of fame forever frozen in time.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

Indian Air Force inducts first C-295 transport aircraft at Hindon Air Force Station        

• The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted its first C-295 transport aircraft at Hindon Air Force Station in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
• The aircraft will be assigned to IAF Squadron No. 11, known as "The Rhinos."
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari attended the induction ceremony, which included a 'Sarv Dharm Puja' (multi-faith prayer).
• The C-295 transport aircraft will replace the HS-748 Avro aircraft, enhancing the IAF's medium-lift tactical capability.
• In September 2021, India formalized the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft at a cost of Rs 21,935 crore.

Key Highlights :

• The first 16 C295s of the 56 aircraft on order will be assembled at the San Pablo Sur site in Seville.
• The remaining 40 C295s of the order will be manufactured and assembled in partnership with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) at Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Vadodara.
• The production of components for these aircraft has commenced at the Main Constituent Assembly (MCA) facility in Hyderabad.
• These aircraft are part of the first-ever 'Make in India' Aerospace program in the private sector.
• The first India-made C295 is expected to roll out from the Vadodara factory in September 2026, and the final aircraft is slated for delivery to the IAF by August 2031.

About IAF :

• Headquarters : New Delhi, Delhi
• Chief of Defence Staff : General Anil Chauhan
• Chief of the Air Staff : Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
• Vice Chief of the Air Staff : Air marshal Amar Preet Singh

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS

In Asian Games at Hangzhou, India's Roshibina Devi Naorem clinches Silver medal

• The highly-talented Roshibina Devi bagged the silver medal in the 60 kg of the Wushu competition in the ongoing Asian Games 2023.
• She missed a chance to win gold after losing in the final to her Chinese opponent Xiaowei Wu 2-0.
• The current Asian Games witnessed an overall improvement in Roshibina's performance.
• She upgraded the color of her medal from bronze, which she won in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.
• She entered into the semifinal by showing a dominant performance against Vietnam's Thi Thu Nguyen.
• She also produced a dazzling performance in the quarterfinal, making short work of Kazakhstan's Aiman Karshyga.
• At the last edition of the Asian Games, India's 13-member Wushu contingent returned with four bronze medals.
• With this victory, India has showcased one its best results in Wushu in the Asian Games since Wangkhem Sandhyarani Devi's silver win in Asian Games 2010.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

Renowned Agricultural Scientist MS Swaminathan, Pioneer of India's Green Revolution, Passes Away                                  

• Father of India's iconic Green Revolution, Professor Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, or MS Swaminathan, as he is popularly known - passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN).

About MS Swaminathan :

• MS Swaminathan was born on August 7, 1925, in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• He served as the Director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) from 1961 to 1972.
• Following his tenure at the IARI, he served as the Director General at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and as Secretary to the Government of India at the Department of Agricultural Research and Education from 1972 to 1979.
• He took up the position of the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture between 1979 and 1980.
• From 1980 to 1982, he served as the Acting Deputy Chairman and then Member (Science and Agriculture) of the Planning Commission.
• From 1982 to 1988, he served as the Director General at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines, which is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
• In 2004, he was appointed as the chair of the National Commission on Farmers, aimed at addressing farmer distress and suicide cases in India.
• He was also elected the “Living Legend of the International Union of Nutrition Sciences” at the 20th International Congress of Nutrition held at Granada, Spain.
• He was also a Member of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha) for the period 2007-13.
• He was referred to as "the Father of Economic Ecology" by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Awards & Honors :

• In 1987, he was awarded the first World Food Prize after which Swaminathan set up the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai's Taramani by using the $200,000 prize money.
• He was the recipient of some of India’s highest honours including Padma Shri (1967), Padma Bhushan (1972) and Padma Vibhushan (1989).
• He received numerous international awards and honors, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1971), the Albert Einstein World Science Award (1986), the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1991), the Four Freedoms Award (2000), and the Planet and Humanity Medal of the International Geographical Union (2000).

Delhi-based Bharatanatyam artiste & Padma Bhushan Awardee Saroja Vaidyanathan Passed away                                

• Indian choreographer, guru and a notable exponent of Bharatanatyam Saroja Vaidyanathan passed away at the age of 86 in Delhi.

About Saroja Vaidyanathan :

• Saroja Vaidyanathan was born on September 19, 1937, in Bellary, Karnataka, India.
• She founded Ganesa Natyalaya in New Delhi in 1974
• In her career, she choreographed more than 10 full-length ballets and nearly 2,000 individual Bharatanatyam items.
• She also taught Hindi, Tamil, and Carnatic music alongside the dance form to students.
• She created the Bharatanatyam community from the ground in Delhi.

Books :

• Saroja Vaidyanathan authored several books on Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music, including titles like "The Classical Dances of India," "Bharatanatyam – An In-Depth Study," "Carnataka Sangeetham," and "The Science of Bharatanatyam."

Awards & Honors :

• Padma Awards: She was honored with two prestigious Padma awards by the Government of India. She received the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013.
• Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman: Saroja Vaidyanathan was a recipient of the Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman awarded by the Government of Delhi.
• Kalaimamani Title: She was bestowed with the Kalaimamani title by the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram.
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award: Saroja Vaidyanathan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her significant contributions to the field of dance.
• Bharata Kalai Sudar: In 2006, she was honored with the title of 'Bharata Kalai Sudar.'

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

Eid Milad-un-Nabi 2023 being celebrated on September 28

• Eid Milad-un-Nabi, also known as  Eid-e-Milad, Mawlid, Milad un Nabi, and Nabid is an important festival celebrated among Muslims.
• The day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the last messenger of Allah.

• Eid-e-Milad falls every year in the month of Rabi ul Awal. This year, Rabi ul Awwal in India commenced from 19 September, after the Moon was sighted on 18 October.
• Eid Milad-un-Nabi 2023 in India along with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lankais celebrated today on 28 September 2023.

World Rabies Day 2023: September 28

• World Rabies Day will be celebrated globally on September 28.

World Rabies Day 2023 theme

• This year we are celebrating the 17th World Rabies Day. And this year's theme is "All for 1, One Health for All". It highlights that one health is not for a select few but for everyone.

History of World Rabies Day

• World Rabies Day was established by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control in 2007 and later endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
• The purpose of the day is to highlight the progress made in eradicating rabies and to raise awareness of rabies prevention.
• The first rabies vaccine was developed by the French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, whose death on 28 September is the reason why 28 September is observed each year as World Rabies Day.

World Heart Day 2023: September 29

• World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and the importance of heart health.
• According to the World Heart Federation, around 20.5 million people died due to cardiovascular diseases in 2020.

World Heart Day 2023 Theme:

• The theme for World Heart Day 2023 is “Use Heart, Know Heart”. For an individual to be able to take care of their hearts, it is very important that they understand their hearts. This year’s theme focuses on the same.

World Heart Day 2023 History

• The first World Health Day was observed in 1999 when the WFH collaborated with the World Health Organisation (WHO).
• Then-president of WHF, Antoni Bayés de Luna conceived the idea of celebrating the day.
• Initially, World Heart Day was observed on the last Sunday of September, however, later, September 29 was marked as the day to observe World Heart Day.

September 28: 116th anniversary birthday of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 September paid tributes to the legendary revolutionary Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his 116^th birth anniversary.

About Bhagat Singh:

• Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 at Banga in Punjab, British India in a Sikh family.
• At the young age of 23, he was sentenced to death by the British government in the Lahore conspiracy case on 23 March 1931.
• At the age of 12, He had seen the JallianwalaBagh massacre, after which he took a vow to free India from Britishers.
• He was a member of the Hindustan Republican Association.

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2023: September 29, 2023

• The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, which is observed on September 29 each year, represents a global commitment to tackle these critical issues head-on.
• Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2020, this day aims to raise awareness about the staggering magnitude of food loss and waste and mobilize action at all levels to reduce it.
• Food loss and waste have emerged as two of the most challenging and interlinked problems facing the global food system.
• According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted each year.

Theme:

• The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, with the 2023 theme “Reducing food loss and waste:  Taking Action to Transform Food Systems”, is an opportunity to call to action both the public (national or local authorities) and the private sector (businesses and individuals), to prioritise actions and move ahead with innovation to reduce food loss and waste towards restoring and building back better and resilient-ready, food systems.

About FAO :

• Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is an international body which deals with food security, hunger and nutrition at global level.
• Director General of United Nations FAO: Qu-Dongyu.
• FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
• Establishment: FAO was established 16 October, 1945.
• Headquarters: Rome, Italy.
• Parent Organization: United Nation Economic and Social Council.
• FAO comprises 195 members including 194 countries and the European Union.

Daily CA on Sep 29 :

• REC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab National Bank (PNB) to jointly explore the possibility of funding projects in the Power Sector and Infrastructure & Logistics Sector under a consortium arrangement.
• Poonawalla Fincorp Limited (formerly known as Magma Fincorp), a Cyrus Poonawalla group- promoted Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC), has received Reserve Bank of India's approval to issue co-branded credit cards with IndusInd Bank.
• India’s First Lighthouse Festival began in Goa.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to singing legend Lata Mangeshkar on her 94th birth anniversary.

• Karma Puja was celebrated in Jharkhand, which is one of the most popular festivals related to harvest, worship of nature, bond between brother and sister, and homage to the Karam tree.
• The Bihar government is launching the 'Mukhyamantri Alpsankhyak Udyami Yojana' for unemployed youths from the minority community.
• Magic Bus India Foundation, a non-profit organization focusing on education and skilling, has collaborated with the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government to launch "Project Saksham," a life skills education program in government schools.
• Rahul Gandhi, a Congress leader, is set to launch the "Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Nyay Yojna (MGANY)" rural housing scheme in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.
• Vedanta Ltd, controlled by metal and mining mogul Anil Agarwal, is reportedly closing a deal to demerge its businesses into several listed entities.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed KN Madhusoodanan as the part-time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank for a period of 3 years.
• Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani was awarded the 'Citizen of Mumbai' Award 2023-24 by the Rotary Club of Bombay for her contributions to healthcare, education, sports, arts, and culture.
• Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli is poised to receive a prestigious honor as he is set to be immortalized with a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds Museum in Singapore.
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted its first C-295 transport aircraft at Hindon Air Force Station in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
• The highly-talented Roshibina Devi bagged the silver medal in the 60 kg of the Wushu competition in the ongoing Asian Games 2023.
• Father of India's iconic Green Revolution, Professor Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, or MS Swaminathan, as he is popularly known - passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN).
• Indian choreographer, guru and a notable exponent of Bharatanatyam Saroja Vaidyanathan passed away at the age of 86 in Delhi.
• Eid Milad-un-Nabi, also known as  Eid-e-Milad, Mawlid, Milad un Nabi, and Nabid is an important festival celebrated among Muslims.

• World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and the importance of heart health.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 September paid tributes to the legendary revolutionary Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his 116^th birth anniversary.
• The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, which is observed on September 29 each year, represents a global commitment to tackle these critical issues head-on.