CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• World Rose Day is annually celebrated on September 22 in dedication to the welfare of cancer patients.
• The International Day of Sign Languages is observed on September 23 every year.
• Every year on September 25, World Pharmacist Day is observed & “Pharmacy united in action for a healthier world” is the theme of World Pharmacists Day on 25 September 2022.
• World Rivers Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September (September 25, 2022) every year
• Antyodaya Diwas is observed on September 25th each year in India & it commemorates the birth anniversary of Indian leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
• World Contraception Day 2022 is held on September 26 to raise awareness about various contraceptive techniques and to empower young people to make educated decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
• September 26 is observed annually as World Environmental Health Day across the globe & the theme of 2022 is “Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”
• World Deaf Day is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of September (26th of Sep, 2022).
• World Tourism Day has celebrated on the 27th of September every year & the theme of 2022 is “Rethinking Tourism”.
• World Rabies Day is celebrated on the 28th of September of every year & the 2022 Theme is “Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths”.
• The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed on 29th September of every year.
• Every year World Heart Day is celebrated on the 29th of September & the Theme 2022 is “Cardiovascular Health for Everyone”.
• World Maritime Day is celebrated on the last Thursday of September (29th of Sep, 2022) of every year with the theme of New technologies for greener shipping
• International Translation Day is observed on September 30 every year & the theme is ‘A World Without Barriers.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) in New Delhi
• The Centre is planning to launch the PM Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana or PM PRANAM. The scheme will incentivize the states
• In 2023, India will hold its first MotoGP World Championship race at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
• Approximately 81 CUET 2022 participating universities will admit students to undergraduate programs through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET Admission 2022), formerly known as CUCET.
• The Union cabinet approved the second tranche of the Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on the ‘National Program on High-Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for reaching Giga Watt (GW) manufacturing capacity to enhance the manufacturing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in India, Union minister Anurag Thakur revealed in a press conference.
• Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, the union minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, virtually addressed the Leeds-2022 conference in New Delhi, which was hosted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
• Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app at Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai.
• For the tourism sector, the Government of India recently unveiled an ambitious plan for recovery to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, a $250 billion contribution to GDP by 2030, and a world leader by 2047, with a long-term revenue goal of $1 trillion by 2047, when the country turns 100.
• Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman launched an e-learning platform, Bharat Vidya.
• Cabinet approved modifications in the “Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in India”.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to inaugurate the National Conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the third edition of the Lok Manthan program at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
• The Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries has launched a Joint Convergence Portal for its various schemes.
• The Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture has announced a special tourist train to cover the “Ambedkar Circuit”.
• The second phase of the ambitious dairy development project, the National Dairy Plan (NDP-II), with the support of the World Bank is set to kick off in April next year, with a targeted focus on the unexplored dairy-potential areas in the country.
• The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has revised the cap on the fees that could be paid by corporates for impact assessment.
• Union Minister Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated an international conference on Consciousness & it has been organized under the theme, “Exploring Consciousness- From Non-Locality to Non-Duality: The Man- Machine Debate” at NIMHANS,
• The Ministry of Textiles recently cleared 23 strategic research projects worth around Rs 60 crores in Specialty fibers, Sustainable Textiles, Geotextiles, Mobiltech, and Sports textiles under the National Technical Textiles Mission.
• India launched the “Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated Biorefineries” at Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022.
• Health Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate Arogya Manthan 2022.
• The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has carried out ‘Operation Meghachakra’ at 56 locations in 20 states against the circulation and sharing of child sexual abuse material online.
• The Union environment ministry will launch a single-window system for environment, forest, wildlife, and coastal regulation zone clearances by the end of the year to reduce the time taken to process green nods for various infrastructure projects.
• The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will launch Swachh Toycathon, a unique competition to make toys from waste.
• Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy launches Virtual Conference ‘SymphoNE’ to boost Tourism Sector in North East India.
• The forthcoming DefExpo 2022, scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar from October 18 to 22, will host the second edition of the India-Africa Defence Dialogue with invites extended to 53 African countries.
• The Center produced the “Sign Learn” smartphone app, a lexicon of 10,000 words for Indian Sign Language (ISL).
• Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah are expected to inaugurate a day-long dairy cooperative congress of the eastern and northeastern zones in Sikkim.
• India’s first e-marketplace for fuels and biomass supply has been launched to address the challenges related to the bioenergy supply chain.
• The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is planning to launch the “Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan.”
• JALDOOT App has been launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in New Delhi.
• The government has extended the period of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 on the demand from Export Promotion Councils and leading exporters.
• The Integrated Cryogenic Engines Manufacturing Facility of HAL in Bengaluru has been inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu.
• The government launched a Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment scheme for 2022-23, under this scheme, Rs 3000 Crore is earmarked for capital projects on Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) network.
• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the One Week One Lab theme-based campaign.
• IT services major HCL Technologies has launched its new brand identity and logo, which seeks to embrace a distinct global brand identity while retaining connectivity with HCL Group.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), along with UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation, launched the Green Fins Hub, a global digital platform.
• Edible oil trade associations from five palm oil importing countries in South Asia India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal for the first time allied with, Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA).
• Vitamin Angels India has announced a partnership with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) India for Poshan Maah 2022.
• On the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the G-4 comprising India, Japan, Germany, and Brazil highlighted the ‘urgent need for reform in the N. Security Council (UNSC).
• The Government of Maldives signed the agreement with JMC Projects (India) Ltd. for the development of Hanimaadhoo International Airport.
• India as an observer attended the Blue Pacific Partners (PBP) Foreign Ministers Meeting, during which the partners aimed to support the Pacific region and committed to working with the region to consider other potential initiatives, including areas such as education and infrastructure.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• The Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel announced Gujarat’s first-ever ‘Cinematic Tourism Policy’ 2022-2027 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• The Government of Bihar is set to introduce a ‘no-bag day’ rule in schools & a mandatory games period at least once a week to reduce the burden on students.
• The Meghalaya government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government through which Tamil Nadu has agreed to support Meghalaya for the recruitment and training of medical professionals.
• West Bengal (WB) approved a proposal for issuing a letter of intent (LoI) to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the development of a greenfield deep sea port at Tajpur, West Bengal.
• Haryana, National Capital Territory (NCT)-Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh (UP) signed the Status of Combined Reciprocal Common Transport Agreement, Contract Carriage, and Stage Carriage, (CRCTA).
• The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel announced the launch of an innovative campaign ‘Hamar Beti-Hamar Maan’ (Our Daughter – Our Pride) for the women’s safety and their empowerment in society
• The Government of Nagaland will launch its health insurance scheme called the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) on the 1st of October, 2022.
• The Assam government has decided to use the air pressure machine named SAANS to reduce neonatal mortality.
• The floral festival of Telangana Bathukamma is celebrated predominantly in Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
• In a bid to promote tiger conservation, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) cabinet led by Chief Minister Mr. Yogi Adityanath gave a green signal for the development of the first tiger reserve in the Bundelkhand region.
• The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde gave the nod to name the Chipi greenfield airport in Sindhudurg district after a prominent socialist leader, freedom fighter, and former Member of Parliament (MP) Barrister Nath Pai.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

• Union Bank of India (UBI) launched an Industry-first, farmer-focused end-to-end digitization of the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) product as part of the flagship digital transformation project ‘Sambhav’. 
• The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) signed a FinTech Co-operation Agreement (CA) to facilitate regulatory collaboration and partnership in FinTech technology.
• Federal Bank has launched the pilot for instant Kisan Credit Card (KCC), which facilitates agriculture loans in minutes & the pilot of this strategic initiative, developed by the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub, was launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) and the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IITM) announced their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnership to launch Kotak IITM Save Energy Mission.
• Private lender Yes Bank’s board has approved the transfer of stressed assets worth ₹48,000 crores to private equity firm JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC).
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its second supplement to Asian Development Outlook Report 2022 (ADO 2022), has slashed India’s economic growth projection for FY 22-23 to 7% from 7.2% earlier, citing higher-than-expected inflation and monetary tightening.
• Private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) launched a one-of-a-kind Everyday Savings Account (Daily Savings Account) which will help customers in spending and saving every day.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed the Central Bank of India from the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework on complying with parameters like net non-performing assets (net NPAs) and capital ratios.
• ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched India’s first open-ended auto index scheme, ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund, focusing on the blue-chip auto and auto ancillary sector. 
• The Defence Accounts Department (DAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Baroda (BoB) and HDFC Bank, to onboard them as Common Service Centres (CSC) under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative, across more than 14,000 branches throughout India.
• Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Bank has boosted the capital of its branches within India by ₹3,000 crores to expand its India business.
• One of India’s leading private sector banks, Federal Bank, has associated with Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) & Lulu Financial Group to facilitate utility bill payment services for non-resident Indian Diaspora.
• The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced a feature enabling the linkage of RuPay credit cards to the unified payments interface (UPI).
• HDFC Bank signed a multi-year data and technology agreement with Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group business, as the Mumbai-based lender looks to reach more customers and cut costs.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license of Solapur (Maharashtra) based The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Limited as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.
• Cross-border payments company TerraPay headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) international arm NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to allow merchants in India with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ID to make and accept cross-border payments
• The World Bank (WB) has approved a loan of $150 million (nearly ₹1,200 crores) to Punjab to help it better manage its financial resources and improve access to public services.
• Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI), the life insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), has launched a new-age savings solution ABSLI Akshaya Plan, a non-linked participating individual savings life insurance plan offering immediate liquidity option through cash bonus facility.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services from using third-party recovery agents.
• Public sector lender UCO Bank has become the first bank to receive the approval from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open a special Vostro account with Gazprombank of Russia for trade settlement in Indian rupees (INR).
• On the Occasion of International Red Panda Day (third Saturday of September- Sep 17, 2022) the State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and WWF India entered into a partnership to generate fine-scale information on the species at a transboundary level and engage with communities in safeguarding key habitats of the Red Panda in the Khangchendzonga landscape of Sikkim and Darjeeling, Kalimpong district in West Bengal.
• HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited has joined hands with HDFC Life, to offer Click2Protect Optima Secure. 
• Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed emerging investment vehicles, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT), to issue commercial papers.
• The World Bank’s Executive Board of Directors approved a $350 million loan to Gujarat to improve the quality and access of its public healthcare services, with a special focus on adolescent girls and disease surveillance.
• Union Bank of India inaugurated the ‘Ethical Hacking Lab’ at the Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (CCoE) in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• S&P Global Ratings has retained India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection at 7.3% for the financial year 2022-23.
• Yubi, formerly known as CredAvenue, has partnered with India’s largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), to help grow the bank’s co-lending portfolio.
• Moody’s Analytics predicted the Global real GDP (gross domestic product) is forecast at 2.7% in 2022 in the Moody’s Analytics September 2022 baseline, down from 4.2% in our January 2022 forecast.
• India’s leading public sector bank Bank of Baroda (BOB) has launched ‘Khushiyon ka Tyohaar’ an annual festive campaign with a range of offers as the festive season starts.
• The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has retained its projection of 6.9% growth in India’s GDP for the current financial year FY23.
• UCO Bank and Yes Bank have entered into a partnership with two Russian banks to conduct business with Russia.
• Samsung, a consumer electronics company, and Axis Bank have partnered to launch an exclusive co-branded credit card, powered by Visa, and named it the Samsung Axis Bank Credit Card.
• Global payments and technology company Mastercard will launch the Carbon Calculator feature with Indian banks for offering consumers an estimated carbon footprint for each of their purchases.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Senegalese President Mr. Macky Sall reinstated the post of Prime Minister (PM) appointing a former economy minister Mr. Amadou Ba as the PM of Senegal.
• Veteran industrialist Mr. Ratan Tata, former Supreme Court judge Mr. KT Thomas, and former deputy Lok Sabha speaker Mr. Kariya Munda have been nominated as trustees of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of PR Ravi Mohan as the Chairman of ESAF Small Finance Bank for a further period of three years from December 21, 2022.
• In the exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of the senior-most judge of the Madras High Court, Justice Mr. T Raja as Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) of Madras High Court (HC).
• Max Life Insurance Company announced sports icon and the captain of the men’s Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma & his wife Ritika Sajdeh, as its brand ambassadors.
• The Supreme Court appointed former apex court judge Justice Mr. L Nageswara Rao for amending the constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and preparing the electoral college.
• Senior sports administrator Mr. Anil Khanna resigned as acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
• Former India captain Mr. Dilip Tirkey has been elected unopposed as the new president of Hockey India (HI). 
• The Central government appointed Rajiv Bahl as a Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) cum- Secretary Department of Health Research (DHR) for 3 years.
• The shareholders of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) approved the re-appointment of Dilip Asbe as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for 5 years with effect from Jan 8, 2023, to 7th Jan 2028.
• According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, Senior bureaucrat Mr. Rajendra Kumar has been appointed as the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
• Son of a retired tahsildar Ashappa, a resident of Gandhi Nagar in Yadgir city, M. Srinivas was appointed as Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for 5 years or till attaining the age of 65 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
• Lux Industries Limited, known for its innovative and customer-demand-driven product offerings, has appointed a cricketer & former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Mr. Sourav Ganguly, as the brand ambassador of Lux Cozi.
• Indian diplomat Shri Bandaru Wilsonbabu has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar.
• Sanjai Kumar has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of RailTel.
• Croatian Igor Stimac is set to continue as Indian football team head coach with the Technical Committee of All India Football Federation (AIFF) recommending the extension of his contract till the end of the AFC Asian Cup in July 2023.
• Far-right leader of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) Ms. Giorgia Meloni has become the first woman prime minister of Italy, after defeating Mario Draghi by a huge margin.
• The Center promoted the present Executive Director of  Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Ajay Kumar Srivastava, as the public sector lender’s Managing Director (MD) and  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for 3 years with effect from January 1, 2023.
• Packaged foods company Britannia Industries Ltd has appointed Rajneet Singh Kohli as the company’s Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & meanwhile, the company’s current managing director, Mr. Varun Berry, has been appointed as Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the cookie maker with immediate effect.
• Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mr. Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed prime minister (PM) by a royal decree.
• Leading Fintech platform Stashfin has appointed BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) expert and former Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SBI Cards, Mr. Vijay Jasuja as Non-Executive Independent Director.
• According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, Senior bureaucrat Mr. Rajendra Kumar has been appointed as the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• India’s official entry for the 95th Academy Awards or Oscars is the Gujarati film “Chhello Show,” a coming-of-age drama about a young boy’s love of cinema in a village in Saurashtra, according to the Film Federation of India (FFI).
• Alia Bhatt, a 29-year-old actress, won the renowned Priyadarshni Academy Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actor.
• As part of its yearly Goalkeepers program, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recognized four changemakers with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards.
• India has won a UN award for its “India Hypertension Control Initiative”, IHCI which is an important achievement and recognition of the nation’s efforts to fight hypertension.
• The Ninth National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) for the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge), has commenced.
• Daniel Spielman has been announced as the winner of the Breakthrough Prize in mathematics.
• President Draupadi Murmu presented the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards 2020-21.
• Meena Kandasamy has been announced the winner of the Hermann Kesten Prize.
• The Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2020 has been given to veteran actress Asha Parekh, making her the 52nd winner of the distinction.
• In Britain, Indian-origin Home Minister Suella Braverman has been nominated for the Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award.
• Legendary actress Asha Parekh will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020, according to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Canadian fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is picking up a 30% stake in Mahindra Susten Private Limited, the renewable energy player for Rs 2,371 crore ($300 million).
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the amalgamation of the over-the-top platforms Jio Cinema with Viacom 18 Media.
• Mahindra & Mahindra(M&M) will acquire 21,14,349 equity shares constituting a 17.41% stake in Swaraj Engines Ltd (SEL) from Kirloskar Industries Ltd (KIL) for Rs 296 crore.
• Ageas Federal Life Insurance (AFLI) has become the first life insurance company in India to have a 74% stake held by a foreign partner after Belgium-based Ageas Insurance International completed the acquisition of the 25% stake in the life insurance joint venture (JV) from IDBI Bank.
• India’s 3rd largest private sector lender Axis Bank has entered into an indicative and non-binding term sheet with Go Digit-Life Insurance for a proposed investment of Rs 49.90 to Rs 69.90 crore for a 9.94% stake in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) bound Go Digit, a firm backed by Canada-based Fairfax Group.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• According to a statement from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), net direct tax collections have reached 700,669 crores so far, this fiscal year, up 23% from 568,147 crores at this point last fiscal year.
• As a result of rising food and manufactured goods prices, inflation rose above the 1% barrier to 1.21 percent for the week ending in September from 0.92 percent the previous week.
• The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the first advance estimates of production of major Kharif crops for 2022-23, with the total food grain production estimated to reach a new high of 149.92 million tonnes.
• As a result of the strengthening of the US dollar abroad and investors’ risk aversion, the rupee fell 58 paise to settle at an all-time low of 81.67 against the US dollar.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• India and Egypt agreed to enhance cooperation between their defense industries & the MoU has been signed by Defence Minister Shri Rajanth Singh and his counterpart, General Mohamed Zaki.
  • Hero MotoCorp has partnered with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd to establish charging infrastructure throughout the country for electric two-wheelers.
• The National Cadet Corps (NCC) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in front of defense minister Rajnath Singh.
• Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), a skill development institution for the telecom industry, has launched a center of excellence with Huawei Technologies at NIT Patna for capacity building.
• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has partnered with information technology (IT) consulting firm Accenture to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) to undertake collaborative research projects.
• Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone (AMTZ), India’s largest life-saving medical devices manufacturing cluster, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for cooperation in the healthcare sector.
• Airlines under the Tata umbrella have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Scientific And Industrial Research–Indian Institute Of Petroleum (CSIR–IIP) to collaborate and work together on research, development, and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels.
• Easing the way for setting up coal-to-chemical projects through Surface Coal Gasification (SCG) route, Coal India Limited (CIL) inked a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Indian Oil Corporation, and GAIL (India).
• State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has signed an agreement with Brazilian national oil company Petrobras for sourcing crude oil from the Latin American nation as part of plans to diversify its sourcing needs.
• Air India announced a definitive sale and leaseback agreement with Nasdaq-listed Willis Lease Finance Corporation for 34 CFM56-5B engines installed on its Airbus A320 family fleet.
• Embrear’s Eve Air Mobility has signed an MoU with FlyBlade India to bring at least 200 electric vertical take-offs and landing (eVTOLs) to India by 2026.
• International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) signed an MoU.
• NHPC Limited and IIT Jammu have signed a pact for availing services of the latter for undertaking R&D activities in the field of science, engineering, and technology.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande who is on a 2-day visit to Ladakh, reviewed exercise Parvat Prahar and took a brief on operational preparedness by commanders on the ground.
• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura and P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft have arrived in Darwin in Australia to participate in a multinational naval exercise, Kakadu 2022 (KA22) being hosted by the Royal Australian Navy.
• Indian Navy has decommissioned INS Ajay after rendering 32 years of glorious service to the nation at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and United States Coast Guards (USCG) conducted a joint exercise, Abhyas-01/22, which was held off the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu (TN).
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inducted ‘Samarth’ into its fleet, to strengthen the coastal security mechanism. 
• The Indian Navy has launched first-of-its-kind two indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessels (DSVs) – Nistar and Nipun in Visakhapatnam.
• The Ministry of Defence (MOD) signed a contract with M/s BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL) for the acquisition of additional dual-role capable Surface to Surface BrahMos missiles at an overall approximate cost of ₹ 1700 Crore under the “Buy-Indian” Category.
• The Indian Army and the Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) have jointly installed the Avalanche Monitoring Radar, the first of its kind in India, in north Sikkim.
• An indigenous loitering munition, named ALS 50 has been successfully demonstrating its strike capability during tests conducted at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
• The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sunayna participated in the capacity-building exercise Operation Southern Readiness conducted by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) at Seychelles which was held between 24th September and 27th September 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND REPORTS

• Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020 has been released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) & the highest decline of U5MR is seen in Uttar Pradesh (5 points) and Karnataka (5 points).
• IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich list 2022 has been released by IIFL Wealth and Hurun India & as per the list, Gautam Adani has bagged the richest Indian title with INR 10,94,400 crore wealth.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• NASA’s instrument, the Mars Oxygen In Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, an instrument the size of a lunchbox has been successfully generating breathable oxygen (O2) on Mars, doing the work of a small tree.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested a 30kN hybrid motor at ISRO Propulsion Complex(IPRC) at Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu (TN) supported by Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre(LPSC).
• The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has developed an intelligent artificial limb, a 1.6 kg microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK).
• A classified satellite named NROL-91 spy satellite for the S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) launched into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California’s Santa Barbara County, California.
• China launched a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket to place two experimental satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province, China in
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration, successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, 6.8 million miles (11 million km) from
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the two flights of the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS), from a ground-based portable launcher from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• The International Cricket Council has announced a slew of amendments to the Playing Conditions that will take effect on October 1, 2022.
• At the World Wrestling Championships 2022, Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia earned bronze after defeating Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov in the men’s freestyle 65kg event.
• Bangladesh won the debut SAFF Women’s Championship with a historic triumph at the Dashrath Rangshala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Elvis Ali Hazarika a Veteran Assamese swimmer has become the first from the North East to cross the North Channel.
• Linda Fruhvirtova, a 17-year-old tennis player from the Czech Republic, made an outstanding comeback to win the Chennai Open 2022 WTA 250 tennis singles.
• Jhulan Goswami, a great player in women’s cricket, stated that she was quitting the sport in all of its forms.
• Magnus Carlsen became the Julius Baer Generation Cup champion after crushing the “Indian Iceman” Arjun Erigaisi in the final.
• The U.S. Team has won the 14th Presidents Cup, defeating the International Team by a 17.5-12.5 margin at Quail Hollow Club.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• In New Delhi, Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar published the five-volume book “ Deendayal Upadhyay – Jeevan Darshan Aur Samsamyikta,” emphasizing the relevance of Pt Deendayal’s ideas to the present.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Actor-comedian Satya Prakash Srivastava has passed away at the age of 58.
• Russian Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov, who holds the record for the longest single stay in space, has Passed away at the age of 80.
• Padma Shri awardee & the former president of Shri Kashi Vidvat Parishad and Sanskrit scholar, Acharya Ramayatna Shukla, passed away at the age of 90.
• Senior most pracharak of Rashtriya SwayamSevak Sangh, Keshav Rao Dattatreya Dikshit has passed away at the age of 98.
• Former Union Minister and Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker Sedapatti R Muthiah passed away at the age of 77.
• United States actress Louise Fletcher Passed away at the age of 88.
• Dame Hilary Mantel, the United Booker Prize-winning author of the acclaimed “Wolf Hall” saga of historical novels, has Passed away at the age of 70.
• Former Kerala minister and senior Congress leader, Aryadan Muhammed has passed away at the age of 87 in Kozhikode, Kerala.