4. National Nutrition Week 2022: 1st to 7th September EXPECTED QUESTIONS
Highlights :
What? National Nutrition
Week 2022
When? Sept 1-7
Recent News:
•National Small Industry Day
celebrates on 30th August
National Nutrition Week : sept 1-7
by: GOI
1st OBSRVD: 1982
Theme: world of flavors
•In India, the first week of September(September 1-7 ) every year is celebrated
as National Nutrition Week. The purpose of this week is to raise awareness
among the general public about the value of healthy eating practices and proper
nutrition for upholding a healthy lifestyle.
•The National Nutrition Week was established in 1975 by the members of the
American Dietetic Association (ADA), now known as the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics
•National Nutrition Week was first observed in India in 1982, when the national
government began a drive to inform the population and motivate them to live a
long and healthy life.
6. EXPECTED QUESTIONS
Highlights :
Who? Mikhail Gorbachev
Field? last soviet president
Passed Away : Mikhail Gorbachev
Field: last soviet president
Born: Stavropol Krai, Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president passes away
•Mikhail Gorbachev -- the last leader of the former Soviet Union from
1985 until 1991 -- has died at the age of 91.
•As the country's head of state from 1988 to 1991, he served as Chairman
of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, Chairman of
the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990, General Secretary of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, and President of
the Soviet Union from 1990 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
Recent News:
•Animator Ralph Eggleston,
known for 'Finding Nemo' &
'Toy Story', dies at 56
8. Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga elected as interim PM of Mali EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? interim PM of mali
who? Abdoulaye maiga
Highlights: Recent News
• William Ruto is declared
Kenya’s next president
Appointed : abdoulaye maiga
as: interim PM of mali
Replaces: Choguel Kokalla Maiga
•In Mali, the military has appointed Colonel Abdoulaye
Maiga as interim Prime Minister after the country’s civilian PM
Choguel Kokalla Maiga was admitted to hospital.
•Before this appointment, Colonel Maiga was working as a Government
Spokesman and Minister of Territorial Administration and
Decentralisation.
Mali
pres: Assimi Goïta
Capital: Bamako
Curr: West African CFA franc
10. NHPC inks MoU with PTC India Limited for sale of power EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? Mou with PTC india
by? NHPC
Highlights:
•NHPC Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTC India
Limited for sale of power to be generated from upcoming West Seti & Seti
River-6 Projects in Nepal.
•As per the MoU, PTC shall purchase the Contracted Capacity from NHPC from
date of commercial operation of above Projects for onward sale to the State
Utilities/Discoms/Bulk Consumers on long term basis in India and neighboring
countries. PTC shall also endeavor to sell any untied capacity on medium/short
term basis or on power exchanges.
Recent News
•NHPC inks pact with
Himachal Pradesh govt for
500 MW Dugar hydro
project
NHPC
CMD: abhay kumar singh
Founded: 1975
Hq: Faridabad, India
PTC india
Founded: 1999
Hq: new delhi
CMD: rajib k. mishra
12. India, Japan 2+2 dialogue set to take place next month in Tokyo EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What?2+2 dialogue
by? India and japan
Highlights:
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar are set to visit Tokyo to hold the ‘2+2″
dialogue with their Japanese counterparts, which is expected to
cover a range of key issues including the situation in the Indo-
Pacific on September 8
• In the 2+2 dialogue, the two sides are expected to deliberate
on ways to further expand bilateral cooperation in the areas of
Recent News
•Rajnath Singh to attend
Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO)
Defence Ministers’
Meeting in Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Pm: Fumio Kishida
Curr: Japanese yen
13. PM Modi to inaugurate State Science and Technology Ministers’
conclave in Ahmedabad
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What?science conclave
by? PM modi
Highlights:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day Science
Conclave of the Science and Technology (S&T) ministers from all the States
and Union Territories at Science City in Ahmedabad on September 10.
• the conference this time is being given a different format with a focus on
new technologies relevant to each of the different states and UTs and their
optimum application for “ease of living”.
• The meet will also help break silos between the Centre and the States,
while strengthening Science Technology and Innovation (STI) ecosystem
Recent News
•NFDB conducts 9th
governing body meeting,
Parshottam Rupala
launches 'Aqua Bazar' app
15. Indian Army Set to Possess Quantum Communication Technology EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What?quantum technology
by? Indian army
Highlights:
•India is all set to join the elite global club, and the Indian Army will soon
possess indigenous and more advanced quantum communication
technology with equipped troops and a high-end secured defense system.
With the support of Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Defence
Innovation Organisation, the QNu Labs which is a Bengaluru-based deep tech
startup has innovated advanced secured communication through Quantum
Key Distribution (QKD).
•The leading countries in the QKD systems are China, the US, Canada, and
other European countries. A QKD system allows the creation of a quantum
secure secret pair of symmetric keys between two points that are separated
by a certain distance in terrestrial optical fiber infrastructure.
Recent News
•Indian Forces Gets 3rd
Indigenisation List To Boost
Self-Reliance
17. NCRB published a report titled Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India
2021
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? Accidental Deaths &
Suicides report
by?NCRB
Highlights:
• The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released a Accidental Deaths &
Suicides report, as per the number of suicide-related deaths in India reached an all-
time high in 2021. In 2017, 1.64 lakh people committed suicide, a 7.2% rise from
2020, when 1.53 lakh people had done so.
• As per the information on accidental fatalities and suicides given in Accidental Deaths
& Suicides, this number was around 1.39 lakh in 2019.
• The suicide rate, or the number of suicide-related deaths per one lakh people, was 12
in 2021.
• 22,207 people committed suicide in Maharashtra in 2021, the state with the highest
reported suicide rate, Tamil Nadu came in second with 18,925 suicide cases, followed
by Madhya Pradesh with 14,965 cases, West Bengal with 13,500, and Karnataka with
13,056.
Recent News
•Beijing Tops, Bengaluru
2nd In Asia-Pacific In Tech
Hubs
NCRB
Founded: 1986
Hq: Delhi - 110037
Dir Vivek Gogia, IPS,
18. • The number of cybercrimes has climbed up to 18.4 percent in 2021 and
there is a rise of 28 percent of such cases against women in the report
released by the National Crime Records Bureau.
• Cybercrime against women includes cyber-threatening and blackmailing,
cyber pornography, posting obscene material, stalking, defamation,
morphing, etc. The top five states that account for 61 percent of the
share in Cybercrimes against women are Karnataka at number one
with 2,243 cases in 2021, Maharashtra with 1,687 cases, and Uttar
Pradesh with 958 cases.
• Telangana accounts for the highest share of all cybercrimes including
cyber crime against women, which has increased to 282 percent from
2,691 in 2019 to 10,303 in 2021.
• Other states that rank after Telangana are Uttar Pradesh with 8,829,
Karnataka with 8,136, Maharashtra with 5,562, and Assam with 4,846.
20. Indian Railways set up ‘Meghdoot’ machines at Mumbai stations EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What?meghdoot machine
by? Indian railways
Highlights:
• Indian Railways have set up ‘Meghdoot’ machines at Dadar,
Thane and other stations of Mumbai Division.
• The unique ‘Meghdoot’ machines use innovative technology to
convert water vapour in the air into potable water.
• a contract for setting up 17 ‘MEGHDOOT’, Atmospheric Water
Generator Kiosks’ over Mumbai Division of Central Railway for
a period of 5 years has been awarded to Maithri Aquatech Pvt
Ltd.
Recent News
•North-east state,
Nagaland got its second
railway station after a gap
of more than 119 years
with the commissioning of
a new facility at Shokhuvi
Indian railways
Chair: VK tripathi
Founded: 1836, India
Hq: New Delhi
22. Amit Shah to launch ‘CAPF eAwas’ portal EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? eAwas portal
by? Home ministry
Highlights:
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the “CAPF eAwas” web-
portal
• In order to operationalize the revised policy of allotment and to also
bring transparency in the allotment process, a common web portal
by the name ‘CAPF eAwas’ for online allotment of Departmental Pool
Residential Accommodation and Separated Family Accommodation
(SFA) held by CAPFs and Assam Rifles, has been developed.
Recent News
•EAC-PM to launch the
India@100 roadmap
Home ministry
Amit shah
Cons: Gandhinagar Gujarat
24. Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal launched virtual school
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? DMVS
in? ND
Highlights:
•Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a virtual school and
students from across the country will be eligible for admission. The application
process for the Delhi Model Virtual School (DMVS) began on August 31.
•The school is for Classes 9-12. Admission to the schooling platform will be
open for students across India and they will also be prepared by experts for
entrance exams like NEET, CUET and JEE along with skill-based training.
•The virtual school will be affiliated to the Delhi Board of School Education
Board.
•Any student aged between 13 and 18 years who has cleared class 8 from any
recognised school can apply for admission to DMVS.
•Recent News
•DIAL launches beta version
of DigiYatra app for quicker
check-in process at Delhi
airport
ND
Gov:vinai kumar
Cm: Arvind Kejriwal
25. U’khand Education Dept Launches ‘samarth’ E-governance Portal EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? Samarth portal
in? Uttarakhand
Highlights:
•Uttarakhand’s education department launched an e-governance portal –
“Samarth” which will provide all administrative and educational updates,
including information on entrance examinations, salary structures, appointments
from five state universities and 140 public schools.
•According to the officials, the initiative has been taken to make the education
system in the state more transparent.
•The portal also provides access to 40 academic study modules.
Uttarakhand
Cm: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Cap: Dehradun (Winter), Gairs
ain (Summer)
Gov: gurmit singh
•Recent News
•Uttarakhand CM launched
‘CM Udyman Khiladi Unnayan
Yojana’
27. New Zealand’s Colin de Grandhomme Retires From International
Cricket
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? Retire from
internationals
in? colin de grandhomme
Highlights:
•Colin de Grandhomme, an all-rounder for New Zealand, abruptly retired from
international cricket after being selected to participate in Australia’s Twenty20
Big Bash League (BBL) around the new year.
•De Grandhomme, who was born in Zimbabwe and has played 29 tests, 45
one-dayers, and 41 T20s for his adopted country over the last decade,
•Recent News
•Former Indian Leg Spinner
Rahul Sharma Announced
Retirement
NZ
Pres: Debbie Hockley
cap: wellington
Curr: NZ dollar
29. Jasprit Bumrah appointed as brand ambassador for eco-friendly
luggage brand Uppercase,
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
What? Ambassador for
uppercase bags
who? Jasprit bumrah
Highlights:
•Acefour Accessories, a travel accessories company, has roped in
Jasprit Bumrah as brand ambassador for its eco-friendly luggage
brand ‘Uppercase’.
•Bumrah has been signed on for the next two years. He will lead the ‘Never
Ordinary’ campaign. His extraordinary game across formats makes him the
perfect fit to represent the brand
•Recent News
•Sourav Ganguly named as its
first brand ambassador
DreamSetGo
30. Organisation / Bank:
NHPC
CMD: abhay kumar singh
Founded: ----------
Hq: Faridabad, India
PTC india
Founded: 1999
Hq: new delhi
CMD: ------------
NCRB
Founded: 1986
Hq:-------------
Dir Vivek Gogia, IPS,
Indian railways
Chair: VK tripathi
Founded: ------------
Hq: New Delhi
MINISCONS
Home ministry
Amit shah
Cons: --------------
COUNCAP
Mali
pres: Assimi Goïta
Capital: -----------
Curr: West African CFA franc
Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Pm: Fumio Kishida
Curr: --------------
Uttarakhand
Cm: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Cap: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain
(Summer)
Gov: gurmit singh
ND
Gov:vinai kumar
Cm: Arvind Kejriwal
NZ
Pres: ----------------
cap: wellington
Curr: NZ dollar
31. Organisation / Bank:
NHPC
CMD: abhay kumar singh
Founded: 1975
Hq: Faridabad, India
PTC india
Founded: 1999
Hq: new delhi
CMD: rajib k. mishra
NCRB
Founded: 1986
Hq: Delhi - 110037
Dir Vivek Gogia, IPS,
Indian railways
Chair: VK tripathi
Founded: 1836, India
Hq: New Delhi
MINISCONS
Home ministry
Amit shah
Cons: Gandhinagar Gujarat
COUNCAP
Mali
pres: Assimi Goïta
Capital: Bamako
Curr: West African CFA franc
Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Pm: Fumio Kishida
Curr: Japanese yen
Uttarakhand
Cm: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Cap: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain
(Summer)
Gov: gurmit singh
ND
Gov:vinai kumar
Cm: Arvind Kejriwal
NZ
Pres: Debbie Hockley
cap: wellington
Curr: NZ dollar