Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –14 September 2022
Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 14 September 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.
Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 14 September 2022
M. Damodaran To Lead Panel on Venture Capital And Private Equity Investments
M. Damodaran To Lead Panel on Venture Capital And Private Equity Investments: The Finance Ministry on September 13 constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of former SEBI chairman Meleveetil Damodaran with a view to identify measures to unravel regulatory hurdles for venture capital and private equity investors. The expert committee will examine and suggest appropriate measures to address regulatory and other issues to enable scaling up investments by Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment, the ministry said.
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Why An Expert Committe:
The committee, whose formation was originally announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in this year’s Union Budget, has been assigned the task of undertaking a comprehensive systemic study of the ‘end-to-end frictions’ and ‘potential accelerants’ from regulatory policy and taxation to facilitate ‘ease of investing’ as well as encouarage investments into India. The panel has also been asked to suggest measures to fast-track investments into start-ups and sunrise sectors, apart from any other areas that it identifies during the course of its deliberations and interactions with stakeholders. It has also been urged to study global best practices so as to recommend how to emulate them with ‘forward-looking measures and future-ready regulatory practices’.
Who Constitutes The Panel:
Poonam Gupta, the director general of the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) as well as Former Reserve Bank of India executive director and SEBI member G. Mahalingam have been drafted in as members of the panel, along with former GST member of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs D.P. Nagendra Kumar. The terms of reference set by the Department of Economic Affairs in the Finance Ministry for the six-member committee, also include a review of the issues and compliance requirements faced by investors, with suggestions to simplify the state of affairs so as to grow the ‘alternative capital’ participation in the private equity and venture capital industry.
Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Clashes Again
Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Clashes Again: Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers exchanged artillery fire near Nagorno-Karabakh, prompting fears of escalation similar to the 2020 war. Both sides blamed each other for the initial provocations. Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan flared up again on Monday night, with both sides reporting intense artillery shelling and nearly 100 dead.
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The War So For:
A six-week war in 2020 killed more than 6,600 people and saw Azerbaijan reclaim territory in and around the region. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the two sides to “end any military hostilities immediately,” saying in a statement that there is no military solution to the conflict. Russia’s Foreign Ministry also urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve the conflict through political and diplomatic means.
What The Both Countries Said:
- Armenia says at least 49 of its soldiers have been killed in fighting along the country’s border with Azerbaijan, claiming the attacks were carried out because of a simmering dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.
- Azerbaijan says its forces returned fire to prevent “large-scale provocations” by the Armenian military, adding it is “in control” of the situation in the region.
74th Primetime Emmy Awards 2022: Check the complete list of winners
74th Primetime Emmy Awards 2022: Check the complete list of winners: The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were held Monday evening, September 12, to mark some remarkable American television performances until mid-2022. Overall, there are 40-plus categories, where writers, actors, directors and editors were awarded for their remarkable work from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. The 74th annual Emmy Awards hosted by Kenan Thompson at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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74th Emmy Awards 2022: List of winners
| Category | Winner |
| Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series | Jean Smart- Hacks |
| Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series | Jason Sudeikis- Ted Lasso |
| Outstanding comedy series | Ted Lasso |
| Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or a movie | Michael Keaton- Dopesick |
| Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or a movie | Amanda Seyfried- The Dropout |
| Outstanding limited or anthology series | The White Lotus |
| Outstanding lead actress in a drama series | Zendaya- Euphoria |
| Outstanding lead actor in a drama series | Lee Jung-jae- Squid Game |
| Outstanding drama series | Succession |
| Supporting actor in a comedy series | Brett Goldstein- Ted Lasso |
| Supporting actress in a comedy series | Sheryl Lee Ralph- Abbott Elementary |
| Guest actor in a drama series | Colman Domingo- Euphoria |
| Guest actress in a drama series | Lee You-mi- Squid Game |
| Supporting actor in a drama series | Matthew Macfadyen- Succession |
| Supporting actress in a drama series | Julia Garner- Ozark |
| Supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie | Murray Bartlett- The White Lotus |
| Supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie | Jennifer Coolidge- The White Lotus |
| Television movie | Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers |
| Guest actor in a comedy series | Nathan Lane- Only Murders in the Building |
| Guest actress in a comedy series | Laurie Metcalf- Hacks |
| Outstanding writing for a comedy series | Abbott Elementary- Quinta Brunson |
| Outstanding writing for a drama series | Succession- Jesse Armstrong |
| Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie | The White Lotus- Mike White |
| Outstanding writing for a variety series | Last Week Tonight With John Oliver |
| Outstanding writing for a variety special | Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel |
| Outstanding writing for a nonfiction program | Lucy And Desi |
| Outstanding competition program | Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls |
| Structured reality program | Queer Eye |
| Unstructured reality program | Love on the Spectrum |
| Host for a reality or competition program | RuPaul- RuPaul’s Drag Race |
| Variety sketch show | Saturday Night Live |
| Variety special (live) | The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre- Snoop Dogg- Mary J. Blige- Eminem- Kendrick Lamar And 50 Cent |
| Variety special (pre-recorded) | Adele: One Night Only |
| Short form comedy, drama or variety series | Carpool Karaoke: The Series |
| Short form nonfiction or reality series | Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon A Time In Late Night |
| Documentary or nonfiction special | George Carlin’s American Dream |
| Documentary or nonfiction series | The Beatles: Get Back |
| Exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking | When Claude Got Shot |
| Actor in a short form comedy or drama series | Tim Robinson- I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson |
| Actress in a short form comedy or drama series | Patricia Clarkson- State of the Union |
| Animated program | Arcane |
| Short-form animated program | Love- Death + Robots |
| Character voice-over performance | Chadwick Boseman- What If…? |
| Narrator | Barack Obama- Our Great National Parks |
| Hosted nonfiction series or special | Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy |
| Outstanding directing for a comedy series | Ted Lasso- MJ Delaney |
| Outstanding directing for a drama series | Squid Game- Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie | The White Lotus- Mike White |
| Outstanding directing for a variety series | A Black Lady Sketch Show- Bridget Stokes |
| Outstanding directing for a variety of special | Adele: One Night Only- Paul Dugdale |
| Outstanding Directing for a documentary/nonfiction program | The Beatles: Get Back- Peter Jackson |
| Outstanding Directing for a reality program | Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls- Nneka Onuorah |
About the Emmy Awards:
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with their own set of rules and award categories.
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to be next Attorney General for India
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to be next Attorney General for India: Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set to be appointed as the fourteenth Attorney General of India after KK Venugopal vacates the post, said sources.
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This will be Rohatgi’s second tenure as an AG, after he served the post for the first time between June 2014 and June 2017. At the end of June this year, AG Venugopal’s tenure was extended for a period of three months or “until further orders”. This extension is set to expire on September 30.
Rohtagi will take the seat of the country’s top law officer from 1st October. People aware of the matter said Rohatgi gave his consent for assuming the top post last week following a request from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Rohatgi was Attorney General for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government between 2014 and 2017, soon after the new dispensation took over.
About the Mukul Rohatgi:
Mukul Rohatgi is the son of former Delhi High Court judge, Justice Awadh Behari Rohatgi, who practiced under Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, former CJI in the High Court before starting his own legal practice. Rohatgi completed law at Government Law College in Mumbai and started practicing law straight after college.
He was designated as a senior counsel by Delhi HC in 1993 and was later appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India in 1999. The 66-year-old senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi has represented several high-profile and crucial cases in the court. He represented the 2002 Gujarat riots case where he appeared before the court for the government of Gujarat.
Rohatgi also fought the high-profile case of Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s alleged drug case. He appeared for his bail plea, scheduled to come up before the Bombay High Court.
Legendary Telugu actor Krishnam Raju passes away
Legendary Telugu actor Krishnam Raju passes away: Legendary Telugu Actor and former Union Minister Krishnam Raju Garu passed away aged 83 on Sunday morning in Hyderabad. Known as the ‘rebel star’ of Telugu cinema Garu is also the uncle of famous Telugu actor and Bahubali star Prabhas. Raju acted in more than 180 films and was also a recipient of five Filmfare south awards as well as three Nandi awards. His most famous works include Jeevana Tarangalu, Krishnaveni, and Bhakta Kannappa among others.
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The career of Krishnam Raju Garu:
- Krishnam Raju Garu also served as the Union Minister for State in various ministries in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led BJP government in the centre between 2000 and 2002. He was elected to the Kakinada and Narasapuram constituencies in the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha for the BJP. He made his debut with `Chilaka Gorinka’ in 1966 but `Bhakta Kannappa’ and `Bobbili Brahmanna’ brought him fame. Raju won five Filmfare awards and three Nandi awards from the Andhra Pradesh State government.
- Raju won his first Filmfare award for `Tandra Paparayudu’ in his debut year. Krishnam Raju’s journey in films ran parallel to that of greats in the industry at that time, including N.T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishna.
Army Hospital in New Delhi opened the Early Intervention Center “Prayas”
Early Intervention Center “Prayas”: Aiming to alleviate the suffering and instil confidence in parents in dealing with differently-abled children, a model “Early Intervention Centre- Prayas” has been established at Army Hospital (Research and Referral) in the national capital.
The Early Intervention Centre is a comprehensive state-of-the-art facility which is dedicated to children with special needs.
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Early Intervention Center “Prayas”: Key Points
“Children of Armed Forces personnel upto six years of age suffering from autism, cerebral palsy, sleep and language delay and other disabilities will benefit immensely from this venture,” said an official statement. General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff, and Archana Pande, President of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), opened the Center at the Army Hospital (R&R).
Surg Vice Admiral Rajat Datta, Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Service, also attended the ceremony (DGAFMS). The newly established Center offers therapeutic services like special education, sensory integration occupational and physiotherapy, behaviour modification, and nutritional counselling, as well as advanced screening for hearing and visual defects, autism detection, and clinical identification of various syndromes.
Vatsalya, a paediatric superspeciality discipline that has been updated with a kid-friendly Walt Disney motif, is integrated with it. To improve the abilities of special children, a multidisciplinary approach incorporating the skills of many therapists will be used.
IIT Madras becomes first Indian institute to join IBM Quantum Network
IIT Madras becomes first Indian institute to join IBM Quantum Network: IBM On 12th September 2022, announced that Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) has become the first Indian institution to join the IBM Quantum Network to advance quantum computing skills development and research in India.
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IIT Madras will be a member of the IBM Quantum Network. IIT Madras will have cloud-based access to IBM’s most advanced quantum computing systems and IBM’s quantum expertise to explore practical applications and realize the wide-ranging benefits of this technology for business and society.
IIT Madras will focus on advancing core algorithms in research areas including Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Optimization, and applications research in finance. In 2021, IIT Madras joined IBM’s Quantum Education Program in order to offer its students and faculty access to IBM quantum learning resources, quantum tools, and quantum systems for education and research purposes. IBM Quantum and IIT Madras became a part of offering a course on quantum computing on the NPTEL Platform to more than 10,000 participants in August 2021.
CJI U U Lalit inaugurates NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services in New Delhi
CJI U U Lalit inaugurates NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services in New Delhi: NALSA Centre for Citizen Services, was inaugurated by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Chief Justice of India & Patron-in-Chief, NALSA in the august presence of Hon’ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, NALSA, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Chairman SCLSC and His Companion Judges of the Supreme Court of India on 6 th September 2022 at Jaisalmer House, Mansingh Road, New Delhi.
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CJI Lalit, who is also the Patron-in-Chief of NALSA, congratulated NALSA Executive Chairman Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and functionaries of the legal services authorities for taking a leap forward in catering to the needs of free legal aid beneficiaries which is in line with the futuristic vision of 2047.
Justice Lalit proudly stated that it is a historic moment for NALSA by establishing a dedicated centre for citizen services in dispensation of efficacious legal aid in the country.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
Uday Umesh Lalit was born on November 9, 1957 at Solapur, Maharashtra. In June 1983, he Enrolled as an Advocate and started practising in the High Court of Bombay till December 1985.
Supreme Court Designated U U Lalit as Senior Advocate in April 2004. He was also appointed as Special Public Prosecutor for CBI to conduct the trial in all 2G matters under the orders of the Supreme Court. He was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 13, 2014.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as 49th Chief Justice of India
President of India appointed Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Judge of the Supreme Court as the 49th Chief Justice of India on 27th August 2022. Uday Umesh Lalit served as the 13th CJI in 1971 and as a Member of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee for two terms.
JIMEX 2022: India and Japan Begin Joint Naval exercise at Bay of Bengal
JIMEX 2022: India and Japan Begin Joint Naval exercise at Bay of Bengal- The sixth edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22) hosted by Indian Navy began in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday. JIMEX, a series of maritime exercises that commenced in January 2012, is conducted by the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force. The last edition of JIMEX was conducted in October 2021. The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships have participated in the Japan-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise – Jimex 2022. JMSDF ships were led by R Adm Hirata Toshiyuki, Commander Escort Flotilla Four, and Indian Naval ships by R Adm Sanjay Bhalla, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
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JIMEX-22 aims to develop a common understanding of operational procedures and enhance inter-operability through the conduct of a multitude of advanced exercises, across the entire spectrum of maritime operations. It will further enhance the cooperation and mutual confidence between the two navies. From the Indian side, three indigenously designed and built warships; Sahyadri, a multi-purpose stealth frigate and Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes Kadmatt and Kavaratti joined the exercise. Moreover, Guided Missile Destroyer Ranvijay, Fleet Tanker Jyoti, Offshore Patrol Vessel Sukanya, submarines, MIG 29K fighter aircraft, Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft and ship-borne helicopters also participated in the exercise. Jimex 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of JIMEX, which began in Japan in 2012 and highlights the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between both nations.