Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –17 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 17 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 – 17 September 2022
Govt grants ST status to several communities in 5 states
Govt grants ST status to several communities in 5 states: The Cabinet has cleared the proposal to notify several tribal communities under the ST category in Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.
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Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran community of Tamil Nadu. Betta-Kuruba community as a synonym of Kadu Kuruba of Karnataka. Gonds, along with its five sub-castes, in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh.
Hatti community living in Himachal’s Sirmour area. Brijjia community and 11 other tribes from Chhattisgarh.
Hemant Soren launches Jharkhand Sports Policy 2022 in Ranchi
Hemant Soren launches Jharkhand Sports Policy 2022 in Ranchi: Jharkhand CM, Hemant Soren has launched Jharkhand Sports Policy 2022 in Ranchi with an aim to reduce bottlenecks from the path of sportspersons in excelling at national and international events.
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Aim: To create the country’s first sports digital database for all the players of the state, establishment of a sports university, reservation for sportspersons in jobs and educational institutions.
The sports policy has been made for a period of five years.
Australian cricketer Rachael Haynes retires from international cricket
Australian cricketer Rachael Haynes retires from international cricket: Australian woman cricketer, Rachael Haynes has announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 35.
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But, she would play one more season for Sydney Thunder in the Women’s Big Bash League. The left-hand batter has scored 3,818 runs in more than 150 internationals over all three formats since her debut in 2009. She has won six global titles with Australia and became the vice-captain in 2018.
Fitch cuts India’s FY23 growth to 7%
Fitch cuts India’s FY23 growth to 7%: Fitch has cut the India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2022-23 to 7% from 7.8%.
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Reason: Due to the impact of the global economic slowdown, elevated inflation and tighter monetary policy. The European gas crisis, high inflation and a sharp acceleration in the pace of global monetary policy tightening are taking a heavy toll on economic prospects. The Fitch has predicted the growth to be slowed down to 6.7% in 2023-24 from 7.4%.
BSF’s first female camel riding squad to be deployed in Rajasthan & Gujarat
BSF’s first female camel riding squad to be deployed in Rajasthan & Gujarat: The first female camel riding squad of BSF is ready to be deployed along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The squad will also participate for the first time in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1st December.
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This Squad will be the first of its kind in the world. This squad has received intensive training at the Bikaner Regional Headquarters of BSF under the supervision of skilled trainers.
NCPCR revamps online portal E-Baal Nidan for redressal of grievances
NCPCR revamps online portal E-Baal Nidan for redressal of grievances: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has revamped online portal E-Baal Nidan.
Aim: For timebound redressal of grievances against violation of child rights.
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Feature: It include bifurcation of complaints based on the nature of the complaint into their subject matters like Juvenile Justice, POCSO, Labour and Education. It will be beneficial for the complainants as well as the commission while dealing with complaints.
Ministry of Environment release Management Effectiveness Evaluation 2022
Ministry of Environment release Management Effectiveness Evaluation 2022: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recently released the Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE-ZOO) report 2022. The report was created on the survey of zoos across India.
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Finding:
India has 147 recognized zoos {large (17), medium (23), small (33), mini-zoos (60) and rescue centres (14)}.
Top performers Zoo in different categories:
- Large: Vandalur Zoo, TN
- Medium: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, WB
- Planning element: Vandalur Zoo
Haqdarshak’s Aniket Doegar gets Social Entrepreneur of Year award
Haqdarshak’s Aniket Doegar gets Social Entrepreneur of Year award: CEO of Haqdarshak, Aniket Doegar has been honoured with the 13th Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) Award-India.
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The award has been established by Jubilant Bhartia Foundation and Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Haqdarshak is a tech platform that connects citizens with their eligible government welfare schemes. The award has been presented by Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
Wholesale price-based inflation eases to 12.41 per cent in August
Wholesale price-based inflation eases to 12.41 per cent in August: As per the Commerce and Industry Ministry data, the wholesale price-based inflation has been reduced to 12.4% in August as compared to 13.93 % in July 2022.
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Reason: The WPI inflation fell on easing prices of Manufactured products. The Wholesale inflation was at a record high of 15.88%in May 2022 and stood at 11.64% in August 2022. August is the 17th consecutive month of double-digit wholesale price inflation (WPI).
Roger Federer announces retirement from professional tennis
Roger Federer announces retirement from professional tennis: Tennis legend, Roger Federer has announced his retirement from the professional tennis after the conclusion of the Laver Cup 2022.
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He has played more than 1500 matches over 24 years the Marvel of Tennis exponent Federer. He has played his first junior match in 1996 at the age of 14 at a grade 2 tournament in Switzerland. He won his first grand slam championship at Wimbledon in 2003 at 21. Federer has won the most Grand Slam men’s singles main matches in Open Era (369).
FinMin allows RRBs to raise funds via IPO, rights issue
FinMin allows RRBs to raise funds via IPO, rights issue: The government has issued a detailed draft of the guidelines for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to raise capital and putting the onus for identifying eligible RRBs on their sponsor banks.
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RRBs are planning to make an initial public offering to raise capital must have at least Rs 300 crore of net worth for the previous three years. They should also have their capital adequacy above the regulatory minimum level of 9%.
Total existing Regional Rural Banks: 43
India launches joint whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’
India launches joint whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’: India has launched a joint whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ with Denmark at World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen.
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Aim: Capturing the current status of wastewater treatment in India and potential pathways for future treatment structures, co-creation, and collaborations
The event was attended by Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat along with Danish Environment Minister Lea Wermelin.
India Ratings Cuts FY23 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.9%
India Ratings Cuts FY23 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.9%: India Ratings became the latest agency to cut its FY23 gross domestic product forecast. On Thursday, the ratings agency cut the forecast to 6.9 per cent from 7 per cent, joining other institutions who have cut their projections to below 7 per cent since the release of the April-June quarter GDP data.
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What It Said:
“Despite private final consumption expenditure (PFCE) and gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) growth coming in better than our expectations in Q1, the agency expects the slowdown in the growth of government final consumption expenditure (GFCE) and worsening of net exports to weigh on the FY23 GDP growth,” India Ratings said in a statement.
Other Agencies Prediction:
On Thursday, global rating agency Fitch also lowered India’s economic growth forecast for FY23 to 7 per cent from its June 2022 estimate of 7.8 per cent. It now expects the GDP to slow further to 6.7 per cent in FY24 as compared to its earlier forecast of 7.4 per cent. India Ratings projects GDP growth of 7.2 per cent in July-September FY23 quarter, 4 per cent in October-December and 4.1 per cent in February-March. “Recovering the lost output due to COVID-19 will be a long haul. Our estimate shows that even if GDP grows at 7.6 per cent every year after FY23, then also India would be able to catch up with pre-pandemic trend growth only by FY35”, said Sunil Kumar Sinha, Principal Economist.
Economy’s Main Thrust:
The agency did say that India’s biggest strength continues to be domestic economic activity, which has shown more resilience compared to the rest of the world. It said that it expects the growth momentum to sustain, averaging around mid-single digit in the remaining quarters, mainly buoyed by the upcoming festival season. “However, ‘K-shaped’ recovery is neither allowing the consumption demand to become broad based nor helping the wage growth especially of the population that are part of the lower half of the income pyramid,” the agency said. “Household sector, which accounts for 44-45 per cent of the gross value added, has witnessed nearly flat or negative growth in their real wages (adjusted for inflation) since FY19. Wage growth in June 2022 in real terms stood at about negative 3.7 per cent in urban areas and negative 1.6 per cent in rural areas,” it said.
Growth So For:
India’s Q1-FY23 GDP came in at 13.5 per cent, despite the low base of the equivalent period of 2021-22, when economic activity was severely impacted by the Delta wave of the pandemic. Sequentially, GDP contracted 9.6 percent in Q1-FY23 compared with Q4-FY22. The RBI had projected Q1-FY23 GDP growth at 16.2 pe rcent. After the official data, a number of banks and financial institutions slashed their economic growth estimates for the current financial year. These included State Bank of India, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and ratings agency Moody’s.
After the official data, a number of banks and financial institutions slashed their economic growth estimates for the current financial year. These included State Bank of India, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and ratings agency Moody’s.
Former Tennis Legend captain Naresh Kumar passes away
Former Tennis Legend captain Naresh Kumar passes away: Former Indian tennis player and Davis Cup captain Naresh Kumar, who was a mentor to Olympic medallist Leander Paes, passed away in Kolkata on Wednesday. He was 93. He is survived by his wife Sunita, son Arjun, and two daughters — Gita and Preah. He made news by reaching the final of the Northern Championships (later known as Manchester Open) in England in 1949.
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His talent was soon recognised and Naresh Kumar made it to the Davis Cup team in 1952. He represented the country for eight consecutive years and later went on to become the captain. Prior to his Grand Slam appearances, Naresh Kumar went on to win two singles titles in the Irish Championships in 1952 and 1953. He also won the singles crown in the Welsh Championship and won a total of five career titles.
World Patient Safety Day observed on 17 September
World Patient Safety Day observed on 17 September: World Patient Safety Day is celebrated on 17 September each year. This year, the theme is medication safety, with the slogan ‘Medication Without Harm’. The day focuses on preventing and reducing risks, errors, and harm that patients face. In modern society, it is important to understand the implications of negligent patient care and work toward modern standards regarding patient care.
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The main objective of World Patient Safety Day is to increase public awareness, enhance global understanding and call for solidarity and united action by all countries and international partners to increase patient safety and reduce patient harm.