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 29 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 – 29 September 2022
India and Maldives signed MoU Hanimaadhoo International Airport
India and Maldives signed MoU Hanimaadhoo International Airport: Government of Maldives has signed an MoU with the Indian JMC Projects for Maldives Hanimaadhoo International Airport Development Project.
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The worth of project is about USD $136.6 million. It was confirmed that the project will be financed by India’s Exim Bank. The Maldives govt is expected to build a 2.46 kilometer runway in addition to a terminal that can serve 1.3 million passengers annually. The construction work is expected to be fully operational by the year 2024.
Hardeep Singh Puri launched special aviation fuel, AVGAS 100 LL
Hardeep Singh Puri launched special aviation fuel, AVGAS 100 LL: In an event, hosted by IndianOil at Hindon Airforce Station, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban, Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has launched AVGAS 100 LL.
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AVGAS 100 LL: It is a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and unmanned aerial vehicles. With this launch, IndianOil has become the first oil marketing company (OMC) to produce and market, AVGAS 100 LL. Currently India is importing AVGAS 100 LL from European countries.
Asha Parekh will be conferred with 2022 Dadasaheb Phalke award
Asha Parekh will be conferred with 2022 Dadasaheb Phalke award: Veteran actor, Asha Parekh (79) will be awarded the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema, Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2020. She will receive the award from President Droupadi Murmu at the 68th National Film Awards on September 30.
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She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992. She also became the first women to head the Central Board of Film Certification from 1998-2001. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in 1969 and it was first presented to Devika Rani.
English translation of ‘Lata: Sur-Gatha’ to release in January 2023
English translation of ‘Lata: Sur-Gatha’ to release in January 2023: The English translation of award-winning book “Lata: Sur-Gatha” will be released in January 2023. The book has been translated by noted writer and translator Ira Pande. The announcement has been made by Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
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This book was originally written in Hindi by writer-poet, Yatindra Mishra. The book has also won the 64th National Film Award and the MAMI Award for Best Writing on Cinema (2016–17).
Govt appoints Rajendra Kumar as Director General of ESIC
Govt appoints Rajendra Kumar as Director General of ESIC: IAS officer of TN cadre, 1992-batch, Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). He is currently an additional secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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Other appointments:
T Natarajan has been appointed as an additional secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs. V Hekali Zhimomi has been appointed as additional secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
ADB provides $14 billion support for food security in Asia Pacific
ADB provides $14 billion support for food security in Asia Pacific: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to provide at least $14 billion to Asia-Pacific for 2022–2025.
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Reason: To ease a worsening food crisis and improve long-term food security by strengthening food systems due to climate change.
Use of fund: The funding will be channeled through existing and new projects in sectors including farm inputs, food production and distribution, social protection, irrigation, and water resources management.
DRDO successful tests of Very Short Range Air Defence System Missiles
DRDO successful tests of Very Short Range Air Defence System Missiles: DRDO has conducted successful test flights of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missiles at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha. It is a Man Portable Air Defence System that is designed and developed by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO facilities.
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Use: To neutralize low-altitude aerial threats at short ranges.
The design of the missile including the launcher has been highly optimized to ensure easy portability.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named prime minister of Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named prime minister of Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed the prime minister of Saudi Arabia by the King Salman bin Abdulaziz. He is already de facto ruler of the Saudi Arabia. Previously, he has served as the deputy prime minister as well as defence minister. He is being replaced as defence minister by his younger brother, Khalid bin Salman, who was deputy defence minister.
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Saudi Arabia’s Capital: Riyadh;
Currency: Saudi riyal
Government launched Jaldoot app for groundwater tables
Government launched Jaldoot app for groundwater tables: Faggan Singh Kulaste (MoS for Rural Development and Steel) has launched the JALDOOT App and e-brochure.
Developed by: Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
Use: To capture the water level of selected 2-3 wells in a village.
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The manual monitoring of water levels in open wells will be measured twice in a year (pre-monsoon and post-monsoon level for the same well). Assigned officers will measure the water levels and upload the geo-tagged photographs.
Kumar Sanu, Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind will get Lata Mangeshkar Award
Kumar Sanu, Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind will get Lata Mangeshkar Award: Kumar Sanu and Shailendra Singh (Playback singers) and Anand-Milind (music-composer duo) will be conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for different years. The prestigious award will be presented on September 28 (birth anniversary of the late legendary singer) at her birthplace Indore.
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Shailendra Singh will be given the Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2019. While Anand-Milind will be conferred with the honour for 2020. Kumar Sanu will be given the award for 2021.
Ministry of Home Affairs bans PFI and its associates for five years
Ministry of Home Affairs bans PFI and its associates: Days after law enforcement agencies launched a nationwide crackdown against the Popular Front of India, and the Centre Wednesday banned the PFI and its affiliates for five years.
Invoking the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to effect the ban, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the PFI and its affiliates are linked to terror groups like the ISIS, propagate “anti-national sentiments… radicalize a particular section of society with the intention to create disaffection” and constitute a “major threat to internal security of the country”.
Ministry of Home Affairs Bans PFI and its Associates: Key Points
- Centre also mentioned, they also promote “anti-national sentiments… radicalise a particular section of society with the intention of creating disaffection.”
- The MHA designated the Popular Front of India (PFI) as a “unlawful association” along with “its associates or affiliates or fronts including Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation, and Rehab Foundation, Kerala,” claiming that it was “necessary to curb the nefarious activities” of the organisation.
- The SDPI, the PFI’s political wing, was excluded from the ban.
- After the ban, the Popular Front of India (PFI) made an announcement that it was breaking apart.
- The PFI and its affiliates’ designation as “unlawful associations” gives law enforcement organisations the right to detain PFI members, freeze their accounts, and seize their assets.
Section 10 of the UAPA:
According to Section 10 of the UAPA, membership in a banned organisation is illegal. According to the Section 10 of the UAPA, belonging to an organisation that is prohibited carries a minimum two-year sentence and, in some cases, a life sentence or even the death penalty.
According to Section 10, anyone who “is and continues to be a member of such association; participates in such association’s meetings; contributes to, receives, or solicits any contribution for the benefit of such association; or in any other manner assists the operations of such association shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.” Anyone who supports the goals of the prohibited organisation is likewise subject to it. Section 7 of the UAPA’s grants the government the authority to “prohibit use of funds” by an “illegal group.”
Power of the Central Government as per the law:
- According to the law, if the Central Government is satisfied following an investigation that “any person has custody of any moneys, securities, or credits which are being used or are intended to be used for the purpose of the unlawful association, the Central Government may, by order in writing, prohibit such person from paying, delivering, transferring, or otherwise dealing in any manner.”
- Centre has the power as per the law to ban the person if found with such moneys, securities, or credits or with any other moneys, securities, or credits.
- It also grant law enforcement organisations the authority to conduct searches of these organisations’ offices and inspect their financial records.
- The Center is authorised to “notify any place which in its opinion is used for the purpose of such unlawful organisation” under Section 8 of the UAPA.
- The term “place” in this context refers to a home, a building, or a portion of one, as well as to a tent or a vessel.
Popular Front of India: About
- The Popular Front of India (PFI), is an Indian Muslim political organisation.
- It is an extreme and exclusivist brand of Muslim minority politics is practised.
- It was created to oppose Hindutva groups, and on September 28, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs imposed a 5-year ban on it under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
When PFI is established?
- Popular Front of India (PFI) was established in 2006 as a result of the union of the National Development Front (NDF) and the Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD).
- As a “neo-social movement committed to empowering people to promote justice, freedom, and security,” the organisation identified itself.
What does the Popular Front of India (PFI) do?
- It promotes accommodations for Muslims. The group staged demonstrations in 2012 in opposition to the purported detention of innocent people under the UAPA statute.
- The Indian government has frequently accused PFI of taking part in anti-social and anti-national activities.
- The Keralan government asserted in 2012 that the group was a revival of the Indian Mujahideen affiliate Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), a terrorist organisation that had been outlawed.
- In some areas of Kerala and Karnataka, PFI and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have frequently engaged in violent confrontations.
- Indian authorities have discovered activists in possession of deadly weapons such as explosives, ammunition, and swords.
- The Popular Front of India has been accused of having ties to terrorist groups like the Taliban and Al-Qaeda on a number of occasions.
- The Chairman of PFI is OMA Abdul Salam and the Vice Chairman of Popular Front of India (PFI) is E.M Abdul Rahiman.
BSE Receives SEBI’s Final Approval to Launch EGR on its Platform
BSE Receives SEBI’s Final Approval to Launch EGR on its Platform: Leading stock exchange BSE on Monday said it has received the final approval from the capital markets regulator Sebi for introducing the Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) on its platform. This comes after the BSE received in-principle approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in February, after which the exchange conducted several mock trading sessions in the test environment for its members to facilitate trading in EGRs.
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What Is EGR:
The instruments representing gold will be called EGRs and will be notified as securities, with trading, clearing and settlement features similar to other securities that are currently available in India. Sebi board had earlier cleared a proposal for gold exchange, wherein the yellow metal will be traded in the form of EGRs and will help in having a transparent domestic spot price discovery mechanism. India currently has trading only in gold derivatives and gold ETFs, unlike several other countries which have spot exchanges for physical trade in gold.
What The BSE Said:
According to BSE, EGRs will cater to all market participants, which means that buyers and sellers on the exchange shall include individual investors, as well as commercial participants along the value chain like importers, banks, refiners, bullion traders, jewellery manufacturers, and retailers.
Sameer Patil, chief business officer, BSE, said, “We are extremely thankful to Sebi for giving us the final approval and confidence that we will be able to launch the trading in EGR soon, as gold holds special significance for Indian households. BSE is confident, that the EGR platform will lead to greater assurance in the quality of gold supplied, efficient price discovery, and transparency in transacting. This can create a vibrant gold ecosystem in India by enabling actual fungibility of gold, which is the need of the hour.”
India’s Position:
India is the second-largest consumer of gold globally with annual gold demand of approximately 800-900 tonnes and holds an important position in the global markets. BSE is working with all depositaries and vaults to ensure the development of the entire ecosystem around EGR trade including depositaries, vault managers, traders, bullion dealers, and jewellers so that EGRs will go a long way in building a transparent channel for gold trade on a national institutionalized platform.
India has remained a price-taker in the global markets, and at present, does not play any significant role in influencing the price-setting for the commodity. A platform for EGR infuses transparency in gold spot transactions, enables India to emerge as the price setter, and would eliminate existing market inefficiencies.
