Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 18, 2022

September 18, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 18, 2022

INDIA

– 8 cheetahs flown in from Namibia released into special enclosure in Kuno National Park in MP

– Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar campaign culminates on International Coastal Clean-up Day: Sept 17

– India achieves a new milestone in voluntary blood donation with nationwide mega Blood Donation Camp held under Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav; more than 87,000 (87,137) people voluntarily donated blood in a single day

– Cooperation Minister Amit Shah participates in the 75th Hyderabad Liberation Day program in Telangana

– Congress leader and ex-Union Minister Manikrao Gavit passes away at 87 in Maharashtra

– Aniket Doegar of Haqdarshak awarded 13th Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) Award-India given by Jubilant Bhartia Foundation and Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

– Pratap Pawar, Chairman of Sakal Media, elected chairman of ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) for 2022-2023

– Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, and Vedanta BALCO Medical Centre, Raipur, sign MoU for driving excellence in cancer care

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– PM launches National Logistics Policy that seeks to address challenges facing the transport sector and bring down the logistics cost of businesses from 13-14 per cent to a single digit

– KVIC launches 72 units under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme to empower artisans

– MoS Anupriya Patel attends 10th EAS EMM (East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting) in Siem Reap City, Cambodia