Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 21, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 21, 2022
INDIA
– Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ is India’s official entry for Oscars 2023; titled ‘Last Film Show’ in English, the movie is directed by Pan Nalin
– India’s “longest river cruise service” (4,000 km) between Varanasi (UP) and Bogibeel (Assam) to start in 2023: Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
– Indian Navy decommissions INS Ajay at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai after 32 years of service
– Out of Rs 23,700 crore donations given by Indians in Oct 2020-Sept 2021, the maximum (64%) went to religious organisations: Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP)
– Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds talks with Egypt’s Defence Minister, General Mohamed Zaki in Cairo
– AIBD (Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development) unanimously extends India’s Presidency for one more year
– Central Bureau of Narcotics destroys 1,032 hectares of illicit cannabis (ganja) cultivation Himachal Pradesh
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– IBBI fixes timelines for the liquidation process to reduce delays
– Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launches SCALE app for skill development in leather sector at Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
– Centre notifies new Medical Device Rules to smoothen licensing procedure; allows self-declaration on portal for licensing purposes
– DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) planning multi-media campaign to promote over 400 GI products
– Yes Bank to sell stressed assets worth Rs 48k cr to JC Flowers ARC, US-based asset reconstruction company (ARC)
– RBI approves appointment of Rama Subramaniam Gandhi as non-executive chairman of Yes Bank
– RBI removes Central Bank of India from PCA (Prompt Corrective Action) framework after more than 5 years
– RBI asks urban cooperative banks to appoint compliance chiefs by April 2023
– Global Fintech Fest organised in Mumbai by Fintech Convergence Council (FCC), Payment Council of India (PCI) and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
– Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar virtually addresses ‘LEADS-2022 conference’ organized by FICCI in New Delhi
WORLD
– Pakistan gets 2nd batch of six J-10C combat aircraft from China
SPORTS
– Australia (211/6 in 19.2) beat India (208/6) by 4 wickets in 1st T20I in Mohali
– ICC announces changes in cricket’s playing conditions, using saliva to polish ball now permanently prohibited
– Bangladesh win SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Championship by beating Nepal 3-1 at Dashrath Rangshala Stadium in Kathmandu
– Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022