Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 25, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 25, 2022
INDIA
– President Draupadi Murmu confers National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards 2020-21 at Rashtrapati Bhawan
– Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates building of five Border Observation Posts (BOPs) at SSB (Seema Suraksha Bal) camp in Kishanganj in Bihar
– MoEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) to launch ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan’ programme under NCAP (National Clean Air Programme 2019) to rank cities based on their actions to improve air quality
– K. Raja Prasad Reddy from Telugu daily Sakshi elected Indian Newspaper Society president
– Centre launches Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary mobile application called ‘Sign Learn’ containing 10,000 words
– India’s first Avalanche Monitoring Radar installed in north Sikkim by Army’s Tri Shakti Corps
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– ‘Make in India’ completes 8 years, annual FDI doubles to $83 billion in 2021-22 from $45.15 billion in 2014-2015
– Multiplex Association of India celebrates National Cinema Day on Sept 23; ticket prices capped at Rs 75
WORLD
– World Lung Day to be celebrated on Sept 25
– US revokes Taliban ruled Afghanistan’s designation as major non-NATO ally
– 2 killed, many left without power as typhoon Talas batters Japan
– Actress Louise Fletcher, known for her performance in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (1975), dies at 88
– UK: Home Secretary Suella Braverman given first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award in London
SPORTS
– Cricket: India (92/4 in 7.2) beats Australia (90/5 in 8) by 6 wickets in 2nd T20 International in Nagpur; 3-match series 1-1
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022