Page-21 of Current affairs - September, 2022

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 14, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 14, 2022 INDIA – India, China complete disengagement process in eastern Ladakh sector – Japan-India Maritime Exercise begins in Bay of Bengal on September 11 – India to assume the ..

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2022 SCO Summit

The 2022 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit will be organized in Uzbekistan from September 15 to 16, 2022. Key Facts The 2022 SCO Summit would be held in Samarkand – a city in Uzbekistan on the ancient trade route of ..

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Climate tipping point

A new research has revealed that an increase of 1.5 from pre-industrial levels would trigger multiple climate tipping points. Presently, some parts of West Antarctic ice sheets, an important marker, have already passed tipping point. Key facts Climate tipping points ..

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Naga Mircha Festival

The inaugural edition of the Naga Mircha festival was organized in Seiyhama village of Kohima district in Nagaland. Key facts The first-ever Naga Mircha (King Chilli) Festival 2022 was organized in the village hall of Seiyhama village in Kohima district. ..

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HDFC – first to issue electronic bank guarantee

The HDFC Bank, the largest private sector bank in India, became the first bank in the country to issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG). Key facts The HDFC bank recently launched the first-ever Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG) in collaboration with ..

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Dr Renee Wegrzyn appointed as the director of ARPA-H

The US President Joe Biden appointed Dr Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of the ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health) and detailed her role during his speech on the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s moonshot speech ..

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“Global Estimates of Modern Slavery” report

The 2021 Global Estimates for Modern Slavery, which was recently released by the International Labour Organization (ILO), revealed a spike in the instances of forced labour. Highlights In 2021, 50 million people were living in modern slavery, of which 28 ..

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Decline in Per Capita Government Spending on Healthcare

According to the recently released National Health Accounts 2018-2019, public spending of health has declined to 1.28 per cent of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Key Facts The National Health Accounts 2018-2019 revealed that the public spending on healthcare has ..

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