NATIONAL:
1. SC Live Streaming
Why in news - For the first time, the Supreme Court went live on Sept 27, 2022.
Key Points –
• In 2018, the then CJI Dipak Misra, had passed the landmark ruling on Sept 27 on the live telecast for important proceedings.
• High courts that also livestream hearings are - Gujarat, Orissa, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Patna and Madhya Pradesh.
INTERNATIONAL:
1. Shinzo Abe's Funeral
Why in news - PM Modi attended the state funeral of Shinzo Abe in Tokyo.
Key Points –
• Abe was shot dead on July 8 in the city of Nara.
• It was attended by PM Modi, US Vice Prez Kamala Harris and Australian PM Anthony Albanese, among others.
SECURITY:
1. Carl-Gustaf M4
Why in news - Swedish defence firm Saab plans to manufacture Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon in India.
Key Points –
• It is a shoulder-fired rocket launcher (maximum range - 1,500 m).
• Production is expected to begin in 2024.
• Carl-Gustaf has been in service with the Indian Army since 1976.
• Present government increased FDI from 49% to 74% and notified 3 lists of 310 weapons that cannot be imported.
ENVIRONMENT:
1. Rhino from Ashes
Why in news - The Kaziranga National Park (AS) has got a memorial made out of the ash of burnt rhino horns.
Key Points –
• It is named “Abode of the Unicorns”.
• It has 3 rhino sculptures (128.56 kg of ash was used) – an adult male, an adult female and a calf.
• Sculpted by Biju Das.
• On World Rhino Day (Sept 22, 2021), a stockpile of 2,479 rhino horns was consigned to flames.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020
Why in news - Asha Parekh has been selected for the 2020 edition of the award.
Key Points –
• The award would be presented at the 68th National Film Awards ceremony to be held in New Delhi.
• She made her debut in Dil Deke Dekho and has acted in over 95 movies.
• She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and served as the head of Central Board of Film Certification from 1998 to 2001.
• Previous recipients - Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna (posthumously).
2. Queen Elizabeth II Award
Why in news - Suella Braverman has been named the winner of the first Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award.
Key Points –
• She is the current British Home Secretary.
• Suella was elected as the Conservative MP for Fareham in May 2015.
3. Poshak Anaj Award 2022
Why in news - Chhattisgarh was honoured as the best emerging state for the promotion of millets.
Key Points –
• Millets in Chhattisgarh - Kodo, Kutki and Ragi.
• It was organized by IIMR, GoI in Hyderabad on Sept 23, 2022.
SCI-TECH:
1. Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF)
Why in news - A ₹208-crore ICMF has been established in Bengaluru by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Key Points –
• Aim - production of cryogenic (CE20) and semi-cryogenic (SE2000) engines for Indian rockets.
• Production would start by March 2023.
• For this, an MoU was signed between ISRO and HAL in 2013.
APPS & PORTALS:
1. Jaldoot App
Why in news - Faggan Singh Kulaste launched the “JALDOOT App” in New Delhi on Sept 27, 2022.
Key Points –
• App has been jointly developed by M/o of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
• Aim - to measure the water level (groundwater) of selected wells twice a year — before and after the monsoon.
IMPORTANT DATES:
1. World Tourism Day
Why in news – It is celebrated every year on Sept 27.
Key Points –
• Theme 2022 - Rethinking Tourism.
• The statutes of UN World Tourism Organisation came on Sept 27, 1970.
• As per Global Travel and Tourism Development Index 2022, India’s rank - 54th.
• Maximum tourist inflow – USA > France > Spain > UAE.
APPOINTMENTS:
1. Rajendra Kumar
Why in news – Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation.
FESTIVALS:
1. Rosh Hashanah
Why in news – It marks the Jewish New Year and celebrated from Sept 25 to 27.
BIHAR:
1. Help for Genetic Disease
Why in news – CM Nitish Kumar gave assistance of Rs.6 lakh each to 75 children suffering from muscular dystrophy.
Key Points –
• It was given under the Chief Minister's Medical Assistance Fund.
• Under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, Bihar was awarded first prize in Health Care Professional Registry and Public Health Care Facility Registry category.
POINTERS:
• Who has been elected as the President of Indian newspaper agency – K Raja Prasad Ready.
• Recently, Israel and which other country have conducted an Unmanned and AI Exercise in Red Sea – USA.
• Where has Jitendra Singh addressed the Cleantech Leaders Roundtable recently – USA.
• Which state's men's table tennis team has won gold medal by defeating Delhi team in the 36th National Games – Gujarat.
• Recently, which bank has inaugurated Ethical Hacking Lab in Hyderabad – Union Bank of India.
• Who has become the Indian batsman with the most sixes in T20 cricket (Sept 24, 2022) – Rohit Sharma (176 sixes).
• Recently, WADA has banned the use of which painkiller – Tramadol.
• Who has won the Julius Baer Generation Cup Chess online tournament by defeating Arjun Erigaisi (India) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway).
• Election Commission has started a new program International Electoral Management and Practice in collaboration with which institute - Tata Institute of Social Science.
• Who has inaugurated the Dasara 2022 festivities atop Chamundi Hills in Mysuru on September 26, 2022 - President Droupadi Murmu.