Current Affairs in English – September 27 2022

National Events:

Manipur CM N.Biren Singh:

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh inaugurated the Flybig flight from Imphal to Tezu of Arunachal Pradesh at the Bir Tikendrajit International Airport on 26 September 2022.
The service has been commenced under the UDAN Scheme. The newly launched flight service will fly to Tezu of Arunachal Pradesh and then to Guwahati.

NPCI:

Dilip Asbe has been reappointed as the managing director & chief executive officer of the National Payments Corporation of India ( NPCI ) for a period of 5 years. Asbe took over as MD & CEO of NPCI in 2018.
Prior to that , he was NPCI’s chief operating officer. NPCI , a specialised division of the RBI , was created in 2008 for operating retail payments & settlement systems in India. HQ : Mumbai.

AVGAS 100 LL:

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on 26 Sept 2022 launched indigenously – developed AVGAS 100 LL , a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircraft & unmanned ariel vehicles.
The fuel has been developed by Indian Oil Corporation at its flagship refinery in Vadodara. Currently , India imports this type of aviation fuel from European countries. Indian Oil Corp Chairman : Shrikant Vaidya.

’One week One Lab’:

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 26 Sept 2022 announced the ‘ One Week One Lab ‘ theme – based campaign to showcase technological breakthroughs and innovations.
The campaign will be held in each of the 37 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ( CSIR ) labs & institutes spread across the country.
He announced it while addressing the 1st – ever CSIR Leadership Meet in New Delhi on 26 September.

CIAL:

The Cochin International Airport Limited ( CIAL ) has been awarded the Airport Service Quality ( ASQ ) award 2022 by the Airport Council International.The award is considered to be the highest honour in the global aviation sector.
CIAL received the award for implementing its ‘ Mission Safeguarding ‘ programme , which ensured seamless traffic & reinforced passenger satisfaction during the pandemic.

DPD:

As an outreach and capacity – building initiative in J & K region , Department of Publications Division ( DPD ) , Ministry of Information & Broadcasting , organised a Media & Publishing Conference in Srinagar in September 2022.
It was held in association with the Public Relations Centre of University of Kashmir. A Book Exhibition of DPD was also held on the sidelines of the event.

Encyclopaedia of Tribes:

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 26 Sept 2022 released the ‘ Encyclopaedia of Tribes , covering the traditions and cultures of all the 62 tribal communities living in the state.
The 5 – volume encyclopaedia has been prepared by Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Research & Training Institute & Odisha State Tribal Museum. It contains 3,800 pages and 418 research articles on the tribals.

Ayushmann Utkrishta award:

Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the Ayushmann Utkrishta award 2022 for adding various health facilities to the health facility register.
It is the best – performing state in the country with 28728 Health facilities added to the National health facility register.
Also , it is the second – best State in the country in creating Ayushmann Bharat health account ( ABHA ) with almost 2 crores ABH Accounts.

Tamil Nadu Events:

Tamil Nadu Cabinet:

The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on 26 Sept 2022 gave its nod to promulgate an ordinance to regulate online gambling in the state. It would be promulgated once Governor R N Ravi gives his assent.
In June 2022 , the State government had constituted a panel under the retired judge of the Madras High Court Justice K Chandru to recommend the promulgation of an ordinance to regulate online gambling in the State.

International Events:

World Tourism Day : 27 September:

World Tourism Day is celebrated each year on September 27 to spread awareness about the importance of tourism and its impact on our society.
United Nations World Tourism Organization ( UNWTO ) established this day in 1980. In 1997 , UNWTO decided to designate a host country each year to celebrate this day.
In 2022 , Indonesia is the host country & the theme is ‘ Rethinking Tourism ‘.

Oscars of Science:

The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes , dubbed the ” Oscars of Science ” were announced in September.
The winners are Daniel Spielman ( Mathematics ) , Charles Bennett , Gilles Brassard , David Deutsch & Peter Shor ( Fundamental Physics ) & Clifford Brangwynne & Anthony Hyman ( Life sciences ).
These prizes were founded by Sergey Brin , Mark Zuckerberg & Yuri Milner. First awarded : 2012.

Russian citizenship:

President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden. Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals who have been granted Russian citizenship.
Snowden , a former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency , has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the US after leaking classified documents detailing govt surveillance programs.

World Environmental Health Day : 26 September:

World Environmental Health Day is commemorated every year on 26 September around the world to raise awareness about the important role of environmental health professionals.
This day was established by the International Federation of Environmental Health ( IFEH ) in 2011. 2022 Theme : ” Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”.

Sports Events:

Laver Cup:

Team World , on 25 September, beat Team Europe to win the Laver Cup for the first time. Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court tournament between Team Europe & Team World.
Players from all continents , besides Europe , represent Team World. First edition : 2017.