Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17 to 24 September 2022

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September Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

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Our weekly one-liner current affairs is basically a summary of the week’s most important news in one line.

We have given weekly one-liner current affairs below to help you study for general awareness / current affairs section and remain up to date on current events.

National News

Indore to become the country’s first “Smart City” with digital address
BSF’s first female camel riding squad to be deployed along the India- Pak border
Jitendra Singh launched Dashboard of Dept of Science and Technology
Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening programme
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 7 NH projects in Gwalior
Agro-chemical firm UPL Ltd partnered with CleanMax on 05 MW solar-wind project in Gujarat
Indian Navy signed an MoU with Amity University for Academic Cooperation
Puneeth Rajkumar’s birthdaye. March 17 to be celebrated as Inspiration Day
New Telangana Secretariat complex to be named after R. Ambedkar
Union Minister Jitendra Singh presented ‘INSPIRE’ awards to 60 Start-Ups
India’s 1st lithium-ion cell factory inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh
US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF launch series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’
National Logistics Policy launched in New Delhi
PM Modi launched world’s first Cheetah Rehabilitation Project
Varanasi nominated as first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital
India ranked fourth on Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022
India takes over SCO rotating presidency, to host SCO summit in 2023
Bihar to introduce mandatory games period ‘no-bag day’ in schools
Telangana government increased ST reservation to 10% from 6%
Andaman & Nicobar Islands declared India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh
LG Manoj Sinha dedicated 120 feet tall National Flag to nation
Maharashtra to set up NITI Aayog like institution
Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar inaugurated 9 model District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs)
UNICEF appointed climate activist Vanessa Nakate as Goodwill Ambassador
Jitendra Singh to lead delegation for Global Clean Energy Action forum
India emerged as Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral lender overtaking China
Adani Green commissioned 325-MW wind power project in Madhya Pradesh
Delhi LG launched community policing initiative ‘We Care’
Tamil Nadu signed an MoU with Meghalaya on healthcare services
Nagaland Prison Department introduced mobile attendance application
Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) launched centre of excellence with Huawei at NIT Patna
Manipur CM N. Biren Singh launched ‘CM Da Haisi’ web portal
World Bank approved $150 million loan to Punjab for better finances
Sarbananda Sonowal launched projects for development of Bogibeel region
Odisha government approved Rs 261 crore livelihood action plan for coast regeneration, climate resilience
Kashmir’s first-ever multiplex opened in Srinagar
Hero MotoCorp joined hand with HPCL to set up EV charging infrastructure
Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘SCALE’ app for skill development in leather industry
India signed an agreement with Egypt to further defence cooperation
Skill India partnered with Samsung to train Indian youth
SC appointed Justice L Nageswara Rao for amending constitution of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated Lok Manthan programme
Non-banking finance company (NBFC) REC Ltd gets ‘Maharatna’ company status
World Bank approved USD 350 million loan to Gujarat for health sector

International News

China and UAE to join hands on moon rover missions

Banking and Financial

SBI surpassed Rs 5 trillion market cap
ICICI Lombard introduced digital voice agent to track claim status
Gross Direct Tax Collection registered growth of 30% in 2022-23
SBI WeCare FD scheme extended till March 31, 2023
SBI collaborated with Remitly for secure and easy remittance to India
Singapore Central Bank partnered with India’s IFSCA to Pursue Fintech Innovations
ADB slashed India’s growth forecast to 7% for 2022-23
Defence Ministry signed an MoU with BoB and HDFC under SPARSH initiative
TerraPay partnered with NPCI to enable cross-border transactions via UPI
RBI canceled licence of Maharashtra-based Laxmi Cooperative Bank

Appointment and Resignation

Pralay Mondal appointed as CEO of CSB Bank
Vinod Aggarwal elected as new President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
Sumant Kathpalia re-appointed as MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank
Vijoy Kumar Singh appointed as secretary of the ex-servicemen welfare department
Prasanna Kumar Motupalli appointed as CMD of NLC India Limited
Former RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi appointed as part-time chairman of YES Bank
Government appointed Ratan Tata, KT Thomas, Kariya Munda and as trustees of PM CARES Fund
Max Life roped Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh as brand ambassadors

Awards

Swati Piramal conferred with top French civilian honour ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’
Indian author & poet Meena Kandasamy won German PEN award

Defence

Indian Navy decommissioned INS Ajay after 32 years of service

Sports

Vinesh Phogat won two medals at the World Championships
Sikandar Raza and Tahlia McGrath named as ICC Player of the month award for August 2022
Pranav Anand becomes India’s 76th Chess Grandmaster
Bajrang Punia won bronze medal in World Wrestling Championships 2022
Devendra Jhajharia won silver in World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Durand Cup 2022 – Bengaluru defeated Mumbai City 2-1 to become Champions
Bangladesh defeated Nepal to clinch maiden SAFF Women’s Championship title 2022
Linda Fruhvirtova won Chennai Open 2022 title
Elvis Ali becomes the oldest Indian to cross North Channel
Linda Fruhvirtova won Chennai Open 2022 title
India to host maiden Moto GP race in 2023

Book and Author

Former President Ram Nath Kovind released a book ‘Ambedkar and Modi – Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Implementation’ compiled by Bluekraft Digital Foundation
‘Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan’ book released, authored by Jiwesh Nandan
Former VP Venkaiah Naidu released a book titled ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas’ on PM Modi’s selected speeches

Important day

17 September – World Patient Safety Day (Theme 2022 – Medication Safety)
18 September – World Bamboo Day
17 September 2022 (third Saturday of September) – International Red Panda Day
19 to 25 September 2022 (last Sunday of September)– International Week of Deaf People 2022 (Theme 2022 – Building Inclusive Communities for All)
21 September – International Day of Peace (Theme 2022 – End racism, Build peace)
21 September – World Alzheimer’s Day (Theme 2022 – Know dementia, Know Alzheimer’s)
22 September – World Rhino Day 2022 (Theme 2022 – Five Rhino Species Forever)
23 September – International Day of Sign Languages (Theme 2022 – Sign Language Unite Us)