NATIONAL NEWS

Cyber Crime Investigation and Intelligence Summit 2022

• The 4th Cyber Crime Investigation and Intelligence Summit-2022 was organized by the Madhya Pradesh Police.

• It is to advance the skills of police sub-inspectors and senior investigating officers to successfully prevent cybercrimes.

• The Madhya Pradesh Police in cooperation with Softclicks Foundation, Cleartel Technology and UNICEF organized the largest knowledge-sharing, thought-leadership and cybercrime investigation and intelligence summit (CIIS 2022) in India from 12 September to 22 September 2022.

• The event is taking place in the Madhya Pradesh city of Bhopal.

HPCL Partners with the Indian Army

• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and the Indian Army have partnered to conduct a CSR initiative in Kargil to train and mentor underprivileged lady students.

• The project is called ‘Kargil Ignited Minds’ and it seeks to prepare 50 female students for national-level engineering and medical admission exams.

• The initiative attempts to improve the student’s knowledge, abilities and personality.

• The Kargil Ignited Minds initiative will focus on empowering poor girls who live in harsh weather conditions and have little resources.

Sports Ministry Signs MoU with NTPC and REC

• The Sports Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with the country’s largest energy conglomerate NTPC and Rural Electrification Corporation.

• Under the MoU, the two PSUs have pledged Rs 215 crore to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF).

• NTPC will provide Rs 115 crore for the development of Archery and REC will give Rs 100 crore towards women’s hockey and boxing.
• NTPC has been supporting the archers since 2018 in partnership with the Sports Ministry, Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Archery Association of India (AAI) with an aim to provide world-class facilities with international exposure to talented players.

ECI Launches BLO e-Patrika

• The Election Commission of India on 14 September 2022 released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’ at an event in India.

• The objective of this is to establish direct communication with Booth Level Officer (BLO).

• It was a first-of-its-kind direct interaction by the Commission with the BLOs across the country.

National Maritime Heritage Complex

• The National Maritime Heritage Complex is being constructed in Gujarat’s Lothal, a historic center of the Indus Valley civilization for a total of 3500 crore rupees.

• This center is first-of-its-kind building in India, which will highlight the country’s extensive and varied marine history.

• A museum with five galleries and a naval gallery will be constructed on 35 acres of land in phase 1A for a cost of Rs 774.23 crores.

• The remaining components of the museum, such as the galleries, lighthouse, 5D dome theater, Bagicha Complex and other infrastructure will be constructed in phase 1B.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India Signs MoU with Madagascar

• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Madagascar for the training of diplomats.

• It was signed during a special ceremony organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar.

• The signing of this MOU aims for enhancing cooperation between our two countries in the crucial arena of training of diplomats.

• It will also encourage exchange of information and content of training programmes for diplomats.

BANKING

India’s First Electronic Bank Guarantee

• India’s largest private sector bank HDFC Bank partnered with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) to become the first bank in India to issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG).
• e-BG has been developed in consultation with NeSL, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)-Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) committee and Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) to simplify the process and eliminate the possibility of fraud and manipulation.
• e-BG will be issued on the NeSL portal through an API-based digital workflow.
• The paper-based time-consuming process has been eliminated with the new electronic bank guarantees that can be processed, stamped, verified and delivered instantly with enhanced security.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Launches ‘iSelect Guaranteed Plan’

• Canara HSBC Life Insurance has launched an individual, non-linked, non-participating, savings and protection life insurance plan called ‘iSelect Guaranteed Future’.

• It comes with a host of features and has been customized to cater to short-term and long-term financial requirements.

• The policy comes in multiple options to choose from – iAchieve and Flexi iAchieve, iAssure and Flexi iAssure and Easy iAchieve.

• Canara HSBC Life Insurance was a joint venture between Canara Bank (51%), HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited (26%) and Punjab National Bank (23%).

SPORTS

Robin Uthappa Announces Retirement from All Formats of Cricket

• Robin Uthappa announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14 September 2022.

• He made his international debut in 2006 and played 46 ODIs and 13 T20Is.

• He scored 934 runs in 46 ODIs for India and also scored 249 runs in 13 T20Is.

• He played all 15 seasons of the IPL and represented as many as six teams in the tournament.

RANKS, INDICES & REPORTS

Best Zoo in India

• The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park of Darjeeling has been recognized as the best zoo in the country.

• The ranking list was released by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).

• The Darjeeling was established on 14 August 1958.

• Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai came Second, followed by the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden in Mysore, Karnataka came third.

IMPORTANT DAYS

Hindi Diwas

• Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day is celebrated every year on 14 September.

• It is celebrated to honor Hindi’s use as an official language in India.

• According to Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, the language was accepted.
• It was observed for the first time on 14 September 1953.
• The fourth most often spoken language worldwide is Hindi.
• As a result of the Constituent Assembly of India’s adoption of Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India on this day in 1949, Hindi Divas is observed on September 14.

OBITUTARY

Former Davis Cup Captain Naresh Kumar

• Former Indian Tennis Player and Davis Cup captain Naresh Kumar passed away. He was at the age of 93.

• He made his debut for India in the Davis cup in 1952 and played a record number of 101 Wimbledon matches.

• He won five singles title in his career.

• He became the first tennis coach to receive Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.