8 September 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 8th September
Important Current Affairs 8th September 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 8th September about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 8th September 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 8th September – National News
1. For 26 nations, India and the UK organize a large-scale “Cyber Security Exercise.”
◉ The UK Government, the National Security Council Secretariat of India, and BAE Systems (British Aerospace) successfully planned and carried out the “Cyber Security Exercise” for 26 nations.
◉ The goal of the virtual Cyber Exercise on Ransomware Resilience was to simulate a significant, nationally distributed cyber security incident affecting enterprises.
◉ Under the direction of the National Cyber Security Coordinator, the exercise was conducted as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative-Resilience Working Group (NCSC).
2. In Gujarat, Sterlite Power inaugurated 400KV transmission lines.
◉ Gujarat’s 400kV Banaskantha, Kansari, and Vadavi Transmission Lines have been put into service by Sterlite Power’s Mumbai Urja Marg Transmission Ltd (MUML).
◉ Around 1000 MW of renewable energy will be transported to the national grid via the high voltage transmission line from the pooling station at Bhuj in northern Gujarat.
◉ The state’s current transmission capacity will increase, going from 9300 MW to 11200 MW.
3. Adani Group will invest $70 billion to construct three gigafactories.
◉ Adani Group’s $70 billion investment in clean energy by 2030 includes the construction of three Giga plants to produce solar panels, wind turbines, and hydrogen electrolyzers.
◉ In addition to the 20 GW of current renewable energy capacity already produced by the Adani Group, the plants will produce 3 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2030.
4. PM Modi spoke virtually at the Eastern Economic Forum’s plenary session.
◉ Through video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the plenary session of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia.
◉ He stated that the Indian Consulate in Vladivostok will have been in operation for thirty years in September 2022.
◉ The first nation to establish a consulate in this city was India.
5. Paytm was replaced by MasterCard as the BCCI’s title sponsor.
◉ Paytm has been replaced as the official sponsor of the Board of Control for Cricket in India by the American banking institution MasterCard (BCCI).
◉ As a result, MasterCard will serve as the main sponsor of all international matches (female and male) that are scheduled for India.
◉ Additionally, domestic contests for the Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy, and Ranji Trophy are covered.
◉ For seven years, Paytm served as the BCCI’s title sponsor and had the rights.
International News
6. Suella Braverman, a new Indian-origin home secretary of the UK
◉ Suella Braverman has been nominated as the new home secretary of the United Kingdom by Liz Truss, the country’s new prime minister. Suella Braverman is an attorney of Indian heritage. Suella Braverman will take Priti Patel’s place in the job; both women are of Indian heritage.
◉ Suella Braverman, a 42-year-old member of the Conservative Party from Fareham in southeast England, served as attorney general during the Boris Johnson administration.
◉ Suella Braverman finished her legal studies at Heathfield School in London before enrolling at Queens College in Cambridge. Suella Braverman graduated with a master’s degree in European and French law from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University of Paris and then received legal admission to practise in New York.
Banking
7. RBI chose HDFC Bank & Precision for the test phase of retail payments.
◉ According to the RBI, under its “On Tap” application facility for the theme “Retail Payments” under Regulatory Sandbox, HDFC Bank (in collaboration with Sweden-based Crunchfish Aktiebolag) and Precision ◉ Biometric India Pvt. Ltd. have been chosen for the “Test Phase” for their respective “Offline Retail Payments” and “InnaIT Key Solution for Banking” products.
◉ Customers and businesses can make and receive payments offline thanks to the HDFC Bank feature called “Offline Retail Payments.”
◉ By allowing transactions without a network connection, the solution hopes to increase the uptake of digital payments in places with little or no network coverage.
8. ONDC and IDFC First Bank collaborated on a buy-side and sell-side application.
◉ To encourage early adoption of the network among its clients, IDFC First Bank has teamed with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
◉ Additionally, the Bank has begun integrating current account holders with small businesses onto an ONDC-registered partner app. The app is anticipated to assist small business owners in conducting transactions over ONDC’s electronic network and expanding their online presence.
◉ In order to democratise e-commerce, ONDC, a section 8 firm, will change the industry from a platform-centric paradigm to an open network approach, much like the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for payments.
9. New unit-linked insurance was introduced by PNB MetLife.
◉ A new ULIP plan has been released by PNB MetLife. Goal Ensuring Multiplier (GEM) from PNB MetLife provides clients with life insurance protection and aids in methodical investing with the aim of building wealth for the future.
◉ Customers can select the 13 funds that best suit their level of risk tolerance, as well as goal-based fund management methodologies.
◉ A top-up feature of the plan enables users to increase their coverage and further their savings objectives.
Appointment
10. Pieter Elbers, a veteran of the aviation sector, is appointed as the next CEO of IndiGo.
◉ After being named as Ronojoy Dutta’s replacement as CEO for more than three months, Peiter Elbers took over as CEO of Indigo. On May 18, 2022, IndiGo named Elbers, the previous CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, to be its next CEO.
◉ Since 2014, he has served as KLM’s CEO. The 52-year-old is also a member of the Air France-KLM Group’s executive committee. Elbers began working with KLM in 1992 and throughout the following three decades occupied a number of managerial positions inside the organization both domestically in the Netherlands and abroad in Japan, Greece, and Italy.
Science
11. On Mars, NASA’s MOXIE experiment successfully produces oxygen.
◉ NASA’s Experiment MOXIE: On the red, dusty surface of Mars, about 100 million miles from Earth, a device the size of a lunchbox (MOXIE) is exhibiting its capacity to repeatedly perform the task of a little tree.
◉ The NASA Perseverance rover and Mars 2020 mission’s Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, have been creating oxygen from the Red Planet’s carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere since April 2021, or about two months after it arrived on the Martian surface.
Important Days
12. International Literacy Day is on September 8.
◉ Every year on September 8, people worldwide celebrate International Literacy Day.
◉ Objective: To raise awareness of the value of literacy for both individuals and societies.
◉ Literacy is the capacity for reading and writing.
◉ The idea for International Literacy Day was developed at the 1965 ◉ World Conference of Education Ministers in Tehran. On October 26, 1966, UNESCO proclaimed September 8 to be International Literacy Day in an effort to combat the problem of illiteracy worldwide.
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