12 September 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 12th September
Important Current Affairs 12th September 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 12th September including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 12th September 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 12th September – National News
1. BRO will build the highest fighter airfield in the world in Nyoma, Ladakh.
◉ In the Nyoma district of Ladakh, the Border Roads Organization (BRO) will build the highest fighter airfield in the world.
◉ Rajnath Singh, the defense minister, will lay the project’s cornerstone from Devak Bridge.
Infrastructure development is being intensively pursued by India along the 3,488 km length of the Line of Actual Control.
◉ In the past two to three years, 295 projects totaling Rs 11,000 crore have been finished.
◉ The budget was roughly Rs 3,000 crore in 2008. It went up to Rs 5,000–6,000 crore in 2017. It climbed after that, reaching Rs 8,000 crore in 2019. And around Rs. 12,340 crore was spent in the previous year.
2. MeitY and Google Cloud collaborate to train government officials
◉ The government’s CERT-In Computer Emergency Response organization and Google Cloud have teamed up to train 1,000 government employees and offer 1 lakh scholarships for cybersecurity certificates.
◉ The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), which addresses cyber threats, hacking, and other related issues, includes CERT-In.
◉ The ‘cyber force’ of government employees will receive training in best practices for cyber defense, including the use of generative AI, and will participate in cybersecurity AI hackathons under the direction of Google Cloud and Mandiant experts.
◉ Our digital future’s cornerstone is cybersecurity, and using the power of generative AI will help us stay ahead in this constantly changing environment.
3. Launch of the “Bharat: Mother of Democracy” site at the G20 summit
◉ For the benefit of world leaders attending the conference, the Ministry of Culture has developed a homepage for the massive exhibition “Bharat: The Mother of Democracy” that will be hosted at Bharat Mandapam.
◉ The information on India’s democratic history, which spans 7,000 years and begins with the Sindhu-Saraswati civilization and ends in 2019, is available in 16 languages, in addition to English and Hindi, including German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, and Russian.
4. Economic corridor between India, the Middle East, and Europe, a modern-day spice route
◉ The idea to begin the India-Middle East-European Economic Corridor, which includes shipping and railroad ties, was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the annual Group of 20 summit of the world’s leading economies.
◉ A project on connectivity and infrastructure collaboration comprising India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the EU, France, Italy, Germany, and the US would result in the first-of-its-kind economic corridor.
◉ On the fringes of the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, the United States, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, and others unveiled the plan to connect trains, ports, power and data networks, and hydrogen pipelines.
Although mainly trade-focused, the plan may have far-reaching effects, such as fostering relations between longtime rivals Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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International News
5. According to the World Best Countries Report, Switzerland came in first. 2023
◉ According to the most recent S. News & World Report annual Greatest Countries rankings, Switzerland has once again secured the title of the greatest country in the world.
◉ This is the second year in a row that Switzerland has finished first and its sixth time overall on the list.
◉ Canada is ranked No. 2, Sweden is No. 3, Australia is No. 4, and the United States is No. 5 after Switzerland. When compared to its rating in 2022, the United States has dropped one position.
◉ With 16 of the top 25 slots in the 2023 rankings, European nations completely dominate the top tier. Germany, which has dropped five ranks from 2022, as well as Australia and New Zealand are noteworthy changes.
6. UK PM announces $2 billion in support for the Green Climate Fund
◉ Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, promised to donate $2 billion to the UN’s Green Climate Fund (GFC) to help vulnerable nations adapt to climate change.
◉ The UK has committed the most money to date to aiding efforts to combat climate change through the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
◉ It was created by 194 nations after the COP15 Copenhagen Accord.
◉ The GCF is the biggest international fund devoted to aiding poor nations in lowering global emissions and aiding local people in adapting to the effects of climate change.
◉ The most recent payment is a 12.7% increase over the UK’s prior GCF commitment for the years 2020–2023.
Banking
7. Launch of the Zenith Metal credit card by AU Small Finance
◉ The Zenith + Super Premium Metal Credit Card was launched by AU Small Finance Bank Ltd, broadening its selection of banking options.
◉ This credit card offers benefits like access to a private lounge, individualized concierge assistance, and a welcome gift of Premium Brand gift cards or Reward Points worth Rs 5000.
◉ One of the benefits of the card, which makes it attractive for cross-border transactions, is the Forex markup of 0.99 percent for overseas travel.
Awards
8. For the 2022 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, 12 scientists were chosen.
◉ The coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, the top annual science honor in the nation, was presented after a two-year hiatus. Twelve scientists were chosen for the honor this year in seven distinct scientific fields.
◉ In the presence of Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh, CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Director General Dr. N. Kalaiselvi formally awarded the awards for the year 2022.
◉ These awards, which honor the first director of the CSIR, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, are granted annually in the following seven scientific fields: physics, biology, engineering, mathematics, medicine, chemistry, and earth sciences.
Sports
9. Third-place finisher Praggnanandhaa finishes second in the Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Open Blitz World Cup.
◉ At the Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Open Blitz competition, R Praggnanandhaa came in third place.
◉ In Kolkata, the Open Blitz championship of Tata Steel Chess India 2023 was won by World Champion Alexander Grischuk.
◉ Praggnanandha initially had the advantage in the matchup thanks to his four-game winning streak.
◉ He suffered severe losses to Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the thirteenth round, Alexander Grishuk in the fifteenth round, and Vidit Gujrathi in the sixteenth round.
10. At the US Open in 2023, Novak Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam championship.
◉ By capturing the 24th Grand Slam championship during the US Open Men’s Singles final in 2023, Novak Djokovic made history.
◉ Tennis champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the men’s singles match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. W
◉ With 24 championships to her name, Margaret Court, who is 36 years old, and Novak Djokovic are now tied for the most Grand Slam tennis victories in history.
◉ He already held the record for the oldest US Open singles champion during the professional era.
◉ The 16th-seeded team of Erin Routliff of New Zealand and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada won the women’s doubles competition.
11. The third England spinner with 100 ODI wickets is Moeen Ali.
◉ Moeen Ali, an all-rounder for England, is now the only third spinner in his nation to reach 100 ODI wickets.
◉ During the second ODI between England and New Zealand in Southampton, Moeen reached this milestone. The spinner bowled effectively throughout the game, taking 2/30 in five overs with a respectable economy rate of 6.00.
◉ He became one of three England spinners with more than 100 ODI wickets, including Graeme Swann and Adil Rashid.
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