26 September 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 26th September
Important Current Affairs 26th September 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 26th September including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 26th September 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 26th September – National News
1. Delhi saw the introduction of India’s first green hydrogen fuel cell bus by Hardeep Puri.
◉ India’s first green hydrogen fuel cell bus was flagged off in Delhi by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri.
◉ In the near future, 15 more buses will be rolling across the National Capital Region (NCR), according to the administration.
◉ Green hydrogen has the potential to be a key component of low-carbon and independent economic routes because it is created utilizing renewable energy sources.
◉ These buses are a step in the right direction for India’s goal of having zero carbon emissions by 2070.
2. Northeast’s Mithun receives the “food animal” label and a boost for its meat
◉ An animal that is semi-domesticated a bovine called Mithun has been approved as a food animal by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
◉ In fact, the designation of the Mithun as a “food animal” and the initiatives to market its flesh as a commercial good may have profound cultural and economic effects on the area.
◉ Mithuns, which may be found in elevations of 300 to 3,000 meters, have historically been a significant aspect of the cultures of numerous tribes in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.
3. Adi Shankaracharya’s 108-foot statue is unveiled in Omkareshwar by the MP CM.
◉ The 108-foot-tall “Statue of Oneness” of Adi Shankaracharya has been erected at Omkareshwar in the election-bound state of Madhya Pradesh by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
◉ In the statue, Shankaracharya is shown as a 12-year-old boy, the age he is reputed to have been when he visited Omkareshwar.
◉ The government has invested Rs 2,200 crore to create the temple town on the Mandhata island of the Khandwa district, which will join Ujjain, Maheshwar, and Mandu religious towns to form an important tourism circuit.
4. 75% of Indian villages proclaimed themselves ODF Plus.
◉ Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase-2, 75% of villages nationwide have attained Open Defecation Free (ODF) + designation, according to the Union Government.
◉ An ODF + is a location that has implemented solid and liquid waste management systems in addition to maintaining its open-defecation-free status.
◉ The number of communities that have so far declared themselves ODF plus is over 440,000. Under ODF Plus, 100% of villages had been reached in 14 States and Union Territories. Goa, Gujarat, ◉ Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar, Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir are among those mentioned.
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International News
5. The largest Hindu temple in the world outside of India will open on October 8
◉ On October 8, the largest Hindu temple ever built outside of India will be officially opened in New Jersey.
◉ Over 12500 volunteers from all over the US labored on the temple for 12 years, from 2011 to 2023.
◉ The temple contains 10,000 figures and carvings of Indian dance and musical instruments.
◉ The temple is home to the largest elliptical dome ever created in a traditional stone building.
◉ The temple known as Akshardham is 185 acres in size and has dimensions of 255 feet by 345 feet by 191 feet.
◉ The temple is arguably Cambodia’s second-largest structure after Angkor Wat.
Banking
6. India G-Secs will be included in JP Morgan’s emerging market bond index.
◉ From June 2024, JP Morgan Chase & Company will start including Indian government bonds in its index of emerging markets bonds.
◉ Analyst estimates that the move has the potential to bring around $25 billion into the nation.
◉ A maximum weight of 10% in the GBI-EM Global Diversified Index (GBI-EM GD) is anticipated for ◉ India, which will be a part of the GBI-EM Global Index suite as of June 28, 2024.
◉ There are now 23 Indian government bonds that qualify for the index, totaling $330 billion in notional value. Through March 31, 2025, the bonds will be gradually added (i.e., 1% of the weight will be added each month).
Appointment
7. Sanjeev Mantri is appointed MD and CEO of ICICI Lombard.
◉ The new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICICI Lombard is Sanjeev Mantri.
◉ Mantri, who is now an Executive Director at ICICI Lombard General Insurance, will start in his new position on December 1, 2023, for a period of five continuous years, or on the date of IRDAI approval, whichever comes later.
◉ Sanjeev Mantri started his career with ICICI Bank in 2003 and has spent more than 20 years working for the ICICI Group.
◉ Following Bhargav Dasgupta’s recent resignation as the firm’s MD & CEO, the general insurer recently made the decision to choose Mantri as the MD & CEO of the company.
Sports
8. India hits 3000 sixes in ODI cricket, becoming the first team to do so.
◉ Indian players made history by becoming the first team in ODI cricket to reach the 3000-six milestone (3007). In ODIs to date, no side has hit 3,000 sixes.
◉ After India, West Indies has the second-highest total of sixes in ODIs (2953).
◉ This list includes Bangladesh (959), Sri Lanka (1779), Zimbabwe (1303), Bangladesh (2566), Pakistan (2566), Australia (2476), New Zealand (2387), England (2032), South Africa (1947), and Sri Lanka (1779).
9. India wins the men’s 10-meter air rifle gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games.
◉ At the Asian Games 2023, which are currently taking place, the Indian Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team shattered the World Record to earn the country’s first gold medal.
◉ Along with winning India’s first gold medal of the games, the team, which included Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Divyansh Singh Panwar, and Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, also broke a world record.
◉ In the individual qualification round, the trio scored a combined score of 1893.7 points, breaking China’s previous record from the Baku World Championship.
◉ China came in third with a total score of 1888.2, while South Korea came in second with 1890.1 points.
10. India’s women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka to earn the gold medal.
◉ The Indian women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka in the tournament’s championship match by a score of 19 runs to take home the gold medal.
◉ This was India’s second Asian Games gold medal in 2023.
◉ In the championship, India’s Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first.
◉ They elected to bat first after winning the toss and reached a total of 116-7 in the allocated 20 overs. Setting up a challenging target for Sri Lanka was made possible by the important partnership of Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues, who both contributed with runs totaling 46 and 42, respectively.
Important day
11. World Environmental Health Day is on September 26.
◉ Every year on September 26, people worldwide commemorate World Environmental Health Day.
◉ Goal – To raise awareness of how environmental health affects our general health and well-being.
◉ Theme 2023: Global Environmental Public Health: Taking Action Everyday to Protect Everyone’s Health
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