CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 1st SEPTEMBER, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 1^st SEPTEMBER, 2023

1. National Nutrition Week is annual observed across India from 1 to 7 September to raise awareness about the significance of proper nutrition, its role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and to promote healthy and hygienic eating habits.
2. In a significant development for global business and economic collaboration, India has gracefully handed over the B20 Presidency to Brazil, making the transition towards the G20 summit in 2024.
3. The Indian 50m pistol women’s team containing Tiyana, Sakshi Suryavanshi and Kirandeep Kaur bagged the gold medal at the ISSF World Championship 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
4. Chokuwa rice of Assam, fondly known as ‘Magic rice’, has recently been bestowed with the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag, a recognition of its exceptional attributes and heritage.
5. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) revealed that Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover module has successfully confirmed the presence of sulphur (S) on the surface of the Moon.
6. Allu Arjun won the won the Best Actor award at the 69^th National Film Awards for the film ‘Pushpa’.
7. President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a Rs. 100 commemorative coin in honor of the legendary actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, late N T Rama Rao, marking the centenary year of N T Rama Rao’s remarkable life and contributions.
8. The Jharkhand Government inked a pact with TCPL Green Energy Solutions Private Ltd (TGESPL), a joint venture between Tata Motors Limited and Cummins Inc, USA to set up the country’s first hydrogen fuel project in Jamshedpur.
9. Geetika Srivastava, a 2005 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, currently serving as joint secretary at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the first woman Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) at the High Commission of India in Islamabad, Pakistan.
10. With its efforts to enhance security of the Indian Ocean Region, especially on the eastern coast of Africa, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) to strengthen maritime security cooperation between the two nations.
11. KV Karthik, Managing Director of Tamil Nadu’s Deccan Industries has been elected as the President of Indian Pump Manufacturers Association (IPMA).
12. An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent has embarked on a significant journey, marking the first-ever participation in biennial multilateral tri-service exercise, Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 which is taking place at Cairo (West) Air Base in Egypt, from 27 August to 16 September, 2023.
13. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has taken a significant step towards fostering patriotism and inculcating core values in school children by introducing a new chapter in the Class 7 English textbook titled ‘A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers’, revolves around the National War Memorial and its profound significance in the history of India.
14. On 28 August 2023, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team won the inaugural Women’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup by defeating Thailand by 7-2 in the final match.
15. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC), a prominent player in the oil and gas industry, is taking significant steps to expand its business in the commercial and industrial LPG segment by launching a captivating video conferencing featuring Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor as a brand ambassador for its Indane XTRATEJ LPG brand.
16. World governing body FIFA has lifted the ban on the Sri Lanka Football Federation (FFSL) which was imposed in January 2023 due to government interference in the federation’s affairs.