CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 8th SEPTEMBER 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 8^th SEPTEMBER 2022

1. International Literacy Day is observed on the 8^th of September every year. The theme of 2022 is “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces”.  
2. World Physiotherapy Day is observed on 8 September every year. The theme of 2022 is “Prevention and Management of Osteoarthritis”.
3. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Kartavya Path on 8 September, 2022. He has also unveiled the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate on the occasion.  
4. India and Bangladesh on 6 September, 2022 signed an interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara River.    
5. Renowned Carnatic vocalist and the Padma Bhushan awardee T.V. Sankaranarayanan passed away at the age of 77 on 2 September, 2022.  
6. Birju Sah, the first Indian boxer to win medals at both the Asian and Commonwealth Games passed away at the age of 48 on 4 September, 2022.
7. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on 5 September, 2022 launched the ‘Pudhumai Penn’ (modern woman) scheme in Chennai.
8. The Rajasthan government is all set to launch an ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas.
9. Vedant Patel, the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, has scripted history by becoming the first Indian-American to hold the daily State Department press briefing.
10. Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman is the new Home Secretary of United Kingdom.
11.  PM Modi addressed the Plenary Session of 7^th Eastern Economic Forum being held in Vladivostok through video conferencing on 7 September, 2022.
12.  Union Minister Piyush Goyal on 7 September, 2022 launched the programme SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling) in San Francisco, US.
13. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the top state in terms of the number of disposal and entry of cases through the e-Prosecution portal.
14.  IDBI Bank’s board of directors has approved re-appointment of Samuel Joseph Jebaraj as Deputy Managing Director for three years with effect from 20 September.
15. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated a three-day conference called ‘Manthan’ in Bengaluru on 8 September, 2022.