CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 10th SEPTEMBER 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 10^th SEPTEMBER 2022

1. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year. “Creating hope through action” is the triennial theme for World Suicide Prevention Day from 2021- 2023.
2. Volker Turk of Austria has been appointed as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
3. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the two-day Centre-State Science Conclave on 10 September 2022, via video conferencing.
4. Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the Diamond League Finals title on 8 September, 2022.
5. Agribazaar is a private sector electronic agri mandi, launched ‘Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card’.  
6. The 31^st Vyas Samman was conferred on to well-known Hindi writer Dr Asghar Wajahat at a function in New Delhi. He has been chosen for the prestigious award for his play Mahabali.
7. Indian superfood brand Pintola, Fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) company announced a renowned Indian Football Captain, Sunil Chhetri as Brand Ambassador.
8.  Dinesh Kumar Batra, Director (Finance) and CFO, has taken additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with effect from 1 September, 2022.
9.  Aaron Finch, Australia’s captain announced his retirement from one-day international cricket after Australia’s third and final ODI against New Zealand.
10.  Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the 32^nd and 33^rd districts of the State. Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur and Sakti were announced as the 32^nd and 33^rd districts of Chhattisgarh.
11.  Former Chief Justice of India Kamal Narain Singh, who remained Chief Justice of India (CJI) for the shortest period of 18 days in 1991, passed away on 8 September, 2022.
12. New Delhi’s Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) has successfully developed India’s first superconducting magnet system used in MRI machines.
13.  Senior Journalist Pavan C Lall has authored a new book ‘Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story’, which is set to be released in September 2022.
14. The Karnataka Govt has decided to provide monetary aid to the SC/ST patients in the state suffering from diseases categorised as ‘rare diseases’ and ‘high-cost diseases’.
15. State-run city gas utility, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), has appointed Mahesh Vishwanathan Iyer as the company’s new chairman.