Current Affairs Pointer, Weekly

1-8 September, 2023

been unveiled by Indian scientists named-(September,

National 2023) -Arogya Maitri

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
Which Hindustani classical vocalist passed away at entered into an agreement for the development of a
the age of 82? (6 September, 2023)-Malini Rajurkar Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and other infrastructure
 She was an exponent of which Gharana? in Meerut with- (6 September, 2023)
-Gwalior Gharana - Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and M/s Meerut STP
Who took over as Secretary of the Department of Pvt. Ltd.
Telecommunications?(6 September, 2023) Â Where was this agreement signed? -New Delhi
-Neeraj Mittal India's leading women's fashion brand - W has
When will the One Week One Lab program be appointed whom as its brand ambassador?(Sep
conducted? 11 -16 September, 2023 2023) - Anushka Sharma
 Organize by-Council of Scientific and Industrial First Indian film to launch a song at Time Square-(5
Research (CSIR) September, 2023) -The Vaccine War
SPG chief responsible for PM Modi's protection, Â What is the title song of the movie? -Shrishti se
passes away at age of 61, what is his name?(6 pehele
September, 2023) -Arun Kumar Sinha  Who is the director of this film? -Vivek Agnihotri
Where was the country's first solar city inaugurated? West Bengal Legislative Assembly has passed a
(6 September, 2023) - Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh resolution to celebrate which day as Bengali New
 Inaugurated by Year Day? (7 September, 2023) -15 April
-Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Where has the Maharashtra government decided to
Madhya Pradesh set up a mango board?(5 September, 2023)
Where was the first National Kisan Credit Card -Konkan region
Conference organized? (4 September, 2023) Â It will be set up to support the cultivation of which
– Mumbai, Maharashtra mango? -Hapus
 Who organized the conference? Who took over as Principal Chief Operations Manager
-Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and of Central Railway? (5 September, 2023)
Dairying - Shyam Sundar Gupta
Where will Bharat Drone Shakti-2023 be organized?(25 Â He replaced - Mukul Jain
September, 2023)- Hindan Ghaziabad, Uttar  Where is the headquarters of Central Railway
Pradesh located? -Mumbai
 Organized by- Indian Air Force and Drone Where was the G20 Technical Workshop on 'Climate
Federation of India Resilient Agriculture' held? (4-6 September, 2023)
The world's first rapid-response disaster hospital has - Hyderabad, Telangana

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Â It was organized by-the Department of Agricultural the age of 84?(3 September, 2023) -Piloo Reporter
Research and Education Who won the Prestigious National Diabetologist of
Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Year Award 2023(September, 2023)
NASSCOM?(September, 2023) -Rajesh Nambiar -Dr Navneet Agrawal
Whose tallest statue has been installed at the venue Who inaugurated the first of its-kind community radio
of the G20 summit in Delhi? (September, 2023) in Jammu University -(5 September, 2023)
- Nataraja - Manoj Sinha
 What is the name of the venue? Who unveiled the 12-foot-high statue of Father
-Bharat Mandapam of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and 'Gandhi
 What is the height of the statue? -28 feet Vatika'?(September, 4, 2023)
 How much does it weigh? -20 tons -President Droupadi Murmu
 It is made by -Radhakrishnan and his team Where was it unveiled? -Rajghat, New Delhi
Where was the Green Hydrogen Pilot in India Where was the 2nd Naval Commanders Conference,
organized? (5 September, 2023) - New Delhi 2023 held? (4-6 September, 2023) - New Delhi
 It was organized by? -NTPC Ltd What is the name of the first Indian to be elected to
Who won the Home Ministry's trophy for the best the IESF Membership Committee?(August, 2023)
police training institute for soldiers? 5 September, -LokeshSuji
2023) -Assam Rifles Training Center and School  Tenure -3 years
Cashfree Payments TiedWhom to simplify fee  Who is LokeshSuji?
payments for Indian students?(September,, 2023) -Director of the Esports Federation of India (ESFI)
-Jamboree and Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation
G20 Tourism and SDG Dashboard unveiled by-(5 (AESF)
September, 2023) Â IESF stands for -International Esports Federation
- Ministry of Tourism, Government of India Who won PMI South Asia Awards 2023?(2 September,
2023) -Northeast Frontier Railway
 Northeast Frontier Railway won this award for
It was unveiled in collaboration with –Micro Project of the year
-United Nations World Tourism Organization  Micro Project of the Year related
(UNWTO) -Saving the lives of elephants
Where was the teacher training program - Malaviya What was the name of the former Speaker of the
Mission launched? (5 September, 2023) - New Delhi Legislative Assembly of Odisha who passed away at
Conducting by -University Grants Commission the age of 74?(2 September, 2023)
How many teachers did President DroupadiMurmu -Surjya Narayan Patro
conferred the National Teacher Award for 2023? (5 Â How many times did Surjya Narayan Patro remain
September, 2023) -75 MLA? -7
 Where were these awards conferred? -New Delhi Who took over as Principal Director General of
When is National Teacher's Day observed every year? All India Radio and News Services Division? (1
-5 September September, 2023) -Dr.Vasudha Gupta
 Theme 'for this year When did the sixth National Nutrition Month start?
-Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery' -1 September 2023
Which former international umpire passed away at  When will this nutrition month end?

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 -30 September 2023 (TRSL)
 What is its purpose this year? As announced by the Chief Minister of Haryana,
-Tackling malnutrition comprehensively when will be Car Free Day in Karnal?(1 September,
 When is the National Nutrition Week (NNW) 2023) - Every Tuesday
observed annually in India? -1-7 September  Where was the “Year of Positive Change”-2023
 When was the National Nutrition Week celebrated for launched? (31 August,, 2023)
the first time? -1982 –Prajapita Brahma kumara Ishwariya
Where will the first Zayed Charity Marathon be Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur
organized in India? -Kerala  Launched by- President Droupadi Murmu
 When will it be organized? -2024 Where was Sagar Parikrama Phase-VIII launched?
 What is its main purpose? (31 August, 2023) – Thengapatnam, Tamil Nadu
-To raise money for charitable works  Where did this phase end? (2 September,, 2023)
 Organized by - Valamavur, Tamil Nadu
- In association with the Kerala state authorities Who was honored with the Dr.V.G. Patel Memorial
and the Indian community in UAE Award 2023? (August,, 2023) – Satyajit Majumdar
first state to launch Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration  Who is Satyajit Majumdar?
(ALBR) in the North Eastern region?(31 August, -Dean Professor, School of Management and Labor
2023) - Nagaland Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS),
Where was the 7th interactive meeting with Textiles Mumbai
Advisory Group (TAG) on Cotton organized? (31 Â Why was he honored with this award?
August, 2023) - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu -for promoting entrepreneurship in India
Where will the 81st plenary meeting of the International Who became the first woman chairperson of the
Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) be held? Railway Board?(1 September, 2023)
-Mumbai, Maharashtra -Jaya Verma Sinha
 When will this meeting be held?  She superseded - Anil Kumar Lahoti
-2-5 December 2023 Who has been awarded the 'Entrepreneur of the Year
 What will be the theme of this meeting? 2023' award?(August, 2023) -Manoj Bubna
-Cotton Value Chain – Local Innovations for  This award was presented by?
Global Prosperity -Entrepreneur India's business magazine
The Ministry of Defense tied up with whom for
employment generation for ex-servicemen?(August, Â Who is Manoj Bubna?
31, 2023) - M/s Genpact India Pvt Ltd – N7 The Nitrogen Platform's CEO
 Where was this agreement done? -New Delhi Where was the longest flyover of Assam inaugurated?
Where was the “Adopt a Heritage 2.0 programme (30 August, 2023) – Guwahati
launched?(4 September, 2023) -New Delhi  What is the name of this flyover? -Nilachal
 This program has been started by?  When was the foundation stone of this flyover laid?
-Archaeological Survey of India -October 2020
 When was this program originally launched? -2017 Uttar Pradesh government has announced to increase
Where was the first diving support craft for the Indian in the amount of MukhyamantriKanya Sumangala
Navy launched in the shipyard?(31 August, 2023) Yojanato- (30 August, 2023) - 25000
- Titagarh, West Bengal  From which financial year it will be effective?
 Launched by - Titagarh Rail Systems Limited -2024-25
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Â What was this amount earlier? -15000 Â When was this day observed for the first time? -1967
 When was this scheme started? -2019 A book by which Indian-American cancer doctor and
Which state has launched the 'Gruha Lakshmi’ researcher has been shortlisted for the prestigious
scheme?(30 August, 2023) -Karnataka Baillie Gifford Prize?(September, 2023)
 How much monthly assistance will be provided to -Dr.Siddharth Mukherjee
women under this scheme? -2000 Â What is the name of his book?
Who has been appointed Chairman of the Finance -'The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine
Industry Development Council (FIDC)?(August, and the New Human
2023) - Umesh Revanka In which category is this book listed? -non-fiction
One Nation, One Election' panel has been constituted  How many books have been shortlisted for this
under chairmanship 'off-(2 September, 2023) Prize? -13
-Ram NathKovind, former President of India Where was the 2023 Conference on Regional
 How many members are there in the panel? -8 Cooperation and Integration held?(5-7 September,
When did the Ministry of Education celebrate Literacy 2023) -Tbilisi, Georgia
Week? 1 to 8 September 2023 Â Organized by -Asian Development Bank
 This week was celebrated under which program?  Theme - Strengthening Regional Cooperation
-ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram and Integration through Economic Corridor
Who has been granted the status of deemed Development (ECD)
university?(1 September, 2023) -NCERT Where was the “One Sun, One World, One Grid”
 NCERT stands for conference organized? (6 September, 2023)
-National Council of Educational Research and – New Delhi
Training  What was the theme of the conference?
-Transnational Grid Interconnection for One Sun,

International One World, One Grid

 The conference was organized by?
When is World Physiotherapy Day observed every -Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
year? -8 September (POWERGRID)
 The theme of the year 2023 Where was the Global Fintech Fest held? (5-7
-Prevention and Management of Osteoarthritis September, 2023) – Mumbai, Maharashtra
 When was 8 September designated as World  Who won the Leading Fintech Personality of the Year
Physiotherapy Day? -1966 award? (September, 2023) - Adeeb Ahmed
With whom has the Supreme Court of India signed
anMoU for cooperation in the field of judicial  Who is Adeeb Ahmed?
cooperation? (7 September, 2023) -Managing Director of Abu Dhabi-based Lulu
- Supreme Court of Singapore Financial Holdings
When is International Literacy Day celebrated every Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to setting
year? -8 September up Indian Embassy in which country?(7 September,
 Theme for the year 2023 2023) - Timor-Leste
-"Promoting Literacy for a World in Transition: Â Where will this embassy be opened? Dili, capital of
Building the Foundation for Sustainable and Timor -Leste
Peaceful Societies" Which UK city has declared itself bankrupt? (5

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 September, 2023) - Birmingham -Jakarta, Indonesia
Where was the first high-level dialogue between  Who represented India at the conference?
Australia and China held in 3 years? (7-9 September, -Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2023) - Beijing, China Which former Zimbabwe cricket captain passed away
Where will the first US-ASEAN center be set up? at the age of 49?(3 September, 2023)-Heather Streak
-Washington Where was the Kathmandu-Kalinga Literature Festival
 This announcement was made by organized? (1-3 September, 2023) – LalitpurNepal
-US Vice President Kamala Harris  Which countries participated in the festival?
Who has been elected the new Prime Minister of the -India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri
Pacific island nation Vanuatu?(4 September, 2023) Lanka
- Sato Kilman Who has been named the transitional leader of
Where was the 48th Toronto International Film Gabon?(30 August, 2023)
Festival held?(7-17 September, 2023) - Canada - Gen Brice OliguiNguema
Where was the Science-2O - (S20) conference Which month has been declared as 'Hindu Heritage
organized under the aegis of G20? (4-5 September, Month' by the American state of Georgia? (August,
2023) 2023) - October
- Amity University Noida Campus, Uttar How many persons won the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Pradesh 2023-(31 August, 2023) -4
 Who inaugurated the conference?  Edition -65th
-Union Minister Jitendra Singh  These four persons are
 The theme of the conference -Dr. Ravi Kannan (India), Korvi Rakshand
– Disruptive science for innovative and Sustainable (Bangladesh), Eugenio Lemos (Timor-Leste) and
Development Miriam Coronel-Ferrer (Philippines).
Which Indian international airport has received ISO Â Who is this award presented by?
10002:2018 certification?(September, 2023) -Ramon Magsaysay Foundation
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport, Â Dr. Who is Ravi Kannan? -Famous Oncologist of
Guwahati India
Who released the outcome document of the first  He belongs to which state of India? -Assam
Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023 as the When was World Sanskrit Day observed this year?
“Gujarat Declaration”?-World Health Organization -31 August 2023
Which country proposed a fiber optical cable project  When is this day observed?
to connect Asia and the Middle East? (3 September, -On the full moon day of the Hindu month of
2023) -Israel Shravan
Digital travel document being tested for the first time
in which country (September, 2023)
Who was sworn in as the Interim President of
-Finland
Science
Gabon?(September, 4, 2023)- Brice Oligui Nguema Where was Exercise Bright Star-23 organized?(31
Where was the 43rd ASEAN Summit held?(4-7 August,-14 September, 2023) -Egypt
September, 2023) -Jakarta Indonesia  How many countries participated in the exercise?-34
Where was the 20th ASEAN-India and 18th East Asia  In how many phases this exercise was conducted?-2
Summit held?(6-7 September, 2023) Â First -harbor phase
 Second -sea phase
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Â Which vessel participated in the exercise from India's minute cancer treatment jab? -England
side? -INSSumedha Which element has been confirmed by Pragyan Rover
Researchers of which country have created artificial on the south pole of the Moon? (29 August, 2023)
embryos from stem cells?(September, 2023) -Israel - Sulphur
 These researchers belong to the Israeli institute? Who has developed open-source software to monitor
-Weizmann Institute of Science carbon credits?(August, 2023) -UNDP
Researchers from where developed a device for good  It is called - National Carbon Registry
indoor air quality based on Cold Plasma Detergent in  What is it recognized as?
Environment (CODE) technology?(September, 2023) Digital Public Good (DPG)
-IIT Jodhpur  UNDP stands for
The latest innovation card Soundbox has been -United Nations Development Programme
launched by whom?(4 Sep 2023) - Paytm Who has developed a compact electric tractor?(30
 What is its purpose? August, 2023) -CSIR-CMERI
-Empowering merchants to accept both mobile  What is the name of this electric tractor?
and card payments across all Visa, MasterCard, -CSIR Prima ET11
American Express and RuPay networks Which country will host the first 'Global India AI 2023'
Who became the first Arab astronaut to complete the conference? -India
longest spacewalk mission in the International Space  Who will organize this conference?
Station?(September, 2023) -Sultan Alneyadi -Ministry of Electronics and Information
 How long did the spacewalk mission last? Technology
-About 7 hours  When will this conference be organized? October
 Sultan Alanyaadi is related to which country? 2023
-United Arab Emirates NTPC has tied up with whom for cooperation
Which scientist, famous for his iconic countdown in renewable energy and reduction of carbon
announcements, passed away at the age of 64?(2 emissions?(31 August, 2023) - Oil India Limited
September, 2023) -N. valaramathi
 In which mission did he last lend his voice?
-Chandrayaan-3 launching
Economy
Where was a device for the safety of fishermen The US Defense Department has announced a new
successfully tested? (August, 2023) security assistance package worth how many million
– Neendakara, Kerala dollars to meet Ukraine's battlefield needs? (7
 What is the name of this instrument? -Nabhmitra September, 2023) - $600 million
 It has been developed by? Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Vadodara of
-ISRO Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad Indian Railways has signed an MoU with whom for
Aditya L1 mission was launched by -(2 September, aerospace education and research?(7 September,
2023) - ISRO 2023) -Airbus
 Where was it launched?
-Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota Andhra A special credit card designed for Micro, Small
Pradesh and Medium Enterprises launched by -(MSME)(6
 It was launched from which rocket? -PSLV-C57 September, 2023) - SBI Card
Which country will launch the world-first seven-

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Â What is the name of this special credit card? -Deepak Gupta
-Simpli Save Merchant SBI Card' Â His tenure remains till - 31 December 2023
Which product of Odisha has been granted GI Which company has announced an investment of Rs
tag?(August, 2023) -Kala Jeera rice, Koraput 1,500 crore to set up an integrated food manufacturing
Where will PepsiCo India set up a food manufacturing and logistics facility in Madhya Pradesh?(3 September,
plant?(7 September, 2023) - Nalbari, Assam 2023) -ITC
 How much amount will be invested for this?
 Where will this manufacturing facility be set up in
-Rs 778 crore
Madhya Pradesh? -Sehore
Amazon India has signed agreements with how many
Who has acquired the media rights of bilateral cricket
states to empower persons with disabilities?(September,
matches in India for the next five years? (31 August,
2023) -5
2023) -Viacom18
 These states are
 Viacom18 has acquired the media rights for
-States Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu -Rs 5,963 crore

How long will this agreement remain effective? -2026 Razorpay partnered with whom for instant
India Post has tied up with whom to strengthen the checkout?(31 August, 2023) -Truecaller
e-commerce export ecosystem?(5 Sep 2023) Who has been appointed Director if Falabella
-Shiprocket India?(31 August, 2023) -Ashutosh Dabral
Which country has announced 191 million Euros for Which payment company has launched a new mobile
Bangladesh sustainable development and women application to enter the stock broking business?(30
empowerment projects?(3 September, 2023) August, 2023) - PhonePe
- Germany  What is the name of this application? -Share.Market
Which state has launched the MukhyaMantri SABAL ALT ID solution for advanced online payments has
scheme to empower differently-abled children? (4
been launched by?(August, 2023) - Mastercard
September, 2023) – Himachal Pradesh
Amazon has signed an agreement to simplify cross-
 SABAL stands for-Sporting Abilities, Rebuilding
border logistics for MSME exporters with-(31 August,
Aspirations and Livelihood Scheme
2023) -India Post
Which bank has launched UPI interoperability in the
Which public enterprise has been granted 'Navratna'
Digital Rupee?(September, 2023)- State Bank of
status? (29 August, 2023)
India
 What is the name of the Indian digital Rupee? -CBDC - National Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited

 CBDC stands for -Central Bank Digital Currency  This status was granted by
Morgan Stanley has revised India's gross domestic - theDepartment of Public Enterprises (DPE)
product (GDP) forecast for FY 2024 to-(1 September, The Government of India has given permission to
2023) -6.4% export 1.43 lakh tonnes of non-Basmati white rice to
 What was this earlier - 6.2% which countries ? (30 August, 2023)
Who has resigned from the post of Managing Director - Bhutan, Mauritius and Singapore
and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank?(1 September, Â The permission is granted through?
2023) - Uday Kotak -National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL)
 Who has been appointed as the interim Managing
Director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank?

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