TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 11th SEPTEMBER, 2022 (GPN):

NATIONAL, STATE AND WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF:

1. PM Modi to visit Uzbekistan on Sept 15-16 to attend SCO Summit. –At the invitation of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister Modi will be visiting Samarkand on September 15-16 to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),The summit will be attended by leaders of SCO member states, observer states, Secretary General of the SCO, Executive Director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), President of Turkmenistan and other invited guests, a Ministry of External Affairs statement said.

 

2. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah prayed at the Somnath Mahadev Temple in Gujarat ahead of the Gujarat polls to awoke the blessings of God.
Guj polls in cross hairs of global terror group – Intelligence inputs have warned that the international terror group Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has directed its cadres in India.The official magazine of ISHP the ‘Voice of Hind’quoted the same.

3. Indian Navy launches stealth frigate ‘Taragiri’-the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) unveiled ‘Taragiri’, the third stealth frigate of the Indian Navy’s Project 17A,in Mumbai on Sunday 11th September 2022.

The indigenously designed ‘Taragiri’ will have state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, an advanced action information system, an integrated platform management system, world class modular living spaces, sophisticated power distribution system and a host of other advanced features.  It will be fitted with supersonic surface-to-surface missile system. The ship’s air defence capability, designed to counter the threat of enemy aircraft and anti-ship cruise missiles will revolve around the vertical launch and long range surface to air missile system. Two 30 mm rapid-fire guns will provide the ship with close-in-defence capability while an SRGM Gun will enable her to provide effective naval gunfire support. Indigenously developed triple tube light weight torpedo launchers and rocket launchers will add punch to the ship’s anti-submarine capability.

4. In compliance with the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India declared a state mourning on September 11 (due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II), so all events in India are kept limited and in low profile.

5.US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks -President Joe Biden plans to speak and lay a wreath at the Pentagon, while first lady Jill Biden is scheduled to speak in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff are attending the ceremony at the National Sept. 11 Memorial in New York.Victims’ relatives and dignitaries are gathering Sunday at all three places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001 — the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.

6.Dwarka peeth shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away.He passed away at his Ashram in the Narsinghpur district around 3:30 PM, Swami Sadanand Maharaj, second-in-command (known as Dandi Swami) of the Dwarka Peeth.

7. Resign and face elections: Aaditya Thackeray tells Eknath Shinde camp – Shiv Sena youth leader Aaditya Thackeray has dared the rebel MLAs who have joined the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to resign and face elections.Speaking at an event, the Worli MLA hinted that housing, quality education, healthcare, roads, and public transport will be the “focus areas” of Shiv Sena in the upcoming elections to the Mumbai civic body.“Why did you backstab us when we gave you everything and why have you not resigned yet to face elections as it happens in a democracy,” the former state minister asked while speaking at Town Hall on Saturday night.

8.Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had alleged the previous MVA government’s move to stop work at the Aarey Colony had led to the escalation of cost.There are some faults with that line. Rs 10,000 crore escalation in cost was assessed before December 2019 (the MVA government came to power in November 2019),” he said.Reversing the previous government’s decision to shift the metro car shed to suburban Kanjurmarg and restoring it to the Aarey Colony was one of the first decisions taken by the new government.

9.The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, was taken from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh today on Sunday thereafter it will be flown to London on Tuesday and it will later lie in state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday until the morning of the funeral which will take place at London’s Westminster Abbey.The funeral will be held on Monday September 19 at 1000 GMT. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died on 8th September at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.She had appointed Conservative Party leaderLiz Truss as Britain’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday 6th September
Truss is the 15th Prime Minister to serve during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the first being Winston Churchill in 1952.King Charles III eldest son of the Queen had arrived at Buckingham Palace for the first time to take the reigns as Britain’s monarch (King) on 9th September.

10.The Rs 415-crore movie Brahmastra seems set to break into the Rs 100-crore club at the end of its first weekend, but its big test will be Monday.early estimates indicated that the Ayan Mukherji movie has collected in the range of Rs 36.50 crore to Rs 38.50 crore on its opening day.

11. Saturday night 12 Kgs of Gold Bars valued at Rs. 5.38 Crore seized by Mumbai Air Customs from a group of 23 Sudanese passengers who had arrived at CSMI Airport, Mumbai by Emirates Flight EK-500 from Dubai.; Six arrested, six sent back to Sudan.

12.CGST Bhiwandi Commissionerate in Mumbai Zone have busted a fake invoice racket involving issuance of invoices amounting to Rs132cr and availing/passing on Input Tax credit of Rs23cr. Officers of CGST Bhiwandi Commissionerate arrested one person on 9.09.22 who has been sent to judicial custody till 23.09.22.

Anti-evasion wing of CGST Bhiwandi Commsissionerate was investigating various fake firms namely M/s Mectech Steel Trading Private Limited M/s UGSK Trader, M/s World Enterprises , M/s Rolex Enterprises and M/s HHT Enterprises and M/s Yesh Enterprises wherein various direct and indirect links were established between these firms and the accused.

13. The Congress party leadership has agreed to disclose the list of all 9,000 delegates who comprise the electoral college. This is a good decision. Five Members of Parliament, including former Union Ministers Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari, and Karti Chidambaram, had asked Congress Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry to ensure “transparency and fairness” in the election process. It may be noted that Karti’s father, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, is not a member of the so-called G-23, the group of Congress leaders which is critical of the role of the Gandhi family (though Tharoor and Tewari are members of that group). Mistry also informed the five MPs that for the first time, QR code-based identity cards would be issued to all the delegates across the 28 States and nine Union Territories which have Congress Committees. These are very good moves, for these would not only ensure transparency in the election but also help all candidates — even those who are critical of the family — in their campaigns. Now they would know which people they have to reach out to. Also, this would preclude any grumbling on the part of the losers after the party poll; they can’t cry ‘Hamein to pata hi nahi tha vote kaun de raha hai.’ Further, everyone in the party would know that the party president has been properly elected through democratic means, not chosen by the family.

Rahul Gandhi is trying hard to build momentum against the saffron party, the Bharat Jodo yatra being a testimony to his efforts, but his and his family members’ decisions in the recent past have immensely hurt the party’s prospects.

14.MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday took stock of the preparations for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Karahal in Sheopur district and the orientation-cum-conference of Self-Help Groups. After discussing with the administrative officers about the preparations, he also gave instructions. The Chief Minister seemed satisfied with the arrangements.

Chouhan sought information from senior officials of the Forest Department about the entire process of the relocation of cheetahs from Namibia (Africa) in the Kuno National Park. He also discussed with the officers involved in this important responsibility.

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Forest and Environment Bhupendra Yadav, MP VD Sharma, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Horticulture and Sheopur district in-charge Bharat Singh Kushwaha, MLA Sitaram Adivasi, Principal Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department Umakant Umrao, Commissioner of Gwalior and Chambal divisions Ashish Saxena, ADGP Rajesh Chawla, Collector Sheopur Shivam Verma, Superintendent of Police Alok Kumar Singh and officers of the concerned department were present.

15.Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with Union Minister of Forests and Environment Bhupendra Yadav and Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar today visited the site for the release of African Cheetahs by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 at Kuno National Park. On this occasion MP VD Sharma and senior officers of forest department were present.

In connection with the shifting of the first consignment of cheetahs brought from Namibia to the Kuno National Park, the arrangements were also reviewed by Chief Minister Shri Chouhan after discussing with the officials. During this, he inspected the two enclosures made for the release of the cheetahs and took stock of the arrangements made for the release of the cheetahs at the release site.

16.World First Aid Day Observed by DLF Foundation in association with HCMCT Manipal Hospitals

The DLF Foundation, in partnership with HCMCT Manipal Hospitals, Delhi organised a workshop today to mark World First Aid Day. The workshop was organised to spread awareness among construction workers on first aid skills such as CPR, so that they can assist themselves and others during crisis situations in their daily lives. Approximately 120 workers attended the event held at the construction sites at the Amex New Campus project, Sector 74, GGN, DLF Phase 5 (Summit Plaza and The Grove projects) and the Garden City Floors, Sector 91 and 92.

17. Total 10 successful teams get Smart Farm Grant Challenge (SFGC) – Grant:

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) distributed Rs. 5 Lakhs each to 10 shortlisted Teams under the Smart Farm Grant Challenge Programme. The grant distribution and the award ceremony were held at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, New Delhi.The 10 shortlisted teams were A2P Energy Solution Private Limited, Ag Automate Private Limited, Aigret Innovations India Pvt. Ltd, ARMS 4 AI Pvt. Ltd, Bharat Rohan Airborne Innovations Private Limited, Plaksha University, G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Innosapien Agro Technologies Pvt Ltd, Satyukt Analytics Pvt Ltd and TFBOT PRIVATE LIMITED.

18.Ridge Valley School Hosts Free Cancer Awareness and Screening Camp –Ridge Valley School Principal, Ms. Nidhi Tewari, added, “We are honoured to partner with the Tanisa Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Research Center, and Rotary Club Cama Place to organise an event aimed at combating various forms of cancer plaguing our society today. An event of this magnitude requires equal participation from the people, and we are happy that communities from all walks of life have come together as one to support this cause.

19.World University of Design opens its doors for freshman with Fresh Palette ‘22”

20.Next Education announces the launch of its flagship academic solution, Next 360.

21.Thalassemia Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) Hyderabad receives 200000th blood units as of today –Speaking about the meeting TSCS President Shri. Chandrakant Agarwal said that “We are very delighted to achieve 2,00,000th number of blood donations so far from the donors, these units really matter for us as they save the Thalassemia patient’s life. On behalf of the Thalassemia Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) entire team would like to thank each and every person who has come forward voluntarily for donating blood. We are looking forward to a much bigger number of blood units from the donors to eradicate this blood disorder to make India “Thalassemia free”.

22.Hariram Motumal Nasta & Renu Hariram Nasta Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Centre Inaugurated at LVPEI –The comprehensive state-of-the-art Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Centre at L V Prasad Eye Institute’s Kallam Anji Reddy Campus is now named ‘Hariram Motumal Nasta & Renu Hariram Nasta Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Centre’. Ms Risha Kilaru and Dr Gangadhar Prasad Kilaru, a Plastic Surgeon practising in Fremont, California, have extended their support to further strengthen and scale up the ophthalmic plastic services at L V Prasad Eye Institute. In acknowledgement of their support, the centre has been named in honour of Mrs Risha Kilaru’s parents.“We extend our sincere gratitude to Mrs Risha Kilaru and Dr Gangadhar Prasad Kilaru for their generous support that will help us further strengthen and scale up our ophthalmic plastic clinical, education and research activities,” said Dr Swathi Kaliki, Head, Ophthalmic Plastic Services, L V Prasad Eye Institute.

23.Max Hospital Saket raises awareness on knee related problems –
“With recent advancements in the treatment for knee pain, minimally invasive techniques such as partial knee replacements (button Surgery) come as a boon especially among the middle-aged population. The goal of knee replacement surgery is to resurface the parts of the knee joint that have been damaged and to relieve knee pain that cannot be controlled by other treatments. For most people, knee replacement provides pain relief, improved mobility and a better quality of life,” Said Dr. Nandan Kumar Mishra, Associate Consultant, Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi.

24.The United Arab Emirates’ tourism revenues surpassed $5 billion in the first half of this year, officials said this Sunday, with a strong performance expected this winter when neighbouring Qatar hosts football’s World Cup.

Hotel occupancy was up more than 40 percent on Covid-hit 2021, UAE prime minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said after a cabinet meeting in the capital Abu Dhabi.

“Our tourism sector’s revenues surpassed 19 billion dirhams ($5.2 billion) in the first half of 2022,” Sheikh Mohammed said.

25.In Dubai “The total number of hotel guests reached 12 million, achieving 42 percent growth, and we expect a strong tourism performance in this post winter season.”

Dubai, an established holiday destination, is expecting to host large numbers of football fans during the World Cup in November and December due to a scarcity of accommodation in tiny Qatar.

Dubai is one of the Gulf cities operating daily shuttle flights to and from Qatar during the World Cup, allowing fans to stay outside the wealthy state and still attend games. Dubai airport, the world’s busiest for international travel pre-pandemic, handled 27.8 million passengers in the first half of the year, up more than 160 percent on the same period of 2021.

25.UAE cabinet has approved electric cargo aircraft “fully powered with clean energy”, and a new law aimed at increasing private-sector involvement in government projects. The law will encourage “the private sector to participate in development and strategic projects, increasing investment in projects of economic and social values.Dubai had hosted the Dubai Expo world fair 2022 from last October to March, which surged this year’s economic growth by 22 percent and foreign trade is more than one trillion dirhams ($272 billion), compared to 840 billion dirhams pre-pandemic.

26.Yoga tourism is travel for the specific purpose of experiencing some form of yoga, whether spiritual or postural. The first is spiritual tourism; the latter is related to both spiritual and wellness tourism. The rise in popularity of outdoor yoga sessions offered during long weekends, festival holidays and seasonal options are the main factors driving the market. In recent years, the yoga industry has really taken off. It has benefited from a number of complementary headwinds and trends, including the rise of leisure and the growth of boutique fitness.Some of the Top companies Influencing this Market include:Yoga Travel & Beyond GmbH, Tour radar, Tripaneer, Intrepid Travel, Kamalaya Co Ltd, Samahita International Co. Ltd., Schloss Elmau GmbH & Co. KG., OSHO International Foundation.

27.Indonesia to host World Tourism Day celebration 2022- The official World Tourism Day celebration will be held in Bali, Indonesia, on 27 September, highlighting the shift towards tourism being recognized as a crucial pillar of development.

With the theme of ‘Rethinking Tourism’, the International Day of Observance will this year focus on re-imagining the sector’s growth, both in terms of size and relevance.World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980. The date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Statutes of the Organization in 1970, paving the way for the establishment of UNWTO five years later.