13 September 2022 Current Affairs with Static Gk by Westbengaljob.in

1) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the International Dairy Federation's World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022.

➨ The event has been inaugurated at the India Expo Center and Mart in Greater Noida.

2) The Meghalaya government launched a multi-purpose online portal -- Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), to ensure the safety and security of the residents and to better the process of delivery of numerous government services.
▪️Meghalaya :-
➨Governor - Satya Pal Malik
➨CM - Conrad Kongkal Sangma
➨Umiam Lake
➨Nartiang Durga Temple
➨Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills
➨Nokrek National Park
➨Balpakram National Park
➨Baghmara Reserve Forest
➨Siju Bird Sanctuary

3) Pacific Area Travel Writers Association, an affiliate of the UN World Tourism Organisation, has conferred West Bengal with the International Travel Award 2023, for best destination for culture.
➨The Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) is a professional organisation of travel writers that was founded in 1998.

4) Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar announced monetary aid for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) patients of the state suffering from diseases categorised as "rare diseases" and "high-cost diseases".
▪️Karnataka:-
CM :- Basavaraj Bommai
Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot
Nagarhole National Park
Bandipur National Park
Kudremukh National Park
Language - Kannada
Formation - 1 November 1956
Port :- New Mangalore Port
Anshi National Park 
Bannerghata National Park

5) Scientists at New Delhi's Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) have successfully developed India's first superconducting magnet system used in MRI machines for whole-body clinical scanner.

6) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways plans to build a National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at the site of the Indus Valley civilisation in Lothal, Gujarat.
➨This centre will showcase India’s rich and diverse maritime heritage

7) Telugu actor Tanikella Bharani has been chosen for the award of the annual Sahitya Puraskar of Lok Nayak Foundation this year.

8) Prema Racing driver Jehan Daruvala registered a sensational victory as registered after winning the Feature Race in Monza, Italy with a brilliant drive.
➨The Prema driver had finished third in the sprint race.

9) John Peers and Storm Sanders have produced a memorable triumph at the US Open, becoming the first Australian pair to win the mixed doubles title in 21 years in their first grand slam together.
➨The Australian duo defeated Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 to clinch the US Open mixed doubles crown.

10) Former Chief Justice of India Kamal Narain Singh passed away.
➨He remained CJI for the shortest period of 18 days. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of India on 25 November 1991 and retired on 12 December 1991.

11) NITI Aayog approved 32 beneficiaries under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing.
▪️NITI Aayog :- National Institution for Transforming India
➨Formed - 1 January 2015
➨Preceding - Planning Commission
➨Headquarters -New Delhi
➨Chairperson:- Narendra Modi,
➨Vice Chairperson - Suman Bery

12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Dairy Federation's World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at the India Expo Center and Mart in Greater Noida.

13) Noted archaeologist Braj Basi Lal, who led an excavation at the Ramjanmabhoomi site in the mid-1970s and was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan last year, passed away. He was 101.

14) The Assam government has decided to create a new school education department by merging two existing ones.
➨The elementary and secondary education departments are being merged to form the new one.
▪️Assam
CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor - Prof Jagdish Mukhi
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨Kaziranga National Park
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park