21 September 2022 Current Affairs by Westbengaljob.in 

1) Veteran comedian Raju Srivastava has passed away at the age of 58.

➨He was the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council.
➨He appeared in Hindi films such as "Maine Pyar Kiya", "Baazigar", and "Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya".




2) Indian Council of Agricultural Research with its National Agricultural Higher Education Project and Crop Science Division is organizing Hackathon 3.0 ‘’KRITAGYA” on promoting ‘speed breeding for crop improvement.

3) The sixth edition of the Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022, JIMEX 2022 hosted by the Indian Navy concluded in the Bay of Bengal.

4) Actor Manoj Bajpayee released a book titled "Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan" authored by Jiwesh Nandan.




5) Varanasi has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital during the period 2022-2023 at the 22nd Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit.

6) Indian javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia has clinched a silver medal in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix, in  Morocco.

➨Paralympics gold medalist Devendra threw the javelin to a distance of 60.97 meter to capture the silver.

7) PM Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) in New Delhi.
➨ It is a comprehensive effort to address issues of high cost and inefficiency.






8) The Telangana government announced naming the newly-built state secretariat complex after Dr B R Ambedkar.

▪️Telangana :-
➨CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao

Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan

➨KBR National Park
➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve
➨Kawal Tiger Reserve
➨ Pakhal Lake And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Pocharam Dam And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

9) Gujarat government has decided to implement the remaining allowances of 7th pay commission for its employees.

10) Union Social Justice and Empowerment minister Dr. Virendra Kumar virtually inaugurated 9 model District Disability Rehabilitation centres(DDRC).

➨The nine DDRCs include: Badaun, Pilibhit, Barielly, Balaghat, Golaghat, Ahmedabad, Amravati, Kullu and Rampur.







11) Adani Green Energy Limited has commissioned a 325-megawatt wind energy plant in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.

▪️Madhya Pradesh
➨CM - Shivraj Singh Chouhan
➨Governor -  Mangubhai Chhaganbhai
➨Bhimbetka Caves
➨Buddhist Monument at Sanchi
➨Khajuraho Temple
➨Yashwant Sagar wetland




12) Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the year long celebrations of Hyderabad Liberation Day in Hyderabad.

13) 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

● UNICEF :-
President - Tore Hattrem

Head - Catherine M. Russell

Founded - 11 December 1946

Headquarters - New York

Members - 192

14) Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Union of India Counsel (West Zone) Conference on 'Emerging Legal Issues-2022' in Lake City Udaipur, Rajasthan.

▪️ Rajasthan:-
Governor - Kalraj Mishra
➭Amber Palace
➭Hawa Mahal
➭Ranthambore National Park
➭City Palace
➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park
➭Sariska National Park.
➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort

15) The Gujarati film "Chhello Show", which is titled "Last Film Show" in English, has been announced as India's official entry to the Oscars 2023.
➨ It has been selected in the Best International Feature Film category.

16) World Alzheimer’s Day is observed every year on September 21 to spread awareness about neurological disorders.

➨ The Theme for the World Alzheimer’s Day 2022 is "Know Dementia, know Alzheimer’s".