This section of current affairs includes change of guard ceremony, Agriculture minister of Uruguay, MoU of Coal India, Special assistance scheme to states, export policy on broken rice, Mehar Baba Competition – 2, SCO, National SC/ST mega event, RTIS in Indian railway, promote chemical science in schools, Enzyme production, Poshan Vatikas, Nutri Gardens and POSHAN Abhiyan.
- The Change of Guard ceremony takes place every Saturday at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Environment clearancein any project take more than 600 days earlier but now it takes only 75 days.
- National resources of agriculture ministry of Uruguay Mr. Marcos Martinez meet Indian delegation led by Shri Ashwani Kumar, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare explore cooperation between two countries in the field of agriculture.
- Coal Indiamakes MoU with BHEL, IOCL and Gail for setting up Surface Coal Gasification Projects.
- The Government of India has launched a Scheme Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022-23. Under this Scheme, financial assistance is provided to the States Governments in the form of 50-year interest free loan for capital investment projects. Under Part V (Optical Fibre Cable) of the Scheme, an amount of Rs 3000 Crore is earmarked and will be available to States for capital projects on Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) network.
- The Government of India clear new policy for export of Broken Rice from free to prohibited.
- Honourable Raksha Mantri launched the “MEHAR BABA COMPETITION-2” on 6th April at Vayu Bhavan to provide a boost to the growing indigenous drone industry.
- The 20th Meeting of Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States was held on 23rd September, 2022 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- The national SC/ST hub mega event / conclave is held at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
- Real Time Train Information System (RTIS), developed in collaboration with ISRO, is being installed on the locomotives for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the stations, including that of arrival & departure or run-through by Indian Railway.
- The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Council for Industry and Scientific Research (CSIR) have partnered to support an outreach programme designed to promote the chemical sciences in schools and universities.
- India announces the launch of the “Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated Biorefineries” developed by co-leads and active inputs from Brazil, Canada, EC and the UK at Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 at Pittsburgh, in the United States.
- India’s 1st indigenous plant of 10 Tons /day capacity with integrated enzyme production for ethanol is being set up at Panipat Haryana by December 2022.
- Poshan Vatikasor Nutri- gardens being set up across the country to provide easy and affordable access to fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants and herbs.
- PM Narendra Modi’s POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to improve nutritional outcomes to children, adolescents, pregnant women and lactation mother.
- GHG – Green House Gas
- AAI – Air port authority of India
- DGR – Directorate General Resettlement
- SCO – Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- COA – Control Office Application
- SHRI – Science and Heritage Research Initiative
- RSC – Royal Society of Chemistry
- CSIR – Council for Industry and Scientific Research