Daily Current Affairs 16th September 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Ethereum upgrades technology to cut CO2 output by 99%

• Fitch cuts India FY23 GDP growth forecast to 7%; world GDP growth at 2.4%

• India Ratings cuts India's FY23 GDP growth forecast to 6.9% from 7%

NATIONAL

• Online portal “E-Baal Nidan” for redressal of grievances against violation of child rights revamped

STATES

• Tamil Nadu CM launches Breakfast Scheme

• Signing of historic agreement between Government of India, Government of Assam and representatives of eight Adivasi Groups

• Government approves the inclusion of tribes of five States in the ST category

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Discrimination accounts for 100% employment inequality for women in rural India: Oxfam

• Andhra Pradesh tops list of states in attracting industrial investments in India; AP, Odisha attract maximum investment during Jan-Jul 2022 – DPIIT

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India’s first Lithium Cell Manufacturing Plant

• India's first commercial satellite broadband service launched by ISRO and Hughes

DEFENCE

• BSF's first female camel riding squad ready to be deployed along India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan and Gujarat

EVENTS

• ‘ANGAN 2022’-three-day international Conference “Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings” held

SPORTS

• Pranav Anand becomes India’s 76th GM