Daily Current Affairs 18th September 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Indirect tax collections up 14% till August,2022 end; expected to exceed the FY23 target of Rs 13.38 trillion

• UIDAI to encourage people to update their Aadhaar biometrics every 10 years

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• KVIC Launches 72 units under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme to empower artisans

NATIONAL

• Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw releases Annual report on Environment Sustainability 2020-21

INTERNATIONAL

• European Parliament slams Hungary, says it's no longer a 'full democracy'

STATES

• Varanasi nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital at the 2022 SCO Summit

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE-ZOO) report 2022

DEFENCE

• IAF to fly AN-32 on blended biodiesel for 200 hours

EVENTS

• IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• CSIR’s Popular Science Magazine ‘Vigyan Pragati’ receives ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Award’