20 september current affairs (top 10 the hindu current affairs)

1.   Droupadi Murmu inaugurates the Asia Pacific Human Rights Forum Meeting 

• Droupadi Murmu inaugurates the Asia Pacific Forum on Human Rights conference 
• she urges to protect Mother Nature and respect its divinity 
• she warns of the sixth extinction caused by human actions 
• she suggests ethical standards and international cooperation for human rights 
• she highlights India's achievements in gender justice and democracy...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     2. TRIFED to launch phase 2 of the promotion of tribal products 

• TRIFED launches PTP-NER 2.0 scheme to promote tribal products from northeast 
• 29 districts and teams will showcase tribal culture and heritage 
• Union minister for tribal affairs inaugurated the scheme in April 2023 
• the scheme aims to benefit the scheduled tribal of the northeastern region...Read more
  
  
  
  
  
  

      3. DG NCC inaugurates all India thal Sainik in Dehli 

• Director General of National Cadet Corps Lieutenant General Turbinal Singh today inaugurated the all-India Thal Sainik camp at the Cariappa Parade Ground of Delhi cantonment 
• around 1,500 cadets from 17 NCC directorates covering all the states and union territories will be attending the 12-day camp 
• the aim of the camp is to give exposure to salient aspects of army wing training...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      4. The UN World Food Programme and the IIT Bombay have signed an MoU 

• UN WFP and IIT Bombay sign MoU for contributing towards improving food security nutrition climate resilience & livelihoods 
• WFP and IIT will work together to establish a comprehensive knowledge management system 
• this partnership will also focus on ecosystem development for technology and innovations to bolster government food safety net programs...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      5. Thierry Mathou takes charge as the new French envoy in India 

• Thierry Mathou the newly appointed French ambassador-designate took charge of his position at the French embassy here in the national capital 
• The French embassy confident of an exciting time for indo-France relations 
• earlier before taking charge, he had recalled historian Jules Michelet's description of India as the matrix of the world...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     6. Jyotiraditya Scindia to inaugurate new infrastructure of Tezu airport 

• Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scinidia will inaugurate the newly developed infrastructure of Tezu Airport in Arunachal Pradesh 
• the newly developed infrastructure includes an extension of the runway the construction of a new apron a fire station cum ATC tower 
• the government has spent 170 crore rupees on its development...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      7. govt launches Kisan Rin portal and weather WINDS manual 

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Kisan Rin portal and Weather Information Network data system (WINDS) manual in Delhi 
• The Kisan Rin portal will offer a comprehensive view of farmer data loan disbursement specifics and scheme utilization progress
• the ghar ghar KCC campaign was also unveiled to achieve saturation of the scheme starting October 1, 2023...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     8. MP CM Chaouhan starts Mukhymantri Krishak Mitra Yojana 

• Madhya Pradesh cm Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday inaugurated Mukhyamantri Krishak Mitra Yojana to provide permanent agricultural pump connections to the farmers in the state 
• the application process for the scheme is starting today and he extends best wishes to all the farmers the CM said 
• the state government decided to give loans to farmers at zero percent interest...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      9. Dhananhay Joshi appointed chairman of telecom industry body DIPA 

• Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) has appointed Dhananjay Joshi MD and CEO of Summit Digitel as the chairman
• Dhananjay Joshi takes over from Akhil Gupta chairman of Bharti Enterprises who served as chairman of the industry body since 2011 
• DIPA concluded its annual general body meeting for 2022-23 with the announcements of its leadership for the term 2023-24...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      10. Bharti AXA Life Insurance launches new mid-cup scheme 

• Bharti AXA Life has launched its new fund offering the emerging equity fund which will invest in mid-cap companies for long-term capital appreciation 
• the fund is Bharti AXA Life's first mid-cap fund offering 
• the fund offers higher returns productivity and profitability with more growth potential 
• Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture between Bharti and AXA...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      11. center names ex-IPS officer and former WhatsApp officer as CCI member 

• the center appointed 3 new members to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to expedite decision-making processes 
• the fresh appointments include Anil Agrawal Sweta Kakkar and Deepak Anurag 
• Anil Agrawal is an ex-director general of the police 
• Sweta Kakkad is a former interim chief compliance officer at Whatsaap
• Deepak Anurag has served in the office of comptroller & auditor general...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     12. RBI extends tenure of HDFC Bank MD Sashidhar Jagdishan by 3 years 

• Shashi Dhar Jagdish has been reappointed as HDFC Bank's managing director and CEO for three years until 2026 
• Jagdish has been associated with the bank since 1996 and he has an overall experience of over 31 years.
• Jagdish was appointed CEO in October 2020 after serving as the group head of the bank and chief financial officer...Read more