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Daily Current Affair 25 September 2022 Honours & Awards 1.  Cochin International Airport wins 2022 Airport Service Quality Award Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)  has received the  Airport Service Quality award-2022  for its meticulous  implementation of a programme ‘Mission Safeguarding’ in 2021-22. This programme has ensured seamless traffic and reinforced passenger satisfaction in the aftermath of the pandemic. Category:  5-15 million passenger category of airports operating in the Asia-Pacific region The award was  instituted by Airport Council International (ACI).   Schemes 2.  Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022-23 The Govt has launched a  Scheme Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022-23. Aim:  Provide financial aid to the States Govts in the form of 50-year interest free loan for capital investment projects. Under the  Part-V of scheme,   Rs 3000 C...

 Daily Current Affair 23 September 2022 Honours & Awards 1.  Daniel A. Spielman awarded 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Daniel A. Spielman  has been honoured with the 2023  Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics  for multiple discoveries in theoretical computer science and mathematics. In Fundamental Physics: Charles H. Bennett, Gilles Brassard, David Deutsch and Peter Shor Reason:  Discovering the fundamental physics that underlie quantum computation. Life Sciences: Clifford Brangwynne and Anthony Hyman Demis Hassabis and John Jumper Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa   International Affairs 2.  Gates Foundation provides $1.27 billion aid for poverty, social inequality The  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  has announced to provide  financial assistance of USD 1.27 billion  to  address poverty and social inequalities . A per the annual Goalkeepers report, that every indicator of the UN SDGs are off track for ac...

 Daily Current Affair 22 September 2022 National & International Appointments 1.  R Gandhi appointed as non-executive chairman of Yes Bank The  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval  to the appointment of  Rama Subramaniam Gandhi  as the  Non-Executive (Part-time) Chairman  of  Yes Bank  with  effect from September 20, for a tenure of 3 years. He is currently serving as a financial sector policy expert and adviser. He served as an  RBI deputy governor for three years from 2014 to 2017. He also served as a director of Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology IDRBT), Hyderabad.   National & International Appointments 2.  Govt appoints Ratan Tata and two others as trustees of PM CARES Fund The government has appointed  Ratan Tata (Tata Sons chairman),  KT Thomas (former SC judge) and Kariya Munda (former Deputy Speaker) as the trustees  of the PM CARES Fund. The ...