Daily GK Update: 2nd October 2022

National & International Appointments

N S Rajan (Director of August One Partners LLP) has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the Board of Governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
He has replaced Subhash Kamath.
While, Saugata Gupta (Managing Director & CEO, Marico Limited) was elected Vice-Chairman of ASCI.
Shashidhar Sinha (CEO at IPG Mediabrands India) was appointed as the Honorary Treasurer of ASCI.
ASCI headquarters: Mumbai; Founded: 1985

Schemes

The Telangana government has launched a welfare scheme named ‘Asara’ pension.
Aim: To ensure secured life for all the poor
Beneficiary: old people, widows, physically disabled and beedi workers.
The state government has also distributed the card for the welfare of all.
Presently, the state government has sanctioned 10,000 new Aasara pensions under Asif Nagar Mandal jurisdiction.
Telangana Capital: Hyderabad; Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan; CM: K. Chandrashekar Rao

Banking & Finance

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of September 2022 is Rs 1,47,686 crore.
- Central GST: Rs 25,271 crore
- State GST: Rs 31,813 crore
- Integrated GST: Rs 80,464 crore (including Rs 41,215 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 10,137 crore (including Rs 856 crore collected on import of goods)
The GST revenues for September 2022 are 26% higher than revenue in same month last year.
GST mop-up has been over ₹ 1.40 lakh crore for seven months in a row.

Agreement

Airtel and Nokia have joined hands to bring India’s first 5G enabled immersive experience to visitors at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022.
This will boost the tourism industry.
Both will bring life to the cultural splendour of Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Statue of Unity through Holographic images.
They will bring life to the architecture and design of these iconic monuments replicating the physical experience.

Schemes

Andhra Praesh CM, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the website of YSR Kalyanamasthu and Shadi Tofa schemes.
Aim: Providing financial assistance for daughter's wedding in poor families.
Eligibility: SSC pass a mandatory clause for both bride and groom to get the assistance under this scheme.
This will encourage parents to see that their children complete at least high school studies
The scheme would also prevent the child marriages and promote girl education.

Honours & Awards

Tagore & Gandhi: Walking Alone, Walking Together has won the best books of the year at the 2022 ‘Valley of Words Book Awards’.
The book has been written by Rudrangshu Mukherjee.
Anees Salim's The Odd Book of Baby Names and Neelakshi Singh's 'Khela' were adjudged the best in English and Hindi, respectively, in the fiction category.
The PFC-VoW Book Awards is considered one of the most comprehensive independent literary award programmes in India.

Defense

Indian Air Force has decommissioned 51 Squadron, known as ‘Swordarms’.
It was raised at Chandigarh on February 1, 1985 under the command of Wg Cdr VK Chawla.
The Squadron moved to its present location at Srinagar on May 1, 1986.
The Squadron operation has been stopped from 30 June 2022.
Now, IAF has three only MiG squadrons remaining now.
This aircraft was flown by Wing Commander, Abhinandan Varthaman had shot down a Pakistan Air Force’s F-16.

State Affairs

PM Modi has launched various projects worth more than 6,900 crore rupees at Ambaji, Gujarat.
Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Rail line: It will boost tourism activities and benefit the marble industries of the region.
The PM has also laid the foundation stone for more than 60 thousand houses under various housing scheme and new Ambaji Bypass Road.
PM also launched the CM Gau Vansh Poshan Yojana and inaugurated the Mitha-Tharad-Deesa-Lakhni road.

Important Dates

The International Day of Older Persons has been observed annually on October 1 with an aim to honour the contribution of older persons and looking into the problems that they face.
The day was introduced by the United Nations General Assembly.
Theme 2022: Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World
The UNGA has passed a resolution the International Day of Older Persons (resolution 45/106) to designate October 1 as International Day of Older Persons day.

State Affairs

World’s largest jungle safari park to be developed in Gurugram, Haryana.
It is spread across an area of 10000 acres in the Aravalli Mountain Range of Gurugram and Nuh District.
Aim: To boost tourism and provide employment opportunities to local residents
At present, Sharjah is home to the largest curated safari park outside Africa, was opened in February 2022.
The Sharjah Safari covers an area of about 2,000 acres.