Important Current Affairs For State Exams, SSC and Banking Exams

• The HDFC Bank launched a new SMS banking service for its clients. The private sector bank HDFC Bank has implemented a new SMS banking service for its clients.
• As per SBI’s research report, at the current rate of economic growth, India will surpass Germany in 2027 and Japan in 2029 to become the third largest economy in the world.
• As part of the financial inclusion initiative, by December 2022, public sector banks will open 300 branches in unbanked regions of various states.
• The government of Karnataka has appointed Sudeep as the brand ambassador for “Punyakoti Dattu Yojana,” a cattle adoption programme.
• Suresh Raina, a former member of Team India, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including the Indian Premier League.
• On September 7, the world celebrates the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies to promote and facilitate actions to improve air quality.
• This year’s theme of “The Air We Share” focuses on the transboundary nature of air pollution, stressing the need for collective accountability and action.
• Pallathuruthy Boat Club and Mahadevikadu number eight Kattil Thekkethil Chundan recorded its first victory in the Nehru Trophy boat race for snake boats on Alappuzha’s Punnamada Lake.
• Anishka Biyani, six years old, has won the gold medal at the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has finally approved PayU Payments’ acquisition of 100 percent of the equity share capital of Indiaideas.com (BillDesk).
• According to reports, the ratio of external debt to gross domestic product (GDP) decreased to 19.9% in March of this year, from 21.2% a year earlier.
• According to a Niti Aayog report, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat are the top three states among larger states in terms of the overall implementation of the Centre’s flagship Poshan Abhiyan.
• With 9.12 million cases, Uttar Pradesh ranks first in the number of cases resolved and entered through the e-Prosecution portal managed by the Union government as part of the Digital India Mission.
• At an award ceremony, the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Loknayak Foundation (18th Loknayak Foundation Award) was presented to the Telugu writer and actor Tanikella Bharani.
• Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), a state-owned city gas utility, has appointed Mahesh Vishwanathan Iyer as its new chairman.