current affairs 02 September 2022

Indian Railways installed "Meghdoot" machines in Mumbai railway stations.

The Central Railways has set up atmospheric water generators (AWG), Meghdoot in six railway stations in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
With the help this, machine can directly harvest water from the air and the commuters can refill their bottles for Rs 12 per litre and Rs 8 for 500 ml.
The Railways has already installed 17 kiosks across six major stations, including five each at CSMT and Dadar, four at Thane, and one each at Kurla, Ghatkopar and Vikhroli.

Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal has launched the India's first Delhi Model Virtual School.
The school will be for classes IX to XII and will be affiliated to the Delhi Board of School Education.
The platform was created by two globally recognised organisations, Google and Schoolnet India.
Virtual school teachers have received special training to conduct online classes.
The platform will also provide students access to a huge digital library and the content.

HM, Amit Shah has launched the Central Armed Police Forces' eAwas web-portal to operationalise the revised policy of allotment and bring transparency to the allotment process.
The web-portal will enable online registration and allotment of residential quarters to eligible personnel of CAPFs and Assam Rifles.
CAPF has been classified into three major categories: Border Guarding Forces; Forces for Internal Security; and Special Task Force.

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has collaborated with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore to design and conduct the Cyber Security Exercise Synergy for 13 Countries.
It was a part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group.
The Group is being led by India under the leadership of National Security Council Secretariat.
Theme: Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware Attacks.

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has joined hands with HSBC India to support women athletes of the country.
Under the partnership, promising girl athletes will be selected from the National Inter District Championships for U-14 and U- 16 categories.
Special coaching camps would be set up for the selected athletes and nurtured them to perform on the global platform.
Attended by: Anju Bobby George, Priyanka Goswami, Annu Rani and Hima Das
HSBC India CEO: Hitendra Dave.