current affairs 31 August 2022

Indian city, Bengaluru ranked second in Asia-Pacific in Tech Hubs.

• According to a report by Cushman and Wakefield, China’s Beijing has been topped tech hubs list, followed by Bengaluru.
• Report title: Tech Cities: The Global Intersection of Talent and Real Estate.
• The list followed by Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad.
• Mumbai and Pune also made it to the top-10 list with eighth and ninth position in a list.
• Bengaluru leads India with 2,30,813 tech job creation, followed by Chennai with 1,12,781, Hyderabad (1,03,032) and Delhi (89,996 jobs).

J&K LG, Manoj Sinha inaugurates 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo.

• Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha has inaugurated the 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo & Summit at New Delhi.
• This Expo provides a platform to SMEs, startups, trade, industry, service providers to explore new opportunities for buyers and sellers, and exchange information about federal, state, and local programmes.
• J&K has one of the fastest growing horticulture markets in the country.
• MSME Minister: Narayan Rane

50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 started in Imphal.

• The 50th edition of All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 has been started at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen in Imphal, Manipur.
• The inaugural function was attended by Manipur Governor, La Ganesan and CM N. Biren Singh.
• Shumang Leela:
• It is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur.
• The roles of female artists are all played by male actors and male characters are played by female artists in case of female theatre groups.

Reliance Industries to infuse ₹2 lakh cr in Jio 5G.

• Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman, Mukesh Ambani has announced to invest a whopping ₹2 lakh crore to build its Pan-India true 5G network.
• The Reliance Jio Infocomm has prepared an ambitious and fastest ever 5G rollout plan for the country.
• Jio plans to roll out Jio 5G by this Diwali 2022 in metropolises of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai.
• He also announced that Reliance will launch the Nita Mukesh Ambani Junior School.
• Jio Chairman: Akash Ambani; MD: Sandip Das.

Tata Steel, Punjab Govt ink pact to set up steel plant in Ludhiana.

• India's top oil refiner, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has planned to invest more than Rs 2 lakh crore (or $25 billion) to achieve net-zero emissions from its operations by 2046.
• The target set is in line with India's aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2070.
• IOC oil refining and petrochemicals business has a total emission of 21.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)
• IOC has already prepared a road map to achieve its net zero scope 1 and 2 emissions.
• IOC chairman: S.M. Vaidya