current affairs 11 September 2022

Fortune India Rich List 2022: 142 billionaires worth $832 billion.

• Fortune has released India’s list of India’s Richest for 2022.
• According to the report, the wealth of 142 billionaires based in India is collectively worth $832 billion (Rs 66.36 trillion).
• The maiden list was made in collaboration with wealth management firm, Waterfield Advisors.
• Fortune and Waterfield collected details of listed and unlisted wealth, additional information regarding investments outside of the listed business: such as stakes in other public companies.

WB govt, UNICEF rope in SHGs to stop child marriage, teenage pregnancy.

• The West Bengal govt in collaboration with UNICEF will form child-friendly sanghas', comprising members of SHGs, to curb child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the state.
• To stop these twin menaces, the state govt and UNICEF have planned, as a pilot project, to form 110 child-friendly sanghas' in the next six months in 87 blocks in all 23 districts of the state.
• WB is at the top in cases of child marriage and teenage pregnancy, according to a NFHS report.

Meghalaya CM launches "Residents Safety & Security" portal.

• Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma launched the online portal of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA).
• It will be beneficial for monitoring and better implementation of other services and programmes of the government, especially in critical areas such as health care.
• The digitisation process will connect more than 6,000 villages in the state to the online system.

Army, Air Force conduct joint exercise "Gagan strike" in Punjab.

• Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian Air Force conducted a joint exercise to showcase the might and prowess of the armed forces.
• Termed Gagan Strike, the exercise was conducted over a period of four days in several areas of Punjab, bordering Ambala in Haryana.
• The force multiplier effect of combining these machines with ground operations has enhanced the combat superiority of our forces.

IIT-Madras, University of Sydney partnered for energy challenges.

• IIT-Madras and the University of Sydney have entered into a research partnership to help address the energy challenges facing nations across the world.
• The partnership will see each of the institutions investing AU$50,000 a year in joint funding for up to four research projects.
• The partnership will see experts from the two institutions working together to develop research and advanced technology in fields related to energy.