current affairs 12 September 2022

US issued highest number of student visas to Indians in 2022.

As per the US Embassy, the United States has issued a record of 82,000 student visas to Indians in 2022 that is highest than any country.
This is also the highest number of visas given to Indian students ever by the US Mission in India.
The Open Doors report in 2021 stated that there were 167,582 students from India in the 2020-2021 academic year.
Indian students comprise nearly 20% of all international students studying in the United States.

Odisha government has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named ‘Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA).
It will be implemented for a period of five years.
Aim: Conserve rainwater and improve the water quality in urban local bodies (ULBs) and water scarce blocks.
It will be implemented through the department of Water Resources (DoWR) with an outlay of Rs 270 crore.
Odisha Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik

Kharga Corps of Army and the Indian Air Force have conducted a joint exercise named Gagan Strike, to showcase the might and prowess of the armed forces.
The exercise was conducted for four days in several areas of Punjab, bordering Ambala in Haryana.
The operation validated the Apache 64E and Advanced Light Helicopter WSI as potent weapon delivery platforms.
The exercise was also attended by Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Command.

Indian Army has been collaborated with the HPCL to provide a learning platform to less-privileged girl students of Kargil Region in UT Ladakh.
The platform named Kargil Ignited Minds, which provide coaching and mentoring to the aspiring girl students.
Aim: To prepare 50 girl students for various National-level Engineering & Medical entrance examinations.
Focus: To empower the underprivileged girls with limited resources, residing in extreme weather conditions.

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) has launched the third Stealth Frigate of Project 17A Taragiri.
The vessel has an approximate launch weight of 3510 Tons.
Designed by: Bureau of Naval Design, in-house design of Indian Navy
The ship is 149.02 M long & 17.8 M wide, is propelled by a CODOG combination of two Gas Turbines and 02 Main Diesel Engines.
The keel of Taragiri was laid on the 10th of September 2020 and the ship is expected to be delivered by August 2025.