current affairs 22 September 2022

Gujarati film "Chhello Show" becomes India’s official entry for Oscars 2023.

• Gujarati Film, Chhello Show (Last Film Show) has been selected as the India’s submission to the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards.
• This movie was directed by Pan Nalin.
• This movie was honoured the Golden Spike at the 66th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2021.
• This movie was premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2021.
• The film was also nominated for Tiantan Awards at 11th Beijing International Film Festival.

Odisha to invest Rs 261 crore in livelihood action plan.

• The Odisha government has approved Rs 261 crore for regeneration of coastal ecosystem and to enhance climate resilience among people living on the coast.
• The government has decided to implement this livelihood action plan from the current year till 2026-27.
• The main coastal landscapes to be treated under the project and would include areas like Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district, Bahuda and Chilika in Ganjam district, and Devi Mouth, Chilika in Puri district.

World Bank approves $150 million loan to Punjab.

• Punjab government has received a loan of $150 million (approx Rs 1,200 crore) from the World Bank to help the state better manage its financial resources and improve access to public services.
• Punjab at present has a debt of Rs 2.63 lakh crore.
• The $150 million loan has a maturity of 15 years including a grace period of 6 months.
• Punjab government will launch new projects with World Bank's assistance to attain its development goals.
• Punjab CM: Bhagwant Mann

SBI Foundation, WWF India join hands for Red Panda conservation.

• SBI Foundation and WWF India have partnered to generate fine-scale information on Red Panda species at a transboundary level and engage with communities in safeguarding them in the Khangchendzonga landscape of Sikkim and West Bengal.
• The event was organised at the Himalayan Zoological Park in Gangtok.
• International Red Panda Day is celebrated every year on the third Saturday of September to support Red Panda conservation.
• SBI Foundation is the CSR arm of SBI.

Adani group becomes India's most valued conglomerate.

• The Adani group has overtaken the Tata-led conglomerate with an overall market capitalisation of Adani on the BSE at over ₹ 22 lakh crore makes it the most valued in India.
• The combined consolidated revenues and net profit of listed companies of Tata Group were Rs 8.6 trillion and Rs 74,523 crore in FY22 respectively.
• Mukesh Ambani's group of nine companies stood third on the list with a market capitalisation of more than ₹ 17 lakh crore.