current affairs 30 September 2022

Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retired) becomes India's second Chief of Defence Staff.

• Government has appointed Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India.
• He had retired as the Eastern Army Commander in May 2021 and was serving as the Military Advisor to the National Security Council.
• He was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1981.
• He is an alumnus of the NDA (Khadakwasla) and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
• He has also served as a United Nations mission to Angola.

Government appoints R. Venkataramani as the new Attorney General of India.

• R Venkataramani (Senior advocate) has been named as the 14th Attorney General of India for a period of three years w.e.f. 1st October 2022.
• He will replace current Attorney General, KK Venugopal whose term ends on September 30, 2022.
• He was registered as a lawyer with the Bar Council of TN in 1977.
• In 1997, SC has designated him as Senior Advocate.
• Earlier, Gov.t appoints Mukul Rohatgi (senior lawyer) as the Attorney General of India, but he had declined offer.

Uttarakhand wins the Best Adventure Tourism Destination Award.

• Uttarakhand has received the first prize for the best adventure tourism destination and all-around development of tourism from the Ministry of Tourism.
• The State’s Tourism and Culture minister, Satpal Maharaj has received the awards from Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar during the presentation of the National Tourism Awards 2018-19 in New Delhi.
• Uttarakhand Governor: Gurmit Singh; Chief minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami.

Bhupender Yadav releases report on 4th round of quarterly employment survey.

• Labour minister, Bhupender Yadav has released the report on 4th round of quarterly employment survey (January to March 2022).
• Findings:
• It indicates that the overall employment has increased in the last four quarterly survey.
• The estimated employment has increased from 3.14 crore of the third quarter to 3.18 crore of 4th Quarter.
• It provides quarterly estimates about the employment and related variables of establishments in both organized and unorganized segments.

Bank of Baroda launched Khushiyon ka Tyohaar, as festive campaign.

• Bank of Baroda has launched a festive campaign named Khushiyon ka Tyohaar with a range of offers for customers.
• BoB Home Loans are available at a competitive interest rate beginning at 7.95% p.a. with no processing charges.
• BoB Car Loans are being offered at a special rate starting from 7.95% p.a. – a 25 basis points concession.
• Other benefits: No pre-payment/ part payment charges, concessional processing charges, and longer repayment tenure of seven years.