Current Affairs - September 2, 2023 Current Affairs

V. L. Kantha Rao assumed the role of Secretary of the Ministry of Mines on September 1, 2023, and he is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the 1992 batch.

Amazon India and India Post signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 1, 2023 to simplify cross-border logistics for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) exporters.

According to the Ministry of Coal, India's coal production grew by 12.85% to 67.65 million tonnes in August 2023. This is the highest monthly coal production in India since March 2022. The growth was driven by a strong performance by Coal India Limited (CIL), which produced 52.27 million tonnes of coal in August 2023, up 13.21% from the same month last year.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been rated 'A+' in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023. He is one of three central bank governors to receive this rating, along with Thomas J. Jordan from Switzerland and Nguyen Thi Hong from Vietnam.

Renowned actor R Madhavan has been nominated as the new President of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and will also serve as the Chairman of the governing council of FTII.

Russia has deployed the Sarmat ICBM in 2022. The Sarmat is a new type of ICBM that is said to be more powerful and accurate than its predecessors. It is also capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin economist, won Singapore's presidential election, a significant political development after a ten-year gap and marking the country's first contested presidential polls since 2011.

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) was conferred 'Navratna Status' by the Department of Public Enterprise (DPE), granting it the financial independence to invest up to Rs 1000 crore without the need for central government approval.

Shri Manish Desai has assumed charge as the new Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). He is a 1989-batch Indian Information Service Officer. Before this, Desai worked as Principal DG, of the Central Bureau of Communication.

Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, launched the Amrit Kalash Yatra under the 'Meri Mati-Mera Desh' campaign in New Delhi.