Current Affairs 12.09.2022

Current Affairs 12.09.2022

1.US Open 2022

World no. In the men's category, the youngest player to reach No. 1, Spanish player C. Alcaraz García lifted his first Grand Slam trophy after defeating C. Rudd, a victory at the age of just 19. 2022 US Open women's singles final title won by Polish tennis player I. Switek O. She defeated Jabir and won.Winners will take home $2.6 million respectively.

 List of winners in various categories:

S.No.       Category                 Winner                      Runner Up

1.       Men's Singles                 C. Alcaraz Garfia                    C. Rude

2.       Women's Singles                   I. Switek                           O. Jabeer

3.        Men's Doubles                R. Ram &                        W. Koolhoff &

J. Salisbury                         N. Skupsky

4.       Women's Doubles           K. Siniakova &               C. McNally &

B. Krejcikova                T. Townsend

5.      Mixed Doubles            S. Saunders & J. Peers       K. Flipkens &

E. Roger

About the US Open:

The US Open is organized by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and is held once a year. It was founded in 1881. The US Open has been held since 1978 at Billie Jean King. The US Open, has been held 141 times so far. 

2. Every year on the second Saturday of September is World First Aid Day

 This day is recognized around the world to promote, create awareness about how precious lives can be saved and the importance of first aid. The day was first introduced by the IFRC.

Significance

Every year World First Aid Day is observed to raise awareness and recognize the value of first aid as an act of humanitarian empowerment. This is a great opportunity to make first aid education accessible to the public and improve public awareness of first aid. This year's World First Aid Day program will be coordinated by the Global First Aid Reference Centre,

History of World First Aid Day:

Horrified by the massacre of the people of Geneva at the Battle of Solferino in 1859, young businessman Henri Dunant helped many of the seriously wounded. Inspired by this incident, Henri Dunant wrote a book titled 'A Memory of Solferino'. He narrates his experiences in this book. He co-founded the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide immediate first aid to prevent casualties. The IFRC officially declared the second Saturday of September as World First Aid Day in the year 2000

 

3.SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transition and Upskilling) program in the US

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched a program called SETU to connect Indian entrepreneurs with US-based investors.

The main points of the conference were how to promote indigenous enterprises and successful diaspora residents under the guidance of early stage Indian enterprises in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The project connects businesses in India to investors and startup ecosystem leaders in the US to provide guidance and support in a number of areas including funding, market access and commercialization.

An all-in-one resource for Indian businesses, the interaction between stakeholders is facilitated by the Startup India Initiative's MAARG (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth) programme.

According to estimates, more than 90% of startups and more than half of well-funded businesses fail in their early stages.Lack of company management experience is a major problem.