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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) issued its first rupee-denominated AAA rated social bonds with a total size of ₹1040.50 crore. The privately issued bonds to eligible institutional investors will be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on September 29, 2023. The face value of each bond is ₹1 lakh.

Bihar state government is ready to conduct caste based census in the state. This decision was taken in the all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Ajay Jadeja's new role as mentor of the Afghanistan national cricket team for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 reflects the confidence and expectations placed on him by the team management. His extensive experience as a player and a coach, makes him a valuable addition to the Afghan cricket setup.

68-year-old Caitlin Kariko is a Hungarian-American scientist. Kariko is the 13th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Currently, she is the Senior Vice President of German company BioNTech, which has partnered with Pfizer to make Covid-19 vaccines.

Solution: Indian and US armies will begin a two-week war game in Alaska, which will include several complex exercises. The grand exercise comes amid renewed emphasis by New Delhi and Washington on expanding the overall scope of the India-US global strategic partnership.

Solution: Megamonodontium mccluskyi is the largest fossil of a trapdoor spider, found in Australia. It is the first fossil ever discovered from the Barychelidae family, which includes large brush-footed trapdoor spiders. This is the fourth fossil of a spider found in Australia.

Solution: Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with Amazon India and Learning Links Foundation has launched the second phase of ‘Amazon Future Engineer Programme’ for EMRSs (Eklavya Model Residential Schools). This initiative has the potential to bridge the educational gap that exists among the tribal communities and ensure their successful careers in emerging technologies.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has announced the launch of the Chief Minister Shramik Kalyan Yojana (MMSKY) as part of the National Labor Day celebrations. Under the scheme, there has been a significant increase in benefits like maternity benefit, natural death compensation, accidental death compensation, funeral assistance, medical aid and many more.

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled two schemes named 'Amrit Dharohar' and 'Mishti' (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes) on the occasion of World Environment Day.

2. These initiatives are designed to rejuvenate India's wetlands and mangroves, promote their conservation and sustainable use.

A. Recently the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered the rare metal ‘vanadium’ in sediment samples collected from the Gulf of Khambhat near Alang in Gujarat.

1. In the Gulf of Khambhat, it has been identified within the mineral titanomagnetite, which is formed by the rapid cooling of molten lava.
 2. Rarely found naturally in its pure form, vanadium is present in more than 55 different minerals.

B. Use of Vanadium

1. For the production of steel alloys,
 2. In battery manufacturing,
 3. In defense and aerospace,
 4. Energy storage and making critical electronic components.