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BSF first female camel squad to be deployed along India Pak Border

Tags: Defence

Border Security Force (BSF) will soon deploy its first female camel riding squad along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The female camel riding squad participated for the first time in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1st December. This Squad is the first of its kind in the world.
• Giving this information, DIG BSF Bikaner, Pushpendra singh Rrathore said that Intensive training was given to this squad at the Bikaner Regional Headquarters of BSF under the supervision of skilled trainers
• The BSF is the only force in the country to have the Camel Contingents and the Camel Mounted Band.
• BSF, traditionally known as the 'first line of defence', the Camel Contingents are used to keep a vigil in the vast expanse of the Thar Desert.

Border Security Force (BSF) :

• It is one of the 7 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in India. It was set upon 1 December 1965. 
• It is the only CAPF which has an Air Wing, Water wing and Artillery wing.
• It comes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
• It is also known as the ’first line of defence' in India.
• Director General of BSF : Pankaj Kumar Singh

Tennis great Roger Federer to retire from professional Tennis

Tags: Sports Person in news

Roger Federer of Switzerland, regarded as one of the greatest male tennis players, has announced his retirement from professional tennis on 15 September 2022.

He said that the Laver cup to be held in London, England next week will be his last professional tournament.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The 41 year old has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles in his career spanning over 24 years. He has won seven Wimbledon titles, five U.S. Open titles, six Australian Open titles and a single French Open in 2009.
• He also holds the record for 237 consecutive weeks as world number one player on the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) ranking. 

25th Energy Technology meet held in Mumbai

Tags: place in news Economy/Finance Summits

The 3 day (15-17 September 2022) , 25th Energy meet organised by the Centre for High Technology (CHT), under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas ,Government of India, in association with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is being held in Mumbai .

The Energy meet was earlier called the Refining and Petrochemicals Technology Meet.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Theme of the 25th Energy meet: Refining in the new Energy era”
• The 25th Energy meet was addressed by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri and Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameshwar Teli on 15 September 2022.
• Speaking on the occasion Rameshwar Teli said that the Government is committed   to raise the share of Natural Gas in the country’s energy mix to 15% by 2030 from its current share of just above 6%. 
• He added that the Government has decided to set up 18 thousand Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in the country by 2030. 

26th meeting of FSDC held in Mumbai

Tags: place in news Economy/Finance Summits

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 26th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) in Mumbai on 15 September 2022.

The meeting, which was attended by the chief of various financial sector regulators, discussed important financial issues which can affect the country’s financial sectors and its stability.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

Financial issues discussed :

• It discussed the Early Warning Indicators for the economy and India’s preparedness to deal with them, improving the efficiency of the existing Financial/Credit Information Systems, issues of governance and management in Systemically Important Financial Institutions including Financial Market Infrastructures, strengthening cyber security framework in the financial sector,etc.

The meeting was attended by :

• Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, Minister of State for Finance ;
• Pankaj Chaudhary, Minister of State for Finance ;
• Dr. T. V. Somanathan, Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance;
• Shri Ajay Seth, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance; 
• Shri Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance; Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance;  
• Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance;

Head of Financial Sector Regulators :

• Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India; 
• Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India; 
• Debasish Panda, Chairperson, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India; 
• Supratim Bandyopadhyay, Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority;
• Ravi Mittal, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Shri Injeti Srinivas, Chairperson, International Financial Services Centers Authority, and the 
• Secretary of the FSDC, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.

Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) :

• It was set up on the recommendation of the Raghu Ram Rajan committee on “Financial Sector Reform”.
• FSDC was set up by the Government of India in 2010.

Function of the FSDC :

• The Council monitors macro prudential supervision of the economy, including functioning of large financial conglomerates, and addresses inter-regulatory coordination and financial sector development issues. 
• It also focuses on financial literacy and financial inclusion.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

Sub-Committee of FSDC : 

• The FSDC Sub-committee has also been set up under the chairmanship of Governor, RBI. 
• All the members of the FSDC are also the members of the Sub-committee.
•  All four Deputy Governors of the RBI are also the members of the Sub Committee. 

Full Form :

• Financial Stability and Development Council 

ANGAN 2022, International Conference held in New Delhi

Tags: place in news Summits

The three day (14-16 September) international conference ANGAN 2022 (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) was held in New Delhi.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The international conference has been organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project.
• The objective of ANGAN 2022 is to deliberate on various thematic tracks leading India on the road to Net Zero Energy and Low Carbon Buildings.
• India has committed itself to become net carbon zero by 2070. Globally, buildings consume 40% of energy and are responsible for 1/3rd of carbon emissions.
• Theme of the conference: Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings
• The Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP) is a bilateral cooperation between the Ministry of Power, Government of India and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation. 

6th CICA summit to be held in Kazakhstan

Tags: Summits International News

Kazakhstan will be host the 6th Conference on Confidence Building Measures and Interaction in Asia (CICA) summit in October 2022.

The summit meeting will be held on 12-13 October 2022 at the Kazakhstan capital, Nur-Sultan.

The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia.

The idea of convening CICA was first proposed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, on 5 October 1992, at the 47th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. 

27 countries including India, China, and Pakistan are members of CICA.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

Summit meetings of CICA :

• The First summit meeting was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 4 June 2022. It was attended by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• The second CICA summit was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on June 17, 2006
• The third CICA Summit was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 June 2010
• The Fourth CICA Summit, was held in Shanghai, China on 21 May 2014 
• The Fifth CICA Summit was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 15 June 2019.

Full Form :

CICA : Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia 

India’s first Lithium- ion cell manufacturing plant to start its trial run

Tags: place in news National Science and Technology Economics/Business

India’s first Lithium -cell -ion cell manufacturing plant will start its trial run on 16 September 2022. It will be inaugurated by Union minister of state for electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar. 

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The lithium cell -ion cell manufacturing plant has been set up by the Chennai based Munoth Industries limited (MIL) at Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh.
• MIL has tied up with China-based Tianjin Lishen, BPI and Amprius for technology and the end product for its Lithium cell manufacturing plant.
• MIL will invest Rs 799 crore in three phases.
• In the first phase it will produce lithium-ion cells for the consumer electronics segment such as mobile phones, hearable and wearable devices, followed by an energy storage system and two-and-three wheel electric vehicles. 
• According to the company India imports Rs 15,000 crore-Rs 20,000 crore of lithium-ion cells from China, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong. With the establishment of the new facility, it would take care of 60% of India’s requirements. 

DBS bank to fund startups with Billionaire Venture

Tags: Economy/Finance

DBS Bank India limited  has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chennai based Billionaire Venture Incubation to set up  a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to fund  startups in India .

The SPV with $200 million capital will fund around 150 startups in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

The Joint Venture will focus on funding startups in fintech, edtech and other critical areas. It will also provide technology and education support to startups.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

DBS Bank India Limited :

• DBS Bank India limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of DBS bank Singapore Limited.
• Headquarter : Mumbai, Maharashtra 
• Tagline : Live More, Bank Less
• Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer : Surojit Shome

Saudi Arabia, regains No.2 Oil supplier status to India in August 2022

Tags: Economy/Finance

According to a Reuters report, Saudi Arabia has become the second largest crude petroleum oil supplier to India in the month of August 2022.For the past three months, Russia was the second largest supplier of crude oil to India while Iraq is still the largest supplier of crude oil to India.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

Reason for Rise in Purchase of Russian Oil :

• India started buying the Russian crude oil after the Russians started offering its crude oil at a heavy discount. This was done by Russia after heavy sanctions were imposed on it by the Western countries after its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. 
• India which never condemned Russian action started buying Russian oil as it was very cheap compared to the Saudi and other traditional suppliers. 
• India during the March-July period became the second largest buyer of Russian oil after China.

Why Russian oil import has now declined ?

• There are mainly two reasons for Saudi Arabia regaining its second spot. 
• One, the Russians have considerably reduced the discount on its oil which has made its oil less attractive to India.
• Secondly, India has a contractual obligation to buy oil from Saudi and it has to honour the contract. 
• Indian purchase of Russian oil was a short term opportunity for India to buy cheap oil in a market where the international prices were high.

Top oil supplier to India in August month 2022 :

The top supplier of crude oil to India were as follows;

1. Iraq 
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Russia
4. United Arab Emirates 
5. Kuwait

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

• India is the world’s third biggest oil importer and consumer.
•  Largest importer of crude oil in the world was China followed by the United States.
• Largest consumer of oil in the world was the United States followed by China and India was at the third spot.

Software giant TCS most valuable Brand in India: Kantar

Tags: Economics/Business

India’s largest software company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been ranked India’s most valuable Brand in 2022 as per the Kantar BrandZ India ranking.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Kantar, the world’s leading marketing data and Analytics Company, released its Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands 2022 report on 14 September 2022.
• According to Kantar, TCS Brand value was $45.59 billion while the Brand Value of HDFC Bank was $32.74 billion.
• Since 2014, when Kantar started releasing its report, HDFC Bank has been ranked as the most valuable brand in India.
• Earlier, TCS was ranked as the second most valuable brand in the Information Technology sector in the world after Accenture of US, by the Brand Finance of the United Kingdom.

Tata Consultancy Company (TCS) :

• It is a multinational software company, owned by Tata Sons. It is the largest software company in India.
• It was set up by Faqir Chand Kohli in 1968 . Kohli is  considered to be the father of the Indian Software Industry.
• Headquarters : Mumbai
• Chairman: N. Chandrasekaran 

International Day of Democracy

Tags: Important Days

Every year 15 September is observed as the International Day of Democracy. The International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. 

According to the United Nations, democracy is a universally recognized ideal and is one of the core values and principles of the United Nations. Democracy provides an environment for the protection and effective realization of human rights.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

Background of the Day : 

• In 2007 the United Nations general Assembly passed a resolution to observe 15 September as International Day of Democracy. 
• The first International Day of Democracy was observed on 15 September 2008.

Theme 2022 :

• The theme of the International Day of Democracy 2022: Protecting Press Freedom for Democracy
• The theme focuses on the importance of media freedom to democracy, peace, and delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals. According to the Democracy Index 2021 report of the Economic Intelligence Unit, India was ranked as 46th amongst 167 countries. Norway was at the top and it was considered as the most democratic country in the world.
• The American President Abraham Lincoln said, "Democracy is a rule of the people, for the people and by the people".

Bhutan ratifies International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement

Tags: International News

Bhutan on 14 September ratified the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Bhutan's Ambassador to India Major General Wetsop Namgyal handed over the ratification document to Secretary ER Dammu Ravi in the presence of DG International Solar Alliance.

 International Solar Alliance :

• It is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization whose primary function is to promote solar development by reducing the cost of financing and technology.

• It is the nodal agency to implement 'One Sun, One World, One Grid'.

• It aims to transfer the solar energy generated in a specific region to meet the electricity demand of another region.

• It was launched by the Prime Minister of India and the President of France on 30 November 2015 at the Conference of the Parties (COP-21) to the UNFCCC in France (Paris) along with 121 solar resource rich nations.

• Its key objectives include achieving a global potential of over 1000 GW of solar power generation capacity and mobilising about $1000 billion to invest in solar energy by 2030.

• Member-106 countries have signed this Framework Agreement. 86 out of 106 countries have signed and ratified this Framework Agreement.

• Headquarters - Gurugram, India

Vinesh Phogat wins bronze in World Wrestling Championships in Serbia

Tags: Sports Sports News

India’s Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal in the women’s 53kg category at the World Wrestling Championships- 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 September.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Commonwealth Games - 2022 gold medalist Phogat defeated defending European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden.

• Vinesh, a three-time gold medalist in the qualification round, made a stunning comeback to beat Swedish rival Malmgren 8-0 in the bronze medal round.

• Vinesh had made it to the bronze play-off via the repechage round after losing to Mongolia's Khulan Bakhuyag in their opening match on 13 September.

• This is her second bronze medal at the Championships.

• She had earlier earned a podium spot in the 2019 edition of the tournament in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Union Cabinet approves inclusion of tribes of five States in ST category

Tags: National National News

The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to include about 15 tribal communities in the Scheduled Tribes list in five states namely Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh on 14 September.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The Hatti community of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh has been given ST status in the latest cabinet decision.

• The cabinet approved the proposal to bring the Gond community living in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh from the Scheduled Castes list to the Scheduled Tribes list. It consists of five subcategories (Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathri and Rajgond) of the Gond community.

• Chhattisgarh has 12 castes out of the five states whose decision has been taken to include them in the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

• In these, Bhuyan, Bhuyan, Bhuyan, Bhariya have been included in ST as synonyms of Bhariyabhumiya.

• With this decision, the number of Scheduled Tribes in the country has increased from 705 to 720.

• According to the 2011 census, the Scheduled Tribe population in the country is 10.43 crore, which is 8.6% of the total population of the country.

Cabinet approves signing of guarantees for hosting the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Tags: Sports National Sports News

The Union Cabinet on 14 September 2022 approved the signing of guarantees for hosting the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup 2022 in India.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The World Cup will take place from 11th to 30th October 2022, in Bhubaneshwar, Navi Mumbai and Goa.

• This seventh edition of the biennial youth tournament will be the first FIFA women's competition to be hosted by India.

• In 2017, India hosted the FIFA U-17 Men's Football World Cup.

Financial Inclusion :

• All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been sanctioned a financial outlay of Rs 10 crore for the maintenance of the playground, spectator capacity in the stadium, energy and cable laying and branding of the ground and training venue, etc.

Objectives :

• Increasing the representation of women in football leadership and decision-making

• Motivating more and more girls to play football in India

• Advocating gender-inclusive participation by generalizing the concept of equal play from a young age

FIFA Tournament :

• Organized by FIFA, the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup is the world championship for female players aged 17 or below 17.

• The event started in 2008. 

• The sixth edition of the event was held in Uruguay from 13 November to 1 December 2018.

• Spain is the current champion of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 will be the 7th edition of the tournament in which 16 teams including India will participate.

South Korea fines Google and Meta for violation of privacy law

Tags: Economy/Finance International News

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has fined Google 69.2 billion won ($50 million) and Meta (earlier called Facebook) 30.8 billion won ($22 million) for violation of privacy law violation.

Both the companies were found guilty of collecting and analysing behavioural information of the customer without obtaining their prior consent.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

Republic of Korea (South Korea) :

• It lies in the Korean peninsula in East Asia.
• The Korean peninsula was divided into communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Republic of Korea (South Korea) after the Korean War in 1953.
• Capital: Seoul 
• Currency: South Korean Won 

SAFF U-17 Championship : India win title, defeat Nepal in final

Tags: Sports Sports News

India clinched the SAFF U-17 Championship title by defeating Nepal 4-0 in the final at the RaceCourse International Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 14, 2022.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Bobby Singh, Korou Singh, captain Vanlalpeka Guite and Aman scored a goal each to register a resounding victory for India's side.

• In the group league, Nepal defeated India by 3-1. 

• India captain Vanlalpeka Guite was adjudged the Player of the Tournament, while goalkeeper Sahil won the best goalkeeper award.

SAFF U-17 Championship :

• It is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).

• The first edition of the tournament took place in August 2011 in Nepal.

National Engineer’s Day

Tags: Important Days

Engineer's Day is celebrated each year on 15 September in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted all engineers of the country on the occasion of Engineers Day.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• This day is celebrated to recognize the contribution of engineers in the development of the nation.

• The day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Sir Moksha Gundam Visvesvaraya, who is considered one of the great engineers of India.

• Apart from India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania also celebrate Engineers Day on 15 September 2022 in honour of Sir Moksha Gundam Visvesvaraya.

• The Government of India In 1968, decided to celebrate 15 September as National Engineers Day.

• India ranks second in the world in terms of the number of engineers.

• The day serves as a reminder to all engineers, particularly civil engineers to make Visvesvaraya their role model and work towards fulfilling the goals for the betterment of the country.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

About Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya :

• He was born on September 15, 1861 in Karnataka.

• He joined Madras University to study for a Bachelor of Arts.

• He later decided to change career paths and obtained a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the College of Science, Pune.

• He is credited with the creation of the 'Block System'.

• He patented and installed an irrigation system with water floodgates in a reservoir near Pune city to increase the level and storage of water supply.

• He was awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' in 1955 for his exceptional contribution to the making of India.

• He has also been awarded the British Knighthood and was the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.

Rajbhasha Kirti Award to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

Tags: Awards

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has been awarded the country's best Rajbhasha Kirti Samman by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India at the National Hindi Day celebrations held on 14th September in Surat, Gujarat.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• RINL has been awarded the first prize in the category 'C' for the fourth time in a row.

• The Chief Minister of the state presented the award to Atul Bhatt, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, in the presence of the Home and Cooperation Minister at the Second All India Official Language Conference held in Surat.

• RINL's Hindi magazine Sugandh also got the first prize in Hindi Griha Patrika category.

• The City Official Language Implementation Committee (Undertaking), Visakhapatnam was also awarded the second prize in the 'C' category at the function.

Dharmendra Pradhan launches Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Programme

Tags: National National News

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Programme in New Delhi for students of classes I to V on 15 September.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The Minister called for creating a framework for value based education in all schools.

•  National Education Policy 2020 is deeply inspired by the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. 

• From Swami Vivekananda to Aurobindo and Mahatma Gandhi, many great people had envisioned an education system that was progressive and full of moral values to take the country forward.

Awakened Citizen Program :

• The program is an initiative taken up by Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi which is a branch centre of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, West Bengal. 

• Ramakrishna Mission is a worldwide philanthropic organization founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897.

• Its motto is "Atmano Mokshartham Jagad Hitaya Cha" which means "For your liberation, and for the welfare of the world".

• The Delhi Center has conducted various spiritual, educational and social service activities since its inception in 1927.

The Awakened Citizen Program Success Formula :

• Success Formula – I - A one-hour education program for students studying in classes VII, VIII and IX was started in 2009.

• Success Formula – II - A four-hour program divided into two sessions that includes many interactive discussions and physical assistance.

India launches ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’

Tags: National National News

Denmark and the Indian Delegation launched a Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ at International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark on 14 September.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

Urban Wastewater Treatment Scenario :

• 80 percent of household water is discharged into sewage.

• According to statistics, 78 percent of sewage water remains untreated and is discharged into rivers, groundwater or lakes.

• In India, only 10  percent of all sewage generated is treated. 

• 32  percent of urban households are connected to a piped sewer system. 

• An alarming 70  percent of urban wastewater remains untreated in rivers and seas.

• Therefore, urban waste water management has become a major concern for the city authorities.

• There is a dire need to take concrete steps to create a sustainable model of growth and development in sync with the environment and ecology.

Highlights of the White paper :

• Need for wastewater treatment

• Scope for improvement and augmentation in existing infrastructure and technologies

• Methods for public participatory approach

• Smart technologies for rapid data collection 

• Spread and build capacity through training and stakeholder apex bodies to enhance the efficiency of urban wastewater treatment for India.

• This white paper is part of the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark with a focus on green hydrogen, renewable energy and wastewater management and their bilateral relations.

H E Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco re-elected as the President of Angola

Tags: Person in news International News

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has congratulated H E Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco on being re-elected as the President of Angola on 15 September.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Angola is an important friend of India and the people of both the countries enjoy cordial and friendly relations.

• With Lourenco securing another five-year term, the bilateral ties shared between India and Angola are expected to improve in terms of trade.

• He has served as the president of Angola since 26 September 2017.

• Prior to this, he was the Defence Minister from 2014 to 2017.

• In September 2018, he became the Chairman of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, the ruling party.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

About Angola :

• Angola is a country located in South-West Africa

• Capital - Luanda

• Official Language - Portuguese