Daily Current Affairs September 16

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September 16 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs September 16

1. World Ozone Day is observed on which date?
A) September 14
B) September 12
C) September 16
D) September 15
E) September 10
Answer: C) September 16

• World Ozone Day is observed on September 16, every year.
• It is celebrated to spread awareness among people about the depletion of the Ozone Layer and search for possible solutions to preserve it.

World Ozone Day 2021: Theme

• This year’s theme for the International Day for the Prevention of the Ozone Layer is ‘Montreal Protocol Keeping us, our food, and vaccines cool.’

SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs September 16

2. Eight medal events and two demonstration games will be conducted at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in which year as Esports makes its debut in the Continental Games?
A) 2025
B) 2024
C) 2023
D) 2022
E) 2021
Answer: D) 2022

• The eight official events, and publishers, are: Arena of Valor Asian Games Version, Dota 2, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, EA SPORTS FIFA branded soccer games, HearthStone, League of Legends, PUBG Mobile Asian Games Version, and Street Fighter V.
• The two demonstration events are: AESF Robot Masters-Powered by Migu and AESF VR Sports-Powered by Migu, the OCA announced on its website.

RANKING – Daily Current Affairs September 16

3. Who has been named among the world’s 100 most influential people of 2021 by TIME magazine?
1) Narendra Modi
2) Mamata Banerjee
3) Adar Poonawalla
A) Only 1
B) Only 3
C) Only 2
D) Only 1 & 3
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla have been named among the world’s 100 most influential people of 2021 by TIME magazine.
• TIME unveiled its annual list of ‘The 100 Most Influential People of 2021’, a global list that includes US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan, former US president Donald Trump and co-founder of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

4. According to Coursera , what is the rank of India in women learners for online courses in world?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: D) 2

• Women in India are learning online at higher rates compared to pre-pandemic, representing 44 per cent of new learners in 2021, up from 37 per cent in 2019.

Rank	Country
1	United States
2	India
3	Mexico
4	Brazil
5	China

 

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs September 16

5. Which company Becomes First Indian IT Company To Capitalise Market Of $200 Million?
A) Cubesat
B) IBM
C) Accenture
D) Infosys
E) TCS
Answer: E) TCS

• TCS Becomes First Indian IT company To Capitalise Market Of $200 Million
  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), became the first Indian technology corporation to reach the $200 billion market capitalization (m-cap) threshold.
• TCS’s shares hit a new career-high of Rs 3,980 before concluding the day at Rs 3,955, up 1.8 per cent from the previous day’s close, extending this year’s winning run.

6. Which company becomes the latest automotive manufacturer to exit India in the last four years?
A) Bajaj
B) Mahindra
C) Tata
D) Honda
E) Ford
Answer: E) Ford

• In a recent announcement, Ford Motor Company despite expanding its Business Solutions team in India, the automotive manufacturer plans to restructure its operations in the region winding down its assembly in Sandand by the fourth quarter of 2021, and its vehicle and engine manufacturing in Chennai by the second quarter of 2022.
• The news follows the company operating losses of over US$2bn in the last 10 years and a US$0.8bn non-operating write-down of assets in 2019.
• The restructuring is expected to create a sustainably profitable business in India.

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs September 16

7. Munu Mahawar appointed as next High Commissioner of India to which country?
A) South Korea
B) UK
C) Maldives
D) Spain
E) Ireland
Answer: C) Maldives

• Munu Mahawar, presently Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Maldives, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
• Mahawar is a 1996-batch Indian Foreign Services officer.

8. Raja Randhir Singh appointed Olympic Council of Asia’s acting president. He was related to which sports?
A) Athletics
B) Tennis
C) Shooting
D) Hockey
E) Football
Answer: C) Shooting

• India’s Raja Randhir Singh has taken over as acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia after Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, former President, appeals a guilty verdict in a Swiss forgery trial.
• A five-time Olympic shooter and an Asian Games gold medalist in 1978, Singh was promoted to the role from his position as an honorary life vice president.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – Daily Current Affairs September 16

9. Which company launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip?
A) JAXA
B) ESA
C) ISRO
D) NASA
E) SpaceX
Answer: E) SpaceX

• SpaceX’s first private flight streaked into orbit with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism.
• It was the first time a spacecraft circled Earth with an all-amateur crew and no professional astronauts.
• The Dragon capsule’s two men and two women are looking to spend three days going round and round the planet from an unusually high orbit — 100 miles (160 kilometers) higher than the International Space Station — before splashing down off the Florida coast this weekend.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 16

10. Who announce formation of AUKUS – a new trilateral security partnership for Indo-Pacific region?
1) US
2) UK
3) Australia
A) Only 1
B) Only 3
C) Only 2
D) Only 1 & 3
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 16

11. Who addressed the FICCI Interaction and Launch of GCPMH 2021, in Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Bhagwanth Khuba
D) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: C) Bhagwanth Khuba

• Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Union Minister of State for Chemicals & fertilizers and New & Renewable Energy addressed the FICCI Interaction and Launch of GCPMH 2021, in Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi.
• The Minister also launched the brochure of the 2nd Edition of the Summit on “Global Chemicals & Petrochemicals Manufacturing Hubs in India” (GCPMH 2021).
• The event will be organised by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, in association with FICCI from 25th November to 26th November 2021 in New Delhi.

15th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting:

• 15th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting was held today virtually.
• Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, Union Minister of State for Power, attended the meeting alongwith other senior officials of the Ministry from the Indian side.
• The theme of the meeting “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”, aimed at coordinating efforts of ASEAN countries in pursuing the goal of energy security and energy transition that will benefit the people of our region.

12. BHEL commissions India’s largest floating solar plant in which state?
A) Haryana
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Maharashtra
Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

• State-owned BHEL announced the commissioning of India’s largest floating solar photovoltaic plant in Andhra Pradesh.
• Located at NTPC Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh, the 25-megawatt floating SPV project covers an area of 100 acres, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) said without disclosing the project cost.
• The engineering firm is the leading EPC player in the solar industry in India, with an overall portfolio of more than 1.2 gigawatts. Its portfolio of floating solar PV projects is also the largest in the country, with more than 45 MW projects commissioned and around 107 MW under execution.

13. Which organization partners with Dassault Systèmes to rave up innovation?
A) HAL
B) IOCL
C) NTPC
D) NHAI
E) AIM
Answer: E) AIM

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) NITI Aayog in partnership with Dassault Systèmes’ is all set to rave up the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem across the country.
• In this regard, a Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed between AIM and Dassault Systèmes in a virtual event to support various current and future initiatives of AIM programs and AIM beneficiaries in India.
• Under this SoI, Dassault Systèmes will support and promote AIM beneficiaries including Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), AIM incubators (AICs and EICs), Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACIC), grantees under Atal New India Challenge (ANIC), and Atal Research & Innovation for Small Enterprise (ARISE).
• With an aim to promote innovation and entrepreneurship amongst aspiring entrepreneurs, this program will act as a catalyst for an open innovation collaboration to accelerate disruptive innovation in the community.

14. Who launched Sansad TV on the occasion of International Day of Democracy?
1) Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
2) Shri Narendra Modi
3) Shri Om Birla
A) Only 1
B) Only 3
C) Only 2
D) Only 1 & 3
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

• Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla jointly launched Sansad TV on the occasion of International Day of Democracy.

15. The Union government approved a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components with an allocation of ______ spread over three financial years?
A) Rs 130 crore
B) Rs 140 crore
C) Rs 150 crore
D) Rs 160 crore
E) Rs 120 crore
Answer: E) Rs 120 crore

• The Union government approved a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components with an allocation of Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years.

16. Who launched “iRASTE”, an Artificial Intelligence-powered project, on a pilot basis in Nagpur in Maharashtra?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Bhagwanth Khuba
D) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: E) Nitin Gadkari

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched “iRASTE”, an Artificial Intelligence-powered project, on a pilot basis in Nagpur in Maharashtra with the aim of reducing accidents by 50 per cent in Vidarbha’s biggest city.
• A collaborative effort between the government, Intel, INAI, IIIT-Hyderabad, CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), the project will focus on vehicle safety, mobility analysis and road infrastructure safety to move towards a “Vision Zero” accident scenario, a release said.

17. Who announced the launch of ‘Uttar Pradesh Matra Bhumi Yojana’ that seeks to make the common man a direct participant in the development work of the state and strengthen the participatory rural economy and infrastructure?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Yogi Adityanath
C) Bhagwanth Khuba
D) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: B) Yogi Adityanath

• Chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced the launch of ‘Uttar Pradesh Matra Bhumi Yojana’ that seeks to make the common man a direct participant in the development work of the state and strengthen the participatory rural economy and infrastructure.
• Under this, every person will get a chance to directly participate in various works of infrastructure development in villages.
• The government will bear 50 per cent of the total cost of the project, while the remaining 50 % will be contributed by the interested people.
• In return the project can be named after the relatives of the collaborators as per their wish.

18. Kushinagar Airport declared as Customs Notified Airport. Kushinagar Airport is related to which State?
A) Haryana
B) Gujarat
C) Telangana
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Maharashtra
Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh

• The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notification no. 72/2021- Customs (N.T.) dated 13.09.2021, has declared Kushinagar Airport as a Customs notified airport.
• This would also facilitate international passenger movements including that of Buddhist pilgrims

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