Daily Current Affairs September 2

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September 2 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs September 2

1. World Coconut Day is observed on which date?
A) September 3
B) September 2
C) September 4
D) September 5
E) September 1
Answer: B) September 2

World Coconut Day: History and Significance:

• The first World Coconut Day was celebrated on 2 September 2009.

World Coconut Day 2021: Theme:

• Keeping in mind the Covid-19 pandemic, this year, the theme for the World Coconut Day 2021 is “Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient and Sustainable Coconut Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond”.

SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs September 2

2. The seventh edition of the Professional Squash Association Challenger Tour gets underway in Greater Noida on which date?
A) September 2
B) September 3
C) September 4
D) September 5
E) September 6
Answer: C) September 4

• Besides world No.77 Sunayna Kuruvilla and world No.86 Tanvi Khanna, Abhishek Agarwal, ranked 164th, will also be participating at the PSA Tour.
• The HCL Squash Podium Program was launched in 2019 and the first PSA tournament under this program was also held in Delhi NCR in August 2019.
• Since then, PSA Tours have been hosted across Chennai, Mumbai and Jaipur.

3. Cristiano Ronaldo set the world record for most international goals, surpassing Iran’s Ali Daei tally of 109 goals in international football. Cristiano Ronaldo is related to which country?
A) Australia
B) Portugal
C) Qatar
D) China
E) Nepal
Answer: B) Portugal

OBITUARY – Daily Current Affairs September 2

4. Chandan Mitra passed away. He was related to which field?
A) Businessman
B) Politician
C) Writer
D) Actor
E) Commodore
Answer: B) Politician

• Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra died at his south Delhi residence after a long ailment.
• Elected to the Rajya Sabha as a BJP member twice, Chandan Mitra was considered close to BJP patriarch L K Advani.
• In 2018, he resigned from the party and joined the Trinamool Congress but stayed away from active politics.

5. Sidharth Shukla passed away. He won Bigboss title in which edition?
A) 15
B) 14
C) 13
D) 12
E) 11
Answer: C) 13

• Popular television and film actor Sidharth Shukla, who became a household name with his role in the long-running TV show “Balika Vadhu”, died.
• Other than “Bigg Boss 13”, he participated in other reality shows, including ”Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6” and ”Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7”.
• In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut with the Karan Johar-produced ”Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” where he had a supporting role opposite Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.

RANKING – Daily Current Affairs September 2

6. What is the rank of Amul in Rabobank 2021 Global Daily Top 20 Report?
A) 11
B) 20
C) 19
D) 18
E) 12
Answer: D)18

Rank	Company	Country
1	Lactalis	France
2	Nestle	Switzerland
3	Dairy Farmers of America	US
18	Gujarat Co-operation Milk Marketing Federation	India

 

7. Which Institution is topped in India in the THE World University Rankings 2022?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Hyderabad
C) IISc Bangalore
D) IIT Roorkee
E) IIT Ropar
Answer: C) IISc Bangalore

Rank	Institution
1	University of Oxford
2	California Institute of Technology
3	Harvard University
301-350	Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
351-400	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs September 2

8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 25 lakh on which bank for non-compliance with certain provisions of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms?
A) Axis Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) IDFC FIRST Bank
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: A) Axis Bank

9. Which organisation allocates $17.86 billion to India under SDR?
A) EIB
B) EUB
C) ADB
D) AIIB
E) IMF
Answer: E) IMF

• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made an allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 12.57 billion (equivalent to around $17.86 billion at the latest exchange rate) to India.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs September 2

10. Which company partners with Ed4All and NIOS to empower students in open schooling system?
A) Microsoft
B) Flipkart
C) TCS
D) Amazon
E) Facebook
Answer: A) Microsoft

• The partnership will benefit over 170 million learners across the open schooling ecosystem in India by providing them access to tools, experiences, and skills needed to be job-ready in a digital economy.

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs September 2

11. Dorje Angchuk becomes first Indian to be inducted as Honorary Member of IAU. He was related to which UT?
A) Puducherry
B) Ladakh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Delhi
E) Lakshadweep
Answer: B) Ladakh

• A Ladakh-based engineer has become the first Indian Honorary Member of International Astronomical Union (IAU) along with ten others from around the world, joining a select list of 20 international experts.
• Dorje Angchuk of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India, is also the first Indian to bag the position in the prestigious body.

12. RBI to set up how many members panel on NUE licences?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: A) 5

AWARDS – Daily Current Affairs September 2

13. Which railway station awarded 5- star Eat Right Station certification by FSSAI?
A) Mumbai Railway Station
B) Chennai Railway Station
C) Kolkata Railway Station
D) Lucknow Railway Station
E) Chandigarh Railway Station
Answer: E) Chandigarh Railway Station

• Indian Railways’ Chandigarh Railway Station has been awarded a 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers.
• This certification is granted by FSSAI to railway stations adhering to standard food storage and hygiene practices.
• Chandigarh Railway Station becomes the fifth station in India to get this recognition.
• The other railway stations with this certification include Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station; (Delhi), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; (Mumbai), Mumbai Central Railway Station; (Mumbai) and Vadodara Railway Station.

14. Basant Kumar Misra has received the prestigious ‘International Lifetime Achievement Award in Neurosurgery’ conferred by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).He was related to which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Odisha

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – Daily Current Affairs September 2

15. Which country develops prototype miniature helicopter for Mars missions?
A) Australia
B) Iceland
C) Qatar
D) China
E) Nepal
Answer: D) China

• China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency, following the historic landing of a robotic rover on the Red Planet a few months ago.
• The prototype is similar in appearance to the robotic helicopter Ingenuity, developed by NASA for its Perseverance mission this year, according to a photograph posted on the website of China’s National Space Science Center.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 2

16. India – Kazakhstan joint military exercise KAZIND-21 commenced at Training Node Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan.This year is which edition?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: A) 5

• This is the 5th edition of the annual bilateral joint exercise between the two Armies, and will continue till September 10, an official statement said.
• The last exercise was held at Pithoragarh, India in September 2019.
• The exercise will culminate in a 48 hours joint validation exercise scheduled on September 8 and 9.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 2

17. Which state decided to set up a unified information system for effective implementation of various social welfare schemes and services in the state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Kerala
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Kerala

• It would be a centralised public platform for identifying and selecting the beneficiaries of all social schemes of the government as part of this, an ‘Aadhaar Vault’ would be set up in the initial phase spending Rs 34.32 crore and permission was given to the Rebuild Kerala Initiative to grant administrative nod for the same.

18. Who launches ‘Yoga-Break’ app for professionals to de-stress at workplace?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Jitendra Singh
C) Sarbanand Sonowal
D) Anurag Singh Thakur
E) Virendra Kumar
Answer: C) Sarbanand Sonowal

• Union Minister of Ayush Sarbanand Sonowal launched the ‘Yoga-Break’ application for working professionals to de-stress, refresh and re-focus at their workplace to increase their productivity.
• The five-minute protocol encompassing Asanas, Pranayama and Dhyana will be available through the mobile app.
• The launch was a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a series of events organised by the Union government to celebrate 75th year of India’s Independence.

19. Which state Cabinet to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park?
A) Assam
B) Kerala
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: A) Assam

• The Assam Cabinet decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park, also a Tiger reserve, as Orang National Park.
• Taking cognisance of the Adivasi and tea tribe community’s demands, the Cabinet has decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park, government spokesperson and Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika said at a media briefing after the meeting.
• Covering an area of 79.28 sq km, it was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1985, and a national park in 1999.

20. Which UT launches rural women enterprise acceleration scheme SAATH?
A) Puducherry
B) Ladakh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Delhi
E) Lakshadweep
Answer: C) Jammu & Kashmir

• As many as 5,000 women will participate in entrepreneur workshops, 500 will be provided enterprise up-scaling training, and 100 will be selected for business mentoring under the SAATH initiative.

21. Who inaugurates first-ever BRICS film technology symposium?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Jitendra Singh
C) Sarbanand Sonowal
D) Anurag Singh Thakur
E) Virendra Kumar
Answer: D) Anurag Singh Thakur

• Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the first BRICS Film Technology Symposium.
• In a virtual address, Thakur said the symposium is a part of special events planned in the run-up to the BRICS summit to be held in India this year.
• The two-day film technology symposium, in cooperation with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), will have 25 speakers from BRICS countries who will touch upon different segments of film technology.

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