Daily Current Affairs September 29

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September 29 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs September 29

World Heart Day is observed on which date?

A) September 29
B) September 23
C) September 27
D) September 26
E) September 28
Answer: A) September 29

• As per the World Heart Federation, World Heart Day is important as Cardio-Vascular disease (CVD) remains the world’s number one killer, resulting in 18.6 million deaths a year.
• Covid-19 has only been more heartbreaking for this figure as it has made 520 million people living with CVD, more vulnerable to developing severe forms of the coronavirus.

History:

• The idea of an annual event was conceived by Antoni Bayés de Luna, the president of WHF from 1997-2011.

Theme:

• This year, the theme of World Heart Day is “Use Heart to Connect”.

International Day Of Awareness Of Food Loss And Waste 2021:

• September 29 was designated as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste by the United Nations in order to promote global efforts and collective action against responsible consumption and production of food.
• It is deemed essential in circumstances where thousands of people across the impoverished nations are standing on the brink of universal food crisis.

SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs September 29

Manny Pacquiao announces retirement. He was related to which sports?

A) Cricket
B) Baseball
C) Basketball
D) Boxing
E) Table Tennis
Answer: D) Boxing

• Pacquiao finished his 26-year, 72-fight career with 62 wins, eight losses, and two draws.
• Of those 62 wins, 39 were by knockout and 23 by decision.
• He won 12 world titles.
• His retirement from boxing followed a disheartening defeat to Yordenis Ugas in Paradise, Nevada on Aug. 21.
• The younger Cuban boxer, who defected to the United States in 2010, beat Pacquiao by unanimous decision, retaining his WBA welterweight title.

Who becomes first player in T20 cricket to aggregate 300 wickets, 10,000 runs?

A) Shane Warne
B) Brian Lara
C) MS Dhoni
D) Jaques Kallis
E) Kieron Pollard
Answer: E) Kieron Pollard

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs September 29

Which small finance bank has decided to discontinue its ATMs from October 1?

A) A U Small Finance Bank
B) Capital Small Finance Bank
C) ESAF Small Finance Bank
D) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
E) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
Answer: E) Suryoday Small Finance Bank

• Suryoday Small Finance Bank has decided to discontinue its ATMs from October 1.
• Customers can use their Suryoday Bank debit cards at ATMs of any other banks to withdraw cash, it further said.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs September 29

Britannia partners with which company to accelerate digital transformation?

A) Amazon
B) Microsoft
C) Infosys
D) TCS
E) Accenture
Answer: E) Accenture

• Britannia Industries has collaborated with Accenture for its holistic digital transformation programme.
• The programme is meant to help accelerate innovation, capture value and improve the customer and supplier experience.
• To help Britannia on its digital transformation journey, Accenture designed, developed and deployed a technology system based on SAP S/4HANA.

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs September 29

Najla Bouden Romdhane is appointed as Prime Minister of which country?

A) USA
B) Tunisia
C) Afghanistan
D) Poland
E) Iran
Answer: B) Tunisia

• Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Najla Bouden Romdhane as prime minister.
• She is first Female PM.

Fumio Kishida wins race to become Japan’s next prime minister:

• Fumio Kishida has won a race to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), putting him on course to become the next prime minister.
• Mr Kishida will succeed Yoshihide Suga, who decided to step down after just one year in office.

AWARDS – Daily Current Affairs September 29

Which state bagged the award for the best Tourism Policy in the country?

A) Karnataka
B) Manipur
C) Mizoram
D) Haryana
E) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: E) Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra Pradesh bagged the award for the best Tourism Policy in the country.
• The awards were instituted by the Tour and Travels Association (TTAA).
• Under the policy, 11 themes — Rural Tourism, Heritage Tourism, Buddhist Tourism, Eco-Tourism, Beach & Water Tourism, Recreation & Adventure Tourism, Religious Tourism, Cuisine Tourism, Wellness Tourism, MICE Tourism and Medical Tourism — have been introduced to provide a quality experience to the tourists visiting the state.
• The incentives proposed are some of the best in the industry and will attract both large-scale and small-scale investments, Bhargava said.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 29

India, which country sign two MoUs for cooperation in Health and Biomedical Sciences?

A) USA
B) Australia
C) Afghanistan
D) Poland
E) Iran
Answer: A) USA

• Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the closing session of the 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue being hosted by India.
• The two-day Dialogue was leveraged as a platform to deliberate upon multiple ongoing collaborations in the health sector between the two countries.
• Two MoUs were also signed at the concluding session.
• One MoU was signed concerning cooperation in the field of Health and Biomedical sciences.
• The other MoU was signed for cooperation with International Centre for Excellence in Research (ICER).

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 29

The Union Cabinet approved capital infusion of _______ in the state-owned Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) and its listing through an initial public offering?

A) Rs 2,400 crore
B) Rs 3,400 crore
C) Rs 4,400 crore
D) Rs 5,400 crore
E) Rs 7,400 crore
Answer: C) Rs 4,400 crore

Cabinet nod to ‘PM Poshan’ scheme for providing cooked meals to school kids:

• The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The existing mid-day meal scheme will be subsumed into the PM Poshan Shakti Nirman scheme with the addition of several new components in it, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said after the meeting.
• The central government will also bear the additional cost of about Rs 45,000 crore on food grains.
• “Therefore, the total scheme budget will amount to Rs 1,30,794.90 crore,” the statement added.

Cabinet approves doubling of Rajkot-Kanalus railway line:

• The total estimated cost of the project will be Rs.1,080.58 crore and its escalated / completion cost is Rs.1,168.13 crore.
• The total length of doubling of line is 111.20 km.
• The project will be completed in four years.
• The existing goods traffic handled on the section mainly consists of POL, Coal, Cement, Fertilizer and Food grains.

Cabinet approves doubling of Nimach-Ratlam railway line:

• The total estimated cost of the project will be Rs.1,095.88 crore and its escalated / completion cost is Rs.1,184.67 crore.
• The total length of doubling of line is 132.92 km.
• The project will be completed in four years.

Govt extends emergency credit scheme for MSMEs till 31 March, 2022:

• In order to support Covid-hit MSMEs further, Centre announced an extension of its Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) till 31 March, 2022, or till guarantees for an amount of ₹4.5 lakh crore are issued under the scheme, whichever is earlier.
• The Ministry of Finance also announced that the date of disbursement under the scheme has also been extended to 30 June, 2022.

Who launched the ‘Nirbhaya – Ek Pahal’ programme under Mission Shakti – Phase 3 in Lucknow?

A) Narendra Modi
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Yogi Adityanath
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) G. Kishan Reddy
Answer: C) Yogi Adityanath

• While launching the programme, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath informed that as many as 75,000 women will get connected with state banks, get loans at cheaper interest rates and be able to avail benefits of state subsidies under the PM Mudra Yojana for three months.

Which company will participate in the Expo 2020, Dubai, as part of the Indian Pavilion?

A) NHAI
B) BHEL
C) BDL
D) BEL
E) L & T
Answer: E) L & T

Which state govt, Tata Technologies join hands to transform technical training, encourage innovation?

A) Karnataka
B) Manipur
C) Mizoram
D) Haryana
E) Puducherry
Answer: B) Manipur

• Global engineering and product development digital services firm Tata Technologies Ltd (TTL) said it has collaborated with the Manipur government to transform technical training and encourage entrepreneurship and innovation in the state.
• The two parties have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for a period of 3 years for the purpose, Tata Technologies Ltd said in a statement.
• Under the collaboration, a center for invention, innovation, incubation and Training (CIIIT) on industrial experiential learning and development will be established in Manipur.

Which Ministry increases income limit of physically challenged dependents for family pension?

A) Home Ministry
B) Women & Child Development Ministry
C) Power Ministry
D) Food Processing Industries Ministry
E) Defence Ministry
Answer: E) Defence Ministry

• The Defence Ministry has taken a decision to enhance the income criteria for grant of family pension to children and siblings suffering from mental or physical disability.
• ‘Accordingly, such child/sibling shall be eligible for family pension for life, if his/her overall income fromsources other than family pension remains less than the entitled family pension at ordinary rate i.e 30 per cent of the last pay drawn by the deceased government servant/pensioner concerned plus the dearness relief admissible thereon,’ the Ministry said in a statement.
• The financial benefit in such cases will accrue with effect from February 8.
• ‘Presently, the disabled child/sibling is eligible for family pension if overall monthly income of disabled child/sibling from sources other than family pension is not more than Rs 9,000/- along with dearness relief thereon,’ the statement added.

Who launched ‘Amul Honey- a product of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. under active cooperation with ‘National Bee Board’?

A) Narendra Modi
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Yogi Adityanath
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) G. Kishan Reddy
Answer: B) Narendra Singh Tomar

UIDAI slashes Aadhaar authentication charge. The charge has been slashed to ____ from ₹20 per instance?

A) ₹3
B) ₹4
C) ₹5
D) ₹7
E) ₹8
Answer: A) ₹3

• The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues the Aadhaar card in the country, has slashed the price for authentication by customers.
• The charge has been slashed to ₹3 from ₹20 per instance to enable entities to leverage their infrastructure for providing ease of living to people through various services and benefits.

Which state/UT launches ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’ in all govt schools?

A) Assam
B) Chandigarh
C) Delhi
D) Odisha
E) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C) Delhi

• Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal launched the ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’ in all the government schools by organising a programme at Chhatrasal Stadium with an aim to instil patriotism among school students.

Which state announced to include bajra in the ‘Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana’ from this kharif season?

A) Karnataka
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Mizoram
D) Haryana
E) Puducherry
Answer: D) Haryana

• The Haryana government announced to include bajra in the ‘Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana’ from this kharif season, a move that appears to be aimed at encouraging private players to buy the produce which the government procures at ₹2,250 per quintal minimum support price (MSP).
• In case the private players buy bajra below the MSP, the government will pay farmers the difference in price up to ₹600 per quintal on average of the yield.
• In kharif season 2021, 2.71 lakh farmers have registered on the ‘Meri fasal, Mera Byora’ portal for bajra.

Who inaugurated the India Export Initiative and IndiaXports 2021 Portal of India SME Forum in New Delhi?

A) Narendra Modi
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Yogi Adityanath
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Narayan Rane
Answer: E) Narayan Rane

• IndiaXports aims to orient MSMEs free of cost, with the objective of focussing on the untapped export potential in existing tariff lines and supporting MSMEs in order to grow the number of exporting MSMEs and increase MSME exports by 50% in 2022 and contributing to the PM’s dream of the US $5 Trillion Economy.

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