Daily Current Affairs September 3

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September 3 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs September 3

1. Avani Lekhara won a bronze medal in the R8 women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 event. He was related to which sports?
A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Boxing
D) Weightlifting
E) Shooting
Answer: E) Shooting

• This is Avani’s second medal in the ongoing Paralympics as she had won gold earlier this week.
• Avani was at the fourth position at the end of the kneeling round with a score of 149.5 points.
• The 19-year-old Indian athlete slipped into the sixth position following the conclusion of the prone round.
• After shot 30, Avani had 303.4 points.

Debutant Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men’s T64 high jump at Paralympics:

• India’s Praveen Kumar clinched the silver medal in the men’s high jump T64 event of the Paralympics, taking the country’s haul to 11 in the ongoing Games.
• This was also Kumar’s personal best performance and his first major medal since taking up the sport in 2019.
• The teenager is a Noida resident and is now the youngest medal winner in the Indian contingent here.

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs September 3

2. Which Bank launches Credit Card in association with Visa?
A) Indian Overseas Bank
B) State Bank of India
C) HDFC Bank
D) Federal Bank
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: D) Federal Bank

• The three variants of the card are — Celesta, Imperio and Signet, each of which is designed to cater to the needs of different segments of customers.

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs September 3

3. Which SFB ropes in hockey player Rani Rampal, cricketer Smriti Mandhana as brand ambassadors?
A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
B) Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank.
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank.
D) A U Small Finance Bank.
E) Capital Small Finance Bank.
Answer: C) Equitas Small Finance Bank.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 3

4. India-which country hold 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting, discuss inclusive Indo-Pacific?
A) UK
B) USA
C) Iraq
D) Iran
E) Germany
Answer: B) USA

India signs project agreement with US for air-launched aerial vehicles:

• India has signed a project agreement (PA) with the United States for air-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (ALUAV), informed the Ministry of Defence.
• According to an official release, the agreement was signed on July 30 earlier this year between the Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defence under the joint working group air systems in the defence technology and trade initiative.

5. India, which country sign pacts to reconstruct over 100 projects damaged by 2015 earthquake?
A) UK
B) USA
C) Nepal
D) Iran
E) Germany
Answer: C) Nepal

• India and Nepal signed memorandum of understandings for the reconstruction of 14 cultural heritage and 103 health sector projects damaged by the devastating 2015 earthquake in the country.
• These projects will be reconstructed at a cost of 420 crore Nepalese Rupees (USD 36 million), India’s Embassy here said in a statement.
• The Indian Embassy and the Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Building) of National Reconstruction Authority signed the MoUs for the reconstruction of 14 cultural heritage projects in Lalitpur, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dhading districts and 103 health sector projects in Lalitpur, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap, Dolakha, Gulmi, Gorkha and Kavre districts.

6. New Development Bank approves which country as a new member?
A) UK
B) USA
C) Bangladesh
D) Iran
E) Germany
Answer: C) Bangladesh

• The New Development Bank (NDB) established by the BRICS ((Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries in 2015 approved Bangladesh as its new member.
• The NDB Board of Governors initiated the negotiation to expand its membership in 2020.
• It has now approved the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh as its first new member countries.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 3

7. Who chaired a meeting of BRICS ministers of energy?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Krishan Pal Gurjar
D) Dharmendra Pradhan
E) Prahlad Singh Patel
Answer: C) Krishan Pal Gurjar

• Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar chaired a meeting of BRICS ministers of energy, an official statement said.
• He also launched the BRICS Energy Report 2021, BRICS Energy Technology Report 2021 and BRICS Energy Research Directory 2021.
• This was the 6th meeting of BRICS energy ministers and a joint communique was adopted.

8. Who launches campaign to distribute prophylactic medicines to combat COVID-19?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Krishan Pal Gurjar
D) Sarbananda Sonowal
E) Prahlad Singh Patel
Answer: D) Sarbananda Sonowal

• The Ayush Ministry launched a campaign here for distributing Ayush prophylactic medicines and written guidelines on diet and lifestyle to 75 lakh people across the country to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The campaign was launched by Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State (MoS) for Ayush Munjpara Mahendrabhai, a ministry statement said.
• In the next one year, the immunity booster medicines and the guidelines to combat COVID-19 will be distributed to 75 lakh people across the country with a special focus on the geriatric (people aged 60 and above) population and frontline workers, it said.

9. SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant join Fit India Freedom Run to mark Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. What is the headquarters of SAIL?
A) Kolkata
B) Hyderabad
C) Bangalore
D) New Delhi
E) Mumbai
Answer: D) New Delhi

10. Dr Jitendra Singh virtually inaugurated ____ edition of the Global MedTech Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
A) 12th
B) 11th
C) 13th
D) 15th
E) 14th
Answer: C) 13th

11. Who chairs 24th meeting of Financial Stability and Development Council?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Krishan Pal Gurjar
D) Nirmala Sitharaman
E) Prahlad Singh Patel
Answer: D) Nirmala Sitharaman

12. Which state govt launches AtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna, AtmaNirbhar Bagwani Yojna?
A) Maharashtra
B) Kerala
C) Bihar
D) Arunachal Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: D) Arunachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Pradesh government launched two of its ambitious schemes, one in agriculture sector called ‘AtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna’ and the other for horticulture named ‘AtmaNirbhar Bagwani Yojna’.
• The schemes are part of the AtmaNirbhar program announced during the Budget session held in February this year.
• A total amount of Rs 120 crores – Rs 60 crore for each scheme has been allocated to the two concerned departments of Agriculture and Horticulture.

13. Which state launched the Mara Mitra (a tree’s friend) app, created by Cauvery Calling?
A) Maharashtra
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Arunachal Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Karnataka

• Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar launched the Mara Mitra (a tree’s friend) app, created by Cauvery Calling, as part of a series of initiatives being undertaken for an afforestation drive along the Cauvery basin.
• The app was simultaneously launched in nine districts of Karnataka where volunteers of Cauvery Calling are working with Karnataka Forest Department and 890 Mara Mitras.
• “Krushi Aranya Protsaha Yojane and NREGA are schemes by the Karnataka government.
• Isha Foundation is tracking demand generation.

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