Daily Current Affairs September 8

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September 8 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs September 8

1. International Literacy Day is observed on which date?
A) September 3
B) September 7
C) September 8
D) September 5
E) September 1
Answer: C) September 8

• International Literacy Day is observed and celebrated widely every year on September 8.
• The first International Literacy Day was observed in the year 1967.
• It is usually observed to remind the international community about the importance of literacy for individuals, communities and societies.

Theme of International Literacy Day:

• In 2021, the theme of International Literacy Day is ‘Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide’.

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs September 8

2. Which Bank in collaboration with Mswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd launches new point-of-sale device for merchant customers?
A) Axis Bank
B) Karnataka Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) IDFC FIRST Bank
E) Bank of India
Answer: B) Karnataka Bank

• Karnataka Bank, in collaboration with Mswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd, has launched ‘WisePOSGo’ — a PoS (point-of-sales) device that processes business payments — for the bank’s merchant customers.
• This device is an all-in-one swiping machine loaded with advanced features such as contactless payment, mobile phone, QR code, pay by link, magstripe and barcode scanner.

3. Which Bank in association with OneCard, launched the SIB – OneCard Credit Card?
A) Axis Bank
B) South Indian Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) IDFC FIRST Bank
E) Bank of India
Answer: B) South Indian Bank

• The Kerala-based lender South Indian Bank, in association with OneCard, launched the SIB – OneCard Credit Card.
• The premium metal card, the SIB – OneCard has a unique app-based onboarding process, which is in line with the bank’s vision of digital transformation.
• The internationally valid credit card on the Visa Signature platform can be controlled through the OneCard App.
• The SIB – OneCard comes with features such as lifetime validity with zero joining and annual fees, 100 per cent digital customer onboarding process, instant virtual card issuance, instant issuance of reward points and easy redemption within the app, etc.
• It has the lowest forex fee in the market at just 1 per cent.

4. Which company will partner with investment platform Kuvera.in to provide the services of to open FD Deposits?
A) BharatPe
B) Patym
C) Amazon Pay
D) PhonePe
E) Google Pay
Answer: C) Amazon Pay

• Just days after Google Pay announces its wealth management services in the form of fixed deposits, another American giant Amazon has stepped in with their own offering in the segment.
• The company is set to offer deposit booking services for its customers.
• Amazon Pay will partner with investment platform Kuvera.in to provide the services.
• Amazon Pay’s customers will be able to invest in mutual funds and fixed deposits.

ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS – Daily Current Affairs September 8

5. BYJU’s has announced the acquisition of _____ , an online exam preparation platform?
A) Practice Mock
B) Oliveboard
C) Race
D) Adda247
E) Gradeup
Answer: E) Gradeup

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs September 8

6. Govt appoints how many merchant bankers for managing LIC IPO?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 7
D) 5
E) 3
Answer: A) 10

• The government has appointed 10 merchant bankers including Goldman Sachs (India) Securities, Citigroup Global Markets India, and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities India to manage the mega initial public offering of country’s largest insurer LIC.
• Other selected bankers include SBI Capital Market, JM Financial, Axis Capital, BofA Securities, JP Morgan India, ICICI Securities, and Kotak Mahindra Capital Co Ltd, a circular on the divestment department website said.
• The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) is also in the process of appointing a legal adviser for the stake sale and the last date for putting bids is September 16.

7. Neeraj Chopra is appointed as Brand ambassador of which insurance company?
A) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
C) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance
E) Tata AIA Life Insurance
Answer: E) Tata AIA Life Insurance

8. Who has been named in the selection committee for this year’s National Sports Awards?
1) L Sarita Devi
2) Venkatesh Prasad
3) Devendra Jhajharia
A) Only 1
B) Only 3
C) Only 2
D) Only 1 & 3
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

• Three-time Paralympic medal-winning javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, and ex-world champion boxer L Sarita Devi have been named in the selection committee for this year’s National Sports Awards.
• Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Mukundakum Sharma has been picked as the chairperson of the committee, which also includes decorated former shooter Anjali Bhagwat and former women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra, the sports ministry stated in a circular.

9. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India GC Murmu was elected as the chairman of the assembly of Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) for a period of ____ years?
A) 6
B) 5
C) 4
D) 3
E) 2
Answer: D) 3

• The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India GC Murmu was elected as the chairman of the assembly of Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) for a period of three years from 2024 to 2027.
• As per a statement released by the office of CAG, Murmu was elected by the 56th governing board of ASOSAI and approval for the same was conveyed by the 15th assembly of ASOSAI. India will host the 16th assembly of ASOSAI in 2024.

10. Who has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Piyush Goyal
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: D) Piyush Goyal

• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20, an influential grouping that brings together the world’s major economies.
• Making the announcement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders’ summit in 2023 for the first time.
• The next G20 Summit is scheduled to take place from October 30 to 31 under the Italian presidency.

11. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted its approval for the re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of which Bank?
A) Axis Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) IDFC FIRST Bank
E) Bank of India
Answer: D) IDFC FIRST Bank

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted its approval for the re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IDFC FIRST Bank.
• Vaidyanathan took over as the MD & CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank in December 2018 after Capital First and IDFC Bank merger.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – Daily Current Affairs September 8

12. Which country has successfully launched a new satellite into space to improve the country’s hyperspectral observation capacity of the atmosphere, water and land?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) China
D) France
E) Ireland
Answer: C) China

• The Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-5 02, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province, Xinhua news agency reported, adding that it entered the planned orbit successfully.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 8

13. India, which country agree to coordinate approaches in multilateral formats on Afghan settlement?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) Hungary
D) France
E) Ireland
Answer: B) Russia

• Emphasising the need to prevent escalation of violence in Afghanistan, India and Russia agreed to coordinate their approaches in multilateral formats regarding the Afghan settlement, informed Russian Embassy here.
• This was agreed upon during the high-level meeting between India and Russia on the situation in Afghanistan.

14. World’s largest plant capturing carbon from air starts in which country?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) Hungary
D) France
E) Iceland
Answer: E) Iceland

• The world’s largest plant that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and deposits it underground is due to start operating, the company behind the nascent green technology said.
• Swiss start-up Climeworks AG, which specializes in capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air, has partnered with Icelandic carbon storage firm Carbfix to develop a plant that sucks out up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 8

15. _____ meeting of Brics Sherpas and Sous Sherpas convened under India’s chairship?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: C) 3

• The third Brics Sherpas’ and Sous Sherpas’ meeting was convened under India’s chairship.
• The meeting was chaired by Secretary (CPV&OIA) and India’s Brics Sherpa, Sanjay Bhattacharyya. Amb. Sarquis J.B. Sarquis, Brazil’s Brics Sherpa; Amb. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s Brics Sherpa; Amb. Ma Zhaoxu, China’s Brics Sherpa; and Amb. Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s Brics Sherpa led their respective delegations.
• Brics Sherpas reviewed preparations for the upcoming 13th Brics Summit to be held September 9 in virtual format under the chairship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The discussions took place in a constructive and cordial atmosphere.
• The Sherpas commended India for its success in advancing intra-Brics cooperation despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and building on its theme of ‘Brics@15: Intra-Brics Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus’.

16. Who inaugurates International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Jitendra Singh
Answer: E) Jitendra Singh

• This is the 7th Edition of the Conference and is being held under the aegis of Materials Research Society of India in association with Anna University, SKUAST-K, NIT Mizoram, SSM College of Engineering, IIT Madras, SKIMS, M G University Kerela, and in collaboration with Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF), IIT Delhi. The Conference will be held in hybrid mode and around 300 participants from around the country will take part in it.

17. Which state announced institution of ”Kalaignar Ezhuthukol Award” for journalists making exemplary journalistic contributions towards social development and the uplift of marginalised people?
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Jharkhand
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Haryana
Answer: D) Tamil Nadu

• The Tamil Nadu government announced a welfare board for journalists, an increase in financial support to families of press, media persons who die in harness and funding higher education of young, eligible scribes in journalism schools.
• Making announcements on new initiatives for his department, Information Minister M P Saminathan announced institution of ”Kalaignar Ezhuthukol Award” for journalists making exemplary journalistic contributions towards social development and the uplift of marginalised people.
• The award includes a cash component of Rs 5 lakh and a certificate of appreciation, he said.
• Kalaignar is a reference to former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and anything, including a pen, used to write is ”Ezhuthukol.”
• Announcing setting up a welfare board, the Minister said it would integrate schemes for working journalists and also provide welfare assistance and render support.
• The financial support for families of journalists who die in harness would be increased to Rs 5 lakh from the present Rs 3 lakh, he said.

18. Who launched a programme Bujurgon ki Baat-Desh Ke Saath in New Delhi?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Yogi Adityanath
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) G Kishan Reddy
Answer: E) G Kishan Reddy

• Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy launched a programme Bujurgon ki Baat-Desh Ke Saath in New Delhi.
• The programme aims at enhancing the interaction between the youth and the elder people who are 95 years and above and have spent around 18 years in India before independence.
• The video of the interaction should preferably be kept below 60 seconds and can be uploaded at www.rashtragaan.in

19. Which State/UT announced the launch of a dedicated State Covid Helpline on WhatsApp?
A) Assam
B) Kerala
C) Delhi
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Delhi

• The Delhi Government announced the launch of a dedicated State Covid Helpline on WhatsApp.
• This service is free-to-use and will act as a source for up-to-date information about COVID-19-related resources in Delhi.
• The helpline also makes it easy for citizens of Delhi to find their nearest vaccination centre and available slots.
• This service is available in Hindi and English.
• To use the “Delhi Government Helpdesk” on WhatsApp, simply save the number
  +91 11 2230 7145 on your phone contacts and send ‘Hi’ as a WhatsApp message.
• Built on an integrated solution of WhatsApp Business API, the helpline will fetch verified answers from the Government of Delhi to citizens’ COVID-related queries.
• The service provides information on topics such as hospital beds availability, vaccination, teleconsultation with doctors and oxygen cylinder refilling.

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