Daily Current Affairs September 9

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September 9 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs September 9

1. International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on which date?
A) September 3
B) September 7
C) September 8
D) September 9
E) September 1
Answer: D) September 9

• The International Day to Protect Education from Attack is an international observance established by a unanimous decision of the United Nations General Assembly in 2020.
• It is observed on September 9 of each year.

RANKING – Daily Current Affairs September 9

2. Which Institution is topped in Overall Category in India Rankings 2021?
A) IIT Mumbai
B) IIT Mandi
C) IIT Kharagpur
D) II Kanpur
E) IIT Madras
Answer: E) IIT Madras

• Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the India Rankings 2021 instituted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework here today. Smt. Annpurna Devi, Minister of State; Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for MoE; Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State; Shri Amit Khare, Secretary (HE); Prof. D.P. Singh, Chairman, UGC; Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, Chairman, NBA and Dr. Anil kumar Nassa, Member Secretary, NBA also attended the event.

India Rankings 2021: Overall

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs September 9

3. India, ADB sign $112-million loan to improve water supply infrastructure in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Jharkhand
Answer: E) Jharkhand

ADB and India sign $300m loan to improve rural connectivity in Maharashtra:

• The additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project will help improve an additional 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges for a total length of 2,900 kilometres (km) in 34 districts.

4. The Reserve Bank removed which Bank from its Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF)?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) UCO Bank
C) Indian Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: B) UCO Bank

• On a review of the performance of the UCO Bank, the Board for Financial Supervision on the basis of the published financial results for 2020-21 found that the bank was not in breach of the PCA parameter, the RBI said in a statement.

5. Which Bank has partnered Lendingkart launched a customised overdraft facility for over 1 lakh customers of the fintech?
A) SBM Bank India
B) UCO Bank
C) Indian Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: A) SBM Bank India

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs September 9

6. Shri Ramesh Subramanian takes over as Managing Director of ____?
A) BPRL
B) BDL
C) DRDO
D) BEL
E) BHEL
Answer: A) BPRL

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company has announced the appointment of Shri S. Ramesh as the Managing Director of the Bharat PetroResources Limited (BPRL), a wholly owned subsidiary company of BPCL and consequently he has taken over.

7. The government has constituted how many-member panel for framing a new law for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices?
A) 9
B) 8
C) 6
D) 4
E) 3
Answer: B) 8

• The government has constituted an eight-member panel for framing a new law for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.
• The panel is being headed by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani.
• The Centre had on August 7 issued notification constituting a new committee for framing of New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Bill.
• The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, regulates the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.
• This Act is amended from time to time.
• The last amendment in the Act was made in 2008.

AWARDS – Daily Current Affairs September 9

8. Ayaan Shankta has been named as a 2021 International Young Eco-Hero in recognition of his efforts to solve tough environmental problems. He was related to which state?
A) Haryana
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Maharashtra
Answer: E) Maharashtra

• A 12-year-old environmental activist from Mumbai has been named as a 2021 International Young Eco-Hero in recognition of his efforts to solve tough environmental problems.
• Ayaan Shankta won the third place in the 8-14 age category for his project Conservation and Rehabilitation of Powai Lake.

9. ICRISAT wins Africa Food Prize 2021. ICRISAT is situated in which state?
A) Haryana
B) Telangana
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Maharashtra
Answer: B) Telangana

• Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, ICRISAT director general, accepted the award virtually.
• The US $1,00,000 prize puts a spotlight on bold initiatives and technical innovations that can be replicated across the continent to create a new era of food security and economic opportunity for all Africans.

10. Which state Governor receives ‘Victory Flame’ of ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ commemorating 1971 war victory?
A) Haryana
B) Telangana
C) Rajasthan
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Maharashtra
Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan received the ‘Victory Flame’ of ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’, commemorating the 50th-anniversary celebrations of India’s victory in the 1971 war at a function held in Raj Bhavan lawns here.
• Speaking on the occasion, Harichandan said that in the 1971 war, one of the shortest wars in history lasting only for 13 days, the Indian Army secured a decisive and historic victory over the Pakistan army which led to the creation of a new nation ‘Bangladesh’ and the war ended after the Eastern Command of the Pakistan military signed the ‘Instrument of Surrender’ on December 16, 1971, in Dhaka.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 9

11. India and which country launched Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind?
A) UK
B) Denmark
C) Myanmar
D) Bhutan
E) China
Answer: B) Denmark

• In what may help provide a push to India’s offshore wind power generation plans, India and Denmark launched the ‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’ as part of the green strategic partnership between the two nations.
• This assumes significance, given that the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has set a target of adding 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy projects by 2030.
• India plans to leverage scale to lower offshore energy tariffs by harnessing the enormous wind power potential along its 7,600km coastline.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs September 9

12. Who chaired the 13th BRICS Summit in a virtual format?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: B) Narendra Modi

• The theme for the Summit is ‘BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus’.

13. The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the procurement of 50 six C-295MW transport aircraft from which country for the Indian Air Force?
A) UK
B) Spain
C) Myanmar
D) Bhutan
E) China
Answer: B) Spain

• While 16 aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition from Spain within 48 months of the signing of the contract, 40 aircraft will be manufactured in India by TATA Consortium within ten years of the signing of the contract.
• All 56 aircraft will be installed with the indigenous Electronic Warfare Suite.

14. Who launched the Program of PMGDISHA Drive & Announcement of 100% Digital Literacy of all digital villages’ under AzadiKaAmritMahotsav?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: D) Rajeev Chandrasekhar

• Under the campaign, a three-day certification drive for rural citizens especially women and disadvantaged communities will be conducted from September 8th to 10th.
• From September 11th to 13th September, a certification drive for the PMGDISHA scheme will be conducted in a similar manner.
• Apart from this Common Service Center (CSC) also proposed to make all the Digital Villages 100 percent Digital Literate.
• The Government of India introduced its flagship Digital Literacy Programme, “Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)” in February 2017.
• The Scheme envisages making six crore persons in rural areas, across States/UTs, digitally literate, reaching around 40% of rural households by covering one member from every household where there is no digitally literate person.

15. Which edition of IBSA Tri-nation Virtual Conference on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) held on the second and third of September?
A) 4th
B) 8th
C) 5th
D) 6th
E) 7th
Answer: D) 6th

• India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) forum plays an important role in creating awareness about the strengths, opportunities and challenges of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), said BB Swain, the Secretary of Ministry of MSME.
• He said this while inaugurating the IBSA 6th Tri-nation Virtual Conference on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) held on the second and third of September.
• The main theme of the Conference was “Democracy for Demography and Development”

16. The Finance Ministry has released the sixth monthly instalment of revenue deficit grant of Rs 9,871 crore to how many states?
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
E) 17
Answer: E) 17

• The eligibility of states to receive this grant and the quantum of the grant was decided by the commission based on the gap between assessment of revenue and expenditure of the state after taking into account the assessed devolution for the financial year 2021-22, it noted.
• The states recommended for PDRD Grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission are: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
• The Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended a total PDRD Grant of
  Rs 1,18,452 crore to the 17 states in 2021-22.
• Out of this, an amount of Rs 59,226 crore (50 per cent) has been released so far.

17. Which state announces Electric Vehicle Policy, targets 2 lakh EVs in next five years?
A) Haryana
B) Gujarat
C) Assam
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Meghalaya
Answer: C) Assam

• To add two lakhs electric vehicles in next five years, Assam government has come up with Electric Vehicle Policy of Assam, 2021.
• The government has set a target to convert 100% of the public transport bus fleet into electric buses (Battery Electric Vehicles) by 2030 besides all Government vehicles to be converted to electric vehicles by 2030.

18. Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced a 100-day plan with ___ main points for the country’s civil aviation sector?
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 16
E) 17
Answer: D) 16

• Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced a 100-day plan with 16 main points for the country’s civil aviation sector, including policy measures and development of four new airports as well as heliports.
• The 100-day scheme will continue from 30th August to 30th November.
• It has 16 main points – 4 of which are under infrastructure, 8 under policy targets, and 4 under reforms.

19. Who inaugurated the National Conference of CISOs/CROs/Intermediaries in New Delhi?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Arjun Munda
D) Bhupendar Yadav
E) Ajay Kumar Mishra
Answer: E) Ajay Kumar Mishra

• Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra, inaugurated the National Conference of CISOs/CROs/Intermediaries in New Delhi.
• Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra in his inaugural address appreciated the active role that the National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Center (NCR&IC) and Modernisation Division of BPR&D are playing in the field of capacity building of LEAs to tackle cyber crime and cyber security challenges.
• He further said that the investigation and prevention of cyber crime is a challenging task.

20. Who Launches Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Prahlad Singh Patel
C) Arjun Munda
D) Bhupendar Yadav
E) Ajay Kumar Mishra
Answer: B) Prahlad Singh Patel

• The Minister of State, Jal Shakti Ministry, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel presided over the e-launch of Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase -II at an event organized by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS).
• The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) will undertake Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 countrywide to support acceleration of ODF Plus interventions and increase momentum for improving ODF Sustainability as well as Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) activities across the villages in the country.

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