Latest Current Affairs For Monday 6th September, 2021

Current Affairs in One Minute

1-India's Singhraj Adhana wins bronze in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020. 

2-Nine new Judges including three women took oath as Justices in Supreme Court of India, taking its strength to 33. 

3-Defence Minister Ranjath Singh launched 180 development projects worth over ₹1,710 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency. 

4-Odisha's Kendrapara becomes only district in India to have all three crocodile species. 

5-The United States has announced it will end its 20-year military mission in Afghanistan after its final military flight left the Afghan capital. 

6-Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has concluded the divestment of its entire stake in 99 MW hydro power plant at Singoli-Bhatwari in Uttarakhand to ReNew Power Services Private Limited. 

7-Global consumer internet group Prosus NV said PayU will acquire Indian digital payments provider BillDesk for USD 4.7 billion (about Rs 34,376.2 crore). 

8-Kotak Mahindra Bank said that it will sell 20 crore shares held in Airtel Payments Bank (APBL) for a cash consideration of Rs 294 crore or more to Bharti Enterprises Ltd. 

9-Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, author of many notable works such as Madhukari (Honey Gatherer), has died. He was 85. 

10-Vasudev Paranjape — a former First Class cricketer who mentored numerous greats of the game — passed away. He was 82. 

11-Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a special commemorative coin of ₹ 125 and also addressed the gathering, on the occasion of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji via video conferencing. 

12-As a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations launched by the Government of India to commemorate 75th Year of Independence, Union Minister of Ayush and Minister of Port, Shipping & Highways, Sarbananda Sonowal, along with six Union Ministers, launched the Y-Break mobile application in star-studded event at Vigyan Bhawan. 

13-Ram Nath Kovind, the Hon’ble President of India, will award the President’s Colour to Indian Naval Aviation at the ceremonial parade to be held at INS Hansa, Goa on 06 Sep 21. 

14-Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani chaired the National Conference, 2021, which was held on the 30th and 31st of August at Kevadia, Gujarat. 

15-CCI approves acquisition by T.S. Rajam Rubbers Private Limited and Dhinrama Mobility Solution Private Limited of certain shareholding in TVS Supply Chain Solutions Private Limited. 

16-Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a Miniratna Company under the Ministry of Coal, recorded the highest ever coal despatch by rail-mode, with 102 rakes chugging from Ib Valley and Talcher Coalfields to various power stations in a single day. 

17-As part of her ongoing goodwill visit to Europe and Africa, INS Tabar took part in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Algerian Navy ship 'Ezzadjer' on 29 Aug 21

18-The Union Minister for Home & Cooperation, Amit Shah launched the web portal for registration of units under the 'New Central Sector Scheme' for Industrial Development of Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing in New Delhi. 

19-Akanksha Kumari, a mining graduatehas joined the Churi underground mines, in North Karanpura area of Central Coalfields Limited(CCL). In the process, she became the first woman Mining Engineer to join CCL. 

20-Deendayal Port Trust, consecutively second time, bagged the highest "Rajbhasha Kirti Award (Third prize in 'B' region)" for the year 2020-21. 

STATIC GK Based on Current Affairs

1. The Assam govt decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park.

• Covering an area of 79.28 sq km, it was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1985, and a national park in 1999
• This park is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Darrang and Sonitpur districts and is known for wild animals like Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Rhinos, Pgmy Hog, and wild elephants.
• Orang National Park often referred to as mini Kaziranga of Assam is also a Tiger reserve

➤ About Assam:

• Assam is a state in northeastern India known for its wildlife, archaeological sites and tea plantations.
• Capital - Dispur
• Chief minister - Himanta Biswa Sarma
• Governor - Jagdish Mukhi
• Kaziranga National Park, Dibru - Saikhowa National Park, Manas National Park, Nameri National Park, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park are Major National park in Assam
• Majuli is recognized as the largest river island in the world. It is located on the Brahmaputra river near Jorhat, in Assam

2. Separatist leader and pro-Pakistan supporter Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away.

• He was well known for spearheaded the separatist movement in Jammu and Kashmir for over 3 decades.
• A 3-time MLA in the erstwhile state from Sopore, Geelani had virtually become the face of agitation in the 2008 Amarnath land row, 2010 agitation sparked by killing of a youth in Srinagar.
• He was the founder member of Hurriyat Conference.
• He formed his own Tehreek-e-Hurriyat in early 2000.

➤Recent Famous Obituaries:

• PK Warrier - Ayurveda physician
• Virbhadra Singh - politician
• Dilip Kumar (Mohammed Yusuf Khan) - Bollywood actor
• Dingko Singh - Boxer
• Srikumar Banerjee - Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission
• Jyoti Krishan Dutt - Director-General of National Security Guard (NSG)
• K Raghothaman - Director of Central Bureau of Investigation
• Manas Bihari Verma - Aeronautical scientist
• Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri - Sitar maestro
• Soli Sorabjee - Attorney General of India

3. At Tokyo Paralympics, Indian Para-athlete Praveen Kumar bagged the silver medal in Men’s High Jump T64 event.

• Praveen jumped 2.07 metre while Great Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards took the gold with a season-best of 2.10 metre in the event.
• With the win, India’s medal tally at Tokyo Paralympics has risen to 11 with two Gold medals, six Silver and three Bronze medals.

➤List of Indian Winner Of Tokyo Olympics:

• Indian paddler Bhavinaben Patel has claimed historic silver medal at 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo
• Nishad Kumar from India has clinched silver medal in the men’s high jump at Tokyo Paralympics 2020
• Neeraj Chopra won the Men's Javelin gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
• Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya bagged silver medal in 57kg category freestyle final
• P V Sindhu won the bronze medal in the women’s singles match in Tokyo Olympics
• Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has claimed the silver medal in the Women’s 49kg category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
• Indian men's hockey team has defeated Germany to win the bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics
• M. C. Mary Kom and Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh be the country's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics
• Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has been chosen as the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony on August 8

4. UT of Ladakh has declared the black-necked crane and snow leopard as their state bird and animal respectively.

• Black-necked crane, only found in Ladakh region was previously the state bird of the former state of J&K, along with Hangul as the state animal.
• The crane was chosen as the state bird since it is only found in the eastern region of Ladakh.
• Black-necked crane and snow leopard are two endangered species and the pride of Ladakh.

➤About Ladakh:

• Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory
• Capital - Leh
• Lieutenant Governor - Radha Krishna Mathur

5. Vartika Shukla took charge as the first woman Chairperson and Managing Director of public sector enterprise Engineers India Ltd

➤List of Some Appointment

• Pankaj Kumar Singh - Director General (DG) of Border Security Force.
• Kamlesh Kumar Pant - Chairperson of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
• Director of the Zoological Survey of India - Dr. Dhriti Banerjee
• Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) - Nasir Kamal
• Director General of All India Radio - N Venudhar Reddy
• Central Vigilance Commission - Suresh N Patel
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - T. V. Narendran
• National Human Rights Commission - Arun Kumar Mishra
• Chief Information Commissioner of India(CEC) - Sushil Chandra

PM Narendra Modi to be awarded prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award 2023

The Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust (Hind Swaraj Sangh) would confer the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2023 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pune on August 1, 2023.

Reason: This award recognizes PM Modi's supreme leadership under which India has climbed the ladder of progress

It is presented annually on the occasion of Lokmanya Tilak's death anniversary.

Other awardees: Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sharad Pawar, Cyrus Poonawalla, and Manmohan Singh. 

J&K Bank wins award for Best Performance in CASA

Jammu & Kashmir Bank has been felicitated for the Best Performance in CASA-India (1st Runner up in Small Bank Category) at ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2022.

The event was participated by banks from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Myanmar.

The function was organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Goa.

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in Calcutta.

India poised to become world’s 2nd-largest economy by 2075: Goldman Sachs

According to the Investment Bank Goldman Sachs, India is poised to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2075.

As per the report, India would cross Japan, Germany, and the US With a population of 1.4 billion people.

India’s GDP is estimated to expand remarkably, reaching 52.5 trillion dollars surpassing the US GDP projection.

The labour force participation set to make India the second-largest economy in the world by 2075.

L&T and Spain's Navantia sign agreement for submarine project

L&T has signed a teaming agreement with Spanish-based Navantia for the submission of a techno-commercial bid for the Indian Navy’s prestigious P75 (India) submarine program.

P75 (India) Submarine Project is expected to be valued at €4.8 billion.

Navantia would carry out the design of P75(I) submarines based on its S80 class of submarines.

The first S80 class submarine was launched in 2021 and is undergoing sea trials prior to its delivery to Spanish Navy. 

India overtakes China as most attractive emerging market for investing

According to a study by Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management, India has overtaken China to become the most attractive emerging market for investing in sovereign wealth funds this year.

Reason: This is due to its solid demographics, political stability, and proactive regulation. 

Positives for the nation also include the rapidly expanding demography, strong regulatory actions, and a welcoming climate for sovereign investors.

World Population Day 2023: 11 July

World Population Day is observed every year on July 11 in order to raise awareness about global population issues, including population control.

2023 theme: Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities. 

It was established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989, after the day the world approximately reached a population of five billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.

MoHUA conducts SBM-U 2.0 Planning & Implementation Review-cum-Workshop

The Housing Ministry organized a review-cum-workshop to evaluate and accelerate the planning and implementation of the SBM-Urban 2.0.

PM Modi launched the 2.0 versions of SBM-U and AMRUT on October 1, 2021.

SBM-U 2.0: Achieving 100% waste segregation in all households and premises and 100% door-to-door collection of segregated waste from each. 

AMRUT 2.0: To provide complete coverage of water supply to all households and sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities. 

Gujarat CM launches pilot project of ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched the Antyodaya Shram Suraksha Accident Insurance Scheme from Kheda

All those registered under the e-Shram portal from Nadiad will benefit from the scheme.

It is being implemented through the Indian Postal Department, the IPPB, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Under this scheme, insurance with a premium of Rs. 289 and Rs. 499 per year will be a big support to workers in the event of death or partial disability.

OCA elects Sheikh Talal as the new President

Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

He replaced his older brother Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the OCA for 30 years until 2021.

The OCA was founded in 1982 by his father Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who led it until 1990.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance wins Insurer Innovation Award 2023

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has won the Insurer Innovation Award 2023 for the APAC region at the 8th World Digital Insurance Awards, hosted by TDI - The Digital Insurer.

Recognition: Bajaj Allianz Life's ground-breaking WhatsApp Conversational Platform - empowering customers to digitally services their policies seamlessly. 

The award entries were shortlisted by industry experts and the winner was selected by the community through pre-voting and live event voting.