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Current Affairs 08 September 2021
Daily Current Affairs 08 September 2021: This post contains the latest current affairs for 08 September 2021 that are important for all competitive exams like Bank, SSC, IBPS, SBI exams. You can also attempt our Current Affairs Quiz after reading our daily current affairs.
National
TRIFED to setup Atmanirbhar Corner in 75 missions and embassies around the world
- Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, is setting up an Atmanirbhar Bharat corner in 75 Indian Missions/ Embassies across the world in the next 3 months.
- The first such Atma Nirbhar Bharat corner was successfully inaugurated at Indian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand on August 15, 2021. Apart from this, TRIFED will also be establishing Atmanirbhar corners in 75 embassies of foreign countries set up in India.
- Purpose: The corner will be an exclusive space to promote GI-tagged tribal art and craft products besides natural and organic products.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Shikshak Parv-2021
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021” and addressed the inaugural conclave through video conferencing on September 07, 2021.
- The theme of ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India”.
- The event by Ministry of Education, will continue to be celebrated from September 07 to 17, 2021.
- Objective: encourage innovative practices to ensure not only continuity of education at all levels but to improve quality, inclusive practices and sustainability in the schools across the country as well.
Conference
CAS RKS Bhadauria Attends Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) in Hawaii
- The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held in Hawaii, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, from August 30 to September 02, 2021.
- The theme of the event was “Enduring Cooperation towards Regional Stability”
- PACS-21 provided an opportunity for enhancing mutual understanding and deepening of relationships among participating nations.
- The participants of PACS-21 included Air Chiefs of countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
- From India, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) attended PACS-21. He was nominated as the Dean for the Symposium.
MoS Health & Family Welfare Dr Bharti Pawar addresses 74th WHO-SEARO
- The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar represented India at the World Health Organization- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) through video-conference on September 07, 2021.
- This is the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee, for South-East Asia, organised from September 6 – September 10, 2021.
Banking
Equitas Small Finance Bank tie-up with Google Pay to launch digital FD
- The Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) has launched a new initiative in partnership with Google Pay, under which it will enable the users of Google Pay app to open fixed deposits (FDs) on Google Pay, in under 2 minutes without having to open a bank account with ESFB.
- This is a first-of-its-type initiative by a bank. Initially, the initiative is available for Google Pay users who are accessing the app from Android.
- Users will get Interest rate of 6.35% on FD with tenure of one year.
- Upon maturity, the principal and interest of the FD will go directly to the existing bank account of the user, which could be in any bank in India.
Appointment
Harsha Bhupendra Bangari appointed as MD of EXIM Bank
- Government has appointed Harsha Bhupendra Bangari as the new Managing Director (MD) of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank).
- Before this Bangari was posted as deputy managing director at EXIM Bank.
- She has been appointed for a period of three years or until further orders of the government.
- Bangari will replace the incumbent MD David Rasquinha, who was appointed for five years on July 20, 2014.
SL Tripathy appointed as CMD of United India Insurance
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of SL Tripathy as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL).
- Tripathy has been appointed to the post till February 29, 2024, when he attains the age of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
- The post of CMD was lying vacant after incumbent CMD Girish Radhakrishanan retired in June 2021.
- Before this appointment, Mr. Tripathy was working as General Manager & Director with the New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL).
Government Approves Appointment of Arun Kumar Singh as CMD of BPCL
- The Central government has approved the appointment of Arun Kumar Singh as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).
- Prior to this, Singh was serving as the director (marketing) at BPCL..
- K Padmakar, Director (HR), was holding the additional charge of the CMD post since September 2020, after the superannuation of N Vijayagopal on July 31, 2020.
Days
International Literacy Day: 08 September
- International Literacy Day is observed annually on September 8 across the world to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.
- The day was declared by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at 14th session of UNESCO’s General conference. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967.
- The theme of 55th International Literacy Day is “’Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide’.
Obituary
Former Union Health Secretary Keshav Desiraju Passes Away at 66
- Former Union health secretary Keshav Desiraju has passed away, due to “acute coronary syndrome”. He was 66.
- Desiraju was the grandson of former president Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
- He was the 1978 batch IAS officer from the Uttarakhand cadre.
- Desiraju was known for his contributions to mental health and community healthcare.
- He was the architect of India’s mental healthcare act of 2017.
