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Current Affairs 09 September 2021
Daily Current Affairs 09 September 2021: This post contains the latest current affairs for 09 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
India to host G-20 summit in 2023; Piyush Goyal to be the Sherpa
- India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders’ summit in 2023 for the first time.
- Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition). A sherpa is a diplomat who undertakes preparatory work prior to a summit conference.
- The 2021 edition of the G20 meet will be held in Rome, Italy. The 2022 G20 meet will be held in Bali, Indonesia.
Cabinet approves PLI scheme worth Rs 10,683 cr for textiles sector
- The Union Cabinet has approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles sector with budgetary outlay of Rs 10,683 crores over the next five years.
- The initiative will help to boost domestic manufacturing and exports.
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The PLI scheme for textiles will apply on MMF (man-made fibre) apparel, MMF fabrics and ten segments/products of technical textiles.
- The PLI scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore.
India’s tallest air purifier tower installed in Chandigarh
- India’s tallest air purification tower has been inaugurated in the Union Territory of Chandigarh on September 08, 2021.
- The tower has been installed at the initiative of the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) at Transport Chowk, Sector 26, by Pious Air Pvt Limited.
- This is the highest air purifier tower of the country and covers an area of around 500-metre radius and is 24-metre-high.
- The purification tower will clean 3.88 crore cubic ft of air from the surrounding environment.
Chandigarh Railway Station gets 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification
- The Chandigarh Railway Station of the Indian Railways’ has been awarded with the 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
- Chandigarh Railway Station is the fifth station in India to get this recognition. The other railway stations to get this certification include Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station; (Delhi), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; (Mumbai), Mumbai Central Railway Station; (Mumbai) and Vadodara Railway Station.
- The FSSAI grants this certification to railway stations which meets standard food storage and hygiene practices, for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers.
- The certification is part of the ‘Eat Right India’ movement of FSSAI to transform the country’s food system to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable food for all Indians.
Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya Resigns
- Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya has announced her resignation from the position on September 08, 2021, almost two years before completing her term, citing personal reason..
- The 64-year-old Baby Rani Maurya was appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand in August 2018, succeeding Krishan Kant Paul.
- Prior to becoming the governor of Uttarakhand, she served as the mayor of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, from 1995 to 2000.
Apps & Portal
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurates PRANA portal to regulate air pollution in 132 cities
- On September 07, 2021, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav launched a portal named PRANA, for regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country.
- PRANA stands for Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities.
- The PRANA portal can be accessed at prana.cpcb.gov.in.
- The cities which comes under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) will be covered.
- Apart from this, the Union Minister also dedicated the first functional smog tower of India, installed in Anand Vihar in New Delhi to the country.
Banking & Economy
S&P Global Ratings Projects India’s GDP for FY22 at 9.50%; FY23 at 7.00%
- S&P Global Ratings has revised India’s growth forecast and now expects the economy to grow
- 9.5 percent in 2021-22 (FY22)
- 7.0 percent in 2022-23 (FY23)
- Sovereign rating: S&P has kept the lowest investment grade ‘BBB-‘ rating on India, with a stable outlook.
HDFC Bank partners with NSIC to provide credit support to MSMEs
- HDFC Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for providing credit support to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.
- The branches of HDFC bank will extend support to the MSME projects in the areas they are located and to other important industrial sectors across the country.
- National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
Karnataka Bank launches POS device ‘WisePOSGo’ for merchant customers
- The Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine dubbed as ‘WisePOSGo’, for its merchant customers to process business payments.
- WisePOSGo is a compact, lightweight and user-friendly device, designed keeping in view the specific cost-centric requirements of the bank’s MSME customers.
- The private sector lender has rolled out this POS device in collaboration with Mswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd..
- Apart from processing payments, merchants can also make calls using the WisePOSGo swiping machine.
Committee
Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and another Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal based Hydrogen Production
- Ministry of Coal has constituted two committees one is a task force to oversee the program and another is a committee of experts to give guidance to the Ministry to Prepare Road Map for Coal-based Hydrogen Production.
- The task force on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Additional Secretary Coal.
- The expert committee on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri R.K. Malhotra, Director General (FIPI).
Books & Author
Book titled “Gita Govinda: Jaydeva’s Divine Odyssey” by Dr.Utpal K. Banerjee launched
- Union Minister of Culture Shri Kishan Reddy Gangapuram has launched a book titled “Gita Govinda :Jaydeva’s Divine Odyssey” authored by Dr.Utpal K. Banerjee.
- The book is the first-ever fully-rhymed translation of the book GeetaGovindam by great 12th-century poet Jayadeva.
- Union Minister also launched a programme named ‘BujurgonkiBaat–DeshKeSaath’ that aims at enhancing the interaction between the youth and the elder persons who are 95 years and above and thus have spent around 18 years in India before independence.
Days
International Day to Protect Education from Attack : 09 September
- The UN recognized International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on 9 September. The Day was celebrated for the first time in 2020.
- Purpose: to raise awareness regarding the importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety for students and educators and the need to keep education at the top of the public agenda.
- The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 9 September as International Day to Protect Education from Attack on 29 May 2020.
