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Today Current Affairs for Competitive
Exams - Current Affairs 2021 Online –
02nd September 2021
Morgan Stanley maintains India GDP growth
Sri Lanka declares economic emergency
estimate of 10.5%
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Morgan Stanley has maintained its estimate
has declared an economic emergency to
of India's GDP growth at 10.5 percent for
contain soaring inflation after a steep fall in
FY2022 versus the general consensus of 9.2
the value of the country's currency caused a
percent.
spike in food prices.
GDP grew 20.1 percent year-on-year in the
The military will oversee the action which
quarter ending June 2021.
gives power to officials to ensure that
On a two-year CAGR basis, real GDP essential items, including rice and sugar, are
contracted 4.7 percent in QE June versus sold at government-guaranteed prices or
plus 2.3 percent in QE March. prices based on import costs.
Star Health launches new cancer care policies Actor Siddharth Shukla passes away
Star Health and Allied Insurance has Actor and Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth
announced the launch of two new variants of Shukla passed away in September 2021.
its specialty products – Star Cancer Care
Sidharth Shukla began his career as a model
Platinum Insurance Policy and Star Cardiac
and made his acting debut with a lead role in
Care Platinum Insurance Policy.
the television show ‘Babul Ka Aangann
These products are designed to address the Chootey Na’.
needs of people who are diagnosed with
He also participated in reality shows, including
cancer and cardiac conditions.
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6, Fear Factor, and Bigg
There are no premedical tests required to Boss 13.
avail of these policies.
He was also a part of the film Humpty Sharma
IIM Kozhikode to offer supernumerary seats to Ki Dulhania.
students J-K LG Sinha inaugurates 'Saath' initiative
The Indian Institute of Management Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor
Kozhikode (IIM-K) has announced Manoj Sinha launched Rural Enterprises
supernumerary seats for international Acceleration Programme titled 'Saath' for Self
students to boost diversity in the campus. Help Group (SHG) women on 1 September
The move from IIM-K comes after two of its 2021.
management programs made a debut in 101+ There are 48000 SHGs in Jammu and
rank group in the sub-sectoral QS World Kashmir.
University Rankings 2020.
Four lakh women are connected to these
The supernumerary will be created in three SHGs.
flagship programs including its two
years MBA.
1|Page This Saath initiative will stress mentoring and directions issued by RBI contained in the
market linkages of products created by these Reserve Bank of India – (Know Your
women. Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016".
This action is based on the deficiencies in
Cristiano Ronaldo breaks men’s scoring record
regulatory compliance.
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men’s BNP Paribas appoints Sanjay Singh as the new CEO
international scoring record before adding a
second goal as Portugal be at visiting Ireland French bank BNP Paribas has announced the
2-1 in World Cup qualifying. appointment of Sanjay Singh as CEO of India.
Ronaldo grabbed his 110th goal in the 89th He will be succeeding Aymar de Liedekerke
minute on 2 September 2021 to move ahead Beaufort, who has been nominated to become
of former Iran striker Ali Daei. the Head of Territory, India.
Six minutes into stoppage time, Ronaldo Sanjay Singh joined BNP Paribas Securities
made it 111 in 180 games. India as Head of Global Markets and Deputy
CEO India eight years ago.
UN funds allocate $10 million for fuel crisis
response ‘Rajiv Gandhi’ dropped from name of Orang
National Park
The United Nation's humanitarian funds have
allocated USD 10 million to respond to the The Assam government has announced that
fuel crisis in Lebanon and help avert the the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park will be
deterioration of the country's humanitarian known as the Orang National Park.
situation. It is located in Darrang and Sonitpur districts
The Under-Secretary-General for of Assam.
Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief The development comes weeks after the
Coordinator, Martin Griffiths allocated USD 4 Centre dropped former Prime Minister Rajiv
million from the UN Central Emergency Gandhi’s name from the Khel Ratna award.
Response Fund (CERF) to respond to the fuel The existing national parks in Assam are
crisis. Kaziranga, Manas, Dibru-Saikhowa, Manas,
Wipro appoints Mohammed Areff as Country Head and Orang.
and MD Bangladeshi vaccine scientist wins Ramon
Magsaysay award
Wipro has announced the appointment of
Mohammed Areff as the country head A Bangladeshi vaccine scientist and a
and Managing Director (MD) for the Middle microfinance pioneer from Pakistan
East. are among the five recipients of the Ramon
Areff has over two decades of experience with Magsaysay Award 2021.
various multinationals in the Middle East and The award is regarded as the Asian version of
has held lead roles in spearheading client the Nobel Prize.
transformations across various industries. Apart from Dr. Firdausi Qadri from
In his most recent role, Areff was the Regional Bangladesh and Muhammad Amjad Saqib
Director of Microsoft Gulf. from Pakistan, the other winners are Filipino
RBI imposes ₹25 lakh penalty on Axis Bank fisher and community environmentalist
Roberto Ballon, etc.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed
THE World University Rankings 2022 released
a monetary penalty of ₹25 lakh on Axis Bank
Limited for violation of rules. The Times Higher Education (THE)
The penalty was imposed for “contravention has announced the results of the THE World
of/non-compliance with certain provisions of University Rankings 2022.
2|Page The UK’s University of Oxford – which led the The existing rakes of Rajendra Nagar – New
way in the global search for a Covid-19 Delhi Rajdhani Special Express, are being
vaccine – retained top spot for sixth replaced with brand new Tejas-type sleeper
consecutive year. coaches.
IISc Bangalore, is India’s best-ranked The new train will have special smart features
institution, maintaining its position in the 301- for enhanced passenger safety and comfort.
350 band for a third consecutive year.
Max Verstappen wins Belgian Grand Prix
India’s month-long Presidency of UNSC ends
Max Verstappen has won the Belgian Grand
India's month-long Presidency of the powerful Prix.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The race was shortened to last one hour with
ended on 31 August 2021 with substantive only half points awarded to the winner, who
outcomes on key global issues. needed to complete only two laps to earn
The event was the first time when there was a points.
comprehensive debate on the holistic concept Verstappen's sixth win of the season was the
of maritime security. 16th of his career and stopped Hamilton
India is currently a non-permanent member earning a record-extending 100th win, while
(for a two-year term) of the 15-nation UNSC. also trimming his overall lead from eight
points to three.
61st Foundation Day of NCERT: 1 September 2021
GST Council meeting to be held on September 17
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
addressed the 61st Foundation Day of the The meeting of the GST Council will be held
National Council of Educational Research and on 17 September 2021.
Training (NCERT) on 1 September 2021. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
NCERT is an autonomous organisation of the will chair the 45th meeting of the GST Council
Government of India which was established in at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
1961 as a literary, scientific, and charitable The previous meeting of the GST Council was
Society under the Societies Registration Act. held via video conferencing on 12th June
It has its headquarters in New Delhi. 2021 during which tax rates on various Covid
essentials were reduced till 30th September
World Coconut Day: 2 September
2021.
World Coconut Day is observed every year on ITPO CMD LC Goyal gets extension till September 1,
2 September.
2022
The first World Coconut Day was celebrated
on September 2, 2009, by the Asia Pacific L C Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director
Coconut Community (APCC). of the India Trade Promotion Organisation
The theme for the year 2021 is "Building a (ITPO), has been granted a one-year
Safe Inclusive Resilient and Sustainable extension till September 1, 2022.
Coconut Community Amid COVID-19 Goyal, who had briefly worked as the Union
Pandemic & Beyond". home secretary, was on August 31, 2015,
The coconut palm is often called the ‘tree of appointed the ITPO chief.
life’ owing to its versatile use. This is his fifth extension on the post.
ITPO is the premier trade promotion agency
Indian Railways starts new Rajdhani Express
of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Indian Railways has started to run Rajendra
BBC's first Hindi news reader Rajni Kaul dies
Nagar Terminal (Patna) – New Delhi Rajdhani
Express with new upgraded Tejas rake from 2 Rajni Kaul, a distinguished broadcaster who
September 2021. became the first woman to read a news
3|Pagebulletin in Hindi on BBC nearly 60 years ago, Payments Interface (UPI) has logged more
passed away in Faridabad in September than 3 billion transactions for the second
2021. consecutive month in a row in August 2021.
She was the first woman to join BBC Hindi as On a month-on-month basis (MoM), UPI’s
a staffer and became the first woman to read volume of transactions was up 9.5 per cent in
a news bulletin in Hindi on the network in August 2021, and the value of transactions up
1961. 5.4 per cent.
She had also worked with All India Radio
ICICI Bank crosses ₹5-trillion m-cap
(AIR) in New Delhi.
Health Ministry partners with Google The market value of private sector lender
ICICI Bank on 1 September 2021 crossed the
The Union Health Ministry has partnered with Rs 5-trillion mark.
Google to enhance people's access to the ICICI Bank is the second lender after HDFC
COVID-19 vaccine. Bank and the seventh Indian firm to achieve
The Ministry has taken the significant initiative this milestone.
to enhance access to #COVID19 vaccine: HDFC Bank is the only lender valued higher,
Search 'covid vaccine near me' on Google, at Rs 8.74 trillion.
Check availability of slots, and more, Use Earlier, Reliance Industries, TCS, HDFC
'Book Appointment' feature to book a slot. Bank, HDFC Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Ltd and
In addition to English, users can also search Infosys Ltd have hit this level.
in 8 Indian languages.
Maharashtra Govt to set up medical colleges under
Himachal Pradesh CM launches State Food PPP
Commission's website
Maharashtra government on 1 September
Himachal Pradesh (HP) Chief Minister Jai 2021 decided to set up new medical colleges
Ram Thakur on 1 September 2021 launched and super-speciality hospitals across the state
the website of the state's food commission. on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.
The website was launched on the occasion of A high-powered committee headed by the
the first foundation day of the Himachal state chief secretary would examine the
Pradesh State Food Commission. provisions of the scheme to be made
The main objective of the website is to spread applicable to the health sector and give
awareness about the right to food in the state. approvals accordingly.
Govt appoints J B Mohapatra as Chairman, CBDT IMF raises India's SDR allocation to $17.86 billion
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
has approved the appointment of J B sharply increased its allocation of Special
Mohapatra as Chairman of the Central Board Drawing Rights (SDR) to India to $17,86
of Direct Taxes (CBDT). billion, in line with the country's existing quota
Mohapatra, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue in the fund.
Service (Income Tax) officer, is currently a SDR is an alternate reserve currency floated
member of the board that frames the policy by the IMF, which the member countries can
for the Income Tax department. freely exchange between themselves instead
He has been holding the additional charge of of relying on the currency of any one
CBDT Chairman since May 31, 2021. particular country.
UPI logged more than 3 bn transactions in August India's m-cap to GDP ratio hits 13-year high of 122%
The National Payments Corporation of India’s
(NPCI's) flagship payment platform Unified
4|Page India’s current market capitalization (m-cap) Union Information and Broadcasting (IB)
to GDP ratio is 122 per cent of India’s latest Minister Anurag Thakur on 1 September 2021
annualized gross domestic product (GDP). inaugurated the first BRICS Film Technology
It is the highest since December 2008, when it Symposium.
had hit an all-time high of around 150 per The focus of the BRICS symposium is to
cent. acknowledge the service sector and
The combined m-cap of nearly 3,500 technicians working for the film industry.
companies listed and actively traded on the India is preparing to host the 13th BRICS
BSE reached a new high of Rs 250 trillion. summit in 2021.
BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China,
Punjab CM launches 'Innovation Mission Punjab'
and South Africa.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on 1 NMCG signs MoU with SAIARD on integrated river
September 2021 launched 'Innovation
basin management
Mission Punjab' (IMPunjab).
It is a public-private partnership that brings in National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on
global investors and experts to catalyze 1 September 2021 signed a Memorandum of
startups. Understanding (MoU) with South Asian
The Mission would mobilize a global pool of Institute for Advanced Research and
ambassadors and partners for investment, Development (SAIARD).
mentorship, and market access. Both NMCG and SAIARD would work
together to create and enhance capacity
Indo – Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-
building on integrated river basin
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management, with a focus on geospatial
The India – Kazakhstan joint military exercise technology in riverine ecosystems.
“KAZIND-21” commenced on 1 September APY total enrolments crosses more than 3 crore
2021 at Training Node Aisha Bibi,
Kazakhstan. The enrolments under Atal Pension Yojana
This is the 5th Edition of the Annual bilateral have crossed 3.30 crore as of 25th August
joint exercise of both Armies and would 2021.
continue till 10th September 2021. APY is a guaranteed pension scheme of the
Both the contingents would share their Government of India and is administered by
expertise and skills in the field of counter- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
terror operations. Authority.
Under the scheme, a subscriber would
First-ever nation-wide quiz on sports and fitness
receive a minimum guaranteed pension of
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rs.1,000 to Rs. 5,000 per month, depending
Shri Anurag Singh Thakur on 1 September upon his contribution, from the age of 60
2021 launched the Fit India Quiz, which is the years.
first-ever quiz on fitness and sports, in New Department of Rural development sign an MoU
Delhi.
with DAHD
The nation-wide quiz would give a chance to
compete on a national platform and an The Department of Rural Development (DRD)
opportunity to win a total cash prize of more signed a Memorandum of Understanding
than Rs 3 crores for their schools. (MoU) with the Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) on 1
IB Minister inaugurates BRICS film technology
September 2021.
symposium
The MoU is aimed at leveraging the SHG
platform for rural economic growth through
5|Pagethe convergence of the DAHD, DRD, and This is significant as the world’s largest coal
National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). miner uses over 4 lakh kilolitres of diesel per
annum with an annual expense of over Rs.
Indian Army to participate in "Zapad 2021"
3,500 crores.
Indian Army would participate in Exercise The move would help CIL reduce its carbon
ZAPAD 2021, a Multi Nation exercises being footprint drastically and achieve sustainable
held at Nizhniy, Russia from 03 to 16 goals.
September 2021.
Smriti Irani inaugurates NUTRI GARDEN at AIIA
ZAPAD 2021 is one of the theatre-level
exercise of the Russian Armed Forces and Union Minister for Women and Child
would focus primarily on operations against Development Smriti Zubin Irani on 1
terrorists. September 2021 inaugurated NUTRI
Over a dozen countries from the Eurasian and GARDEN to mark the beginning of Poshan
South Asian Regions would participate in this Maah 2021 at All India Institute of Ayurveda
event. (AIIA).
Plantation drive and distribution of plants
CIL starts pilot project to replace use of diesel with
having health and nutritional benefits were
LNG
carried out for patients and health care
National miner Coal India Ltd (CIL), Ministry workers like Shatavari, Ashwagandha, Musli,
of Coal has initiated the process of retrofitting and Yashtimadhu.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) kits in its
dumpers.
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