Important Daily Current Affairs of 22nd September 2021
In this article, we will discuss all the important current affairs of 22nd September 2021 in detail.
National
1. The state of Uttar Pradesh plans to build a “Electronic Park” near Noida.
- The Uttar Pradesh government, led by Yogi Adityanath, has approved a proposal to create a ‘Electronic Park’ near Noida, along the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, to encourage the electronics industry.
- The park is planned for a 250-acre plot of land near Jewar Airport on the YEIDA.
2. Geeta Samota, a member of the CISF, is the “fastest Indian” to climb two peaks.
- Geeta Samota, a CISF woman official, has set a new record for the fastest Indian woman to climb two peaks in Africa and Russia.
- On August 13, 2021, the 31-year-old Samota successfully scaled Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres) in Russia, followed by Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres) on September 11, 2021. Mt Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak, located in Tanzania.
3. The Niti Aayog has launched a new initiative to promote low-pollution delivery trucks.
- Working with consumers and industry, the government think tank Niti Aayog and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) established a programme to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles.
- Shoonya is a campaign aimed at speeding up the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the urban delivery segment and raising customer knowledge of the advantages of zero-pollution delivery.
4. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Minister of Health, has released the FSSAI’s third State Food Safety Index.
- Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI’s 3rd State Food Safety Index to encourage states to work together to provide safe food for citizens. The index measures states’ performance across five food safety categories.
- Gujarat was the highest-ranking state among the major states this year, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Goa was first among the smallest states, followed by Meghalaya and Manipur. Jammu and Kashmir, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and New Delhi topped the list of UTs.
5. Forms are created by the Ministry of Education. National Curriculum Frameworks Development National Curriculum Frameworks Development National Curriculum Frameworks Development National Curriculum Frameworks Development National Curriculum Frameworks Development National Curriculum Frameworks Development National
- The National Steering Committee for the Development of National Curriculum Frameworks was established by the Ministry of Education.
- Dr. K Kasturirangan, the former Chairman of ISRO, will chair the committee. Mahesh Chandra Pant, Chancellor of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, and Govind Prasad Sharma, Chairman of the National Book Trust
International News
6. Iran joins the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as its ninth member (SCO)
- The presidents of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) eight permanent members have agreed to upgrade the Islamic Republic of Iran’s status from observer to full member.
- For the previous 15 years, Iran has been granted observer status. Iran will be the organization’s ninth major member.
7. The maritime exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ brings together Indian and Indonesian navies.
- The Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy are participating in the ‘Samudra Shakti’ bilateral maritime exercise. The two-day drill will take place near Sunda Strait from September 20 to 22.
- This is the third edition of Samudra Shakti, which aims to promote maritime cooperation and friendship ties between the two fleets in the Indo Pacific.
Appointments News
8. Air Marshal V R Chaudhari has been named the next Chief of the Indian Air Force.
- Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been named the future Chief of the Air Staff by the government (CAS). Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, the incumbent CAS, will step down on September 30.
- On December 29, 1982, Air Marshal Chaudhari was commissioned into the Air Force’s fighter stream. He has over 3800 hours of flight time on a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft, including sorties flown during Operation Meghdoot and Operation Safed Sagar.
9. Haryana government appoints Manika Sheokand as Goodwill Ambassador for Water Conservation Campaign VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020 Manika Sheokand has been named the Haryana Government’s Goodwill Ambassador for the Water Conservation Campaign.
- At a ceremony held at Haryana Niwas, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar presented Manika with an appointment letter and an agreement.
10. Rajiv Aggarwal, a former IAS officer, has been appointed as the Head of Public Policy at Facebook India.
- Rajiv Aggarwal, an ex-IAS officer and former Uber executive, has been named Director of Public Policy at Facebook India.
- He takes over from Ankhi Das, who resigned in October of last year. Her opposition to the implementation of hate-speech laws against right-wing figures in the country landed her in hot water.
11. Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has been chosen as the WHO’s Ambassador for Global Health Financing.
- Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has been named as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ambassador for Global Health Financing.
- According to the WHO, Brown has been crucial in attempting to promote equitable distribution of the novel coronavirus illness (COVID-19) vaccinations across rich countries and the private sector.
Awards & Honours News
12. M. Veerappa Moily, Arundhathi Subramaniam, and Other Winners Receive Sahitya Akademi Award Politician-writer M. Veerappa Moily, Arundhathi Subramaniam, and Other Winners Receive Sahitya Akademi Award At a ceremony, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam and writer Veerappa Moily were among the 20 authors who got the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020. At the award presentation occasion, the award, which contains a casket with an engraved copper plaque, a shawl, and a sum of Rs 1,00,000, was presented.
- Moily won the award for his epic poetry in Kannada, “Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam,” while Subramaniam got the award for her English poetry collection, “When God is a Traveller.”
13. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received an award for the country’s consistent progress in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- The UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network has given Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the SDG Progress award for Bangladesh’s consistent progress toward attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (SDSN).
- Prime Minister Hasina is now in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session (UNGA).
14. There are already ten International Blue Flag beaches in India.
- The Environment Ministry said that two more beaches in India have been received the “Blue Flag” accreditation, a worldwide eco-level designation, bringing the total number of such beaches in the country to ten.
- Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry are the two beaches to earn certification this year.
15. President Ram Nath Kovind bestows the National Florence Nightingale Award for the year 2020.
- Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service Brig S V Saraswati received the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 from President Ram Nath Kovind.
- Brig Saraswati has aided in over 3,000 lifesaving and emergency surgeries and has instructed residents, operation room nursing trainees, and auxiliary personnel over her career as a famous operation theatre nurse.
Books & Authors News
16. Kaveree Bamzai’s book “The Three Khans: And the Emergence of New India”
- The book “The Three Khans: And the Emergence of New India,” written by Kaveree Bamzai, was recently published.
- Senior journalist Kaveree Bamzai has juxtaposed the careers of the three Khans, Aamir, Shah Rukh, and Salman, with some of the most difficult periods in the republic’s history. Art frequently responds to social and political dimensions, and in a society where role models are scarce, movie stars frequently play many roles
Obituary News
17. Jimmy Greaves, a former England footballer, has died.
- Jimmy Greaves, one of England’s most prolific strikers and the record goalscorer for Tottenham Hotspur, has died. He was 81 years old when he died.
- He was a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, scoring 44 goals in 57 games.
18. Murtaza Lodhgar, the head coach of the Mizoram U-19 team and a former Bengal spinner, has died.
- Murtaza Lodhgar, a former Bengal left-arm spinner and Mizoram U-19 head coach, died of cardiac arrest. He was 45 years old at the time.
- As the BCCI’s domestic season gets underway, Lodhgar was in the port city with the Mizoram colts, who were due to play the league phase of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy (U-19 National one-dayers).
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