Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 26, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 26, 2021

INDIA

– Ladakh: I&B Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates high power transmitters at one of world’s highest radio stations in Kargil
– Senior VHP leader Triloki Nath Pandey passes away in Lucknow at 75; was decree-holder of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra
– Eminent women’s rights activist, poet and author Kamla Bhasin dies at 75

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– Civil Aviation Ministry releases interactive drone airspace map; three zones marked for clearance required before using UAVs
– SAUBHAGYA household electrification scheme completes 4 yrs of implementation; 2.82 crore households have been electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA on 25th September 2017
– Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah attends ‘National Cooperative Conference’ (Sehkarita Sammelan) in New Delhi as Chief Guest
– HDFC Bank Ltd voted ‘Overall Most Outstanding Company in India’ in a poll conducted by reputed publication Asiamoney
– Debabrata Mukherjee of United Breweries elected chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2021-2022

WORLD

– First ever QUAD leaders’ summit in person held in Washington
– PM to bring home 157 artefacts & antiquities from the US; artefacts include cultural antiquities and figurines related to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
– US President Joseph R. Biden welcomes PM Modi to the White House for their first in-person Leaders’ engagement
– PM Modi addresses 76th session of UN General Assembly in New York
– World Pharmacist Day 2021 celebrated on Sept 25; theme: “Pharmacy: Always Trusted for Your Health”
– Bangabandhu-Bapu digital exhibition opens for public viewing in Dhaka; based on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Mahatma Gandhi

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