Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2021

• Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) is a flagship scheme of the state of Chhattisgarh.
• Under the RGKNY, the state government provides input assistance to farmers for crop production.
• If the crops sown during the ongoing kharif season get destroyed due to drought-like conditions, a financial assistance of Rs 9,000 per acre would be provided.
• Those farmers who have sown paddy, millet and pulse in the ongoing kharif season and if their crops get destroyed due to lack of rainfall.
• The assistance would be given per acre on the basis of survey, for assessment of damage, under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY).

• Red Bull Driver Max Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix when it was finally called off, due to heavy rains.
• Verstappen’s sixth win of the season was also the 16th of his career. Lewis Hamilton missed earning a record-extending 100th win.
• As the race was shortened, Verstappen collected 12.5 points instead of 25, with Russell getting 9 at second position and Hamilton getting 7.5.

• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recently declared that the use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe.
• This is seen as a major milestone in safeguarding human lives and environment, since this is expected to prevent 1.2 million premature deaths globally.
• Lead is added to low quality petrol to increase its octane number and hence enhance engine performance.

• Indian Army is participating in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a multination exercise at Nizhniy, Russia from 3 to 16 September.
• The two-week military exercise named ‘ZAPAD 2021’ aimed at boosting anti-terror cooperation.
• More than a dozen countries from Eurasia and South Asia will also participate in the same exercise.  China and Pakistan are also expected to take part in the exercise as observers.
• A contingent of 200 personnel of the Indian Army will participate in an exercise.

• China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency.
• A few months ago, China achieved the historic landing of a robotic rover on the red planet.
• The prototype is similar in appearance to the robotic helicopter Ingenuity, developed by NASA for its Perseverance mission.
• As per the space agency, the helicopter could be a tool for China’s follow-up exploration on Mars.

Presently, various medical and paramedical institutions of the state are affiliated to different universities. This bill has been passed amidst strict opposition from various fronts.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan and former Governor of RBI Manmohan Singh is also a member of the committee.

Chandrayaan-2 has completed more than 9,000 orbits around the Moon. The imaging and scientific instruments on board have been relaying the required data. ISRO Chairperson also released the documents based on data from Chandrayaan-2, along with data from spacecraft’s orbiter payloads.

This order was based on a petition, which argued that the co-operative is part of the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution and the powers to make legislation w.r.t cooperative Banks is vested with the state governments.