Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2021

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• The Assam government has decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park.
•  The Assam cabinet passed a resolution in this regard.
• The National Park covers an area of 79.28 sq km. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1985, and a national park in 1999.
• The Assam national park is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Darrang and Sonitpur districts.
• It is known for wild animals like Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Rhinos, Pygmy Hog, and wild elephants

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Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR-Indian Institute of Millet Research (ICAR-IIMR).

This is expected to boost value addition and farmers’ income and for increasing exports. MoU also seeks to create market linkages with farmers as well as Farmer Producers Organizations. A joint coordination committee with representatives from APEDA and ICAR-IIMR would also be set up.

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The Union AYUSH Ministry has launched a campaign named AYUSH AAPKE DWAR. This campaign aims to distribute medicinal plant saplings to 75 lakh households in one year.

This campaign has been launched in more than 45 locations across India. The medicinal plants include Tejpatta, Stevia, Ashwagandha, Lemongrass, Tulsi, Sarpagandha, Amla etc.

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India’s first satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship named ‘Dhruv’ is set to be commissioned from Visakhapatnam. The ship is built by Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).

INS Dhruv can also map ocean beds for research and detection of enemy submarines. This nuclear missile tracking ship will be operated by the Indian Navy with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).

 

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a stay order against the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) notification related to appointment of managing director/whole-time director in Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), dated June 25th 2021.

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.

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According to the Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021 passed on September 4, 2021, the Ladakh administration has decided to issue “Resident Certificate” only to Permanent Resident Certificate holders of the region unlike J&K, where new domicile laws allowed outsiders too to apply for jobs, land and other facilities.

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The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has signed a MoU with Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO). Under the MoU, IREDA will extend technical expertise & support to TANGEDCO for Renewable energy project development, to bid process management, and provide implementation support. IREDA will also assist TANGEDCO in debt raising by developing financial models, assistance in the understanding market instrument, underwriting services for the proposed debt requirement, conducting pre-market surveys, and road shows to evoke interest amongst potential investors. TANGEDCO is planning to undertake 20,000 MW of Solar Power Project, with adequate Battery Storage, 3,000 MW of Pumped Storage Hydro Electric Project, and 2,000 MW of Gas Based Power Plant for efficient Renewable integration.

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Amazon India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the industries and mines department of government of Gujarat to help drive e-commerce exports in the state. As part of the MoU, Amazon will train and onboard MSMEs from the state on Amazon Global Selling, enabling them to sell their unique Made in India products to millions of Amazon customers across more than 200 countries and territories.

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The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Fiserv Inc. Has partnered to launch a plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack named ‘nFiNi’. ‘nFiNi’ is a RuPay based Application Programming Interface platform to boost credit card based products in the country. The nFiNi platform will power RuPay cards (including National Common Mobility Card) by offering access to needed services through the NPCI network combined with FirstVisionTM cloud-based open API integrations from Fiserv.

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International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed globally on 9th September. The first ever International Day to Protect Education from Attack was observed on 9th September, 2020. This day is also observed to spread awareness about the difficulties faced by those children living in countries which are affected by military conflicts. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the importance of protecting schools as a protective and safe place for students and educators, and the need to put education at the top of the public agenda.