Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2021

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Tamil Nadu government has decided to commemorate the death anniversary of Subramania Bharathi, a firebrand poet & freedom fighter, as Mahakavi Day on September 11. Death anniversary of Subramania Bharati is on September 11. Year 2021 will mark the 100th death anniversary of the poet. His works ignited patriotism and left indelible mark on Tamil literature. To mark the centenary, weekly events will be held at the Bharathiyar Memorial House in the state for next one year. Government will also be conducting a state-level poetry competition for school and college students and “Bharati young poet Award’’ will be presented along with a purse of Rs one lakh. Women Livelihood Mission will also be renamed after Bharatiyar. This scheme is to be implemented by the rural development department.

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Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd, (GRSE), a Miniratna (Category 1) defence PSU and a leading warship-building company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Naval Group of France, a leader in the European maritime defence industry. The two firms will collaborate in the field of surface ships that will cater to the requirements of India and international naval forces. Under the administrative control of the defence ministry, GRSE primarily attends to the shipbuilding needs of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.

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Fourteen districts of Chhattisgarh have signed MoUs with the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Millets Research to boost production of millets in their respective areas. These millets will be procured through Van Dhan societies of the Chhattisgarh Minor Forest Produce Co-operative Federation, and after processing, will be used in mid-day meal schemes, public distribution system and nutrition programmes. The 14 districts are Kanker, Kondagaon, Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Kawardha, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Balrampur, Koriya, Surajpur and Jashpur.

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The release of three dreaded terrorists in exchange of hijacked Indian Airlines passengers in Afghanistan’s Kandahar in 1999 is the “worst capitulation” to terrorists in India’s modern history, says BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. He has come out with a book ‘Human Rights and Terrorism in India’ which traces how the combating of terrorism can be harmonised with human and fundamental rights within reasonable restrictions that is permitted by the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court.

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Haryana has been adjudged first in the country in installation of off-grid solar pumps under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahaabhiyaan (PMKUSUM) with installation of 14,418 pumps against 15,000 sanctioned pumps for the year 2020-21.

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Engineers Day 2021 was observed on September 15, to mark the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This day marks the contributions of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya in the field of engineering and education. He played a significant role in constructing dams, reservoirs and hydro-power projects across India. His high architect projects are Krishna Raja Sagar dam in Karnataka and flood protection system in Hyderabad. He also designed ‘automatic barrier water floodgates’ installed at the Khadakvasla reservoir in Pune in 1903.

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Tamil Nadu government will set up a new Police Commission to get to know the demands and needs of cops. It will be constituted to recommend ways to strengthen the relationship between police and public, necessary schemes, and new training programs for police personnel. An online complaint filing mechanism would also be created, besides the launch of a mobile-based application for the benefit of the general public to register their grievances with the police. Experts would be hired to deal with offences involving banks, employment and other online crimes.

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Deputy Head Australia Space Agency Anthony Murfett has said that Australia will support India’s Gaganyaan mission by tracking it through Cocos Keeling Island. Earlier this year, ISRO chief K Sivan had said the space agency is also in talks with the Australian counterpart to have a ground station at the Cocos Keeling islands for the Gaganyaan mission.

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Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) has entered into a collaborative project with Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FIIT), a unit which has been established by IIT Delhi and M/s Rusicaa Beverages Private Ltd, Jharkhand to commercialize the production of Mahua Nutra beverage which is a heritage drink in the State of Jharkhand.

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MoS for electronics & information technology has inaugurated three National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) centres. One of the NIELIT centres was inaugurated in Churachandpur district of Manipur while, two other centres were inaugurated in Tezpur and Kokrajhar districts of Assam. These NIELIT centres will soon become job creation centres in partnership with the Centre and the states. These centres will not only be training centres, but also centres for improving the qualifications of young people and providing them with new opportunities and jobs.