Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2021

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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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On September 11, 2021, the Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel, inaugurated a Food Processing Unit of M/s Sahara Frozen Foods in Morena, Madhya Pradesh. Food Processing Unit was inaugurated under a central sector cold chain scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana. It was launched on the last day of Food Processing Week. Food Processing week was celebrated from September 6, 2021 to September 12, 2021 as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.’

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British government has announced to introduce legislation in 2021, under which all the newly built homes and offices will require to feature electric vehicle chargers in England. Under the legislation, all new homes and offices will be required to feature smart charging devices which can automatically charge vehicles during off-peak periods. According to it, new office blocks will require to install a charging point for every five parking spaces. This law will make England the first country in the world that requires all new homes to have EV chargers. The legislation is part of the movement that seeks to rapidly boost the number of chargers in England ahead of UK’s 2030 ban of new fossil-fuel vehicles. Home and office EV charger proposal is expected to start in 2022.

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Former Union Minister Vijay Goel took charge as Vice Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at a function in Gandhi Smriti,New Delhi, the site of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation.

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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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In a rare discovery, teeth of new species of hybodontshark of Jurassic age have been reported for the first time from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan by a team of officers comprising of Krishna Kumar,Pragya Pandey, Triparna Ghosh and Debasish Bhattacharya from the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Western Region, Jaipur. This finding has been published in Historical Biology, Journal of Palaeontology of International repute.

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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare has signed five MOUs with private companies for taking forward Digital Agriculture. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the MOUs aimed at increasing farmer’s income and protecting their produce. The MoUs were signed for pilot projects with CISCO, Ninjacart, Jio Platforms Limited, ITC Limited and NCDEX e-Markets Limited. Based on these pilot projects farmers will be able to take informed decisions on what crop to grow, what variety of seed to use and what best practises to adopt to maximise the yield.

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Tamil Nadu government has signed a MoU with UAE based DP World for proposed investment of Rs 2,000 crore. The company plans the establishment of a container terminal, a minor port, a cold storage facility, a free trade zone, and data centres, among others, across Thoothukudi, Tiruvallur, Sriperumbudur, Salem, Erode and Coimbatore. DP World has already invested ₹2,000 crore in the State, and created 4,000 jobs.

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Every year the World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is observed globally on September 15. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about lymphoma and the particular psychosocial and emotional challenges which are faced by patients and caregivers who are suffering from different forms of lymphoma.

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In order to promote door to door digital banking and financial services in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched Mission ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’, at Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) in Pampore. nitially, the DIGI-Pay facility will be provided in 2000 remote villages of the UT and in the first phase, 80 women from Self Help Groups from across Jammu and Kashmir have been selected as DIGI-Pay Sakhis. On the occasion, the Lietenant Governor distributed 80 Aadhaar Enabled Payment Systems (AEPs) among the DIGI-Pay Sakhis under JKRLM. He also inaugurated a week-long training program for Krishi Sakhis and Pashu Sakhis on sustainable agriculture and livestock management.