Opening Ceremony of Exercise Japad – 2021

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1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the BRICS summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that BRICS has achieved many achievements in the last one and half decade and has become a powerful voice for the emerging economies of the world. 13th BRICS summit held virtualPresiding over the PM, the Prime Minister said that this forum has proved to be effective in focusing on the priorities of the developing countries of the world. He said that BRICS has launched several empowering organizations including New Development Bank, Emergency Fund Mechanism and Energy Research Platform. Shri Modi said that we have to ensure that BRICS becomes more effective in the next 15 years. He said that this time India has chosen the theme of BRICS @ 15: Inter-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus for its BRICS Chair. This will be the basis of mutual cooperation among the member countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro also attended the summit. BRICS is a group of five such large countries that account for 41 percent of the world’s population, It represents 24 percent of global GDP and 16 percent of world trade. The Prime Minister is chairing the BRICS Summit for the second time. He previously chaired the summit in 2016. The situation in Afghanistan is likely to be discussed extensively in this meeting.

2.Former Mauritius Prime Minister Naveen Ramgoolam brought to India for treatment of Kovid

Mauritius ‘s former Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has brought India to treat Kovid. The leader of the opposition Labor Party has not traveled abroad since 2014. He lost the 2014 general election and was arrested after that. The Labor Party will bear the cost of his treatment.

3.Civil Aviation Ministry prepares 100 day plan to ensure accountability to stakeholders

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has prepared a 100-day plan to ensure accountability to the stakeholders in a transparent manner . Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Kushinagar, Dehradun, Agartala and Greater Noida ‘s jewelry , including upgrading and construction of four airportsWill be done. Kushinagar airport will be prepared for flights of Airbus 321 and Boeing 737. A new terminal building will be built at the airport in Dehradun, Uttarakhand with an investment of Rs.457 crore. After the investment, the terminal building will have a capacity of one thousand eight hundred passengers as against the present two hundred and fifty. The third airport will be built in Agartala, the capital of Tripura, with an investment of four hundred and ninety crore rupees. At present it has a capacity of five hundred passengers per hour. After this investment, its capacity will increase to one thousand two hundred passengers per hour. The fourth airport will be built at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. Shri Scindia said that this is an ambitious project not only for Uttar Pradesh but also for the country.

4.Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the emergency landing field on National Highway-925 in Barmer, Rajasthan.

Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari made emergency landing field on National Highway-925A of Gandhav Bhakasar section in Barmer , Rajasthan .inaugurated. Addressing the program, Shri Singh said that the country’s emergency landing field not only instills new confidence in the mind but also creates a sense of security. He said that this type of emergency landing field plays an important role not only in war time but also in disaster. Both ministers oversaw aircraft operations at the emergency landing field. During the program Sukhoi-30, Jaguar, some more fighters and other aircraft landed at this landing field. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Bhadauria were also present on the occasion. For the first time, a national highway is being used for emergency landing of Indian Air Force aircraft. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that emergency landing facilities will be developed at other 19 places to strengthen the security of the country.

5.IIT Madras tops overall category in National Institutional Ranking Framework

IIT Madras , national institutional ranking Framework – Anaiarf is on top in the overall category. In the ranking, Bangalore’s Bharathiv Science Institute is second and IIT Bombay third. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF Ranking 2021. The rankings have been released in various categories including engineering, pharmacy management and holistic research. The full list of rankings can be accessed on the official website of NIRF , nirfindia.org .

6.The Central Government has signed a one-year ceasefire agreement with the Nikki Group of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang.

In order to speed up the Naga peace process , the Central Government signed a one-year ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Nikki faction .has done. More than two hundred members of this group surrendered with 83 weapons and took part in the peace process. A ceasefire agreement and mutually agreed terms of ceasefire were signed. The Central Government has already signed an agreement with the NSCN-IM faction. NSCN – NK, The Central Government has entered into a ceasefire agreement with other Naga factions like NSCN-R and NSCN-K. In August 2019, the Center had entered into an agreement with NLFT-SD under which 88 activists of this group surrendered with 44 weapons and joined the mainstream in Tripura. In January last year, more than two thousand 250 activists of militant groups surrendered in Assam with 423 weapons and joined the mainstream after the signing of the Bodo Accord. In February this year, one thousand forty leaders and activists of various underground Karbi factions of Assam surrendered with 338 weapons, following which the Karbi Anglong Agreement was signed last week.

7.ICICI Bank and Foundation provided 118 oxygen concentrators to the Department of Health and Medical Education, Jammu and Kashmir

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir , ICICI Bank and ICICI Foundation have provided 118 oxygen concentrators to the Department of Health and Medical Education, Jammu and Kashmir . These will be used in the block and district level hospitals of the Union Territory.

8.INS Dhruv: India’s first nuclear missile tracking ship to be launched on September 10

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will launch India’s first satellite and ballistic (nuclear) missile tracking ship ‘ Dhruv ‘ in Visakhapatnam on September 10 . The 10,000-tonne ship has the capability to track long-range nuclear ballistic missiles and is expected to be a milestone in India’s anti-ballistic missile capability. Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and National Technical Research Organization (NTRO)Built by ‘INS Dhruv’, it has the capability to map the ocean floor to find out the detailed information of enemy submarines. Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and NTRO Chairman Anil Dasmana and senior officials of DRDO and Navy will also be present at the launch ceremony. Nuclear Missile Tracking The ship will be operated by Indian Navy personnel along with Strategic Forces Command (SFC). Let us tell you that earlier such ships were operated only by France, America, Britain, Russia and China. Now India has become the sixth country to operate such a ship.

9.India and ADB sign $300 million loan agreement to expand rural connectivity in Maharashtra

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have provided $300 million in additional funding to improve rural connectivity to help boost the rural economy in the state of Maharashtra.signed the loan agreement. The additional funding for the existing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project will help improve an additional 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges for a total length of 2,900 kilometers (km) in 34 districts. The existing project was approved in August 2019 with funding of $200 million. Under this, work is underway to improve and maintain the condition and safety of 2,100 km of rural roads across Maharashtra. The loan agreement was signed by Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of India, and Takeo Konishi, Country Director, ADB’s India Resident Mission, on behalf of ADB.

10.India and ADB sign $112 million loan agreement to improve water supply infrastructure in Jharkhand

Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Jharkhand to improve supply services in four cities of the state water supply infrastructure development and strengthen the capacities of urban local bodies (ULB) to $ 11.2 million loan agreement signed. The agreement for the Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project was signed by Mr. Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of India, and Mr. Takeo Konishi, Country Director, ADB’s India Resident Mission, on behalf of ADB.

11.Arun Kumar appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

Indian ‘Maharatna ‘ company ‘ Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited  to Arun Kumar‘ has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director. Trained as a Mechanical Engineer, ‘Arun Kumar Singh’ was earlier working as ‘Director’ (Marketing) in the Board of the Company. Apart from this, he was also holding the additional charge of Director (Refineries) and Director (Finance). Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, a Fortune Global 500 company, is the country’s second largest oil marketing company and one of India’s leading integrated energy companies, primarily engaged in the refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products and the oil and gas industry. It has a significant presence in the upstream and downstream areas of The government has decided to sell its entire 52.98 per cent stake in ‘Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’ as part of its strategic disinvestment and privatization programme.

12.Harsh Bhupendra Bangari appointed as the new MD of EXIM Bank

The Union Government has appointed Harsh Bhupendra Bangari as the new Managing Director (MD) of Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) . Earlier, Bangari was posted as Deputy Managing Director in Exim Bank. He has been appointed for a period of three years or till further orders of the government. He will replace the current MD David Rasquinha , who was earlier appointed for a five-year term on 20 July 2014.

13.Ford India will stop production: Ford will stop production due to continuous losses, 4000 employees will be affected

American automobile company Ford has decided to close its vehicle manufacturing factories . Ford has been struggling for a long time in the Indian market. After Kovid, the situation of the company got worse. There has also been a steady decline in the sales of the company’s vehicles. However, the company will continue to provide services to its customers. Ford’s decision will affect the 4000 employees working in its factory. The company’s top management told the employees that it will sharply reduce the production of popular models made in India such as Ford Figo, Ford Freestyle. However, the company will continue to operate the engine plant at Sanand. The company also has parts depots in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Sanand and Kolkata. Anurag Mehrotra is the President and Managing Director of Ford India .

14.India and Denmark also jointly launched the Center of Excellence on Offshore Wind as part of the Vital Partnership on Green Energy

The Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy, Rajkumar Singh called on Dan Jorgensen , Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities of Denmark , in New Delhi . Shri Singh said that promotion of green energy in the energy sector is an important part of the country’s policy. Talking about the potential of green energy, Shri Singh said that India is looking at making islands like Ladakh, Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep fully green energy including the transport sector. The two Ministers also jointly launched the Center of Excellence on Offshore Wind as a key partnership on Green Energy.

15.Decision to include girls in NDA

The government has decided to admit women in the National Defense Academy (NDA) . Central Government Supreme Courthas informed that it has decided to admit girl students in NDA. The government said that the decision has been taken after consultation with the armed forces. Now girls will get admission in NDA. However, during the hearing, advocate Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the central government, told the court that due to technical difficulties and the need for changes in infrastructure, it would not be possible to implement the judgment this year. He sought exemption to maintain status quo this year. The court had ruled on August 18 that women should be allowed to enter the National Defense Academy. This decision will open up opportunities for women to get permanent commission in the three services.

16.Assistance in strengthening health infrastructure in Assam by Coal India Limited (CIL)

Coal India Limited (CIL) under the Ministry of Coal has signed an MoU with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Assam to strengthen the health infrastructure of Silchar Medical College and Hospital in Silchar . It is the only medical college and hospital located in the Barak Valley region of Assam. Under this new Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR initiative, Coal India Limited will contribute Rs 5 crore for setting up of an ICU facility and medical gas pipeline at Silchar Medical College and Hospital, which will benefit more than 40 lakh people of the state. .

17.Indian biologist Shailendra Singh won the Global Award in tortoise conservation

Indian biologist Shailendra Singh, the three most endangered turtle species conservation to bring back from the brink of extinction Buhler Turtle Conservation Award ( Behler Turtle Conservation Award is awarded). Shailendra Singh was nominated to lead the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)/Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India Turtle Program. The award is presented by several global bodies involved in turtle conservation such as the Turtle Survival Coalition, the IUCN/SSC Turtle and Freshwater Turtle Expert Group, the Turtle Conservation and Turtle Conservation Fund. The Bahler Turtle Conservation Award was instituted in 2006 to recognize outstanding achievements, contributions and leadership excellence in international turtle conservation and biology.

18.Satish Parekh appointed as President of International Road Federation India

Ashoka Buildcon managing director and promoter of Satish Parikh said India President of the International Road Federation (IRF) has taken over as. The Governing Council of the International Road Federation has unanimously elected Satish Parekh as the President of IRF-IC. He succeeds Shubmay Gangopadhyay, former director of the Central Road Research Institute. Geneva-based global road safety body IRF is working for better and safer roads around the world.

19.Namita Gokhale honored with 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award

Writer Namita Gokhale has been selected for the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award . He was recently conferred with the honor in a virtual ceremony. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival , also mentors the Gokhale Himalayan Echoes and the Kumaon Festival of Literature and the Arts. The award is being organized by a group of women professionals since the year 2015, the annual award honors Yameen Hazarika, the first woman from Northeast India to be selected for DANIPS, a federal police service that formed in 1977. Administered Delhi and Union Territories.

20.Opening Ceremony of Exercise Japad – 2021

Exercise Zapad (ZAPAD) – 2021 began on September 04, 2021 in Nizhny , Russia with an aim to train troops to conduct joint operations in a conventional battlefield scenario . The aim of this exercise is to strengthen the long-standing strategic partnership between India and Russia and to enhance better understanding and cooperation with all other participating countries in this exercise. As part of this exercise, important lectures, drills and demonstrations related to both counter-terrorism and conventional operations will be organized. The armies of all participating countries will also share their valuable experiences in various fields as well as refine their drills and procedures for joint operations.

21.Railway Minister flags off indigenously designed and manufactured full-span launching machine

Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnav flagged off the indigenously designed and manufactured Full-Span Launching Equipment-Straddle Carrier and Girder Transporter . Construction of arch structures in Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed ​​Rail Corridor with these machines.Will accelerate. It may be mentioned that the best system is being used for the 508 km long arch construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed ​​Rail Project (MAHSR). Full-span launching system (FSLM) is being used in this construction. Through this technology, ready-made full length girders are erected, which are made in full size without joints. They are used for double arched tracks. It helps in speeding up the construction work. FSLM is used around the world, where it helps in the construction of archways for metro systems. Italy, Norway, India are now also involved in designing and manufacturing such machines. has joined the grouping of countries such as Korea and China. A pre-stressed square girder (Pre-stressed Concrete-PSC) will also be launched using concrete. It is noteworthy that the weight of these girders is 700 to 975 metric tons and their width is 30, 35 and 45 meters. These will also be launched for high-speed corridor through FSLM system. The heaviest PSC square girder weighs 975 MT and is 40 meters in length. It is being used for the first time for MAHSR project in India.

22.Controversy over the use of the word Panj Pyare for political leaders in Punjab

Recently Punjab “for political leaders in the Panj Pyare ” ( Panj Piare controversy due to the use of the word) are generated. Panj Pyare is a term used to address the five baptized Sikhs , i.e. men who were known as the Khalsa (special group of Sikh warriors) led by Guru Gobind Singh , the last of the ten Gurus.was ordained in. He is harmoniously revered by the Sikhs as a symbol of perseverance and devotion. Guru Gobind Singh founded the organization called Panj Pyare along with Khalsa Panth in the year 1699 on the day of Baisakhi. Guru Gobind Singh urged five people to surrender their lives to preserve the culture. The real Panj Pyare, who played an important role in shaping Sikh history and defining Sikhism, are:

  1. Bhai Daya Singh, Lahore (1661-1708 AD)
  2. Bhai Dharam Singh, Hastinapur (1699-1708 AD)
  3. Bhai Himmat Singh, Jagannathpuri (1661-1705 AD)
  4. Bhai Mohkam Singh, Dwarka (1663-1705 AD)
  5. Bhai Sahib Singh, Bidar (1662-1705 AD)

Since then each group of five baptized Sikhs is called the Panj Pyare and is accorded the same respect as the initial five Sikh ‘Panj Pyares’. These spiritual warriors pledged not only to fight adversaries on the battlefield, but to combat the inner enemy, arrogance, and serve humanity along with efforts to eradicate caste.

23.Karnataka Bank launches POS device ‘WisePOSGo’

Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine ‘WisePOSGo’ for its merchant customers to process business payments.’ Launched. The private sector lender has rolled out this POS device in association with Mswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd. The launch of ‘WisePOSGo’ is another step towards expanding the digital payment infrastructure in the country and promoting a cashless economy. WisePOSGo is a compact, lightweight and user-friendly tool, designed keeping in mind the specific cost-centric requirements of the Bank’s MSME customers. Apart from processing payments, merchants can also make calls using the WisePOSGo swiping machine. The device is an all-in-one swiping machine, which is equipped with advanced features like contactless payment, mobile phone, QR code, Pay by Link, magstripe and barcode scanner. ‘WisePOSGo’

24.HDFC Bank partners with NSIC to provide credit support to MSMEs

HDFC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Small Industries Corporation to provide credit support to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector . HDFC Bank branches will provide support to MSME projects in these areas and other important industrial sectors across the country. Under this, the country’s largest private sector bank will also provide a set of specially designed schemes to MSMEs to enhance their competitiveness. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified enterprise of Government of India under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

25.Ramesh Narayan to be inducted into AFAA Hall of Fame

Indian advertising veteran Ramesh Narayan will be inducted into the Asian Federation of Advertising Association (AFAA) Hall of Fame at AdAsia 2021 . It is to those who have defined a generation of advertising. Ramesh has been honored with the AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award, International Advertising Association Global Champion Award, Public Relations Society of India Special Award, Association of Business Communicators of India Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the Hall of Fame of the India Chapter of IAA.

26.Bank of Baroda tops MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard 2020-21

Bank of Baroda has announced to have secured #1 position on the scorecard issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for the month of February and March 2021 with an overall score of 86% . The scorecard ranks 44 banks (public sector banks, private banks, foreign banks, payments banks, small finance banks) on various parameters on digital business. In the same period last year, BOB was rated “Average” by Meity, which has now been upgraded to “Good”.

27.International Day to Protect Education from Attack: 09 September

Year 2020 September 9th globally on the International Day to prevent attacks on education observed ( International Day To Protect Education From Attack is). For the first time in 2020, it was announced to celebrate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The day aims to raise awareness of the importance of protecting schools as places of safety and security for students and teachers, and the need to keep education at the top of the public agenda.

28.BBC Hindi’s first news broadcaster Rajni Kaul passes away

BBC Hindi ‘s first news broadcaster Rajni Kaul of Faridabad, Haryana died. She was 93 years old. Not only was she the first woman to join BBC Hindi as a staff member, but she also became the first woman to read news bulletins in Hindi on the network in 1961. She was famous for her program Indradhanush.