NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. India to organize first-ever
Global Buddhist Conference in November 2021 : India is set to
host first-ever Global Buddhist Conference in Nava Nalanda Mahavihara campus,
in Nalanda, Bihar on November 19 and 20, 2021. It is being organized by Indian
Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). It focuses on making India the center of
Buddhism, by promoting Buddhist activities.Theme: Buddhism in Literature. Conference
will be conducted at Dharamsala, Gangtok, Sarnath, and Telangana in India and
overseas in Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.
2. NITI Aayog, RMI, and RMI India
launches ‘Shoonya’ Campaign : NITI Aayog, with RMI and RMI India has
launched ‘Shoonya Campaign’ to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by
working with consumers and industry.Aim: To accelerate adoption of electric
vehicles in urban deliveries segment and create consumer awareness about
zero-pollution delivery. As part of campaign, corporate branding and
certification programme is being launched to recognize and promote industry’s
efforts towards transitioning to EVs for final-mile deliveries
3. IIT Bombay rolls out language
translator ‘Project Udaan’ : IIT Bombay has launched ‘Project Udaan’ to
break the language barrier in education, which hampers the flow of messages. It
is a donation-based project, which can translate scientific and technical
content from English to Hindi and all other Indian languages. The project uses
an AI-based translation software ecosystem, to translate engineering textbooks
and learning materials, and all main streams of higher learning, in the desired
language
INTERNATIONALUPDATES:
1. South Korea has successfully
tested indigenously developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). South
Korea is the first country without nuclear weapons to develop SLCM missile
system.With this, South Korea joins only a handful of countries to have
successfully developed SLBM. Other countries that have tested or developed SLBMs:
United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, North Korea, and India, which
have typically designed them to carry nuclear weapons.
2. International Day for the
Preservation of the Ozone Layer: 16 September : International Day
for the Preservation for Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed every year
on September 16 to spread awareness about the depletion of the Ozone Layer and
search for solutions to preserve it. Theme for 2021 World Ozone Day: Montreal
Protocol – keeping us, our food and vaccines cool UN General Assembly
proclaimed this day in 1994 commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Sri Lanka great Lasith Malinga
retires from all forms of cricket : Malinga, in
January of 2021 had announced his retirement from franchise cricket, shortly
after Mumbai Indians had released the veteran pacer - the leading wicket-taker
in the IPL from their squad. Having already retired from Test cricket in 2011
and ODIs in 2019, Malinga continued to play T20 cricket, but the fast bowler
decided to bring curtains down entirely on his international career and will go
down as one the best fast bowlers of all time. Malinga finishes with 546 international wickets. With 107
wickets in T20Is, Malinga is the leading wicket-taker in the format, just one
more than Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan. Malinga bows out with a
splendid career for Sri Lanka. His biggest achievement came in 2014 when he led
his country to T20 World Cup win in Bangladesh. He is the only bowler to claim
five hat-tricks in limited-overs cricket - three in ODIs and two in T20Is.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1. Tata Steel commissions India’s
first plant to capture CO2 : Tata Steel has commissioned India’s first
carbon capture plant that extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas, at
its Jamshedpur Centre. With this, Tata Steel has become country’s first steel
company to adopt such a carbon capture technology. It can capture 5 tonnes of
CO2 per day (5-tonne per day (TPD)). The company will reuse the captured CO2 on
site to promote circular carbon economy. CEO & MD of Tata Steel: T. V.
Narendran.
2. Govt approves PLI scheme for Auto
Industry and Drone Industry : Govt has approved Production Linked
Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Auto Industry and Drone Industry to enhance
manufacturing capabilities It will incentivize emergence of Advanced Automotive
Technologies global supply chain in India It will help create additional
employment for 7.6 lakh people The scheme will also provide incentives worth
26,058 crore for over 5 years PLI Scheme for auto sector will bring fresh
investments of over 42,500 crore in 5 years
3. SpaceX launches first all-tourist
crew into orbit: The
crew of the Inspiration4, the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by
tourists, is now officially in orbit, according to a Livestream from SpaceX.
The SpaceX rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The passengers
will now spend three days aboard their 13-foot-wide Crew Dragon capsule in
orbit at a 350-mile altitude. The crew includes 38-year-old billionaire Jared
Isaacman, who personally financed the trip; Hayley Arceneux, 29, a childhood
cancer survivor and current St. Jude physician assistant; Sian Proctor, 51, a
geologist and community college teacher with a PhD; and Chris Sembroski, a
42-year-old Lockheed Martin employee and lifelong space fan who claimed his
seat through an online raffle.
DEFENCE
1. Indian Military Contingent
participates in SCO Exercise ‘Peaceful Mission’ : Indian military
contingent comprising of an all arms combined force of 200 personnel is
participating in Exercise titled as ‘Peaceful Mission 2021’. It is a Joint
Counter Terrorism Exercise between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
member states. It is being hosted by Russia in Orenburg Region of South West
Russia from September 13 to 25, 2021. 2021 is the 6th edition of biennial
multilateral Exercise Headquarters of SCO: Beijing, China.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Ramnath Kovind presents National
Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 : President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has
conferred National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 at a virtual ceremony to 51
health care workers and nurses for their selfless dedication and compassion,
especially during COVID-19. The Award was instituted by Indian Government in
1973 and are named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. WHO
declared 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Mid-wife 2020 also marked 200th
birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale
2. National Mineral Development wins
Rajbhasha Keerthi Puraskar : National Mineral Development under
Ministry of Steel has won highest and most prestigious award, Rajbhasha Keerthi
Puraskar during Rajbhasha Diwas Samaroh in New Delhi. Award was received by
Shiva Shanmuganathan, Executive Director (Corporate Affairs) on behalf of NMDC.
NMDC has been winning this award for the last 3 years in a row, which goes on
to show its dedication towards the implementation of Hindi as the Official
Language.
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