NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Ministry of Law and Justice launches “Ek Pahal” campaign: Department of
Justice under the Ministry of Law and Justice has launched the “Ek Pahal” campaign to encourage mass registration under
Tele-Law. The Ek Pahal campaign will run across the country from 17th September
till 2nd October. The “Ek Pahal” campaign will cover 51,434 Common Service
Centres in 50,000 Gram Panchayats in 633 districts across 34 States and UTs.
About the campaign: Tele-Law means the
use of communications and information technology for the delivery of legal
information and advice. Department of Justice has partnered with NALSA and CSC
e-Governance Service India Limited for mainstreaming legal aid to the
marginalized communities through Common Services Center (CSC). This
e-interaction between lawyers and people would be through the
video-conferencing infrastructure available at the CSCs.
Note: Union Minister of Law and Justice:
Kiren Rijiju.
2.
‘Katley’ declared as state fish of Sikkim: The Government of Sikkim has
declared ‘Cooper Mahseer’ locally named as ‘Katley’ as the state fish.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is the scientific name of the Cooper Mahseer. The
decision has been taken to highlight the importance of the Katley fish and to
give emphasis to its conservation measures. The fish has high market value and
is highly preferred by the public in the State.
The Sikkim government has also declared the
reservoirs of the State to be open for fishing activities. License shall be
issued by the Directorate of Fisheries to the interested individual fishermen
or fishermen co-operative societies or SHGs for fishing in the reservoirs in
accordance with the existing provisions under the Sikkim Fisheries Rules, 1990.
The reservoirs are in Chungthang in North Sikkim, Legshep in West Sikkim along
with Dikchu and Rorathang in East Sikkim.
Note: Chief Minister of Sikkim: PS Golay;
Governor of Sikkim: Ganga Prasad.
3.
Manipur’s Sirarakhong Chilli and Tamenglong Orange gets GI tag: Two famous products
of Manipur, Hathei chilli, which is found in Manipur’s Ukrul district and is
known for its unique flavour, and Tamenglong mandarin orange have been granted
the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. This is a historic milestone in the
history of Manipur and it will increase the income of farmers in Manipur.
About the Hathei chilly: The Hathei chilly
works as a good anti-oxidant and possesses high calcium and Vitamin C levels.
It has an extremely high American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) colour value
of 164. The extractable colour of chilli is usually expressed using ASTA
values.
About the Tamenglong mandarin orange: The Tamenglong
mandarin orange is bigger in size, weighing 232.76 grams on average. It is a
unique sweet and sour flavour. It has high juice content (around 45 per cent)
and is rich in ascorbic acid (48.12 mg/100ml). These oranges are grown over
areas spanning 1,800 hectares in the hills of Tamenglong, out of which 400
hectares are certified as organic by MOMA.
Note: Chief Minister of Manipur: N. Biren
Singh; Governor: La. Ganesan.
4.
Charanjit Singh Channi to be next chief minister of Punjab: The Congress party
has elected Charanjit Singh Channi, the outgoing technical education minister,
as the new chief minister of Punjab after Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from
the post. He has been elected as the leader of the Punjab Congress Legislative
Party (CLP). He is an MLA from the Chamkaur Sahib assembly constituency. He
will become Punjab’s first Dalit chief minister. Captain Amarinder Singh, who
resigned as the chief minister of Punjab on Saturday following months of
infighting between him and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief
Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Note: Governor of Punjab: Banwarilal Purohit.
5.
Rajnath Singh launches a book title ‘Shining Sikh Youth of India’: The Union Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh has released a book titled ‘Shining Sikh Youth of India’
in New Delhi, as a part of the commemoration of the 400th birth anniversary of
Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs. The book has been authored by Dr
Prabhleen Singh, administrative officer at the Punjabi University, Patiala. It
covers 100 inspirational and motivational success stories of Sikh youth in
India who have done exemplary work in their respective fields.
INTERNATIONALUPDATES:
1.
Iran becomes 9th member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Iran was officially
admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The
decision to admit Iran as a full member was declared in the 21st summit of the
SCO leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At the end of the 21st Summit of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the leaders of the eight main members of the
organisation agreed to change the membership of the Islamic Republic of Iran
from an observer member to a full member and signed the relevant documents.
Accordingly, the technical process of Iran becoming one of the main members of
the organisation has begun and Iran will henceforth cooperate and interact with
member countries as the main member of the important regional organisation.
Note: SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China; SCO
Secretary-General: Vladimir Norov; SCO Founded: 15 June 2001; SCO Permanent
Members: China, Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan India,
Pakistan and Iran
2.
International Week of Deaf People 2021: September 20 to 26: Every year, the full
week ending on the last Sunday of September is observed as the International
Week of the Deaf (IWD). In 2021, IWD is being observed from September 20 to 26,
2021. The last Sunday of the month of September is celebrated as the World Day
of Deaf or International Day of the Deaf (September 26, 2021). The theme of
2021 IWD is “Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities”.
History of the day: It is an
initiative of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and was first launched in
1958 in Rome, Italy to commemorate the month when the first World Congress of
the WFD was held.
Note: World Federation of the Deaf Founded:
23 September 1951, Rome, Italy; World Federation of the Deaf President: Joseph
Murray.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
Harmilan Kaur Bains sets new record in 1500m race at National level: Harmilan Kaur Bains
of Punjab has created a new national record in the women’s 1500m race by
clocking 4:05.39 to bag the gold at the 60th National Open Athletics
Championships in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Hanamkonda in Telangana. With
this achievement, the 23-year-old athlete has erased the 19-year-old record
held by Sunita Rani in 1500m at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan by clocking
4:06.03.
2.
India’s Raja Rithvik becomes 70th Grandmaster: India’s R Raja
Rithvik became chess Grandmaster after he crossed the ELO Rating of 2500. The
17-year-old achieved this GM title in Vezerkepzo Grandmaster Chess Tournament
at Budapest, Hungary. He thus became the 70th Grandmaster from the country. A
native of Warangal, Rithvik has been undergoing advanced coaching at RACE Chess
Academy under reputed coach N.V.S. Rama Raju.
3.
Pankaj Advani wins Asian Snooker Championship 2021: India’s Pankaj
Advani won the Asian Snooker Championship 2021 by defeating Amir Sarkhosh. He
has won this title for a second consecutive time. He is the winner of the last
Asian Snooker Championship held in 2019. In 2019, Pankaj also became the only
player who won the titles in all forms of billiards, snooker, 6Reds, and 10Reds
competitions. Yasin Merchant (1989, 2001), Alok Kumar (2004), Aditya Mehta
(2012) were the other Indians who won the championship.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
Fino Payments Bank appoints Pankaj Tripathi as brand ambassador: Fino Payments Bank
(FPBL) has appointed Indian actor Pankaj Tripathi as its first brand
ambassador, for a period of two-year. Pankaj Tripathi will be the face of Fino
Payments Bank’s marketing campaigns across various platforms, to promote its
products and services. To begin with, the actor will be the face of Fino bank’s
first campaign titled ‘Fikar Not’. He will work with the brand in promoting its
products and services representing through Fino’s ever-present and friendly
neighbourhood local banker – Hamesha available!
Note: Chairman of Fino Payments Bank: Prof
Mahendra Kumar Chouhan; Fino Payments Bank established: 13 July 2006; MD &
CEO of Fino Payments Bank: Rishi Gupta; Headquarters of Fino Payments Bank:
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
2.
NPCI partners with Liquid Group to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance: NPCI International
Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. (Liquid Group) to
enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10 markets across North Asia and
Southeast Asia. This partnership will help BHIM App users to make UPI QR-based
payments in the 10 markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines,
Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, from early 2022.
This strategic partnership with Liquid Group is a formidable step towards
achieving our vision of taking our robust and popular payments solutions to
global markets. This will enable UPI QR-based payment acceptance and scale-up
in Asian markets.
About the Liquid Group: Liquid Group is a
leading cross-border digital payments provider, is headquartered in Singapore.
It operates a QR payment acceptance network that enables the cross-border
acceptance of payment schemes and digital payment apps.
Note: National Payments Corporation of
India MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe; National Payments Corporation of India
Headquarters: Mumbai; National Payments Corporation of India Founded: 2008.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1.
LIC Launches Mobile App ‘PRAGATI’ for Development Officers: Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a new mobile app ‘PRAGATI’ for the
exclusive use of its Development Officers. PRAGATI stands for “Performance
Review Application, Growth And Trend Indicator”. LIC has been taking a lot of
customer-centric and digital initiatives for ease of operations for its
customers and field force.
About the ‘PRAGATI’ app: The Pragati app
will help the Development Officers to get near real-time information about the
performance of their agency force in critical areas of business performance
like premium collection, agency activisation, prospective outperformers, etc
apart from monitoring their team on activities such as usage of agents mobile
app and NACH validation. The app also provides development officers with a calculator
to measure their cost ratio.
Note: LIC Headquarters: Mumbai; LIC
Founded: 1 September 1956; LIC Chairman: M R Kumar.
2.
World Bank Group Discontinues Doing Business Report: The World Bank
Group has decided to discontinue publication of its ‘Doing Business” rankings
of country business climates after a review of data irregularities in the 2018
and 2020 reports. The decision was taken by the Board of Executive Directors,
World Bank Group management after data irregularities on Doing Business 2018
and 2020 were reported. To fill the void created by the discontinuation of this
report, World Bank would be working on a new approach to assessing the business
and investment climate.
Note: World Bank Headquarters: Washington,
D.C., United States; World Bank Formation: July 1944; World Bank President:
David Malpass.
OBITUARIES
1. Odia litterateur, social worker and journalist Manorama Mohapatra passes away: Eminent Odia litterateur, social worker and journalist Manorama Mohapatra passed away. She was a former editor of Odia daily ‘The Samaja’. She had won the Sahitya Academy Award in 1984, Soviet Nehru Award in 1988, Critic Circle of India Award in 1990, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Samman in 1991 and Rupambara Award in 1994.
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