NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Women and Child Development Minister inaugurates NUTRI GARDEN: The Union Minister
for Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated NUTRI GARDEN to
mark the beginning of Poshan Maah – 2021 at All India Institute of Ayurveda
(AIIA). Plantation of Shigru (Sahijan) and Amla saplings were also carried out.
AIIA, New Delhi under the direction of the Ministry of Ayush initiated the
celebration of Poshan Maah – 2021.
About Nutri Gardens: Nutri kitchen
garden/Nutri garden is a method of planting and harvesting nutrient-rich crops
in residential houses or in their vicinity to meet the requirements of the
family all year round. In urban areas, Nutri kitchen gardening can be promoted
in the form of rooftop gardening, terrace gardening, vertical gardening and
container gardening. In rural areas, Nutri kitchen gardens can be promoted in
the backyard of the houses.
Benefits of Nutri Garden: It increases the
availability of food and nutrient sources. It can act as a source of
supplementary income. The crops harvested are Fresh and Safe (chemical-free).
2.
I&B ministry to form a committee to review Journalist Welfare Scheme: The Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting has decided to form a committee to review the
existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme (JWS). The 12-member
committee, with Ashok Kumar Tandon, Member, Prasar Bharati Board, as its
chairperson, will revise the quantum of ex-gratia payment in case of death as
well as in other cases under the scheme. The terms of reference (ToR) of the
committee include examining the need for such a revision of the quantum of
ex-gratia payment.
About the committee: The committee will look
into the aspect of differentiation or parity between accredited and
non-accredited journalists for availing benefits under the scheme. The
committee shall give its recommendations within two months and all secretarial
assistance for convening its meetings will be provided by the Press Information
Bureau (PIB).
Note: Minister of Information and
Broadcasting: Anurag Singh Thakur.
3. PM
Modi unevils special Rs 125 coin on ISKCON founder’s 125th birth anniversary: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi virtually unveiled a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 to mark
the 125th birth anniversary of ISKCON founder Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada. In July 1966, Prabhupada founded the International Society for
Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commonly known as the ‘Hare Krishna movement’.
The spiritual leader was born as Abhay Charan De on September 1, 1896, in
Calcutta and later came to be known by the honorific A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada.
Note: ISKCON Founded: 13 July 1966, New
York, United States; ISKCON Headquarters: Mayapur, West Bengal.
4.
Pankaj Kumar Singh takes over as new DG of BSF: Pankaj Kumar Singh,
a 1988-batch IPS officer from the Rajasthan cadre, has taken charge as the new
Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF). Prior to this, he was
serving as the special DG at the BSF headquarters in Delhi. The 58-year-old
Pankaj Singh replaces IPS officer and Indo-Tibetan Border Police Director
General (DG) SS Deswal who was holding the additional charge of BSF DG since
July 2021. Apart from this, Sanjay Arora, a 1988-batch IPS officers from Tamil
Nadu cadre, has taken over as the new DG of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP).
Note: BSF was formed on December 1, 1965;
BSF Headquarters: New Delhi; ITBP Founded: 24 October 1962; ITBP Headquarters:
New Delhi, India.
5.
Centre appoints Atul Bhatt as CMD of RINL: Atul Bhatt has been appointed as
chairman and managing director (CMD) of disinvestment-owned steel company
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL). He was the CMD of state-owned consultancy
firm MECON, which offers a full range of services required to set up a project
from concept to commissioning including turnkey execution. PK Rath retired as
CMD RINL on May 31, after serving the company for 38 years.
RINL is a special steel-making player based
in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The company, without any captive iron ore
mines, owns and operates a 7.3-million tonne (MT) steel plant in the state. The
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had given in-principle approval
for 100 per cent disinvestment of government stake in RINL, along with the
company’s stake in subsidiaries/ joint ventures through strategic disinvestment
by way of privatisation.
Note: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd Founded: 18
February 1982; Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd Headquarters: Visakhapatnam.
6.
National Teachers’ Day: 5th September: The 5th of September is celebrated as
teacher’s day all over India. This day is celebrated as the teacher’s day to
mark the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was the former president
of our country. He was a philosopher, a scholar, and the Bharat Ratna
Awardee. He was the second President of
India (1962 to 1967) and the first Vice President of India (1952–1962). The
Ministry of Education presents the National Teachers Awards on this occasion
every year. In 2021, the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will confer
National Awards on 44 teachers from across the country.
History of the day: In 1962, Dr.
Radhakrishan became the second President of Independent India. The main
significance to celebrate this day is that Dr Radhakrishan’s students
approached him to allow them to celebrate his birthday as a special day. He was
surprised and happy by the respect which is given to him by the students even
after he was not their teacher.
INTERNATIONALUPDATES:
1. PM
Modi Virtually Addresses 6th Eastern Economic Forum 2021: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi virtually addressed the plenary session of the 6th Eastern
Economic Forum (EEF), organised in Vladivostok, Russia. An Indian delegation
led by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri and comprising
leading Indian oil and gas companies are participating in the EEF Summit 2021
in Russia. On the sidelines of EEF, Petroleum Minister will also have meetings
with Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov to review bilateral energy
cooperation in the energy sector and with the Russian Minister for Development
of Far East and Arctic Alexei Chekunkov to discuss the collaboration between
Indian and Russian companies in that region. Petroleum Minister will also
co-chair India-Russia Business Dialogue.
2.
International Day of Charity: 5th September: The International Day of Charity is
observed annually on September 05. It was declared by the United Nations
General Assembly in 2012. September 5 was chosen in order to commemorate the
death anniversary of Mother Teresa, who had always been engaged in charitable
work. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for “work undertaken
in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a
threat to peace.”
Purpose of the day: The prime purpose
of the International Day of Charity is to raise awareness and provide a common
platform for charity related activities all over the world for individuals,
charitable, philanthropic and volunteer organizations for their own purposes on
the local, national, regional and international level.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
Paralympics 2020: Archer Harvinder Singh Clinches Bronze in Men’s Individual
Recurve: In
Paralympics 2020, India’s ace archer Harvinder Singh has won the bronze medal
in the men’s individual recurve open. The 31-year old has become India’s
first-ever archer to win a medal in the Paralympics. With this win, India’s
medal haul at the ongoing Paralympics Games in Tokyo has reached 13 [2G,6S,5B].
Harvinder defeated South Korea’s Kim Min Su 6-5 in a shoot-off to win India’s
third medal of the day at Tokyo 2020, taking India’s tally to 13. Earlier,
United States of America’s (USA) Kevin Mather defeated Harvinder by 6-4 in the
semi-final.
2.
Tokyo Paralympics: Manish Narwal wins gold in 50m Mixed Pistol: Indian shooters
Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana clinched the gold and silver medal respectively
in the P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 final at Asaka Shooting Range. The 19-year-old
Manish created the Paralympic record as he amassed 218.2 points to clinch the
gold while Singhraj grabbed his second medal of the Tokyo Paralympics with
216.7 points. The Russian Paralympic Committee’s (RPC) Sergey Malyshev won the
bronze medal. India’s medal tally now stands at 15 at these Paralympics. It has
now won three golds, seven silvers and five bronze medals. This is India’s best
tally at a single edition of the Para Games. It had won four medals at Rio 2016
and four at the 1984 Paralympics.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on Axis Bank for flouting KYC norms: The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 25 lakh on Axis Bank for
violating certain provisions of know your customer (KYC) norms, on September
01, 2021. RBI had carried out scrutiny during February 2020 and March 2020 in a
customer account maintained with the bank, where it was observed that the bank
failed to comply with the KYC norms. As a result, the banking regulator issued
the notice that Axis Bank did not comply with RBI – KYC Direction, 2016.
Note: Axis Bank CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry; Axis
Bank Headquarters: Mumbai; Axis Bank Founded: 3 December 1993, Ahmedabad.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1.
Morgan Stanley retains India GDP growth estimate at 10.5% for FY22: America based
Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley has maintained the GDP growth forecast of India
at 10.5 per cent for the financial year 2021-22 (FY2022). GDP growth is
expected to move into positive territory on a two-year CAGR basis from QE
September. GDP grew 20.1 per cent year-on-year in the quarter ending June. On a
two-year CAGR basis, real GDP contracted 4.7 per cent in QE June versus plus
2.3 per cent in QE March.
2.
India’s economic growth soars to 20.1% in first quarter on low base: India’s economy
grew by 20.1% during the April-June quarter of this financial year, as against
a 24.4% contraction seen during the same period last year. The massive growth
seen in the first quarter has made India the fastest-growing major economy
across the globe. In the previous quarter, India’s economy had grown by 1.6%.
For the full financial year 2020-21, India’s GDP contracted by 7.3%.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1.
Alejandro Prieto wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2021: Mexican
photographer Alejandro Prieto has emerged as the winner of the Bird Photographer
of the Year (BPOTY) 2021. He has won for capturing a photograph of a greater
roadrunner staring up at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the USA and
Mexico, with what almost looks like a sense of bewilderment. The image has been
given the title as ‘Blocked’. The Bird Photographer of the Year comes with a
cash prize of £5,000. He was chosen from among 22,000 entries from 73
countries.
2.
Powergrid Wins the Prestigious global ATD Best Award: Power Grid
Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of
Power, Government of India has been awarded the coveted “Association for Talent
Development (ATD) 2021 BEST Award”. POWERGRID securing 8th rank among the 71
organizations from around the globe, thus becoming the only PSU to win this
award and one of the only two companies of India in the Top 20. The Association
for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD) is the world’s largest association
dedicated to those who develop talent in organizations and ATD’s BEST Award is
the talent development industry’s most rigorous and coveted recognition.
Note: POWERGRID Founded: 23 October 1989;
POWERGRID Headquarters: Gurgaon, India.
OBITUARIES
1. Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away: Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra has passed away. He was the Editor and Managing Director of The Pioneer newspaper in New Delhi. Mitra was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha from August 2003 to 2009. In June 2010, Mitra was elected to another term in the Rajya Sabha by BJP from Madhya Pradesh. His term ended in 2016. In July 2018, he resigned from the BJP and joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
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