Daily GK Update: 21st September 2020

Important Dates

International Day of Peace or World Peace Day is observed every year on 21 September to spread awareness and preach peace and harmony across the globe.
The day was established in 1981 by United Nations General Assembly and was designated as a period of non-violence and cease-fire in 2001
Theme 2020: ‘Shaping Peace Together.’
The 2020 theme is set to spread compassion, kindness and hope in the face of pandemic
UN Secretary-General: António Guterres

State Affairs

Tamil Nadu CM Edapaddi K Palaniswami has launched Tamil Nadu Cyber Security Policy, 2020; Tamil Nadu Blockchain Policy, 2020 and Ethical Artificial Intelligence Policy, 2020 at Connect 2020
After this, Tamil Nadu becomes the first Indian state to launch policies on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity policies.
For the implementation of these policies, State Family DataBase (SFDB) and Block-Chain Backbone infrastructure will be established.

Banking & Finance

HDFC Bank has topped the BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands 2020 for the seventh consecutive year
It has a total brand value of more than $20.2 billion.
It was also ranked 59 in the 2020 BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands report.
LIC is ranked 2^nd, followed by Tata Consulting Services, Airtel and Asian Paints
The report was released by WPP & Kantar
HDFC Headquarters: Mumbai
Chairman of HDFC: Deepak Parekh

Banking & Finance

SBI has launched ‘Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani’ programme (Women Self-Reliance programme) to accelerate Self Help Group (SHG) finance in the Bank.
Aim: To create a strong bonding with SHG member and for self-reliance and economic upliftment of SHG members by extending credit linkages to the women SHGs.
It is sponsored by National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Assam for self-reliance and economic upliftment
SBI Chairman: Rajnish Kumar
HQs: Mumbai

Important Dates

World Alzheimer’s Day is observed every year on September 21 globally to raise awareness about the stigma that runs around Alzheimer disease and related dementia.
It was first observed in 2012.
The whole month of September is celebrated as Alzheimer’s month
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that impairs memory and other mental functions.
World Alzheimer Day 2020 Theme: ‘Let’s talk about dementia’.

National Affairs

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) has been granted Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for all its products due to continuous superior quality in its product
HOCL: Pioneer in the manufacturing of Chemicals since its inception in 1960 supporting and implementing ‘Make in India’ initiative of Government.
It provides basic organic chemicals essential for vital industries like pharmaceuticals, dyes, paints, pesticides and textile.
Chairman: S. B. Bhide

Obituaries

Veteran Rabindra Sangeet exponent Purba Dam (85 years) passed way at her residence in south Kolkata due to cardiac arrest.
She was known for her songs rendition like ‘Modhur tomar sesh je na pai prohor holo sesh/Bhuban jure roilo lege anando abesh’, ‘Ami phirbo na re’ during 1980s
She was conferred with Sangeet Samman by West Bengal in 2013.
Rabindra Sangeet or Tagore Songs are the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore

Agreement

Ministry of AYUSH has signed MoU with Ministry of Women and Child Development for controlling Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan in New Delhi
MoU will facilitate time-tested and scientifically proven AYUSH-based solutions being adopted for controlling malnutrition in India
MoU will also focus on the principles and practices of Ayurveda, Yoga and other Ayush systems for tackling malnutrition
MoWCD Minister: Smriti Zubin Irani.

Defense

Aircraft Carrier, INS Viraat with the longest service in the world, commenced its final journey from Mumbai, to Alang in Gujarat and sold as scrap.
It was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS in 1959 and was a part of the key formation of the British forces during the Falklands War in 1982.
It was commissioned into Indian Navy in 1987 and played pivotal in Operation Jupiter in 1989 during Sri Lankan Peacekeeping operation and Operation Parakram

National Affairs

Election Commission of India organizes an International Webinar on completion of 1 year of Chairmanship of Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB).
Theme of the webinar: ‘Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19 : Sharing Country Experiences’
A-WEB: Largest association of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) worldwide. It has 115 EMBs as Members & 16 Regional Associations/ orgnisations as Associate Members

Science & Technology

Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) 'FELUDA' for commercial launch.
CRISPR test uses an indigenously developed, cutting-edge genome editing technology for detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
It is the world’s first diagnostic test to deploy a specially adapted Cas9 protein successfully detecting Covid-19.

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