Daily GK Update: 9th September 2021

By Stuti Mishra|Updated : September 9th, 2021

 Honours & Awards

1. Ayaan Shankta named as 2021 International Young Eco-Hero

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  • Mumbai teen Ayaan Shankta (12 years) has been named as the 2021 International Young Eco-Hero for his project Conservation and Rehabilitation of Powai Lake.
  • He is one of the 25 young environmental activists from across the world honoured as 2021 International Young Eco-Hero by Action For Nature (AFN).
  • He stood third in the 8-14 age category
  • The award recognizes eco-conscious youth aged 8 to 16 who are taking crucial steps to solve tough environmental problems.

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 Important Dates

2. International Day to Protect Education from Attack: 9th September

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  • International Day to Protect Education from Attack is being observed on 9th September across the world
  • Objective: to raise awareness regarding the importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety for students and educators and the need to keep education at the top of the public agenda.
  • It was celebrated for the first time in 2020.
  • UN General Assembly proclaimed 9 September as International Day to Protect Education from Attack on 29 May 2020.

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 Banking & Finance

3. Karnataka Bank launches POS device ‘WisePOSGo’ for merchant customers

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  • Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine titled as ‘WisePOSGo’ for its merchant customers to process business payments
  • It has been launched in collaboration with Mswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd
  • WisePOSGo: compact, lightweight, and user-friendly device, designed keeping in view the specific cost-centric requirements of the bank’s MSME customers.
  • Apart from processing payments, merchants can also make calls using WisePOSGo swiping machine

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 State Affairs

4. Chandigarh gets India’s tallest air purifier tower

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  • India’s tallest air purification tower has been inaugurated in Union Territory of Chandigarh.
  • Tower has been installed at the initiative of Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) at Transport Chowk, Sector 26, by Pious Air Pvt Limited.
  • This is the highest air purifier tower of India and covers an area of around 500-metre radius and is 24-metre-high.
  • It will clean up to 3.88 crore cubic ft of air from the surrounding environment for 5 years without any cost.

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 International Affairs

5. World's largest plant to capture CO2 from air starts in Iceland

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  • World's largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the air and turning it into rock started commenced its operation in Iceland
  • The plan is named as Orca or orka meaning energy.
  • It has been developed by Swiss startup Climeworks AG and Icelandic carbon storage firm Carbfix.
  • It consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes, similar in appearance to the containers used for maritime transport.
  • It can suck out up to 4,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

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 International Affairs

6. El Salvador became 1st country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

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  • El Salvador President Nayib Bukele plans to introduce a law that will make it the world’s first sovereign nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
  • This law will mandate Bitcoin to be acceptable as a valid payment by all establishments, except those that do not have the technical wherewithal to do so.
  • The move will put the digital currency that does not answer to any government monetary policies on the same footing as the country’s primary currency, United States dollar.

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 Banking & Finance

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

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  • HDFC Bank has signed MoU with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for providing credit support to micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) 
  • HDFC bank branches will extend support to MSME projects in the areas they are located and to other important industrial sectors.
  • NSIC is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
  • CEO of HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan
  • Headquarters: Mumbai

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 National Affairs

8. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurates PRANA portal

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  • Bhupender Yadav has launched a portal titled as ‘PRANA’ for regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across India.
  • PRANA stands for Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities.
  • It can be accessed at prana.cpcb.gov.in.
  • It will cover cities that comes under National Clean Air Programme for tracking physical and financial status of city air action plan 
  • He also dedicated first functional smog tower of India, installed in Anand Vihar, Delhi

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 National & International Appointments

9. Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya resigns

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  • Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya (64 years) has announced her resignation with effect from 8th September 2021, almost two years before completing her term due to personal reason.
  • She was appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand in August 2018, succeeding Krishan Kant Paul.
  • Prior to serving as the Governor of Uttarakhand, she served as the mayor of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, from 1995 to 2000.
  • CM of Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami.

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 Defense

10. Tata to be 1st private Indian firm to make military aircraft

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  • Cabinet Committee of security has approved the procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft for Indian Air Force (IAF) and will make 40 aircraft in India within 10 years, while the rest will be delivered by Airbus from Spain.
  • It will make Tata as the first Indian private sector company to make military transport aircraft for Indian Air Force
  • All 56 aircraft will be installed with the indigenous Electronic Warfare Suite.

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 State Affairs

11. Jharkhand Assembly passes bill to reserve 75% seats for locals

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  • Jharkhand Assembly has passed ‘The Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates in Private Sector Bill, 2021’ to provide 75% reservation for locals in private sector jobs with a monthly salary of up to ₹40,000.
  • After this, Jharkhand will become the third State, after Andhra Pradesh and Haryana to pass this law.
  • As per the bill, every employer shall register such employees receiving gross monthly salary as wages not more than ₹40,000.

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 National Affairs

12. PM Modi launches Vidyanjali 2.0 portal

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  • PM Narendra Modi has launched Vidyanjali 2.0 portal during the inaugural conclave of 'Shikshak Parv'
  • Vidyanjali 2.0 is an amalgamation of the words Vidya meaning correct knowledge or clarity and Anjali meaning an offering with both hands in Sanskrit language.
  • Vidyanjali is an initiative of Ministry of Education to strengthen Schools through community and private sector involvement in schools 
  • It will connect schools with varied volunteers from Indian Diaspora 

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 Science & Technology

13. China launches Earth observation satellite that can obtain radioactive data

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  • China has launched 24th Gaofen-series Earth-observation satellite on Long March 4C carrier rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.
  • Aim: to monitor environmental protection efforts and boost its natural resources surveillance.
  • It has been developed by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology based on its SAST3000 satellite platform
  • It is equipped with hyperspectral observational devices tasked with monitoring air, water and environments

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 State Affairs

14. Odisha government rolls out e-Receipt 2.0 system for tax payment

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  • Odisha govt has rolled out the revamped electronic receipt called e-Receipt 2.0 system, facilitating new modes of payment of taxes and other dues to the citizens.
  • It will improve the delivery of services in electronic receipts and disbursement under Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS).
  • This will fulfil the objective of Mo Sarkar by providing service delivery at the doorstep of citizens.

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 State Affairs

15. MeitY constituted Task force to improve internet connectivity in Karnataka

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  • Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) constituted taskforce consisting of officers of National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and Software Technology Parks of India  (STPI) to improve internet connectivity in Karnataka 
  • They will visit each district and meet people and will also visit State government officials and submit a report to Minister.

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Daily GK Update: 9th September 2021

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