Daily Current Affairs: September 10, 2021

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Important Days

World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September                  

• World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on 10 September to create awareness among people worldwide to stop suicide through various activities.
• World Suicide Prevention Day is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH).

National News

Prahlad Singh Patel launches Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II                       

• The Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Prahlad Singh Patel, launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II to support the acceleration of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus interventions and increase momentum for improving ODF sustainability as well as solid and liquid waste management activities across the villages in India.

6^th India–Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held virtually

• India and Japan held their 6^th Maritime Affairs Dialogue virtually for thoughts exchanges on developments in the maritime security environment, regional cooperation activities and opportunities for cooperation between India and Japan in the Indo–Pacific region.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extends the income tax returns filing deadline to 31 December

• The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due dates for filing of Income Tax Returns (ITR) and various other reports of audit for the assessment year 2021–22 from 30 September 2021 to 31 December 2021.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Chairman: Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra

Union Government launches ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’ campaign for digital onboarding and training for street vendors                           

• Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) collaborated with the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) to launch the special campaign ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’ for digital onboarding and training for street vendors under the PM  SVANidhi scheme across 223 cities in India.

State News

India’s first indigenously designed high ash coal gasification based methanol production plant was inaugurated at Hyderabad                                      

• India’s first indigenously designed high ash coal gasification based methanol production plant was inaugurated at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) R&D Centre,  Hyderabad. Methanol is utilised as a motor fuel to power ship engines and to generate clean power all over the world.

International News

World’s largest plant that captures carbon dioxide from the air started running in Iceland                            

• The world’s largest plant named Orca, designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock, has started running in Iceland.
• It is constructed by Switzerland’s Climeworks and Iceland’s Carbfix.

Iceland

• Capital: Reykjavik
• Currency: Icelandic Krona

Banking & Economy

Bank of Baroda launches one-stop digital platform ‘bob World’                             

• Bank of Baroda announced the launch of its digital banking platform ‘bob World’ to provide an all-inclusive and seamless virtual banking experience, encompassing all digital banking services under one roof for the convenience of customers.

Appointments

A.G. Thankappan was appointed as the Chairman of the Spices Board of India                          

• A. G. Thankappan was appointed as the Chairman of the Spices Board of India for a period of three years.

A. N. Ravi was appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu                             

• Governor of Nagaland and Government of India’s interlocutor for Naga talks, R. N. Ravi, was appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
• The Union Government has announced new governors for Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Nagaland.
• Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit was shifted to Punjab while Nagaland Governor R. N. Ravi replaced Purohit. Former Deputy Chief of Army Lt. General Gurmit Singh was appointed as the new governor of Uttarakhand after the resignation of Baby Rani Maurya.

Obituary

Women’s rights activist Sonal Shukla passed away                  

• Noted women’s rights activist Sonal Shukla, popularly known as Sonal Ben, passed away after cardiac arrest in Mumbai at the age of 80.

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