Daily Current Affairs: September 25, 2021

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Important Days

World Pharmacists Day – 25 September

• World Pharmacists Day is observed on 25 September every year to pay tributes to pharmacists for the role they play in improving global health.
• Theme for 2021: “Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health”.

Antyodaya Diwas– 25 September

• Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated every year on 25 September to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, one of the foremost prominent personalities in the history of Indian politics.
• This year (2021), the Antyodaya Diwas marks the 105^th birth anniversary of Pandit DeendayalUpadhyaya.

National News

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting inaugurates the ‘First Himalayan Film Festival’ in Leh

• Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the first editon of the five-day Himalayan Film Festival at Leh in Ladakh under the celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ commemorating 75 years of Indian independence.
• This festival hasset of workshops and master classes organised wherein filmmakers, critics and technicians from the Himalayan region are going to be to impart knowledge and skill to local film enthusiasts.

Union Ministry of Civil Aviation releases India’s airspace map for drone operations

• Union Ministry of Civil Aviation released India’s airspace map for drone operations under the collective vision of an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in which the map is available on the DGCA’s digital sky platform at https://digitalsky.dgca.gov.in/home.
• The drone airspace map is a follow-up to the Indian Government’s liberalised Drone Rules 2021, which includes the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) plan for drones which was issued on 25 August.

Union Government notifies a scheme for the promotion of Medical Device Parks

• The Union Government has taken a key initiative to support the medical devices industry to reach its potential in the coming years under the ‘Promotion of Medical Device Parks’ scheme.
• The objective of this scheme is the significant reduction in the cost of medical device production, resulting in better availability and affordability of medical devices in the domestic market and reaping the benefits arising from resale price optimisation.
• The total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 400 crores and the tenure of the scheme is from FY 2020–2021 to FY 2024–2025.

State News

Naga cucumber from Nagaland gets the GI tag under agricultural products

• The Naga Cucumber (sweet cucumber)was recently granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag under agricultural products of the Geographical Indications of Goods(Registration & Protection)Act, 1999.
• Cucumber has been traditionally cultivated by Naga farmers in their Jhum fields as a mixed crop,mainly during the Kharif season (April–May).

Nagaland 

• Capital: Kohima
• Chief Minister: Neiphiu Rio
• Governor: JagdishMukhi

International News

US President Joe Biden hosts the first Quad leaders Summit

• US President Joe Biden hosted the first-ever in-person of leaders of an Indo-Pacific alliance called ‘the Quad’ at the White House with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga and Australian PM Scott Morrison to ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific as well as the entire world.

Banking & Economy

Asian Development Bank approves a $250 million loan to Bangladesh for an economic recovery programme

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $250 million loan to support Bangladesh’s economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic,which is the first subprogram of the programmatic $500 million Sustainable Economic Recovery Programme.
• This programme aims to generate employment and expand economic activities for micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Asian Development Bank

• Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines
• MD & CEO: MasatsuguAsakawa

Appointments

Lieutenant General Nav K. Khanduri was appointed as the next Indian Army Western Command Chief

• Lieutenant General Nav K. Khanduri was appointed as the next Indian Army Western Command Chief in Chandimandir after replacing Lieutenant General R. P.Singh,who is retiring on 31 October.
• He is the first officer from the Army Air Defence to be elevated to the rank of Army Commander.

Ranks and Indices

Accra was named as the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023

• After the evaluation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee, Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has nominated Accra (Ghana) as the 23^rd city to be named as the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023 after Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2022.
• Accra was chosen because of its significant emphasis on young people and their potential to contribute to Ghana’s culture and prosperity.

Mumbai emerges as the world’s top ‘emerging ecosystem’for start-ups: Global Start-up Ecosystem Ranking

• According to Genome’s Global Start-up Ecosystem Ranking, Mumbai has emerged as the world’s top ‘Emerging Ecosystem’ for start-ups in terms of performance, funding, experience and talent and Experience,whereas Bengaluru is ranked 23^rd and Delhi is ranked 36^th.
• Silicon Valley is ranked 1^st followed by New York City and London.

Defence News

Indian Army is set to organise ‘Bijoya Sanskritik Mahotsav’ at Kolkata

• The Indian Army will organise a festival named ‘Bijoya Sanskritik Mahotsav’. This festival is being organised by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army from 26–29 September at Kolkata to showcase the cultural linkage between India and Bangladesh during the Liberation War of 1971.

Sports News

Odisha is set to host the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021

• Odisha was named the host of FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021,where the event will be staged at odisha’s Kalinga Stadium from 24 November 2021 to 5 December 2021.
• After successfully hosting the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup, Bhubaneswar will stage the prestigious 2021 FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup.

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