Daily Current Affairs: September 4, 2021

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National News

Union Ayush Ministry launches ‘AYUSH AAPKE DWAR’ campaign

• Union Ayush Ministry launched a campaign named ‘AYUSH AAPKE DWAR’ in more than 45 locations across India to distribute medicinal plant saplings to 75 lakh households in one year.

India to be the first Asian country to launch a plastics pact

• World-Vast Fund for Nature–India (WWF India) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have collaborated to construct a platform ‘India Plastic Pact’.
• India has become the first Asian country to develop a plastics pact, launching a ground-breaking new initiative to bring together leading businesses at a national level to make commitments for building a circular system for plastics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually Address the 6^th Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok                        

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the plenary session of the sixth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in Vladivostok, Russia.
• He stressed the importance of greater economic and commercial engagement between the two sides in line with the ‘Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership’ and also highlighted the importance of health and pharma sectors as important areas of cooperation.

State News

Arunachal Pradesh launches 2 schemes for self–reliance in agriculture and horticulture

• Arunachal Pradesh Government launched two schemes, namely ‘AtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna’ for the agriculture sector and ‘AtmaNirbhar Bagwani Yojna’ for horticulture.
• A total of Rs. 120 crores was allotted to the two concerned departments of agriculture and horticulture with Rs. 60 crores allotted for each scheme.

Arunachal Pradesh

• Capital: Itanagar
• Chief Minister: Pema Khandu
• Governor: B. D. Mishra

Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Tourist Village Network under the Mission Youth initiative

• Under the Mission Youth initiative, Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha virtually launched the Jammu and Kashmir Tourist Village Network, which aims to transform 75 villages in the Union Territory (UT) noted for historical, scenic beauty and cultural value into tourist villages.

Jammu and Kashmir

• Capital: Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
• Lt. Governor: Manoj Sinha
• National Parks: Hemis National Park, City Forest (Salim Ali) National Park, Dachigam National Park, Kishtwar National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary, Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary, Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary, Baltal-Thajwas Wildlife Sanctuary, Karakoram (Nubra Shyok) Wildlife Sanctuary
• Lakes: Mansar Lake, Nagin Lake, Wular Lake, Surinsar Lake, Dal Lake

 Haryana Government announces a cash reward of Rs. 6 crores for Manish Narwal and Rs. 4 crores for Singhraj Adhana

• The Haryana Government announced a reward of Rs. 6 crores for Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Manish Narwal and Rs. 4 crores for Tokyo Paralympics silvermedallist Singhraj Adhana.
• Haryana Government will also provide government jobs to both para-athletes in order to honour their achievements at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

Haryana             

• Capital: Chandigarh
• Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
• Governor: Bandaru Dattatraya
• National Parks: Sultanpur National Park, Kalesar National Park
• Dance: Phag, Dhamal, Loor, Khoria

Banking and Economy News

Federal Bank partners with VISA and launches a credit card                     

• Federal Bank partnered with VISA to establish a credit card to boost its unsecured, high-yielding book and complete the suite of banking products.

Federal Bank

• Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala
• CEO: Shyam Srinivasan

HDFC Life Insurance is set to acquire Exide Life Insurance for Rs. 6687 crores                       

• Exide Life Insurance is likely to be acquired by HDFC Life Insurance in a deal worth Rs. 6687 crores to increase its customer base in a largely untapped market.

Appointments

Kausik Chanda was appointed as a Judge of Calcutta High Court              

• Justice Kaushik Chanda was appointed as a Judge of the Calcutta High Court.
• He would have tenure till 2036 as a judge of the high court.

Vartika Shukla becomes the first woman CMD of Engineers India Limited                           

• Vartika Shukla took charge as the first woman Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD) of public sector enterprise Engineers India Limited (EIL).

Ranks and Indices

India emerged as the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world: Hurun Research Institute

• India emerged as the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world after the US and China released by the Hurun Research Institute.
• India has added three unicorns every month over the last year, bringing the total number to 51 ahead of the United Kingdom (32) and Germany (18).

University of Oxford tops the Times World University Rankings 2022

• The University of Oxford was ranked at the the top of the Times World University Rankings 2022. IISc Bangalore was placed at 301–350 and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar was placed in the 351–400 bracket. IIT Indore was placed in the 401–500 bracket.

Agreements and MoUs signed

Ladakh signs an MoU with Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for the improvement of the road network

• The administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh and the Border Roads Organization (BRO) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the upgradation of Ladakh’s road network.

Ladakh

• Capital: Leh
• Lieutenant Governor: Radha Krishna Mathur

APEDA signs an MoU with ICAR–Indian Institute of Millet Research to boost farmers income

• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ICAR-Indian Institute of Millet Research to promote value addition and boost farmers’income by increasing exports through quality production and processing.

Sports News

Indian archer Harvinder Singh wins the bronze medal in the men’s Individual Recurve event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020                         

• Indian archer Harvinder Singh won the bronze medal in the men’s Individual Recurve event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. This is the first-ever archery medal for India at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

Indian shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana bag gold and silver medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020                              

• Indian shooter Manish Narwal won India’s third gold medal, while Singhraj Adhana bagged a silver medal in the P4 mixed 50m Pistol (SH1) event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
• Singhraj Adhana grabbed his second medal of the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

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