currentaffairs 16 september by vivek sir
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By Vivek Sir
1.India beats China : become member of UN's Commission on Status of Women :
India will be a member for four years. (2021 to 2025) (2021 2025)
Note: Commission on Status of Women (CSW), is a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (CSW), (ECOSOC) Afghanistan also became a member
45 member states of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time. 45 United Nations Organs: 1.General Assembly/ 2.Security Council/ 3.Economic and Social Council/ 4.Trusteeship Council/ 5.International Court of Justice/ 6.Secretariat/
Note: This year is the 25th anniversary of the famous Beijing World Conference on Women (1995) (1995) 25 World Conference on Women (Till now 4) ( 4)
First World Conference on Women, Mexico City, 1975 , , 1975
Second World Conference on Women, Copenhagen,Denmark 1980 , , 1980 Third World Conference on Women, Nairobi, Kenya1985 , , 1985 Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China 1995 , , 1995
UN's Commission on Status of Women Founded: 21 June 1946 /: 21 1946 Headquarters location:New York, United States : , Executive director: Phumzile Mlamboo Ngcuka : Chair of UNCSW: Mher Margaryan UNCSW : Parent organization: United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):- :- Mainly focuses on three goals Economic Development/ Social Development/ Sustainable Development/ Founded: 1945/: 1945 Headquarters: New York, United States : ,
President : Mona Juul /: Parent organization: United Nations : Note: First president of ECOSOC: Ramaswami Mudaliar(Indian) ECOSOC : ()
About United Nations:- : - Founded: 24 October 1945 : 24 1945 Headquarters: New York, United States : , Secretary general: António Guterres : Official languages(6): Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish; (6): ; ; ; ; , ;
2.Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) report : (GPMB) : Report Titled : A World in Disorder :
World will take 500 years to spend on preparing for due to the loss driven by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (COVID-19) 500 About Global Preparedness Monitoring Board(GPMB):
It is an independent monitoring and accountability body to ensure preparedness for global health crises.
It is led by its co-chairs :- Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland,( former Prime Minister of Norway and former WHO Director- General) and . , ( ) Elhadj As Sy, (Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation Board) , ( It has 12 members/ 12
Including one Indian : Professor Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan ( Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India) : ( )
3.China :- Successfully launched 9 satellites into orbit by sea launch : - 9
The nine satellites belong to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group. -1 03-1
Launcher: Long March 11-HY2(China's first sea- launched rocket), : 11-HY2 ( ) It was the 346th Launch using the Long March Rocket . 346 The Satellites have been developed by : Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company Ltd. :
Mission conducted by : Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center : Note: The nine satellites will provide remote sensing data for China's land resource survey, urban planning and disaster monitoring services. , Recently launched satellite by China: Navigation Satellite: BeiDou : BeiDou
Gaofen-9 05 : - Optical remote-sensing satellite Gaofen-9 05 :- – Commercial Communication Satellite: ‘APSTAR-6D’ : APSTAR-6D Tianwan 1 (Mars Rover) 1 ( ) About China: Capital: Beijing /: Currency: Renminbi/: President: Xi Jinping/ :
4.Bangladesh govt : Allowed limited export of Hilsa fish to India :
Reason : in view of the forthcoming Durga Puja :
The Commerce Ministry has allowed nine exporters to send a total of approximately 1,500 tonnes of Hilsa to India. 1,500 The export will be allowed till 10th of October. 10 Bangladesh had imposed a ban on the export of Hilsa in 2012. 2012
Note: Bangladesh has a share of close to 75 per cent in the production of Hilsa fish in the world. 75 About Bangladesh: Capital: Dhaka / : Currency: Bangladeshi taka / : President : Abdul Hamid / : Prime Minister : Sheikh Hasina :
Vikram Kumar Doraiswami : India’s next envoy to Bangladesh : Symbols of Bangladesh: National game Bangladesh : Kabaddi : National tree : Mango Tree : National flower : Water lily :
National animal : Royal Bengal Tiger : National fruit : Jackfruit : National fish: Ilish / Hilsa : /
5.Rajasthan government & SIDBI signed MoU Purpose : to create newer avenues and growth opportunities for MSME units in the State : MSME
A project management unit (PMU) will be set up by SIDBI in Rajasthan:- For textiles, Bhilwara / , For handicrafts , Jodhpur/ , MSME empowerment (Rajasthan) MSME () MSME Act, 2019 (by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot ) , 2019 ( )
Mukhyamantri Laghu Udyog Protsahan Yojana ( to provide support to the MSMEs in the State) ( ) About SIDBI: Founded: 2 April 1990 : 2 1990 Headquarters: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh : , Chairman & Managing Director (MD): Mohammad Mustafa ():
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Founded: 2007/: 2007 HQ:- New Delhi/: - Union Minister: Nitin Gadkari (Nagpur,Maharashtra) : (, ) Minister Of State: Giriraj Singh (Begusarai,Bihar) : (, )
New definition of MSME
On the Basis of
investment
On the Basis of Turn over
Micro enterprises
Enterprises with Rs 1 crore investment 1
5 crore turnover 5
Small enterprises
Investment of less than Rs 10 crore 10
Turnover less than Rs. 50 crore 50
Medium enterprises
investment of Rs 50 crore 50
Turnover of Rs 250 crore 250
MSME in the country will now be known as ‘Udyam’ since the term comes closer to the meaning of an enterprise. MSME '' , MSME came into effect in the name of Udyam Registration from 1 July 2020. 1 2020 MSME
About Rajasthan:- It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Capital: Jaipur/: Governor: Kalraj Mishra/: Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot : Legislature ()-200 seats Rajya Sabha10/ 10 Lok Sabha 25 / 25
6.J&K Horticulture Dept launched : “Backyard Horticulture” programme : " "
Purpose: main aim to promote organic fruit production for home consumption and to fulfill individual requirement. :
Location: Panchyat Jaswan in Marh block , Jammu district : , , Under CAPEX ( Capital expenditure) scheme CAPEX ( ) Note: - At least three fruit plants costing Rs 200 will be distributed among the farmers,( at 90% subsidy) 200 , (90% )
About Jammu and Kashmir: Union territory:31 October 2019 : 31 2019 Districts:20 Capital: Srinagar (summer), Jammu (Winter) : (), () Lt. Governor: Manoj Sinha(2nd) : ( ) Legislature (114 seats)/ (114 ) Rajya Sabha (4)/ (4) Lok Sabha (5)/ (5)
7.Chhattisgarh : Set up specialised police unit to counter Maoists in Bastar :
'Bastar Special Force' /' '
Soon be introduced for Maoist-affected districts Which will comprise of local youths from the interiors of insurgency-hit Bastar division. The Bastar division comprises seven districts - - All are facing Maoist problems since the 1980s. 1980
Note: Earlier in 2016, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) raised the Bastariya Battalion, 2016 , (CRPF) , To counter insurgency in which local tribals were recruited.
8.RBI Mandated banks to complete automation of NPA recognition (by 30 June 2021) RBI NPA (30 2021 )
About Reserve Bank of India (RBI): Formation: 1 April 1935/: 1 1935 Headquarters: Mumbai/: Governor: Shaktikanta Das (25 th) : (25 ) Deputy Governors(4): (Bibhu Prasad Kanungo, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, one is yet to be appointed). - (4): ( , , , )
9. Ban onion exports : Indian Govt : Declared in DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) notification DGFT ( ) Purpose : To increase the availability in the domestic market and to check the price of the commodity. :
Estimates of decrease due to 30% increase in Exports (April-July 2020) 30% (- 2020) Onion exports to Bangladesh increased by 158% (April-July 2020) 158% (- 2020) In FY 2019-20 / 2019-20 : Exports of fresh onions valued at $ 328 million 328 Dried onion exports worth $ 112.3 million 112.3
DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) : DGFT ( ) : Director General : Amit Yadav : Under the Commerce Ministry / Deals with export and import-related issues. - Piyush Goyal : Minister of Commerce and Industry :
10.Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020 : 2020 :
Lifetime Achievement Award : Aditya Puri : Aditya Puri / : Managing Director of HDFC Bank HDFC
Other Awards:- World’s Best Investment Bank 2020 : Goldman Sachs 2020 : World’s Best Bank 2020 : JPMorgan (USA) 2020 : () Banker of the Year 2020 : Brian Moynihan (Bank of America) 2020 : ( )
Euromoney / : First issue in 1969 /1969 London based / Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence : Established in 1992 /1992
11.Infosys : To acquire Europe-based Guidevision : 30 million euros (about Rs 260.4 crore) 30 ( 260.4 ) GuideVision / : Established in 2014 /2014 Headquarters : Prague (Czech Republic) : ( )
Infosys : Founded : 7 July, 1981 / : 7 , 1981 Headquarters : Bangalore / : Chairman : Nandan Nilekani : MD & CEO : Salil Parekh /
12.National Engineers’ Day 2020 : 15 September 2020 : 15 Celebrated since 1968. 1968 Marks the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya
Sir M. Visvesvaraya / : “Father of Modern Mysore” /" " Bharat Ratna (1955) / (1955) Postage Stamp released on A-SAT: A-SAT : On the occasion of Engineers Day
“My Stamp” : India's first A-SAT (anti satellite missile) “ ” : A-SAT ( ) Released by Department of Posts To commemorate the success of "Mission Shakti" " "
Missile test "Mission Shakti" :- " ":- Conducted by DRDO (27 March, 2019) DRDO (27 , 2019) Location : Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Odisha) : () DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) : Headquarters : New Delhi / : Founded : 1958 / : 1958 Chairman : Dr G. Satheesh Reddy :
13.International Day of Democracy 2020 : 15 September 2020 : 15 First celebrated in 2008 2008 Theme 2020 : "COVID-19: A Spotlight on Democracy" 2020 : "COVID-19: "
14.) 56th ITES (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation) Day 56 ITES ( )
Indian High Commission celebrated online in Dhaka (Bangladesh) ( )
15.Gauri Khan : Book titled "My Life in Design" : " "
Gauri Khan's debut book / 2021 Will be released in 2021 by Penguin Gauri Khan : Indian Actor Shahrukh Khan's wife :
16.Darbhanga (Bihar) : New AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) (): ( )
Total cost will be Rs.1264 crore 1264 Established under PMSSY (Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana) PMSSY ( ) PMSSY (Launch : 2003) /PMSSY ( : 2003)
17.Bihar: 7 urban infra projects by Narendra Modi : 7 Worth : Rs 541 crore : 541 The seven projects include:- Four related to water supply
Two to sewerage treatment
one to riverfront development
Recently:
Prime Minister inaugurated 900 crore 3 Petroleum project in Bihar
900
1.India beats China : become member of UN's Commission on Status of Women :
India will be a member for four years. (2021 to 2025) (2021 2025)
Note: Commission on Status of Women (CSW), is a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (CSW), (ECOSOC) Afghanistan also became a member
45 member states of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time. 45 United Nations Organs: 1.General Assembly/ 2.Security Council/ 3.Economic and Social Council/ 4.Trusteeship Council/ 5.International Court of Justice/ 6.Secretariat/
Note: This year is the 25th anniversary of the famous Beijing World Conference on Women (1995) (1995) 25 World Conference on Women (Till now 4) ( 4)
First World Conference on Women, Mexico City, 1975 , , 1975
Second World Conference on Women, Copenhagen,Denmark 1980 , , 1980 Third World Conference on Women, Nairobi, Kenya1985 , , 1985 Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China 1995 , , 1995
UN's Commission on Status of Women Founded: 21 June 1946 /: 21 1946 Headquarters location:New York, United States : , Executive director: Phumzile Mlamboo Ngcuka : Chair of UNCSW: Mher Margaryan UNCSW : Parent organization: United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):- :- Mainly focuses on three goals Economic Development/ Social Development/ Sustainable Development/ Founded: 1945/: 1945 Headquarters: New York, United States : ,
President : Mona Juul /: Parent organization: United Nations : Note: First president of ECOSOC: Ramaswami Mudaliar(Indian) ECOSOC : ()
About United Nations:- : - Founded: 24 October 1945 : 24 1945 Headquarters: New York, United States : , Secretary general: António Guterres : Official languages(6): Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish; (6): ; ; ; ; , ;
2.Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) report : (GPMB) : Report Titled : A World in Disorder :
World will take 500 years to spend on preparing for due to the loss driven by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (COVID-19) 500 About Global Preparedness Monitoring Board(GPMB):
It is an independent monitoring and accountability body to ensure preparedness for global health crises.
It is led by its co-chairs :- Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland,( former Prime Minister of Norway and former WHO Director- General) and . , ( ) Elhadj As Sy, (Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation Board) , ( It has 12 members/ 12
Including one Indian : Professor Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan ( Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India) : ( )
3.China :- Successfully launched 9 satellites into orbit by sea launch : - 9
The nine satellites belong to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group. -1 03-1
Launcher: Long March 11-HY2(China's first sea- launched rocket), : 11-HY2 ( ) It was the 346th Launch using the Long March Rocket . 346 The Satellites have been developed by : Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company Ltd. :
Mission conducted by : Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center : Note: The nine satellites will provide remote sensing data for China's land resource survey, urban planning and disaster monitoring services. , Recently launched satellite by China: Navigation Satellite: BeiDou : BeiDou
Gaofen-9 05 : - Optical remote-sensing satellite Gaofen-9 05 :- – Commercial Communication Satellite: ‘APSTAR-6D’ : APSTAR-6D Tianwan 1 (Mars Rover) 1 ( ) About China: Capital: Beijing /: Currency: Renminbi/: President: Xi Jinping/ :
4.Bangladesh govt : Allowed limited export of Hilsa fish to India :
Reason : in view of the forthcoming Durga Puja :
The Commerce Ministry has allowed nine exporters to send a total of approximately 1,500 tonnes of Hilsa to India. 1,500 The export will be allowed till 10th of October. 10 Bangladesh had imposed a ban on the export of Hilsa in 2012. 2012
Note: Bangladesh has a share of close to 75 per cent in the production of Hilsa fish in the world. 75 About Bangladesh: Capital: Dhaka / : Currency: Bangladeshi taka / : President : Abdul Hamid / : Prime Minister : Sheikh Hasina :
Vikram Kumar Doraiswami : India’s next envoy to Bangladesh : Symbols of Bangladesh: National game Bangladesh : Kabaddi : National tree : Mango Tree : National flower : Water lily :
National animal : Royal Bengal Tiger : National fruit : Jackfruit : National fish: Ilish / Hilsa : /
5.Rajasthan government & SIDBI signed MoU Purpose : to create newer avenues and growth opportunities for MSME units in the State : MSME
A project management unit (PMU) will be set up by SIDBI in Rajasthan:- For textiles, Bhilwara / , For handicrafts , Jodhpur/ , MSME empowerment (Rajasthan) MSME () MSME Act, 2019 (by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot ) , 2019 ( )
Mukhyamantri Laghu Udyog Protsahan Yojana ( to provide support to the MSMEs in the State) ( ) About SIDBI: Founded: 2 April 1990 : 2 1990 Headquarters: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh : , Chairman & Managing Director (MD): Mohammad Mustafa ():
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Founded: 2007/: 2007 HQ:- New Delhi/: - Union Minister: Nitin Gadkari (Nagpur,Maharashtra) : (, ) Minister Of State: Giriraj Singh (Begusarai,Bihar) : (, )
New definition of MSME
On the Basis of
investment
On the Basis of Turn over
Micro enterprises
Enterprises with Rs 1 crore investment 1
5 crore turnover 5
Small enterprises
Investment of less than Rs 10 crore 10
Turnover less than Rs. 50 crore 50
Medium enterprises
investment of Rs 50 crore 50
Turnover of Rs 250 crore 250
MSME in the country will now be known as ‘Udyam’ since the term comes closer to the meaning of an enterprise. MSME '' , MSME came into effect in the name of Udyam Registration from 1 July 2020. 1 2020 MSME
About Rajasthan:- It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Capital: Jaipur/: Governor: Kalraj Mishra/: Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot : Legislature ()-200 seats Rajya Sabha10/ 10 Lok Sabha 25 / 25
6.J&K Horticulture Dept launched : “Backyard Horticulture” programme : " "
Purpose: main aim to promote organic fruit production for home consumption and to fulfill individual requirement. :
Location: Panchyat Jaswan in Marh block , Jammu district : , , Under CAPEX ( Capital expenditure) scheme CAPEX ( ) Note: - At least three fruit plants costing Rs 200 will be distributed among the farmers,( at 90% subsidy) 200 , (90% )
About Jammu and Kashmir: Union territory:31 October 2019 : 31 2019 Districts:20 Capital: Srinagar (summer), Jammu (Winter) : (), () Lt. Governor: Manoj Sinha(2nd) : ( ) Legislature (114 seats)/ (114 ) Rajya Sabha (4)/ (4) Lok Sabha (5)/ (5)
7.Chhattisgarh : Set up specialised police unit to counter Maoists in Bastar :
'Bastar Special Force' /' '
Soon be introduced for Maoist-affected districts Which will comprise of local youths from the interiors of insurgency-hit Bastar division. The Bastar division comprises seven districts - - All are facing Maoist problems since the 1980s. 1980
Note: Earlier in 2016, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) raised the Bastariya Battalion, 2016 , (CRPF) , To counter insurgency in which local tribals were recruited.
8.RBI Mandated banks to complete automation of NPA recognition (by 30 June 2021) RBI NPA (30 2021 )
About Reserve Bank of India (RBI): Formation: 1 April 1935/: 1 1935 Headquarters: Mumbai/: Governor: Shaktikanta Das (25 th) : (25 ) Deputy Governors(4): (Bibhu Prasad Kanungo, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, one is yet to be appointed). - (4): ( , , , )
9. Ban onion exports : Indian Govt : Declared in DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) notification DGFT ( ) Purpose : To increase the availability in the domestic market and to check the price of the commodity. :
Estimates of decrease due to 30% increase in Exports (April-July 2020) 30% (- 2020) Onion exports to Bangladesh increased by 158% (April-July 2020) 158% (- 2020) In FY 2019-20 / 2019-20 : Exports of fresh onions valued at $ 328 million 328 Dried onion exports worth $ 112.3 million 112.3
DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) : DGFT ( ) : Director General : Amit Yadav : Under the Commerce Ministry / Deals with export and import-related issues. - Piyush Goyal : Minister of Commerce and Industry :
10.Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020 : 2020 :
Lifetime Achievement Award : Aditya Puri : Aditya Puri / : Managing Director of HDFC Bank HDFC
Other Awards:- World’s Best Investment Bank 2020 : Goldman Sachs 2020 : World’s Best Bank 2020 : JPMorgan (USA) 2020 : () Banker of the Year 2020 : Brian Moynihan (Bank of America) 2020 : ( )
Euromoney / : First issue in 1969 /1969 London based / Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence : Established in 1992 /1992
11.Infosys : To acquire Europe-based Guidevision : 30 million euros (about Rs 260.4 crore) 30 ( 260.4 ) GuideVision / : Established in 2014 /2014 Headquarters : Prague (Czech Republic) : ( )
Infosys : Founded : 7 July, 1981 / : 7 , 1981 Headquarters : Bangalore / : Chairman : Nandan Nilekani : MD & CEO : Salil Parekh /
12.National Engineers’ Day 2020 : 15 September 2020 : 15 Celebrated since 1968. 1968 Marks the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya
Sir M. Visvesvaraya / : “Father of Modern Mysore” /" " Bharat Ratna (1955) / (1955) Postage Stamp released on A-SAT: A-SAT : On the occasion of Engineers Day
“My Stamp” : India's first A-SAT (anti satellite missile) “ ” : A-SAT ( ) Released by Department of Posts To commemorate the success of "Mission Shakti" " "
Missile test "Mission Shakti" :- " ":- Conducted by DRDO (27 March, 2019) DRDO (27 , 2019) Location : Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Odisha) : () DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) : Headquarters : New Delhi / : Founded : 1958 / : 1958 Chairman : Dr G. Satheesh Reddy :
13.International Day of Democracy 2020 : 15 September 2020 : 15 First celebrated in 2008 2008 Theme 2020 : "COVID-19: A Spotlight on Democracy" 2020 : "COVID-19: "
14.) 56th ITES (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation) Day 56 ITES ( )
Indian High Commission celebrated online in Dhaka (Bangladesh) ( )
15.Gauri Khan : Book titled "My Life in Design" : " "
Gauri Khan's debut book / 2021 Will be released in 2021 by Penguin Gauri Khan : Indian Actor Shahrukh Khan's wife :
16.Darbhanga (Bihar) : New AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) (): ( )
Total cost will be Rs.1264 crore 1264 Established under PMSSY (Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana) PMSSY ( ) PMSSY (Launch : 2003) /PMSSY ( : 2003)
17.Bihar: 7 urban infra projects by Narendra Modi : 7 Worth : Rs 541 crore : 541 The seven projects include:- Four related to water supply
Two to sewerage treatment
one to riverfront development
Recently:
Prime Minister inaugurated 900 crore 3 Petroleum project in Bihar
900