Page-20 of Current Affairs - September, 2021
Sansad TV to be Launched
Vice President & Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will launch Sansad TV jointly on September 15, 2021. Highlights The launch date of Sansad Tv, September 15, coincides ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
September 15: Engineers Day 2021
Engineers Day 2021 is being observed on September 15, to mark the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Contributions of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya The day mark the contributions of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya in the field of engineering and education. Visvesvaraya is ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
International community to provide $1.2 billion for Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis
The international community has announced about $1.2 billion in aid for Afghanistan humanitarian crisis. Highlights On the occasion, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres underlined the importance of engaging with the Taliban in order to ensure continued humanitarian assistance in India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
17th Indo-US Economic Summit
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, addressed the 17th Indo-US Economic Summit ‘Bouncing Back-Resilient Recovery Path Post Covid-19’ on September 14, 2021. Highlights During the address, minister noted that the bilateral trade between India and the US ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Ministry of Agriculture signs five MoUs with Private Companies
Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the private companies on September 14, 2021. What are those companies? MoUs were signed for pilot projects with five private companies namely, CISCO, ITC Limited, Ninjacart, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
UK-India Trade Talks- Key Facts
Commerce and Industry Minister of India, Piyush Goyal hold a virtual meeting with his UK counterpart, Liz Truss, on September 13, 2021. During the meeting, both the ministers agreed on the next steps to launch negotiations for UK-India trade agreement. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Tamil Nadu makes Temple land grabbing a non-bailable offence
The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a Bill on September 13, 2021 that made the encroachment of properties of religious institutions a cognisable and non-bailable offence. Key Points The Bill that seeks to amend the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Madras HC quashed notification of fixing 120 kmph as speed limit
The Madras High Court (HC) has set aside the 2018 notification of Central government that had fixed a speed of 120 km/hour as the limit on highways and expressways. Highlights The order of HC was given on an appeal arising ..