Page-25 of Current Affairs - September, 2021
September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day was observed on September 10, 2021. Key Facts The day is observed annually to highlight several ways by which suicide can be prevented. It was first marked on September 10, 2003, as an initiative by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
World’s largest plant to suck CO2 from air starts in Iceland
World’s largest plant that has been designed to suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from air and turn it into rock was started recently in Iceland. Key Points This plant has been named as Orca, after the Icelandic word “orka”, meaning energy. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks- Key Facts
September 11, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the attack on World Trade center towers in New York, which is also known as “9/11 attack”. Key Points This incident had sent shockwaves across the world 20 years ago. It showed ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
PM Modi inaugurates Sardardham Bhavan at Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the state of art Sardardham Bhavan at Ahmedabad through video conferencing on September 11, 2021. Key Points He also laid the foundation stone of Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralay on the occasion. Sardardham Bhavan has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri and U.S. Secretary of Energy Ms. Jennifer Granholm, co-chaired a virtual Ministerial meeting and launched the revamped U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP). Highlights In the meeting, both the sides reviewed ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Mahakavi Day: Tamil Nadu to observe on Subramania Bharati’s death anniversary
Tamil Nadu government has decided to commemorate the death anniversary of Subramania Bharathi, a firebrand poet & freedom fighter, as Mahakavi Day. Highlights Death anniversary of Subramania Bharati is on September 11. Year 2021 will mark the 100th death anniversary ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
MoS for Health & Family Welfare inaugurated Digital Population Clock
Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar, inaugurated “Digital Population Clock” on September 10, 2021. Key Points Minister also presided over the Seminar on Population, Human Capital and Sustainable Development. Digital Population Clock was inaugurated ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
4th Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants held
The fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants was held on September 10, 2021. Highlights This day coincides with the date of enactment of Emigration Act, 1983. On the occasion, MOS for External Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan address and observe ..