Page-26 of Current Affairs - September, 2021

EAM co-chairs 4th round of Indo-Danish Joint Commission Meeting

External affairs minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar, co-chaired the 4th round of ‘Indo-Danish Joint Commission Meeting (JCM)’ with this Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod in Copenhagen on September 5, 2021. Highlights During the meeting, EAM noted that, Denmark is India’s very unique ..

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September 5: International Day of Charity

The International Day of Charity is celebrated on September 5, every year along with the celebration of Teacher’s Day. Key Points On this day, philanthropic and humanitarian efforts of any kind are honoured. Charity is done with the aim of ..

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Big John- Biggest Triceratops to be auctioned

Big John, an enormous triceratops, is to be auctioned in October 2021 and is expected to get big bucks on the auction block in France. Key Points Big John’s skeleton is more than 66 million years old and is 60% ..

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Tamil Nadu to set up India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve

Government of Tamil Nadu recently announced its plan to set up India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve in the Palk Bay on the southeast coast. Highlights Dugong or sea cow is an endangered marine mammal. It is facing extinction because of ..

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Gujarat launches Vatan Prem Yojana

Governing body of Vatan Prem Yojana held its first meeting on September 4, 2021. The Vatan Prem Yojana was launched on August 7, 2021. Key Points They held the meeting at Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. ..

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Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019)

Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019) was released on September 1, 2021. Key Findings According to the atlas, developed nations incurred the bulk of $3.6tn in economic losses because of severe weather events ..

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Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan PM

Prime minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, will not run for re-election as the party leader in September. Key Points Yoshihide Suga had been appointed as Prime Minister in 2020 after the resignation of Shinzo Abe. Suga announced to end his ..

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Suhas Yathiraj: 1st IAS officer to win Paralympics medal

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, current district magistrate of Noida, has become the first IAS officer to win Paralympics medal. Key Points He ended his campaign with the winning of historic silver. He lost gold to top seed Lucas Mazur of France ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 6, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 6, 2021 INDIA – President Ram Nath Kovind confers National Teachers’ Award on 44 teachers – Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan confers AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award on 17 faculty members ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 5, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 5, 2021 INDIA – Assam: Government signs peace accord with 5 insurgent groups in Karbi Anglong region – Supreme Court recommends record 68 names for 12 High Courts – Former ..

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