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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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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% ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
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 ..