Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2021

• Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) is a flagship scheme of the state of Chhattisgarh.
• Under the RGKNY, the state government provides input assistance to farmers for crop production.
• If the crops sown during the ongoing kharif season get destroyed due to drought-like conditions, a financial assistance of Rs 9,000 per acre would be provided.
• Those farmers who have sown paddy, millet and pulse in the ongoing kharif season and if their crops get destroyed due to lack of rainfall.
• The assistance would be given per acre on the basis of survey, for assessment of damage, under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY).

• National Small Industry Day is an annual celebration to recognises the value of small industries in our society.
• Every year on August 30, the country celebrates National Small Industry Day.
• On August 30, 2000, a comprehensive policy package for the SSI sector was launched in India, to provide support to small firms in India.
• The UN General Assembly has declared June 27 as the MSME Day to enhance public awareness of the contribution of MSMEs in the global economy

• Nine new judges, including three women, were administered oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court.
• This appointment has taken its strength to 33, including the Chief Justice of India, out of the sanctioned strength of 34.
• This is the first time in the history of the Supreme Court that nine judges took oath of office, all at the same time.
• Justice Nagarathna, one among the nine judges, is in line to become the first woman Chief Justice of India in September 2027.

• Recently, the naval forces of India and Algeria has conducted a maiden naval exercise
• The exercises were conducted at the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Algeria.
• India was represented by Navy’s stealth frigate INS Tabar and naval ship ANS Ezzadjer was its counterpart.
• This exercise was aimed to enhance interaction and collaboration between the two nations.

• The Indian Institution of Technology Madras (IIT-M) is developing an online platform named e-Source.
• This platform aims to tackle e-waste by linking various participants in formal and informal sector.
• It would act as a market place between buyers and generators of e waste, in electrical and electronic equipment segment.
• This is expected to pave a great way for recycle and reuse of electronic wastes, thus achieve the objectives of circular economy.

• The C.1.2 variant of the Coronavirus disease was first reported from South Africa.
• The variant has now spread to at least six countries, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
• As per the Indian Government, India has no cases of the new C.1.2 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) variant detected so far.
• The public health body of the United Nations (UN) announced that it was monitoring the new C.1.2 virus strain.

• Nigeria Central Bank announced plans to launch its own digital currency named the “eNaira”.
• The Central Bank will work with Bitt Inc as a technical partner to launch its own cryptocurrency.
• Nigeria barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or undertaking transactions in cryptocurrencies, earlier.
• eNaira would operate as a wallet against which customers can hold existing funds in their bank account.

• Corbevax is the COVID 19 vaccine candidate, produced by Hyderabad based pharma company Biological E.
• Recently, the company has received the nod from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for conducting two clinical trials of the vaccine.
• The company has also received approval from DGCI to conduct phase 2 and 3 trials on children aged 5 – 18.
• The company has received assistance form Government of India under the Mission COVID Suraksha for development of this vaccine.

The Karbis are one of the major ethnic communities in the north eastern India, especially in Assam. Assam has a long history of violent activities by Karbis since the 1980s. Recently, 1,040 terrorists of five insurgent groups of this group have laid down arms at an event in Guwahati and have surrendered.

The MOPs were developed and manufactured by DRDO in India. The ship is also scheduled to participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with BN ship on departure from the Chattogram port.