Current affairs notes on September 16-21

 1.Cabinet approves establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). PMSSY was announced in 2003 with objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. The PMSSY is implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

2.RBI has released the draft version of Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2020. Interest Rate Derivatives (IRD) are contracts whose value is derived from one or more interest rates, prices of interest rate instruments, or interest rate indices.

3.A Customized My Stamp on India’s First Anti Satellite Missile (A-SAT) launch was released by the Department of Posts on the occasion of Engineers Day. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on 27th March 2019.

4.Cabinet approves Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna-Manesar- Kharkhauda. Total length of the project is ~ 121.7 km.

5.India celebrates Engineer’s Day every year on September 15 as a tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on his birthday.

6.Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020: Passed in Lok Sabha. The Bill replaces an ordinance to the same effect promulgated on June 26. The Bill proposes amendments to the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. With this new Bill, the central government aims to bring cooperative banks under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

7. Kosi Rail Mahasetu: Inaugurated recently in Bihar. The bridge is of strategic importance along the India-Nepal border.

8. Samarth Scheme: Implemented by the Ministry of Textiles. It seeks to Provide demand driven, placement oriented National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) compliant skilling programmes.

9. September 19 marks the 60th anniversary of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan. It is a Water-Distribution Treaty, signed in Karachi in 1960, between India (PM Jawaharlal Nehru) and Pakistan (President Ayub Khan), brokered by the World Bank. Under the treaty, India has control over water flowing in the eastern rivers– Beas, Ravi and Sutlej. Pakistan has control over the western rivers– Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.

10. On the occasion of International Coastal Clean-Up Day (Celebrated since 1986), for the first time eight beaches of India are recommended for the coveted International eco-label, the Blue flag certification. On the occasion of International Coastal Clean-Up Day (Celebrated since 1986), for the first time eight beaches of India are recommended for the coveted International eco-label, the Blue flag certification. Chandrabhaga beach of Odisha’s Konark coast is the first to complete the tag certification process.

11.India has launched its own eco-label BEAMS (Beach Environment & Aesthetics Management Services) under ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management) project. Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and safety for beachgoers in accordance with coastal environment and regulations.

12. Sloth Bear and Nandankanan Zoological Park: Located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Adjacent to Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary. It is the only zoological park in India to become an institutional member of World Association of Zoos and Aquarium (WAZA).

13. Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit will be inaugurated on 2nd October 2020 – the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It is a global summit of Overseas and Resident Indian scientists and academicians.

14. World Bamboo Day: Observed annually on September 18th. Theme for 2020: ‘BAMBOO NOW.’

15. Care 4 Chendamangalam, which works with weavers in Kerala, brings the eponymous GI-tagged sari for a fund-raiser exhibition to Bengaluru.

16. The International Day of Peace Observed around the world on 21st September. 2020 Theme: Shaping Peace Together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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