DAILY GK : 21, 22 SEP 2021
1.
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF 45TH GST COUNCIL
• 45th
meeting of GST (Goods & Service Tax) Council was held at Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh, under the chairmanship of the Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,
Ministry of Finance.
• The
existing concessional GST rates (till 30th September, 2021) on Covid-19
treatment drugs extended to December, 31 2021.
• From
January 1, 2022, food delivery apps will collect and deposit 5% GST with the
government, in place of restaurants, for deliveries made by them.
• This
will not affect the end consumer.
2.
JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE ‘SURYA KIRAN’
• The
14-day long 15th India-Nepal Joint Military Training exercise Surya Kiran
commenced in the Himalayan border town of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand in India.
3.
COMMEMORATIVE STAMP ON RAO JAIMAL RATHORE
• Devusinh
Chauhan, Union Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Communications launched a
commemorative postal stamp to honour Rao Jaimal Rathore on his 515th birth
anniversary.
• Rao
Jaimal Rathore, a Rajput warrior general of Chittorgarh, fought against the
Mughal army during its siege from 1567 to 1568.
4.INDIA’S
1ST INDIGENOUS LUXURY CRUISE LINER
• Indian
Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) started India’s first
indigenous luxury cruise liner on 18th September 2021.
• IRCTC
has partnered with Cordelia Cruises, operated by Waterways Leisure Tourism
Private Limited to promote and market India’s 1st luxury cruise.
5.
INDIA TO BECOME WORLD’S 3RD LARGEST IMPORTER BY 2050
• According
to a report ‘Global Trade Outlook’ by UK’s Department of International Trade,
India is going to become the world’s 3rd largest importer by 2050 with a 5.9%
share of global imports.
• Top
two position were occupied by China and the United States (US).
• ‘E7
group’ of the seven largest emerging economies – China, India, Brazil, Russia,
Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey – are expected to equal the G7’s share of global
import demand by 2050.
TOP 10 COUNTRIES IN IMPORTS
Rank 2019 2030 2050
1 United States China China
2 China United
States United States
3 Germany Germany India
4 France India Germany
6.
16TH CHIEF MINISTER OF PUNJAB
• The
Member of Legislative Assembly(MLA) from Congress party Charanjit Singh Channi
took the oath as the 16th Chief Minister (CM)of Punjab.
• He
has succeeded the previous CM Captain Amarinder Singh.
• Sukhjinder
Randhawa and OP Sohni will serve as the two Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) of Punjab.
7.
INTERNATIONAL EQUAL PAY DAY 2021
• United
Nations(UN)’s International Equal Pay Day is annually observed across the globe
on 18th September as an effort to eliminate the gender pay gap and to overcome
the sexual discrimination against women and girls in employment.
• 18th
September 2021 marks the observance of the 2nd International Equal Pay Day.
8.
SIKKIM DECLARES ‘KATLEY’ AS STATE FISH
• The
Sikkim government has declared ‘Copper Mahseer’ locally named ‘Katley’ as the
State fish.
• The
scientific name of the fish is Neolissochilus hexagonolepis.
• The
fish is predominantly found in Teesta and Rangit rivers and their tributaries.
9.
STATE FOOD SAFETY INDEX 2020-2021
• Union
Minister Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW) released 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2020-21 by Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in New Delhi.
• It
measures the performance of States/Union Territories (UTs) across five
parameters of food safety.
• Gujarat
was the top ranking state among larger states
• Goa
stood first in the category of smaller states.
• Jammu
& Kashmir grabbed the topped spot among UTs.
10.
MARITIME EXERCISE ‘SAMUDRA SHAKTI’ HELD IN SUNDA STRAIT
• The
3rd edition of the Bilateral Maritime Exercise between the Indian and
Indonesian navies named ‘Samudra Shakti’ was scheduled to be held at Sunda
Strait, Indonesia from September 20 to 22, 2021.
11.
INDIA CHAIRS THE 6TH BRICS YSF
• India
chairs the 6th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Young
Scientist Forum (YSF) for the year 2021.The event was hosted by the Department
of Science & Technology (DST), in collaboration with the National Institute
of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru (NIAS).
• India
recently chaired the 13th BRICS Summit with the theme BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS
Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.
12.
BOB, BPCL LAUNCHED INTERNATIONAL RUPAY CARD
• Bank
of Baroda (BoB) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) jointly
launched a personalised co-branded RuPay NCMC (National Common Mobility Card)
platinum international contactless debit card.
• The
co-branded debit card has an NCMC (National Common Mobility Card) feature to
enable contactless transactions across all the public transport systems in the
country
13.
NIPL PARTNERED WITH LIQUID GROUP
• NPCI
International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. (Liquid
Group), to enable Unified Payments Interface (UPI) QR-based payments acceptance
in 10 markets across North Asia and Southeast Asia.
• The
partnership will enable BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) App users to make UPI
QR-based payments at over 2 million merchants across North Asia and Southeast
Asia from early 2022.
14.
NEW CTO OF RBIH
• Amit
Saxena, Global Deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of State Bank of
India(SBI), has been appointed as the new CTO of the Reserve Bank Innovation
Hub (RBIH).
• Reserve
Bank of India(RBI) established the RBIH in 2020 to promote innovation across
the financial sector using technology and creating an environment to facilitate
and foster innovation.
• CEO
of RBIH- Rajesh Bansal
15.INDIA’S
70TH CHESS GRANDMASTER
• R.Raja
Rithvik, 17, became India’s 70th chess Grandmaster (GM) after defeating FIDE
Master Finek Vaclav of Czechoslovakia in 57 moves and reaching the live rating
of 2501 in Vezerkepzo Grandmaster Chess Tournament at Budapest, Hungary.
16.BEIJING
2022 WINTER OLYMPICS UNVEILS OFFICIAL MOTTO
• The
organisers of the Beijing 2022 announced the official motto of Winter Olympic
and Paralympic Games 2022, “Together for a Shared Future” over a ceremony at
the Capital Museum, Beijing.
• Beijing
2022 Mascot:Mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic mascots were
designed by Cao Xue.
• 2022
Beijing Winter Olympic Games Mascot- Bing Dwen Dwen (a Panda)
• 2022
Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Mascot- Shuey Rhon Rhon (a Chinese Lantern)
17.ASIAN
SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP 2021
• Indian
Snooker player Padma Awardee Pankaj Advani won the Asian Snooker Championship
2021 held at Al Messila in Doha, Dubai against Amir Sarkhosh of Iran.
• The
23-time billiards and snooker world champion Pankaj Advani has won the title
for the 2nd consecutive year, he won the title in 2019.
18.INTERNATIONAL
DAY OF PEACE 2021 – SEPTEMBER 21
• The
United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Peace is annually observed across
the globe on September 21st to strengthen the idea of peace both within and
among all nations and people by observing 24 hours of non-violence and
cease-fire.
• The
theme of the International Day of Peace 2021 is “Recovering better for an
equitable and sustainable world”.
19.WORLD
ALZHEIMER’S DAY 2021 – SEPTEMBER 21
• World
Alzheimer’s Day is annually observed across the globe on September 21st to
create awareness about Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
