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Daily Current Affairs: 19-20/09/2021
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1. Recently NITI Aayog has tied up with which online educational platform to educate the children of 112 aspirational districts?
- BYJU'S
- Children from all such communities of aspirational districts who have been deprived of education will be empowered.
- BYJU'S: Byju's is an Indian multinational educational technology company headquartered in Bangalore. It was founded in 2011 by Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath. As of June 2021, Byju's is valued at $16.5 billion, making it the world's most valuable educational technology company.
- NITI Aayog: The National Institution for Transforming India
- Established: 01 January 2015
- Chairman: PM of India
- Vice Chairman: Rajiv Kumar
- CEO: Amitabh Kant
2. Which mobile app has been recently launched by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?
- PRAGATI
- PRAGATI: Performance Review Application, Growth and Trend Indicator
- Through this mobile application, LIC Development Officers (DOs) will be able to easily assess the business performance of their respective areas.
- LIC: Life Insurance Corporation of India
- Established: 01 September 1956
- HQ: Mumbai
- Chairman: M R Kumar
3. Who has recently won the 'Asian Snooker Championship 2021'?
- Pankaj Advani
- Pankaj Advani has won the book 'Asian Snooker Championship' for the second time in a row.
4. Recently who has been appointed as the chairman of the junior selection committee of BCCI?
- Sreedharan Sharath
- BCCI: Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Established: 04 December 1928
- President: Saurav Ganguly
- Secretary: Jai Shah
5. According to the announcement recently released by the Union Road and Transport Minister, by which year the world's longest expressway will be ready in India?
- 2023
- According to the Union Road and Transport Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari, the world's longest expressway will be ready by the year 2023.
- The world's longest 1380 km expressway will be built in India from Delhi to Mumbai at a cost of Rs 98000 crore.
- With the construction of this expressway, the travel time from Delhi to Mumbai will be reduced by about 12 to 13 hours.
6. Recently the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar?
- 31 March 2022
- Earlier the deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar was kept till 30 September 2021, which has been extended in view of the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes
- Formation: 1944
- HQ: New Delhi
- Chairman: Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra
7. Under whose chairmanship the Group of Ministers (GoM) has been constituted for better implementation of various welfare schemes run by the Central Government?
- Rajnath Singh
- For better implementation of various welfare schemes being run by the Central Government for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Minorities and Women, a Group of Ministers has been constituted under the chairmanship of Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will
8. Recently who has become the 70th Chess Grand Master of India?
- Raja Ritwik R
- Raja Rithvik R is a 17 year old chess player from Hyderabad.
- Raja Ritvik defeated FIDE Master Finek Vaclav of Czechoslovakia in 57 moves to achieve a live rating of 2501.
9. Which fish has been declared as the state fish by the Sikkim government recently?
- 'Copper Mahseer'
- The Government of Sikkim has declared 'Copper Mahseer', locally known as Katley, as the state fish.
- Sikkim
- Capital: Gangtok
- CM: Prem Singh Tamang
- Governor: Ganga Prasad
10. Recently, the central government has proposed a heritage village in which of the following places to promote tourism?
- Singaperumal Koil
- It is proposed to build a heritage village in Singaperumal Koil and surrounding villages of Singapore, about 40 km south of Chennai, which will boost the development of the region through tourism.
11. The recently released book "The Three Khans and the Emergence of New India" has been authored by?
- Kaveri Bamzai
- Kaveri Bamzai is a senior journalist by profession who in her book "The Three Khans and the Emergence of New India" links the careers of the three Khans, Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman with the toughest times in history.
12. Recently who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Punjab?
- Charanjit Singh Channi
- After the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Charanjit Singh Channi has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
- With this, two new Deputy Chief Ministers have been made in Punjab, Brahm Mohindra, Sukhjinder Randhawa.
- Punjab
- Capital: Chandigarh
- CM: Charanjit Singh Channi
- Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
13. Recently the central government has decided to train 50,000 youth under which scheme?
- Rail Skill Development Scheme
- A plan has been made by the Central Government to train 50000 youth under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana in the next 3 years.
- Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana is a skill development scheme launched by the Government of Railways.
- Current Union Railway Minister: Shri Ashwani Vaishnav
14. The recently released book 'Shining Sikh Youth of India' has been authored by?
- Dr. Prabhleen Singh
- The book 'Shining Sikh Youth of India' authored by Dr. Prabhlin Singh was released by Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.
- The life stories of 200 prominent Sikhs of India have been collected in this book.
15. According to the recently released report 'Global Trade Outlook', by which year India will become the third largest importing country in the world?
- 2050
- According to the report 'Global Trade Outlook' released by the United Kingdom's Department of International Trade, India will become the third largest importing country after China and the United States.
- According to this report, India will become the fourth largest importing country by the year 2030.
- According to this report, India is currently the eighth largest importing country in the world with 2.8% imports.
16. Recently who has been appointed by Facebook India as its head of Public Policy?
- Rajeev Agarwal
- Rajeev Agarwal has previously served as an executive officer of Uber.
- Established: February 2004
- HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
- CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
17. Recently HDFC Bank has tied up with whom to launch co-branded credit card?
- PayTm
- Paytm and HDFC Bank have jointly decided to launch credit cards powered by VISA.
- HDFC Bank
- HQ: Mumbai
- MD & CEO: Shashidhar Jagadeesan
- Tagline: We Understand Your World
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- PayTm
- Established: 2009
- HQ: Noida
- Chairman: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
- CEO: Varun Sridhar
18. Recently NPCI has tied up with whom to enable UPI QR based payment system in the countries of North Asia and South East Asia?
- Liquid Group
- This agreement will help BHIM App users to make UPI QR based payments in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan.
- NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India)
- It is a joint platform of Reserve Bank of India and Indian Banks Association
- Established: 2008
- HQ: Mumbai
- MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe
19. What is the name of the well-known Oriya litterateur, social activist and journalist who passed away recently?
- Manorama Mohapatra
20. Who has recently resigned as the Prime Minister of Japan?
- Yoshihide Suga
- Japan
- Capital: Tokyo
- Currency: Japanese Yen
- PM: ..?...
21. Recently who has been appointed by the United Nations' as one of the 17 SDG Advocates?
- Kailash Satyarthi
- Kailash Satyarthi is a social and child rights activist and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
- Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
- United Nations (UN)
- Established: 24 October 1945
- HQ: New York
- Secretary General: Antonio Guterres
22. What is the name of the well-known physicist and cosmologist who passed away recently?
- Thanu Padmanabhan
- Born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Thanu Padmanabhan has also been honored with the Padma Shri award.
- He was ranked 24th among the world's top scientists by Stanford University for his research in theoretical physics.
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