September 2021

Journalist Actor Cricketer Singer Explanation Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra have taken his last breath at the age of 65.

Rs. 100 Rs. 125 Rs. 150 Rs. 200 Explanation On 2nd September 2021, PM Narendra Modi has released a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of ISKCON founder Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada via video conferencing.

R. Vasudevan P. Vasudevan B. Vasudevan S. Vasudevan Explanation The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to set up a five-member committee in order to review applications and give recommendations on new umbrella entity (NUE) licences. The RBI chief general manager P Vasudevan will be the head of a five-member committee.

5 6 10 8 Explanation 5 recipients including Bangladeshi vaccine scientist Dr. Firdausi Qadri, Filipino fisher Roberto Ballon, and humanitarian worker Steven Muncy were named among the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2021.

Maofeng Shen Felipe Foncueva Alejandro Prieto None Explanation Alejandro Prieto ( Photographer from Mexico ) has won the Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021. He took a photograph of a greater roadrunner staring up at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the USA and Mexico, with what almost looks like a sense of bewilderment. his

Booker Prize Pulitzer Award Ramon Magsaysay award Abel Prize Explanation Dr Firdausi Qadri, a vaccine scientist from Bangladesh and Muhammad Amjad Saqib, the microfinance pioneer from Pakistan are among the five recipients of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award.

J B Mohapatra Pramod Y Devikar Rajesh Damor Deepa Rasal Explanation Senior bureaucrat J B Mohapatra has been appointed the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Mohapatra, is a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer, is currently the member in the board that frames the policy for the Income Tax department.

Telangana Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Punjab Explanation Chief Minister Amarinder Singh launched ‘Innovation Mission Punjab’ (IMPunjab), a public-private partnership, to boost start-up sector. The Mission aims to bring in global investors and experts to promote start-ups. The mission will be accelerated by the private sector with strong government backing.

Chaina Sri Lanka India Russia Explanation Indian Army is participating in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a multination exercise at Nizhniy, Russia from 3 to 16 September. The two-week military exercise named ‘ZAPAD 2021’ aimed at boosting anti-terror cooperation.

M Venkaiah Naidu Dr. Ramacharyulu Desh Deepak Verma Utpal Kumar Singh Explanation Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu appointed Dr. Parasaram Pattabhi Kesava Ramacharyulu as the new Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha. Ramacharyulu has been working as Secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat since 2018. He succeeds Desh Dipak Verma, who demitted office after