Current Affairs September 2021

World Maritime Day

World Maritime Day 2021: 30 September

World Maritime Day 2021 is celebrated globally on 30th September. The exact date of celebrating World Maritime Day is left to the individual governments but is usually celebrated during the last week in September. The theme for the 2021 World Maritime Day is ‘seafarers at the core of shipping’s future.’ According to the United Nations, this year’s theme

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Yemeni humanitarian organization wins 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

Yemeni humanitarian organization wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award 2021

The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has provided a lifeline to tens of thousands of people displaced by the country’s conflict, has won the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. A Yemeni humanitarian organization is this year’s winner of the U.N. refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Refugee Award. The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development has

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NPCI partners YES Bank to launch RuPay ‘On-the-Go’ payment solution

NPCI partners YES Bank to launch RuPay ‘On-the-Go’ payment solution

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with YES BANK to launch the RuPay On-the-Go contactless payments solutions, in association with FinTech infrastructure partner-Neokred and manufacturing partner- Seshaasai. The RuPay On-the-Go contactless solution is mainly a wearable payment solution, launched to enable customers to make small and large value transactions from accessories that they wear

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Smt Nirmala Sitharaman to be Chief Guest at Global FinTech Fest 2021

Smt Nirmala Sitharaman to be Chief Guest at Global FinTech Fest 2021

India’s Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs is the Chief Guest at the Global FinTech Fest (GFF), scheduled for 28-30 September. Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India, will address the Valedictory Session on 30th September. The Global FinTech Fest (GFF) has been organized by the Payments Council of India

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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment launches Elder Line

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment launches Elder Line

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched India’s first Pan-India toll-free helpline – 14567 — called ‘Elder Line’. The Elder Line will offer free information and guidance on pension issues, legal issues, extend emotional support, and even intervenes in the field in cases of abuse, and rescues the homeless elderly. The platform will allow senior citizens

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