Current Affairs September 2021

LIC Launches Mobile App ‘PRAGATI’ for Development Officers

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) launched a new mobile app ”PRAGATI” (Performance Review Application, Growth And Trend Indicator) for use by its Development Officers. PRAGATI stands for Performance Review Application, Growth And Trend Indicator. Pragati app will gives various information which are updated in near real-time about the performance of their agency force in critical areas of […]

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‘Katley’ declared as state fish of Sikkim

The Sikkim government has declared ‘Cooper Mahseer’ locally named ‘Katley’ as the state fish, an official of the Fisheries department said. The official said the state government has declared Neolissochilus hexagonolepis commonly known as Copper Mahseer and locally named as ‘Katley’ as a state fish to highlight the importance of the fish and to give

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Charanjit Singh Channi to be next chief minister of Punjab

Charanjit Singh Channi – a Dalit Sikh and the outgoing Technical Education Minister – will be Punjab’s new Chief Minister, the Congress said, and a day after Amarinder Singh’s resignation triggered drama in the poll-bound state. He has been elected as the leader of the Punjab Congress Legislative Party (CLP). He is an MLA from

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India’s 61st Software Technology park centre opened in Nagaland

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurated the park. Nagaland’s first and India’s 61st Software Technology Park of India (STPI) centre was inaugurated at the state capital by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the Directorate

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IIT Delhi develops device that can generate electricity through water droplets to power small electronic devices

IIT Delhi develops a device that can generate electricity through water droplets to power small electronic devices

IIT Delhi researchers have designed and fabricated a device that can generate electricity from water drops, raindrops, water streams, and even from ocean waves using “Triboelectric Effect” and “Electrostatic Induction”. The device is called “Liquid-solid Interface Triboelectric Nanogenerator”. The generated electricity can be stored in batteries for further use. The new device produces power using

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Harmilan Kaur Bains breaks 19-year-old record in 1500m at 60th National Athletics Championships

Punjab’s Harmilan Kaur Bains shattered a 19-year-old national record to win the women’s 1500m race by clocking 4:05 in the ongoing 60th National Open Athletics Championships in Warangal on 16 September 2021. With this achievement, the 23-year-old athlete has erased the 19-year-old record held by Sunita Rani is 1500m at the 2002 Asian Games in

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Deadline to link PAN-Aadhaar extended by 6 months till March 2022

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the timeline has been extended which will ease compliance. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has once again announced an extension in the deadline to link PAN with biometric ID Aadhaar. The deadline has

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World Bank Group to discontinue publishing ‘Doing Business’ report

The World Bank Group has decided to stop publishing its “Doing Business report on country investment climates” because of allegations of irregularities. This decision was taken in the backdrop of the probe of data irregularities allegedly because of the pressure by top bank officials, for boosting China’s ranking in 2017, came to light. “After reviewing

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PEDA inks pact with CESL for EV charging stations

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) for installing a public charging station for electric vehicles in Punjab. The MoU was signed by PEDA chief executive officer Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa. With this collaboration, CESL is planning to expand its EV transition portfolio and provide

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Daily Current Affairs 18 September 2021 – Gkseries

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