Current Affairs September 2021

IIT Bombay rolls out language translator ‘Project Udaan’

As India celebrated Hindi Diwas, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay rolled out ‘Project Udaan’, which enables translation from English to Hindi and all Indian languages of textbooks and learning materials in engineering and all main streams of higher learning. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has launched ‘Project Udaan’, a language translator, to break the language barrier in […]

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Raja Randhir Singh appointed acting president of Olympic Council of Asia

India’s Raja Randhir Singh has taken over as acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia after Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, former President appeals a guilty verdict in a Swiss forgery trial. A five-time Olympic shooter and an Asian Games gold medalist in 1978, Singh was promoted to the role from his position as an

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Bhanumati Gheewala to get National Florence Nightingale Award 2021

The Florence Nightingale Award will be given to a nurse, Bhanumati Gheewala, from Sir Sayajirao General Hospital. She has been in charge of COVID-19 positive pregnant women’s deliveries as well as infant care. She worked in the gynaecology department as well in the paediatric ward. She worked in the gynaecology department as well in the paediatric ward. In

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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2021

In 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (resolution 49/114). The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone layer is observed on September 16 every year.

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NIOS won UNESCO Literacy Prize 2021 for Innovation in Education

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) of India has won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 at UNESCO’s New Delhi office. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), run by the education ministry, has bagged global recognition from UNESCO for its innovative approach towards education. The recognition is for educating differently-abled people through technology-enabled inclusive learning material. The NIOS move

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National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020

President Shri Ram Nath Kovind has conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 at a virtual ceremony. President has conferred the awards to 51 health care workers and nurses for their selfless dedication and compassion, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. List of Winners S.N. Name State Category 1 Smt. D Roopakala Andhra Pradesh Clinical Nurses 2 Dr.

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Peace Mission-2021: India joins in an SCO joint military exercise in Russia

India participated in the 6th edition of a multinational military exercise named “Peace Mission-2021”, has been organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Russia’s Oregon. The main purpose of this exercise is to boost close relations between SCO member states.It will also increase the abilities of the military leaders to command multi-national military contingents. Russia

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South Korea Test-Fires First Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

On 15th September 2021, South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), has become only the 7th country in the world with advanced technology. North Korea fired a pair of projectiles in the East Sea, South joined the alleged nuclear race by testing its first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). According to BBC, the test of

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Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant to capture CO2 from blast furnace gas

Tata Steel on Tuesday commissioned a 5-tonne per day (TPD) carbon capture plant at its Jamshedpur Works, making it the country’s first steel company to adopt such a carbon capture technology that extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas. The Plant has the capability to capture 5 tonnes of CO2 per day (5-tonne per

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Shoonya Program: Niti Aayog launches for promoting zero-pollution delivery vehicles

NITI Aayog, with RMI and RMI India’s support, launched Shoonya—an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry. The campaign aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the urban deliveries segment and create consumer awareness about the benefits of zero-pollution delivery. The main purpose of the Shoonya initiative is to promote zero-pollution delivery

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