{"id":53518,"date":"2021-09-24T09:56:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T09:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=53518"},"modified":"2021-09-25T06:30:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T06:30:51","slug":"daily-current-affairs-24-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-24-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs \u2013 24 September 2021 | Gkseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 24 September 2021, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National\/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc. Our gkseries team also provides&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for these exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily Current Affairs 24 September 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-23ee124fdb98d9f3bba70df98a06d4a7\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/chetan-bhagat-releases-cover-of-his-upcoming-book-400-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chetan Bhagat releases cover of his upcoming book \u2018400 Days\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T110539.962.jpg\" alt=\"Chetan Bhagat releases cover of his upcoming book \u2018400 Days\u2019\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chetan Bhagat<\/strong>&nbsp;will release his new novel titled&nbsp;<strong>\u2018400 Days\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;on 08, October 2021. He has released the cover for the same. Bringing back Keshav Rajpurohit from \u2018The Girl in Room 105\u2019 and \u2018One Arranged Murder\u2019, his upcoming book revolves around the story of a missing girl, love, friendship, the crazy world we live in and, Siya and her mother Alia\u2019s determination to find the young girl even when everybody else in the family has given up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-7534ee53b3b11097e902aab2c6b65d42\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/bangladeshi-fairooz-faizah-beether-gets-changemaker-award-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bangladeshi Fairooz Faizah Beether gets Changemaker Award 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T111021.927.jpg\" alt=\"Bangladeshi Fairooz Faizah Beether gets Changemaker Award 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The award celebrates an individual who has inspired change using personal experience or from a position of leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fairooz Faizah:<\/strong>&nbsp;Co-founder of Moner School which is an anonymous online platform active in mental health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Changemaker Award:<\/strong>&nbsp;It is a part of the Goalkeepers Global Goals award instituted by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka&nbsp;has been chosen for&nbsp;the 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-82518847cb6e7a2bbaac7352440bddcd\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/rbi-to-conduct-the-open-market-purchase-of-government-securities-under-gsap-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RBI to conduct the open market purchase of Government Securities under GSAP 2.0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T112116.021.jpg\" alt=\"RBI to conduct the open market purchase of Government Securities under GSAP 2.0\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to conduct an open market purchase of government securities under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 2.0) for an aggregate amount of Rs15, 000cr on 23, September 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simultaneously, RBI will also sell Government Securities under Open Market Operations (OMO) for an aggregate amount of 15,000 crore rupees on the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RBI has asked eligible participants to submit their bids\/offers in electronic format on the&nbsp;Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-e91ee8c5a2973547440785d0ed7466b6\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/former-air-newsreader-ramanuj-prasad-singh-passes-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Former AIR Newsreader Ramanuj Prasad Singh passes away<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T112356.949.jpg\" alt=\"Former AIR Newsreader Ramanuj Prasad Singh passes away\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Hindi Newsreader of All India Radio Ramanuj Prasad Singh passed away in Gurugram last night. He was 86.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Singh\u2019s deep voice and relaxed style of reading endeared him to All India Radio listeners from the beginning. He served AIR for 3 decades and became a well-known name among the common people for his news reading for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-9da40b8d1eb68abd41fb58de9ca5390e\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/bangladesh-govt-to-set-up-e-commerce-regulatory-body\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bangladesh govt to set up e-commerce regulatory body<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T112911.764.jpg\" alt=\"Bangladesh govt to set up e-commerce regulatory body\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bangladesh government will set up an e-commerce regulatory body to monitor the sector properly. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said that the government will enact a detailed e-commerce law also to regulate this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The step has been taken after a major e-commerce company of Bangladesh allegedly cheated consumers worth hundreds of crores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement comes after a major e-commerce company of Bangladesh allegedly cheated consumers worth hundreds of crores taka. The Minister assured that legal action will be taken against the company that cheated consumers. He said that the law ministry has been asked to suggest ways to solve the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other proposals include the formation of a central complaint management cell, mandatory registration, action against schemers and amending the Digital Security Act and Money Laundering Prevention Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-fd6ea6b504c31b84e9fa4d930a237cd9\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/pfrda-to-observe-nps-diwas-on-october-01-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PFRDA to observe NPS Diwas on October 01, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T113300.423.jpg\" alt=\"PFRDA to observe NPS Diwas on October 01, 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pension regulator PFRDA&nbsp;has kickstarted a campaign under \u2018Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav\u2019 to promote pension and retirement planning. The pension regulator on Thursday said it will celebrate on October 1, 2021, as the National Pension System (NPS) Diwas for a carefree \u2018azad\u2019 retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority is promoting the campaign across its social media platforms. This campaign has been started by PFRDA under the \u2018Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav\u2019 to promote pension and retirement planning for a carefree \u2018azad\u2019 retirement. PFRDA is promoting this campaign on its social media platforms with&nbsp;#npsdiwas.&nbsp;<strong>PFRDA is the regulatory body for NPS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Finance Ministry in a release said, \u201cThe pension regulator aims to encourage every citizen to plan towards creating a financial cushion to ensure for oneself a financially sound future after retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-2f93da1fb3e53fab7cfa35bce7afdabe\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gkseries.com\/blog\/government-sets-up-india-debt-resolution-company-ltd-idrcl-for-managing-bad-loans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Government sets up India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) for managing bad loans<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T113645.760.jpg\" alt=\"Government sets up India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) for managing bad loans\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has set up the India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL), an asset management company (AMC) that will work in tandem with the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) to clean up bad loans, according to documents available with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of India (BoI), Bank of Maharashtra, SBI, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, and IDBI Bank are the shareholders of IDRCL. IDRCL is a service company\/operational entity which will manage the asset and engage market professionals and turnaround experts.&nbsp;<strong>Public Sector Banks (PSBs)<\/strong>&nbsp;and Public FIs&nbsp;<strong>will hold a maximum of 49%<\/strong>&nbsp;stake while the remaining stake will be with private-sector lenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It must be noted that last week, the government had&nbsp;<strong>cleared a guarantee of Rs. 30,600 crore for security receipts issued by NARCL.<\/strong>, which will be buying Rs 2 lakh crore non-performing loans from banks. In the first phase, Rs 90,000 crore will come to the NARCL. These NPAs will have 100 percent provisions in the books of the banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-main-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-7383c9212af217f3bf92f29055c2d867\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/pankaj-advani-wins-6reds-snooker-world-cup-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pankaj Advani wins 6Reds Snooker World Cup 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T114013.653.jpg\" alt=\"Pankaj Advani wins 6Reds Snooker World Cup 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Star Indian cueist&nbsp;Pankaj Advani&nbsp;defeated Babar Masih of Pakistan to clinch the&nbsp;IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup 2021&nbsp;final, held in Doha, Qatar on September 21, 2021. Advani, who won his 11th Asian title last week, started the final with a comfortable 42-13 win in the opening frame. Babar drew parity by winning the second 38-14. This is the&nbsp;24th world title for the 36-year-old Advani. It is also his second back-to-back major International championship win in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Pankaj got the better of the Asian Snooker finalist Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 6-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-35421dbb1e9c24f0bfd96a09f1ab9cc7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/former-arunachal-governor-ys-dadwal-passes-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Former Arunachal Governor YS Dadwal passes away<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T114151.226.jpg\" alt=\"Former Arunachal Governor YS Dadwal passes away\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Delhi Police commissioner Yudhbir Singh Dadwal died on Wednesday night at his Chattarpur home due to age-related illnesses, said police officials Thursday. He was 70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dadwal, a 1974 batch IPS officer, Dadwal had joined the Delhi Police as an additional deputy commissioner. He became the Delhi Police commissioner in 2007 and was transferred to Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as its Director General in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After retirement, he was appointed as the Director-General of the Central Paramilitary Force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in November 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, Dadwal was appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-10a0d3cd2f4e64744597b6f11314c7fb\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/vanijya-saptah-being-celebrated-by-the-ministry-of-commerce-from-20-26-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vanijya Saptah being celebrated by the Ministry of Commerce from 20-26 September<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T114438.803.jpg\" alt=\"Vanijya Saptah being celebrated by the Ministry of Commerce from 20-26 September\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ministry of Commerce &amp; Industry to celebrate \u2018Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav\u2019 from 20th to 26th September. Department of Commerce to observe \u2018Vanijya Saptah\u2019.<br>During the week-long celebration, the ministry will organize a slew of programs and events across the country to showcase India as a Rising Economic Force and Green &amp; Swachh SEZs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) will also organize exporter conclaves and meets covering all 739 districts across the country with State governments as a part of the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-5a742d81b08272b637f0dbc7cccfc0ea\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/phumzile-mlambo-ngcuka-bags-global-goalkeeper-award-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka bags Global Goalkeeper Award 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T114710.748.jpg\" alt=\"Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka bags Global Goalkeeper Award 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;announced its annual Goalkeepers&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Global Goals Awards\u2019 2021,<\/strong>&nbsp;on September 20, 2021, as part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign. Goalkeepers are the foundation\u2019s campaign to accelerate progress towards the&nbsp;<strong>Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals).<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The award was given in the following categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women. She has been honoured for fighting for gender equality and her continued advocacy to address the Covid-19 pandemic\u2019s disproportionate impact on women and girls. This award recognises a leader who has driven progress on a global scale toward achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).<\/li><li><strong>The 2021 Changemaker Award :<\/strong>\u00a0Fairooz Faizah Beether from Bangladesh, for her work promoting good health and wellbeing<\/li><li><strong>The 2021 Progress Award :\u00a0<\/strong>Jenifer Colpas from Colombia, for her work which centres around improving access to clean water and sanitation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-white-color has-buttonmain-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-579f88da6ec67f8c73144e28c0ebf619\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/lunar-crater-named-after-arctic-explorer-matthew-henson-name-proposed-by-lpi-nasa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lunar Crater named after Arctic explorer Matthew Henson: Name Proposed by LPI\/NASA<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T153917.040.jpg\" alt=\"Lunar Crater named after Arctic explorer Matthew Henson: Name Proposed by LPI\/NASA\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Astronomical Union has named a crater at the Moon\u2019s south pole after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, a Black man who is 1909 was one of the first people to stand at the very top of the world. The proposal to name the crater after Henson came from Jordan Bretzfelder, an Exploration Science summer intern with the Lunar and Planetary Institute, in Houston, TX, which is a member of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, headquartered at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In NASA\u2019s missions today, putting the diverse backgrounds of humanity at the forefront of space exploration is a core part of the agency\u2019s values. Located between Sverdrup and de Gerlache craters at the south pole of the Moon, Henson Crater is in the same region the Artemis program aims to land the next slate of lunar explorers, which will be selected from NASA\u2019s increasingly diverse astronaut pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-buttonmain-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-312d65474ddc049902f48d5c490ed2da\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/govt-accepts-rn-ravis-resignation-as-interlocutor-for-naga-peace-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Govt accepts RN Ravi\u2019s resignation as interlocutor for Naga peace talks<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T155506.323.jpg\" alt=\"Govt accepts RN Ravi\u2019s resignation as interlocutor for Naga peace talks\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government has accepted the resignation of Ravindra Narayan Ravi, the interlocutor for the Naga peace process, officials said here. Ravi has negotiated for several years with key insurgent groups for the signing of the&nbsp;<strong>Naga Peace Accord.<\/strong>&nbsp;Recently, R N Ravi has been appointed as governor of Tamil Nadu.&nbsp;<strong>Akshay Mishra<\/strong>&nbsp;is likely to be appointed as the new peace talk\u2019s interlocutor. He is serving in the Intelligence Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravi, who was governor of Nagaland and on September 9 transferred to Tamil Nadu, where he took the gubernatorial post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agreement with NSCN-IM:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the Naga peace process has derailed due to the deteriorating relationship between the\u00a0<strong>National Socialist Council of Nagaland-(Isak Muivah)<\/strong>\u00a0with the Centre, and Ravi. The Nagaland Peace Accord framework was signed on\u00a0<strong>3 August 2015<\/strong>\u00a0by the Government of India, and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). Greater Nagaland covering the area of its neighboring states and\u00a0<strong>Myanmar<\/strong>\u00a0is the main demand of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-buttonmain-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-62993865e31deae124dc67670a719f5e\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/air-india-chief-rajiv-bansal-appointed-civil-aviation-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air India chief Rajiv Bansal appointed Civil Aviation Secretary<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T160304.787.jpg\" alt=\"Air India chief Rajiv Bansal appointed Civil Aviation Secretary\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India Chairman Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.&nbsp;<strong>Rajiv Bansal<\/strong>&nbsp;was appointed as Secretary in the&nbsp;<strong>Ministry of Civil Aviation.<\/strong>&nbsp;Bansal is currently Chairman &amp; Managing Director (CMD) of&nbsp;<strong>Air India.<\/strong>&nbsp;He is a 1988-batch IAS Nagaland cadre, Bansal was serving as additional secretary in the&nbsp;<strong>Ministry of Petroleum &amp; Natural Gas<\/strong>&nbsp;before Air India. He will replace the current Aviation Secretary&nbsp;<strong>Pradeep Singh Kharola,<\/strong>&nbsp;who retires on 30 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year in February, Bansal was appointed as the chairman and managing director of Air India for a second time. His appointment came just days after the government announced\u00a0a\u00a0<strong>100% stake sale of the debt-ridden Air India.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-buttonmain-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-block-heading wp-elements-b09180017bb403d95f62580cb53dc06e\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gkseries.com\/blog\/statue-of-bitcoin-founder-satoshi-nakamoto-unveiled-in-hungary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled in Hungary<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/download-2021-09-24T160754.756.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled in Hungary\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hungary<\/strong>&nbsp;has unveiled the statue of&nbsp;<strong>Bitcoin<\/strong>&nbsp;founder&nbsp;<strong>Satoshi Nakamoto.<\/strong>&nbsp;The imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary\u2019s capital,&nbsp;<strong>Budapest.<\/strong>&nbsp;This is the first such statue across the world to pay homage to the creator of Bitcoin digital currency. It has been constructed in a business park near the&nbsp;<strong>Danube River in Budapest.<\/strong>&nbsp;The bust sits atop a stone plinth and is also engraved with the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, who is the pseudonym of the mysterious developer of Bitcoin whose true identity is still unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculpture is the bust of a person wearing a hoodie that has the Bitcoin (BTC) logo engraved on it. The face has been sculpted with vague features to represent Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s anonymity. A video features a crowd of people surrounding the statue and clicking photos and videos during the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-buttonmain-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e343794f655c312bb02710730602a2a\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 24 September 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-quiz-24-september-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? 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