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Today Current Affairs for Competitive
Exams - Current Affairs 2021 Online –
20th September 2021
Telangana’s Rithvik becomes 70th Grandmaster The Emmy Awards 2021 were announced on
from India 19 September 2021.
Best Drama Series was awarded to 'The
Raja Rithvik of Telangana has become a Crown', while 'Ted Lasso' was awarded Best
Grandmaster after crossing the ELO 2,500 Comedy Series.
mark in the Vezerkepzo GM chess
Jason Sudeikis was awarded Best Comedy
tournament in Budapest, Hungary.
Actor for Ted Lasso, while Jean Smart was
The 17-year-old crossed the mandatory ELO awarded Best Comedy Actress for Hacks.
2,500-mark to become
Olivia Colman received Best Drama Actress
70th Grandmaster from India.
for The Crown and Josh O'Connor received
He achieved four rating points after defeated Best Drama Actor for The Crown.
FIDE Master Finek Vaclav of Czechoslovakia.
Emmy Awards 2021- II
Rajnath Singh flags-in expedition to Mt Kun by
NIMAS team Gillian Anderson and Tobias Menzies won
Best Supporting Actress and Actor for The
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged in, on Crown.
20 Sept 2021, a team of National Institute of Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham
Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) won Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a
Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, which completed Comedy for Ted Lasso.
a mountaineering expedition to Mount Kun
Kate Winslet won Best Actress, Limited
(7,077 metres).
Series of Movie for Mare of Easttown,
The team conducted the expedition to the while Ewan McGregor won Best Actor,
Nun-Kun Mountain Massif which is the Limited Series of Movie for Halston.
highest feature of Zanskar ranges located in
Kargil. Chhattisgarh ex-minister Rajinderpal Singh Bhatia
passes away
L&T Hydrocarbon bags Petronet LNG order
A former minister and BJP leader from
Larsen & Toubro’s hydrocarbon engineering
Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district
division has won a “significant order” from
Rajinderpal Singh Bhatia passed away in
Petronet LNG as a part of its Dahej expansion
September 2021.
project in Gujarat.
A three-time MLA from Khujji assembly
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) will
constituency of the district, Bhatia was the
build two LNG storage tanks with a capacity
minister of state for commerce and industry in
of 170,000 cubic metre each for ‘Phase IIIB’
the first BJP government led by chief minister
of Petronet LNG, which is a joint venture
Raman Singh.
company promoted by four public sector
He unsuccessfully contested as an
companies.
independent candidate from Khujji seat.
Emmy Awards- I
1|PageTropical storm Peter forms in the Atlantic Ocean The project will be commissioned within 15
months from the date of PPA execution.
Tropical Storm Peter formed in the Atlantic
With this, the total renewable capacity of Tata
Ocean east of the Caribbean on 19
Power will reach 4611 MW.
September 2021.
It is the 16th named storm of the 2021 Menhir from Megalithic period found in Basrur
season.
A typical Menhir stone slab, about seven feet
In 2020, there were 30 named storms,
in height, was found at Basrur, a medieval
including six major hurricanes.
historical city, on the west coast of India.
It was the highest number of storms on
The Menhir found at Basrur is oriented to the
record, surpassing the 28 from 2005, and
north-west direction and is slightly leaning to
included the second-highest number of
the east.
hurricanes on record.
Basure or Basiru means pregnant in the local
Volcano erupts on Spain's Canary Islands language, Kannada.
Basrur is known by various names like
The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Spain's
Basurepattana, Basurepura, Vasupura and
Canary Islands on 19 September 2021.
Basaruru.
Cumbre Vieja, which last erupted 50 years
ago, straddles a ridge in the south of La Pankaj Advani lifts Asian Snooker Championship for
Palma island, home to around 80,000 people. second time
The Canaries, an archipelago of 7 islands off
of northwestern Africa, last recorded a India’s Pankaj Advani successfully defended
volcanic eruption in 2011. the Asian Snooker Championship at the Al
Messila in Doha, Qatar in September 2021.
Cumbre Vieja erupted twice in the 20th
century -- in 1971 and in 1949. He defeated Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 6-3 (72-
42, 72-0, 70-49, 41-66, 70-17, 30-68, 74-34,
HDFC Bank partners with Paytm to launch co- 12-50, 64-44) in the best of 11 frames final.
branded credit cards In 2019, Pankaj also became the only player
who won the titles in all forms of billiards,
HDFC Bank and Paytm have announced snooker, 6Reds, and 10Reds competitions.
plans to launch a range of credit cards
powered by global card network Visa in BRO appoints women Army officers as in-charge of
October 2021. RCC
The credit cards will be customized to meet
the distinct needs of retail customers, from The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has
new-to-credit users to affluent users, and offer appointed women Army officer for the first as
one of the best-in-class rewards and the Officer Commanding of its 75 road
cashback for users. construction company (RCC) in Uttarakhand.
They will target deeper penetration in tier-II The three platoon commanders under Major
and tier-III markets. Aaina, Captain Anjana, AEE (Civ) Bhawana
Joshi and AEE (Civ) Vishnumaya K became
Tata Power to set up 250 MW solar power plant in the first women RCC.
Maharashtra The appointments were made on August 30,
2021.
Tata Power's subsidiary TP Saurya Limited
(TPSL) has received the 'Letter of Intent' (LoI) Rajnath Singh launches a book title ‘Shining Sikh
from Maharashtra State Power Generation Youth Of India’
Co. Ltd. (MAHAGENCO) for setting up of 250
MW Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has released
Power plant in Maharashtra. a book titled ‘Shining Sikh Youth of India’.
2|Page It has been authored by Dr Prabhleen Singh, Kotak Mahindra Bank to acquire 9.9% stake in KFin
administrative officer at the Punjabi Technologies
University, Patiala.
The book is part of the commemoration of the Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited has agreed to
400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh acquire 9.9% stake in KFin Technologies at
Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs. an investment of ₹310 crores.
The book covers 100 inspirational and KFin provides financial technology solutions
motivational success stories of Sikh youth. across a broad spectrum of asset classes
spanning mutual funds, alternatives,
Sikkim declares 'Katley' as state fish insurance, and pension.
This investment is in line with Kotak's strategy
The Sikkim government has declared 'Cooper
of making minority investments in businesses
Mahseer' locally named 'Katley' as the state
that are professionally managed.
fish.
In Sikkim, Katley is found in varied altitudes Manny Pacquiao nominated as candidate for
covering the entire state predominantly Presidential elections
confined in Teesta and Rangit rivers and their
tributaries. In Philippines, boxing star Manny Pacquiao
In the year 1992, ICAR-National Bureau of has been nominated as a candidate for
Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR), Presidential elections.
Lucknow had categorized Katley fish as He was nominated by a faction of the ruling
endangered species. party, PDP-Laban.
He is a senator in the Philippines' parliament.
Facebook India appoints Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of As a boxer, he won world titles in eight
Public Policy different weight divisions.
Facebook India has appointed ex-IAS officer He lost his most recent bout against a Cuban
and former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as opponent and is considering retiring.
the Director of Public Policy. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya e-inaugurates
Rajiv Aggarwal succeeds Ankhi Das, who quit five ADF Centres
in October 2020.
His last assignment was with Uber, where he Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
was the Head of Public Policy for India and and Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh
South Asia. Mandaviya e-inaugurated 5 Addiction
He is an IAS and has worked as a District Treatment Facility, ATF Centres on 19
Magistrate in nine districts across the state of Sept'21.
Uttar Pradesh. They were inaugurated from the Regional
Institute of Health and Family Welfare
Advent acquires Eureka Forbes for ₹4,400 crore (RIHFW) Dhobiwan of Baramulla district in
J&K.
American firm Advent International has
agreed to buy a majority stake in Eureka These 5 ATFs will strengthen the existing
Forbes Ltd. for ₹4,400 crores. drug de-addiction mechanism.
Eureka is the consumer durable flagship of 15th Indo-Nepal joint military exercise begins on
Shapoorji Pallonji Group and a household September 20
name in the vacuum cleaner and water
purifier segments The 15th edition of the Indo-Nepal joint
Eureka Forbes Ltd, a unit of Forbes and Co. military exercise "Surya Kiran" began on
Ltd will be separated from the parent and September 20, 2021, in Pithoragarh.
listed on BSE. Infantry battalions from both countries
are participating in the exercise.
3|Page The armies will be sharing with each other Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi will
mountain warfare tactics, disaster assistance, take oath as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab
rescue, and relief operations in mountainous on 20 Sep 2021.
terrains. He was elected the Congress Legislature
The last exercise was held in Nepal in 2019. Party leader on 19 Sep 2021.
He will be the first Dalit to hold the post in the
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat to visit Russia to meet
state.
defence officials of SCO
In 2017, he was appointed as the Cabinet
General Bipin Rawat is scheduled to go to Minister for Technical Education and
Russia on his first foreign visit after taking Industrial Training, Employment Generation.
charge as the Cheif of Defence Staff (CDS).
Ration card-related services now available at
He would also take part in the conference of
common services centres
the CDS-rank officers of the Shanghai
Cooperation Agreement member countries. Services related to ration cards, updating card
The CDS would witness the activities of the details and seeding with Aadhaar, would now
respective armed forces taking part in the be available at over 3.7 lakh common
SCO peace mission drills being held in services centres (CSC) across the country.
Russia. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has tied up
with CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd to
India to become 3rd largest importer by year 2050
streamline ration deliveries and strengthen
India would become the world’s third-largest the public distribution system (CSC) in semi-
importer by 2050 with a share of 5.9% of urban and rural areas across the country.
global imports, right behind China and the US,
Virat Kohli to step down as RCB captain after IPL
according to the latest Global Trade Outlook
2021
report.
The report is issued by the UK’s Department Virat Kohli on 19 September 2021 announced
of International Trade. that he would step down from Royal
At present, India is ranked eighth among the Challengers Bangalore captaincy after the
largest importing nations with a 2.8% import 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL
share. 2021).
Kohli has played 199 IPL matches and scored
Taliban removes Uzbek from official language
6076 runs so far with five hundred.
status
The highest-paid cricketer in the IPL, Kohli
The Taliban on 20 September 2021 removed was the first to be retained by his franchise
Uzbek from official language status. ahead of the 2018 players auction.
The Taliban issued an interim law for G20 Agriculture Ministers commit to ensure
Afghanistan, which establishes a new system
sustainable food systems
of government and leaves two official
languages instead of the three previously Ministers for Agriculture from the G20 nations
enshrined in the legislation. have committed to shifting their sector policies
The law entitled "Fundamentals" indicates the to better ensure the sustainability and security
official language of Afghanistan - Pashto, and of food systems in the world.
Dari. After a two-day summit in Italy, the Ministers
approved a final statement made of 21 points,
Charanjit Singh Channi to take oath as Chief
mostly focused on "identifying and
Minister of Punjab
overcoming the major hurdles to meeting the
SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)".
4|PageMinistry of Commerce to celebrate 'Vanijya Saptah’ It is the first memorial to commemorate all the
from 20 to 26 Sept victims from across the Netherlands in one
place.
The Ministry of Commerce is organizing Each stone carries the name of a Jew, Roma
special events and programmes during 20-26 or Sinti who was deported from the
September 2021, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Netherlands and who died in Nazi
Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. concentration camps during World War II.
It will observe the ‘Vanijya Saptah’ during the
period 20-26 September 2021. Over 1 crore informal workers registered on e-
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Shram portal
Internal Trade (DPIIT) would launch platforms
The labor ministry informed on 19 September
namely National Single Window System and
2021 that over one crore unorganised workers
Industrial Park Rating System.
have registered themselves at e-Shram
The Netherlands unveils its first national Holocaust portal.
monument e-Shram portal is India's first national
database on unorganised workers.
A monument listing 102,163 Dutch victims of As per the Economic Survey 2019-20, there
the Holocaust was unveiled by King Willem- are an estimated 38 crore unorganised
Alexander in Amsterdam on 19 September workers (UW) in the country, which would be
2021. targeted to register on this portal.
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