Daily GK Current Affairs viable of 3rd September 2021

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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 3rd September 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 3rd September 2021. covering the following news headlines: NUTRI GARDEN, Journalist Welfare Scheme, New Development Bank, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, Defence Expo 2022.

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International News
National News
Banking News
Awards News
Sports News
Obituaries News
Miscellaneous News

International News

New Development Bank approves UAE, Bangladesh and Uruguay as a new member

The Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB) has approved the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh as its new member countries. In 2020, the NDB Board of Governors began talks to expand its membership.
As a result the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh are included as the first new member countries of the NDB.
NDB was established by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries in 2015. The bank supports public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

New Development Bank Headquarter: Shanghai, China;
New Development Bank President: Marcos Prado Troyjo;
New Development Bank Founder: BRICS;
New Development Bank Founded: 15 July 2014.

National News

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I&B ministry to form a committee to review Journalist Welfare Scheme

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has decided to form a committee to review the existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme (JWS).
The 12-member committee, with Ashok Kumar Tandon, Member, Prasar Bharati Board, as its chairperson, will revise the quantum of ex-gratia payment in case of death as well as in other cases under the scheme.
The terms of reference (ToR) of the committee include examining the need for such a revision of the quantum of ex-gratia payment. The committee will look into the aspect of differentiation or parity between accredited and non-accredited journalists for availing benefits under the scheme.
The committee shall give its recommendations within two months and all secretarial assistance for convening its meetings will be provided by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Minister of Information and Broadcasting: Anurag Singh Thakur.

Women and Child Development Minister inaugurates NUTRI GARDEN

The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated NUTRI GARDEN to mark the beginning of Poshan Maah – 2021 at All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA).
Plantation of Shigru (Sahijan) and Amla saplings were also carried out. AIIA, New Delhi under the direction of the Ministry of Ayush initiated the celebration of Poshan Maah – 2021.
Nutri kitchen garden/Nutri garden is a method of planting and harvesting nutrient-rich crops in residential houses or in their vicinity to meet the requirements of the family all year round.
In urban areas, Nutri kitchen gardening can be promoted in the form of rooftop gardening, terrace gardening, vertical gardening and container gardening.
In rural areas, Nutri kitchen gardens can be promoted in the backyard of the houses.

Banking News

RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on Axis Bank for flouting KYC norms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on September 01, 2021, has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 25 lakh on Axis Bank for violating certain provisions of the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms.
RBI conducted an inquiry into a customer account maintained with the bank during February 2020 and March 2020, where it was observed that the bank failed to comply with KYC norms. Consequently, the banking regulator issued notice that Axis Bank did not comply with the RBI – KYC Directions, 2016.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Axis Bank CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry;
Axis Bank Headquarters: Mumbai;
Axis Bank Founded: 3 December 1993, Ahmedabad.

Awards News

Powergrid Wins the Prestigious global ATD Best Award

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India has been awarded the coveted “Association for Talent Development (ATD) 2021 BEST Award”.
POWERGRID securing 8th rank among the 71 organizations from around the globe, thus becoming the only PSU to win this award and one of the only two companies of India in the Top 20.
The Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD) is the world’s largest association dedicated to those who develop talent in organizations and ATD’s BEST Award is the talent development industry’s most rigorous and coveted recognition.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

POWERGRID Founded: 23 October 1989;
POWERGRID Headquarters: Gurgaon, India.

Alejandro Prieto wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2021

Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has emerged as the winner of the Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021. He has won for photographing a large roadrunner staring at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the United States and Mexico. Which almost looks like a feeling of astonishment. The image is titled ‘Blocked’.
Bird Photographer of the Year comes with a cash prize of £5,000. They were selected from 22,000 entries from 73 countries.

Sports News

Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar wins silver in men’s high jump

Praveen Kumar became India’s fourth medallist in men’s high jump and 11th medallist overall at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 as he won silver with an Asian record jump of 2.07m.
Praveen cleared the Asian record with a 2.07m jump, finishing behind Great Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards, who managed the best jump of 2.10m on a rain-soaked track at the Olympic Stadium.
Praveen is India’s fourth medallist in men’s high jump at Tokyo Games after Nishad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, and Sharad Kumar.

Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two medals

Avani Lekhara won the bronze medal in the women’s 50m rifle three position SH1 event with a score of 445.9 and became the first Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics.
Lekhara also won a gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event. India’s medal tally in these Paralympics is now 12. It has won two gold, six silver and four bronze medals so far.
This is India’s best tally in a single edition of Para Games. It won four medals at Rio 2016 and four at the 1984 Paralympics.

Obituaries News

Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away

Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra has passed away. He was the editor and managing director of The Pioneer newspaper in New Delhi. Mitra was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha from August 2003 to 2009.
In June 2010, Mitra was elected by the BJP from Madhya Pradesh for another term in the Rajya Sabha. His term ended in 2016. In July 2018, he resigned from the BJP and joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Miscellaneous News

PM Modi unevils special Rs 125 coin on ISKCON founder’s 125th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually unveiled a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of ISKCON founder Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
In July 1966, Prabhupada founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the ‘Hare Krishna Movement’.
The spiritual leader was born as Abhay Charan Dey on September 1, 1896 in Calcutta and was later honored by the respected A.C. Bhaktivedanta came to be known by Swami Prabhupada.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

ISKCON Founded: 13 July 1966, New York, United States;
ISKCON Headquarters: Mayapur, West Bengal.

Ladakh announces snow leopard as state animal, black-necked crane as state bird

The Union Territory of Ladakh has declared snow leopard (Panther unica) as the new state animal and black-necked crane (Grus nicricollis) as the new state bird.
The notification in this regard was released by Shri Radha Krishna Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh on August 31, 2021.
The decision was taken keeping in view bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh into separate administrative divisions in 2019. In the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the black-necked crane and Kashmir stag (Hangul) were the state bird and animal respectively.

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