Daily GK Current Affairs viable of 16th September 2021

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International News
National News
Important Days
Miscellaneous News

International News

US, UK and Australia announce new partnership “AUKUS”

United States, United Kingdom and Australia have announced the new partnership “AUKUS” a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific region.
The trilateral grouping was formally announced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison and US President Joe Biden with a vision for a safer and more secure Indo-Pacific.
The first project of AUKUS will be to help Australia acquire a nuclear-powered conventionally-armed submarine fleet.
AUKUS will also involve a new architecture of meetings and engagements between the three countries, as well as cooperation across emerging technologies (applied AI, quantum technologies and undersea capabilities).

National News

Nitin Gadkari launches AI-powered road safety project ‘iRASTE’

Union Road Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari launched the Artificial Intelligence-powered project ‘iRASTE’.
The objective of the project is to help reduce road accidents, understand the factors responsible for these incidents and devise solutions to reduce them. iRASTE stands for Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering.
The project has been taken up on a pilot basis in Nagpur, Maharashtra with an aim to reduce accidents in the city by 50 percent.
The project is launched jointly by the Centre, Intel, INAI, IIIT-Hyderabad, CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
The main focus of the project will focus on vehicle safety, mobility analysis and road infrastructure safety to move towards a ‘Vision Zero’ accident scenario.

Niti Aayog launches ‘Shoonya’ programme to promote zero-pollution

NITI Aayog in collaboration with US-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India has launched a campaign named Zero, working with consumers and industry to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles.
The campaign will promote the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the urban delivery segment and create consumer awareness about the health, environmental and economic benefits of electric vehicles.

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NITI Aayog Formed: 1 January 2015;
NITI Aayog Headquarters: New Delhi;
NITI Aayog Chairperson: Narendra Modi;
NITI Aayog CEO: Amitabh Kant.

PM Modi launches Sansad TV along with LS Speaker Om Birla

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Sansad TV, which has been created by merging Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV, jointly with Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Sansad TV programming will touch upon the functioning of the Parliament and democratic institutions, governance and implementation of schemes and policies, history and culture of India and issues of interest to the common man. The new channel adds another important chapter in the country’s parliamentary system.

Kushinagar Airport declared as Customs Notified Airport

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has declared Kushinagar airport as a customs notified airport. This will also facilitate international passenger movement including Buddhist pilgrims.
Kushinagar Airport is an international airport spread over an area of 600 acres.
It was given the license to operate international flights by the DGCA last February.

In August, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) extended the validity of the airport’s licence to operate international flights till February 21, 2023. The licence was due to expire on August 21, 2021.

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CBIC Chairperson: M. Ajit Kumar;
CBIC Founded: 1 January 1964.

Important Days

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

The International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (World Ozone Day) is observed annually on 16 September to spread awareness about the depletion of the ozone layer and find solutions to protect it.
The ozone layer, a delicate shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful part of the Sun’s rays, thus helping to preserve life on the planet.
The theme for 2021 World Ozone Day: ‘Montreal Protocol – keeping us, our food and vaccines cool.’
The day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly on December 19, 2000, to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987.

Miscellaneous News

Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant to capture CO2

Tata Steel has commissioned India’s first carbon capture plant at Jamshedpur Works that extracts CO2 directly from blast furnace gas.
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The plant can capture 5 tonnes of CO2 per day (5-tonne per day (TPD)). The company will reuse the captured CO2 on-site to promote a circular carbon economy.
This carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) facility uses amine-based technology and makes the captured carbon available for onsite reuse.

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Tata Steel Founded: 25 August 1907, Jamshedpur;
Tata Steel Founder: Jamsetji Tata;
Tata Steel Headquarters: Mumbai.

Ford becomes the latest US car manufacturer to exit India

Ford Motor Co. will stop making cars in India and fork out a record nearly $2 billion in restructuring fees, a significant return to a country where previous management had grown into one of its three largest markets.
Ford will close an assembly plant in Gujarat by the fourth quarter, as well as vehicle and engine manufacturing plants in Chennai by the second quarter of next year.
Ford Motor Company has announced that it would stop producing cars in India as the global auto industry continues to grapple with a shortfall in semiconductors and other components due to supply chain disruptions.
Other US companies that stopped operation in India are Ford’s American rival General Motors (GM) and the American motorcycle company Harley-Davidson.

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