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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 24th September 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 24th September 2021. covering the following news headlines: Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup, Chetan Bhagat, Global Goalkeeper Award 2021, India Debt Resolution Company Ltd, India-UK Consular Dialogue.

Daily Current Affairs update are incorporated with the important news that made the current affairs headlines for competitive exams. Daily Current Affairs Update is the complete box of the important news that held all day long. One should have complete knowledge about banking terms, current affairs news, etc.

So, here is the GK update of 24th September 2021 to help you prepare the Current affairs part. After reading this section, you can successfully attempt current affairs quiz.

Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows

  • International News
  • National News
  • Banking News
  • Awards News
  • Sports News

International News

  1. Statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled in Hungary
  • Hungary has unveiled the statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. The imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital, Budapest.
  • 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 Danube River in Budapest.
  • 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.
  • Statue has been created by Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly. They have portrayed a human form and have stayed true to the anonymity of Nakamoto, the person nobody knows how do they look like.

National News

  1. PFRDA to observe NPS Diwas on October 01, 2021
  • Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will observe October 01, 2021 as the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas).
  • This campaign has been started by PFRDA under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to promote pension and retirement planning for a carefree ‘azad’ retirement. PFRDA is promoting this campaign on its social media platforms with #npsdiwas.
  • The pension regulator aims to encourage every citizen (working professionals and self-employed professionals) to plan towards creating a financial cushion to ensure for onself a financially sound future after retirement.
  • NPS subscribers will enjoy the benefits, power of compounding now and reap many of the benefits after retirement.
  1. PM Modi to roll out National Digital Health Mission
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce the nationwide roll-out of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), which has been renamed as Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission (PM-DHM), on September 27.
  • Under this, a unique digital health ID will be provided to the people, which will contain all the health records of the person. The id will be created using details such as Aadhaar and the user’s mobile number.
  • The mission essentially consists of four main building blocks — unique digital health id, health care professionals registry, health facility registry and electronic health records.
  • To begin with, three components, unique health id, doctor’s registry and the health facility registry, have been made operational, the officials cited above said.
  • The initiative supports Universal Health Coverage in an efficient, accessible, inclusive, affordable and safe manner through the provision of a wide range of data, information and infrastructure services.

Banking News

  1. Government sets up India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)
  • The Government has set up an Asset Management Company (AMC) named Bharat Debt Resolution Company Limited (IDRCL) with a paid-up capital of Rs. 80.5 lakh on an authorized capital of Rs 50 crore.
  • IDRCL will work closely with National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) to clean up bad loans.
  • 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.

Awards News

  1. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka bags Global Goalkeeper Award 2021
  • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced its annual Goalkeepers ‘Global Goals Awards’ 2021 as part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign. Goalkeepers is the foundation’s campaign to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals).
  • 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngkuka, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women.
  • The 2021 Progress Award: Jenifer Colpas from Colombia, for her work which centres around improving access to clean water and sanitation.
  • The 2021 Campaign Award: Satta Sheriff of Liberia, for her work promoting gender equality.

Sports News

  1. Former Arunachal Governor YS Dadwal passes away
  • Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor and Delhi Police Commissioner Yudhveer Singh Dadwal has passed away. Dadwal, a 1974 batch IPS officer, was the 16th Commissioner of Police of Delhi from July 2007 to November 2010.
  • After retirement, he was appointed as the Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a central paramilitary force, in November 2010. In 2016, Dadwal was appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
  1. Odisha to host Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup
  • Odisha will host the Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup from November 24 to December 5 at the Kalinga Stadium here. Hockey India had recently approached the Odisha government for the Men’s Junior World Cup to be held in two months.
  • Patnaik also unveiled the logo and trophy for the event. Lucknow hosted the last edition of the tournament in 2016 where India claimed the honours.
  • At the upcoming event, 16 nations will vie for the title. The participating teams are India, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt, Belgium, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, USA, Canada, Chile and Argentina.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Chief Minister of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik
  • Governor is Ganeshi Lal.

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