India’s Grandmaster D Gukesh won the title of Norway Chess Open 2021
India’s 59th Grandmaster D Gukesh won the title of Norway Chess Open 2021.
With this, this is his second consecutive win of this month.
D Gukesh is the youngest Grandmaster in India and the second youngest Grandmaster in the world.
India’s 70th Chess Grandmaster: R. Raja Ritwik
Youngest Grandmaster in the world: Abhimanyu Mishra
Commerce Week: 20 to 26 September 2021
Commerce Week is being celebrated by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from 20 to 26 September 2021.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched National Single Window System (NSWS)
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal has launched the ‘National Single Window System (NSWS)’ for investors and businesses.
National Single Window System: A digital platform that aims to simplify the registration process before starting a business.
Under this, there is no need to go to different offices and get approval.
K Kasturirangan will head the panel set up by the Ministry of Education
Recently a 12-member committee has been constituted by the Union Ministry of Education to develop new curricula for school, early childhood, teacher and adult education under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The panel will be headed by Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, former chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
K Kasturirangan was the President of the Indian Space Research Organization from 1994 to 2003.
First state to give order regarding implementation of National Education Policy-2020: Karnataka
The New Education Policy 2020 was announced by the Government of India on 29th July 2020.
Second state to implement National Education Policy (NEP)-2020: Madhya Pradesh
This policy was made and headed by the space scientist K. Kasturirangan.
This is the third National Education Policy of India.
For the first time in the year 1968 and then in the year 1986, the National Policy on Education was formulated.
Under the new education policy, a target of public expenditure of 6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been set.
Under this, instead of 10 + 2, 5 + 3 + 3 + 4 format will be included in schools.
Union Education Minister: Dharmendra Pradhan
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‘Tea Park’ to be set up in Assam to boost tea production
To promote the production of tea in the state of Assam, a tea park will be set up at Chhaygaon in Kamrup district.
First country in tea production: China
2nd India Rank: India
First state in tea production: Assam
First state in coffee production: Karnataka
India’s first fungus park: Manusyari in Uttarakhand, Kumaon
India’s first tire park: Kolkata, West Bengal
India’s first fire park: Odisha
India’s first ‘Gender Park’: Kozhikode, Kerala
Odisha to host Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup
The Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha.
This tournament will be played from 24 November to 5 December 2021 in which 16 teams will participate.
Earlier in the year 2016, Lucknow hosted the Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup in which India won the trophy.
Host of Senior Men’s World Cup 2023: Odisha
Recently Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced that the Odisha government will sponsor Indian hockey teams for the next 10 years after the sponsorship ends in the year 2023.
Hockey India Established: 20 May 2009
Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Narinder Dhruv Batra
Rohit Sharma became the first cricketer to score 1000 runs against 01 team in IPL
Indian Premier League (IPL) team Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has become the first cricketer to score 1000 runs against any one team.
He has scored 1000 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Highest run-scorer in IPL: Virat Kohli
The 14th edition of IPL is being held in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
IPL Sponsor: VIVO
Total Teams: 08
The team that won the IPL title the most 5 times: Mumbai Indians
Facebook India appoints Rajeev Agarwal as head of public policy
Recently Facebook India has appointed former IAS officer Rajeev Agarwal as its head of Public Policy Director.
He will replace Ankhi Das in this post.
Facebook founded: February 2004
Headquarters: California, United States
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
Vice President and Managing Director of Facebook India: Ajit Mohan
China is the worst country in the world in terms of internet freedom
Recently the “Freedom on the Net 2021” report has been released by Freedom House, Washington.
According to this report, China is the worst country in terms of internet freedom.
Pakistan is also included in the top-10 countries.
India is at 31st position in this list.
Top 03 countries with worst condition:
China
Iran
myanmar
Top 03 countries with good standing:
Iceland
Estonia
Canada
Rajiv Bansal appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Rajiv Bansal has been appointed by the Union Government as the Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Bansal will replace Pradeep Singh Kharola in this post.
Rajiv Bansal is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India.
Apart from this, K Rajaraman has been appointed as Secretary in the Department of Telecommunications.
He will replace Anshu Prakash in this post.
Union Minister of Civil Aviation: Jyotiraditya Scindia
New book ‘400 Days’ by Chetan Bhagat
Recently Indian author Chetan Bhagat has released the trailer of his new book ‘400 Days’.
The book will be released on October 08, 2021.
The book is the third novel in the Keshav-Saurabh series, after “The Girl in Room 105” and “One Arranged Murder”.
Other Books written by Chetan Bhagat:
3 Mistakes Of My Life
‘Two States: The Story of Mary Marriage’
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five point someone
one night at call center
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