International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day: 29 September
International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day is observed every year on 29 September across the world.
Theme of International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 2021: “Stop food loss and waste. For the people. For the planet”
For the first time this day was celebrated in the year 2020.
World Heart Day: 29 September
World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September with the aim of raising awareness about heart diseases.
Theme of World Heart Day 2021: “Use Heart to Connect”
The day was first established by the World Heart Federation (WHF) in 1999.
World Heart Day was celebrated for the first time on 24 September 2000 (the last Sunday of September).
In the year 2014, it started being celebrated on 29 September.
World Heart Federation founded: 2000
Headquarters Location: Geneva, Switzerland
President: Rajeev Gupta
India won three silver medals in Archery World Championship 2021
The World Archery Championships 2021 was held in Yankton, USA from 19 to 26 September 2021.
Where India’s archers won three silver medals in the women’s compound individual, women’s compound team and compound mixed team competitions.
Women’s CompoundIndividual: Jyothi Surekha Venam
Women’s compound team: Jyoti Surekha Venam, Muskan Kirar and Priya Gurjar
Compound mixed team: Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Venam
Venam Jyothi Surekha has become the first Indian woman archer to win three silver medals at the World Archery Championships.
DRDO successfully test-fired ‘Aakash Prime Missile’
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has test-fired a new variant of Akash missile ‘Akash Prime’.
This test has been done from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
Akash missile is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile.
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) established: 1958
Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
Announcement of Yidan Award 2021, the biggest international honor in the education sector
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NGO Pratham, Dr. Rukmini Banerjee has been honored with the biggest award in the field of education ‘Yidan Award 2021’.
Dr. Rukmini from Bihar has been given this award for her efforts to improve learning habits among rural children.
Rukmini Banerjee is the first recipient of the Maulan Abul Kalam Award in the year 2008.
Apart from him, this award has also been given to Professor Eric A Hanushek of Stanford University, USA for research in education.
Beginning of the Yidan Award: 2016
Prize Money: Around Rs 28 crore
Founder: Charles Chen Yidan
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Magnus Carlsen appointed as the brand ambassador of Mastercard
Renowned Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen has been appointed as its global brand ambassador by financial services company, Mastercard Inc.
Mastercard Founded: 16 December 1966
Headquarters: New York, USA
President: Michael Mibach
Agra’s ‘Ghatiya Azam Khan Road’ renamed as ‘Ashok Singhal Marg’
The Ghatiya Azam Khan Road in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh has been renamed after Ashok Singhal, the late leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
This road has been named ‘Ashok Singhal Marg’.
Nagaland’s ‘Naga Cucumber’ gets GI tag
England all-rounder Moeen Ali retires from Test cricket
Recently, England cricket team all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Moeen has scored a total of 2914 runs in 64 test matches and has taken 195 wickets.
Moeen Ali plays for Chennai Super Kings team in IPL.
Two beaches of India get ‘International Blue Flag Certification’
Lt Col Shripad Shriram sets ‘Guinness World Record’ for fastest solo cycle
Indian Army’s Lieutenant Colonel Shripad Sriram has created a Guinness record in the fastest singles cycling event in the men’s category.
He cycled 472 km from Leh to Manali in 34 hours 32 minutes.
Shripad Shriram has broken the record set by Lt Col Bharat Pannu in October 2020.
Bharat Pannu covered this distance in 35 hours 32 minutes.
Fumio Kishida will be the new Prime Minister of Japan
Fumio Kishida has won election to the post of leader of the ruling party’s leadership
With this, he will be the next Prime Minister of Japan.
He defeated Vaccination Minister Taro Kono in this election.
Fumio Kishida was a former Foreign Minister of Japan (2012–17).
Kishida will succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
Suga resigned after serving as prime minister for only a year.
Capital of Japan: Tokyo
Currency: Japanese yen
Indian Ambassador to Japan: Sanjay Kumar Verma
The third cyclone ‘Gulaab’ of the year 2021, in the Bay of Bengal
Gordon Brown appointed WHO ambassador for health funding
Recently, Garden Brown has been appointed as the Ambassador of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Global Health Financing.
Former UK Prime Minister Garden Brown is credited with preventing the Second Great Depression through his leadership of the G20 summit, London (2009).
Chairman of the WHO Executive Board: Dr. Patrick Amoth of Kenya
Establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO): 7 April 1948
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
President: Tedros Adhanom
Member Countries: 194
Amitav Ghosh releases ‘Jungle Naama’ as an audiobook
India’s English-language litterateur Amitav Ghosh has released his ‘Jungle Naama’ as an audio book.
Ali Sethi of America has given his voice and music to this audiobook.
Amitav Ghosh was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for his novel “The Shadow Lines”.
He was also honored with the Gyanpeeth Award in the year 2018.
Amitav Ghosh is the first English writer to be honored with this award.
Other recent books written by Amitav Ghosh:
“The Living Mountain”
‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis’
CK Ranganathan appointed new AIMA President
Kevincare Pvt Ltd Chairman and Managing Director CK Ranganathan has been appointed as the President of All India Management Association (AIMA).
He has been appointed for one year till September 2022.
CK Ranganathan has succeeded Harshpati Singhania, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd.
