September Current Affairs part 1

Hello friends in this article we are going to continue our current affair series.

1. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday pledged to donate his eyes and launched a dedicated portal to help eye donors register for the same. Earlier on Sunday, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan  donated his mother's eyes at AIIMS after her demise or death. 

Important points- i. Tamil Nadu Capital-  Thiruvananthapuram, 

ii. Tamil Nadu Governor- Thiru Banwarilal Purohit (2020)

 

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2. The National Education Policy 2020 will focus more on learning instead of studying, PM Narendra Modi said addressing the Governors Conference on the NEP on Monday. "The more teachers and parents are connected to NEP, the more students will be connected, the more its relevance and comprehensiveness increases," he added. President Ram Nath Kovind was also present at the virtual conference.

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3. India on Monday became the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China to develop and successfully test Hypersonic technology. The test was conducted at APJ Abdul Kalam testing range (Wheeler Island) in Balasore, Odisha. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO after the test and praised their efforts to build a scramjet engine in India. 

Important points- i. Hypersonic means a speed that exceeds from the speed of sound.

ii. DRDO means Defense Research and Development Organisation. 

iii. Scramjets engines are engines which are specially designed for high speed jets and they are type of Ramjets.

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4. Rise of rival apps and a weakened valuation due to technology transfer curbs might prove to be hurdles for TikTok's India sale, reported Livemint. The absence of the core algorithm in the deal would attenuate the value and could be a deal breaker for acquisition talks mentioned the report. Japan's SoftBank has reportedly begun talks to bid for TikTok's India unit. 

Important Points- i. Tik Tok's CEO- Kevin Mayer

ii. SoftBank Japan CEO- Masayoshi Son

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5. Consultancy firm EY said that companies in India responded well to cyber-attacks after seeing total chaos in the first three months of the COVID-19 induced Iockdown. Senior EY official Arpinder Singh said the period saw several ransomware and cyber cases. He added that companies have invested to make sure their networks are safer but upgradation has to be done. 

Important Points- i. EY means- Ernst and Young

ii. HQ of EY- London United kingdoms

iii. CEO of EY- Carmine Di Sibio  

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6. India's largest public sector lender, State Bank of India has reportedly planned a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) under which about 30,190 employees are eligible. The proposed Second Innings Tap VRS-2020  be opened to 3” permanent officers and staff who have put in 25 years of service or completed 55 years of age on the cut-off date. 

Important Points- i. CEO of SBI- Ashwini Kumar Tewari

ii. HQ of SBI- Mumbai, Maharashtra

iii. Date of Establishment- 1 July 1955.

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