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Daily Current Affairs 12 September 2021
Govt adds dairy products under TMA scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’
The government has enhanced the scope of the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for specified agriculture products scheme by including dairy products under its purview and increasing the rates of assistance.
Department of Commerce (under Ministry of Commerce & Industry) had introduced ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ in 2019. The objective of TMA was to provide assistance for the international component of freight, to reduce the freight costs for the Indian exporters of agriculture products.
Now the Department has notified ‘Revised Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ for exports effected on or after 01.04.2021 up to 31.03.2022. There are two major changes in the revised scheme:
- Dairy products will now be eligible for assistance under the revised scheme.
- Rates of assistance have been increased, by 50% for exports by sea and by 100% for exports by air.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated via video conferencing the Ahmedabad-based Sardardham Bhavan and, in the same function, also performed the “Bhoomi Pujan” of the Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya (girls’ hostel). The two establishments, as their names suggest, are dedicated to the “Iron Man of India,” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Sardardham Bhavan: The state-of-the-art Sardardham Bhavan provides separate hostel facilities to girls and boys from rural areas who aspire for better career prospects.
- Phase I of the Sardardham Bhavan project is built over an area of 11,672 square feet at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore, near the Vaishnodevi circle in the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar border area.
- It will house 1,600 students, including 800 boys and 800 girls.
- Phase II of Sardardham project: It is expected to house around 2,000 girl students. The project will be built at the cost of another Rs 200 crore.
India-Australia holds inaugural 2+2 ministerial dialogue in New Delhi
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar today termed India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue as productive. In his opening remarks during the Dialogue in New Delhi, Dr. Jaishankar said both the countries are meeting at a very crucial time when, along with a pandemic, the geopolitical environment is in rapid flux.
- India and Australia are undertaking their first-ever 2+2 ministerial dialogue at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on September 11, 2021.
- The high-level foreign and defence ministerial level dialogue will further ramp up the overall defence and strategic cooperation between the two countries, including in the Indo-Pacific cooperation amid China’s increasing military assertiveness in the region.
- Indian delegation at inaugural ‘two-plus-two’ talks is being led by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with their Australian counterparts Marise Payne and Peter Dutton, respectively..
- India have 2-2 Ministerial level meetings framework with very few countries, including the USA and Japan.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Resigns
In a sudden but not unexpected move, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani resigned on Saturday after completing five years at the helm, paving the way for a change of guard ahead of crucial Assembly polls next year.
Mr. Rupani, accompanied by the Union ministers Mansukh Mandavia, Parshottam Rupala, Bhupender Yadav and his cabinet colleagues met the Governor Acharya Devvrat, and submitted his resignation. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has resigned from his post, ahead of the state assembly elections, to be held in 2022.
The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader submitted his resignation letter to Governor Acharya Devvrat, on September 11, 2021 at the Raj Bhawan.
The 61-year-old Rupani was sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister on August 07, 2016, and represents Rajkot West in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Sanjeev Barnwal appointed as CEO of Ujjivan Financial Services
- Sanjeev Barnwal has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ujjivan Financial Services. Ujjivan Financial Services is the holding company of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
- He has replaced Carol Furtado, who has now taken charge as CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
Sanjeev Barnwal was appointed as CEO of Ujjivan Financial Services. Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd, the holding company of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank on Thursday appointed its company secretary Sanjeev Barnwal as the chief executive, effective 10 September.
Vijay Goel appointed as Vice Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti
Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Goel have been appointed the vice-chairman of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chairs the society.
- The appointment was notified by the Union culture ministry which is the nodal ministry for the society. The society supervises the Rajghat and the museum and the library at Gandhi Smriti at 5 Tees January Marg in the national capital.
- Former Union Minister Shri Vijay Goel has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS). It is the site of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation.
- Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) was formed in September 1984 as an autonomous body. It is functioning under constructive advice and financial support from the Ministry of Culture. It is located in New Delhi.
- The Prime Minister of India is the Chairperson of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS). The objective of the Samiti are to propagate the life, mission and thought of Mahatma Gandhi through various socio-educational and cultural programmes.
G C Murmu elected Chairman of ASOSAI for 2024-2027
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India G C Murmu have appointed as the new Chairman of the Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) for a period of three years from 2024-27.
- Mr. Murmu was elected to the post on September 07, 2021, by the 56th governing board of ASOSAI during the 15th Assembly of ASOSAI.
- He has been appointed for a period of three years from 2024-27. India will host the 16th Assembly of ASOSAI in 2024.
- As the chairman, GC Murmu will be the chief executive of ASOSAI and represent ASOSAI in its dealings with national and international organisations.
Yahoo Appoints Jim Lanzone as its new CEO
Yahoo, Inc. has announced the appointment of Jim Lanzone as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 27, 2021. Lanzone, a veteran technology and media executive with more than two decades of leadership experience and a deep track record of growth and innovation, will succeed Guru Gowrappan, who has been named Senior Advisor to Apollo’s private equity business.
- The web service provider, Yahoo, has named Jim Lanzone as its new chief executive officer (CEO) on September 10, 2021.
- Jim Lanzone was currently serving as the CEO of the Dating app Tinder.
- Jim Lanzone will replace Guru Gowrappan, to the post of Yahoo CEO.
- As for the Tinder, Renate Nyborg has been appointed as the new CEO of the dating app to replace Lanzone.
World First Aid Day: 11 September 2021 (second Saturday of September)
- World First Aid Day is observed on the second Saturday of September every year. In 2021 the World First Aid Day is being observed on September 11, 2021.The objective of the day is to spread awareness on first aid and how it can prevent injuries and save lives in critical situations.
- Theme of World First Aid Day 2021: ‘First aid and road safety’
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: 12 September
South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity among peoples and countries of the South that contributes to their national well-being, their national and collective self-reliance, and the attainment of internationally agreed on development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is observed every year on September 12 since 2011, to celebrate the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the south.
- Theme for 2021 is “South-South cooperation: solidarity in support of a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future.”
