September 2021
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September 2021 Current Affairs
- Najla Bouden Romdhane has become the first female prime minister of Tunisia on September 29, 2021.
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has tested a new version of Akash Missile called ‘Akash Prime’ on September 27, 2021.
- International team of researchers directly detected the dark energy with the help of advanced technologies and new experiments. Highlights Dark energy is a mysterious form of energy, making up about 68% of the universe. This energy has intrigued physicists as well as astronomers for decades.
- Lewis Hamilton has become the first ever Formula-one driver who reached to his 100 wins after finishing at first in the Russian Grand Prix on September 26, 2021.
- Voters in Switzerland decided to legalize same-sex marriage on September 26, 2021. It makes Switzerland one of the last countries in Western Europe to do so.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2021.
- India has emerged as the second biggest trading partner of Dubai, after China. India’s overall volume, in the first half of 2021, is touching 38.5 billion dirhams.
- Engineers Day 2021 is being observed on September 15, to mark the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
- Bhupendra Patel sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on September 13, 2021.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on September 13, 2021.
- World’s largest plant that has been designed to suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from air and turn it into rock was started recently in Iceland.
- Avani Lekhara has become the 1st Indian women to win two Paralympic medals at a single edition of the Paralympics on September 3, 2021.
- India has become the first Asian Country to launch a Plastics pact on September 3, 2021.
- Bangladeshi scientist, Dr Firdausi Qadri, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award. Who is Dr Firdausi Qadri? Dr Qadri is an emeritus scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
NIRF Rankings for Indian Educational Institutions 2021
NIRF Rankings 2021 Overall Best University in India
Rank 1: IIT Madras
Rank 2: IISc Bengaluru
Rank 3: IIT Bombay
Rank 4: IIT Delhi
Rank 5: IIT Kanpur
Rank 6: IIT Kharagpur
Rank 7: IIT Roorkee
Rank 8: IIT Guwahati
Rank 9: JNU
Rank 10: BHU
NIRF University Ranking 2021 List of Top 10
Rank 1: IISc Bengaluru
Rank 2: JNU
Rank 3: BHU
Rank 4: Calcutta University
Rank 5: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Rank 6: Jamia Millia Islamia
Rank 7: Manipal Academy Higher Education
Rank 8: Jadavpur University
Rank 9: University of Hyderabad
Rank 10: Aligarh Muslim University
NIRF Ranking 2021 Engineering Best Colleges
Rank 1: IIT-Madras
Rank 2: IIT-Delhi
Rank 3: IIT-Bombay
Rank 4: IIT-Kanpur
Rank 5: IIT Kharagpur
Rank 6: IIT-Roorkee
Rank 7: IIT-Guwahati
Rank 8: IIT-Hyderabad
Rank 9: NIT Tiruchirappalli
Rank 10: NIT Surathkal
NIRF MBA Ranking 2021 Top Colleges
Rank 1: IIM Ahmedabad
Rank 2: IIM Bangalore
Rank 3: IIM Calcutta
Rank 4: IIM Kozhikode
Rank 5: IIT-Delhi
NIRF Ranking 2021 Pharmacy Colleges
Rank 1: Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
Rank 2: Punjab University, Chandigarh
Rank 3: BITS, Pilani
Rank 4: NIPER, Mohali
Rank 5: Institute of Chemical Technology
NIRF Top Colleges Ranking 2021
Rank 1: Miranda House
Rank 2: Lady Shri Ram College
Rank 3: Loyola College
Rank 4: St Xavier’s College
Rank 5: Ramakrishna Mission Visyamandir
Rank 6: PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Rank 7: Presidency College
Rank 8: St Stephen’s College, Delhi
Rank 9: Hindu College
Rank 10: Shri Ram College of Commerce
NIRF MBBS College Ranking 2021 Top Medical Colleges
Rank 1: AIIMS, Delhi
Rank 2: PGIMER, Chandigarh
Rank 3: Christian Medical College, Vellore
Rank 4: National Institute Of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru
Rank 5: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
NIRF LAW University Ranking 2021 Top 5
Rank 1: NLSIU, Bengaluru
Rank 2: NLU, Delhi
Rank 3: NALSAR University of Law
Rank 4: West Bengal National University of Juridical Science
Rank 5: IIT Kharagpur
NIRF Ranking 2021 Best Architecture Colleges in India
Rank 1: IIT, Roorkee
Rank 2: IIT, Calicut
Rank 3: IIT, Kharagpur
Rank 4: School of Planning and Architecture Delhi
Rank 5: CEPTU, Ahmadabad
NIRF India Rankings 2021 for Dental Colleges
Rank 1: Manipal College of Dental Science, Udupi
Rank 2: DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Rank 3: Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai
Rank 4: Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Science, Delhi
Rank 5: King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
NIRF Ranking 2021 Best Research Institutes in India
Rank 1: IISc Bengaluru
Rank 2: IIT Madras
Rank 3: IIT Bombay
Rank 4: IIT Delhi
Rank 5: IIT Kharagpur
Tokyo Paralympics 2020
- It was the 16th Summer Paralympic Games that was held from 24th August to 5th September 2021.
- It was held in Tokyo, Japan.
- It was formerly planned to be held from 25th August to 6th September 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- It was the second Summer Paralympics hosted by Tokyo since 1964 Games, and the third Paralympics ever held in Japan.
- Tokyo was the first city to host the Paralympics more than once.
List of Indian medallists winners of Tokyo Paralympics 2020:
Gold
- Athletics: Sumit Antil (Men’s Javelin Throw)
- Badminton: Pramod Bhagat (Men’s Singles)
- Badminton: Krishna Nagar (Men’s Singles)
- Shooting: Manish Narwal (Mixed 50m Pistol)
- Shooting: Avani Lekhara (Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing)
Silver
- Athletics: Yogesh Kathuniya (Men’s Discus Throw)
- Athletics: Nishad Kumar (Men’s High Jump)
- Athletics: Mariyappan Thangavelu (Men’s High Jump)
- Athletics: Praveen Kumar (Men’s High Jump)
- Athletics: Devendra Jhajharia (Men’s Javelin Throw)
- Badminton: Suhas Yathiraj (Men’s Singles)
- Shooting: Singhraj Adhana (Mixed 50m Pistol)
- Table Tennis: Bhavina Patel (Women’s Singles)
Bronze
- Archery: Harvinder Singh (Men’s Individual Recurve)
- Athletics: Sharad Kumar (Men’s High Jump)
- Athletics: Sundar Singh Gurjar (Men’s Javelin Throw)
- Badminton: Manoj Sarkar (Men’s Singles)
- Shooting: Singhraj Adhana (Men’s 10m Air Pistol)
- Shooting: Avani Lekhara (Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions)
New Governors
- RN Ravi has been appointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- Lieutenant General (Retd) Gurmit Singh has been appointed Governor of Uttarakhand.
- Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit who was holding additional charge of the Governor of Punjab has been appointed as regular Governor of Punjab.
- Jagdish Mukhi has been appointed to discharge the functions of the Governor of Nagaland in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements are made.
US Open 2021
Here is the Complete List of Winners in Different Categories:
S. No. | Category | Winner | Runner Up |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Men’s Singles | Daniil Medvedev | Novak Djokovic |
2. | Women’s Singles | Emma Raducanu | Leylah Annie Fernandez |
3. | Men’s Doubles | Ram/Salisbury | Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares |
4. | Women’s Doubles | Stosur/Zhang | Coco Gauff/ McNally |
5. | Mixed Doubles | Krawczyk/Salisbury | Giuliana Olmos/Marcelo Arevalo |
Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021
Rank | Country | Score |
---|---|---|
1st | Switzerland | 65.5 |
2nd | Sweden | 63.1 |
3rd | United States of America | 61.3 |
4th | United Kingdom | 59.8 |
5th | Republic of Korea | 59.3 |
46th | India | 36.4 |
About the Global Innovation Index (GII)
The Global Innovation Index (GII) provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 132 countries and economies around the world. Its 80 indicators explore a broad vision of innovation, including political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication.
Most Important Latest GI Tag in NEWS 2021
Gucchi Mushroom | Jammu & Kashmir |
Sohrai and Kohbar Art | Jharkhand |
Khola chili | Goa |
Chak-Hao, Black rice | Manipur |
Gorakhpur terracotta | Uttar Pradesh |
Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai | Tamil Nadu |
Kashmir saffron | Jammu & Kashmir |
Thanjavur Netti and Arumbavur Wood carving | Tamil Nadu |
Sohrai Khovar Painting | Jharkhand |
Telia Rumal | Telangana |
Shahi Lichi & Zardalu Mango | Bihar |
Moira bananas, Harmal Chillies, Khaje | Goa |
Dalle Khursani | Sikkim |
What is a Geographical Indication (GI)Tag?
A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess origin-based qualities and reputation in the region.
Important Days & Dates in September 2021
Important Events in September 2021 | |
Date | Name of Important Days |
1 September | National Nutrition Week |
2 September | Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day |
2 September | World Coconut Day |
3 September | Skyscraper Day |
5 September | International Day of Charity |
5 September | Teachers’ Day (India) |
7 September | Brazilian Independence Day |
8 September | International Literacy Day |
8 September | World Physical Therapy Day |
10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) |
11 September | National Forest Martyrs Day |
14 September | World First Aid Day |
14 September | Hindi Diwas |
15 September | Engineer’s Day (India) |
15 September | International Day of Democracy |
16 September | Malaysia Day |
16 September | World Ozone Day |
17 September | World Patient Safety Day |
18 September | World Bamboo Day |
19 September | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
21 September | International Day of Peace (UN) |
21 September | World Alzheimer’s Day |
22 September | Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer patients) |
22 September | World Rhino Day |
23 September | International Day of Sign Languages |
25 September | World Pharmacists Day |
25 September | Antyodaya Diwas |
26 September | European Day of Languages |
26 September | World Contraception Day |
26 September | World Maritime Day |
26 September | World Rivers Day |
27 September | World Tourism Day |
28 September | World Rabies Day |
28 September | International Day for Universal Access to Information |
29 September | World Heart Day |
30 September | International Translation Day |
Fourth Sunday of September | World Rivers Day |
Starts last week of September and ends on the last Sunday of September | Day of Deaf |
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