14TH SEPTEMBER
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INDIA & UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LAUNCHED CAFMD
CHHATTISGARH GOVT. LAUNCHED ‘MILLET MISSION’
VENUGOPAL NAMED AS ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF NCLAT
1ST SPACETECH START-UP TO TIE UP WITH ISRO
AZIZ AKHANNOUCH APPOINTED AS PM OF MOROCCO
MS DHONI AS MENTOR OF INDIAN TEAM FOR T20 WORLDCUP
HINDI DIWAS OR HINDI DAY OBSERVED ON 14TH SEPTEMBER
INDIA & UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LAUNCHED CAFMD
- India and the United States of America (USA) have launched the “Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD)”.
- It will strengthen India-US bilateral cooperation on climate and environment. The dialogue was launched by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Bhupender Yadav and Mr John Kerry,S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) in New Delhi.
- About the CAFMD: “Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD)” is one of the two tracks of the India-U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership launched at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate in April 2021. The other track is Strategic Clean Energy Partnership.
- CAFMD will demonstrate how the world can align swift climate action with inclusive and resilient economic development, taking into account national circumstances and sustainable development priorities.
(SOURCE: THE WIRE)
CHHATTISGARH GOVT. LAUNCHED ‘MILLET MISSION’
- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced the launch of ‘Millet Mission’, which aims to provide proper price rates to farmers for minor cereal crops.
- The initiative is also a step towards the Chief Minister’s vision for the state to become India’s millet hub.
- To implement the mission, the state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR), Hyderabad and the collectors of 14 districts of the state.
- Other important benefits under the Millet Mission to farmers will include input assistance for millet, procurement arrangements, aid farmers in the processing of crops and ensure that the farmers get the benefit of the expertise of experts.
(SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES)
VENUGOPAL NAMED AS ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF NCLAT
- Justice M. Venugopal has been named as the new Acting Chairperson of the appellate tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
- This is the third time in a row that an Acting Chairperson is at the helm of the NCLAT, after the retirement of permanent Chairperson Justice S J . Mukhopadhaya on March 14, 2020.
- Justice Bansi Lal Bhat was the first Acting Chairperson from March 15, 2020, followed by Justice A I S Cheema from April 19, 2021, and subsequently Justice M. Venugopal from September 11, 2021.
- Who is Justice M. Venugopal?
- He is a former judge of the High Court of Madras. He had joined as a Sub-Judge in Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service on June 5, 1997, and later was elevated to Madras High Court in November 2007, where he had served for eleven-and-a-half years.
- About the NCLAT: The NCLAT was constituted under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 for hearing appeals against the orders of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
- It is also an appellate tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders passed by NCLT under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), and by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
- It is also the appellate tribunal to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
(SOURCE: LIVE LAW)
1ST SPACETECH START-UP TO TIE UP WITH ISRO
- A Hyderabad-based Space technology startup, Skyroot Aerospace has become the first private company to formally enter into an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- The Framework MoU will allow the company to undertake multiple tests and access facilities at various ISRO centres and avail the technical expertise of ISRO for testing and qualifying their space launch vehicle systems and subsystems.
- The agreement was signed by R Umamaheswaran, scientific secretary at ISRO and chairman at Interim IN-SPACe Committee, and Pawan Chandana, who is the CEO of Skyroot Aerospace.
- About the Skyroot Aerospace: Skyroot, founded by former ISRO scientists, is building the Vikram series of rockets to carry small satellites into space.
- The startup has already test fired its solid propulsion rocket engine named Kalam-5, whose bigger version will power its rockets.
- Skyroot Aerospace is building the Vikram series of rockets to carry small satellites into space. The first launch vehicle in the series, Vikram-1 is scheduled to be launch in 2022.
(SOURCE: LIVE MINT)
AZIZ AKHANNOUCH APPOINTED AS PM OF MOROCCO
- Aziz Akhannouch has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Morocco by the country’s King Mohammed VI.
- Akhannouch’s National Rally of Independents (RNI) party secured 102 out of the 395 seats in the parliament election, held on September 10, 2021. Prior to this appointment, the 60-year-old was the Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2021.
- The announcement came after Akhannouch’s National Rally of Independents (RNI) party triumphed in Wednesday’s parliamentary polls.
- The pro-business RNI managed to secure 102 out of the 395 seats in parliament, toppling the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which won a paltry 13 seats.
- Morocco Capital: Rabat.
- Morocco Currency: Moroccan dirham.
(SOURCE: THE PRINT)
MS DHONI AS MENTOR OF INDIAN TEAM FOR T20 WORLDCUP
- BCCI announced that the former India captain MS Dhoni will mentor the team for the tournament, which will be played in UAE and Oman in October and November.
- He announced his retirement from international limited-overs cricket on August 15, 2020.
- Dhoni had last played for India in the 2019 ICC World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
- Dhoni, who leads Chennai Super Kings, is a three-time IPL-winning captain and has brought home three major ICC trophies — World T20, Champions Trophy and World Cup.
- Secretary of BCCI: Jay Shah.
- President of BCCI: Sourav Ganguly.
- Headquarters of BCCI: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Founded: December 1928.
(SOURCE: TIMES OF INDIA)
HINDI DIWAS OR HINDI DAY OBSERVED ON 14TH SEPTEMBER
- Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day is observed every year on 14 September to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India.
- The language was adopted under Article 343 of the Indian Constitution. The first Hindi day was celebrated on 14th September 1953.
- History of Hindi Diwas: Later, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru announced this day to be celebrated as Hindi Diwas in the country.
- There are 22 Scheduled languages of India, of which, two are officially used at the Union government of India level: Hindi and English. Hindi is the fourth most spoken language in the world.
- Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September because, on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.
(SOURCE: JAGRAN JOSH)
