DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS

1ST September 2021

Indians Shine @ Paralympics Games Tokyo 2020
• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated:
• Singhraj Adhana for winning the Bronze Medal in shooting.
• Mariyappan Thangavelu for winning the Silver Medal in High Jump.
• Sharad Kumar for winning the Bronze Medal in High Jump.

61st Foundation Day of NCERT

• The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an
autonomous organization of the Government of India which was established in
1961 as a literary, scientific, and charitable Society under the Societies'
Registration Act.
• The NCERT was established with the agenda to design and support a common
system of education which is national in character and enables and encourages
the diverse culture across the country.
• Based on the recommendations of the Education Commission (1964-66), the
first national policy statement on education was issued in 1968.
• The policy endorsed the adoption of a uniform pattern of school education
across the country consisting of 10 years of general education program
followed by 2 years of diversified schooling.
• Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be addressing 61st
Foundation Day of National Council of Educational Research and Training
(NCERT) to celebrate today.

125th Birth Anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami

• PM will release a special commemorative coin of 125 rupees and address the
gathering on the 125th Birth Anniversary of Swami Prabhupada Ji.
• Swamiji founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ISKCON
commonly known as the “Hare Krishna movement”. ISKCON has translated
Shrimad Bhagvad Geeta and other Vedic literature in 89 languages, playing a
stellar role in dissemination of Vedic literature across the world.
 • Swami ji also established over a hundred temples and wrote several books,
teaching the path of Bhakti Yoga to the world.

POSHAN Maah
• Women and Child Development Ministry will celebrate the POSHAN Maah
across the nation throughout this September under the essential POSHAN
Abhiyan.
• Launched on 8 March 2018, POSHAN Abhiyaan, or National Nutrition Mission is
the Government’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for
children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
• Further Mission Poshan 2.0 (Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0) was
announced in the Budget 2021-2022.
• The thematic approach being followed this year is divided into four parts:
• Theme 1 (September 1-7) Plantation Activity as “PoshanVatika”
• Theme 2 (September 8-15) Yoga and AYUSH for Nutrition
• Theme 3 (16-23 September) Distribution of the ‘Regional Nutrition Kit’ to
Anganwadi beneficiaries of High Burdened Districts
• Theme 4 (24-30 September) will be about the Identification of Severe Acute
Malnutrition children and the distribution of nutritious food.

International Astronomical Union

• A Ladakh-based engineer has become the only Indian Honorary Member of the
International Astronomical Union, along with ten others from around the world,
joining a select list of 20 international experts.
 • Dorje Angchuk of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, an autonomous institute
of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, is also the first
Indian to bag the position in the prestigious body. This honor is meant to
officially recognize those individuals who have significantly contributed to the
progress of astronomical research and culture in their country.
• The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the foremost international
association of professional astronomers and is over 100 years old. It has more
than 13000 individual members and 82 national members, including India. The
IAU is also the recognized authority for assigning names to stars, planets,
asteroids, and so on.

E-GOPALA
• E-GOPALA, the web version developed by the National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB) has been launched to aid dairy farmers. With it, the i-MAP web
portal was also launched that provides real-time information to dairy farmers
for better productivity of dairy animals.
• E-Gopala app will be a digital medium that would help livestock owners to
choose advanced livestock. This app will give all information related to
productivity, health, and diet to the cattle owners.
 REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. HQ of NCERT
A. New Delhi
B. Chennai
C. Mumbai
D. Kolkata
ANSWER: A

2. Current Minster of Education?

A. Ramesh Singh Pokhriyal
B. Dharmendra Pradhan
C. Prakash Javadekar
D. Piyush Goyal
ANSWER: B

3. NCERT was established on recommendations of _____

A. Malimath Commission
B. Swaran Singh Commission
C. Kothari Commission
D. D P Agarwal Commission
ANSWER: C

4. Current Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education

A. Ramesh Kumar
B. Manoj Ahuja
C. J P Singh
D. K K Goel
ANSWER: B

5. Rastriya Gokul Mission (RGM) was launched in

A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
ANSWER: A
6. National Livestock Mission (NLM) was launched in
A. 2014-15
B. 2016-17
C. 2018-19
D. 2020-21
ANSWER: A

7. Founder of National Dairy Development Board

A. Narendra Modi
B. Amit Shah
C. Dr. Verghese Kurien
D. Dr. Jitendra Singh
ANSWER: C

8. HQ of National Dairy Development Board is located at

A. Tamil Nadu
B. West Bengal
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
ANSWER: C

9. HQ of International Astronomical Union

A. Paris
B. London
C. Geneva
D. Los Angeles
ANSWER: A

10.International Astronomical Union was established in

A. 1900
B. 1909
C. 1919
D. 1935
ANSWER: C