7 september 2021 current affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS
7 SEPTEMBER 2021
Dr.A.PRABAHARAN
www.indopraba.blogspot.com

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves DFPDS 2021
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the Delegation
of Financial Powers to Defence Services (DFPDS) 2021 on
September 7, 2021.
 The Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Services
aims to provide enhanced delegation of revenue
procurement powers to the Armed Forces, informed the
Defence ministry.
 DFPDS 2021 will empower field formations, promote ease
of doing business, focus on operational preparedness and
enhance jointness among the Services.

Delhi gets two smog towers: What is a smog
tower? Why is it significant?
 Delhi got its second smog tower near the Anand Vihar Metro Station on
September 7, 2021. Earlier on August 23, 2021, the Chief Minister of
Delhi Arvind Kejriwal had inaugurated India’s first smog tower at
Connaught Place in Delhi.
 While speaking at the inaugural event, the Chief Minister had informed
that to fight pollution, the government has installed India’s first smog
tower in the National Capital.
 The technology has been imported from the United States and will
clean the air of the one-kilometer range.
 Chief Minister of Delhi further said that the tower has been set up as a
pilot project and that the initial trends will be available within a month.
 If the project will be successful, more smog towers will be installed in the
city.

J&K govt launches online portal to address
Kashmiri migrants property grievances
 The Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on September 7,
2021, officially launched an online portal ‘Kashmir Migrants Immovable Properties’ for
the registration of complaints by Kashmiri migrants about encroachment, distress sale,
or other grievances regarding property in the union territory.
 The portal was started two weeks ago through a web link. The portal aims to assist
Kashmiri migrants to reclaim their properties that they had to leave or were forced to
leave.
 On August 13, 2021, Sinha had ordered the full implementation of the J&K Migrant
Immovable Property Act 1997 for Kashmiri migrants.
 He issued instructions for the preservation and protection of Kashmiri migrants'
immovable properties and the removal of any encroachments from them.
 The Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction
was asked to develop an online portal to facilitate the migrants in applying for a
correction of records, removal of encroachment, demarcation, and elimination of any
fraud or distress.

Nipah Virus: Kerala on alert, over 250 isolated, 11
with symptoms, says Health Minister
 Nipah Virus in Kerala has bought the state under alert after
the symptoms of the virus in Kozhikode district of the state
rose to 11, from two a day before.
 The Health Minister of Kerala Veena George informed that
the State Health Department identified and isolated 250
people who had come in contact with the 12-year-old
body who died due to Nipah Virus infection.
 The Health Minister further said that 11 out of 38 people
have shown symptoms who have been put in isolation at
the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. She also said that
the samples of the 8 primary contacts had come back
negative, which was a relief.

Farmers Protests: What is happening in Karnal? The city turns into fortress,
mobile internet suspended, section 144 imposed
 Karnal city has turned into a fortress today, September 7, 2021 with heavy
deployment of police and paramilitary forces after protesting farmers called
for a gherao of mini-secretariat in the city.
 Around forty companies of security personnel including 10 companies of
central paramilitary forces have been deployed and section 144 has also
been imposed.
 The IGP Karnal Range and all-district Superintendents of Police (Karnal
Range) have been directed to take all necessary preventive measures to
maintain law and order and peace in Karnal and adjoining districts.
 The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is heading the farmers' agitation against
three farm laws, gave a call for gherao of the mini secretariat in protest
against the August 28th lathi charge on protesting farmers.
 The farmers, however, claimed that their protest will be peaceful.
 The Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar said in a statement today
that the farmers have called a meeting in Karnal and it is going on. He
said, "Talk is underway with a recently formed committee of 11 members. I
hope a solution will come out of talks."

COVID-19 test licenses must for private labs:
ICMR to Delhi High Court
 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed the Delhi High Court
that the certification by the National Accreditation Board of Testing and
Calibration Laboratories (NABL) is a must for the enrollment of private labs for
the testing of Coronavirus.
 NABL will certify the readiness of the labs in order to undertake the molecular
testing of SARS-CoV-2 before they are permitted by the research body for
COVID testing.
 While commenting on the online health service aggregators, the ICMR clarified
that the monitory of their activities does not come under its purview.
 The top medical court had made the submission in an affidavit which was filed
in response to a plea seeking the contempt action against the authorities for not
following the High Court’s earlier direction of taking action against the online
health service aggregators which have been operating illegally and are
collecting samples for COVID tests.

NASA detects 1,000 Near-Earth Asteroid
 1000th Near-Earth Asteroid: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on August 14, 2021,
marked the 1,000th Near-Earth Asteroid named ‘2021 PJ1’as it passed Earth at
a distance of approximately 1.7 million kilometers.
 The asteroid was not a threat to Earth but it was a historic event. Just seven
days after 2021 PJ1, the 1,001st asteroid ‘2016 AJ193’ passed Earth on August
22 at a distance of approximately 3.4 million kilometers.
 Between 20 and 30 meters wide, the 2021 PJ1 asteroid was too small
therefore detailed radar imagery could not be obtained, said Lance Benner
who leads the asteroid radar research program at NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory.
 However, the planetary radar was powerful enough to detect the asteroid at
that distance and measure its velocity to very high precision. This has helped
the laboratory to study the motion of the 2021 PJ1 asteroid in the future.

Mehbooba Mufti claims to be placed under
house arrest
 Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba
Mufti claimed on September 7, 2021 that she has been
placed under house arrest. The PDP leader tweeted
saying that the situation is far from normal in Kashmir
 Mehbooba Mufti's tweet read, "GOI expresses concern
for the rights of Afghan people but wilfully denies the
same to Kashmiris. Ive been placed under house arrest
today because according to admin the situation is far
from normal in Kashmir. This exposes their fake claims
of normalcy."

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis – Explained
 The President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa had
declared an economic emergency on September 1, 2021,
due to rapidly depleting forex reserves, depreciating
currency, and rising food prices in the country.
 The emergency was declared under the Public Security
Ordinance to prevent the hoarding of essential items,
including sugar and rice.
 The Sri Lankan government has appointed a former Army
General as Commissioner of essential services who is
authorized to seize food stocks held by traders and
retailers and regulate their prices.

Weather disasters increased five-fold in 50 years, becoming
more frequent and costly, says UN agency
 The United Nations has warned that the weather-related disasters
have increased over the past half-century and have caused far more
damage even as better and improved warning systems have led to
the decrease in deaths.
 A report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) of the
UN has examined the economic and mortality losses from the
weather, climate, and water extremes between 1970 and 2019.
 The report by the UN agency has found that such disasters have
increased five-fold in the time period of 50 years and the changes
have been driven largely by the warming planet. The report has
further warned that the upward trend will continue.

Andhra Pradesh government appoints
Rajnish Kumar as economic advisor
 The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh
Government has appointed former SBI Chairman Rajnish
Kumar as its economic advisor. Rajnish Kumar will serve
at the cabinet rank position for a term of two years.
 The role reportedly includes advising the state
government on attracting more investments into the
state, especially private investments.
 The role has been created amid rising concerns over the
state's financial situation, which was badly impacted by
the Covid pandemic.

Behler turtle conservation award: Indian biologist wins
global award in turtle conservation
 Shailendra Singh, a biologist from India, has won the Behler
Turtle Conservation Award. He has been awarded for bringing
three critically endangered turtle conservation species back
from the brink of extinction.
 As per the press statement issued by the headquarters of the
Turtle Survival Alliance, for some species, such as the Northern
River Terrapin (Batagur Baska), Red-crowned roofed turtle
(Batagur Kachuga) and Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia
nigricans), Dr. Shailendra Singh and his team are the last hope
for their wild survival in India.
 The prestigious award has been bestowed by various global
bodies that are involved in turtle conservation such as
IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, Turtle
Survival Alliance, the Turtle Conservation Fund, and Turtle
Conservancy.

Karbi-Anglong Peace Accord – How will the agreement end
decades-long crisis over Assam’s territorial integrity
 Karbi-Anglong Peace Accord: The centre, Assam state government
and five Karbi insurgency groups signed a tripartite agreement-
"Karbi Anglong Agreement" on September 4, 2021 to establish
peace in Assam's Karbi-Anglong region.
 The Karbi-Anglong Peace Accord has been hailed as historic, as it
aims to end decades-old crisis and ensure stability in the state. It
was signed by five Karbi insurgent groups including Karbi Longri
North Cachar Hills Liberation Front, People's Democratic Council of
Karbi Longri, United People's Liberation Army and Karbi People's
Liberation Tigers factions.
 The peace accord comes months after over 1000 Karbi insurgents
surrendered before the Assam government.

What is Inspiration4? Here are 5 things to know
about SpaceX’s first all-civilian space mission
 Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit with no professional
astronauts on board is set to be launched on September 15, 2021,
announced SpaceX on September 3, 2021.
 The mission will be launched on the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX inside of a
Dragon spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Centre of NASA in Florida in the
US. The mission will take a group of four private citizens into space for three
days.
 As per the Inspiration4 mission website, 38-year-old Jared Isaacman, founder
and CEO of Shift4 Payments, has bought four seats on the Dragon
spacecraft.
 With over 6,000 hours of piloting various aircraft, Isaacman will be the
commander of Inspiration4.
 He will be joined by physician assistant Haley Arceneaux, geoscientist and
science communication specialist Sian Proctor, and data engineer Chris
Sembroski.

ISRO: Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft completes 9,000 orbits
around moon, detects chromium, manganese
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on September 6,
2021, that its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has completed 9,000 orbits
around the moon.
 The officials from ISRO also informed that spacecraft has detected minor
elements of manganese and chromium through remote sensing.
 ISRO Chief K Sivan, at a two-day lunar science workshop marking the
completion of 2 years of Chandrayaan-2 launched on July 22, 2019, said
that data from the second moon mission is national property. He further
implored the scientific and academic community to utilize the same for
furthering science.
 K Sivan, who is also the Secretary of the Department of Space also
released the science and the data product documents from the mission
so far.

Boardwalk Empire star Michael K Williams
passes away at 54
 American actor, Michael K Williams, who portrayed the character Chalky
White in Boardwalk Empire, passed away earlier today, on September 7, 2021.
He was 54.
 The actor was found dead inside his apartment. As per a police source, "
there is no foul play indicated, no forced entry, the apartment was in order."
 The actor was popular for his role 'Omar Little' in the gritty TV series The
Wire and as Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire. He was a regular on many
acclaimed TV shows and had most recently appeared in HBO's "Lovecraft
Country" and the series "F Is for Family."
 In fact, he is currently in contention for the Emmy award for Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on “Lovecraft Country".
 Condolences poured in after the news of the actor's passing broke with
several celebrities tweeting to express their shock and anguish.

COVID-19 vaccine: Cuba becomes first
country to start vaccination for toddlers
 Cuba became the first country in the world on September 6,
2021, to vaccinate toddlers with the COVID-19 vaccine. The children
in Cuba from the age of 2 are being vaccinated with home-grown
jabs which are not recognized by the World Health Organisation
(WHO).
 Cuba with a population of 11.2 million people aims at vaccinating all
its children. The move is significant before the government decides
to reopen the schools that have been closed since the outbreak of
the COVID-19 in March 2020.
 Cuban government started the new school year from September 6.
It commenced from home via television programs, as most of the
homes in the communist country do not have internet access.

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