Current Affairs - September 11, 2021 Current Affairs

The Ministry of health and family welfare has constituted an eight-member expert committee for framing new laws for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices and replace the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The eight-member panel, headed by Drug Controller General of India V.G. Somani, is scheduled to submit a draft document by November 30.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted its approval for the re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer ('MD & CEO') of the IDFC First Bank.

2021 Theme of the World Suicide Prevention Day is "Creating hope through action".

The Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the 6th Edition Of NIRF India Rankings 2021, through video conferencing.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has constituted three Boards for Advance Rulings (BAR), to ensure faster disposal of cases and avoid income tax disputes.

The Bhabanipur Assembly by-polls are scheduled to be held on September 30 and the counting will be held.

Token Service Provider (TSP) refers to the entity which tokenizes the actual card credentials and de-tokenizes them whenever required.

Research Institutions - Indian Institute of Science, (IISc) Bangalore has topped in this category.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that UCO Bank is taken out of the PCA restrictions.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton arrived in India on September 10th to hold a '2+2' ministerial dialogue in New Delhi.

Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been named as the new captain of Afghanistan men's cricket team for the upcoming T20 World Cup after Rashid Khan stepped down from captaincy in protest against the selection of the national squad without his inputs.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a USD 112 million loan to develop water supply infrastructure and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved service delivery in four towns in the state of Jharkhand.

The government of India has appointed 10 merchant bankers for managing the Initial Public Offering of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

The government of India and the Asian Development Bank have signed a USD 300 million loan as additional financing to scale up the improvement of rural connectivity to help boost the rural economy in the state of Maharashtra.

A 12-year-old environmental activist Ayaan Shankta from Mumbai, India, has been named as the winner of the 2021 International Young Eco-Hero award for his efforts to solve tough environmental problems.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has topped the overall category ranking of the NIRF India Rankings 2021.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended North Korea until the end of 2022 after it failed to send a team to the Tokyo Games.

The first-ever, indigenously designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant, in India has been inaugurated at BHEL R&D centre at Hyderabad.

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) observed on 10 September every year since 2003.

The Bank of Baroda has announced the launch of its digital banking platform named 'bob World'.