Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 03 September 2021

SSC CGL Current Affairs

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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor ManojSinha launched Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme titled 'Saath' for Self Help Group (SHG) women.
"There are 48000 SHGs in Jammu and Kashmir. Four lakh women are connected to these SHGs. This Saath initiative will stress on mentoring and market linkages of products created by these women. It is our aim to create 11000 more SHGs in the coming year. This will transform the lives of these women and make them independent and strong in social and financial aspects," said LG ManojSinha on the initiative and expansion of SHGs. (ANI)
Syed SherishAsgar, the Mission Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods mission said that the initiative was aimed at transforming the lives of rural women associated with Self Help Groups (SHG).
"Saath is aimed at accelerating livelihoods of rural women, associated with SHGs and which are doing small works. There is not much profit in their work and there is a lack of knowledge about marketing, packaging and branding.

Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government that could be announced soon, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as it battled rebel fighters while striving to ward off economic collapse.
Baradar, who heads the Taliban's political office, will be joined by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, in senior positions in the government, three sources said.
"All the top leaders have arrived in Kabul, where preparations are in final stages to announce the new government," one Taliban official told Reuters, on condition of anonymity.
The Taliban, which seized Kabul on Aug. 15 after sweeping across most of the country, have faced resistance in the Panjshir Valley, north of the capital, with reports of heavy fighting and casualties.
Several thousand fighters of regional militias and remnants of the government's armed forces have massed in the rugged valley under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, the son of former Mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud.

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar said the central government is developing infrastructure near farms for the benefit of small and medium farmers.
Tomar was addressing the 16th Sustainability Summit 2021 of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the Chief Guest on Thursday.
Speaking at the occasion, the Union Minister said, "Due to severe climate imbalance, some regions are facing droughts while others are struggling to control floods. The government is serious about such adverse climatic conditions and our scientists are also working very diligently to develop innovative seed varieties, which are compatible with such climatic conditions."
He said despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian farmers with their hard work could achieve bumper production. India being an agricultural country, the contribution of the agriculture sector to the GDP has always been significant.

The Indian Navy signed a contract with state-owned defense firm Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to supply the country’s first domestically-made naval anti-drone system (NADS).
The system will counter fast-emerging aerial threats such as the small drones used to target the Jammu Air Force Station more than two months ago.
The homegrown NADS developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will also provide the armed forces of India with the capability to detect, intercept, and destroy aerial vehicles.
According to the country’s Ministry of Defence, the counter-drone technology will use a laser-based kill mechanism to neutralize targets. “It will be an effective all-encompassing counter to the increased drone threat to strategic naval installations,” read a statement.
As part of the ongoing modernization of the Indian armed forces, BEL will sign similar contracts to supply anti-drone systems to the army and air force.
The Indian armed forces first deployed the anti-drone system to provide security cover during the Republic Day Parade 2020, the visit of US President Donald Trump to Motera Stadium last year, and the prime minister’s Independence Day address to the nation this year.
In addition to using a laser-based kill mechanism, the system utilizes electro-optical sensors and radiofrequency detectors to detect and jam micro-drones from 150 meters (0.09 miles) to one kilometer (0.6 miles) away. The system is also integrated through a command post.

AvaniLekhra scripted history yet again as she won a bronze medal in the Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 on Friday.
This is her second straight medal in the same week. The young shooter had won a historic gold at the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1•Shooting event on, August 30.
Avani has now become the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals in a single edition of the Games.