Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 04 September 2021

SSC CGL Current Affairs

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Ayush Ministry launched the campaign “AYUSH AAPKE DWAR” from more than 45 locations across the country.
Dr. MunjaparaMahendrabhai, Minister of State, for Ayush launched the campaign from AyushBhawan by distributing medicinal plants to staff. On this occasion, Dr. Munjapara addressed the gathering and appealed to adopt medicinal plants and take care of these as a part of their family.
Total 21 states are participating in the launch activities today in which more than 2 lakh saplings will be distributed. Minister of Ayush, ShriSarbanandaSonowal will also launch this campaign from Mumbai. The campaign aims to distribute medicinal plant saplings to 75 lakh households across the country in one year. The medicinal plants include Tejpatta, Stevia, Ashoka, Jatamansi, Giloy/Guduchi, Ashwagandha, Kumari, Shatavari, Lemongrass, Guggulu, Tulsi, Sarpagandha, Kalmegh, Brahmi and Amla.
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary Ayush, Special Secretary, AyushShri P.K. Pathak, Shri D SenthilPandiyan, Joint Secretary, Ayush and other senior officials were present at the event.
Under the AzadiKaAmritMahotsav, several other programs including the launch of the Y-Break App, distribution of Prophylactic Ayush Drugs have been launched already.

Japanese Prime Minister YoshihideSuga announced plans to resign after failing to control the country’s coronavirus surge, with two former foreign ministers seen as leading the pack to take over, weeks before a general election.
In a surprise announcement, Suga told reporters Friday he couldn’t campaign for re-election as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party this month while battling the virus, ending his premiership almost exactly a year after it started. Whoever becomes the next LDP leader is virtually assured of becoming prime minister due to the party’s dominance in parliament.
“Since I became prime minister a year ago, dealing with coronavirus has been at the center of my efforts,” Suga, 72, said in a brief statement without taking questions. “Dealing with the virus while campaigning for the election would take a huge amount of energy. I realized I couldn’t do both and I should choose one.”
Japanese stocks climbed on hopes the next prime minister would favor expanding economic stimulus, with at least one contender for Suga’s job -- former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, 64 -- supporting more spending to soften the pandemic’s blow. The Topix gauge jumped 1.6%, closing at its highest level since 1991.

The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), the apex body of sectoral regulators that is headed by Union Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman, stressed the need to keep a continuous watch on the financial sector’s condition.
The apex body also emphasised the need for strengthening institutional mechanism for financial stability analysis and framework for resolution of financial institutions and issues related to insolvency and bankruptcy code.
Besides, they also underlined issues concerning banks’ exposure to various sectors and data sharing mechanisms of authorities, internationalisation of Indian rupee and pension sector related issues.
The 24th meeting was attended by various Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman Ajay Tyagi, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) Chairman M S Sahoo, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman SupratimBandyopadhyay, among others.
“It was noted that there is a need to keep a continuous vigil by Government and all regulators on the financial conditions,” it said.

Data received late Sept. 1 from NASA’s Perseverance rover indicate the team has achieved its goal of successfully coring a Mars rock. The initial images downlinked after the historic event show an intact sample present in the tube after coring. However, additional images taken after the arm completed sample acquisition were inconclusive due to poor sunlight conditions. Another round of images with better lighting will be taken before the sample processing continues.
Obtaining additional imagery prior to proceeding with the sealing and storing of Mars rock sample is an extra step the team opted to include based on its experience with the rover’s sampling attempt on Aug. 5. Although the Perseverance mission team is confident that the sample is in the tube, images in optimal lighting conditions will confirm its presence.
Perseverance’s Sampling and Caching System uses a rotary-percussive drill and a hollow coring bit at the end of its 7-foot-long (2-meter-long) robotic arm to extract samples slightly thicker than a pencil. Within the bit during coring is a sample tube. After completing yesterday’s coring, Perseverance maneuvered the corer, bit, and open end of the sample tube in order to be imaged by the rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument. The target for the sample collection attempt was a briefcase-size rock belonging to a ridgeline that is more than half-a-mile (900 meters) long and contains rock outcrops and boulders.

India's Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana claimed two medals for India in men's P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1. While Manish Narwal won the gold medal, Singhraj Adana claimed the silver medal. The two shooters took India's tally to 15 medals at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
Manish scored a total of 218.2 in the final, creating a Paralympic record in the process of winning the gold medal. His Indian teammate Singhraj Adana just fell short, scoring 216.7 in the final.
Earlier, the two Indian shooters had a good show in the qualification round to reach the final. While Manish amassed 533-7x points, Singhraj scored 536-4x points after the end of six series.