Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 13 September 2021

SSC CGL Current Affairs

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Prime Minister NarendraModi inaugurated via video conferencing the Ahmedabad-based SardardhamBhavan and, in the same function, also performed the “BhoomiPujan” of the Sardardham Phase-II KanyaChhatralaya (girls’ hostel). The two establishments, as their names suggest, are dedicated to the “Iron Man of India,” SardarVallabhbhai Patel.
PM Modi noted how Lord Ganesha is invoked before doing something new and, coincidentally, the SardardhamBhavan is being inaugurated at a time when the nation is celebrating Ganeshotsav. “I have full faith that the SardardhamBhavan will not only empower our future generations, but also inspire them to lead their lives by following principles followed by Sardar Patel in his life,” he remarked.
“All these youngsters will be in decisive roles by the time the country completed 100 years of independence in 2047,” Prime Minister Modi noted.
Remembering the role played by Patel in Kheda movement, PM Modi said that under the Sardar's leadership, all sections of the society came together, forcing the British to listen to their demands. “That inspiration, that energy today stands in front of us as the Statue of Unity,” the Prime Minister said, referring to the world's tallest statue located in Gujarat's Kevadia. It was inaugurated on October 31, 2018, on the 143rd birth anniversary of the “Iron Man.”

North Korean state media reported on Monday morning local time the country had test-fired a new "long-range cruise missile" on Saturday and Sunday, amid a long standoff with the United States over its nuclear program.
The United States military said Sunday missile tests conducted by North Korea over the weekend posed 'threats' to the country's neighbors and beyond.
"This activity highlights DPRK's continuing focus on developing its military program and the threats that poses to its neighbors and the international community," the US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement, using the North's official name.
North Korean state media reported on Monday morning local time the country had test-fired a new "long-range cruise missile" on Saturday and Sunday, amid a long standoff with the United States over its nuclear program.
The missiles travelled 1,500-kilometer (about 930 miles) flight paths -- including figure-of-8 patterns -- above North Korea and its territorial waters to hit their targets, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.

Jet Airways is expected to resume operations from the first quarter of 2022. The airline, first in the history of aviation to be revived after being grounded for over two years, has hired over 150 employees and another 1,000 are expected to be on its payroll soon. Jet Airways 2.0 will have its headquarters in Delhi and not Mumbai.
Senior Members of the JalanKalrock Consortium, the successful resolution applicant of Jet Airways, along with Jet 2.0 Operations Team led by Capt. Sudhir Gaur, Accountable Manager, and acting CEO visited key airports last month and held meetings with them.
MurariLalJalan, lead member of the JalanKalrock Consortium, and the proposed non-executive chairman said in a press statement, “We received the NCLT [National Company Law Tribunal] approval in June 2021 and since then, we have been working closely with all concerned authorities to get the airline back in the skies.”
Jet Airways 2.0 also aims to restart short haul international operations by third or fourth quarter of 2022.

The Indian Navy is expected to be able to increase its presence in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond with the likes of INS Dhruv in its arsenal, considering largely persisting threats from its neighbours China and Pakistan.
In what comes as a significant boost to the country's naval power, India is all set to launch its first satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship Dhruv on Friday. The 10,000-tonne vessel will be commissioned from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh in the presence of senior officials from the Indian Navy, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), among others. INS Dhruv lies at the heart of India's future anti-ballistic capabilities and the ship will play a key role in advancing the country's presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
INS Dhruv, the latest addition to the Indian Navy's arsenal, was built by the Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with the DRDO and NTRO. The ship is equipped with multiple features that make it a state-of-the-art instrument in modern naval warfare.

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