Current Affairs – 17 September 2021

Current Affairs - 17 September 2021

Through this newspaper of today, information about the daily current problems almost necessary from the point of view of all types of examinations has been presented –

"Skyroot Aerospace" Agreement With ISRO

Skyroot Aerospace has emerged as the primary private employer to officially enter into an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Skyroot Aerospace is a sector era startup, primarily based entirely in Hyderabad.

The agreement was signed through R Umamaheswaran, Scientific Secretary of ISRO and Chairman of the Interim IN-SPACe Committee, and Pawan Chandana, CEO, Skyroute Aerospace.

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.About Skyroot Aerospace

• It has been established through former scientists of ISRO.
• It is building the Vikram collection of rockets to field small satellites.
• The startup has already tested its robust propulsion rocket engine named Kalam-5.
• Vikram-1, the first release car of its Vikram series, can be released in the year 2022.

Nuakhai Zuhar Festival -

Nuakhai Zuhar, an agricultural competition of western Odisha, is famous one day after Ganesh Chaturthi. It is a form of crop competition. It is well known through the humans of western Odisha and Chhattisgarh to welcome the new rice of the season.

Nuakhai is a combination of words, in which Nua cooks in a new way and Khai in a new way. It is a competition through farmers to enjoy the food prepared from the harvested grains.

Haryana Tops In Installing Sun Pump

Haryana has achieved the crown in the country in setting up of off-grid sun pumps under PM-KUSUM scheme. This document is in line with the facts of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Haryana has installed 14,418 pumps against the sanctioned 15,000 pumps for the year 2020-21. Haryana has given this target at a total cost of Rs 520 crore.

About PM-KUSUM Scheme –

PM-KUSUM-Prime Minister Kisan Energy Security and Utthan Mahabhiyan (Prime Minister Kisan Energy Security and Utthan Mahabhiyan)

• This centrally subsidized scheme was launched with a target to install 20 lakh standalone sun pumps in the year 2019.
• Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay 40% of the price of the pump.
• Important and state governments give a final 60 percent subsidy for sun pumps with a capacity of up to ten hp.

'Bajra Mission' -

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced the launch of 'Bajra Mission' with the aim of providing the right fee to the farmers for small grain crops. This initiative has been taken with the aim of making Chhattisgarh the millet hub of India.

To carry out this mission, the Government of the country has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the 'Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR)', Hyderabad and the creditors of 14 districts of the country.

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India and America issued CAFMD -

India and the US have released the "Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue - CAFMD". This will further strengthen India-US bilateral cooperation on weather and environment.

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Bhupendra Yadav and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) Mr. John Kerry opened the speech in New Delhi.

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