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Current Affairs consist of two words. ‘Current’ means ‘recent or day to day’ and ‘Affairs’ means ‘events or issues’. It is important to know what is going on around the world, so we provide a dose of general knowledge on daily basis. We try to keep you updated with the current affairs 03/09/21 that will inform you about the recent happenings in the world. Owing to its importance and dynamic nature, current affairs is a section that is present in every competitive exam. So, we provide information from all the fields whether it is economy and business, nation and politics, sports and books, or world news.
This section also provides important information regarding education including the notifications of SSC, NDA, UPSC, etc. Reading daily current affairs will help aspirants gaining more knowledge as exams conducted for jobs and interviews also contain questions on general awareness.
Business and Economy- Current affairs 03/09/21
This category of current affairs 03/09/21 consists the important and latest news regarding business and economy of India and world.
Infosys LauncheD ‘Springboard’ A digital Skilling Programme
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On Thursday, Infosys announced the launch of Springboard. It is a digital skilling programme that everyone including students from standard VI to professionals can join. It aimed to re-skilling more than 10 million people by 2025. This digital programme is a part of Infosys which is powered by the company’s education technology platform Wingspan. Furthermore, it offers a set of courses developed in collaboration with Coursera and Learnship. At present, springboard has 400,000 learners, and more than 300 educational institutions, NGOs and self-help groups use the platform.
PFRDA Has Now Increased the NPS Entry Age From 65 to 70 years
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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has increased the maximum age for joining the National Pension System (NPS). The existing age for entry was 18-65 years but it has been increased from 18-70 years. Any Indian citizen between the ages of 65-70 years is eligible to join NPS.
Nation and Politics- Current affairs 03/09/21
This category of current affairs 03/09/21 consists the important and latest news regarding nation and politics of India and world.
CBI Searches 19 Places in Alleged Manipulation of 2021 JEE (Mains) Exam
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The Centre Bureau of Investigation has searched 19 locations that are in connection with alleged manipulation of the 2021 JEE (Mains) examination. The case was registered on Wednesday and the agency waited for the exam to get over on Thursday and then launched its investigation. With this, the CBI teams swooped down at 19 locations in Delhi, NCR regions, Pune, Jamshedpur, Indore and Bangalore.
80% of Mumbai will Go Underwater by 2050
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A sinister prediction has been made by Iqbal Singh Chahal, a Mumbai Municipal Commissioner that 80% area of Mumbai will go underwater by 2050. The portion including Nariman Point and state secretariat Mantralaya will also go underwater because of the rise in the sea level.
Science and Technology- Current affairs 03/09/21
This category of current affairs 03/09/21 consists the important and latest news regarding science and technology of India and world.
DRDO Launches Naval Anti-Drone System (NAD)
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Defence Research and Development Organisation has recently developed India’s first indigenous Anti-Drone System (NAD). This system will be inducted by the Indian Navy as a contract was signed between the IN (Indian Navy) and Navaratna Defence PSU Bharat Limited. The contract was signed for the supply of the 1st indigenous comprehensive Naval Anti Drone System with both hard skill and soft skill capabilities.
SpaceX Launched Robot, Ants and Avocados to Space Station
Elon Musk’s Company, SpaceX sends ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocket toward the International Space Station. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center hoisted the Dragon capsule. After the launch, the Dragon capsule landed upright on SpaceX’s newest ocean platform named “A Shortfall of Gravitas.” The Dragon is carrying more than 4,800 pounds (2,170 kilograms) of supplies, fresh food like avocados, lemons and ice cream for the astronauts of the space station.
Sports, Arts and Books- Current affairs 03/09/21
This category of current affairs 03/09/21 consists the important and latest news regarding Sports, Arts and Books of India and world.
Yogesh Kathuniya and Mariyappan Thangavelu win Silver for India
In the ongoing Paralympics 2020, India has received several medals and recently added two more medals to its list. Yogesh Kathuniya and Mariyappan Thangavelu bag silver medals in the discus throw and men’s high jump (T63) respectively. Yogesh claimed the second spot in the men’s Discus Throw F56 final event with a throw of 44.38m. On the other hand, Thangavelu cleared the 1.86m mark to take silver home. And in this same event, Sharad Kumar won the bronze medal by clearing the 1.83m mark.
Indian Shooter Singhraj Adhana Won Bronze Medal in 10m Air Pistol
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Singhraj Adana is an Indian shooter who has won the bronze medal in the P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 final at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Adana shot a total of 216.8 to position himself in third place.
World- Current affairs 03/09/21
This category of current affairs 03/09/21 consists the important and latest news regarding the world.
CBDC Scheme Launched by Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa
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On 2nd August, the Central Banks of Australia, Malaysia Singapore and South Africa launched a Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) Scheme. This scheme is a cross-border payments trial. In order to assess transactions to be settled in a cheap and easy manner, the scheme uses different central bank digital currencies (CBDC).
Japan’s PM Yoshihide Suga Stated that He will not run for Re-election
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Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan has announced that he will not run for the leadership election. It means that the party will have to choose a new leader who will become the Prime Minister of Japan. The election will be held by the ruling LDP in September 2021. In September 2020 Less than a year ago, Shinzo Abe resigned and Yoshihide Suga had taken the charge as the Prime Minister of Japan.
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