Daily Latest Today Current Affairs September 02 2021

Subject : Daily Current Affairs on September 02, 2021.

INDIA : 

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani launches Poshan 2.0, urges districts to set up Poshan Vatikas (nutrition gardens)

Parasaram Pattabhi Kesava Ramacharyulu takes charge as new Secretary General of Rajya Sabha

IRS Officer JB Mohapatra Appointed As CBDT Chairman

Assam Cabinet Decides To Remove Rajiv Gandhi’s Name From Orang National Park

Bigg Boss 13 Winner Sidharth Shukla Passes Away

India Hosts 8th Meeting Of Agricultural Experts Of BIMSTEC Countries

Ayush Minister Sarbananada Sonowal Launches ‘Y-Break’ App

World Coconut Day to 02 September

Veteran Hurriyat Leader Syed Ali Geelani Passes Away

Indian Naval Aviation to get President’s Colour on Sept. 6 at INS Hansa, Goa

Union Ministers launch Yoga Break (Y-Break) mobile application as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with FICCI organising BRICS Film Technologies Symposium on 1-2 September in Virtual Format

Centre has decided to concede demand for statehood to Puducherry: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy

CM Amarinder Singh launches ‘Innovation Mission Punjab’ (IMPunjab) to boost start-up sector

ECONOMY & CORPORATE : 

India’s Economic Growth Soars To 20.1% In First Quarter On Low Base

GST Collections In August At Over Rs 1.12 Lakh Crore

Axis Bank Ties Up With BharatPe For PoS Business

Morgan Stanley Retains India GDP Growth Estimate At 10.5% For FY22

Indian Navy seals contract with defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the supply of the first indigenously developed Naval Anti Drone System (NADS)

Govt appoints J B Mohapatra as Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes

Papad, irrespective of shape, is exempt from GST, CBIC clarifies

PM releases a special commemorative coin on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji

RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARDS : 

5 winners of Ramon Magsaysay Awards announced in the Philippines by Ramon Magsaysay Foundation

Dr. Firdausi Qadri from Bangladesh is a vaccine scientist

Muhammad Amjad Saqib is microfinance pioneer from Pakistan

Roberto Ballon is Filipino fisher and community environmentalist

Steven Muncy of US is known for humanitarian work and refugee assistance

Watchdoc is Indonesian torch bearer for investigative journalism

WORLD : 

Indian Army participating in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a multination exercise at Nizhniy, Russia from 3 to 16 September