Your Daily Current Affairs - 28th Sept 📰
Virat Kohli has become the first batter from the country to cross the 10,000 runs mark in the T20 format.
1. Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the seventh consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan on 27 September 2021 in New Delhi.
2. Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh took over as the 34th Director General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) on September 27, 2021.
3. The Finance Ministry has set up two committees of state finance ministers who would review current tax slabs and GST exempt items, identify potential evasion sources and suggest changes in IT systems.
4. ICRA has revised its 2021-22 real GDP growth estimate for India to 9% from the earlier 8.5%.
5. The RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹11 lakh on the Jammu & Kashmir State Co-operative Bank Limited, Srinagar for deficiencies in regulatory compliance.
6. For the first time, a Tamil Nadu-based MSME has clinched a deal with the largest aerospace firm Boeing.
7. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar addressed the inaugural session of the 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue on 27 Sep'21.
8. Indian Army Officer Lt Col Sripada Sriram has set a new Guinness World record for 'Fastest Solo Cycling (Men)' by covering 472 km from Leh to Manali in just over 34 hours.
9. Virat Kohli has become the first batter from the country to cross the 10,000 runs mark in the T20 format.
10. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has been selected as a legal advisor for the initial public offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC).
11. A first batch of 36 shooters reached the Peruvian capital Lima on 26 September 2021 for the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship.
12. Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) is on a three-day official visit to Oman from 27-29 September 2021.
13. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is observed on September 26 every year.
14. Lewis Hamilton has become the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with victory in the Russian Grand Prix to retake the championship lead from Max Verstappen.
15. World Environmental Health Day 2021 is observed annually on September 26 to spread awareness globally regarding the health of the environment.
16. World Tourism Day was observed on 27 September 2021.
17. A Weaver Services and Design Resource Center will be set up in Kullu.
18. Fifteen Punjab Congress MLAs took oath as Ministers in Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s new Cabinet on 26 September 201.
19. The United States handed over 157 artifacts and antiquities during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit.
20. September 26 marks the birth anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
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