Today's Event – 19th September 2021

• 1778 – The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

• 1796 – George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.

• 1852 – Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte

• 1868 – La Gloriosa begins in Spain.

• 1952 – The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.

• 1957 – Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.

• 1970 – Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival.

• 1978 – The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.

• 1982 – Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.

• 1983 – Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.

• 1991 – Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

• 1995 – The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber manifesto.

• 2006 – The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

• 2010 – The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.

• 2011 – Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader with 602.

• 2016 – In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.

• 2017 – The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.

• 2019 – A drone strike by the United States kills 30 civilian farmers in Afghanistan

National Events- 

•  Search operation underway in LOC and URI sector after suspicious movement detected by the Army

•  Charanjit Singh Channi to take oath as Punjab’s CM on Monday

•  Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi called for fast efforts for the protection of Afghan children

•  As per Central Government, over 1 crore people from the unorganised sector registered one-Shram portal

International Events- 

•  Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks in eastern Afghanistan

•  Dr Anthony Fauci of the UK has stated that a covid booster is necessary to beat covid-19 

•  Boxer-Senator Manny Pacquiao to run a campaign for Philippine’s president

•  Taliban issues orders for female workers in Kabul to stay at home

• US planning expulsion of mass Haitian immigrants

Job alerts-

• Gauhati High Court Jobs for LDA, Copyist and other posts. Last date 31st October 2021

• ICSI Jobs for CRC Executive and other posts. Last date 20th September 2021

• NIOS Jobs for groups A, B, C and other posts. Last date 10th October 2021

• AP High Court Jobs for assistant, typist and other posts. Last date 30th September 2021

• NTPC Jobs for artisan, trainee and other posts. Last date 21st September 2021

Sports-

•  Indian won silver in Asian Under-18 Rugby Sevens Championship

•  Virat Kohli to step down as RCB skipper after IPL 2021

•  Manchester United defeated West Ham United with a 2-1 lead in dramatic Premier League

Awards and honours-

•  Telugu writer Ranganadha Ramachandra Rao nominated for Sahitya Academy Award

•  Sonali Navangul of Kolhapur won Sahity Akademi Award 2020

Technology-

•  Elon Musk promises free Wi-Fi and hot food in next SpaceX flight

•  iPad OS 15 to allow users to increase RAM limit for apps

Economy – 

• Labour codes are unlikely to be applied this fiscal 

•  FPIs has crossed Rs. 16k crores by September 2021 so far

•  Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to fetch Rs. 1000 to Rs. 1500 crores

Environment –

•  Moderate to intense rainfall in Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan recorded

•  Volcano erupts on Spanish island of La Palma

Local –

• Delhi has recorded 28 fresh cases of covid-19 

•  Karnataka has recorded 783 cases of covid-19 and 16 deaths

•  All total cases of covid-19 in Tamil Nadu have summed up to 26.45 lakhs

•  Calcutta High Court has said that power companies must pay dues along with interest

• As per Rajasthan Assembly, food adultery is a non-bailable offence

Person in News – 

•  Former England footballer Jimmy Greaves passed away at age 81

GK – 

Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the MD & CEO of which public sector bank?

[A] Punjab National Bank
[B] Indian Bank
[C] Union Bank of India
[D] State Bank of India

“e-Source” is an online platform being developed by which institution?

[A] BITS
[B] IIM – A
[C] IIT – M
[D] ISRO

Indian Navy has undertaken a joint exercise with which country, in Gulf of Aden near Yemen?

[A] Russia
[B] Germany
[C] France
[D] Italy

Which country has passed the world’s first law to force tech companies to offer alternative payment systems?

[A] France
[B] Italy
[C] South Korea
[D] India

Which institution released a report titled ‘Uncertain Pathways’?

[A] World Bank
[B] UNICEF
[C] IMF
[D] UNESCO