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1) Vice President, Lok Sabha Speaker and PM to jointly launch Sansad TV.
A) The launch of Sansad TV Coincides with International Day of Democracy.
B) Sansad TV was created by merging Rajya Sabha TV and Lok Sabha TV.
C) It will broadcast programming of the two houses of Parliament.
2) September 15 is observed as Engineers day to mark the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
A) Day marks contributions of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya in the field of engineering and Education.
B) He played a significant role in constructing dams, reservoirs and hydro power projects across India.
C) He also designed automatic barrier water floodgates installed at Khadakvasla Reservoir in Pune in 1903.
3) India-Singapore to link Fast Payment Systems, UPI and Paynow to facilitate low cost cross border fund transfers.
A) RBI from India and the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced the project.
B) The linkage is targeted to be operationalised by July 2022.
C) UPI is India’s mobile based fast payment system that facilitates customers to make round the clock payments instantly using VPA.
4) Indian Navy hands Passenger Variant Dornier (PVD) aircraft on lease to National Coast Guard, Mauritius.
A) The aircraft was presented to the Mauritius Police Force at an official ceremony.
B) MSN 4059 had been leased to the MPF by the Indian Navy on a grant basis.
5) IIT Bombay launches “Project Udaan”.
A) Aim is to break the language barrier that many students face when they join institutes of higher education.
B) It enables translation of textbooks and other study material related to engineering and other streams.
6) Dr Renu Swarup Secretary of DST highlighted the importance of cooperation, collaboration and connections for science to move forward at BRICS Young Scientist Forum.
A) The BRICS-YSF summits were hosted by India in 2016.
B) Best Young scientist with an idea on innovation would be awarded at BRICS-YSF 2021.
C) The next conclave would be organized by China in 2022.
7) Hindi Dias celebrated across the country on September 14, 2021.
A) It is one of the 22 scheduled languages in the Republic of India.
B) The language has variants as well such as Awadhi, Braj and Khadi Boli.
C) On this day the President of the country felicitates people for their contribution to Hindi language and literature.
