September 11, 2023 Daily Current Affairs Highlights
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Today’s highlighted current affairs include the GI tag for Salem Sago, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff winning US open title, Japan’s SLIM lunar lander, passing away of Indian Vocalist Malini Rajurkar, UPI Lite X and ‘Hello UPI’ feature in UPI platform.
Tamil Nadu’s Salem Sago Gets GI Tag
Key Points:
- Salem Sago, locally popular as Javvarisi from Tamil Nadu’s Salem District, has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
- Sago is popularly known as Sabudana and tapioca pearl and Sago Pearls in India.
- Sago is a wet starch powder which is extracted from raw tapiocas roots. Tapioca is a crop cultivated mainly in Tamil Nadu.
- The proposal for GI tag to Salem Sago was filed by Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers‘ Service Industrial Co–operative Society Ltd. known as Sagoserve.
- The GI tag provides legal protection for the intellectual property of sago producers. This will ensure that only members of Sagoserve can use the Salem Sago name.
- Tamilnadu has total 59 products with GI tags.
Indian Navy’s INS Sumedha Takes Part in ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’ in Egypt
Key Points:
- Recently, INS Sumedha arrived at Egypt to participate in ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’. The exercise is a joint military drill in which 34 countries have participated.
- INS Sumedha is a domestically built Saryu class Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel. It is a part of Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet. INS Sumedha is a third ship of the Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) Project.
Indian Coast Guard participates in 19th HACGAM meet in Istanbul.
Key Points:
- The Indian Coast Gurad (ICG) recently participated in the 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) held in Istanbul, Turkey.
- This 19th HACGAM security meeting took place from September 5 to September 8.
- The 18th edition of HACGAM was hosted by the Indian Coast Guard in New Delhi in 2022.
- The HACGAM is a group of 23 Coast Guard agencies and two associate members, who cooperates in the maritime security.
NPCI Introduces Exciting Features on UPI: Voice-Enabled ‘Hello UPI,’ Credit Line, and UPI Lite X
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has brought enhancements to it’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system with ‘Hello UPI’, Credit Liine and UPI Lite X.
‘Hello UPI’: Voice-Enabled Payments
- The ‘Hello UPI’ feature allows the users to send money by calling a number from their registered number.
- This voice-enable feature was unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai.
Credit Line on UPI
- The NPCI also introduced a credit line on UPI. User can now use the pre-sanctioned credit limit offered by their bank on UPI platform.
UPI Lite X: Payments Without Internet Connectivity
- The NPCI has introduced ‘UPI Lite X’ for the UPI platform. User can now make payment when there is no internet connectivity.
- The UPI Lite X uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for transaction.
Famous Hindustani Classical Vocalist Malini Rajurkar passes away at 82
- Malini Rajurkar passed away at the age of 82 in a hospital in Hyderabad.
- Malini Rajurkar was associated with Gwalior Gharana. She has expertise in the ‘Khayal’ and ‘Tappa’ genres.
US Open Tennis, Novak Djokovic created history by winning 24th Grand
- Novak Djokovic has won his 24th Grand Title slam title after defeating Danill Medvedev in US Open Final.
Coco Gauff wins US Open Women’s Grand Slam Championship
- In US Open Women’s Grand Slam championship, Coco Gauf secured her first US Open title by defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
Japan Successfully Launches Lunar Lander ‘SLIM’ into Space
Key Points:
- Japan’s space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched a lunar spacecraft.
- The Rocket H-IIA took off from Tanegashima Space Centre with a lunar lander called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM).
- The H-IIA also carried an X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) satellite. The XRISM satellite is a joint project of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), JAXA and the European Space Agency.
- Japan had two failed lunar landing missions previously.
Don’t forget to check out our daily current affairs highlights for September 10, 2023 covering the collaboration between NVIDIA and the Tata Group for the advancement of AI in India, an earthquake that struck in Morocco, the African Union becoming a permanent member of the G20, the arrest of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, and the Street World Cup taking place in Chennai.
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