17 September 2021 Current Affairs
India's first CO2 capture plant, which extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas has been launched by which company?
The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed annually on September 16 to spread awareness of the depletion of the Ozone Layer and search for solutions to preserve it.
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), a board of education under the Union Government of India, has won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 on the occasion of International Literacy Day 2021.
Mathematician Anand Kumar conferred with the Swami Brahmanand Award 2021 for his contribution in the field of education through his 'Super 30' initiative, which prepares underprivileged students for the IIT entrance exam.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has pegged India's economic growth rate as follows, in its Trade and Development report released Calendar Year (CY) 2021 - 7.2%; the Calendar Year 2022 - 6.7%.