Current Affairs One-Liner: 17th September 2021

• ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’ Mission: It was launched by Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha. The mission aims to promote door-to-door digital banking and financial services in remote areas of UT.
• The IndusInd Bank signed MoU with Escorts Limited to offer financial services to the farmers. Under this MoU, Escorts Limited will also promote and give access to its farm equipment and tractors.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of Escorts Limited: Faridabad, Haryana
• HQ of IndusInd Bank: Pune
• The UNDP, HDFC Bank, and Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) signed an agreement to grant services to manage 300 metric tonnes of dry waste in Noida, UP. Under this MoU, HDFC Bank will offer Rs 3 crore of funds which will be used to set up a Material Recovery Facility in Greater Noida.

• Important Days and Themes: 17th Sep 2021: World Patient Safety Day
• Theme for 2021: ‘Safe maternal and newborn care’
• Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021: It is a Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states. The Indian military contingent with all arms combined force of 200 personnel participated in the exercise. It is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South-West Russia.
• The 100 Most Influential People of 2021 by TIME Magazine: India’s PM Narendra Modi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, and Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla are featured in the list which is divided into 6 categories of Icons, Pioneers, Titans, Artists, Leaders, and Innovators.
• Obituaries: Dr. Abdul Aziz Parrey: He was an eminent Kashmiri writer, poet, and Sahitya Akademi, winner.
• Assam Government signed Agreement with SIDBI
• ‘ATL Space Challenge’
• ‘Sansad TV’
• Uttar Pradesh Matra Bhumi Yojana
• PLI scheme for Auto, Auto-Components and Drone Industries

Question: 

Q.1 Which state/UT launched ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’ Mission which aims to promote door-to-door digital banking and financial services in remote areas?
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Ladakh
c. Rajasthan
d. Nagaland