Current Affairs One-Liner: 18th September 2021

HSBC UniTransact: It was launched by HSBC India. It is a digital proposition which aims to simplify cross-border transactions. It provides clients with the benefits of seamless integration with all domains of transaction banking with minimum manual intervention through the course of the transactions. It digitize all the transactional banking steps.
The Cricket Foundation launched the world’s first cricket Non-Fungible Token (NFT) with the name ‘CricketCrazy.io’. The Cricket Foundation is a Singapore-based blockchain-based platform and it has partnered with 120 cricketers which include Wasim Akram, VVS Laxman, and Lance Klusener. The ‘CricketCrazy.io’ aims to engage cricket fans and develop financial income opportunities for the retired cricketers. The NFT is a digital asset that represents the ownership of the virtual item.

DBS Bank: It was named as ‘World’s Best Bank 2021’ and ‘World’s Best Digital Bank 2021’ by Euromoney in its Global Awards for Excellence 2021.
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Planetarium Innovation Challenge: It was launched by MyGov India for Indian start-ups and tech entrepreneurs. It aims to bring tech firms and Startups which are based out of India with the potential to build indigenous planetariums system software. This system software is to be built with the help of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Merged Reality (MR) types of latest technologies. So the challenge invites state-of-the-art technology for our Planetariums by our start-ups and tech entrepreneurs.
‘MyMeG Program’: It was launched in Meghalaya and aims to have citizen involvement in the governance process. It will help to accelerate government activities in the state.
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Obituaries: Bhabani Roy: He was a Former Indian footballer and Mohun Bagan captain.
VIL partnered with APSDMA and Celltick
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Appointments on 18th September 2021
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit

Question:

Q.1 When is World Bamboo Day marked?
a. 17th Sep
b. 18th Sep
c. 17th Nov
d. 18th Nov