Current Affairs One-Liner: 7th September 2021

• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) bought a 3.9% stake in the Bank of India (BoI) through open market acquisition. Through this acquisition, now LIC held about a 7.05% stake in the BoI which is equivalent to 28,92,87,324 shares of BoI.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of LIC: Mumbai
• Chairman of LIC: MR Kumar
• The Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (RSBVL) acquired a 57.06% stake in Strand Life Sciences for Rs 393 crore.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of Strand Life Sciences: Bangalore
• RSBVL is the subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited
• The Union Territory of Ladakh signed MoU with Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to upgrade and construct new roads in the Union Territory. Around 7 roads and tunnel construction will take place under this MoU.

• Static Part: 
• Capital of Ladakh: Leh
• Lt Governor of Ladakh: Radha Krishna Mathur
• HQ of BRO: New Delhi
• DG of BRO: Rajeev Chaudhary
• Important Days and Themes: 7th Sep 2021: International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
• Theme for 2021: Healthy Air, Healthy Planet
• 6th to 12th Sep 2021: Food Processing Week.
• It is being observed by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. The week is observed as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark the celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence.
• Awards and Recognition: Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN): It has won the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award 2021 under the category of Best Growth Performance Power.
• Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth’
• Author: Angelina Jolie and Geraldine Van Bueren
• Obituaries: Jean-Pierre Adams: He was a Former France footballer.
• 28th Edition of ‘SIMBEX-2021’
• Project Agreement signed between India and US
• APEDA signed MoU with ICAR-IIMR
• ‘Karbi Anglong Agreement’
• 1st Meeting of Governing Body of ‘Vatan Prem Yojana’

Question: 

Q.1 Which organisation won the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award 2021 under the category of Best Growth Performance Power?
a. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
b. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
c. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd
d. National Hydro-Electric Power Corporation Pvt Ltd.