13th BRICS Summit - 

  • Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually on September 9, 2021.
  • Theme of the Summit - “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus”.

India's first emergency airstrip - 

An emergency landing facility has been constructed on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of National Highway (NH) 925A in Barmer, Rajasthan.



National institutional ranking framework

Key Points -

  • NIRF India Ranking 2021 has been announced.
  • NIRF India Ranking parameters and weighted averages were adopted to rank colleges and universities for all the categories.
  • IIT Madras has topped the list in the Engineering Category, for the sixth consecutive year.
  • IIT Madras also topped the list in the overall category.
  • IIM Ahmedabad also maintained its top rank in Management category, for the second year.
  • In University category, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore was at top position.
  • Miranda House, Delhi topped the list in college category.
  • Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi was ranked at first position in Pharmacy category.
  • In Medical Category, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi was ranked at first position.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen -

  • Ministry of Jal Shakti launches Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021.
  • Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 will be undertaken by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) across the country.