Daily Current Affairs - 05-09-2021

INDIA
– Assam: Government signs peace accord with 5 insurgent groups in Karbi Anglong region
– Supreme Court recommends record 68 names for 12 High Courts
– Former Calcutta HC Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to monitor probe into post-poll violence in West Bengal
– National Level Exhibition of the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK featuring student innovations from all over India begins
– Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s loyal and Gandhian Haribhau Vasudev Talile dies in Wardha, Maharashtra at the age of 89
– PM Modi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discuss regional developments
– EAM S Jaishankar meets with Croatian counterpart in Zagreb


ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Foreign exchange reserves rise USD 16.663 billion to touch a lifetime high of USD 633.558 billion in the week ended August 27
– Coal India Ltd launches new software for enhanced assessment of coal resources
– Govt. appoints Suman Sharma as MD of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)


WORLD
– Navies of India and Singapore conduct ‘SIMBEX’ (Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise) in South China Sea
– 11th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting held in virtual format under India’s Chairship
– India, Nepal sign pacts to reconstruct over 100 projects damaged by 2015 earthquake


SPORTS
– Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat wins gold in men’s singles SL3 class badminton; compatriot Manoj Sarkar wins bronze
– Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Manish Narwal wins gold in men’s P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1, compatriot Singhraj Adana bags silver