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Thursday, October 21, 2021

DAILY GK: 21 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 21 OCT 2021

1.     10TH GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX 2021

      The 10th edition of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2021 of 113 countries was released in which India ranked at 71st position.

      It is topped by Ireland and is followed by Austria and the United Kingdom-UK.

      In the region of Asia Pacific, Japan scored 1st rank .India ranked 14th under Asia Pacific Region.

 

2.     WJP RULE OF LAW INDEX 2021

      India has ranked 79 out of 139 countries and jurisdictions in the World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021 report.

      Denmark Tops the ranking followed by Norway at 2nd place.

      The WJP Rule of Law Index 2021 ranks the countries based on scores ranging from 0 to 1, with 1 indicating the strongest adherence to the rule of law.

      It measures how the rule of law is experienced and perceived worldwide. Pakistan has ranked lowest at 130.

 

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DAILY GK : 20 OCT 2021

DAILY GK : 20 OCT 2021 

1.NITI AAYOG LAUNCHES GEOSPATIAL ENERGY MAP OF INDIA

      NITI Aayog along with ISRO has launched the Geospatial Energy Map of India .This map identifies and locates all primary and secondary sources of energy and their transportation.

      Geospatial Energy Map of India was launched by Rajiv Kumar (Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog), Dr. V K Saraswat (Member, NITI Aayog), and Shri Amitabh Kant (CEO, NITI Aayog).

      Geographic Information System (GIS) Energy Map of India will help in providing a holistic picture of all energy resources of the country with a visualization of energy installations including power plants, oil and gas wells, petroleum refineries, coal fields and coal blocks, district-wise data on renewable energy power plants, and so on.

      The NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), is a think tank of the Government of India established in 2015 as a replacement for the Planning Commission to provide with relevant strategic, directional and technical advice across the spectrum of key elements of development process.

 

2.MERCER GLOBAL PENSION INDEX (2021 MCGPI)

      Indian Pension System Ranked 40th out of 43 systems on overall index ranking

      Ranking is topped by Iceland with Netherland at 2nd position

 

3. WORLD’S BEST EMPLOYER RANKINGS 2021

      According to the World’s Best Employers ranking 2021 published by Forbes, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) placed at the 52nd position in the overall ranking of 750 global corporations and topped the Indian firms under the ranking.

      Ranking is topped by Samsung Electronics of South Korea

      In addition to RIL, the other Indian companies under top 100 rankings include ICICI Bank (65), HDFC Bank (77) and HCL Technologies (90, The State Bank of India (SBI) (119)

 

4. BNP PARIBAS OPEN

      The 2021 BNP Paribas Open, also known as the 2021 Indian Wells Masters or 2021 Indian Wells Open, was held at California, the United States of America(USA).

      Men’s singles-Cameron Norrie(UK)

      Women’s singles-Paula Badosa(Spain)

      In recent ATP ranking Novak Djokovic of Serbia is at top in men and Ashleigh Barty of Australia tops in women ranking

 

5. 2021 LONDON MARATHON

      Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma finished 1st in the 2021’s London Marathon, while Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei won the Women’s marathon

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

DAILY GK: 19 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 19 OCT 2021

1.       INTEREST RATES ON ‘SMALL SAVINGS SCHEMES’ UNCHANGED FOR Q3-FY22

        The Central Government has kept the interest rates on ‘Small Savings Schemes’ (SSS) unchanged for the third quarter of Financial Year 2022

        The interest rates on SSS were altered by the Central government on a Quarterly basis.

        Public Provident Fund (PPF) – 7.1%

        National Savings Certificate (NSC) – 6.8%

        Senior Citizens Savings Scheme – 7.4% (5-year scheme, where interest is paid quarterly)

        Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account – 7.6%

        West Bengal is India’s largest contributor in SSS, followed by Uttar Pradesh.

 

2.       17TH INDIA-US JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE

        India-US joint training exercise ‘Ex Yudh Abhyas 21’ held in Alaska, United States (US).

        This is the only India-U.S. service exercise continuing in bilateral format.

 

3.       FM NIRMALA SITHARAMAN’S VISIT TO THE USA

        Nirmala Sitharaman made a week-long official visit to the USA (United States of America) to attend the Annual Meetings of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meetings, India-US Economic and Financial Dialogue

 

4.       INDIA WON SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

        Indian Football team (nicknamed: The Blue Tigers) won the 2021 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship

        Indian team beat Nepal national football team (nicknamed: The Gurkhas) at the National Stadium in Male, Maldives.

        The teams that participated in the SAFF Championship 2021 were India, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

        With the 5 goals scored during the SAFF Championship, Sunil Chhetri increased his international goal tally to 80 and became the 2nd highest goal scorer equaling Lionel Messi(80) of Argentina.

 

5.       BOOK VEER SAVARKAR: THE MAN WHO COULD HAVE PREVENTED PARTITION

        Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches the book titled “Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition” authored by Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit at Ambedkar International Centre,New Delhi.

        V.D.Savarkar or Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is born in Maharashtra,India.

        He is a symbol of India’s integrity and unity.

        All the national security related problems of India was predicted by him such as war against China, Pakistan as well as the problem in Assam.

 

6.       INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY 2021 – OCTOBER 17

        The United Nations (UN)’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is annually observed across the globe on October 17th

        The theme of the 2021 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is “Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet.”

 

7.       NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD (NSG) OBSERVES 37TH RAISING DAY ON OCTOBER 16

        The National Security Guard (NSG) force celebrated the 37th Raising Day.

        NSG are popularly known as ‘’Black Cats’’.

        The SAG (Special Action Group) is formed of army personnel as well as the Special Ranger Groups (SRG), which comprise of personnel drawn from State Police Forces or Central Armed Police Forces.

        The Black Cats played a key role during the ‘Operation Black Tornado‘ of 2008, when NSG commandos stormed the Nariman House, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and the Oberoi Trident hotel,

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DAILY GK: 17 , 18 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 17 , 18 OCT 2021

1.     ‘GLOBAL TB REPORT’ BY WHO

      World Health Organisation (WHO) released the ‘Global TB report’ for 2021

      The report mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination.

      Lakshadweep is India’s 1st TB free Union Territory

      India’s target of eliminating TB by 2025.

      WHO Headquarter – Geneva, Switzerland

 

2.     2021 CAMBRIAN PATROL EXERCISE

      Indian Army’s Team of 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) won Gold medal.

      The exercise was organised by the United Kingdom (UK) Army at Brecon, Wales, UK.

      Exercise Cambrian Patrol is sometimes referred to as the ‘Olympics of Military Patrolling’.

   The prestigious exercise saw the participation of 96 teams including top Special Forces & Regiments from 17 international teams.

      Chief of Defence Staff  – Bipin Rawat

      Chief of Army Staff – MM Naravane

 

3.     SAJJAN JINDAL-1ST INDIAN APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF WORLD STEEL ASSOCIATION

      Sajjan Jindal is Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel Limited .

      According to the World Steel Association (WSA) data, India now ranks as the second-largest producer of crude steel after China.

 

4.     AUSTRIA’S NEW CHANCELLOR

      Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen Presided over the Swearing in Ceremony of Alexander Schallenberg as the new Chancellor of Austria at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria.

      Capital– Vienna

      Currency– Euro

 

5.     CHINA LAUNCHED 1ST SOLAR EXPLORATION SATELLITE

      China has successfully launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long March-2D rocket.

      China also Launched Shenzhou-13 with 3 Astronauts on a 6-month Space Station Mission

 

6.     HIGHLIGHTS OF IPL 2021

      Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won their 4th IPL Title, after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the finals of the 14th Edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) .

      Final was held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE.

      Orange Cap – Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) scored a massive 635 runs

      Purple Cap – Harshal Patel from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), won the Purple Cap for picking up the most number of wickets .He picked 32 wickets

      BCCI  President – Sourav Ganguly

 

7.     WORLD FOOD DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 16

      The United Nations (UN)’s World Food Day is annually observed across the globe on October 16th .

      The day commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on 16th October 1945.

      The theme of World Food Day 2021 is “Our actions are our future- Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”.

      FAO FAO was founded on 16 October 1945 in Quebec City, Canada.

      Headquarters– Rome, Italy

 

8.     INTERNATIONAL E-WASTE DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 14

      International E-Waste Day (IEWD) is annually celebrated across the globe on October 14th to create awareness about the hazards of Electronic-waste (e-waste) and to promote the proper way to dispose of e-waste.

      The theme of IEWD 2021 is “Consumer is the key to Circular Economy!”.

      E-waste contains hazardous substances like lead, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), mercury, polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs), and valuable substances such as iron, steel, copper, aluminium and plastics.

      India has become the largest producer of e-waste after China and the United States

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

DAILY GK: 15,16 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 15,16 OCT 2021

1. RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNTRY ATTRACTIVENESS INDEX 2021

      US Tops and  India has retained its 3rd rank in the 58th edition of Ernst & Young Global Limited’s (EY) ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index 2021’ (RECAI).

      Corporate PPA Index 2021: Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Index was newly included in the current edition of RECAI, in which India ranked 6th among the top 30 PPA markets.

      EY Headquarter – London, United Kingdom (UK)

 

2. 60TH NAM MEETING AT SERBIA

      Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs participated in the 60th Anniversary NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Commemorative Meeting at Belgrade, Serbia

      NAM was established in 1961, by like-minded countries, which decided not to support either the USA or the Soviet Union in the Cold war.

      Members – 120 Member States

      Established through an initiative of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah and Indonesian President Sukarno.

 

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Friday, October 15, 2021

DAILY GK: 14 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 14 OCT 2021

1.PFC GETS MAHARATNA STATUS

      Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) was accorded the status of Maharatna central public sector enterprise (CPSE) by the Department of Public Enterprises, under the Ministry of Finance

      PFC is the largest infrastructure finance company exclusively dedicated to the power sector under the administrative control of the power ministry.

      With this, PFC can now invest up to Rs 5,000 crore, or 15 percent of its net worth, in a single project.

      PFC is 11th firm to join Maharatna CPSE club.

      The other 10 Maharatna CPSEs at present are Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd, Coal India Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd, Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, NTPC Ltd, Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd, Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd, and Steel Authority of India Ltd.

      There are 14 Navratna and 73 Miniratna CPSEs.

      Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs can invest up to Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 500 crore, respectively.

 

2. GARBAGE FREE’ URBAN INDIA.

      The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) till 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 1,41,600 crores.

      It will be regarded as SBM-Urban 2.0 with aim of ‘Garbage Free’ Urban India.

 

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

DAILY GK: 12, 13 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 12, 13 OCT 2021

1. PM LAUNCHED INDIAN SPACE ASSOCIATION

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA), a private industry body to help boost space technology in India.

      ISpA will participate and work with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and other stakeholders of both government and its agencies, on the issue of policy around space domain and technology.

 

2. INDIAN NAVY TO HOST ITS LARGEST EXERCISE EX MILAN

      India’s largest Naval exercise, Ex Milan, was scheduled to be hosted by the Indian Navy in February 2022.

      46 countries have been invited to attend the exercise.

      The exercise will include the participation of all Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) countries.

      The Quad countries include India, USA, Australia, and Japan in which the USA is being invited for the 1st time.

      So far the exercise was conducted in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar and now, it is being shifted to Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

      Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) – Admiral Karambir Singh

 

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

DAILY GK: 10,11 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 10,11 OCT 2021

1.TATA SONS WON THE BID FOR ACQUIRING AIR INDIA FOR RS 18,000 CRORE

      Tata Sons Private Ltd subsidiary Talace Pvt Ltd has won the final bid for acquiring the national carrier Air India by submitting Rs 18,000 crore bid. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs  (CCEA) – empowered Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) approved the highest price bid of Talace Pvt Ltd.

      The bid involves sale of 100 percent stake AI (the shareholding of Government of India), 100 percent stake in AI’s subsidiary Air India Express (AIXL) and 50 percent in the joint venture Air India SATS (Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited ).

      The AISAM comprises Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah; Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman; Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

 

2.‘KARUPPUR KALAMKARI PAINTINGS’ FROM TAMIL NADU RECEIVES GI TAG

      Karuppur kalamkari paintings, Kallakurichi Wood carvings & Kanyakumari Clove were awarded with Geographical Indication (GI) tags.

      Karuppur Kalamkari paintings – They are Traditional dyed paintings made on pure cotton cloth, mainly used in temples for umbrella covers, cylindrical hangings, chariot covers.

      Kallakurichi Wood carvings – Traditional wood carvings that are indigenous art of Madurai

      Kanyakumari Clove – Known for its rich aromatic oil content

 

3.MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI) RELEASED BY UNDP & OPHI

      Analysis is produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

      India has a maximum number of people, 381 millions, living in multidimensional poverty.

      The Scheduled Tribe (ST) accounts for 9.4% of the population and is the poorest with 65 million of the 129 million people living in multidimensional poverty.

      UNDP Headquarters– New York, United States

 

4.FOURTH BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY OF FY21-22

      The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 6-members Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for FY22 (April 2021 – March 2022).

      Policy Rates: RBI kept the rates unchanged (maintains status quo) for the 8th consecutive time

      Growth: The MPC has retained India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for FY22 at 9.5 %. Real GDP growth for Q1 FY23 is projected at 17.2 per cent.

      Inflation: Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation was projected at 5.3 percent in FY22, CPI inflation for Q1 FY23 was projected at 5.2 percent.

      Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to extend the on tap Special Long-Term Repo Operations (SLTRO) facility for small finance banks (SFBs) till December 31, 2021.

      RBI proposed to increase the per-transaction limit in Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) from Rs 2 lakh (effective from January 2014) to Rs 5 lakh for channels other than SMS and Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS).

      RBI  Established – April 1, 1935,Headquarter – Mumbai, Maharashtra

      Governor –  Shaktikanta Das,

      Deputy Governors – Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar

 

5.AVEEK SARKAR RE-ELECTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF PTI

      Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, has been re-elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) for a period of 2 years.

 

6.INDIA WON 3 BRONZE MEDALS IN 2021 ASIAN TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DOHA, QATAR

      For the first time in the history, Indian table tennis contingent has won 3 Bronze medals in the 2021 Asian Table Tennis Championship organised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at Doha, Qatar .

      Medal Winning Teams:

      Indian Men’s Team – Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai

      Men’s Doubles Team – Sharath Kamal Achanta & Satihyan Gnanasekaran

      Men’s Doubles Team – Manav Thakkar & Harmeet Desai

      Terms related to Table Tennis – Twiddle or Twirl, Sidespin, Backhand, Racket or Paddle, Chop

      ITTF-Headquarter – Lausanne, Switzerland

 

7.BOOK “THE CUSTODIAN OF TRUST”

      Book by Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), named “The Custodian of Trust” released . Rajnish Kumar joined SBI as a Probationary Officer in 1980

 

8.WORLD POST DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 9

      The United Nations (UN)’s World Post Day is annually observed across the globe on October 9th to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874.

      The theme of 2021 World Post Day is “Innovate to recover”.

      UPU is a United Nations specialized agency .

      Headquarters- Berne, Switzerland

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

DAILY GK: 08, 09 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 08, 09 OCT 2021

1. EXERCISE JIMEX 2021

      The 5th edition of India-Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, ‘JIMEX 2021’ between Indian Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) is being held in Arabian Sea.

 

2. WATER SHORTAGE CAN HIT FIVE BILLION PEOPLE BY 2050

      The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that the number of people affected by water scarcity is expected to rise as climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods and droughts.

      According to the report ‘The State of Climate Services 2021: Water’, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water at least one month per year in 2018.

 

3.INDIA’S 1ST COF TOKENIZATION SERVICE FOR MERCHANTS

      Global payments technology firm, Visa in partnership with Juspay launched India’s 1st Card-on-File tokenization (CoFT) services for e-commerce players such as Grofers, BigBasket, and MakeMyTrip.

      Tokenization refers to the process of replacing the card’s actual sensitive information like card number, expiration date, security code with a unique alternate code called the ‘token’ to improve the safety and security of the payment system.

 

4.WORLD BANK RETAINED INDIA’S GDP GROWTH FORECAST

      World Bank released its report on South Asia Economic Focus titled ‘Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development’ and has unchanged India’s GDP growth forecast for FY22 to 8.3 percent from its earlier estimate in June 2021.

 

5.2021 FIH HOCKEY STAR AWARDS

      For the first time ever, India swept the eight 2021 International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) annual Hockey Star Awards with drag-flickers Harmanpreet Singh and Gurjit Kaur claiming the Player of the Year honours in men and women.

      THE AWARDS

AWARD                                                                                MEN                                                      WOMEN

Player of the Year Award                                                  Harmanpreet Singh                                             Gurjit Kaur

Goalkeeper of the Year Award                                         PR Sreejesh                                                           Savita Punia

Rising Star of the Year Award                                          Vivek Sagar Prasad                                             Sharmila Devi

The Best Coach Award                                                      Graham Reid                                                        Sjoerd Marijne

 

6.2021 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP HUMANITARIAN AWARDS

      The United States(US)-India Business Council (USIBC) has presented the 2021 Global Leadership Humanitarian Awards to Julie Sweet, CEO and Chair of Accenture; Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM; and Brad Smith, President and Vice-Chair of Microsoft.

 

7.NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2021

      The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature to Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian novelist based in the United Kingdom for his works on the effects of colonialism and fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.

 

8.FIRST UN WORLD COTTON DAY – 7TH OCTOBER 2021

      7th October 2021 marks the observance of the first ever official United Nations(UN) World Cotton Day.

      According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the event theme for 2021 World Cotton Day is ‘Cotton for Good’.

 

9.4TH TIGER RESERVE OF CHHATTISGARH

      The 11th Technical Committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the proposal of the government of Chhattisgarh to declare the combined areas of the Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary and the Guru Ghasidas National Park as the 4th Tiger reserve of Chhattisgarh.

      The other tiger reserves of Chhattisgarh are Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, Indravati Tiger Reserves, and Amarkantak – Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary

 

10.EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR-2021

      The 6th Edition of India – UK (United Kingdom) Joint Company Level Military Training exercise Ajeya Warrior-2021 was commenced in Chaubatia, Uttarakhand.

      To strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries and develop inter-operability among them.

 

11.  TEXTILE MINISTRY SIGNS MOU WITH GERMANY

      India’s Ministry of Textiles (MoT) supported by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) signed a MoU with Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to implement projects on ‘Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy’.

      The agreement was signed on Implementation Agreement of Indo German Technical Cooperation Project.

      Target – The partnership targets to increase cotton production on 90,000 hectares of land in 4 States (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) to increase the yield of Cotton by 10%, thereby supporting 1.5 lakh farmers.

 

12.TELANGANA CELEBRATED BATHUKAMMA FESTIVAL

      Bathukamma, a part of Dasara festivities, is a traditional Hindu festival celebrated predominantly in the state of Telangana and in some parts of Andhra Pradesh(AP).

      The Bathukamma festival celebrates the relationship between earth, water and the humans.

      Bathukamma means ‘Goddess of Life’.

 

13.UNESCO SOER REPORT 2021

      In accordance with the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) report titled ‘The report – 2021 State of the Education Report (SOER) for India: No Teachers, No Class’, Indian teachers are facing basic amenities like toilets in northeast and aspirational districts. There are disparities for the same between urban and rural schools.

 

14.SBI EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH TCS

      State Bank of India (SBI) extended its partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for another five years. Under this partnership, SBI uses TCS BaNCS for which TCS maintain and enhance SBI’s application for core banking, trade finance, financial reporting, and financial inclusion.

 

15.PNB LAUNCHED ‘6S CAMPAIGN’

      Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched the “6S Campaign” under customer outreach programme to offer financial services at a concessional rate during festival season.

      The campaign encapsulates various schemes such as Swabhiman, Samruddhi, Sampark and Shikhar, Sankalp and Swagat.

 

16.TATA SONS WON BIDS TO ACQUIRE AIR INDIA

      Tata Sons Private Ltd subsidiary Talace Pvt Ltd has won the final bid for acquiring national carrier Air India by submitting Rs. 18,000 crore bid. The ministerial panel led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved the bid.

      The airline Air India was established by industrialist and philanthropist JRD Tata (India’s 1st licensed pilot) in 1932 as the Tata Airlines and it was sold to the government in 1953.

      Tata Power company Ltd has signed a 3-year commercial agreement with BluWave-ai, the world’s 1st renewable energy AI (Artificial Intelligence) company.

 

17.NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2021

      The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize 2021 to Maria Ressa, journalist from Philippines and Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov, journalist from Russia for their efforts to protect the freedom of expression, the precondition of democracy and lasting peace.

      Maria Ressa is the 18th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

18.HAL DELIVERS ‘SC120-LOX’ TO ISRO

      Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered the ‘heaviest’ Semi-Cryogenic Propellant tank named ‘SC120-LOX’ to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

      It is a Semi Cryo-liquid Oxygen (LOX) tank, which will be a part of SC120 stage of ISRO’s GSLV Mark III launch vehicles, replacing the existing L110 stage.

 

19.89TH INDIAN AIR FORCE DAY

      Indian Air Force Day is annually observed across India on 8th October to increase awareness about the Indian Air Force, an organisation that works towards strengthening national security.

      The day marks the establishment of the Indian Air Force on 8th October 1932.

      The 2021 Indian Air Force Day is celebrated as “Swarnim Vijay Varsh”, commemorating the victory of the 1971 war.

 

20.INDIA’S FIRST SMARTPHONE-BASED EVOTING SOLUTION

      Telangana has developed the country’s first smartphone-based e-voting solution.

      It will be tested in a dummy election also, and a dry run will be held  in the  Khammam district of Telangana.

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