aNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Culture Minister G.K Reddy launches Amrit Mahotsav Podcast: The Union Minister
for Culture and Tourism, G.K Reddy has launched the Amrit Mahotsav Podcast, as
a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration by the ministry. The Amrit
Mahotsav Podcast series (Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani) is a tribute to the Indian
National Army (persons and movements), which significantly contributed to
India’s freedom struggle, some of which have remained untold and not found a
place in the conventional storyline. As an ode to the sacrifices made, it is
only befitting to salute these heroes by recollecting their stories of courage
and valour as part of commemorating 75 years of India’s independence.
2.
Goa became the 1st state to achieve ODF and Electricity for each household: Goa has achieved
Open Defecation Free (ODF) and Electricity for every household. The original
ODF protocol was issued in the year 2016. According to it, a city or ward is
notified as ODF city or ward if not a single person is found defecating in the
open, at any point of the day. Goa has also become the first state to provide
tap water to every household under the “Har Ghar Jal Mission”. Apart from that,
Goa achieved a 100 per cent target to provide free ration to the poor and
needy. It has also completed 100 per cent first dose of covid-19 vaccination.
Note: Goa Capital: Panaji; Goa CM: Pramod
Sawant; Goa Governor: S. Sreedharan Pillai.
3.
National Steering Committee for NIPUN Bharat Mission setup by govt: Department of
School Education and Literacy has constituted the National Steering Committee
(NSC) for the implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission. It seeks to develop a
methodology of assessment to analyze the progress of education and provide
feedback to States/UTs. To achieve the goal of universal proficiency in
foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by end of Class 3 by
2026-27. The Union Education Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be the
Chairperson of the NSC and Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi
will be the Vice-Chairperson.
4.
Centre to set up two container-based mobile hospitals with 100 beds in Delhi
and Chennai: The
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has announced that up two
container-based mobile hospitals with all healthcare facilities is planned to
be set up under the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. The
hospital will be first of its kind in Asia. The unique feature of the hospitals
will be that they can be rushed to any place, by rail or air to address a
health emergency. The two hospitals will be placed in Delhi and Chennai. They
would have 100 beds each and each hospital unit would have 33 containers for
emergency medical care.
5.
India’s first Radio over Internet Protocol system inaugurated in Kolkata: The Syama Prasad
Mookerjee Port (SPM) in Kolkata has become the first Major Indian Port to get a
Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System. The ROIP was inaugurated by Vinit
Kumar, Chairman of SPM, on October 25, 2021.
SMP, Kolkata has been constantly maintaining its pivotal position in
Indian Major Ports for the past 152 years. ROIP system is a long-range marine
communication solution, to aid especially during storms and inclement weather.
Using the ROIP mode of communication, the vessels at Sandheads can be directly
communicated via Radio, from Kolkata. The solution shall cover the entire Hugli
River Estuary from Kolkata to Sandheads, and will have base stations at 4 Locations:
Kolkata, Hugli point, Haldia and Sagar Pilot Station.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. N.
Sitharaman virtually attends 6th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB: The Union Minister
of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has participated in the
6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) through a video conference from New Delhi. The theme of the Annual
Meeting of AIIB was “Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow”.
This year the meeting was jointly organized
by AIIB in collaboration with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The basic objective of the annual meet is to take key decisions on important
matters relating to AIIB, and its future vision. The Finance Minister of India
shared her thoughts on the theme “COVID-19 Crisis and Post-COVID Support”,
during the Governor’s Roundtable Discussion.
2. A
new Book titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman” by Chidanand Rajghatta: Renowned journalist
and writer Chidanand Rajghatta have authored a new book “Kamala Harris:
Phenomenal Woman”, a biography of Kamala Harris, the first women Vice President
of the United States of America (USA). The book features the life incidents of
Kamala Harris, a woman of mixed race (India and Jamaica) who has become the
first Indian descent, the first woman to become the vice president of the USA.
3.
International Internet Day: 29th October: International Internet Day is
celebrated on October 29 every year across the world to celebrate the usage of
the internet for the first time. The day marks the sending of the first
electronic message which was transferred from one computer to another in 1969.
At that time the Internet was known as ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects
Agency Network).
History of the day: Charley Kline, a
student programmer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
transmitted the first-ever electronic message ‘LO’ on October 29, 1969. The
first International Internet Day was celebrated on October 29, 2005, to
celebrate this momentous event in the history of telecommunications and
technology.
4.
World Psoriasis Day: 29th October: World Psoriasis Day is observed every year
on 29 October by the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA)
to promote awareness, empowerment, and action for improving the quality of life
for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The theme for 2021 World
Psoriasis Day is “Uniting for action”.
About Psoriasis: Psoriasis is a
kind of skin disorder that reasons skin cells to multiply up to ten times
faster. Psoriasis causes the skin to build up into bumpy red patches embraced
with white scales.
Note: President of International Federation
of Psoriasis Associations: Hoseah Waweru; International Federation of Psoriasis
Associations Founded: 1971; International Federation of Psoriasis Associations
Headquarters: Sweden.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams of the IPL: Ahmedabad and
Lucknow are the two new teams that will be part of the Indian Premier League
(IPL) from 2022. Hence taking the total number of teams in the competition to
ten. RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) is the owner of the Lucknow team while CVC
Capital Partners is the owner of the Ahmedabad team. RPSG group has won the bid
for Lucknow at Rs. 7090 crore, while CVC Capitals a.k.a Irelia has won the bid
for Ahmedabad at Rs. 5625 crore. The IPL’s first season was played in 2008.
There have been fourteen seasons of the IPL tournament. The 15th season will
see 10 teams competing for the IPL title.
2.
Fabio Quartararo wins the 2021 MotoGP World Championship: Monster Energy
Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo became the ‘’2021 MotoGP World Champion’’.
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) secured second and Joan Mir (Team Suzuki
Ecstar), finished third. Fabio Quartararo is the sixth-youngest rider to clinch
a premier class world title, aged 22 years, 187 days on race day of the Emilia
Romagna GP.
Quartararo became the first French rider to
clinch a premier class world title and the seventh overall in GP racing along
with Johann Zarco (2 titles), Mike Di Meglio (1), Arnaud Vincent (1), Olivier
Jacque (1), Christian Sarron (1) and Jean-Louis Tournadre (1).
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
Union Bank, CDAC join hands for cyber security: The Union Bank of
India (UBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Hyderabad to launch a 1st of its
kind initiative on Cyber Security Awareness. CDAC will assist UBI in educating
its employees & customers with awareness on Cyber Security & tips to
protect themselves from Cyber fraud. The Bank has previously launched an e-book
& an online game ‘Spin-N-Learn’, as a part of National Cyber Security
Awareness Month (October).
The association with CDAC, Hyderabad will
help the bank in conducting online and offline sessions on cyber security
awareness as well as mass campaigns and social media campaigns to educate the
staff, customers besides preparation of information security material. As part
of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the bank launched an e-book and
Spin-N-Learn, an online game on its website besides conducting on Monday conclave.
Note: Union Bank of India Founded: 1919;
Union Bank of India Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra; Union Bank of India MD
& CEO: Rajkiran Rai G; Union Bank of India Tagline: Good People to Bank
with.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1.
CCI approves acquisition of 4.99% stake in HDFC ERGO by HDFC Bank: The Competition
Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 4.99 percent of the
outstanding equity share capital in HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company by
private sector lender HDFC Bank. HDFC Bank will acquire 3.56 crore shares or
4.99% stake for Rs 1,906 crore from the parent company Housing Development
Finance Corporation (HDFC). HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company is a joint
venture between HDFC and European insurer ERGO International AG. The proposed
combination will enable the lender to participate in the growth opportunity of
HDFC ERGO General Insurance and create long-term value for its shareholders, as
per a combination notice filed with the regulator.
Note: HDFC Bank Headquarters: Mumbai; HDFC
Bank Founded: August 1994; HDFC Bank CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan; HDFC Bank
Tagline: We understand your world.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1.
Tsitsi Dangarembga receives Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021: The Peace Prize of
the German Book Trade 2021 has been awarded to the Zimbabwean author and a
filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga for a “new Enlightenment”, a work on violence in
her country and all over the world by Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels,
an association of German book publishers and booksellers. Dangarembga is the
first black woman to win the German Peace Prize. She has won the PEN Pinter
prize 2021. Her debut novel, Nervous conditions were the first to be published
in English by black women from Zimbabwe.
About German Peace Prize: Awarded by:
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers
Association, Germany; Prize money: 25,000 euros.
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