NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT
2.0: Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the second phase of the two flagship
missions, namely, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) and Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) on October 01, 2021, from Dr
Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have
been designed to realise the aspiration of making all cities ‘garbage free’ and
‘water secure’.Outlay of the missions:
The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41
lakh crore.
The outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is around Rs 2.87
lakh crore
2.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur launches month-long nationwide ‘Clean India
Programme’ in October 2021: The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports has launched a month-long Clean India Programme from October 01 to 31,
2021, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebaration. The nation-wide
cleanliness drive was inaugurated by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports,
Anurag Thakur, from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Prayagraj in
Uttar Pradesh. The aim of the programme is to create awareness, mobilize people
and ensure their involvement in cleaning waste mainly Single Use Plastic waste
throughout the country. This cleanliness drive aims to propagate the mantra of
“Clean India: Safe India”. The initiative is seen to be the largest cleanliness
drive of the world in which over 75 lakh tonnes of waste, mainly plastic
waste, from different parts of the
country will be collected and processed in a ‘Waste to Wealth’ model.
3.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organises VAYO NAMAN Programme for
senior citizens: To
mark the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, the Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment organised VAYO NAMAN Programme in New Delhi. The Vice
President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented Vayoshreshtha Samman-2021 to senior
citizens as a part of the occasion and dedicated Elderly Line 14567 to the
Nation. Shri M. Venkaiah also launched two portals of Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment, namely SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) and
SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity). The SAGE portal
aims to encourage entrepreneurs and start-ups in the area of elderly care. The
portal will act as a “one-stop access” of elderly care products and services.
The SACRED portal will connect the senior citizens with job providers in the
private sector.
4.
Union Minister Amit Shah flags off ‘Sudarshan Bharat Parikrama’: Union Home
Minister, Amit Shah flagged off All India Car Rally ‘Sudarshan Bharat
Parikrama’ of the National Security Guard (NSG) on October 02, 2021, as a part
of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, to celebrate the 75th year of India’s
Independence. The NSG’s car rally was flagged off from the historic Red Fort in
Delhi. It will end on October 30, 2021, at the Police Memorial in New Delhi.
The month-long campaign will cover a 7,500 kms long journey through 18 cities
in 12 states, passing through important and historical places associated with
the Freedom Movement and Freedom Fighters of the country. The rally has been
organized under the aegis of the Union Home Ministry.
5.
Ministry of Labour & Employment launches DigiSaksham programme in
association with Microsoft: Ministry of Labour & Employment in
partnership with Microsoft India has launched DigiSaksham Programme. It is a
digital skills programme to increase the employability of youth by imparting
them with digital skills. DigiSaksham will be implemented in the field by Aga
Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSP-I). It aims to benefit more than 3
lakh youths in the first year. Under this initiative, the jobseekers registered on National Career Service
(NCS) Portal will be able to access
training on topics like JavaScript, Data Visualisation, Advance Excel, Power
Bi, HTML, Programming languages, software development fundamentals,
Introduction to coding, etc.
6.
Ganga River Dolphin Day: 5th October: In India, the ‘Ganga River Dolphin Day’ is
observed every year on October 5, to raise awareness and encourage conservation
of Ganga River Dolphins. It was on this day in 2010, that Ganga Dolphins were
declared national aquatic animals. Then, in 2012, the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF) and the Uttar Pradesh government jointly began the dolphin
conservation campaign in the country.
Conservation of Dolphins: The Gangetic
Dolphins are included under the First Schedule of Indian Wildlife (Protection)
Act, 1972. They have been declared “Endangered” under IUCN (International Union
for Conservation of Nature). They are listed under Appendix I as most
endangered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES). They are listed under Appendix II of Conservation on Migratory
Species. The Vikramshila Ganges Dolphin Sanctuary was established in Bihar
under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
India Pavilion inaugurated at Dubai Expo 2020: The World Expo 2020
has been organised at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to
31 March 2022. The main theme of the Dubai Expo 2020 is “Connecting Minds,
Creating the Future”. The Expo was originally scheduled to take place from 20
October 2020 to 10 April 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expo 2020 is the first to be held in the MENA & SA (the Middle East and
North Africa & South Asia) region. World Expos provide a platform to
showcase the greatest innovations that have shaped the world we live in today.
The grand event will have 191 country pavilions.
India Pavilion in World Expo 2020: Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi participated at the launch of the India Pavilion at Dubai Expo
2020 through video conferencing on October 01, 2021. He invited global
investors to invest in India and be a part of India’s growth story. The theme
of the India pavilion at the Expo is “Openness, Opportunity and Growth”. It
will showcase resurgent India’s march to becoming a USD 5 Trillion economy, the
exceptional fightback against COVID-19 and the country’s emergence as a global
business hub presenting huge opportunities for the world.
2.
World Teachers’ Day observed on 5th October: World Teachers’ Day, also known as
International Teachers Day, is held annually on October 5 since 1994. The Day
aims to focus on appreciating, assessing and improving the educators of the
world and to provide an opportunity to consider issues related to teachers and
teaching. The Theme for 2021 International Teachers Day is “Teachers at the
heart of education recovery”.
History of the day: The day was
established in 1994, to commemorate the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO
Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which is a standard-setting
instrument that addresses the status and situations of teachers around the
world.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. FC
Goa lift maiden Durand Cup football trophy: FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting to
win their maiden Durand Cup football title, 1-0, in the final, held at
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata. FC Goa Captain Eduardo Bedia
scored the all-important goal in the 105th minute after the final match went
into the extra time. The 2021 Durand Cup was the 130th edition of the Durand
Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. The tournament was held from
September 05 to October 03, 2021, in West Bengal.
2021 Season awards winners:
Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper:
Naveen Kumar (FC Goa)
Golden boot for top scorer: Marcus Joseph
(Mohammedan)
Golden ball for the best player: Edu Bedia
(Goa)
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
Government keeps interest rates on Small Savings Schemes unchanged for
Quarter-3 of 2021-22: The government of India has announced that the rate of
interest on Small Savings Schemes for the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of 2021-22
will remain unchanged as the last quarter (July-Sept) of 2021-2022. West Bengal
is the highest contributor to the small saving schemes while Uttar Pradesh is
the second top contributor.
Various Interest Rates
for Quarter-3 (Oct-Dec) of 2021-22 are listed below:
S.No |
Small Savings Scheme |
Interest Rate |
1 |
Post Office Savings
Account |
4% |
2 |
5-Year Post Office
Recurring Deposit (RD) Account |
5.80% |
3 |
Post Office Time
Deposit (TD) Account – One Year |
5.50% |
4 |
Post Office Time
Deposit Account (TD) – Two Years |
5.50% |
5 |
Post Office Time
Deposit Account (TD) – Three Years |
5.50% |
6 |
Post Office Time
Deposit Account (TD) – Five Years |
6.70% |
7 |
Post Office Monthly
Income Scheme Account (MIS) |
6.60% |
8 |
Senior Citizen Savings
Scheme (SCSS) |
7.40% |
9 |
15-Year Public
Provident Fund Account (PPF) |
7.10% |
10 |
National Savings
Certificates (NSC) |
6.80% |
11 |
Kisan Vikas Patra
(KVP) |
6.90% |
12 |
Sukanya Samriddhi
Account |
7.60% |
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1. GST collection for September crosses ₹1.17
lakh crore: The gross GST revenue
collected in the month of September was 1,17,010 crore rupees, which included a
CGST component of 20,578 crores, SGST is 26,767 crore and IGST component of
60,911 crore rupees. The revenue for September was 23% higher than the GST
revenues in the same month last year. During the month, revenue from import of
goods was 30% higher.
GST Collection previous
months:
August: Rs 1.12 lacs cr.
July 2021: Rs 1,16,393
crore
June 2021: Rs 92,849
crore
May 2021: Rs 1,02,709
crore
April 2021: ₹1.41 lakh
crore(All time Highest)
March 2021: Rs. 1.24lacs
cr.
Feb 2021: Rs 1,13,143
crore
January 2021: ₹ 1,19,847
crore
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 announced: The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021. Syukuro Manabe,
Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics
for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical
systems. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and
10 million Swedish kronor (over $1.14 million).
Contribution of Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann: Syukuro Manabe
(Princeton University, USA) and Klaus Hasselmann (Max Planck Institute for
Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany) awarded for the physical modelling of Earth’s
climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”.
Contribution of Giorgio Parisi: Giorgio Parisi
(Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) was awarded for the discovery of the
interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to
planetary scales.
DEFENCE
1.
Indian contingent departs for Sri Lanka joint exercise Mitra Shakti 21: The 8th edition of
the India – Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise “Mitra Shakti-21” is scheduled
to take place at Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka from October 4 to
15, 2021. The aim of the exercise is to enhance interoperability and sharing
best practices in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations between
Armies of both countries and further strengthen the relationship between both
the South Asian Nations.
About the exercise: The exercise will involve tactical level operations at the sub-unit level in an international Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism environment and will go a long way in further strengthening the relationship between both the South Asian Nations and will act as a catalyst in bringing synergy and cooperation at the grass-root level between both Armies.
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