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cent in 2021-22
SBI has launched NAV-eCash card on INS Vikramaditya
ICRA has revised up the gross domestic product (GDP)
RBI has granted National Asset Reconstruction Company – growth rate of India for the financial year 2021-22 (FY22) to
NARCL the license to register as an asset reconstruction 9 per cent.
company (ARC).
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded India’s sovereign
Kotak Mahindra Bank became first bank to receive approval rating outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’,
from the government for the collection of direct & indirect
taxes, such as income tax, Goods and Services Tax (GST) etc World Bank has estimated India’s real Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) in the current fiscal year 2021-22 to grow by
PNB has launched ‘6S Campaign’ such as – Swabhiman, 8.3%
Samruddhi, Sampark and Shikhar, Sankalp and Swagat.
Fitch Ratings has cut India’s economic growth forecast to
RBI has granted a banking license to Unity Small Finance 8.7% for the current fiscal but raised GDP growth projection
Bank Ltd which was established jointly by the Centrum for FY23 to 10%,
Financial Services Ltd and Resilient Innovations Private
Limited - BharatPe IMF has estimated the Indian economy to grow by 9.5% in
the current fiscal year, i.e 2021-22 (FY22) and 8.5% in FY23
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has announced the launch of (2022-23), in its latest World Economic Outlook report,
Micro ATMs across the country.
Business:
NPCI has launched NPCI Tokenization system (NTS) to
enhance the safety of customers and provide a seamless Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd has acquired 100%
shopping experience to consumers. shareholding of REC Solar Holdings a Chinese company.
SEBI has constituted a four-member “high powered advisory Adani Group has took over the responsibilities of the Jaipur
committee on settlement orders and compounding of International Airport
offences” headed by Vijay C Daga,
Muthoot Finance has joined hands with Senseforth.ai to
NABARD has announced the creation of an Rs. 1,000 crore launch ‘Mattu’, an AI-powered virtual assistant
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for FPOs. The fund has been
launched under the trusteeship of NABSanrakshan Trustee Paytm has acquired a 100% stake in Mumbai-based digital
Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of NABARD. lending startup CreditMate.
HDFC Bank, Mastercard, United States International BharatPe, announced its entry into the ‘Buy Now Pay Later’
Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and US Agency for (BNPL) category with the launch of ‘postpe’.
International Development (USAID) launched a $100 million
Tata Group, acquired government’s 100% stake in Air India.
for MSME’s in India
ADB has announced an increase in its climate financing goals
Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company has entered into a
2019-2030 for developing member countries to $100 billion.
bancassurance partnership with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
. Government of India has accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the
state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC).
India’s Largest Small Finance Bank AU Small Finance Bank
has launched QR Code Sound Box to boost its digital BPCL has launched an automated fuelling technology called
payments while making it the first bank to launch such a “UFill”,
product.
IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited a joint venture of
Union Bank of India has signed MoU with the Centre for Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India introduced
Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Hyderabad “IndiaFirst Life Saral Bachat Bima Plan”.
for Cyber Security Awareness. The Bank has launched an e-
book & an online game ‘Spin-N-Learn’, Reliance Industries Ltd’s to acquire a 40% stake in Malhotra’s
MM Styles Pvt Ltd.
Economy:
CCI has approved the acquisition of 4.99% of the India, Israel, United Arab Emirates and the United States
outstanding equity share capital in HDFC ERGO General have decided to launch a new quadrilateral economic forum.
Insurance Company by HDFC Bank.
Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a social media
Future Generali India Insurance has entered into a platform called TRUTH Social
bancassurance tie-up with the Bank of India
Barbados has elected its first-ever president Dame Sandra
CCI approved the acquisition of Parexel International Mason, as it prepares to become a republic, removing
Corporation by Phoenix Parentco Inc. Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
ICICI Lombard, introduced BeFit, It provides customers with South Korea recently launched its first indigenously
the benefits of OPD services i.e. doctor consultation, developed rocket, known as “Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle
pharmacy and diagnostics services, and physiotherapy II” or “Nuri”.
sessions in a cashless manner.
China launched satellite named Shijian-21 from the Xichang
International: Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan
Province on a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite
US International Development Finance Corporation(USDFC) will be used to test and verify space debris mitigation
and the United States Agency for International Development technologies.
(USAID) are jointly sponsoring a $55 million credit guarantee
to address the economic impact of covid-19 by supporting Shavkat Mirziyoyev, became President of Uzbekistan
loans to farmer producer organizations
France has successfully launched satellite namely ‘Syracuse
Najla Bouden Romdhane has been appointed as the first- 4A’ into orbit which was carried off by Ariane 5 rocket from
female Prime Minister of Tunisia. Kourou, in French Guiana.
•World Expo 2020 has been organised at Dubai in the United Indo-Canadian Anita Anand became just the second woman
Arab Emirates. Theme of the Dubai Expo 2020 is “Connecting to be appointed Canada’s minister of national defence
Minds, Creating the Future”. The theme of the India pavilion
at the Expo is “Openness, Opportunity and Growth”. South Korea opened world largest hydrogen fuel cell power
plant ‘Shinincheon Bitdream Fuel Cell Power Plant’ in
Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in incheon
for second term
National:
Russian had successfully test-fired a hypersonic "Tsirkon"
missile Modi has chaired the 38th PRAGATI meeting to review
multiple projects, grievances and programmes of central and
Alexander Schellenberg was elected as Austrian Chancellor state government. PRAGATI stands for Pro-Active
Governance and Timely Implementation. In the meeting,
International Energy Agency (IEA) has invited India to eight projects were taken for review having a cumulative
become full-time member. cost of around Rs 50,000 crore.
world’s first automated driverless train of launched by world’s largest national flag, made up of Khadi cloth, has
Germany in Hamburg by Deutsche Bahn and Siemens been installed in Leh, Ladakh, on the occasion of the 152nd
birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 2021.
Jonas Gahr Store, of the Labour Party became PM of
The tricolour is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide.
Norway
government of India has launched a web portal called
Russia and China joint naval exercises “Joint Sea 2021” has
“Waste to Wealth” to enhance cooperation for sustainable
kicked off at Russia’s Peter the Great Gulf, in the Sea of
development through economy and community
Japan,
participation.
Government of Sri Lanka has sought a USD 500 million credit
The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijijuhas
line from India to pay for its crude oil purchases
inaugurated the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India at
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has declared a 60-day Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
state of emergency due to the rise in violent drug crimes.
Modi inaugurated ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: formed following the dissolution of Ordnance Factory Board
Transforming Urban Landscape’ Conference-cum-Expo in (OFB) The seven new defence PSUs includes: Munition India
Lucknow at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan as a part of Ltd, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd, Advanced Weapons and
Azadi@75 celebrations. The theme of event is “New Urban Equipment India Ltd, Troop Comforts Ltd, Yantra India
India”. Ltd,India Optel Ltd, Gliders India Ltd.
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) has launched its India has been re-elected to the United Nations Human
programme in Seychelles. India has been chosen as the Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth term .The new three-year
Partner Administration for this programme. term of India will be effective from January 2022 to
December 2024. India received 184 votes of the 193 votes
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the
Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre in Guwahati Amit Shah has flagged off “Five Mobile Medical Vans”
Assam. dubbed as Modi Van in the Kaushambi districtof Uttar
Pradesh. These vans have been launched under the ‘Seva Hi
Centre has approved the setting up of seven new mega Sangathan’
textile parks, or PM MITRA parks .The Mega Integrated
Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA) will be based Modi has inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport in
on the 5F vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister. The ‘5F’ Uttar Pradesh.
Formula consists of Farm to fibre; fibre to factory; factory to
fashion; fashion to foreign. India completed 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines on
21st October, .
Modi dedicated 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen
Plants to the nation through video-conferencing, during an Modi inaugurated the Infosys Foundation made 806-bedded
event at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Vishram Sadan at National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Jhajjar
Campus of AIIMS New Delhi.
India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature
and People, encouraging the adoption of the global goal to Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched theGaruda
protect at least 30 per cent of the world’s land and ocean by app for digital mapping of all polling stations, to ensure
2030 (30x30). faster, smarter, transparent and timely completion of
election work.
Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has
flagged off the Doon Drone Mela 2021 in Dehradun, Invest India, a young startup within the Government of India
Uttarakhand. has been elected as the President of the World Association
of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023.
Modi launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA) .
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched a
Centre government has launched ‘MyPortApp’ in Kolkata for Digi-book named “Innovations for You”. The sector in focus
digital monitoring of port operation. in this Digi-book is Healthcare. “
Modi has addressed the 28th NHRC Foundation Day As a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration Amrit
programme, through video conferencing Mahotsav Podcast series (Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani) was
launched a tribute to the Indian National Army
Modi inaugurated PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan,
from Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The Rs 100 lakh crore PM Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy, R K
Gati Shakti-National Master Plan aims to provide multimodal Singh has launched a new market segment, “Green Day
connectivity to economic zones in the country. Ahead Market (GDAM)”. This makes India as the only large
electricity market in the world to implement a GDAM
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anurag exclusively for renewable energy.
Singh Thakur inaugurated the ‘MyParkings’ app. The IOT
technology-enabled app has been developed by Broadcast Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari has
Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) with South launched a knowledge App and platform CUNSULT.
Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to digitize all authorized
parking State:
Modi dedicated seven new Defence PSUs, carved out of Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai heads panel on
OFBs, to the nation. These 7 new companies have been rationalization of GST rates.
central government has decided to set-up a weaver Services Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the
and Design Resource Centre at Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, Faizabad Junction to Ayodhya Cantt railways station.
Uttar Pradesh named Kangana Ranaut as the brand Goa has achieved Open Defecation Free (ODF) and Electricity
ambassador of “One District One Product (ODOP) scheme” for every household.
CSIR’s Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) Gujarat launched the ‘Go-Green’ scheme & its Portal to
has introduced cinnamon cultivation in Himachal Pradesh provide electric two-wheelers at subsidised rates to
construction and industrial workers of the state.
white onion of Alibag in Maharashtra’s Raigad district was
given GI tag During the 17th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife
(SBWL), the government of Maharashtra approved its own
Assam launched an App Fishwaale, India’s first e-fish market. Wildlife Action Plan (2021-2030), Maharashtra became
India’s first state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan.
Maharashtra has launched a special Covid-19 vaccination
drive named as Mission Kavach Kundal, with the target of Uttarakhand gets India's largest aromatic garden in the in
inoculating 15 lakh people everyday. Lalkun, Nainital district.
National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the Schemes and committees :
Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the
combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park & Tamor International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has
Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary constituted an Expert Committee headed by C K mishra to
recommend an approach towards the development of the
nine-day floral festival Bathukamma has begun in Sustainable Finance Hub at IFSC.
Telangana.
Modi virtually launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and
‘Kanyakumari clove’ in Tamil Nadu has been awarded a Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh,
geographical indication (GI), Karuppur kalamkari paintings
and the wood carvings of Kallakurichi from Tamil Nadu have Modi launched the second phase of the two flagship
also received GI tags. missions, namely, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U)
and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
Telangana has developed India’s first smart phone based (AMRUT), from Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New
eVoting solution considering the Covid-19 pandemic. Delhi. The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to
realise the aspiration of making all cities ‘garbage free’ and
Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh will become the first city in India
‘water secure’. The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41
to use ropeway services in public transportation. ,
lakh crore. The outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is around Rs 2.87 lakh
Punjab gov launched Mera Ghar Mere Naam for giving crore.
proprietary rights to people within Lal Lakir
Delhi gov launched a programme ‘Desh ke mentor’ under
Rajasthan gov has launched a campaign Prashaan Gaon ke which students of Delhi government schools will be provided
Sang’ to provide local access to government services in guidance on career choices by citizens who are successful in
remotest villages their respective fields.
Madhya Pradesh (MP) launched the scheme Modi has launched the “Ayushman Bharat Health
‘‘Mukhyamantri Ration Apke Dwar Yojana”, Infrastructure Mission” from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Chhattisgarh launched scheme named ‘Shri Dhanwantri Department of School Education and Literacy has
Generic Medical Store scheme’ constituted the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the
implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission. It seeks to
2022 South Asian Federation Cross Country Championships develop a methodology of assessment to analyze the
to be held in Kohima, Nagaland progress of education and provide feedback to States/UTs.
To achieve the goal of universal proficiency in foundational
Maharashtra, inaugurated India’s 1st State government- literacy and numeracy for every child by end of Class 3 by
owned Wildlife DNA testing analysis laboratory at Regional 2026-27.
Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Nagpur
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) has Purpose vehicle (SPV) for development of a Multimodal
launched an e-National Level Awareness Programme Logistics Park (MMLP) at VOC Port in Chennai.
‘SAMBHAV”, to promote engagement of the youth in
promoting entrepreneurship. NITI Aayog and ISRO has launched the Geospatial Energy
Map of India which will provide a holistic picture of all
seven-member Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC- energy resources of the country. The map has been
PM)headed by Bibek Debroy developed by NITI Aayog in
Supreme Court of India has appointed a three- member RailTel signed MoU with Centre for Development of
committee headed by Justice R V Raveendran to look into Telematics (C-DoT) to work together in several areas to help
allegations of unauthorized surveillance using Pegasus, a expand telecom in the country.
spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO Group.
J&K government signed an MoU with Dubai for real estate
MOUS: development, industrial parks and super-speciality hospitals.
Indraprastha Gas inked a MoU with the South Delhi
Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to establish waste-to-energy Dvara E-Dairy Solutions Pvt Ltd has entered into a
plant in Delhi to convert municipal solid waste into partnership with Jana Small Finance Bank (Jana SFB) to
compressed bio-gas (CBG) for use as fuel for running service small dairy farmers.
vehicles.The agreement was signed as part of extension of
IndiGo and Kotak Mahindra Bank launched a cobranded
SATAT initiative
credit card named ‘Ka-ching’.
TCS has bagged a five-year IT transformation contract from
HDFC Ltd and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) made a
NORD/LB, a leading German commercial bank that is
strategic partnership to offer home loans .
targeting a new business model by 2024
MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics
ICICI Bank has partnered with Amazon India to offer
and Information Technology and Google have partnered to
overdraft (OD) facility of up to Rs.25 lakh to individual sellers
launch ‘Appscale Academy’, a growth and development
and small businesses registered on the e-commerce player's
programme, to train early to mid-stage startups across India.
online marketplace
SBI General Insurance made a technological partnership with
Bharti Airtel has conducted a 5G network trial in partnership
Google Pay to enable users to buy SBI General’s health
with Ericsson in a rural landscape, achieving a speed of over
insurance on the Google Pay app.
100 Mbps on a smartphone, which was able to connect to
the network at a distance of over 10 km from the site. Appointments:
PNB Housing Finance and CSC e-Governance Services India Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed as MD & CEO of
to provide home loan facilities to individuals living in tier 2 National Securities Depositories (NSDL)
and 3 cities.
Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) has
TCS has announced that its 20-year long partnership with appointed Vinod Aggarwal as its president.
SBI has been extended for 5 more years
Sunil Kataria appointed as chairman of Indian Society of
Electricite de France S.A. and NTPC Ltd, signed MoU to Advertisers (ISA)
explore potential power project development opportunities
in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa. Amish Mehta appointed as MD & CEO of rating agency Crisil
India announced a $200-million line of credit for Kyrgyzstan BC Patnaik has taken charge as Managing Director of Life
and signed an agreement to carry out small but high impact Insurance Corporation of India.
projects for community development
Alok Sahay appointed as secretary general of Indian Steel
MoU was signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda Association (ISA)
(AIIA) & Croatia’s Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster.
Sanjay Bhargava appointed as director general of Elon
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Musk’s Starlink India
Sarbanand Sonowal has announced forming of a Special
Crypto exchange CoinDCX has roped in Amitabh Bachchan as Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) has
a brand ambassador appointed Captain Alok Mishra as the Managing Director of
India Ports Global Limited (IPGL).
Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers
Association (CEAMA) has appointed Eric Braganza as its Sports Authority of India (SAI) appointed Commodore PK
president Garg as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Target
Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
P L Haranadh, appointed as Chairman of Paradip Port Trust
Ramnath Krishnan appointed as MD & CEO of ICRA.
E.R. Sheikh has assumed charge as first Director-General of
the Ordnance Directorate (Coordination and Services). Adidas has roped in Deepika Padukone as global ambassador
Arun Kumar Mishra appointed as CEO Energy Efficiency Eicher Motors Ltd appointed Siddhartha Lal as MD
Services Limited (EESL)
FloBiz, a neobank for Indian Small to Medium-sized
Rajnish Kumar appointed as chairman of BharatPe Businesses roped Manoj Bajpayee as the brand ambassador
Amit Khare appointed as advisor to Modi for two years K V Kamath appointed as chairperson of the National Bank
for Financing Infrastructure and Development
Fire-Boltt named Virat Kohli as brand ambassador.
Baldev Prakash appointed as MD & CEO of J&K Bank
Sajjan Jindal appointed as CMD of JSW Steel Ltd
Ranking and reports:
Oravel Stays Ltd (OYO) has appointed Deepa Malik, an Indian
athlete and a silver-medalist at the 2016 Paralympic Games, UNICEF released a report “The State of the World’s Children
as an independent director 2021: On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for
children’s mental health in New Delhi. The report details the
Ritesh Chauhan appointed as CEO of Pradhan Mantri Fasal significant impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s
Bima Yojana (PMFBY) mental health. As per the report, around 14 % of 15 to 24-
year-olds in India, or 1 in 7 of them, reported often feeling
A K Goel, has been elected as the chairman of Indian Bank’s
depressed or having little interest in doing things.
Association (IBA) for 2021-22
Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes India Rich list for
Navrang Saini has been given the additional charge as the
2021, for 14 years in a row.2nd Gautam Adani 3rd- Shiv Nadar
Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
UNESCO released State of the Education Report India: “No
Pradeep Kumar Panja appointed as Chairman of Karnataka
Teacher, No Class”. As per report there are 1.2 Lakh single
Bank Ltd.
teacher schools. Arunachal pradesh has highest % of single
Amitabh Chaudhry appointed MD & CEO of Axis Bank school teachers
Sahdev Yadav, elected as President of Indian Weightlifting 2021 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report was
Federation (IWLF). jointly released by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human
Development Initiative (OPHI). The report provides
Commodore Amit Rastogi (Retd) has been appointed as the estimates on multidimensional poverty across 109
new Chairman & Managing Director of the National Research developing countries. 1.3 billion are poor. In India 65 million
Development Corporation (NRDC). people are living in poor
Ayushmann Khurrana has become the latest celebrity to India ranked 3rd in 58th Renewable Energy Country
venture into the cryptocurrency space through his Attractiveness Index (RECAI) released by Ernst & Young
association with CoinDCX’s ‘Future Yahi Hai’ campaign. (EY).USA – 1st, 2nd- China
A Balasubramanian has been elected as Chairman of the WHO released the ‘Global TB report for 2021, India accounts
Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). for highest TB cases
Director-producer Imtiaz Ali has been roped in as the Mercer Global Pension Index India ranked at 40th. 1st-
ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India. Iceland
India ranked 79 in the World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Western Naval Command has won the overall sailing
Law Index 2021. Denmark, Norway and Finland topped the championship hosted by the 3-dimensional blue-water force
World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021.
Valtteri Bottas won the F1 Turkish Grand
According to report ‘Five years on: Global climate tech
investment trends since the Paris Agreement’ by London & FIFA has unveiled the mascot of the U-17 Women’s World
Partners, India ranked 9th USA -1st . Cup India 2022 “Ibha” an Asiatic lioness
Karnataka topped the State Energy Efficiency Index 2020 2021 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior
World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun was held at Lima
Sports: in Peru. India won 43 medals and 16 Gold stood first
BNP Paribas open held at Held at india wells, US Ireland’s Amy Hunter youngest women batsmen to hit a
century at the age of 16
Men’s – Cameron Norrie of UK
India beat Nepal, 3-0 to win the 2021 SAFF Championship
Womens – Paula Badosa held in Male, Maldives.
Denmark Open: Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st Woman Grand Master
Men’s – Viktor Axelsen Rahul Dravid has been appointed as Team India’s head coach
will succeede Ravi Shastri
Womens – Akane Yamaguchi
Fencer Bhavani Devi, has won the Charlellville National
Hockey player, Rupinder Pal Singh has retired
Competition in France in the individual women’s sabre
Manny Pacquiao of Philippines retired from boxing. event.
S V Sunil and Birendra Lakra Hockey players announced China beat Japan to win Uber Cup held in Aarhus, Denmark,
retirement
Indonesia deThomas Cup trophy for the first time since 2002
Asian Table Tennis Championships held in Doha, Qatar. India after defeating the defending champions China 3-0 in the
won bronze defeated by south korea final match held in Aarhus, Denmark.
FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 to win 130th edition Australian fast bowler James Pattinson has retired from
Durand Cup football title held at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati international cricket.
Krirangan, Kolkata.
Ahmedabad and Lucknow are two new teams of IPL . RP-
Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper: Naveen Kumar Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) is the owner of the Lucknow
Golden boot for top scorer: Marcus Joseph team while CVC Capital Partners is the owner of the
Golden ball for the best player: Edu Bedia Ahmedabad team.
Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian woman to score a Max Verstappen has won United States Grand Prix
Test hundred on Australian ground
Fabio Quartararo became the ‘’2021 MotoGP World
Magnus Carlsen has won Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, Champion’’.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won gold in the men’s 50m Ryan ten Doeschate Nederland cricketer retired
rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF Junior World
Summits :
Championships in Lima, Peru.
Union Minister of State for Tourism, Ajay Bhatt has flagged
Germany has unveiled the logo for soccer’s 2024 European
off the “Buddhist Circuit Train FAM Tour” from Safdarjung
Championship. The logo features an outline of the Henri
railway as part of “Dekho Apna Desh” initiative.
Delaunay Cup
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
At World Wrestling Championships held at Oslo, Norway
has launched the global FinTech Hackathon Series ‘I-
Anshu Malik became the first Indian women to women to
Sprint’21’. The first Sprint of the series is “Sprint01:
win silver medal lost Helen Maroulis
BankTech”, which focuses on FinTechs for the Banking
sector. Sprint01: BankTech is organised jointly by IFSCA and US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and
GIFT city in collaboration with NITI Aayog. Mallika Srinivasan as the recipient of Global Leadership
Award.
Modi participated virtually in the G20 Extraordinary Summit
on Afghanistan. The Meeting was convened by Italy, Venkaiah Naidu has presented Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi
Award for National Integration and National Contribution to
Fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance writer Nirode Kumar Barooah, Assam Branch of the Kasturba
(ISA) has been organised virtually presided by President of Gandhi National Memorial Trust and Shillong Chamber Choir
the ISA Assembly RK Singh
Eric A. Hanushek and Dr Rukmini Banerji have been awarded
CII has organised an International Conference and Exhibition the Yidan Prize for Education
on Digital technologies, “Future Tech 2021- a Journey of
digital transformation to technology adoption and Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has bagged two
acceleration”. Theme :“Driving technologies for building the national awards (‘APY Big Believers’ and ‘Leadership capital’)
future, we all can trust”. for significant enrolment under the Atal Pension Yojana
UIDAI is hosted a Hackathon titled “Aadhaar Hackathon B Gopal, alias Bejawada Gopal, has been chosen for the
2021”. fourth Satyajit Ray Award
On world food day 16th October Food tech summit under Dr G Satheesh Reddy has been conferred the Aryabhata
Prdahan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food processing Award by the Astronautical Society of India
enterprises- PFMFE scheme
Malayalam writer Benyamin has bagged the 45th Vayalar
India, Australia, and the UK in collaboration with small island Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award for his book
developing states have planned to launch a initiative “Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal”.
“Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)”, on the
sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26). Venkaiah Naidu presented the 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri
National Award to Dr Randeep Guleria
Nirmala Sitharaman has participated in the 6th Annual
Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Microsoft team headed by Satya Nadella has won the
Investment Bank (AIIB) through a video conference from prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business
New Delhi. The theme of the Annual Meeting of AIIB was Sustainability Leadership
“Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow”.
5th Battalion-4 (5/4) Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
Modi participated in the 16th East Asia Summit virtually representing the Indian Army won the gold medal at
hosted by Brunei Cambrian Patrol Exercise held in United Kingdom.
Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2021 held with 8 sub Vidyut Mohan is among the five global winners for the
themes Main theme ‘Evolution in Maritime Strategy during inaugural ‘Earthshot Prize’, also known as the ‘Eco-Oscars’,
the 21st Century: Imperatives, Challenges and Way Ahead’ that honours people trying to save the planet. Vidyut has
been awarded in the Clean our Air category, for his
Modi attended the 18th Association of Southeast Asian technology called ‘Takachar’, a small and portable device
Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit virtually hosted by Brunei that uses crop residue to convert it into bio-products like
fuel and fertilisers to reduce smoke emissions and combat
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh air pollution.
Mandaviya participated in the CII Asia Health 2021 through
video-conferencing. Theme:‘Transforming Healthcare for a Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa order of Buddhism has won the
better tomorrow. inaugural UNESCO’s Martial Arts Education Prize
Awards: European Union’s top human rights prize, Sakharov Prize for
Freedom of Thought awarded to the imprisoned Russian
Delhi-based environmental organisation “Legal Initiative for opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Forest and Environment (LIFE)” has been felicitated with the
2021 Right Livelihood Award, also known as Sweden’s Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation has bagged
alternative Nobel Prize. the Earth Guardian Award by the NatWest Group.
Martin Scorsese and Hungarian filmmaker Istevan Szabo Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh has chaired the Ambassadors’
honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award Round Table for Def Expo 2022, in New Delhi.
at 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa
ICGS ‘Sarthak’ installed at Porbandar, Gujarat
Rajinikanth was honoured with the prestigious 51st
Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards Sceince and technology:
ceremony,
WHO is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01
Dr. Rajiv Nigam has been selected for the 2022 Joseph A. (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa
Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum
malaria transmission. The vaccine is developed by British
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has been awarded to drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Zimbabwean author and a filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga for
a “new Enlightenment”, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh
Mandaviya, launched ‘i-Drone’, a drone-based vaccine
TVS Motor Company has been awarded the ‘Outstanding delivery model for Northeast states developed by ICMR
Renewable Energy User’ at 3rd Edition of India Green Energy
Award Russian film to shoot in space movie named The Challenge
directed by Klim Shipenko
Defence:
NASA launched ‘Lucy Mission‘ to study Jupiter’s Trojan
Gurbirpal Singh has taken charge as the 34th Director- asteroids.
General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
China launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space
8th edition of India – Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise “Mitra from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi
Shakti-21” took place at Combat Training School, Ampara in Province on Long March-2D rocket.
Sri Lanka
Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft AI Innovate, a
4th edition of biennial maritime ‘AUSINDEX’ held i 10-week initiative that will support startups in India
leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies,
5th edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX
was held in the Arabian Sea. Indian Navy is represented by Facebook is renamed as Meta,
INS Kochi and Teg
Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, has
6th Edition of India–UK Joint Company Level Military developed non-toxic metal phosphate-based ink
Training EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR held at Chaubatia,
Uttarakhand. Books:
17th edition India and US Military Training Exercise Ex Yudh “Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth”
Abhyas at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska in USA. authored by Wole Soyinka
National Security Guard (NSG) force popularly known as Jaithirth Rao, popularly known as Jerry Rao, authored a book
Black Cats, observes its 37th Raising Day on October 16, on Mahatma Gandhi titled “Economist Gandhi: The Roots
and the Relevance of the Political Economy of the Mahatma
DRDO successfully -tested the High-speed Expendable Aerial
Target (HEAT)- ABHYAS, from ITR Chandipur, Odisha. SBI former chairman Rajnish Kumar authored book titled
‘The Custodian of Trust – A Banker’s Memoir’
Indian Navy has organised an Offshore Sailing Regatta from
Kochi to Goa, as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Gulzar authored a book “Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir”.
‘Konkan Shakti exercise held between India tri forces and UK Shafey Kidwai has authored a book “Sir Syed Ahmad Khan:
Reason, Religion And Nation”.
DRDO tested surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni 5 a
nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile from APJ Divya Dutta authored , “The Stars in My Sky: Those Who
Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha with a strike range of 5000 km Brightened My Film Journey”.
Amazon India has announced the launch of Amazon Future First IVF calf of “Banni” breed of buffaloes, was born Gujarat
Engineer, its global computer science education programme Gir Somnath district..
in India.
Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohd Azharuddin
Chacha Chaudhary, has been declared as the official mascot unveiled biggest bat with 56.10 feet made of poplar wood
for NamamiGangeProgramme. certified by Guinness Book designed by Pernod Ricard India
(P) Ltd, on Tank Bund.
Amit Shah flagged off All India Car Rally ‘Sudarshan Bharat
Parikrama’ of the National Security Guard as a part of ‘Azadi Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata has become the
Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, first Major Indian Port to get a Radio over Internet Protocol
(ROIP) System.
first consignment of GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana, from
Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to Bahrain GAIL to build India’s largest green hydrogen-making plant
with 10 MW
Wada Kolam or Jhini Rice in the Palghar district has been
given a ‘Geographical Indication’ tag, CBSE launches Veer Gatha project in schools to raise
awareness on Gallantry Awards
SCR Railways has launched two long haul freight trains
“Trishul” and “Garuda”. Mukesh Ambani stood first for 10th year in a row in IIFL
Wealth Hurun Rich list. 2nd- Guatam Adani 3rd- Shiv nadar
India’s 1st Atal Community Innovation Center was
inaugurated at Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur. FIH stars Hockey Awards:
Government to set up “Vishwakarma Vatika” at every Player of the year: Harman Preet singh (men) and Gurjit Kaur
“Hunar Haats” to protect, preserve and promote India’s (women)
glorious legacy of centuries-old skills of artisans and
Henley Passport Index 2021 India ranked 90 Japan and
craftsmen. The first such “Vishwakarma Vatika” has been set
Singapore stood first
up in “Hunar Haat” at Rampur, Uttar Pradesh,
Forbe’s world best employers rankings Reliance stood at 52nd
International Monetary Fund’s Chief Economist and Director
rank. Samsung stood at first
of the Research Department, Gita Gopinath will leave the
organisation in January 2022. She will return to Harvard Global Hunger index India ranked 101 with a score of 27.5.
University’s economics department Somalia is last stood at 116
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