Current Affairs October 2021

Gov. approves reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor of RBI for three more Year

Gov. approves reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor of RBI for 3 more Year

The government has reappointed Shaktikanta Das as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) governor for three more years. The re-appointment is effective from December 10, 2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The decision was approved by the appointments committee of the cabinet late. Mr. Das assumed the charge as the 25th governor of RBI on […]

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Shri Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates the 14th Urban Mobility Conference 2021

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will inaugurate the 14th Urban Mobility Conference 2021 through a video conference on October 29, 2021. The conference was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep S. Puri from New Delhi. The main theme of this year’s conference is

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Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addresses National Conference on ‘International Year of Fruits and Vegetables’

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar addressed a National Conference on the “International Year of Fruits and Vegetables” on October 29, 2021. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It was held to

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Facebook Inc rebrands itself as ‘Meta’

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook, as a corporate name, will now be called Meta. So, when CEO Mark Zuckerberg said “one more thing” late during the Facebook Connect 2021 event, many guessed right that the rebranding was set to be announced. But, that doesn’t mean Facebook social media will become Meta, as several viral posts

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Maharashtra becomes 1st state launch its own Wildlife Action Plan

During the 17th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL), the government of Maharashtra approved its own Wildlife Action Plan (2021-2030), which will be implemented over the next 10 years. Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to release its own Wildlife Action plan (2021-30). The board has also approved the extension of the boundary of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, in

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NITI Aayog Releases Report on ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’

NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive report titled “Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle”, on October 29, 2021, which brings out the gaps in the health insurance coverage across the Indian population and offers solutions to address the situation. The report has a Foreword by NITI Aayog Member Dr. V.K. Paul. The report has stated that 30% of

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Karnataka tops State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020

The Ministry of Power has released the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020. as per the index, Karnataka state has topped the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020. Rajasthan is on the second rank followed by Haryana on third. Rajasthan has been given 61 points and is a tremendous rise from the score of 18.5 at the SEEI 2019

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Union Health Minister launches 6th Edition of National Formulary of India

Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya has launched the Sixth Edition of the National Formulary of India (NFI) 2021. NFI has been published by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) to promote the rational use of medicines in the country. It has been drafted by adopting the principle ‘do not miss critical and do not overload’ the information by revising the

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MeitY to organize ‘AI Pe Charcha’ on ‘AI for Date Driven Governance’ theme

The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) of the Ministry of Electronics and IT is organizing yet another AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue) on October 28, 2021, covering the importance of data driven and AI-enabled governance along with the global best practice. Theme: AI for Date Driven Governance. It is a series of panel discussions involving various global

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Mahanadi Coalfields signs MoUs with CIPET for Skill Development Projects

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Ministry of Coal, under its CSR initiative has signed two MoU with an investment of Rs1.38 crore with the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar for providing skill development training to the youths from the peripheral villages of mining areas. Two CSR initiatives/MoU named ‘Udaan’ and ‘Sahyog’ will help

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