Current Affairs October 2021

Reliance Industries tops Indian Corporates in Forbes World’s Best Employer 2021 Ranking; Samsung Tops Globally

Reliance Industries Ltd, the country’s largest company by revenues, profits, and market value, has topped Indian corporates in the World’s Best Employers rankings 2021 published by Forbes. Globally, Reliance is placed at 52nd position among 750 global corporates likes Phillips, Sanofi, Pfizer, and Intel. South Korean giant Samsung Electronics has topped the overall ranking as World’s Best Employers 2021, followed by […]

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Virat Kohli appointed as new Brand Ambassador of Indian wearable brand Fire-Boltt

Indian wearable brand Fire-Boltt has decided to appoint Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador. The skipper will participate in different marketing, ad, and endorsement campaigns of the homegrown brand. Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal was the first brand ambassador of Mumbai-based Fire-Boltt. Indian wearable brand’s product range includes smartwatches, Bluetooth earphones, Bluetooth headphones,

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India and US to raise $100 billion per year to fight climate change in developing countries

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her American counterpart, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, participated in the 8th U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership on October 14, 2021. India and the US reaffirmed their commitment to raising $100 billion annually from public and private sector sources to help develop the two countries’ efforts to tackle climate change. The climate crisis

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BPCL launches automated fuelling technology UFill

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has announced the launch of ‘UFill’ – a digital customer experience that obviates the need for looking at zero or final reading and such offline manual interventions. The UFill functionality can be used with any payment app like GPay, PayTM,

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PM Narendra Modi dedicates 7 new Defence PSUs to the nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated seven new Defence PSUs, carved out of OFBs, to the nation, on October 15, 2021, which was dissolved by the defence ministry earlier this year. In line with a decision made by the Union cabinet, the 200-year-old OFB’s assets were divided into these seven newly established defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs), and also the 70,000

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Daily Current Affairs – 15 October 2021 | Gkseries

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International Day of Rural Women: 15 October

The International Day of Rural Women is observed globally on 15 October each year. The United Nations General Assembly established the day on 18 December 2007 and was observed for the first time in 2008. The day recognizes the crucial role of women and girls in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall

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Global Handwashing Day: 15 October

The Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is observed on 15 October every year. Each year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day highlights the importance of handwashing with soap and water at home, in the community, and around the world. The day was established by the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP) (formerly called “Public Private Partnership for Handwashing” (PPPHW)) in 2008 The

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World Students’ Day: 15 October

World Students’ Day is observed every year on October 15 to mark the birth anniversary of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The day is celebrated in honour of the birth anniversary of the former president of India, Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Since 2010, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) has marked October 15 as World Student’s Day

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Ritesh Chauhan appointed as CEO of PM Fasal Bima Yojana

Senior bureaucrat Ritesh Chauhan has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Chauhan will have a combined tenure of seven years up to September 22, 2023. He is a 2005-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre. He will succeed Ashish Kumar

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