Current Affairs October 2021

Invest India elected as President of WAIPA for 2021-2023

Invest India, a young startup within the Government of India has been unanimously elected as the President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023. Other Members of WAIPA Steering Committee: Two Vice Presidents: Egypt and Switzerland. Nine Regional Directors: Brazil, South Korea, Finland, Kuwait, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Ghana, Samoa. Invest India: National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency […]

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Govt sets up National Steering Committee for NIPUN Bharat Mission

The Department of School Education and Literacy has constituted a National Steering Committee (NSC) for the implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission. Focus: To achieve the goal of universal proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by end of Class 3 by 2026-27. It seeks to develop a methodology of assessment to analyses the progress of education and

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Union Minister inaugurates phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship, a two-year-long fellowship conceived to create opportunities for young, dynamic individuals to contribute to enhancing skill development at the grassroots. It seeks to combine classroom sessions by academic partner IIMs with intensive field immersion at the district

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Union Minister launches the Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)

Shri R K Singh, Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy launched the new market segment, Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM). Under this, any interested party can set up renewable energy capacity and sell it to Discoms / industries that sell renewable energy. Advantages of free ISTS will be available and Open access

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Daily Current Affairs – 26 October 2021 | Gkseries

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Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled Ahmedabad and Lucknow as the two new teams for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after CVC Capitals Partners and Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG Group successfully bid for the franchises in Dubai’s Taj Hotel. Hence taking the total number of teams in the competition to 10. RP-Sanjiv

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KL Rahul appointed as the brand ambassador of Realme

Chinese smartphone brand Realme said it has appointed international cricketer KL Rahul as its brand ambassador. The cricketer will endorse its smartphone category, the company said in a statement. Realme’s partnership with the athlete, it said, reinstates its brand ideology of being youth-oriented. Realme was established in 2018 by founder Sky Li and Madhav Sheth

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Former NIO Scientist Dr. Rajiv Nigam Selected for 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award

Dr. Rajiv Nigam, the former Chief Scientist at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, has been selected for the 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research. This award, the highest honor of the Cushman Foundation, recognizes Dr. Nigam’s outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of foraminifera research. The award will be presented at the

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India, UK, and Australia to jointly launch IRIS initiative at COP26

India, Australia, the UK and small island developing states (SIDS) will be launching a new initiative for Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) on the sidelines of the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP26). At COP 26, India along with the UK, Australia, and SIDS (small island developing states) are launching IRIS (Infrastructure for resilient island states).

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NITI Aayog launches “Innovations for You” Digi-Book

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched a Digi-book named “Innovations for You”. The sector in focus in this Digi-book is Healthcare. The book is a compilation of 45health tech startups, incubated at Atal Incubation Centres spread across the country. These startups are leveraging frontier technologies such as AI, IoT, ICT, and others to provide socially relevant

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