UPSC Daily Static Quiz – 19 October 2021 | Gkseries
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FIVE STAR VILLAGE SCHEME: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 19 October 2021
FIVE STAR VILLAGE SCHEME The department of posts has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages, to ensure universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country. The Scheme seeks to bridge the gaps in public awareness and reach of postal products and services, especially in interior villages. Savings Bank accounts, Recurrent
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Punjab CM Charanjit Channi launches ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi launched the “Mera Ghar Mere Naam” scheme to give ownership rights to people living in houses within the ”lal lakir” of villages and the cities. The land area which is a part of the village habitation and is used for non-agriculture purposes only is known as Lal Lakir. The
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SEBI constitutes a 4-member high powered advisory committee on settlement orders
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has constituted a four-member “high powered advisory committee on settlement orders and compounding of offenses”. The Chairman of the committee will be Vijay C Daga, retired judge of the High Court of Bombay. The terms of reference of the Committee will be as per “Securities and Exchange Board
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Divya Deshmukh becomes India’s 21st Woman Grand Master
Fifteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st Woman Grand Master (WGM) after achieving her 2nd International Master (IM) at Grand Master (GM) in Budapest, Hungary. Deshmukh scored five points in the nine rounds and ended up with a performance rating of 2452 to secure her final WGM norm. Divya also secured her second IM-norm and is
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Rahul Dravid appointed as Team India head coach
Rahul Dravid will be appointed as Team India’s Head Coach after the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Ravi Shastri would be stepping down from the position after the conclusion of the showpiece event. whose tenure at the helm ends after the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in the UAE. The BCCI, following
Indian Army team wins gold medal in the Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2021
The Indian Army won a gold medal at the Cambrian Patrol Exercise held in the UK while competing against 96 teams representing Special Forces and regiments from around the world. The 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) represented the Indian Army at the drill held at Brecon, Wales, in the United Kingdom from October 13 to 15, 2021.
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Indian Entrepreneur’s Agro Waste Project ‘Takachar’ Wins Prince William’s inaugural ‘Eco-Oscar’ Award
A New Delhi-based 17-year-old entrepreneur named Vidyut Mohan earned the coveted ‘Earth shot Prize’ in London on October 17. Dubbed as the ‘Eco-Oscars’, it is an environmental award run by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and Kate Middleton. The ‘Eco-Oscars’ is an environmental award established by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and renowned
RBI imposes Rs 1 crore penalty on State Bank of India for non-compliance with the aforesaid directions
The Reserve Bank of India on October 18, 2021, slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India NSE -0.50 % for failing to comply with fraud classification rules. The regulator said it had conducted a probe in accounts maintained with SBI and had found it deficient in reporting frauds. The penalty
ICC and UNICEF partners for the campaign on mental health issues among children and adolescents
The International Cricket Council has partnered with UNICEF to spread awareness about the mental health and wellbeing of both children and adolescents in the Men’s T20 World Cup. Under this partnership, ICC will promote the #OnYourMind campaign of UNICEF at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, beginning on October 17, 2021. The ICC will