{"id":57500,"date":"2021-10-25T06:21:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T06:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=57500"},"modified":"2021-10-25T06:21:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T06:21:32","slug":"daily-current-affairs-25-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-25-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs \u2013 25 October 2021 | Gkseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 25 October 2021, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National\/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc. Our gkseries team also provides\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for these exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily Current Affairs 25 October 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-76-1.jpg\" alt=\"Central Government notifies Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Government has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;October 2021 to incorporate the provisions related to nominal one-time compensation and uniform procedure for establishment of Overground Telegraph Line in the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016. The new rules have been introduced to ease the Right of Way (RoW) related permission and procedures for the establishment and augmentation of Digital Communications Infrastructure across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amendments notified are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The one-time compensation for establishment of overground telegraph line has been fixed at maximum\u00a0<strong>Rs 1000 per kilometre.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li>No fee will be charged other than Administrative fee and Restoration charges for establishing, maintaining, working, repairing, transferring or shifting the underground and overground telegraph infrastructure.<\/li><li>Besides, Documentation for Right of Way (RoW) application for overground telegraph line has also been simplified.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-77-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Navy launches Offshore Sailing Regatta from Kochi to Goa\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian Navy will organise an offshore sailing regatta from Kochi to Goa, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th year of Indian Independence. Six Indian Naval Sailing Vessels Mhadei, Tarini, Bulbul, Neelkanth, Kadalpura, and Hariyal will participate in the event organised by the Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event organised under the aegis of the Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA) will see the participation of&nbsp;<strong>six Indian naval sailing vessels (INSVs),<\/strong>&nbsp;comprising of four 40 footers ad two 56 footers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The six INSVs include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>56 footer \u2013 Mhadei and Tarini<\/li><li>40 footer \u2013 Bulbul, Neelkhanth, Kadalpura and Hariyal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The race will begin on October 24, 2021, for a tentative duration of five days. The vessels will cover a total distance of 360 nautical miles between the starting points at the naval base in Kochi to Goa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-78-1.jpg\" alt=\"Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi wins 2021 Denmark Open\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Victor&nbsp;Denmark Open 2021<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>badminton<\/strong>&nbsp;tournament was held at the Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark, from 19 to 24 October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olympic&nbsp;<strong>badminton champion Viktor Axelsen<\/strong>&nbsp;has clinched the<strong>&nbsp;2021 Denmark Open title<\/strong>, defeated Momota Kento of Japan in the final. The&nbsp;<strong>Victor Denmark Open 2021 badminton tournament<\/strong>&nbsp;was conducted at the Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark, from 19 to 24 October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given below is the list of winners of the tournament<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Men\u2019s single \u2013\u00a0<strong>Viktor Axelsen<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(Denmark)<\/strong>\u00a0beat Kento Momota (Japan)<\/li><li>Women\u2019s single \u2013\u00a0<strong>Akane Yamaguchi<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(Japan)<\/strong>\u00a0beat An Se-young (South Korea)<\/li><li>Men\u2019s double \u2013\u00a0<strong>Takuro Hoki, and Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)<\/strong><\/li><li>Women\u2019s double \u2013\u00a0<strong>Huang Dongping and\u00a0Zheng Yu (China)<\/strong><\/li><li>Mixed double \u2013\u00a0<strong>Yuta Watanabe and\u00a0Arisa Higashino (Japan)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-79-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWriting for My Life\u201d anthology of Ruskin Bond released\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new anthology of Ruskin Bond named&nbsp;<strong>\u201cWriting for My Life: The Very Best of Ruskin\u201d,<\/strong>&nbsp;has been released and it is having the most exemplary stories, essays, poems, and memories by celebrated&nbsp;<strong>award-winning author Ruskin Bond.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book was published by&nbsp;<strong>Penguin Random House India (PRHI)<\/strong>. Prior to this, his another anthology,<strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe Best of Ruskin Bond\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;was released before the new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is an anthology?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This anthology has been released 25 years after the\u00a0<strong>first anthology of Bond titled, \u201cThe Best of Ruskin Bond\u201d.<\/strong>\u00a0The selections for this anthology have been made by Bond himself and his editor Premanka Goswami. Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent.\u00a0<strong>His first novel is The Room on the Roof.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-80-1.jpg\" alt=\"China launches satellite \u2018Shijian-21\u2019\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>China<\/strong>&nbsp;successfully launched a new satellite named&nbsp;<strong>Shijian-21<\/strong>&nbsp;on October 24, 2021. The satellite will be used to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China\u2019s Sichuan Province on a\u00a0<strong>Long March-3B carrier rocket.\u00a0<\/strong>The satellite, named Shijian-21, was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and it entered the planned orbit successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-81-1.jpg\" alt=\"South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket \u201cNuri\u201d\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South Korea<\/strong>&nbsp;recently launched its first indigenously developed rocket, known as&nbsp;<strong>\u201cKorean Satellite Launch Vehicle II\u201d or \u201cNuri\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, known as Nuri, took off from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuri cost South Korea an estimated 2 trillion won (\u00a31.23bn or $1.6bn) to develop. Nuri rocket is 47.2 meters long and weighs 200 tones. The three-stage rocket is fitted with six liquid-fuelled engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-82-1.jpg\" alt=\"UIDAI announces first-ever \u201cAadhaar Hackathon 2021\u201d\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will be hosting a Hackathon titled \u201cAadhaar Hackathon 2021\u201d targeting the young innovators from October 28 to 31, 2021 \u2013 who are still at various Engineering institutes and eager to step into the real world. \u201cThe Hackathon would continue till October 31.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The hackathon consists of two broad themes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Enrollment and Update&nbsp;(innovative solutions to cover challenges being faced by the common man while updating their address)<\/li><li>Identity and Authentication&nbsp;(innovative solutions to prove Identity without sharing the Aadhaar number and other demographic information)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration for Aadhaar Hackathon 2021 can be accessed at \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/hackathon.uidai.gov.in\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-83-1.jpg\" alt=\"Oscars 2022: Tamil drama Koozhangal is India's official entry\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamil drama&nbsp;Koozhangal&nbsp;(Pebbles), directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS, has been selected as India\u2019s official entry for the 94th&nbsp;Academy Awards&nbsp;<strong>(Oscars 2022)<\/strong>. The movie follows an alcoholic abusive husband who, after his long-suffering wife runs off, sets out with his young son to find her and bring her back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film has been directed by filmmaker<strong>\u00a0Vinothraj PS<\/strong>\u00a0and produced by Vignesh Shivan and\u00a0Nayanthara. The 94th Academy Awards are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, on March 27, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-84-1.jpg\" alt=\"Adidas ropes in Deepika Padukone as Global brand ambassador\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adidas said it has roped in Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone to endorse the German sportswear brand globally for women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepika will represent Adidas women globally. She joins the elite list of female brand ambassadors of Adidas in India, including Mirabai Chanu; boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, and Simranjeet Kaur; sprinter Hima Das, and squash player Dipika Pallikal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-85-1.jpg\" alt=\"Election Commission of India launches Garuda App for Digital Mapping of Polling Booths\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong>&nbsp;Election Commission of India (ECI)<\/strong>&nbsp;has launched the Garuda app for the digital mapping of all polling stations. The&nbsp;<strong>Garuda app<\/strong>&nbsp;will contain data such as&nbsp;<strong>latitude and longitude of the polling stations<\/strong>&nbsp;and will ensure faster, smarter, transparent, and timely completion of election work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Garuda app, Booth Level Officers (BLO) will upload photos and location information of the polling stations, along with data like latitude and longitude of the centre, from their registered mobile numbers. The app will also help in reducing the paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/download-86-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nagaland to host 56th National Cross Country Championship in 2022\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nagaland&nbsp;will host the 56th cross country championship on January 15, 2022, Abu Metha, Associate vice president of the Athletic Federation of India (AFI), informed. The 56th National Cross Country Championships will be the first-ever national athletics event hosted by Nagaland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top athletes from the eight South Asian countries will take part in the&nbsp;day-long international sports event. The championship will involve running on different types of terrain including sprint over dirt, jog downhill and mount uphill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? 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