October 2021 Current Affairs

1.  The Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla inaugurated the NIDHI 2.0 scheme, during an event organised by Ministry of Tourism, on the occasion of 2021 World Tourism Day.
2. The National Payments Corporation of India has partnered with private sector lender YES Bank to launch first-of-its-kind ‘RuPay On-the-Go’ contactless payments solutions.
3. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched India’s first Pan-India helpline for senior citizens named ‘Elder Line’ for which the toll-free number is 14567.
4. North Korea successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8.
5. Japan’s former Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida has won the ruling party’s leadership election.
6. PadmajaChunduru has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories.
7. The Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh has announced his retirement from international hockey.
8. Manny Pacquiao Announces Retirement From Professional Boxing.
9. The Union Minister of Law and Justice, ShriKirenRijiju has inaugurated the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
10. The US India Business Council has chosen Shiv Nadar and MallikaSrinivasan as the recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.
11. Amish Mehta has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of rating agency Crisil.
12. Delhi-based environmental organisation “Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment” has been felicitated with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award.
13. The world’s largest national flag, made up of Khadi cloth, has been installed in Leh, Ladakh.
14. The Indian comic book cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary, has been declared as the official mascot for the centrally-sponsored Namami Gange Programme.
15. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually launched the JalJeevan Mission App and Rashtriya JalJeevan Kosh.
16. Two American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine.
17. FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting to win their maiden Durand Cup football title.
18. The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a second five-year term.
19. India, Australia Participate In 4th Edition Of Biennial Maritime Series named ‘AUSINDEX’.
20. Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian woman to score a Test hundred on Australian soil.
21. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, launched ‘i-Drone’, a drone-based vaccine delivery model for Northeast states.
22. Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi wins Nobel Prize in Physics.
23. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has won the inaugural Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
24. State Bank of India (SBI) launched SBI’s NAV-eCash card on INS Vikramaditya.
25. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2021 has been awarded jointly to Benjamin List (Germany) and David MacMillan (USA).
26. The Centre has approved the setting up of seven new mega textile parks, or PM MITRA parks across the country.
27. A variety of rice widely grown in Wada in the Palghar district of Maharashtra has been given a ‘Geographical Indication’ (GI) tag.
28. Young Indian shooter, AishwaryPratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in ISSF Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru.
29. The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman MukeshAmbani has topped the Forbes India Rich list for 2021.
30. The 6th Edition of India – UK Joint Company Level Military Training EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR has commenced in Uttarakhand.
31. India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, a group of more than 70 countries encouraging the adoption of the global goal to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030.
32. The unique clove spice grown in the hills of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu has been awarded a geographical indication as ‘Kanyakumari clove’.
33. The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens
34. Indian Railways has launched two long haul freight trains named “Trishul” and “Garuda” for the South Central Railway.
35. National Award-winning actor Nedumudi Venu passed away.
36. The Government of India has accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
37. India’s rank has dropped to 101st position among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index.
38. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has topped the Indian corporates in the World’s Best Employers 2021 rankings published by Forbes.
39. The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has launched an automated fuelling technology called “UFill”.
40. A K Goel, managing director and chief executive (MD & CEO) of UCO Bank has been elected as the chairman of Indian Bank’s Association.
41. Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh will become the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation.
42. The China and Russia joint naval exercises “Joint Sea 2021” held.
43. Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in the finals to win the 2021 Indian Premier League.
44. India beat Nepal, 3-0, to win 2021 SAFF Championship final.
45. The US space agency NASA has launched a first-of-its kind mission called ‘Lucy Mission‘ to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
46. China has successfully launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space.
47. India has achieved 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021.
48. India has ranked 79 out of 139 countries and jurisdictions in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2021 report.
49. Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation has won the Earth Guardian Award.
50. Barbados has elected Dame Sandra Mason as its first-ever president as it prepares to become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
51. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the Garuda app for digital mapping of all polling stations, to ensure faster, smarter, transparent and timely completion of election work.
52. Tamil film 'Koozhangal', has been announced as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2022.
53. China successfully launched a new satellite named Shijian-21.
54. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT)- ABHYAS.
55. Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the 2021 United States Grand Prix.
56. Actor Rajinikanth was honored with the prestigious 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony.
57. Goa has become the 1st state to achieve Open Defecation Free and Electricity for each household.
58. France has successfully launched a state-of-the-art satellite namely ‘Syracuse 4A’.