Daily Current Affairs October 21

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 October 21 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs October 21

1. Police Commemoration Day is observed on which date?
A) October 13
B) October 21
C) October 17
D) October 18
E) October 20
Answer: B) October 21

World Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day:

• Every year, World Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day is observed on 21 October across the world.
• Iodine is an element present in salt and is needed to regulate the thyroid hormone in our body, which in turn is responsible for a person’s overall growth.
• This day is observed in order to raise awareness regarding the importance of iodine in an individual’s development.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has been working since the 1980s to underline the effects of iodine deficiency by building national salt iodization programs.
• UNICEF along with the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDC) has strategized several international programs and has been able to provide 66 percent of homes with iodized salt.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – October 24-30, 2021:

• Each year, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and tribal, state and local governments to raise awareness of lead poisoning prevention and reduce childhood exposure to lead.
• This year, NLPPW highlights the many ways parents and caregivers can reduce children’s exposure to lead and prevent the serious health effects of lead.
• EPA, along with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), works to raise awareness, provide resources, and encourage preventive actions to decrease childhood lead exposure during the week and beyond.

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Ranking – Daily Current Affairs October 21

2. What is the rank of India in FIFA rankings?
A) 103
B) 104
C) 108
D) 105
E) 106
Answer: E) 106

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs October 21

3. Which bank in partnership with Mastercard, USIDFC and USAID launched a USD-100 million credit facility to promote and encourage small businesses in India to digitise while also helping them, particularly women-owned ones, to recover from the pandemic?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IDFC FIRST Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) HDFC Bank
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: D) HDFC Bank

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4. RBI imposed a monetary penalty of how much amount on Paytm Payments Bank for an offence committed of the nature referred to in Section 26 (2) of Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007?
A) Rs 2 crore
B) Rs 3 crore
C) Rs 4 crore
D) Rs 5 crore
E) Rs 1 crore
Answer: E) Rs 1 crore

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5. ITILITE partners with which Bank to offer commercial credit card for travel expenses to businesses?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IDFC FIRST Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) HDFC Bank
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: C) ICICI Bank

• With this, companies can now get an ‘ICICI Bank Central Travel Account Card (CTA card)’ and make travel bookings for employees seamlessly at a discounted rate on the ITILITE platform.
• As part of the partnership, the bank will issue the CTA card to businesses and offer them a credit period of upto 50 days, while ITILITE will offer a digital, automated, and cost-effective travel and expense management platform.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs October 21

6. Which company launches digital academy to accelerate skill building for e-commerce logistics sector?
A) BSNL
B) Airtel
C) Reliance
D) Amazon
E) Flipkart
Answer: E) Flipkart

• The specialised and robust training programme under SCOA has been designed and created by the Flipkart team to provide a holistic experience and training to candidates, which will involve 15 days of digital classroom training and 45 days of on-the-job apprenticeship at Flipkart supply chain facilities, it said.
• For the first phase of the programme that begins on October 22, Flipkart has on boarded students from Haryana, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, and West Bengal, who will undergo the training followed by the on-the-job training.

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7. India’s largest green hydrogen plant to be built by _____?
A) Tata Power
B) NHAI
C) NHPC
D) NTPC
E) GAIL
Answer: E) GAIL

• State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build India’s largest green hydrogen-making plant as it looks to supplement ‎its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel.
• “It will take 12-14 months to put the plant,” he said adding the company has finalised 2-3 sites for the unit including one at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh.
• Jain said the plant planned is for 10MW capacity, the largest announced so far in the country.

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Acquisitions and Mergers – Daily Current Affairs October 21

8. Twitter has acquired which country-based group chat application Sphere?
A) Australia
B) Italy
C) North Korea
D) UK
E) Israel
Answer: D) UK

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs October 21

9. Who is appointed as brand ambassador of One Plus?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Virender Sehwag
C) Sunil Gavaskar
D) Kapil Dev
E) KL Rahul
Answer: E) KL Rahul

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs October 21

10. Which company has been recognised in the category ‘Outstanding Renewable Energy User’ at the Third Edition of India Green Energy Award 2020 by the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE)?
A) TVS Motor
B) Tata Steel
C) Tata Power
D) Honda
E) Bajaj
Answer: A) TVS Motor

• These renewable energy initiatives resulted in a CO2 emission reduction of about 58,812 tons during 2020-21.
• Additionally, the company has augmented the 5.9 MW rooftop solar photovoltaic capacity and invested in wind power of 35 MW in Group Captive Mode.
• In 2020-21, renewable energy contributed to 84 per cent of overall power consumption by the company.
• TVS Motor Company has undertaken holistic green initiatives across all its manufacturing units.

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11. Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa order of Buddhism has won the prestigious Martial Arts Education Prize 2021 from _____ International Centre for Martial Arts for their brave acts of service?
A) UNEP
B) UNDP
C) UNESCO
D) WHO
E) ICC
Answer: C) UNESCO

• The world-renowned Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa order of Buddhism has won the prestigious Martial Arts Education Prize 2021 from the UNESCO International Centre for Martial Arts for their brave acts of service.
• The prize recognises the Kung Fu Nuns’ heroic acts of service and championing of gender equality across the Himalayas.
• Through martial arts, the Drukpa nuns empower young girls to defend themselves, build confidence, and take on leadership roles in their communities.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs October 21

12. Which country launches first domestically produced space rocket?
A) South Korea
B) Romania
C) UAE
D) Iran
E) Ireland
Answer: A) South Korea

• South Korea’s first domestically built space rocket blasted off in a test launch that represents a major leap for the country’s ambitious space plans.
• The three-stage KSLV-II Nuri rocket, emblazoned with the national flag, carried a dummy satellite on its launch from the Naro Space Center at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT).
• The Nuri, or “world”, the rocket is designed to put 1.5-tonne payloads into orbit 600 km to 800 km (373 miles to 497 miles) above Earth, as part of a broader space effort that envisages the launch of satellites for surveillance, navigation, and communications, and even lunar probes.
• Overseen by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), the 200-tonne rocket was moved to its launch pad and raised into position.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 21

13. Who launched a song and a film describing the efforts that went behind the launch of the world’s largest Covid inoculation program?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Rajnath Singh
C) V. Muraleedharan
D) Riva Ganguly Das
E) Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer: E) Mansukh Mandaviya

• As the cumulative vaccine doses administered in India surpassed the 100-crore mark, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched a song and a film describing the efforts that went behind the launch of the world’s largest Covid inoculation program.
• The Union Health Minister launched the song and the film at the iconic Red Fort where the country’s largest khadi tricolor, weighing around 1,400 kg, has been displayed.
• The same tricolor (225 feet by 150 feet) was unfurled on Gandhi Jayanti at Leh.
• The song has been sung by singer Kailash Kher.
• The audio-visual film is about how the entire process of vaccination was initiated and what efforts it took to launch the world’s largest Covid inoculation program.

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14. Which state launched a generic medical store scheme to provide medicines at affordable rates?
A) West Bengal
B) Rajasthan
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Uttarakhand
E) Tripura
Answer: C) Chhattisgarh

• Under the ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store’ scheme, medicines will be made available at affordable rates to consumers.
• As many as 84 generic medicine shops were opened across the state on the inaugural day of the scheme.

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15. The Central government extended the duration of ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), an insurance scheme for health care workers fighting COVID-19, for a further period of _____ days?
A) 130
B) 140
C) 150
D) 160
E) 180
Answer: E) 180

• As per the ministry, PMGKP was launched on March 30, 2020, to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 Lakh to 22.12 lakh health care providers including community health workers and private health workers who may have been in direct contact and care of COVID-19 patients and may be at risk of being impacted by this.
• It further stated that since the Covid-19 pandemic has still not abated and deaths of health workers deployed for COVID related duties are still being reported from different states, Union Territories, accordingly, the insurance policy has been extended.
• So far, 1351 claims have been paid under the scheme.
• Further, on account of the unprecedented situation, private hospital staff retired, wage, outsourced staff requisitioned by states, central hospitals of central, states, Union Territories, AIIMS and Institute of National Importance (INI)/, hospitals of Central Ministries specifically drafted for the care of COVID-19 patients are also covered under the PMGKP.

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16. Who inaugurates 806-bedded Infosys-Foundation made Vishram Sadan at Jhajjar?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Rajnath Singh
C) V. Muraleedharan
D) Riva Ganguly Das
E) Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer: A) Narendra Modi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Infosys Foundation made 806-bedded Vishram Sadan at National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Jhajjar Campus of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi via video conferencing.
• Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Chairperson of Infosys Foundation, Sudha Murthy, were also present on the occasion.

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17. Which edition of The Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) held virtually from November 4 to 10?
A) 15
B) 13
C) 12
D) 11
E) 10
Answer: E) 10

• The acclaimed festival will be once again held virtually, from November 4 to 10, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Four international and critically-acclaimed movies will make their India premiere at the festival.
• The films include Egyptian filmmaker Omar El Zohairy’s ”Feathers”, which won Grand Prize at the Cannes Critics’ Week and ”The Tale of King Crab”, which premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.

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18. Who launched the “JK eCOP” Mobile Application at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Manoj Sinha
D) Riva Ganguly Das
E) Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer: C) Manoj Sinha

• Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha declared the much-awaited Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project of J&K Police “Go-Live” and launched the “JK eCOP” Mobile Application at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar.
• CCTNS will make the Police function citizen-friendly and more transparent by automating the functioning of Police Stations besides providing multiple channels by simplifying the process to access services from the police.
• “JK eCOP” Mobile App will provide all police-related public services. The app provides features like One Click access for locating the nearest Police Station, panic button to send distress message and provides all the important helpline numbers to the public.

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19. Which organisation has launched – “Innovations for You” an attempt to showcase the success stories of Atal Innovation Mission’s Startups in different domains?
A) NTPC
B) CII
C) NMDC
D) CCI
E) NITI Aayog
Answer: E) NITI Aayog

• As the country celebrates the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav – 75th Year of Independence, Innovations for You series by Atal Innovation Mission capture show startups in various sectors are innovating to create a sustainable future in a post pandemic era.
• The book is a compilation of 45 health tech startups, incubated at Atal Incubation Centres spread across the country.

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