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📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 21 October 2021 

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1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, which will help connect key Buddhist pilgrimage sites.

➠ It is also at the centre of a Buddhist tourist circuit, which includes Lumbini (Nepal), Sarnath and Bodhgaya.

▪️Uttar Pradesh :- 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister -  Yogi Adityanath

Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel

➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Dudhwa National Park

➨National Chambal Sanctuary

➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake

➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple

2) NITI Aayog launched a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based Energy Map of India.

➠It is a unique effort aimed at integrating energy data scattered across multiple organizations and presenting it in a consolidated, visually appealing graphical manner.

▪️NITI Aayog :- National Institution for Transforming India

➨Formed - 1 January 2015

➨Preceding - Planning Commission

➨Headquarters -New Delhi

➨Chairperson:- Narendra Modi, 

➨Vice Chairperson - Rajiv Kumar, 

➨CEO - Amitabh Kant

3) The Indian Navy has received the 11th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I from the U.S.-based aerospace company Boeing.

➠The Defence Ministry had first signed a contract for eight P-8I aircraft in 2009. Later, in 2016, it signed a contract for four additional P-8I aircraft.

▪️Ministry of Defence :-  

➨Headquarters - New Delhi

➨Founded - 15 August 1947

➨Navy day - 4 December 

 ➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat

4) Amid increasing concerns over air pollution stemming from the stubble burning practice in northwest India, a biomass power plant in Punjab's Ferozepur has managed to generate electricity using paddy stubble. 

➠The biomass power facility uses 600 tons of paddy stubble per day, which equates to around 2 -2.5 lakh tons of stubble per year.

5) Once a princess in the game of 64 squares, Divya Deshmukh has now become a queen by wearing the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) crown which sparkled all the more with the addition of her second International Master (IM) norm.

6) Mumbai postal department launched android-based mobile application 'Know Your Postman' on the occasion of National Mails Day.

7) Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will leave her post in January, 2022.

➠The 49-year-old prominent Indian-American economist will return to the Harvard University as planned when her public service leave of absence from the university ends.

➽International Monetary Fund :-

Formation - 27 December 1945

Headquarters - Washington, D.C.

Managing Director - Kristalina Georgieva

Chief Economist - Gita Gopinath

8) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled the "Bhoodan Grove" plaque at the Jerusalem Forest, bringing out lesser-known aspects of Indo-Israel relations before the establishment of full-fledged diplomatic ties between the two countries.

9) Delhi government is all set to launch the revamped “Rojgaar Bazaar 2.0" portal for youths who are looking for jobs and small businesses looking for skilled workers in Delhi.

➠ The Delhi government had earlier launched the Rojgaar Bazaar portal last year which was a digital job matching platform for entry-level jobs in India.

10) Telangana Chief Secretary presented the Dak Sewa awards for 2021 at a function here.

➠The awards were given in eight categories to outstanding performers at the State-level to employees for their service, performance, leadership qualities, productivity and their contributions in improving the image of the department.

▪️Telangana :-

➨CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao

➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve 

➨Kawal Tiger Reserve

11) As a tribute to the freedom fighters of Manipur, the Union government has decided to rename Mount Harriet, an island peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands. It will now be known as Mount Manipur.

➠Mount Harriet, the third-highest island peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands, where Manipur’s Maharaja Kulchandra Singh and 22 other freedom fighters were imprisoned during the Anglo-Manipuri war (1891).

12) Navrang Saini has been given the additional charge as the Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).

➠The post fell vacant after M.S. Sahoo retired after a five-year tenure on September 30.

➠IBBI is a key institution in implementing the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which came into force in 2016.

13) The Indian Army team was among only three out of 96 participating teams in the Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2021 at Brecon in Wales to win the Gold medal at the conclusion of phase six of the exercises.

➠ The winning team were felicitated by Indian High Commissioner to the UK Gaitri Issar Kumar at India House in London.

14) Jeo Baby-directed 'The Great Indian Kitchen', which revolves around the story of a newly-wed couple in a traditional middle class family, bagged the titles for the best film and screenplay in the 51st Kerala State Film Awards.

15) India joined a 10-nation statement recognising the “new reality” of the Taliban in power in Afghanistan at the Moscow format meeting, as Indian officials reportedly met Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi and offered humanitarian aid to the regime in Kabul.

16) Centre released a Covid-19 vaccination anthem produced by singer and musician Kailash Kher to bust myths and “slay vaccine hesitancy".

➠ Titled ‘Bharat Ka Tikakaran’, the 3:30 minute song and video was launched at Shastri Bhawan in Delhi in the presence of Union Ministers Mansukh Mandaviya, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Rameswar Teli.

17) The Chhattisgarh government has decided to constitute a board to promote the cultivation of tea and coffee in the state.

▪️Chhattisgarh :- 

Bhorumdeo Temple

Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve 

Achanakmar Tiger Reserve 

Indravati Tiger Reserve

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1. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has been officially nominated as the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2022 presidential election.

पेरिस की मेयर ऐनी हिडाल्गो को 2022 के राष्ट्रपति चुनाव के लिए आधिकारिक तौर पर सोशलिस्ट पार्टी के उम्मीदवार के रूप में नामित किया गया है।

2. Saurashtra batter Avi Barot, a former India Under-19 captain and a member of the Ranji Trophy-winning team in the 2019-20 season, has died at the young age of 29.

भारत के पूर्व अंडर-19 कप्तान और सौराष्ट्र की 2019-20 सत्र में रणजी ट्राफी जीतने वाली टीम के सदस्य अवि बरोट का निधन हो गया, वह महज 29 साल के थे।

3. Seasoned Kannada actor, progressive thinker and playwright G K Govinda Rao passed away. Rao was 84.

कन्नड़ अभिनेता, प्रगतिशील चिंतक और नाटककार जी के गोविन्द राव का निधन हो गया। राव 84 वर्ष के थे।

4. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, virtually laid the foundation for the new building of ICMR School of Public Health at ICMR- National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) Ayappakkam, Chennai.

केन्‍द्रीय स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण तथा रसायन और उर्वरक मंत्री, डॉ. मनसुख मंडाविया ने आईसीएमआर- नेशनल इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ एपिडेमियोलॉजी (एनआईई) अयप्पक्कम, चेन्नई में आईसीएमआर स्कूल ऑफ पब्लिक हेल्थ के नए भवन की वर्चुअली आधारशिला रखी।

5. The High Commission of India in Bangladesh handed over a Life Support Ambulance and essential medical supplies to the Kumudini Hospital in Mirzapur.

बांग्लादेश में भारतीय उच्चायोग ने मिर्जापुर के कुमुदिनी अस्पताल को एक लाइफ सपोर्ट एम्बुलेंस और आवश्यक चिकित्सा आपूर्ति सौंपी।

6. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced the launch of a new application-based learning platform to help create industry-ready talent.

लार्सन एंड टुब्रो (एलएंडटी) ने उद्योग की जरूरत के अनुसार प्रतिभा तैयार करने के मकसद से एप्लिकेशन आधारित एक नए शिक्षण मंच शुरू करने की घोषणा की।

7. Reliance Brands Ltd (RBL) will pick a 40 per cent minority stake in renowned fashion designer Manish Malhotra's MM Styles Pvt Ltd.

रिलायंस ब्रांड्स लिमिटेड (आरबीएल) मशहूर फैशन डिजाइनर मनीष मल्होत्रा की एमएम स्टाइल्स प्राइवेट लिमिटेड में 40 प्रतिशत अल्पांश हिस्सेदारी का अधिग्रहण करेगी।

8. Automated health kiosks, where people can get basic tests conducted at a nominal fee, have been installed at the Agra Cantt and Mathura Junction railway stations.

आगरा कैंट और मथुरा जंक्शन रेलवे स्टेशनों पर स्वचालित हेल्थ कियोस्क स्थापित किए गए है जहां यात्री मामूली शुल्क देकर सामान्य जांचे करा सकते हैं।

9. Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs to win its fourth IPL title.

चेन्‍नई सुपर किंग्‍स ने कोलकाता नाईट नाडडर्स को 27 रन से हराकर चौथी बार आईपीएल क्रिक्रेट ख़िताब जीता।

10. Jagran group chairman Yogendra Mohan passed away in Kanpur. He was 83.

जागरण समूह के चेयरमैन योगेंद्र मोहन का कानपुर में निधन हो गया। वह 83 वर्ष के थे।