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Today Current Affairs for Competitive
Exams - Current Affairs 09th October
2021 Online
India, Denmark exchange four MoUs The height of the peak is 6,250 metres.
India and Denmark on 9 Oct'21 exchanged IFSCA launches Global FinTech Hackathon Series ‘I-
four agreements. Sprint’21’
The 1st MoU is for the mapping of
groundwater resources and aquifers. International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) and GIFT City launched I-
The 2nd MoU was signed on the Traditional
Sprint‟21, the global FinTech Hackathon
Knowledge Digital Library Access Agreement.
Series of IFSCA on 7th October 2021.
The 3rd is for establishing a Centre of
The first Sprint of the series “Sprint01:
Excellence towards natural refrigerants for
BankTech” is focussed on FinTechs for the
tropical climates with potential applications.
Banking sector.
The 4th agreement was a Joint Letter of
FinTech finalists will be allowed direct entry
Intent.
into IFSCA Regulatory/Innovation Sandbox.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurates
Civil Aviation Minister Scindia flags off 'Doon Drone
Chipi Airport
Mela' in U'khand
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya
inaugurated the new greenfield Chipi
Scindia flagged off the Doon Drone Mela
Airport in Sindhudurg on 9 October 2021.
2021 in Dehradun on 8 October 2021.
The inauguration was preceded by the
The day marked the demonstration of the
first Mumbai-Chipi Alliance Air commercial
Drone & Aerosports Demonstrations that
flight.
included a paragliding demonstration by the
The Chipi Airport, the first in the Konkan, has
Border Security Force.
been constructed at a cost of around Rs 520
A brief survey drone demonstration was done
crore.
by the Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS)
The airport can manage up to 400
under the SVAMITVA Scheme.
passengers or two flights per hour.
2,631 schools in Tamil Nadu have only one teacher:
ITBP names a mountain in Ladakh as 'Norbu
UNESCO
Wangdu Peak'
Out of 59,152 schools (all management) in
The personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police
Tamil Nadu, 2,631 have just one teacher.
(ITBP) and the Ladakh Police have scaled
This was revealed by UNESCO in its „No
two unnamed 6,000-metre height mountains
Teacher, No Class: State of Education Report
in Eastern Ladakh.
for India-2021‟.
They have named one of them as 'Norbu
According to the report, 1.96 per cent pre-
Wangdu peak' - dedicating it to ITBP's
primary teachers are under-qualified in Tamil
mountaineer late Nurbu Wangdus, who died
during an avalanche in October 2019.
1|PageNadu, while in primary and upper primary it is He will be in Kazakhstan for two days from 11
0.54 per cent and 0.50 per cent respectively. Oct to attend the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the
Conference of Interaction and Confidence
3rd India-UK Energy for Growth Partnership
Building Measures in Asia, CICA in Nur-
Ministerial Energy Dialogue
Sultan.
The 3rd India – UK Energy for Growth Kazakhstan is the current Chair and initiator
Partnership – Ministerial Energy Dialogue was of the CICA Forum.
held on 8 October 2021. Tamil Nadu government constitutes a 39-member
It was co-chaired by Union Minister for Power committee
and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh
from the Indian side. The Tamil Nadu government has constituted
The sides deliberated and agreed on a a 39-member committee.
Forward Action Plan on power and clean The committee headed by Chief Minister M.
transport, renewables, green finance, and K. Stalin will monitor the implementation of
clean energy research as part of the roadmap the Centrally-sponsored schemes in the state.
2030. The District Development Coordination and
India, Nepal to conduct joint patrols for controlling Monitoring Committee also known as DISHA
Committee will meet at least once in every six
smuggling
months.
The border guarding forces of India and Nepal 136 nations set a minimum global tax rate of 15 per
will conduct regular joint patrolling along the
cent for big firms
border to control trans-border crimes,
smuggling of arms, human trafficking, etc. A group of 136 countries has signed a
Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) secures the Nepal landmark global treaty to enforce a corporate
and Bhutan borders. tax rate of at least 15% for large
The fifth annual coordination meeting multinationals.
between the Director General, SSB and The deal marks a shift in tax policy because it
Inspector General, Armed Police Force, Nepal not only imposes a minimum corporate tax
concluded on 7 October 2021. rate, but it also forces companies to pay taxes
where they operate.
World Migratory Bird Day: 9 October
It was announced by Organization for
October 9 is observed as the World Migratory Economic Cooperation and Development
Bird Day annually. (OECD).
It‟s a global initiative to create awareness
Business Summit on National Mission on Edible
about the necessity to conserve migratory
Oils-Oil Palm held
birds and their habitation.
„Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a bird!‟ is the A Business Summit for North Eastern States
conservational theme for 2021. on National Mission on Edible Oil- Oil Palm
The day was conceptualized as a part of the was held in Guwahati in October 2021.
UN‟s agreement on the Conservation of Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for
African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare addressed
the summit as the chief guest.
EAM Jaishankar to pay visit to Kyrgyz Republic,
The central government has approved the
Kazakhstan, Armenia
National Mission on Edible Oil- Oil
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will Palms worth Rs.11000 crores to reduce
pay a four-day official visit to Kyrgyz Republic, import dependence for oil palm.
Kazakhstan and Armenia from 10 October
Yogesh Singh takes charge as the Vice-Chancellor of
2021.
Delhi University
2|Page Professor Yogesh Singh took charge as the The images also reveal the watery life cycle of
Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University (DU) on 8 the now dried-out lake at Jezero Crater.
Oct'21.
New species distantly related to Tyrannosaurus rex
Singh, who is DU's 23rd Vice-Chancellor,
discovered
succeeds Yogesh Tyagi, who was suspended
in October 2020 over allegations of A new species which is distantly related to
irregularities and dereliction of duty. Tyrannosaurus rex has been discovered.
Delhi University is a collegiate public central It is the oldest carnivorous dinosaur found in
university. the UK.
It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the This new species is the size of a chicken and
Central Legislative Assembly. is called Pendraig milnerae.
Telugu filmmaker B Gopal chosen for Satyajit Ray As per the journal Royal Society Open
Award Science, Pendraig milnerae is a new small-
sized coelophysoid theropod from the Late
Telugu filmmaker Bejawada Gopal has been Triassic of Wales that roamed the UK over
chosen for the fourth Satyajit Ray Award for 200 mn yrs ago.
his overall contribution to Indian cinema.
Badal Bagri resigns as CFO of Airtel; Soumen Ray
Instituted by the Satyajit Ray Film Society
named new CFO
Kerala, the award comprises Rs 10,000 cash
prize, a memento, and a plaque. Badal Bagri has resigned as Chief Financial
Dada Saheb Phalke awardee, Adoor Officer (CFO) of Bharti Airtel to pursue other
Gopalakrishnan, actress Madhabi Mukherjee, opportunities.
and producer Mohan G were the earlier Soumen Ray has been appointed as the new
recipients of the honor. CFO with effect from December 21, 2021.
World Postal Day: 9 October Ray will report to Gopal Vittal, Managing
Director, and CEO (India and South Asia) of
World Post Day is celebrated every year on 9 Bharti Airtel.
October. He will be joining Airtel from Bajaj Auto Ltd.,
The day marks the anniversary of the where he is currently the Chief Financial
establishment of the Universal Postal Union Officer.
(UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern.
Nationwide River Ranching Programme launched in
It was declared World Post Day by the UPU
Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Uttar Pradesh
The purpose of the day is to create The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal
awareness of the role of the postal sector. Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala,
The theme for the year 2021 is 'Innovate to launched the River Ranching Programme at
recover'. Brijghat, Garh Mukteshwar, UP, on 8 Oct'21.
NASA's Rover Images show existence of ancient It was programmed to address increased fish
catch, improved livelihood of fishers and to
river delta on Mars
maintain the cleanliness of the river.
The NASA Perseverance rover has sent its It has been introduced as special activity
first images of a 3.7-billion-year-old ancient under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
river delta. Yojana.
The discovery will help in guiding scientists in
All India Official Language, Scientific and Technical
their search for evidence of ancient life.
Seminar held
NASA's Perseverance rover landed in the
Jezero crater on February 18, 2021.
3|Page Integrated Test Range, Chandipur organised ‘MyPortApp’ launched for digital monitoring of port
the All India Official Language, Scientific and operations
Technical Seminar on 6-7 Oct'21.
Every year, a DRDO laboratory is entrusted Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and
with the responsibility of hosting this seminar Waterways Sarbanand Sonowal launched a
on Rajbhasha with an objective of promoting port mobile application called MyPortApp in
use of Hindi in official activities. Kolkata on 8 October 2021.
The theme for 2021 was „Test and Evaluation The app includes all port details digitally and
of Defence Products: The Necessity and monitor operations virtually.
Achievements‟. The app also has various information like
vessel berthing, rake and indent, port
NMCG signs MoU with WASH to train officials in holidays, etc. and can be accessed anywhere
Urban Local Bodies 24x7 and reach out directly to port.
National Mission of Clean Ganga (NMCG) Tata Sons wins Air India bid For ₹18,000 crores
has signed an MoU with Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute). Tata Sons won the bid to acquire the national
carrier Air India on 8 October 2021 for Rs
It will conduct a series of trainings to enhance
18,000 crores.
the quality of service of officials in Urban
Local Bodies (ULBs). Apart from 100 percent stake in Air India and
its low-cost arm, Air India Express, the
The project will be funded by the US Agency
winning bid also includes a 50 percent stake
for International Development and supported
in Air India SATS Airport Services Private
by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Limited (AISATS).
CSIR develops tech to replace costly imported As on August 31, 2021, Air India has a total
electronic items debt of ₹ 61,562 crores.
A toxic-free and superior multilayer Senco Gold & Diamonds appoints Kiara Advani as
technology has been developed that brand ambassador
packages together electronic components to
produce multilayer circuits. Senco Gold & Diamonds has roped in Kiara
Advani as its brand ambassador for its entire
These technologies are known as Low-
gold jewellery range.
Temperature Cofired Ceramic (LTCC) and
High-Temperature Cofired Ceramic HTCC She will feature in its new campaign „Now is
substrates. the time‟ which is currently running across
digital and print media.
Dr K.P. Surendran from CSIR-National
Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and In Sept 2021, the company had also launched
Technology (NIIST) developed it. an online gold transaction platform, DG Gold.
Earlier, it had signed Indian sprinter Dutee
Novel composite materials developed for high- Chand as its brand ambassador.
temperature battery
Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen to be on 3-day visit
Indian researchers have developed a to India from 9 Oct
thermally stable solid electrolyte for lithium-ion
batteries for energy storage. Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen
It promises application for a wide range of will be on a three-day visit to India from 9
temperatures from 30-500 degrees Celsius. October 2021.
It was developed by a group of researchers During the visit, he will call on President Ram
led by Dr. Anshuman Dalvi of Department of Nath Kovind and hold bilateral talks with
Physics, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
4|Page During the virtual summit held in September It was started in 2017 by Ashish Singhal,
2020, India and Denmark had established a Govind Soni, and Vimal Sagar.
Green Strategic Partnership.
K Subramanian steps down from CEA post after
CoinSwitch Kuber onboards Ranveer Singh as brand completion of 3 year
ambassador
Chief Economic Adviser in the Finance
Crypto platform CoinSwitch Kuber has Ministry KV Subramanian has decided to step
announced actor Ranveer Singh as its first- down from his present role after completing
ever brand ambassador. his three years tenure at North Block.
Ranveer Singh will feature in three ad films for Subramanian was appointed the CEA in
CoinSwitch Kuber‟s ongoing „Kuch Toh December 2018 following Arvind
Badlega‟ campaign. Subramanian‟s decision to quit the post in
CoinSwitch is the 30th unicorn startup in June 2018.
India, with a valuation of $1.9 billion. Subramanian brought out three Economic
Surveys for FY19, FY20, and FY21.
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