Sports
1. Bhavani Devi wins Charlellville National Competition in France
- Fencer Bhavani Devi (28 years) has won the 2022 Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women’s sabre event
- She also made history at Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to compete in the sport at the Games by winning her round of 64 match 15-3 against Tunisia’s Nadia Ben Azizi before going down to eventual bronze-medallist, Manon Brunet of France.
- She is currently ranked 50th in the world and is the top-ranked fencer from India.
Summits & Conferences
2. Fourth General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) organized
- The Fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has been organized virtually.
- It is being held from 18th to 21st October 2021.
- It is being presided over by President of ISA Assembly RK Singh
- Key initiatives during the Assembly:
- Operationalization of OSOWOG (One Sun One World One Grid) initiative, $1-trillion Solar Investment Roadmap for 2030
- Blended Financial Risk Mitigation Facility approved
- Strategic Plan of the ISA for the next five years.
National & International Organizations
3. India ranks 71st on the 2021 Global Food Security Index
- India has been ranked 71st in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 among 113 countries with a score of 57.2 points
- GFS Index is published by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience
- Top performers: Ireland, Australia, UK, Finland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, Japan, France, US
- Worst performers: Burundi
- China has been ranked 34th, Pakistan ranked 75th, Sri Lanka (77th Position), Nepal (79th position), and Bangladesh (84th position)
Summits & Conferences
4. CII organizes ‘Future Tech 2021’ conference
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has organized an International Conference and Exhibition on Digital technologies, ‘Future Tech 2021- a Journey of digital transformation to technology adoption and acceleration’
- It is being held from October 19 to 27, 2021.
- The theme of Future Tech 2021: Driving technologies for building the future, we all can trust
- The theme will have 5 pillars: Strategy, Growth, Resilience, Inclusiveness, Trust.
Books & Authors
5. Gulzar pens book titled “Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir”
- Legendary Indian poet-lyricist-director Gulzar has come out with his new book title as ‘Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir’.
- It is being published by Penguin Random House India publishing group.
- In this memoir book, Gulzar has shared many interesting unknown facts about legends like Kishore Kumar, Bimal Roy, Ritwik Ghatak, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and Mahasweta Devi, among others.
National & International Organizations
6. India ranks 40th in 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey
- India has been ranked at 40th spot out of 43 countries in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey with an overall index value of 43.3.
- Top Performer: Iceland with an index value of 84.2.
- Worst performer: Thailand with an index value at 40.6
- India was ranked 34th out of 39 pension systems in 2020
- According to the survey, the workforce in India manages most of the retirement provisions themselves, as the coverage of private retirement provision in India is only around 6%.
National Affairs
7. Home Minister Amit Shah flags off ‘Modi Van’
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah has flagged off ‘Five Mobile Medical Vans’ dubbed as Modi Van in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh.
- Modi vans have been launched under the ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ programme of BJP to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 20 years as the Head of Government.
- Five Mobile Medical Vans will operate in five Assembly Constituencies in Kaushambi.
- These vans will work under the aegis of Kaushambi Vikas Parishad run by BJP’s National Secretary Vinod Sonkar
National & International Organizations
8. WHO releases Global TB Report 2021
- World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual Global tuberculosis (TB) report 2021 to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic at global, regional, and country levels.
- Key findings:
- The number of people dying from TB increased in 2020 due to COVID-19.
- India is among the top 30 countries with the highest TB burden.
- Very few people were diagnosed, treated, or provided with TB preventive treatment in 2020 compared with 2019.
Summits & Conferences
9. India, Israel, UAE, U.S. decide to launch a quadrilateral economic forum
- India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the United States have decided to launch a new quadrilateral economic forum.
- Quadrilateral builds on ongoing cooperation between U.S., Israel, and UAE after the Abraham Accords last year
- This QUAD grouping had decided to establish an international forum for economic cooperation and discussed possibilities for joint infrastructure projects expanding economic and political cooperation in the Middle East and Asia
State Affairs
10. Piyush Goyal inaugurates a 250mm Seer Water supply scheme in Kashmir.
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal has inaugurated 250mm Seer Water supply scheme during his two-day visit to Pahalgam as part of the public outreach programme of the central government.
- It will benefit around 10000 people and will be completed under Jal Jeevan Mission within three months.
- He also inaugurated the tourist hut of Pahalgam Development Authority at Golf Course Pahalgam
- Forest Departments Deodar sapling plantation drive was also being conducted under Green JK Drive.
Important Dates
11. International Stuttering Awareness Day: 22nd October
- Every year 22nd October is observed as International Stuttering Awareness Day (since 1998).
- The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people who have a speech disorder of stuttering or stammering.
- The Theme of 2021: “Speak the change you wish to see”
- Stuttering is a communication disorder that involves “disfluencies”, or disruptions in a person’s speech.
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