DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 19 October 2021 MILAD-UN-NABI to be celebrated across World The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind in his message on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi has said: – “On the auspicious occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday which is celebrated as Eid-e-Milad or Milad-un-Nabi, I extend my greetings to all our fellow citizens, … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 15 – 18 October 2021 Global Hunger Index 2021 It is jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. It was first produced in 2006. It is published every October. The 2021 edition marks the 16th edition of the GHI. It is calculated based on four indicators: Undernourishment, Child Wasting, Child Stunting, Child … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 October 2021 Global Girlhood Report 2021 Save the Children (Global NGO) released the Global Girlhood Report 2021: Girls Right in Crisis. West and Central Africa has the highest rate of child marriage in the world. Child marriage kills more than 60 girls a day globally, 26 girls a day in West … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 October 2021 Ecological Threat Report (ETR) 2021 Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP), an international think tank released the Ecological Threat Report (ETR) 2021: Understanding ecological threats, resilience, and peace. This is the second edition of the ETR, which covers 178 independent states and territories. The ETR includes the most recent … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 October 2021 Noble Prize for Economics 2021 A U.S.based Canadian David Card, Israeli-American Joshua Angrist and Dutch-American Guido Imbens today won the Nobel Economics Prize for insights into the labour market and “natural experiments”. The Nobel committee said in a statement that the researchers were honoured for providing “new insights about … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 10 – 11 October 2021 NMDC Wins two Prestigious Environment Awards National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(NMDC),Country’s largest iron ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel has bagged Gold Award in Environmental Sustainability category and Kumaraswamy Iron Ore Mine bagged Platinum Award in Environment Management category. The function was organised by Sustainable … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 09 October 2021 89th Anniversary of Indian Air Force President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have extended greetings to the air warriors, veterans, and their families on Air Force Day. Every year on 8 October, this special day is celebrated at the Hindon Air … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 08 October 2021 UNESCO: State of the Education Report for India 2021 On the World Teachers’ Day (5th October), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched its 2021 State of the Education Report (SOER) for India: “No Teacher, No Class”. There are nearly 1.2 lakh single-teacher schools in the … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 07 October 2021 Benjamin List, Briton David MacMillan win Nobel Prize in Chemistry Two scientists have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on building molecules that are mirror images of one another. German-born Benjamin List and Briton David MacMillan were announced on Wednesday as the winners at … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 06 October 2021 India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX The fifth edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX, between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), will be held in Arabian Sea from 06 to 08 October 2021. JIMEX series of exercises commenced in January … Read more
