04 October 2021

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1. GoI launches „Waste to Wealth‟ web portal
The portal has been launched by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser and
inaugurated by the Principal Scientific Advisor K. Vijay Raghavan on October 02,
2021, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

2. The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first
Sports Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
The SACI will be promoted by Ahmedabad-based SE TransStadia Pvt Ltd. and all
legal backing will be provided by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

3. The world‟s largest national flag, made up of Khadi cloth, has been installed in
Leh, Ladakh, on the occasion of the 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
on October 02, 2021.
The Khadi national flag was inaugurated by Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK
Mathur. The flag is made by Khadi Dyers and Printers based in Mumbai which is
affiliated to the Khadi Village and Industries Commission.

length: 225-feet long

width: 150-feet wide
weight: 1,000 kg.

The flag has been prepared by the 57 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army.

4. Najla Bouden Romdhane has been appointed as the first-ever female Prime
Minister of Tunisia. The 63-year-old has also become the first female prime
minister in the whole Arab world.
Prior to this appointment, Najla served in the education ministry in 2011. She is a
geologist by profession and professor at the Tunis National School of Engineering.

President of Tunisia: Kais Saied;

Capital of Tunisia: Tunis.
The currency of Tunisia: Tunisian Dinar.

5. Kangana Ranaut becomes brand ambassador of UP's ODOP Scheme

CM Yogi also presented Kangana with a silver coin that was used for 'Ram Janm
Bhumi Pujan'.
UP Capital: Lucknow;
UP Governor: Anandiben Patel;
UP Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath.

6. Amish Mehta has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of rating agency Crisil with effect from October
01, 2021. He has replaced Ashu Suyash. Crisil is owned by S&P.

Crisil Founded: 1987;

Crisil Headquarters: Mumbai.

7. The 8th edition of the India – Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise “Mitra Shakti-
21” is scheduled to take place at Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka
from October 4 to 15, 2021.

8. Paytm has acquired a 100% stake in Mumbai-based digital lending startup

CreditMate. The co-founders of CreditMate will exit the business.
CreditMate was founded in 2019 by Jonathan Bill, Ashish Doshi, Swati Lad and
Aditya Singh as a collection platform that helps lenders collect overdue payments
from borrowers.

Paytm HQ: Noida, Uttar Pradesh;

Paytm Founder & CEO: Vijay Shekhar Sharma;
Paytm Founded: 2009.

9. PM Modi launches Jal Jeevan Mission App and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh on
October 02, 2021, as a part of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in
2019.

10. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 was awarded jointly to David
Julius and Ardem Patapoutian "for their discoveries of receptors for temperature
and touch."
The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor
(over $1.14 million). The prize money comes from a bequest left by the prize‟s
creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1895.

11. The Delhi-based environmental organisation “Legal Initiative for Forest and
Environment (LIFE)” has been felicitated with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award,
an international honour, also known as Sweden‟s alternative Nobel Prize.
LIFE has been selected for the award for its “grassroots approach of empowering
vulnerable communities to protect their livelihoods and claim their right to a clean
environment.”
The Right Livelihood Award comes with a cash prize of 1 million Swedish crowns
($115,000) and long-term support to highlight and expand Laureates‟.

12. The US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and Mallika
Srinivasan as the recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.
Shiv Nadar is the founder and chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies Limited.
Mallika Srinivasan is the chair and managing director, Tractors and Farm
Equipment Limited (TAFE).
Both will be honoured at the 2021 India Ideas Summit to be held on October 6-7,
2021.

13. S V Sunil, the veteran forward and star striker of India men‟s field hockey team
and Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey star defender Birendra Lakra
have announced their retirement from international hockey.
The 31-year-old Lakra was part of the bronze medal-winning Indian side in the
Tokyo Olympics 2020 as vice-captain.

14. The Indian men‟s table tennis team claimed the bronze medal in the Asian
Table Tennis Championships 2021 in Doha, Qatar, after losing to South Korea 0-3
in the semi-finals.
The bronze medal-winning Indian team comprised of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran,
Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty, and Manav Thakkar.

15. World Day for Farmed Animals(WDFA): 02 October

The day is organised by the International animals‟ welfare organization.
World Day for Farmed Animals has been organized each year since 1983 by the
Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM).

16. 67th National Wildlife Week on 02 to 08 October 2021 celebrated with an aim
to protect and preserve the flora and fauna of India.
theme: “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”.

17. World Space Week: 04-10 October

WSW was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on December 6,
1999.
The 2021 theme is “Women in Space”!
18. World Habitat Day 2021: First Monday of October designated by The United
Nations.
Theme: “Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world”.

19. Ghanshyam Nayak of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah passes away due to
cancer.
He was known for playing the role of Natwarlal Prabhashankar Undhaiwala AKA
Nattu Kaka.

20. Union Home Minister, Amit Shah flagged off All India Car Rally „Sudarshan
Bharat Parikrama‟ of the National Security Guard (NSG) on October 02, 2021, as a
part of „Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav‟, to celebrate the 75th year of India‟s
Independence.
The NSG‟s car rally was flagged off from the historic From Red Fort in Delhi to
Police Memorial in New Delhi.
From 2nd October 2021 to October 30, 2021
Distance: 7,500 kms long journey through 18 cities in 12 states.

21. The iconic Indian comic book cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary, whose
brain works faster than a computer, has been declared as the official mascot for the
centrally-sponsored Namami Gange Programme.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has tied up with Diamond Toons,
the publisher of the Chacha Chaudhary comics, to conceptualize, develop and
distribute the new comics, e-comics and animated videos featuring the cartoon
character.