Today Current Affairs for Competitive
Exams - Current Affairs 27th October
2021 Online
SBI General Insurance collaborates with Google Pay
 SBI General has announced its technological
collaboration with Google Pay.
 It will enable users to buy SBI General‟s
health insurance on the Google Pay app in a
quick and hassle-free way.
 The collaboration also marks Google Pay‟s
first such alliance with an insurer in the
country and will make health insurance
available to customers on Google Pay Spot.
Future Generali India Insurance ties-up with Bank
of India
 Future Generali India Insurance (FGII) has
entered into a bancassurance tie-up with the
Bank of India (BoI) for further penetration of
its general insurance products.
 Through this alliance, FGII will offer its wide
array of best-in-class and innovative
insurance solutions to 5,084 Bank of India
branches spread across 28 states and 8
Union Territories.
Goa launches initiative for free breast cancer
screening for women
 Free breast cancer screening will be done for
1 lakh women in Goa under the initiative
'Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa'.
 The initiative has been launched by cricketer
Yuvraj Singh's YouWeCan Foundation in
partnership with SBI foundation, state
government.
 This will ensure that 50% of the age-eligible
female population is screened.
 Free treatment will be provided for all positive
patients.
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Odisha to set up 34 children-friendly police stations
across state
 The Odisha government has decided to set
up 34 children-friendly police stations in the
state.
 All of these police stations will have special
facilities for children.
 They will have special logos and plaques, as
well as small libraries for children.
 In August 2021, Odisha became the first state
to launch the 'Let's Read' campaign, which
aims to make police stations more children-
friendly.
101st birth anniversary of K.R Narayan observed on
27 October 2021
 10th President of India K.R. Narayan's 101st
birth anniversary was observed on 27 October
2021.
 Elected as the ninth Vice President in 1992,
Narayanan went on to become the President
in 1997.
 He was also the first member of the Dalit
community to hold the post.
 Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born on
October 27, 1920 at Perumthanam, Uzhavoor
in Kerala.
 He passed away in November 2005.
World Occupational Therapy Day: 27 October
 World Occupational Therapy Day is observed
every year on 27 October.
 It was first launched on 27th October 2010.
 The World Federation of Occupational
Therapists (WFOT) is the international voice
of the occupational therapy profession which
 globally comprises of 101 national
occupational therapy professional
organisations.
 The theme for 2021 is “Belong. Be You”.
Delhi Cabinet approves addition of Ayodhya in free
pilgrimage scheme
 The Delhi Cabinet has approved the addition
of Ayodhya in its free pilgrimage scheme for
senior citizens of the city.
 Senior citizens of Delhi can now visit Ayodhya
and offer prayers at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi
for free.
 Under the Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra
Yojana, the Delhi government bears complete
expenditure on free pilgrimage of senior
citizens to places like Shirdi, Mathura, etc.
Gandhian Subba Rao passes away in October 2021
 Veteran Gandhian leader Salem Nanjudaiah
Subba Rao passed away in October 2021.
 He was famous for his „Shramdan‟ (voluntary
contribution of labour) activities and camps.
 He was arrested at the age of 13 for
participating in the Quit India Movement.
 He has been awarded the Padma
Shri, Mahatma Gandhi Seva Award, Shanti
Doot International Award, Anuvrat Ahimsa
Award, etc.
Finance Minister participates in annual meeting of
AIIB
 Union Minister of Finance and Corporate
Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the
6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
on 26 October 2021.
 It was jointly organized by AIIB and the
Government of the UAE on the theme of
"Investing Today and Transforming
Tomorrow".
 India is a founding member and the second-
largest shareholder in AIIB.
India lost $87 billion in 2020 due to natural
calamities: WMO
 Natural disasters, such as cyclones, floods
and droughts, have cost India around $87
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billion in 2020, according to a report by World
Meteorological Organization (WMO).
 India was the second most affected nation
after China, which lost $238 billion in 2020.
 The report is titled 'State of the Climate in
Asia'.
 Asia suffered its hottest year on record in
2020.
JSW, Judo Federation sign MoU to develop the
sport in India
 The Judo Federation of India (JFI) and
privately held firm Inspire Institute of Sport
(IIS) by JSW Group have signed an MoU.
 It would help the institute become a partner of
JFI for a period of three years.
 Under the agreement, IIS will provide access
to its campus in Bellary, Karnataka, and
sports science expertise for the identified
cadet, junior, and elite Indian judokas to the
JFI.
Chief of the General Staff of the British Army on 4-
day visit to India
 The Chief of the General Staff of the British
Army, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith is on
a four-day visit to India from 26 October 2021.
 He laid a wreath at National War Memorial
and received a Guard of Honour at the South
Block.
 He called on Chief of Defence Staff General
Bipin Rawat and exchanged views on further
strengthening bilateral defence cooperation
between India and UK.
India, Kyrgyzstan hold first strategic dialogue in
New Delhi
 The first India-Kyrgyzstan Strategic Dialogue
between the National Security Council
Secretariats was held on 26 October 2021 in
New Delhi.
 The Indian side was led by National Security
Adviser Ajit Doval and the Kyrgyz side was
led by Secretary of Security Council
Lieutenant General Marat Imankulov.
 Both agreed upon steps to enhance bilateral
security cooperation between the relevant
bodies.
PM Modi to attend 18th ASEAN-India Summit
virtually on 28 October 2021
 PM Narendra Modi will attend 18th ASEAN-
India Summit to be held virtually on 28
Oct 2021, at the invitation of Sultan of Brunei.
 It will be attended by Heads of
State/Government of the ASEAN Countries.
 The summit will review the status of ASEAN-
India Strategic Partnership.
 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian
Nations) is an economic union comprising 10
member states in Southeast Asia.
75th Infantry Day: 27 October 2021
 Indian Army celebrated 75th Infantry Day on
27 October 2021.
 It was on this day in 1947 when the First
Battalion of the Sikh Regiment reached
Srinagar airbase and exhibited extraordinary
courage and determination for a fight which is
still remembered.
 The Sikh Regiment prevented India from the
Pakistan Army, who had entered Kashmir with
the help of tribal raiders in the year 1947.
HDFC, India Post Payments Bank tie up to offer
home loans
 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has tied up
with HDFC Limited to offer home loans to
nearly 4.7 crore customers of IPPB.
 An MoU on the strategic alliance was signed
between IPPB and HDFC Ltd on 25 Oct 2021.
 As per the MoU, credit, technical and legal
appraisals, processing, and disbursement for
all home loans will be handled by HDFC Ltd
while IPPB will be responsible for sourcing of
loans.
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: 27 October
 The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
(WDAH) is celebrated on October 27 every
year.
 The day is a commemoration of the adoption
of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding
and Preservation of Moving Images by the
21st General Conference, in 1980.
 The theme for the year 2021 is “Your Window
to the World“.
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 The day raises awareness to acknowledge
the importance of audiovisual documents.
Free education for those with family income less
than Rs 1.80 lakh
 Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has
announced free education for those whose
verified family income is less than Rs. 1.80
lakh per annum.
 Free of cost education will be given under the
state government‟s Parivar Pehchan
Patra scheme.
 He announced this while interacting with
students who have cracked the civil services
exam 2020 and JEE Advanced 2021 under
Haryana‟s Super 100 Programme.
Syed Sultan Ahmed receives the National film
award for the 7th time
 Noted filmmaker and LXL Ideas MD
and Chief Learner, Syed Sultan Ahmed's
short film 'Apples and Oranges' has won the
National Film Award for the Best Educational
Film.
 This is the seventh film produced by Syed
Sultan Ahmed to be awarded the National
Film Award.
 Prior to this, he received national awards for
'Best Friends Forever' (2015), 'Little
Magicians' (2016), and 'The Waterfall' (2016).
Eigi Kona receives Rajat Kamal for best regional
Manipuri feature film
 Eigi Kona (Stallone My Pony) has been
conferred the Rajat Kamal for the best
regional Manipuri Feature Film at 67th
National Film Awards held at Bigyan Bhavan.
 The film is produced by K Sushila and
directed by Maipaksana Haorongbam and
Bobby Wahengbam.
 The film highlights the sorry state of ponies
and polo players in the birthplace of polo.
Indian-origin Anita Anand appointed as Canada's
new Defence Minister
 Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand
was on 26 October 2021 appointed as
 Canada's new Defence Minister in a Cabinet
reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
 She earlier served as the Minister of Public
Services and Procurement.
 Anand will replace long-time Defence Minister
Indian-origin Harjit Sajjan.
 Sajjan has been appointed as Minister of
International Development Agency.
ICICI Bank surpasses HUL to occupy 5th spot in
market cap
 Private sector lender ICICI Bank on 25
October 2021. crossed the market
capitalization of Hindustan Unilever Limited
(HUL) to become the fifth-largest company by
market value.
 According to BSE data, ICICI Bank‟s market
capitalization (m-cap) stood at ₹5.83 lakh
crore, just above HUL‟s ₹5.76 lakh crore.
India notifies traffic management policy for drones
 India has notified a traffic management policy
framework for National Unmanned Aircraft
System (UAS) or drones.
 It will allow both private and public service
providers to manage drone traffic in the
country.
 This policy framework shall allow third-party
service providers to deploy highly automated,
algorithm-driven software services for
managing drone traffic across the country.
Centre govt to set up Asia’s first container-based
mobile hospitals
 In a first in Asia, India will develop container-
based mobile hospitals that can be moved by
rail or air to address a health emergency.
 This was informed by the Union Minister of
Health and Family Welfare Mansukh
Mandaviya.
 The provision will be under the Pradhan
Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure
Mission.
 The two hospitals will be kept ready at all
times.
NSDC collaborates with global partners to kaunch
Skill Impact Bond
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 The National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) has collaborated with HRH Prince
Charles‟s British Asian Trust, Michael &
Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF), The
Children‟s Investment Fund Foundation,
HSBC India, JSW Foundation, and Dubai
Cares.
 It has launched the first-of-its-kind Impact
Bond for Skilling.
 United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) is its technical partner.
16th East Asia Summit to be held on 27 October
2021
 PM Modi will attend the 16th East Asia
Summit to be held on October 27, 2021,
virtually.
 The East Asia Summit is the premier Leaders-
led forum in the Indo-Pacific.
 Apart from the 10 ASEAN Member states,
East Asia Summit includes India, China,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New
Zealand, the United States, and Russia.
 India, being a founding member of the East
Asia Summit.
Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue commences from
October 27 for 3 days
 The apex international annual conference of
the Indian Navy, Indo-Pacific Regional
Dialogue (IPRD) is going to be held as a
three-day online event from 27-29 Oct 2021.
 The Dialogue is being held every year since
2018.
 This time it will focus on eight specific sub-
themes under the broad theme of “ Evolution
in Maritime Strategy during the 21st century:
Imperatives, Challenges and way ahead”.
India, ADB sign $4.5 million loan to support urban
mobility in Mizoram
 The central government and the Asian
Development Bank have signed a $4.5 million
project readiness financing (PRF) loan.
 It has been signed to support project
preparation and design activities to improve
urban mobility in Aizawl, the capital city of
Mizoram.
 The project, being developed through the
PRF, seeks to resolve transport problems by
adopting sustainable urban mobility solutions.
Amazon signs a deal with Verizon for launching
satellites
 Amazon.com Inc. has struck a deal to use
Verizon Communications Inc.‟s network to link
up its thousands-strong planned fleet of
satellites.
 Jeff Bezos has committed $10 billion to
satellite subsidiary Kuiper Systems LLC,
which plans to launch 3,236 satellites into
low-earth orbit to provide broadband internet
access.
RBI slaps ₹90 lakh fine on Vasai Vikas Sahakari Bank
 The RBI has imposed a penalty of ₹90 lakh
on Vasai Vikas Sahakari Bank Ltd.
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 It has been fined for non-compliance with
certain directions, including on classification
of loans as NPAs, and other directions.
 RBI has also imposed a monetary penalty of
Rs 7 lakh on The Citizens Urban Co-operative
Bank, Jalandhar, Punjab for "non-adherence
with/violation" of certain directions.
India among world's top 10 for climate tech
investment: Report
 India ranks ninth in the list of top 10 countries
for climate technology investment over the
past five years and Indian climate tech firms
received $1 bn in venture capital funding from
2016-2021.
 This was stated in a new report released on
26 Oct'21.
 The report by London & Partners and
Dealroom.Co is titled „Five Years On: Global
climate tech investment trends since the Paris
Agreement‟.