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• NEWS OF THE DAY

• Newsmaker of the Day
• Revision MCQ (10-15 Questions)
• Headlines Discussion from All News
Sources
• Financial Current Affairs from Business
Standard
• HW Questions

NEWS OF THE DAY

Invest India elected as President of WAIPA for 2021-2023

• Invest India has been unanimously elected as the

President of World Association of Investment Promotion
Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023.
• Other Members of WAIPA Steering Committee:
• Two Vice Presidents: Egypt and Switzerland
• Nine Regional Directors: Brazil, South Korea, Finland,
Kuwait, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Ghana, Samoa.
• Invest India: National Investment Promotion and
Facilitation Agency to help investors with investment
opportunities and options in India.

NEWSMAKER OF THE DAY

Rajinikanth conferred with 51st Dada Saheb Phalke Award

• Actor Rajinikanth has been conferred with the 51st

Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2019 edition) for his
stupendous contribution to Indian cinema at 67th
National Film Awards ceremony.
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 was to be announced
last year but was postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic.
• It is awarded for excellence in cinematic achievement
and is the highest honour in film, awarded by the
government.
• The recipient of the 2018 Dadasaheb award was
Amitabh Bachchan

REVISION MCQ : 22nd October

 4. The national level Conclave of IAF is being
held in which city?
A. Pune
B. Hyderabad
C. Chandigarh
D. Bengaluru
E. Lucknow

 5. The Govt of India has announced how many

tranches of Sovereign Gold Bonds from Oct
2021 to March 2022?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 8
D. 9
E. 11

 5. The Govt of India has announced how many

tranches of Sovereign Gold Bonds from Oct
2021 to March 2022?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 8
D. 9
E. 11

 6. Which state govt has launched

Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana?
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Chhattisgarh
E. Uttar Pradesh

 6. Which state govt has launched

Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana?
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Chhattisgarh
E. Uttar Pradesh

 7. The International Stuttering Awareness

Day is observed on which date?
A. 20th October
B. 21st October
C. 22nd October
D. 23rd October

 7. The International Stuttering Awareness

Day is observed on which date?
A. 20th October
B. 21st October
C. 22nd October
D. 23rd October

 8. Which country has launched its own first

homegrown space rocket?
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Israel
D. Iran
E. Russia

 8. Which country has launched its own first

homegrown space rocket?
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Israel
D. Iran
E. Russia

 9. Which organisation has procured India’s

largest hydrogen electrolyser?
A. ISRO
B. NTPC
C. GAIL
D. EESL
E. None of these

 9. Which organisation has procured India’s

largest hydrogen electrolyser?
A. ISRO
B. NTPC
C. GAIL
D. EESL
E. None of these

 10. Parambikulam is a tiger reserve in which

state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Andhra Pradesh

 10. Parambikulam is a tiger reserve in which

state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Andhra Pradesh

Headlines of the DAY : 26th October

PM Modi launches ‘Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure
Mission’
• PM Narendra Modi has launched ‘Ayushman Bharat Health
Infrastructure Mission (ABHIM)’ from his parliamentary
constituency Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Total outlay: Rs 5,000 crore
• Aim: to address gaps in public health infrastructure with focus
on critical care facilities and primary care in urban and rural
areas.
• Under this, 17,788 rural health and wellness centres in 10 high
focus states will get support
• 11,024 urban health and wellness centres will be established

NITI Aayog launches “Innovations for You” Digi-Book

• NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has

launched Digi-book titled as "Innovations for
You’ with special focus on Healthcare".
• The book is a compilation of 45 health tech
startups, incubated at Atal Incubation Centres
spread across the country.
• It is an initiative of Niti Aayog to share success
stories of Atal Innovation Mission’s Startups in
different domains.

Ahmedabad, Lucknow are the two new teams of Indian

Premier League (IPL)
• Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams of Indian
Premier League (IPL) from 2022.
• After this, total number of teams in the competition has been
increased to 10.
• RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) is the owner of the Lucknow team
while CVC Capital Partners is the owner of Ahmedabad team.
• RPSG group has won the bid for Lucknow at Rs. 7090 crores, while
CVC Capitals has won the bid for Ahmedabad at Rs. 5625 crores.
• IPL’s first season was played in 2008.

M Venkaiah Naidu confers 67th National Film Awards

• Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu has conferred 67th
National Film Awards for 2019 in various categories,
along with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
• Winner of 67th National Film Awards were announced
on 22 March 2021 in New Delhi to honour best of
Indian cinema in 2019
• List of winners:
• Most Film Friendly State: Sikkim
• Award for Best Book on Cinema: A Gandhian Affair:
India’s Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema
• Best Feature Film: Marakkar (Malayalam

UIDAI to conduct ‘Aadhaar Hackathon-2021’ from 28th

October
• UIDAI is conducting ‘Aadhaar Hackathon 2021’ from 28th
October, 2021 to 31st October, 2021 to promote culture of
innovation among Indian Youth
• Hackathon consists of multiple problem statements categorized
under 2 broad themes: Enrolment and Authentication
• As of now, UIDAI has received more than 2700+ registrations
from the Engineering Students, which in itself explains the
inclination of the young minds in solving real-life challenges
being faced by the Residents.

Rajiv Nigam selected for 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award

• Former Chief Scientist at CSIR-National Institute of
Oceanography (NIO), Goa, Rajiv Nigam has been
selected for 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award for
Excellence in Foraminiferal Research.
• He is the first Indian Citizen to be selected for the
prestigious award.
• He has been chosen for his outstanding lifetime
contributions to the field of foraminifera (microfossil)
research.
• The award was established by USA based Cushman
foundation for foraminiferal Research in 1979.

Govt sets up National Steering Committee for NIPUN Bharat

Mission
• Dept of School Education and Literacy has constituted
National Steering Committee (NSC) for implementation of the
NIPUN Bharat Mission.
• Focus: To achieve the goal of universal proficiency in
foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by end of
Class 3 by 2026-27.
• Chairperson of NSC: Dharmendra Pradhan.
• Vice Chairperson of NSC: Annpurna Devi
• It seeks to develop methodology of assessment to analyses the
progress of education and provide feedback to States/UTs

India, UK, and Australia to jointly launch IRIS initiative at

COP26

• India, Australia, and UK in collaboration with small

island developing states (SIDS), have planned to launch
‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)’, on the
sidelines of Conference of Parties (COP26)
• It aims at creating an infrastructure that can withstand
disasters and lessen economic losses in island nations
• It will be launched with an initial funding of $10 million
from Australia, India, UK
• 2021 COP26 is scheduled to take place from Oct 31 to
Nov 12, 2021

Union Minister inaugurates phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi

National Fellowship
• Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan has
launched phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship
• It is a 2-year long fellowship providing opportunity for
young, dynamic individuals for enhancing skill
development
• It seeks to combine classroom sessions by academic
partner IIMs with intensive field immersion at district level
• MGNF Phase-I (Pilot): launched with IIM Bangalore as
Academic Partner and 69 Fellows currently deployed in 69
districts across 6 States.

Union Minister launches the Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)

• Union Minister, R K Singh has launched new market
segment, Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM).
• Under this, any interested party can setup
renewable energy capacity and sell it to Discoms /
industries sell renewable energy.
• Open access will be granted within 15 days and
large industries can go green.
• It will help in enabling this energy transition and
will deepen the green market and will provide
competitive price signals and to trade in green
energy

South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket “Nuri”

• South Korea has recently launched its first indigenously
developed rocket, titled as ‘Korean Satellite Launch
Vehicle II’ or ‘Nuri’.
• The launch vehicle lifted off from Naro Space Center, in
Goheung, built on an island nearly 300 miles (500
kilometers) south of Seoul.
• Nuri rocket is 47.2 metres long and weighs 200 tones.
• It is a three-stage rocket and is fitted with 6 liquid-fuelled
engines.
• It has been built at an estimated cost of 2 trillion won
(£1.23bn or $1.6bn)

Chhattisgarh: National Tribal Dance Festival to be held

• National Tribal Dance Festival will be held in

Raipur from October 28 to October 30.
• The festival will be held at Science College
Ground, under the Tourism Development plan of
Chhattisgarh government.
• It is a three-day National Tribal Dance Festival.
• Festival will witness participation of Tribal
Dance Groups from several states and union
territories of India.

 India-Sweden celebrate Innovation Day

• India and Sweden celebrated the 8th Innovation Day on October

26. During the online event they discussed several aspects of
climate change and possible solutions to bring in green
transition.
• The one-day event was divided into nine parts for discussing
several aspects of climate change. Both sides also discussed
possible solutions to initiate green transition.
• In the session, they also exchanged the ideas for implementing
digital technology and Artificial Intelligence in order to introduce
climate-friendly solutions.

 Financial Current Affairs from

Business Standard
26th October

Rajinikanth launches daughter Soundarya's voice-based

social-media platform
• On the day he received the
prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke
Award,
superstar Rajinikanth launched
"Hoote", a voice-based social
media application, co-founded by
his daughter Soundarya
Vishagan.
• Which country received non-harmful
Nano Nitrogen liquid fertiliser from
India to boost cultivation?
• Which Indian state conducts an annual
State-level Sugarcane competition to
award high-yields?