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Headlines
1) ‘SVAMITVA dashboard’
2) J&K Launched Digital Banking Mission – “One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi”
3) Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021
4) Govt Enhanced the Scope of Transport and Marketing Assistance Scheme for Agri
Exports
5) India hosted First-Ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia
6) United States - India Strategic Clean Energy 2021
7) Ministry of Tourism MOU with IRCTC to promote domestic tourism
8) NITI Aayog’s AIM in collaboration with ISRO & CBSE
9) BLS International partners with NHA
10) Punjab & Sind Bank ties up with Indiabulls
11) IndusInd Bank signed MoU with Escorts Limited
12) Punjab National Bank begins exit from Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance
13) SEBI levied Rs 1 lakh fine on Employee of Titan
14) President of International Road Federation-India
15) 2021 International Young Eco-Hero
16) Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2021
17) Overview of 2021 US Open Tennis Championship
18) Sri Lankan player Lashith Malinga retires from all formats of cricket
19) Writer Dr Aziz Hajini Passed Away
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National News
‘SVAMITVA dashboard’
• Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Panchayati
Raj and Rural Development launched a
dashboard– “SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages
Abadi & Mapping with Improvised
Technology in Village Areas Scheme): A
Stepping-Stone Towards Upliftment of Rural
Economy”
• The dashboard is set to monitor the
implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme,
which is targeted to be implemented across
India by 2024.
• Currently, at least five villages per drone team per day are used for framing land records.
J&K Launched Digital Banking Mission – “One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi”
• Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor
of Jammu and Kashmir launched a digital
banking mission “One Gram Panchayat-One
DIGI-Pay Sakhi” at the event organised at
the Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship
Development Institute Pampore, Pulwama
• Under this mission, the DIGI Pay
facility will be provided to more than 2000
remote villages of J&K.
• Manoj Sinha also distributed 80
Aadhaar Enabled Payment Systems (AEPs) among the DIGI-Pay Sakhis under the Jammu & Kashmir Rural
Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM).
• He also stated that the 3 new initiatives of DIGI Pay, Krishi, and Pashu Sakhi and other women
empowerment programs like Hausla, Tejaswini, UMEED, Rise Together will speed up the efforts of the
J&K government to empower women and make them a part of the development of J&K.
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Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021
• Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State,
Ministry of Jal Shakti presided over the
virtual launch of Swachh Survekshan
Grameen 2021 under Swachh Bharat
Mission (Grameen) Phase- II during the
event organised by the Department of
Drinking Water and Sanitation
• He also released the SSG 2021 Protocol
document; SSG 2021 Dashboard and the
mobile App for Citizens feedback.
• DDWS will carry out SSD 2021 across India to expedite Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus interventions and
improve the ODF Sustainability as well as Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) activities across
the villages in the country.
• This is one of India’s largest surveys with around 17475 villages, that provides publicity to the programme
and ODF Plus goals and enhance the sanitation, overall cleanliness and waste management of the
districts and states.
Govt Enhanced the Scope of Transport and Marketing Assistance
Scheme for Agri Exports
• The Government of India has enhanced the
scope of the Transport and Marketing
Assistance for specified agriculture products
schemes by including dairy products under its
purview and increasing the rates of
assistance.
• The rates of assistance have been increased
by 50% for exports by sea and 100% through
the air.
• According to the notification of the Department of Commerce, under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, the revised TMA for specified agriculture products scheme for exports is effected on or after 1st
April 2021 to 31st March 2022.
• The existing scheme will remain in operation for exports effects up to March 31, 2021.
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Conferences And Meetings
India hosted First-Ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia
• India hosted the 1st ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia in New Delhi.
• It was attended by Union Ministers Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs and Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence
• Australia will contribute $10 million to India’s initiative towards disaster-resilient infrastructure as Australia is exploring collaboration with India on low emission technologies in order to ensure a clean
energy future.
• Both nations are also working towards an ‘early harvest trade deal’
United States - India Strategic Clean Energy 2021
• The Ministerial meeting of the United States -India
Strategic Clean Energy Partnership 2021 held virtually was
co-chaired by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri ,
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with the US
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to launch the
revamped U.S.-India SCEP.
• A India-US Task Force on Biofuels will be set up to
look after cooperation in the biofuels sector.
• Both sides have initiated institutionalisation of India Energy Modeling Forum with the constitution of Six
Task Forces for carrying out research and modelling in different areas.
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MOUs And Partnership
Ministry of Tourism MOU with IRCTC to promote domestic tourism
• Ministry of Tourism has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation to promote domestic tourism at Conference of Tourism and Culture Ministers of North Eastern States held in Guwahati, Assam
• Under the ‘Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive’ (PRASAD) scheme, Union Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy sanctioned Rs 200 crore for the tourism development in the North Eastern Region.
• Rs 68,020 crore had allocated to north eastern states in the Union budget of 2021-22 for the development of North Eastern Regions.
• PRASAD Scheme aims at integrated development of pilgrimage destinations in a prioritised, planned, and sustainable manner in order to provide a complete religious tourism experience.
NITI Aayog’s AIM in collaboration with ISRO & CBSE
• National Institution for Transforming India Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation and Central Board of Secondary Education launched the Atal Tinkering Lab ‘Space Challenge 2021’ for all school students across the country.
• ATL has aligned with the World Space Week 2021(4-10 October) at global level.
• ATL Space Challenge 2021 aligns with this year’s theme of celebrating 75 years of India’s independence “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”
• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
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BLS International partners with NHA
• BLS International was authorised by the
National Health Authority for digital processing
of ‘Ayushman Bharat cards’ under Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
Banking And Financial News
Punjab & Sind Bank ties up with Indiabulls
• Punjab & Sind Bank signed co-lending alliance
with Indiabulls Commercial Credit and Indiabulls
Housing Finance Limited
Punjab and Sind Bank:
• Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer– S.
Krishnan
• Headquarter– New Delhi
IndusInd Bank signed MoU
with Escorts Limited
• IndusInd Bank has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with Escorts Limited (Escorts
Agri Machinery)
• This partnership between IndusInd Bank and
Escorts Agri Machinery will enable the farmers
to invest in modern farm machinery to increase their farm productivity and income.
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IndusInd Bank:
• MD & CEO- Sumant Kathpalia
• Headquarters– Pune
Punjab National Bank begins exit from Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance
• PNB is all set to sell its entire stake (23%) in
its Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance (CHOICE).
In CHOICE, PNB is the promoter after the
amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce
(OBC) and United Bank of India (UBI) with it in
April 2020. Prior to this amalgamation, OBC
held a 23% stake in CHOICE.
• As per the IRDAI’s (Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India) norm, a
commercial bank should not hold more than
10% stake in two life insurance ventures at the same time.
SEBI levied Rs 1 lakh fine on Employee of Titan
• Securities and Exchange Board of India has levied
a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Chandan Gupta, an
employee of Titan Company Limited for disclosure
lapses, in violating the insider trading norms.
• He transacted in the firm’s securities on two
occasions in the calendar quarter ending on September
30, 2018. The total value traded was more than Rs 10
lakh.
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Appointments & Resignations
President of International Road Federation-India
• Ashoka Buildcon Managing Director
Satish Parekh has taken over as the president
of International Road Federation (IRF)-India.
• He Succeeded Subhmay Gangopadhyay
Awards & Recognition
2021 International Young Eco-Hero
• Ayaan Shankta, environmental activist from Mumbai has been named as “2021 International Young Eco-Hero”.
• He won the 3rd prize under the Age Group: 8-14 for his project “Conservation and Rehabilitation of Powai Lake” and became one of the 25 global winners of the Young Eco-Hero Award 2021.
• The award presented by “The Action for Nature”, San Francisco based NGO, recognize young people (8 to 16 years old) for their environmental achievements.
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Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2021
• Writer Namita Gokhale Receives the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award for the year 2021.
• She is the co-founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival
Sports
Overview of 2021 US Open
Tennis Championship
• The 141st edition of the US Open Tennis Championship was held in USA’s New York City.
Category Winners Runner-ups
Men’s Singles Daniil Medvedev (Russia) Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Singles Emma Raducanu (Britain) Leylah Fernandez (Canada)
Men’s Doubles
Rajeev Ram – Joe Salisbury
(USA – UK)
Bruno Soares – Jamie Murray
(Brazil – UK)
Women’s Doubles
Sam Stosur – Zhang Shuai
(Australia – China)
Coco Gauff – Caty McNally (USA)
Mixed Doubles
Desirae Krawczyk – Joe Salisbury
(USA – UK)
Giuliana Olmos – Marcelo Arevalo
(Mexico – El Salvador)
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Sri Lankan player Lashith Malinga retires from all formats of cricket
• Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He retired from Test cricket in 2011 and ODI in 2019.
• He picked 546 wickets across formats.
• He is the only bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 balls in a row on two occasions in international cricket and to take 3 ODI hat-tricks and two in T20I cricket.
• First bowler to take 100 and 150 wickets in the history of Indian Premier League
Obituary
Writer Dr Aziz Hajini Passed Away
• Sahitya Akademi winner Dr Abdul Aziz Parrey an eminent Kashmiri writer, poet, and critic passed away in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
• He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2016 for his book ‘Aane Khane’ written in Kashmiri.
• He has also won the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award in 2013 for Za Gaz Zameen, Kashmiri translation of Abdul Samad’s Urdu novel Do Gaz Zameen.
Some of his Books:
• Paer Zaan • Noor-e-Nooran • Asi Chi Puran Hamsayan tal • Me and My Animal
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