- India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People. It is a group of countries that work to encourage to adopt a global goal to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and ocean by 2030.
- India’s first smartphone-based e-voting solution was developed by the Telangana government. The initiative is executed by Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) and the implementation support was received from the Emerging Technologies Wing of the IT Department of the State and the CDAC.
- F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2021: It was won by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland). The second and third positions were won by Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) and Sergio Perez (Mexico- Red Bull) respectively.
- The Department of Ex-servicemen welfare which comes under ‘Ministry of Defence’ has integrated ‘Electronic Pension Payment Order’ (EPPO) with the Digi Locker in order to provide Ease of Living to Defence Pensioners. The EPPO is generated by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) Pension, Allahabad.
- Tamil Nadu’s three products namely Karuppur Kalamkari painting, Kallakurichi Wood carving, and Kanyakumari Clove has received GI Tags.
- Important Days and Themes: 11th Oct 2021: International Day of the Girl Child (Day of Girls or the International Day of Girls)
- Theme: ‘Digital generation. Our generation’
- 5th Oct to 10th Oct 2021: Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week
- Obituaries: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan: He was known by the name ‘Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb’. He was an atomic scientist.
- Abolhassan Banisadr: He was Iran’s first president.
- India and Croatia partnered to Improve Traditional Medicine System
- ICRIER’s 13th Annual International G-20 Conference
- India and UK signed Forward Action Plan
- India’s GDP to be at 9.1% for FY 2021-22—FICCI
Question:
Q.1 When is International Day of the Girl Child observed?
a. 10th Oct
b. 11th Oct
c. 12th Oct
d. 13th Oct
a. 10th Oct
b. 11th Oct
c. 12th Oct
d. 13th Oct
