Current Affairs One-Liner: 23rd October 2021

James Pattinson: He is an Australian fast bowler and has announced retirement from international cricket.
Important Days and Themes: 23rd Oct 2021: Mole Day

India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the United States have announced to launch of a new quadrilateral economic forum. The new quad will help in framing future economic cooperation and generate joint infrastructure projects in the fields of Transportation, Technology, Maritime Security, Economics, and Trade.
Web-Based Project Monitoring Portal (WBPMP): It was launched by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. It was launched for Military Engineer Services (MES). It is developed by Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-G). It will help in real-time monitoring of projects from their inception to completion activities.

India has attained a milestone of crossing 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines on 21st October 2021 in 9 months after the vaccination drive began. A state like Uttar Pradesh followed by Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh are the top five States which have attained the highest number of doses.
Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition’

‘TRUTH Social’: It is the name of the social media platform which is announced by Donald Trump. It will be rolled out early next year.
Obituaries: Saranjeet Singh: He was a Former hockey international Player from India.
RBI imposed Penalty Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL)
NPCI Launched NTS Platform
‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store Scheme’— Chhattisgarh
$100 Million Credit Facility for MSMEs
Rupifi partnered with Flipkart Wholesale

Question:

Q.1 James Pattinson, announced his retirement from which sports?
a. Golf
b. Football
c. Cricket
d. Boxing