- ‘Go Green’ Scheme and its portal: It was launched by CM of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel. The scheme aims to provide electric two-wheelers at subsidized cost to the workers working in construction and industries of the state.
- Important Days and Themes: 28th Oct 2021: International Animation Day
- 24th Oct to 31st Oct: Global Media and Information Literacy Week
- Theme: Media and Information Literacy for the Public Good
- Awards and Recognition: Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwean author and filmmaker): She was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021 for a ‘new Enlightenment’, a work on violence in her country and all over the world by Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels.
- CUNSULT knowledge App and platform: It was launched by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. It is the world’s first instant advice app. With this app, the people who need advice, information, counsel, or guidance can contact experts in 65 sectors.
- The first IVF calf of Buffalo’s breed named ‘Banni’ which is found in the Kutch region of Gujarat was born at a farmer’s house in Gir Somnath district of the state.
- The world’s largest cricket bat which is certified by the Guinness Book of World Records was unveiled by Mohd Azharuddin in Hyderabad. The bat is 56.1 feet long and weighs 9000 kg. it is designed by Pernod Ricard India (P) Ltd.
- 2021 MotoGP World Champion: It was won by Fabio Quartararo. The second and third positions were marked by Francesco Bagnaia and Joan Mir respectively.
- 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB
- Appointments on 28th October 2021
- HDFC Bank partnered with IPPB
- ‘BeFit’- A cashless OPD and Wellness Services
- ‘SAMBHAV’- e-National Level Awareness Programme
Question:
Q.1 Who among the following launched CUNSULT knowledge App and platform?
a. Narayan Tatu Rane
b. Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya
c. Ashwini Vaishnaw
d. Nitin Gadkari
a. Narayan Tatu Rane
b. Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya
c. Ashwini Vaishnaw
d. Nitin Gadkari
