- The CCI approved the acquisition of 4.99% of the outstanding equity share capital in HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company by HDFC Bank.
- Static Part:
- HQ of HDFC Bank: Mumbai
- Tagline of HDFC Bank: We understand your world.
- MD and CEO of HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan
- YES Family Saving Account: It is launched by Yes Bank. It is a new type of value-added family saving account for people of varying income levels so that they can collaborate and coordinate their expenditures together with families.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Yes Bank: Mumbai
- Tagline of Yes Bank: Experience our Expertise
- MD and CEO of Yes Bank: Prashant Kumar
- PM Narendra Modi participated in 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) via video conference. At the summit, he mentioned India’s focus on a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. He mentioned that India aims to have the ASEAN Centrality principle in the region. The summit was held under the chairmanship of Brunei. The 3 statements by EAS leaders were adopted at the summit namely Mental Health, Economic recovery through Tourism, and Sustainable Recovery.
- The social media platform Facebook will now be named as ‘Meta’ in a rebrand that focuses on building the ‘metaverse’, a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet.
- Maharashtra has become the first state to release its own Wildlife Action plan (2021-30). The plan focuses on 12 areas.
- Static Part:
- CM of Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
- Governor of Maharashtra: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa: The initiative was launched by YouWeCan Foundation which is owned by Yuvraj Singh. The initiative is funded by the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance and the SBI Foundation. Under the initiative, free breast cancer screening will be done using ‘iBreast devices’.
- Important Days and Themes: 29th Oct 2021: International Internet Day
- 29th Oct 2021: World Psoriasis Day
- Theme: Uniting for action
- Ambassadors’ Round Table for DefExpo 2022
- Appointments on 29th October 2021
- India and ADB signed a $4.5 million PRF Loan
- ‘Appscale Academy Programme’
- DRDO successfully Test Fired ‘Agni-5’ Missile
Question:
Q.1 When is International Internet Day marked?
a. 29th Oct
b. 29th April
c. 29th Jan
d. 29th July
b. 29th April
c. 29th Jan
d. 29th July