Daily Current Affairs – 8 October, 2021

In News Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. About It was awarded to him “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee”. In his 10 novels he has consistently, and with great compassion, penetrated the effects of colonialism in East […]

 In News  Recently, the 6th Edition of India – UK Joint Company Level Military Training EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR has commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand . About EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR  The exercise is part of an initiative to develop interoperability and sharing expertise with friendly foreign nations. During this exercise, an Infantry Company from the Indian Army […]

In News  Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. NTCA is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, established in 2005 for strengthening tiger conservation […]

In News  India has been ranked 90th in the most powerful passport report ‘Henley Passport Index 2021’. About Henley Passport Index The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.  The index is based on exclusive […]

In News Recently, the Central government submitted data regarding Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes quota in promotions in the Supreme Court (SC). Government’s Stand According to the data the total number in Group A, B and C categories in 19 ministries is 15.34% for SCs and 6.18% for STs. The figure includes reserved category candidates […]

In News Recently, the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 has framed Guidelines on Cyber Security in Power Sector to be adhered by all Power Sector utilities. Background October 2020:  Mumbai faced major power outages that brought key services to a halt.  A US cybersecurity firm had said […]

In News Recently, the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). Key Findings India: In India, five out of six multidimensionally poor people are from lower tribes or castes.  The Scheduled Tribe group: It accounts for 9.4 per cent […]

In News  Recently ,the Union Minister of State Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying unveiled the National Digital Livestock Mission(NDLM) Blueprint at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was created to promote, finance and support producer-owned and controlled organisations. Objectives and Need  The livestock sector has a unique combination of being […]

In News The COVID-19 pandemic had widespread and devastating consequences to communities and enterprises in India and across the globe. The situation was particularly grim for the 453.6 million internal migrants in India. It was evident by the unprecedented ‘reverse migration’ witnessed during the pandemic. e-Shram portal has been launched to register 38 crore unorganised […]

In News  A Union Ministry of Education survey has found between 40% and 70% school children in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand do not have access to digital devices.   About  A preliminary version of the report, titled ‘Initiatives by school education sector in 2020-21 for continuing teaching and learning […]