Top Current Affairs 10 October 2021
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National
Chhattisgarh gets its fourth Tiger Reserve
- The combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh has been declared as a Tiger Reserve by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on October 05, 2021.
- This is the fourth Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, after the Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar, and Indravati Reserves.
- The proposal to declare the above as a Tiger Reserve was approved by NTCA’s 11th Technical Committee under Section 38V(1) of The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Tamor Pingla is located in Surajpur district, while Guru Ghasidas National Park is in Koriya district.
Adani Group takes over operational control of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati
- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has handed over the operational control of the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati to Adani Group on October 08, 2021.
- This means that the operations, management and development responsibilities of the airport will now be in the hands of the Adani Group.
- It must be noted that in 2018, the Central Government had listed group of six airports for privatisation of its operations, management and development (OMD) for a period of 50 years. These airports included Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangalore, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati.
- The Adani Group had emerged as the successful bidder for all these six airports.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates greenfield Sindhudurg airport in Maharashtra under UDAN scheme
- The Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, virtually inaugurated the greenfield Sindhudurg airport in Maharashtra recently, under the RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme of the Government of India.
- The minister also flagged off the first flight from the airport, taking off from Sindhudurg to Mumbai.
- Sindhudurg Airport (also known as Chipi Airport) is in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra.
- With this, 381 routes and 61 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have become operationalized under the UDAN scheme.
India officially joins High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People
- India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People on October 07, 2021.
- HAC is a group of more than 70 countries encouraging the adoption of the global goal to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030 (30×30 target).
- India is the first country from BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) to join the HAC.
- The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People is co-chaired by Costa Rica and France and by the United Kingdom as Ocean co-chair.
Banking & Economy
RBI announces the Theme for Fourth Cohort under Regulatory Sandbox as ‘Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds’
- The Reserve Bank of India has announced the theme for Fourth Cohort under Regulatory Sandbox. The theme is “Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds”.
- Before this, RBI has already launched three cohorts under Regulatory Sandbox.
RBI projects India’s GDP growth for FY23 at 7.8%
- The Reserve Bank of India in its Monetary Policy Report – October 2021, has projected India’s GDP growth rate for 2022-23 (FY23) at 7.8%.
- RBI released the Monetary Policy Report on a half-yearly basis.
- It must be noted that for 2021-22 RBI has projected India’s GDP growth at 9.5% in the MPC meet of October 2021.
Agreements
India and Denmark exchanges MoUs/Agreements during the visit of Danish PM Mette Frederiksen
- The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen is on three days visit to India from October 9 to 11, 2021, to further strengthen and enhance the close and friendly ties between the two countries.
- On October 09, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Danish PM, following which four MoUs were signed which aimed at boosting cooperation in green technologies and management of natural resources.
- For list of MoUs and Agreements click here
Defence Exercise
6th India-UK joint military exercise ‘AJEYA WARRIOR’ begins in Uttarakhand
- The 6th edition of the annual Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR, between India and United Kingdom kick-started on October 08, 2021 at Chaubatia, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- The two-week military exercise will culminate on October 20, 2021.
- The exercise will further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the armies of the two countries and develop interoperability and sharing of expertise.
Days
National Postal Day: 10 October
- In India, the National Postal Day is celebrated annually on 10 October, as an extension of World Post Day, which is celebrated on 9 October.
- National Post Day aims to commemorate the role played by the Indian postal department for the past 150 years, which was founded in 1854 by Lord Dalhousie.
World Mental Health Day: 10 October
- World Mental Health Day is observed every year on 10 October globally for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
- It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization.
- The theme for World Mental Health Day 2021 is ‘Mental health in an unequal world’.
World Day Against the Death Penalty : 10 October
- The World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed every year on 10 October.
- It is a day to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty and to raise awareness of the conditions and the circumstances which affect prisoners with death sentences.
- The day was first organised by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty in 2003.
- 2021 marks the 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty.
- The theme for 2021 is “Women Sentenced to Death: An Invisible Reality.”
