Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 25 October to 31 October 2021
We are all aware of how important the General Awareness/ Current Affairs section is in any exam, whether it is for SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railway, or any other government exam. As a result, we will provide weekly one-liner current events for any future exam that has a GA section.
Weekly one-liner current affairs contains the week’s most relevant news into a single line, and are obligatory reading for all exams. The weekly one-liner current affairs are offered below to keep you up to date.
National News
- India’s 1st State Government-owned Wildlife DNA testing analysis lab inaugurated in Nagpur
- Goa became the 1st state to achieve ODF and Electricity for each household
- PM Modi launched ‘Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission’
- UP Govt approved renaming of Faizabad Railway Junction to Ayodhya Cantt
- Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched ‘Go Green’ Scheme to provide subsidized e-vehicles to workers
- India’s first Radio over Internet Protocol system for Major Ports launched in Kolkata
- Maharashtra became India’s 1st state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan 2021-30
- SC set up a committee to Probe unauthorized surveillance using Pegasus in India; headed by R V Raveendran
- ECI launched ‘Garuda App’ for Digital Mapping of Polling Booths
- BSE signed MoU with Chhattisgarh to promote listing of SMEs
- 7 Member Economic Advisory Council to the PM reconstituted under Chairman Bibek Debroy
- MSME Ministry launched “SAMBHAV” to promote Entrepreneurship in India
- Civil Aviation Minister launched Krishi UDAN 2.0 to promote Agri-Products Transportation by Air
- Agriculture Minister inaugurated “Apple Festival” in Jammu and Kashmir
- India’s largest aromatic garden inaugurated in Uttarakhand
- Tamil Nadu launched Unique Academic Scheme ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’
- Delhi Govt launched “Paryavaran Saathi” chatbot & Website
- State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020: Karnataka topped
- Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021): Kerala topped in governance performance
International News
- 7th Meeting of BRICS Communications Ministers 2021 chaired by Devusinh Chauhan
- India, UK, and Australia planned to jointly launch IRIS initiative at COP26
- “Invest India” elected as The President Of World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)
- Sitharaman virtually attended 6th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB
- GoI & ADB signed $4.5 million loan for Mizoram to support Urban Mobility
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected as President of Uzbekistan for 2nd term
- MeitY Startup Hub and Google partnered to launch ‘Appscale Academy’ Programme
- “Global Climate Tech Investment trend” report: India ranked 9th, US topped
- South Korea inaugurated World’s Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant
- THE’s World Reputation Rankings 2021; IISc Bengaluru among Top 100, Harvard University topped
- PM Narendra Modi co-chaired the 18th India-ASEAN Summit 2021 & participated in 16th EAS 2021
- Facebook Inc. corporate name rebranded as ‘Meta’
Banking and Financial
- AU Small Finance Bank launched QR Sound box for payment alerts
- RBI introduced a revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs – Scale Based Regulation’ (SBR)
- National Steering Committee for NIPUN Bharat Mission setup by govt; headed by Dharmendra Pradhan
- Union Bank partnered with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) to launch 1st of its kind initiative on Cyber Security Awareness
- Kotak Mahindra Bank tied up with IndiGo to launch co-branded Credit Card ‘Ka-ching’
- HDFC Ltd and India Post Payments Bank partnered to Offer Home Loans
- ICICI Bank surpassed Hindustan Unilever in m-cap to become 5th Most Valued Company of India
- Google Pay tied up with SBI General Insurance to offer Health Insurance
- Tech Mahindra acquired Lodestone & WMW to enhance its Digital Portfolio
- ADB signed a $251 mn loan for Integrated Urban Flood Management in Chennai
- India, ADB signed $100 mn loan to promote agribusiness network, reduce food losses in Maharashtra
- SAIPL partnered with SBI to provide financial support to Dairy farmers in Maharashtra
- Max Life Insurance became 1st Life Insurer to Join Account Aggregator (AA) framework
- Kotak Mahindra Bank partnered NPCI to launch Rupay Credit Cards ‘Veer’ for Armed Forces
- IRCTC & Truecaller partnered to reduce fraud in the railways
Appointment and Resignation
- Ramnath Krishnan appointed as ICRA’s MD and Group CEO
- FloBiz Neobank signed Manoj Bajpayee as Brand Ambassador for myBillBook
- Sunil Paliwal appointed as Chairperson of Chennai Port Trust
- K V Kamath appointed as Chairperson of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development
- Rajesh Gokhale appointed secretary of Department of Biotechnology
- RBI approved appointment of Baldev Prakash as MD & CEO of J&K Bank
- S C Khuntia appointed as Jana Small Finance Bank Part-Time Chairman
- RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das got 3-years extension
Awards
- Rajiv Nigam became 1st Indian to be selected for Joseph A. Cushman Award 2022
- Rajinikanth honored with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Tsitsi Dangarembga became 1st Black Woman to win Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021
- Tamil film Koozhangal is India’s official entry to the Oscars 2022
- TVS Motor Company has been awarded India Green Energy Award 2020
Defence
- DRDO successfully tested Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target
- India and UK conducted maiden Tri-Service Exercise Konkan Shakti 2021
- India successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5
- Indigenous ICG Ship ‘Sarthak’ dedicated to the Nation
Science
- South Korea launched its first homegrown space rocket named “Nuri”
- France launched Military Communications Satellite “Syracuse 4A”
Sports
- Max Verstappen won US Grand prix title 2021
- Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi won Denmark Open 2021
- IPL 2022: Ahmedabad and Lucknow became the two new franchises
- Fabio Quartararo won MotoGP Title 2021
- Netherlands All-Rounder Ryan ten Doeschate retired from International Cricket
Book and Author
- Anthology of Ruskin Bond titled “Writing for My Life” released
- Chidanand Rajghatta authored a new Book titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman”
- Former Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal gifted his book ‘AIIMS Mein Ek Jang Ladte Hue’ to PM Modi
Important day
- 24th October: World Development Information Day (Theme 2021: Action for Sustainable Development Goal)
- 24th October: International Day of Diplomats
- 24th -31st October: Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021 (Theme 2021: Media and Information Literacy for the Public Good.)
- 24th October: Indo-Tibetan Border Police Raising Day
- 27th October: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (Theme 2021: “Your Window to the World”.)
- 27th October 2021: Indian Army celebrated 75th Infantry Day
- 28th October: International Animation Day
- 26th October – 1 November: Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 (Theme 2021: “Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity”.)
- 29th October: International Internet Day
- 29th October: World Psoriasis Day (Theme 2021: “Uniting for action”.)
- 30th October: World Savings Day (India)
- 31st October: UN World Cities Day (Theme 2021: “Adapting cities for climate resilience”.)
- 31st October: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day
Obituary
- Eminent Oncologist Padma Shri Dr Madhavan Krishnan Nair passed away
- Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar passed away
- Australian legend Alan Davidson passed away at 92
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