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National News

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched CRIIIO 4 GOOD modules to advance gender equality and empower young people

  • Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘CRIIIO 4 GOOD’, a new online, life skills learning modules, to promote gender equality among girls and boys.
  • The programme was launched in association with the International Cricket Council, UNICEF, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
  • ‘CRIIIO 4 GOOD’ is a series of 8 cricket-based animation films to promote gender parity, equip girls with life skills and encourage their participation in sports.
  • Using the popularity and passion of cricket young audiences, ICC and UNICEF released these modules to inspire children and youth to adopt critical life skills and appreciate the importance of gender equality.
  • The programme can be accessed free of cost on criiio.com/criiio4good in three languages: English, Hindi and Gujarati. 
  • The themes of the eight modules are: leadership, problem-solving, confidence, decision-making, negotiation, empathy, teamwork and goal setting and are visualized through state-of-the-art animation using cricketing examples.
  • In-depth research into local nuances has made these films real and relatable.

Ministry of MSME inaugurated Khadi outlet at IIT Delhi

  • The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has inaugurated a renovated Khadi India outlet at the IIT Delhi campus in order to connect the youth with Khadi.
  • Manoj Kumar, Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), launched the outlet at the IIT Delhi shopping complex.
  • Along with the launch of a new store, the KVIC Chairman also unveiled the latest collection of apparel designs developed by the Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK) in collaboration with the Khadi institutions.
  • CoEK is a project of the MSME ministry in collaboration with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to develop and design youthful designs to attract the youth towards Khadi and meet the requirements of the global market.
  • In another event, the Union Minister of MSMEs Narayan Rane flagged off the Khadi Yatra and announced the ‘Khadi Mahotsav’ from October 2nd to October 31st in Mumbai.
  • Khadii and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) – 1957 (Founded) – Mumbai (HQ) – Manoj Kumar (Chairman)

Various Development Projects launched by Prime Minister

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of development projects worth more than 26 thousand crore rupees in Jagdalpur, the divisional headquarters of tribal Bastar division in Chhattisgarh.
  • He also dedicated to the nation the NMDC’s greenfield Steel Plant established at Nagarnar in Bastar, built at a cost of about 24 thousand crores rupees.
  • He also laid the foundation stone for the upgradation of Jagdalpur Railway Station and also dedicated to the nation the new rail line between Antagarh and Taroki and the double rail line project between Jagdalpur and Dantewada and also flagged off the train service between Taroki and Raipur.
  • Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation, multiple developmental projects worth more than Rs 13,500 crore in Mahbubnagar, Telangana and also flagged off a train service Hyderabad (Kacheguda) – Raichur – Hyderabad (Kacheguda) train service from Krishna station — through video conferencing.
  • The development projects include important sectors like road, rail, petroleum and natural gas and higher education and also announced the formation of a National Turmeric Board in Telangana.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated various development projects worth around Rs 7,000 crore in Rajasthan.
  • The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various development projects worth around Rs 19,260 crores in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
  • The projects include the dedication of Delhi-Vadodara Expressway, Grih Pravesh of over 2.2 lakh houses built under PMAY and dedication of houses constructed under PMAY – Urban, laying the foundation stone for Jal Jeevan Mission projects, 9 health centers under Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, dedication of academic building of IIT Indore and laying the foundation stone for hostel and other buildings on campus and a Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Indore.

Project Udbhav

  • The Indian Army has started an initiative, named Project Udbhav, to rediscover the “profound Indic heritage of statecraft and strategic thoughts” derived from ancient Indian texts of “statecraft, warcraft, diplomacy and grand strategy” in collaboration with the United Service Institution of India (USI), a defence think-tank.
  • In connection with this, USI will conduct a Military Heritage Festival on October 21 and 22, to acquaint “future thought leaders with the dynamics of comprehensive national security with special emphasis on India’s strategic culture, military heritage, education, modernisation of security forces and Atmanirbhar Bharat,”.
  • The aim of Project Udbhav is not limited to just rediscovering these narratives, but also to develop an “indigenous strategic vocabulary”, which is deeply rooted in India’s “multifaceted philosophical and cultural tapestry”.
  • The overall aim is to integrate age-old wisdom with modern military pedagogy.
  • United Service Institution of India (USI) – 1870 (founded) – New Delhi (HQ) – Major General B. K. Sharma AVSM SM (Director General)

Ministry of Textile introduced quality control order for medical, agro textiles

  • The Union Ministry of Textiles has introduced Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for 6 medical- textile and 20 agro-textile products that will come into effect from April 1, 2024.
  • Under the second phase of the QCO, the medical textile products covered include sanitary napkins, medical textile shoe covers, and disposable baby diapers.
  • The agro products include agro nets, textile water storage tanks, and harvest nets.
  • It has exempted self help groups (SHGs) from the meditech QCOs and MSMEs involved in production of these products will be covered under the QCO from October 1, 2024.
  • The norms will be applicable to domestic and foreign manufacturers who intend to export their products to India.
  • In the third phase, about 30 more technical textiles items– building textiles, industrial textiles, ropes and cordages – will be considered.
  • The government has imposed Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for various products that include manmade fibre textile products.
  • Ministry of Textile – Piyush Goyal,Cabinet Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,Maharashtra) – Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State (Surat,Gujarat)

Schemes

Jagananna Arogya Suraksha

  • Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has unveiled the “Jagananna Arogya Suraksha” program in Andhra Pradesh, bringing affordable healthcare to the people.
  • This initiative aims to provide comprehensive medical care to every citizen, starting from just one rupee, and it will run for a continuous period of 45 days.
  • One of the primary objectives of this program is to ensure that individuals suffering from ailments can access quality healthcare services promptly.
  • The program is designed to cater to various medical needs, making a wide range of treatments readily available.
  • CM Jagan’s vision extends beyond medical assistance; he emphasizes the importance of educating the public on health-related matters.
  • Every citizen enrolled in the program is provided with a health card.
  • Andhra Pradesh – Visakhapatnam (Capital) – Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (CM) – S. Abdul Nazeer (Governor) – Telugu (Language)

Banking and Finance

UPI transaction in September 2023

  • The overall value of transaction value rose nearly 42% y-o-y to Rs 15.79 lakh crore in September 2023 from Rs 15.76 lakh crore in August 2023.
  • It stood at Rs 11.16 lakh crore transactions in September 2022.
  • Transactions on the unified payments interface (UPI) platform rose 56% year-on-year(y-o-y) to 10.6 billion in September 2023.

Business and Economy

GST Collection in September 2023

  • The gross GST revenue collected in the month of September, 2023 is ₹1,62,712 crores out of which CGST is ₹29,818 crores, SGST is ₹37,657 crores, IGST is ₹83,623 crores (including ₹41,145 crores collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹11,613 crores (including ₹881 crores collected on import of goods).
  • Growth in India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues slowed to a 27-month low of 10.2% in September, from around 10.8% in the previous two months.
  • However, collections improved 2.3% over August revenues.
  • The government has settled ₹33,736 crores to CGST and ₹27,578 crores to SGST from IGST.
  • The total revenue of Centre and the States in the month of September, 2023 after regular settlement is ₹63,555 crores for CGST and ₹65,235 crores for the SGST.

World Bank India’s GDP Prediction

  • The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.3% in the current financial year aided by investment and domestic demand, according to World Bank.
  • It sharply revised India’s inflation projection to 5.9% from 5.2%.
  • World Bank – December 1944 (Founded) – Washington DC (HQ) – Ajay Banga (President)

India will establish carbon credit trading system, carbon verifiers by 2026

  • India is unlikely to get a longer implementation period or special dispensation for its MSMEs, under the EU’s stringent Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the transitional phase for which started on October 1.
  • The Indian government, however, hopes to be ready with its system of accredited carbon verifiers and a fully functional carbon credit trading system (CCTS), to help Indian exporters of steel and aluminium meet the prescribed EU carbon norms by January 2026 — when the proposed carbon taxes will actually kick in.
  • The CBAM is a regulation introduced by the EU to put a “fair” price on carbon emitted during the production of items identified as carbon-intensive from non-EU countries.
  • This will be in the form of higher import levies which will be applicable from January 2026.
  • While the items covered under CBAM include cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilizers, electricity and hydrogen, in India, the hardest hit sectors could be iron and steel, and aluminium.
  • Exporters from these two sectors may end up paying 20-35% additional import levies if their carbon emission compliance cannot be established, per a report by the Delhi-based research body, Global Trade Research Initiative.

Agreements and MoUs signed

Arunachal signed MoU with Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

  • Arunachal Pradesh has signed a MoU with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to explore feasibility of harnessing geothermal potentials that the state’s numerous hot springs offer.
  • The intention of this MoU is to provide a facilitating mechanism for the two parties to work together on mutually agreed, progressive and supportive activities; aiming for further development in the field of Geotechnics and Rock Engineering by dealing with complex sub-surface geological and geotechnical issues faced by the state.
  • To begin with, NGI will carry out geological, geochemical and geothermal investigation of few selected geothermal sites in Tawang and West Kameng districts that will include MT Survey to decipher the deeper geoelectrical configuration of geothermal springs (hot-springs) and feasibility to utilize the Geothermal Energy resources for further use.
  • The MoU was signed by Repo Ronya, Secretary, Science and Technology, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, and Dr Rajinder Bhasin, Technical Expert, NGI, Norway, in presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Science and Technology Minister Honchun Ngandam, Chief Secretary Dharmendra and Dr Vivek Kumar, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi.
  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute – 1953 (Founded) – Oslo, Norway (HQ)

Indian Railways signed deal with Indo-Russian JV

  • The Indian Railways has signed a supply contract with the Indo-Russian joint venture (JV), Kinet Railway Solutions, for manufacturing Vande Bharat trains.
  • The deal between the Indian Railways and Kinet Railway Solutions will involve the manufacturing of 120 Vande Bharat trains, along with maintenance services for 35 years.
  • Kinet Railway Solutions is a joint venture between Metrowagonmash (MWM) and Locomotive Electronic Systems (LES) from Russia and RVNL from India.
  • With the JV signing the deal, any apprehensions about the viability of this partnership have been put to rest.

Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority signed Memorandum of Understanding with Bank of India

  • Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Bank of India (BoI), to facilitate farmers and traders in providing low interest rate loans.
  • The MoU was signed with the intent of promoting awareness to fund against e-NWRs (electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt).
  • The MoU also aims to provide information to depositors of the benefits, besides doing further outreach activities to improve agricultural pledge finance in India.
  • During the event, a presentation was made by WDRA on the importance of post-harvest pledge financing using electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (e-NWRs) for improving rural credit.
  • The bank representatives also highlighted the risks faced by the lending institutions in this sector.
  • WDRA assured their full regulatory support in improving the fiduciary trust among stakeholders.
  • Bank of India – 07/09/1906 (Founded) – Mumbai (HQ) – Atanu Kumar Das (MD & CEO) – “Relationship Beyond Banking”

India signed social security agreement for professionals with Argentina

  • India and Argentina signed an agreement to ensure legal rights of professionals in each other’s domain that will assist in risk-free international mobility.
  • The Embassy of India in a statement said that the ‘Social Security Agreement’ is aimed at ensuring rights of the growing number of Indian nationals employed in various Indian and international concerns in Argentina as well as for Argentine nationals seeking employment in India.
  • Argentina – Buenos Aires (Capital) – Argentine peso (Currency) – Alberto Fernández (President) – Spanish (Language)

Science and Technology

WHO approved world’s 2nd malaria vaccine by Oxford-Serum Institute

  • Serum Institute of India said the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a malaria vaccine, paving the way for the global roll-out of the world’s second such vaccine.
  • The recommendation is based on pre-clinical and clinical trial data which showed good safety and high efficacy in four countries, at sites with both seasonal and perennial malaria transmission, making it the world’s second-ever WHO-recommended vaccine for preventing malaria in children.
  • The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India (SII), leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has been recommended for use by the WHO.
  • The vaccine is licensed to the Pune-based SII and the company has already established production capacity for 100 million doses per annum, which will be doubled over the next two years.
  • Currently, the vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso.
  • The vaccine was developed by the Jenner Institute at Oxford University and SII with support from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), the Wellcome Trust, and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
  • World Health Organization (WHO) – 07/04/1948 (Founded) – Geneva, Switzerland (HQ) – Tedros Adhanom (Director-General)

Appointments

Maldives President

  • Pro-China leader Mohamed Muizzu was elected as 9th President of Maldives.
  • He had defeated incumbent Mohamed Solih to become president of the island nation.
  • Maldives – Male (Capital) – Maldivian rufiyaa (Currency) – Mohamed Muizzu (President) – Dhivehi (Language)

MD & CEO of UIDAI

  • The government of India has extended the tenure of UIDAI CEO Amit Agrawal by one year till November 2, 2024.
  • A 1993 batch IAS officer from the Chhattigarh cadre, Agrawal assumed the top position of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on June 19 2023, following the retirement of Saurabh Garg.
  • UIDAI is the statutory body which was established in 2016 under the Aadhaar Act.
  • It was functioning as an attached office under the erstwhile Planning Commission since 2009.
  • It is mandated to provide the 12-digit unique identification number to citizens, processing and managing those numbers as well as interlinking with partner databases.

Secretary of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)

  • The Centre has appointed Anupama Anand, an Indian Revenue Service Officer, as the Secretary of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the country’s competition watchdog.
  • Before this appointment, Anand was the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax in the capital’s International Tax Bench (Tax Tribunal).
  • She has been appointed as CCI Secretary on a deputation basis.
  • Anand will serve as CCI Secretary for three years, which can be extended up to seven years.
  • The Secretary post has been lying vacant since March 8, 2022, when Sugata Ghosh Dastidar was relieved from this post.
  • He has been serving this post since December 9, 2020.
  • The Secretary is the nodal officer on behalf of the Commission for making or receiving all statutory communications, entering into any formal relationships, including xthe signing of any memorandum or arrangement with competition authority or any agency of any foreign country, with prior approval of the Commission and the Central Government.
  • Competition Commission of India (CCI) – 14/10/2003 (Founded) – New Delhi (HQ) – Ravneet kaur (Chairperson)

MD & CEO of South Indian Bank

  • South Indian Bank has appointed P R Seshadri as its MD & CEO effective from October 1.
  • He has succeeded Murali Ramakrishnan who served a successful tenure from October 1, 2020, till September 30, 2023.
  • With nearly 25 years of banking experience spanning domestic and international markets, Seshadri has held senior leadership positions at various institutions, including Karur Vysya Bank Limited and Citigroup.
  • Prior to joining SIB, Seshadri was associated with the Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) in a similar role.
  • South Indian Bank – 1929 (Founded) – Thrissur, Kerala (HQ) – P. R. Seshadri (MD & CEO) – “Experience Next Generation Banking” (Tagline)

Part-time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cleared the appointment of K N Madhusoodanan as a part-time chairman of Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank.
  • This comes after a period of 21 months during which the company was without a chairman, following the resignation of G Subramonia Iyer in December 2021 for personal reasons.
  • Madhusoodanan has been an independent director with the bank since 2022.
  • Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd – 14/11/1927 (Founded) – Thrissur, Kerala (HQ) – J. K. Shivan (CEO & MD) – Tann Mann Dhan (Tagline)

Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

  • Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan took over as the Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) following the superannuation of Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhry.
  • He was earlier holding the appointment of commandant, College of Military Engineering, Pune and also served as an instructor at the Indian Military Advisory Team, Lusaka, Zambia, and the Defence Services Staff College.
  • Border Roads Organisation (BRO) – 07/05/1960 (Founded) – New Delhi (HQ) – Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan (Director General)

Awards and Recognitions

Nobel Prize for Medicine

  • The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute had decided to award the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó (Hungary) and Drew Weissman (USA) for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
  • The first one was awarded in 1901 to the German physiologist, Emil von Behring, for his work on serum therapy and the development of a vaccine against diphtheria.
  • The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Gerty Cori, received it in 1947 for her role in elucidating the metabolism of glucose, important in many aspects of medicine, including treatment of diabetes.
  • To date, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine is Frederick G. Banting, who was 32 years old when he was awarded the medicine prize in 1923.
  • The oldest Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine to date is Peyton Rous, who was 87 years old when he was awarded the medicine prize in 1966.
  • The most recent Nobel prize had been awarded to Swedish Svante Pääbo, for the discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.
  • 114 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been awarded since 1901.
  • It was not awarded on nine occasions: in 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1925, 1940, 1941 and 1942.
  • 227 individuals have been awarded 1901-2023.
  • Of the 227 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 13 are women.
  • Of these Barabara McClintock is the only one who has received an unshared Nobel Prize.
  • 40 medicine prizes have been given to one laureate only.
  • 35 medicine prizes have been shared by two laureates.
  • 39 medicine prizes have been shared between three laureates.

Nobel Prize for Physics

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded to Pierre Agostini (France), Ferenc Krausz (Hungary)and Anne L’Huillier (France) “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.
  • The first one was awarded in 1901 to Wilhelm Röntgen of Germany The award was officially “in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him”.
  • The first woman to receive Nobel prize in Physics was Marie Curie of Poland “for their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel” (She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice in 1903 for Physics and in 1911 for Chemistry).
  • To date, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in physics is Lawrence Bragg, who was 25 years old when he was awarded the Nobel Prize together with his father in 1915.
  • The oldest Nobel Prize laureate in physics to date is Arthur Ashkin who was 96 years old when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2018.
  • The most recent Nobel prize had been awarded to Alain Aspect (France), John Clauser (USA) & Anton Zeilinger (Austria) for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science in 2022.
  • 117 Nobel Prizes in Physics have been awarded since 1901.
  • It was not awarded on six occasions: in 1916, 1931, 1934, 1940, 1941, and 1942.
  • The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to 225 laureates* 1901-2023.
  • As John Bardeen has been awarded twice there are 224 individuals who have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics since 1901.
  • Of the 224 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, five are women.
  • 47 physics prizes have been given to one laureate only.
  • 32 physics prizes have been shared by two laureates.
  • 38 physics prizes have been shared between three laureates.

Sports News

ICC announced official mascots 'Blaze' and 'Tonk' for Cricket World Cup 2023

  • The ICC has announced that ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ have been unanimously chosen as the names of the mascot duo for 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.
  • ‘Blaze’ is a female mascot, bowling at rapid pace, leaving batters in sheer awe.
  • She is adorned with a belt carrying six power cricket orbs, each meticulously prepared for various game-changing tactics.
  • ‘Tonk’ is a male mascot, with icy-cool composure, making him a batting champion.
  • Tonk has an electromagnetic bat and versatile shot repertoire, lighting up the grandest stage.
  • International Cricket Council (ICC) – 15/06/1909 (Founded) – Dubai,UAE (HQ) – Greg Barclay (Chairman) – 108 countries

Important Days

International Coffee Day 2023

  • International Coffee Day is annually celebrated on October 1.
  • The day aims to highlight the economic, social, and cultural significance of coffee, as well as raise awareness about sustainable coffee practices, fair trade, and the challenges faced by coffee producers worldwide.
  • The Day was established by the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and first celebrated on October 1, 2015, to recognize and promote the global coffee industry.
  • International Coffee Organization (ICO) – 1963 (Founded) – London (HQ) – José Sette (Executive Director)

World Vegetarian Day 2023

  • World Vegetarian Day is annually celebrated on October 1.
  • The day is celebrated to spread awareness around benefits of vegetarianism and how it plays in important role in shrinking environment footprint.
  • The Day was established by North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978 to promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism.

International Day of Older Persons 2023

  • International Day of Older Persons is annually celebrated on October 1.
  • On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons (resolution 45/106).
  • This was preceded by initiatives such as the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing, which was adopted by the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing and endorsed later that year by the UN General Assembly.
  • Theme – Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations

World Habitat Day 2023

  • World Habitat Day is annually celebrated on first Monday of October.
  • This year the day falls on October 2 and Zangilan and Baku were the host cities.
  • The day is recognized to reflect on the state of towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter.
  • The day is also intended to remind the world that everyone has the power and the responsibility to shape the future of towns and cities.
  • In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day.
  • The Day was first celebrated in 1986 with the theme “Shelter is My Right” and Nairobi was the host city.
  • Theme – Resilient urban economies. Cities as drivers of growth and recovery.
  • United Nations (UN) – 24/10/1945 (Founded) – New York (HQ) – António Guterres (Secretary General) –       193 member states & 2 observer states

International Day of Non-Violence 2023

  • International Day of Non-Violence is annually celebrated on October 2.
  • The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • According to United Nation General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to “disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness”.
  • United Nations General Assembly – 1945 (Founded) –  New York City (HQ) – Dennis Francis (President)

World Nature Day 2023

  • World Nature Day is annually celebrated on October 3.
  • The day is celebrated to raise awareness about the challenges our environment faces, particularly due to climate change.
  • In 2010, the day was established by the World Nature Organization (WNO).
  • World Nature Organization – 2010 (Founded) – Geneva, Switzerland (HQ)

Daily Current Affairs - October 01,02 & 03, 2023 - Consolidated

  • Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched CRIIIO 4 GOOD modules to advance gender equality and empower young people
  • Ministry of MSME inaugurated Khadi outlet at IIT Delhi
  • Various Development Projects launched by Prime Minister
  • Project Udbhav
  • Ministry of Textile introduced quality control order for medical, agro textiles
  • Jagananna Arogya Suraksha
  • UPI transaction in September 2023
  • GST Collection in September 2023
  • World Bank India’s GDP Prediction
  • India will establish carbon credit trading system, carbon verifiers by 2026
  • Arunachal signed MoU with Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
  • Indian Railways signed deal with Indo-Russian JV
  • Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority signed Memorandum of Understanding with Bank of India
  • India signed social security agreement for professionals with Argentina
  • WHO approved world’s 2nd malaria vaccine by Oxford-Serum Institute
  • Maldives President
  • MD & CEO of UIDAI
  • Secretary of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)
  • MD & CEO of South Indian Bank
  • Part-time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank
  • Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
  • Nobel Prize for Medicine
  • Nobel Prize for Physics
  • ICC announced official mascots ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ for Cricket World Cup 2023
  • International Coffee Day 2023
  • World Vegetarian Day 2023
  • International Day of Older Persons 2023
  • World Habitat Day 2023
  • International Day of Non-Violence 2023
  • World Nature Day 2023

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