Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 2, 2021

– PM launches 2nd phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U 2.0) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT 2.0) with the aspiration to make all cities garbage free and water secure.

– Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana for forming special panels led by HC CJs to probe plaints against ‘atrocities’ by police, bureaucracy

– Union Minister Anurag Thakur launches month-long Clean India Programme at Prayagraj in UP

– India decides to impose ‘reciprocity,’ UK nationals arriving from UK required to undergo 10-day quarantine irrespective of vaccination status

– Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as vice-chief of IAF

– Vice Admiral Adhir Arora takes charge as Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India

– Rajasthan bans sale, bursting of crackers from October 1 to January 31

– Govt approves release of Rs 7,274 crore to 23 states as central share of SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund)

– Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presents Vayoshreshtha Samman-2021 to senior citizens

– Vice President launches portals – SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity) on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons

– National Voluntary Blood Donation Day observed on October 1

– Chacha Chaudhary declared mascot for Namami Gange Programme

– CDS General Bipin Rawat meets his US counterpart General Mark Milley in Washington

– Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, addresses 5th East Asia Summit (EAS) Education Ministers Meeting

– Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar addresses 4th Annual Leadership Summit of USISPF (US- India Strategic Partnership Forum)

– India, U.S. to set up joint working group in defence industrial security

– Centre doubles incentive on sugar sacrificed for producing ethanol from October 2021

– Foreign Exchange reserves down by $997 million to $638.646 billion in the week ended September 24

– Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (PEL) acquires bankrupt Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd (DHFL), pays ₹14,700 cr. in cash

– International Day of Older Persons observed on Oct 1; theme: Digital Equity for All Ages

– No overseas spectators allowed for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February