Daily Current Affairs Quiz : October 9, 2021

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The High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC) is an intergovernmental group, co-chaired by France and Costa Rica. Its objective is to support the adoption of a target to protect 30% of the planet’s land and 30% of its oceans by 2030 (30×30 target).
The Coalition was officially launched at the One Planet Summit in 2021. It currently has around 70 members. India officially joined the coalition at a ceremony held between the French and Indian governments in New Delhi.

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Every year on October 8, the country celebrates Indian Air Force Day. This year will celebrate the 89th anniversary of Indian Air Force Day.
The day commemorates the establishment of Indian Air Force (IAF) on the same day in 1932. The first operational squadron was established in April 1933. The day also aims to increase awareness about the Indian Air Force, also known as the ‘Bhartiya Vayu Sena’.

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the key lending rate — repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent for the eighth time in a row.
Reverse repo rate remained unchanged at 3.5 per cent. The policy stance will also kept unchanged at ‘accommodative’. The accommodative stance is voted for, as long as necessary to sustain growth on a durable basis, while ensuring that inflation remains within the target. RBI also retained FY22 GDP growth forecast at 9.5 per cent.

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Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a central armed police force, secures the Nepal and Bhutan borders. The border forces of India and Nepal will conduct regular joint patrolling along the border to control trans-border crimes, smuggling of arms, human trafficking and other areas of concern.
The fifth annual coordination meeting between SSB and Armed Police Force, Nepal concluded recently. The help desk established by APF and the SSB at transit points of the border would continue to facilitate the movement of citizens.

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Vallilath Madhathil Madhavan Nair, the oldest living former diplomat of India, passed away at the age of 102.
He joined the Indian Civil Service or the ICS in 1942 and was allotted to the Bihar Cadre. He was permanently recruited to the Indian Foreign Service later. He had served in various important positions in the External Affairs Department and in charge of Commonwealth Relations. He retired from the IFS in the late 1970s.