Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) was set up in 1957 in Cochin. It is the first and only national center where research in all disciplines relating to fishing and fish processing is undertaken.
CIFT has developed fertiliser and pet supplement from shrimp shell. ‘Foliar Spray’, the customised fertiliser with antimicrobial agents, is developed to enhance crop yield and improve disease. The institute has also tied up with a Kolkata-based company to commercialise the technology

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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organised VAYO NAMAN Programme on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons. Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented Vayoshreshtha Samman-2021 to senior citizens.
Vice President also launched two portals – SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity). The SAGE portal, designed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, aims to encourage entrepreneurs in the area of elderly care. SACRED portal will connect the senior citizens with job providers in the private sector.

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Indian industrialists Shiv Nadar – founder of HCL Technologies and Mallika Srinivasan – chairperson of TAFE have been selected for 2021 Global Leadership Award by US India Business Council (USIBC).
The award is given annually since the year 2007, recognising top corporate executives of USA and India, who have demonstrated high degree of leadership and played a pivotal role to improve Indo-US partnership.

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The Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY NRLM) is a flagship scheme launched by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in the year 2011, which creates an institutional platform for rural poor and enhance their livelihood.
Under the scheme, recently 50,000 women SHG members have been dedicated to the nation as B C Sakhi, who would provide doorstep services in every Gram Panchayat.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated the winners of ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ Contest of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). He also launched ‘Dare to Dream 3.0’ to promote innovators & startups.
Dare to Dream is DRDO’s nation-wide contest to promote Indian academicians, individuals and start-ups to develop defence and aerospace technologies. DRDO provides support to the winners under Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme. DRDO Young Scientists awards for the year 2019 were also presented to 16 DRDO scientists.

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The World Space Week was declared by the United Nations (UN) since 1999. In 1957, the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik, was launched on October 4.
Also in 1967, an agreement was signed on October 4 to ensure the peaceful use of Outer Space. The theme for World Space week 2021 is ‘Women in Space’. This theme aims to create more awareness to the issues of gender diversity in the field of space sector and identify the obstacles that women face when entering space-related careers.

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently approved the administration of third booster shots of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine to people of European Union, who are above the age of 18 years.
The test data by EMA has shown that, injecting the third booster shot in a span of 6 month after the second dose raises the antibody levels.

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The Ministry of Textiles has approved continuation of Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) with a total outlay of ₹160 crore. The scheme will now continue up to March 2026.
Under the scheme, infrastructural support, market access, design and technology up-gradation support are provided to handicraft artisans.

 

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Mihidana is a sweet dish of West Bengal and is a GI (Geographical Indication) tagged product. This is in news recently as the very first consignment of Mihidana sourced from Bardhaman has been exported to Bahrain.
The export was made by DM Enterprises, Kolkata which is an APEDA registered exporter. A GI tag can be issued for agricultural, natural or manufactured goods that have a unique quality, reputation or other characteristics related to its geographical origin.

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The Interpol has launched a cyber security campaign – “Keeping cybercriminals out: #JustOneClick” from October 4 to 22, which will be organized mainly in social media.
The aim of this campaign is to create awareness about cyber threats and help people to protect their computer systems, networks and personal information from cyber criminals