Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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Tech major Intel has recently launched a skill development program named “Intel Unnati”, which is designed to upskill and equip Engineering students with industry relevant data.The company has planned to establish 100 Intel Unnati Data Centric Labs under the program in next one year.

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The Union Cabinet has approved the ambitious Rs. 100 lakh crore PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. The plan was launched by the Prime Minister on October 13, which aims to create multi modal connectivity in India and bring infrastructure under one common platform.
The master plan envisages to create a centralised portal comprising of all infra-activities in India involving 16 central ministries and departments to achieve coordinated planning and project execution.

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Storm “Aurore” swept across parts of northern Europe, leaving four dead in Poland and causing severe damage in Germany, France, the Netherlands and other places.
Power disruption were observed across Northern Europe due to the strong winds and fallen trees. Several houses and properties were destroyed. Railways and Airlines were also disturbed due to the effects of the storm.

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India’s low-cost airline Go First became the first airline to launch direct flights from Srinagar to Sharjah.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the first international flight services from Srinagar to Sharjah, from the Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport in Srinagar. This is expected to enhance the economic bonds between India and UAE. Go First will operate four flights every week between Srinagar and Sharjah.

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Australia has recently given in-principle to a target of zero net carbon emissions by 2050. This target has been announced by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison when he leaves for a UN summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
It has not moved from its 2015 pledge at Paris climate summit to reduce emissions by 26 per cent to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

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Italy has been holding the presidency of the G-20 since December last year and the 16th G-20 Summit is scheduled to be held in Rome from October 30-31.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will be participating in the 16th G-20 Summit in Rome, at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. He would also attend the World Leaders’ Summit of COP-26, at Glasgow, UK.

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The Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched phase II of the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF).
It is a two-year-long fellowship that aims to create opportunities for youth to contribute to enhance skill development at the grassroots. MGNF Phase-I was launched with IIM Bangalore as the academic partner while for this phase 8 more IIMs have been onboarded.

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Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) via video conference from New Delhi.
The Meeting has been jointly organized by AIIB and the Government of United Arab Emirates on the theme of “Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow”. India is a Founding Member and the second largest shareholder in AIIB.

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The Supreme Court recently set up an expert panel to investigate whether the Centre used the Pegasus spyware to snoop on citizens.
The three-member expert panel, overseen by retired Supreme Court judge R.V. Raveendran, will also find out details of people targeted by the military-grade Israeli spyware. This was announced by the bench, headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana.

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The Government of India has appointed Shri. KV Kamath was the first Chairperson of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
The NaBFID is being set up as a statutory body (under an act of Parliament) which would act as a development financial institution (DFIs) for infrastructure financing in India. The announcement of this institution was made in the Union Budget 2021-22.