Today Current Affairs: 6th October 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: October 5, 2021
Nobel Prize For Physiology Or Medicine 2021
Nobel Prize For Physiology Or Medicine: American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. David Julius Julius has been studying the different compounds in chili peppers and spider venom to understand how our bodies sense heat and […]
Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Act Of 2016
Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Act Of 2016: The Supreme Court has stepped in to protect homebuyers from exploitation by builders who delay transfer of possession and often redraft delivery schedules. A petition was filed on the lack of a “uniform or model” form for agreements entered into among builders, agents and buyers. The petition […]
What is i-Drone?
i-Drone: Union Health Minister launched the ICMR’s drone response and outreach in the north-east (i-Drone). The delivery model is aimed at ensuring that life-saving vaccines reach everyone. This is for the first time that a ‘Make in India’ drone has been used in South Asia to transport COVID vaccine over an aerial distance of 15 […]
Antarctic Treaty: Madrid Protocol On Environmental Protection
Madrid Protocol On Environmental Protection To The Antarctic Treaty: Union Minister of Earth Sciences addressed the International Conference commemorating the signing of the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. India signed the Antarctic Treaty on 19th August 1983 and soon thereafter received consultative status on 12th September 1983. The Madrid Protocol was […]
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB)
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB): Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), launched its programme in Seychelles on 4th October, 2021. India was chosen as the Partner Administration and has provided Tax Expert for this programme. This programme […]
Ministry Of Coal Finalises Agenda Document For 2021- 22
Ministry Of Coal Finalises Agenda Document For 2021- 22: The Ministry of Coal has finalized an Agenda Document for the year 2021-22 which broadly focuses on the four areas of : Coal Sector Reforms Coal Transition and Sustainability Institution Building Futuristic Agenda. The Agenda covers the entire gamut of areas for steering the Coal Sector […]
ARINC818: Armed Forces Products
Armed Forces Products: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh handed over to the Armed Forces three products/systems indigenously developed by DRDO. These are: ARINC818 Video Processing and Switching Module: The module, developed for the Indian Air Force is a state-of-the-art module with high bandwidth, low latency, channel bonding, easy networking and will cater to 5th generation aircraft […]
Dare To Dream 2.0: DRDO
Dare To Dream: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh felicitated the winners of ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ Contest of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi on October 04, 2021. The Raksha Mantri gave away awards to 40 winners – 22 in Individual category and 18 in Startup category. He also launched ‘Dare to Dream […]
2003 Ceasefire Agreement
The 2003 Ceasefire Agreement: India and Pakistan troops are reported to have exchanged fire briefly along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. This is the first violation along the Kashmir Valley section of the de facto border since February this year. India and Pakistan, in February 2021, issued a joint […]
