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Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel prize in literature

The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents".

The Nobel prize for literature has been awarded 118 times. Just 16 have gone to women, seven of those coming in the 21st century.

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Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to get a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913.

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Anshu Malik scripts history, becomes 1st Indian woman to win silver at World Wrestling Championships

Anshu Malik lost the final to Olympic medallist Helen Maroulis 4-1 in Oslo, Norway.

The American wrestler pinned Anshu Malik in the women's 57 kg division during the summit clash.

Anshu Malik has been a trainee of SAI national centre of excellence Lucknow since 2016.She made her debut in the Olympics earlier this year.

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Anshu Malik is a two Asian Championship medalist.

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Indian Air Force's 89th foundation day | October 8th 2021

The Indian Air Force (IAF) marks its raising day, which is observed annually on October 8 as IAF Day. The year 2021 marks 89 years since the IAF's foundation, celebrations will take place at the Hindon Air Force Station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad in the presence of the Chief of Air Staff and senior officials of the three armed forces.

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IAF is the air wing of the Indian Armed Forces & the 4th largest air force in the world.

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WHO approves the world’s first-ever vaccine against malaria

World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya & Malawi that has reached more than 800 000 children since 2019.

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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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India-UK Joint Company Level Military Exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior’ Commences

The 6th Edition of India – UK Joint Company Level Military Training EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR has commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand.

The exercise is part of an initiative to develop interoperability and sharing expertise with friendly foreign nations.

Armies would familiarise themselves with each other’s weapons, equipment, tactics, techniques, etc.

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UNESCO launches 2021 State of the Education Report for India: No Teacher, No Class

This publication is the annual flagship report of UNESCO New Delhi and it is based on extensive research. This third edition of the State of Education Report, focused on the theme of teachers, teaching and teacher education.Access to the internet in schools is 19 per cent all over India.

# Higher proportion of women teachers: Chandigarh, Delhi, Kerala, Punjab,Tamil Nadu

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Lower proportion of women teachers:Tripura, Assam, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bihar.

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INDIA’S NEWEST TIGER RESERVE IN CHHATTISGARH

National Tiger Conservation Authority approved the Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park & Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. It is located in the northern part of the state, bordering Madhya Pradesh &Jharkhand.

This is the 4th Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh (Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar,Indravati)

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Germany unveils logo for soccer's Euro 2024 tournament

Germany has unveiled the logo for soccer's 2024 European Championship.

The logo features an outline of the Henri Delaunay Cup — the bulbous tournament trophy — set on a colored oval outline that resembles the Olympiastadion's roof.

It features colors from the flags of UEFA's 55 member nations.

The tournament's slogan: "United at the Heart of Europe".

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Germany - Capital: Berlin,
Currency: Euro,
Chancellor: Angela Merkala

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Cabinet approves Rs 4,445-cr PM MITRA (Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Yojana to set up 7 mega textile parks

The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks with a total outlay of Rs 4,445 crore for five years to position India strongly on the global textiles map. The parks will be set up at greenfield/brownfield sites located in different willing states (Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam,etc).

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Sites for the park will be selected by a "Challenge Method" based on objective criteria.

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World Bank retains India’s GDP forecast at 8.3% for current fiscal

A new report titled ‘Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-led Development’, released by the World Bank, India is expected to grow at 8.3 percent in the current fiscal. It is helped by an increase in public investment and schemes like PLI to boost the manufacturing sector. World Bank estimates that India will grow by 7.5 percent in FY2022-23 & 6.5 per cent in FY2023-24.

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World Bank- HQ: Washington, D.C.,US;
President: David Malpass;
Founded: July 1944

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India’s first e-fish market app ‘Fishwaale’ launched in Assam

Assam launched App Fishwaale, India's first e-fish market. India’s first e-fish market app looks to provide a one-stop solution for aquaculture.

The App is developed by Aqua Blue Global Aquaculture Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in collaboration with the state fisheries department and brings a one-stop solution for Aquaculture.

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# Assam CM - Himanta Biswa Sarma.
# Assam Governor-Jagdish Mukhi.

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Arvind Trivedi Who Played 'Raavan' In Ramanyan Passes Away At 82

Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, best known for playing Raavan on the popular 1986 mythological show Ramayan, died following a heart attack. He was in his early 80s.

He also served as the chief of the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) from 2002-2003.

He acted in nearly 300 Hindi and Gujarati movies.

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BharatPe Forays Into Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Segment With Launch Of Postpe

BharatPe announced its entry into the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) category with the launch of ‘postpe’. Customers can download the postpe app from Play Store and avail interest-free credit limit of up to ₹10 lakh.

BharatPe aims to facilitate a loan book of $300 million on postpe in the first 12 months, for its lending partners.

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Consumer should be able to pay using credit everywhere – QRs, Card Machine or Online.

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Foreign Firms Allowed To Buy 100% Of Bharat Petroleum; Govt Modifies Rules For Easy FDI

The government has permitted 100 percent foreign investment under the automatic route in oil and gas PSUs which have received in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment.

This move is to smoothen the privatization of India’s second-biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL).

The government is selling the stake in only BPCL.

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FDI limit in PSU promoted oil refineries will continue at 49% that was set in 2008

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India Joins High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People

India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, a group of more than 70 countries encouraging the adoption of the global goal to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030 (30x30).

India is the first of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc of major emerging economies to join the HAC.

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Philippines journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Journalists Maria Ressa & Dmitry Muratov have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression", which the Norwegian Nobel Committee called a “precondition for democracy & lasting peace.”

In 2012, Ressa co-founded Rappler, a digital media company for investigative journalism.

Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen.

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Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov co-founded the newspaper Novaja Gazeta.