The day acknowledges the founding of the Food and Agriculture organisation and also highlights the section across the globe that starves from extreme hunger. The Food and Agriculture Association (FAO) was coined on October 16, 1945, by the United Nations. The year, 2021 will mark the 76th anniversary of this historic day. Theme 2021: “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow"
Global event for World Food Day will take place at Expo Dubai
India and the US reaffirmed their commitment to raising $100 billion annually from public and private sector sources to help develop the two countries’ efforts to tackle climate change. The climate crisis was the first topic of discussion at a meeting of the India-US Economic and Financial Partnership yesterday under the leadership of India’s FM Nirmala Sitharaman
India-US Economic and Financial Partnership was launched in 2010
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of the Chairman of Dainik Jagran Group Yogendra Mohan Gupta.
Apart from being recognized for propelling the Jagran group to new heights, Gupta has made significant contributions to the country’s art and culture. He was the driving factor behind the establishment of Kanpur’s Lakshmi Devi Lalit Kala Academy.
India was re-elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term with an overwhelming majority in the General Assembly. The 76th UN General Assembly held elections on Thursday for 18 new members of the U.N. Human Rights Council who will serve for a period of three years, starting in January 2022.
India got 184 votes in the 193-member assembly, while the required majority was 97.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur today launched MyParkings app in New Delhi. Ease of parking through the app will also help reduce pollution from vehicles by minimizing the time spent searching for parking spots. The Minister hoped other Municipal Corporations will take a leaf out of the experience of MyParkings and adopt similar solutions.
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs to win its fourth IPL title in Dubai. Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 32 off 27 deliveries in the final clash, has won the Orange Cap for scoring highest run with 635 runs.
The Purple Cap goes to RCB’s Harshal Patel, who has registered 32 wickets in 15 games in this IPL season.
The High Commission of India in Bangladesh handed over a Life Support Ambulance and essential medical supplies to the Kumudini Hospital in Mirzapur. High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami handed over the ambulance and oxygen cylinders, respiratory support equipment etc to the Managing Director of the Kumudini Welfare Trust Rajiv Prasad Shaha
Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka
Currency: Bangladeshi taka
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is among the top 4 Indian companies to work for, according to World's Best Employers rankings 2021 published by Forbes. Mukesh Ambani-owned RIL was placed at the 52nd position in the overall ranking of 750 global corporates.
Other Indian companies that made it to the top 100 rankings include ICICI Bank - 65, HDFC Bank - 77 HCL Tech - 90.
Top place in the Forbes rankings was occupied by South Korean giant Samsung Electronics
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for P&K fertilisers for October 2021 to March 2022 period. Rabi (winter-sown) season starts in October.
Under the NBS, the per kg subsidy rates of N (nitrogen) has been fixed at Rs 18.789, P (phosphorus) Rs 45.323, K (potash) Rs 10.116 and S (sulphur) Rs 2.374
Union Cabinet approved the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation till 2025-26.
A financial outlay of Rs 1,41,600 crore has been finalised for SBM-U 2.0, including a central share of Rs 36,465 crore, which is over 2.5 times the financial outlay of Rs 62,009 crores in the last phase of the mission
Akasa Air, backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, has said it has received initial clearance from the civil aviation ministry to launch the country's latest ultra-low-cost carrier and expects to begin flights across India next year. After the aviation ministry’s nod, it will also need clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The airline plans to operate approximately 70 planes in the next four years.
National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the first-ever aptitude test for school students and youth aged between 13 and 25 to assess their conceptual understanding in a scientific manner and help them make better career decisions. The test is part of NTA’s ongoing “exploratory research” to map the “abilities of Indian learners.”
NTA, an autonomous testing organisation under the ministry of education
Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire Bengaluru-based AI and analytics firm BRIDGEi2i. With the acquisition, Accenture will add 800 BRIDGEi2i employees to its Applied Intelligence team.
Founded in 2011 by Prithvijit Roy, Ashish Sharma and Pritam Kanti Paul, the Bengaluru-based startup with offices in the US and Australia offers services like data engineering
India won a whopping 43-medals, including all 12 available on Saturday (Oct 9), the 11th and final day of competitions, as the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun concluded at the Las Palmas Shooting range in the Peruvian capital of Lima.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan worth Rs 100 lakh crore, which aims at streamlining infrastructure development undertaken by several ministries and departments in the country and enhancing multi-modal connectivity.
Aim is to bring down logistics cost, which is currently around 13% of gross domestic product in the next 5 yrs
Gati Shakti will undertake adoption and utilisation of geospatial information technology