Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 12, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 12, 2021

– PM Modi, Boris Johnson connect to discuss vaccine certification, trade, climate

– As the Special Envoy of Prime Minister, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi addresses High-Level Meeting to mark the 60th Anniversary of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Belgrade, Serbia

– NeGD (National e-Governance Division) and UN Women India organise webinar on “Cyber Safety for Women and Girls”

– J&K: Union MoS for I&B Dr L Murugan inaugurates Prasar Bharati Auditorium in Srinagar

– Union Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurates training program on Sandalwood Farming & Management of its health

– Uttarakhand: Transport Minister Yashpal Arya quits BJP; joins Congress with his MLA son Sanjeev

– India, China fail to resolve Ladakh issues at 13th round of military talks

– J&K: Five Army personnel martyred during counter-terrorist operation in Poonch sector

– Noted Kannada film actor Sathyajith dies in Bengaluru at the age of 72

– Veteran Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu passes away at 73

– PM Modi launches Indian Space Association which will act as the premier body for space and satellite companies in the country

– International Energy Agency invites India to become full-time member: Hardeep Singh Puri

– APEDA signs MoU with ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur for boosting exports of citrus and its valued-added products.

– India Post celebrates Banking Day as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav; MoS Devusinh Chauhan releases special cover on Muga Silk

– India gets 3rd set of Swiss bank details under automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland,

– India agrees to $200 mn Line of Credit to support projects in Kyrgyzstan during Bishkek visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

– Govt. issues a letter of intent (LoI) confirming the sale of its 100 per cent stake in loss-making Air India to Tata Group for Rs 18,000 crore

– RBI issues revised operational guidelines on on-tap SLTRO (special long-term repo operations) scheme for SFBs

– MG Motor India launches SUV Astor with prices starting from Rs 9.78

– Three US-based economists — David Card, Joshua Angrist & Guido Imbens — win 2021 Nobel Prize for Economics; The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the three have ‘completely reshaped empirical work in the economic sciences’

– Austria: Alexander Schellenberg appointed new Chancellor

– International Day of the Girl Child observed on Oct 11; theme: “My Voice, Our Equal Future”