Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 2, 2021

October 2, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 2, 2021

INDIA

– PM launches 2nd phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U 2.0) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT 2.0) with the aspiration to make all cities garbage free and water secure.

– Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana for forming special panels led by HC CJs to probe plaints against ‘atrocities’ by police, bureaucracy

– Union Minister Anurag Thakur launches month-long Clean India Programme at Prayagraj in UP

– India decides to impose ‘reciprocity,’ UK nationals arriving from UK required to undergo 10-day quarantine irrespective of vaccination status

– Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as vice-chief of IAF

– Vice Admiral Adhir Arora takes charge as Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India

– Rajasthan bans sale, bursting of crackers from October 1 to January 31

– Govt approves release of Rs 7,274 crore to 23 states as central share of SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund)

– Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presents Vayoshreshtha Samman-2021 to senior citizens

– Vice President launches portals – SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity) on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons

– National Voluntary Blood Donation Day observed on October 1

– Chacha Chaudhary declared mascot for Namami Gange Programme

– CDS General Bipin Rawat meets his US counterpart General Mark Milley in Washington

– Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, addresses 5th East Asia Summit (EAS) Education Ministers Meeting

– Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar addresses 4th Annual Leadership Summit of USISPF (US- India Strategic Partnership Forum)

– India, U.S. to set up joint working group in defence industrial security