Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is the apex trade promotion organisation set up by the Ministry of Commerce, and private trade and industry bodies in 1965.
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal recently launched the ‘Ease of Logistics’ portal. The new portal will be a connecting link between exporters and logistic service providers. With this, the users will be able to view the demand from exporters, quote, discuss and finalize business.

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France and Greece announced a multibillion-euro Defence deal, which includes the decision of Greece to buy three French warships.
Greece will boost its Defense capacities in the Eastern Mediterranean amid tensions with Turkey. President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a Defense and security strategic partnership in Paris. Greece has already bought 18 French Rafale fighter jets.

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AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) has inked an MoU with NABARD for rural development initiatives in the state of Rajasthan.
The MoU involves initiatives by AU SFB and NABARD for benefit of farmers, FPOs, self-help groups (SHG), joint liability groups (JLG), rural artisans, agri-entrepreneurs, agri start-ups among others. It will also increase lending in the state especially in areas related to agriculture and rural development.

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NITI Aayog recently released a performance assessment report of district hospitals in India, titled Best Practices in the Performance of District Hospitals.
The report is made with collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and WHO India. The assessment framework covers 10 Key Performance Indicators and a total of 707 district hospitals across all States and UTs participated in the assessment. The Health Management Information System (HMIS) data for the year 2017–18 was used as baseline. 75 district hospitals across 24 States and UTs emerged as top performers.

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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organised VAYO NAMAN Programme on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons. Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented Vayoshreshtha Samman-2021 to senior citizens.
Vice President also launched two portals – SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity). The SAGE portal, designed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, aims to encourage entrepreneurs in the area of elderly care. SACRED portal will connect the senior citizens with job providers in the private sector.

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National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is celebrated on 1st October of every year across the country. It aims to raise awareness about Blood donation and promote voluntary Blood donation in the country.
The theme for this year’s Blood donation event is “Give Blood and keep the world beating”. On this day various public and private organizations hold Blood donation camps and awareness activities.  Our country needs around 1.45 crore units of blood every year. Collection of blood is done through 3500 licensed blood banks across the country.

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The Cabinet of Assam has recently approved a sum of Rs 1,800 crore towards repayment of micro finance loans taken by 11 lakh borrowers of the state.
In addition, the cabinet has also approved a sum of Rs, 700 crore as a relief package for employees of the defunct paper mills of the PSU Hindustan Paper Corp (HPC).

 

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Indian ace woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana has created a new record by becoming the very first Indian woman to score a century in Australia. The previously held record in this regard was 58 runs in the second innings of the Melbourne Test in 1991.
Mandhana scored 127 runs off 216 balls, which included 22 boundaries and a six.

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The Dubai Expo 2020, the world’s biggest trade and commerce exhibition would run for a period of 6 months from 1 October to 31 March 2022. This World Expo hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has the theme, ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’.
In the Expo, India has 1 lakh square feet pavilion which showcases India’s emerging sectors, achievements of ministries and states. One floor of the India pavilion is devoted to India’s art, dance, and culture. The pavilion was constructed by state-run NBCC and FICCI decided the content to display.

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has recently announced that he is retiring from politics after the end of his term. He also announced that he will not run for vice president in next year’s elections.
The President’s former aide, Senator Bong Go, filed his candidacy for the Vice Presidency. As per the constitution of Philippine, Presidents are limited by the to a single six-year term. The 76-year-old leader has announced last month that he would run for the vice-presidency in 2022.