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9 October, Sarurday News

1. Over 93.90 crore COVID vaccine doses administered in country so far : The Union Health Ministry report.

2. Tata Wins Control of Air India Again With $2.4 Billion Bid: Tata Sons Pvt. was selected as the winning bidder for India's flag carrier, ending decades of attempts to privatize a money-losing and debt-laden airline, and potentially ending years of taxpayer-bailouts that's kept the company alive. Tata Sons, which originally launched Air India Ltd. with a namesake branding in 1932.

3. KV Subramanian steps down as India's chief economic adviser, says to return to academia after completion of his three-year term in the finance ministry. He appointed as CEA in December 2018.

4. The Ministry of Coal will launch next round of auction process for forty new coal mines for sale of coal. Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi will be the chief guest of the launch event to be held on 12th of October in the Ministry.

5. Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday released the second tranche of YSR Aasara by crediting nearly Rs 6,440 crore into the accounts of 78.76 lakh women belonging to 7.97 lakh Self Help Groups (SHG) across the state.

6. Delhi: Unvaccinated Delhi govt employees will not be allowed to attend office from October 16, All such unvaccinated Delhi government employees, including teachers and frontline workers, will be treated as "on leave" till they get the jab.: (DDMA) Department Of Delhi Disaster Management Authority.

7. Karnataka: The Centre has assured it will supply more COVID-19 vaccine to Karnataka as the state targets to inoculate 70% of its eligible population with the second dose by December-end

8. Kerala recorded 10,944 fresh Covid-19 cases and 120 deaths on 08 Oct (Friday).

9. The Kerala Govt announced detailed guidelines on the reopening of schools in the State in November, after a long gap of one and a half years.

10. Odisha's popular television journalist Arindam Das (39 yrs) on 08 Oct died when an ODRAF power boat engaged in the rescue of an elephant in Mahanadi river capsized at Mundali barrage near Cuttack. The whole incident which was broadcast LIVE has raised numerous questions about the SOPs and TRP race.

11. Tamil Nadu: The 2nd phase of panchayat union election will take place in 28 districts of Tamil Nadu today from 7 am till 6 pm. The counting of votes will take place on October 12.

12. Telangana: The Telangana Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution, urging the Centre to take up caste-wise census of the Backward Classes in the general census for 2021 to facilitate their upliftment.

13. CM K. Chandrashekar Rao has ordered a CID inquiry into the alleged encroachment of Wakf lands and properties across the state. The CM made a statement to this effect in the Assembly in response to the persistent demand from AIMIM in the House.

14. Uttar Pradesh: UP govt is committed to probe Lakhimpur Kheri violence thoroughly: CM Yogi Adityanath said.

15. UttaraKhand : Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindhia on Friday inaugurated a newly built Airport terminal building at Jollygrant Airport in Dehradun. He also flagged off 7 new Heli Services in the State. Now the air services from Dehradun to Pithoragarh, Haldwani, Srinagar, Gauchar, and Chinyalisaur will be operational.

16. Bollywood: Sonu Sood gets one more temple in Telangana's Khammam. Gurram Venkatesh, a resident of Garlapada village in Khammam district built a temple for the Dabangg actor with the help of his family.

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1. Air Force Day 2021: Three units of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive the prestigious Chief of Air Staff Unit citation on the 89th foundation day of the force. The 47 Squadron, 116 Helicopter Unit and 2255 Squadron will receive the prestigious citation, the IAF announced.

2. The 47 Squadron will receive the citation for its participation in operations along the Pakistan border post February 26, 2019, the Balakot air strikes, and for those at high altitude in the Ladakh sector opposite China.

3. The 116 Helicopter Unit equipped with ALH Rudra-armed choppers has been awarded the citation for operations at the Pakistan border against slow-moving aircraft in the wake of Balakot, as well as for deployment at forward airbase along northern borders post the Galwan Valley clash.

4. The Srinagar-based 2255 Squadron, meanwhile, will be awarded for air defence activation in Ladakh following the incident in Galwan.

5. LUH military variant to make maiden test flight next August: After wrapping up a rigorous flight testing of prototype helicopters in challenging conditions, state-run plane makers Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) set August 2022 as the deadline for carrying out the maiden test flight of the first chopper in the indigenous light utility helicopter

6. India to take part in multi-nation air combat exercise in Israel this month: India this month will take part in the multi-nation `Blue Flag’ air combat exercise in Israel, which will also include the US, UK, Germany, Italy, France and Greece, and follow it up with another exercise `Hop’ in Egypt.

7. Ministry of Defence has said that process to select participants for National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp 2022 is in full swing. The Ministry said that competitive tests were conducted in 25 friendly countries last month to select approximately 300 cadets of NCC and youth organisations.

8. The selection process will be completed by the end of this month. It said, from each country, 10 cadets along with their instructors numbering total of around 300 participants will take part in the Republic Day Camp. Till now, seven countries, namely Brazil, Argentina, Mauritius, Seychelles, Nigeria, Mozambique and Maldives have confirmed their participation. The rest are in the final stage of confirmation.

9. The NCC RDC-2022 selection process has also commenced in States and Union Territories by NCC Directorates. Around 1,600 cadets from across the country would participate in the NCC Camp. Due to COVID-19 protocol, the duration of the Camp would be 43 days from December that include quarantine period as well. The actual commencement of the Camp is scheduled from January 16 to January 29, 2022, which includes Prime Minister’s Rally on 28th January.

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1. Japan: PM Modi has spoken to Fumio Kishida and congratulated him for assuming charge as the Prime Minister of Japan.

2. United Kingdom: Ending a diplomatic row over vaccine certification, the UK govt added India to its vaccine-eligible countries list for Covishield, which would mean fully vaccinated Indians will no longer be required to quarantine on arrival in Britain from October 11.

3. India and Nepal reviewed implementation of ongoing cross-border railway links and overall bilateral cooperation in the railway sector in the 5th Joint Working Group and the 7th Project Steering Committee meetings in New Delhi.

4. Both sides signed the Standard Operating Procedures for start of passenger train services on the Jaynagar-Kurtha section and the Memorandum of Understanding for Final Location Survey of the proposed broad gauge railway line between Raxaul and Kathmandu. The proposed Raxaul-Kathmandu broad gauge railway line will further boost connectivity between India and Nepal.

5. USA : US deputy secretary of State Ambassador Wendy Sherman on Thursday visited Western Naval Command at Mumbai and interacted with Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar. She was accompanied by high level US delegation. They discussed various issues relating to Navies of both countries and strengthening growing co-operation, challenges on the maritime front

6. China’s Electronic Warfare Aircraft J-16D Spotted Near Taiwan; Experts Say India Border Could Be Next: China is rapidly acquiring new military technologies and weapons as it tries to dominate the Indo-Pacific region, especially the South China Sea which it considers as its backyard.
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1. The Nobel Peace Prize awarded on Friday to journalists Maria Ressa of Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression in their countries.

2. China: Hong Kong's oldest university has ordered the removal of a statue commemorating protesters killed in China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

3. The United Nations voiced alarm at Myanmar's military junta deploying heavy weapons and troops to particular townships, fearing for the civilian population.

4. Afghanistan : More than 100 killed and injured in mosque blast in northeastern Afghanistan: A su***de bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's Northeastern Kunduz province on 08 Oct (Friday), killing scores of worshippers in the country's third attack this week on a religious institution. Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack.

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8 October, Friday News
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1. The Indian Air Force will celebrates its 89th anniversary Today on October 8. 🛩️🚀🚁✈️The Indian Air Force Day parade, a full dress rehearsal at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad.

2. 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plants established across 35 States and Union Territories, in an event held at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on 07 Oct were dedicated.

3. Health Ministry says, till now, more than 93 crore 11 lakh doses have been administered.

4. Air India pilots union has written to the top management of the airline seeking reversal of pay cuts that were imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. They said that the 'disproportionate' pay cuts they are receiving for the last 18 months should be rolled back.

5. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered the heaviest semi-cryogenic propellant tank (SC120- LOX) ever fabricated to the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro). The tank will be used in the Mk-III launch vehicle for future missions

6. Uttar Pradesh : 15 persons were killed and 26 were injured when a double decker bus collided head on with a truck in Dewa police station area of Barabanki district on Thursday morning. The private bus carrying 55 passengers onboard was on its way to Bahraich from Delhi. The truck came from the wrong side and tried to save a stray cow on the road, lost control and rammed into the bus.

7. J&K: Five civilians have been killed in three days, including Makhan Lal Bindroo, a Kashmiri Pandit and prominent chemist, and Mohammad Shafi, the president of a taxi stand and 2 teachers. Police sources say the manner in which terrorists executed the killings showed ISIS and Taliban imprint.

8. Jammu & Kashmir: Terrorists barged into Govt Boys Higher Secondary School at Eidgah in the outskirts of Srinagar city and shot dead two teachers from point blank range. Slain teachers have been identified as Supinder Kaur who was Principal of school and a teacher Deepak Chand.

9. Karnataka : The 411th Mysore Dasara festivities which is held on a low-key affair owing to prevailing threat of third wave of Covid-19 hitting this month was inaugurated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna on 07 Oct atop Chamundi Hills in Mysore in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and a host of elected representatives.

10. Kerala : When the pilgrimage season at the famous Lord Ayyappa hill shrine in Sabarimala commences with the Mandala-Makaravilakku from November 16, 25,000 devotees would be permitted entry daily during the initial days, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said .

11. The heritage buildings of schools and colleges, constructed during the pre-independence period, will be declared as protected monuments in Kerala.

12. Bollywood : Mumbai cruise drug bust case, a Killa court bench remanded Shah Rukh Khan's son A***n Khan & 7 others to 14-days judicial custody. Bail plea to be heard today.

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1. The Indian Air Force will celebrate its 89th anniversary today. To mark the occasion and in keeping up with the tradition, a scintillating air display by various aircraft will be the hallmark of the Air Force Day Parade-cum- investiture Ceremony at Air Force Station Hindan in Ghaziabad tomorrow. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari will review the parade.

2. Centre on admitting women into the National Defence Academy (NDA), the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the government to make arrangements for the induction of girls into the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) by allowing them to take the exam scheduled on December 18, 2021.

3. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has taken delivery of another Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The vessel, ICGS Sarthak with pennant no 21, was handed over by its builder Goa Shipyard.

4. India will be sending its Su-30 Flanker fighter jets to Japan for a series of joint exercises with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in this week.

5. India’s Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) `Tejas’ could be an attractive option for the Argentine Air Force which is looking for multi-purpose fighters to be used for the surveillance and control of its airspace.

6. The Indian Army has invited applications for recruitment of candidates for grant of Short Service Commission. It is a special entry scheme for NCC candidates and wards of battle casualties. Interested candidates can apply for the course on joinindianarmy.nic.in by November 3 (3 pm). The registrations started on October 5.

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1. Foreign Tourists Allowed From November 15 Into India. For those coming on chartered flights, visas would be granted starting October 15.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all visas granted to foreigners were suspended last year.

2. External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said the reports of vandalism of Gurudwara in Kabul raise concerns not just for India but also across the world.

3. India and Nepal reviewed implementation of ongoing cross-border railway links and overall bilateral cooperation in the railway sector in the 5th Joint Working Group and the 7th Project Steering Committee meetings in New Delhi.

4. Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen will be on a three day State Visit to India from Saturday. During the visit, Ms Frederiksen will call on President Ram Nath Kovind and hold bilateral talks with PM.

5. 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 30x30.

6. From 11 Oct, NO QUARANTINE for Indian travellers to UK who are double jabbed with or any other UK-approved vaccine : Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India.
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1. Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work touches on colonialism and refugee life, on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize.

2. NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock, which has, since two years, pushed the timekeeping frontiers in space, has successfully ended its mission.

3. In Pakistan, at least 20 people were killed and 300 others injured in an earthquake which hit different parts of Balochistan on 07 Oct morning. The earliest tremors were felt at 3:20 am. The quake affected Quetta, Sibi, Harnai, Pishin, Qila Saifullah, Chaman, Ziarat and Zhob in Balochistan. The magnitude of the quake was measured at 5.9 on the Richter scale.

4. Pfizer Asks US to Allow Covid-19 Vaccines to Children Under 12 Years of Age. The FDA will decide it, is it safe or not for young and adult.

7 Oct, Thursday News

1. Over 92.60 crore COVID vaccine doses administered in the country so far.

2. 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption-PSA Oxygen Plants established across States and Union Territories, to be dedicated to nation in an event to be held at AIIMS, Rishikesh in Uttarakhand today at 11 A.M.

3. Oil marketing companies have hiked the price of domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders by Rs 15. The new rates are effective from Wednesday, (October 6, 2021).

4. The Union Cabinet approved setting up of seven Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks with a total outlay of four thousand 445 crore rupees over five years.

5. The Union Cabinet approved Productivity Linked Bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees excluding RPF or RPSF personnel for financial year 2020-21. The maximum amount payable per eligible Railway employee is 17 thousand 951 rupees for 78 days.

6. The Centre on 06 Oct Wednesday told the Supreme Court that in the interest of students, it has decided to implement changes in the pattern of the NEET-Super Speciality (NEET-SS) examination from the academic year 2022-23.

7. Cabinet approves bonus equal to 78 days' wage for over 11 lakh railway employees, The govt has approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees.

8. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Assam today to take part in various events. She will perform bhumi pujan of 120 Megawatt Lower Kopili.

9. Andhra Pradesh police arrested 44 people and seized over 900 litres of illicitly distilled (ID) liquor and 245 kilograms (kgs) of black jaggery from eight villages in East Godavari district on 05 Oct.

10. J&K : The Kashmir Valley has been put on high alert after three civilians were shot dead in separate incidents on Tuesday evening.

11. Kerala schools to reopen from November 1, check guidelines The freshly issued guidelines stated that the schools would be reopened in hybrid mode. The current online classes would continue for children who are unable to reach school directly

12. Maharashtra: Air-Conditioned Local Trains To Run On Mumbai Trans-Harbour From 07 Oct, Thursday.

13. UP: Supreme Court has taken a suo motu cognisance of Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The hearing will take place on 07 Oct Thursday before a bench led by Chief Justice NV Ramana.

14. Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi reached Lakhimpur on Wednesday to meet the families of farmers who were killed during the violence. As many as 8 people were killed in the violence that broke out in Lakhimpur on Sunday, October 3, including 4 farmers.

15. Punjab and Chhattisgarh governments announce Rs 50 lakh each for families of farmers, journalist killed in Lakhimpur violence.

16. Former Punjab minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan passes away. Founding members of SAD (Taksali), he remained a two-time MLA from erstwhile assembly seat of Kahnuwan.

17. Telangana : Twenty teams of income tax department on Wednesday raided offices and factory of Hetero Labs Ltd and houses of its directors. The anti-tax evasion wing, along with the help of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), are carrying out raids on 20 properties owned by the group.

18. The Greater Chennai Corporation has recently launched a campaign to make people avoid single-use plastics, and instead, carry alternate bags for groceries.

19. Entertainment On the occasion of Navarati Festival, Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan will be telecast on DD National in the form of feature length films over the next 10 days.

20. Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, widely known for his portrayal of Raavan in hit DD TV series 'Ramayan', died on Tuesday night. He was 82.

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1. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said the Indian Air Force (IAF) is taking forward the proposed procurement of 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) and that it would be carried out under the Make in India initiative.

2. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will procure six Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs), designed and developed by Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the newly appointed chief of the IAF

3. Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said that the Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile defence system will be inducted "within this year".

4. From Tanks To Aircraft, India Clears A Whopping $7.5B Worth Of Military Equipment Under ‘Make In India’ Initiative: India has signed several contracts and cleared multiple projects to boost military capability with locally produced weapons and systems in less than a month.

5. Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, on 05 Sep inaugurated Naval Communication Network Satellite Data Centre, a state-of-the-art facility, at the INS Dweeprakshak at Kavaratti.

6. Over 800 Indian peacekeepers serving in the UN mission in South Sudan have been honoured with a prestigious UN medal for their service on completion of their deployment. A news report on the website of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

7. The fifth edition of the India-Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise (JIMEX) conducted in the Arabian Sea from October 6-8. JIMEX-21 aims to develop a common understanding of operational procedures and enhance inter-operability through the conduct of a multitude of advanced exercises.

8. The Indian Air force (IAF) will be participating in exercises with Israel and Egypt later this month. This comes as increased engagement has been seen between Indian defence forces and West Asian counterparts. Air Force is scheduled to participate in Ex Blue Flag in Israel and Hop Ex in Egypt.
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1. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held consultations with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in New Delhi on 06 Oct on taking forward the strategic partnership for global good.

2. The US Deputy Secretary of State is on a three-day visit to India to review the India-US bilateral agenda and outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the US. They discussed issues of regional interest, especially the evolving situation in Afghanistan, as well as developments at the UN. They reiterated commitment for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, including through continued cooperation under the Quad.

3. India's security concerns will be the "first and foremost" and at the"front and centre" for Washington, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Wednesday on New Delhi's apprehensions about the spill over of terrorist activity from Afghanistan.

4. Mahalaya celebrated in Bangladesh:. High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami visited the Dhakeshwari temple early in the morning to pay respect to the goddess Durga on Mahalaya.

5. Ten Indian Naval war veterans who took part in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh against Pakistan were honoured by the High Commissioner of Bangladesh in India Muhammad Imran on 06 Oct.

6. BNS Somudra Avijan of Bangladesh Navy is on a 5-day visit to the Eastern Naval Command of India as part of Swarnim Vijay Varsha celebrations. It reached Visakhapatnam on Sunday, 03 Oct to jointly celebrate the birth centenary year of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and golden jubilee of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

7. Pakistan court gives India more time to appoint lawyer in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer, was arrested in March 2016 in Balochistan, according to Pakistan authority. He was sentenced to death by Pakistan military court in 2017. India has rejected Pakistan's allegations and said he was kidnapped from the Iranian port of Chabahar. In early 2017, a Pakistani military court sentenced him to death.
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1. Nobel Prize 2021 : Benjamin List, David MacMillan win Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing tool to build molecules

2. Pak army appoints Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum named as new ISI chief. Lt Gen Faiz Hameed appointed as Peshawar Corps Commander in surprise reshuffle.

3. French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Paris. Blinken is in Paris seeking to rebuild ties after a security pact between the US, Australia and Britain resulted in Canberra scuttling a defence contract for French submarines.

4. Mahalaya festival was celebrated across Bangladesh on Wednesday with devotion and piety. Special puja programmes were organised across temples in the capital city Dhaka and other cities of Bangladesh. Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee organised a programme marking the Mahalaya at Dhakeshwari National temple.

5. World’s first malaria vaccine 'Mosquirix' approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) on October 6 in Africa.

6 Oct, Wednesday News

1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 92 Crores.

2. Govt will interact with the beneficiaries of SVAMITVA scheme in Madhya Pradesh today at 12:30 PM through video conferencing. The SVAMITVA is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj that aims to provide property rights to the residents of rural inhabited areas.

3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted the licence to the Rs 6,000 crore National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL).

4. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir in October end as part of the Centre's mega outreach programme.

5. Andhra Pradesh : In a bid to curb crime against women, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy called for proper implementation of ‘Disha’ and felt the need to ensure that every woman downloads the app on her mobile phone as an effective precautionary measure.

6. Delhi : Protests In Delhi Demanding Release Of Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan who was arrested in October 2020, enroute to cover the alleged gangrape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. Members of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ), PCI and the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) joined the protest.

7. Gujarat :BJP has won over 41 of the total 44 seats of the Gandhinagar municipal corporation that went to the polls on October 3. The Congress party has managed to win 02 seats while the new entrant AAP has bagged 01 seat.

8. J&K : PDP president Mehbooba M***i demands release of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh from detention.

9. Karnataka : The Karnataka govt has made a negative RT-PCR test report and at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine mandatory for officers and staff on duty and artists, who will perform during the world renowned Mysuru Dasara festival, commencing from 07 Oct.

10. President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a three day visit Karnataka from today(06 Oct). On Thursday, Mr Kovind will inaugurate the newly built Teaching Hospital of the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences at Chamarajanagar. On Friday, the President will visit Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham and Shankara Advaita Research Centre in Sringeri.

11. Kerala The Congress suffered another setback in Kerala's Wayanad, former DCC president P V Balachandran quits the congress party on Tuesday, alleging that the grant old party has failed to check the growth of the BJP in the country.

12. Maharashtra: Mumbai Police said that no permission was taken from them regarding the Cruise ship party from where the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team seized drugs.

13. Tamil Nadu : Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, launched face recognition software on October 4, 2021 for assisting police officials in their investigation. “Face recognition0 software” will help the police personnel in comparing the photos of suspects with “data resource” that have been uploaded in Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS).

14. Greater Chennai Corporation has recently launched a campaign to make people avoid single-use plastics, and instead, carry alternate bags for groceries.

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1. Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) that has been developing a 1,500-horsepower (HP) indigenous Bharat Power Pack engine for India.

2. Indian Navy is set to host its largest naval exercise, Ex Milan. It is being planned for February 2022 and invites have been sent to 46 countries. Milan, which began in 1995, is held biennially and brings together Navies of all the countries in the region. It has so far been held at Port Blair but is now being shifted to Visakhapatnam which offers more space and infrastructure.

3. The fifth edition of India - Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX between the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force will be held in Arabian Sea from today (06 Oct). JIMEX series of exercises commenced in January 2012 with special focus on maritime security cooperation.

4. Bharat power pack will also replace the current 1,400-horsepower (HP) Euro Power Pack based on an MTU Series 880 engine acquired from Germany for the Arjun Mk1 and Mk1A Main Battle Tanks series that are in production or in the active service. Bharat power pack engine comes with transmission and includes a cooling system, air filtration, preheater, Turbo charger, electrical system, and power management and can be further customized for desert or high altitude operations depending on the user requirements.

5. Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is all set to test long-troubled Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM), a derivative of Nirbhay Cruise Missile with the indigenously developed Manik engine for the first time for a range of 750km from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), if weather permits even though launch window has been kept open from 6-8 Oct 2021.

6. The four astronaut-elects shortlisted to be part of India’s first human spaceflight mission — Gaganyaan — are set to complete their training in aerospace medicine at the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) soon. Once this training, which will be a basic module, is complete, the astronauts will return to Russia for a brief period.

7. Army Aviation Corps had requested Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for an extended Tail Rotor for the Army version in the FOC variant that will go under production soon and delivery planned by end of next year, HAL plans to deliver 6 Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) each for Army and Air force by end of 2022.

8. The 8th edition of India-Sri Lanka bilateral joint exercise Mitra Shakti commenced on 05 Oct at the Combat Training School Ampara in Sri Lanka. The two week long exercise is being conducted from 4th to 15th of this month. The Indian Army contingent comprising of 120 personnel of Infantry Battalion Group and a similar strength from a Battalion of the Sri Lankan Army are participating in the bilateral exercise.

9. Indian Navy 10+2 Recruitment 2021 :Indian Navy 10+2 B.Tech Entry: Indian Navy is looking for Unmarried Male Candidates for a four year B. Tech degree course the 10+2 (B. Tech) Cadet Entry Scheme. Candidates can apply online for this course on from 01 October 2021 on joinindiannavy.gov.in. The last date submitting Indian Navy 10+2 Entry Application is 10 October 2021

10. Indian Army NCC 51 Recruitment 2021: Indian Army has issued a notification for NCC Special Entry Scheme 51 Course (April 2022) Short Service Commission (NT) for Men & Women (Including Wards of Battle Casualties of Army Personnel) on joinindianarmy.nic.in.

Unmarried Male and Unmarried Female candidates can apply for Indian Army NCC 51 Course from 05 Oct 2021. The last of application is 03 Nov 2021.

Starting Date of Online Application - 05 Oct 2021

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1. Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and discussed ways to further advance the comprehensive bilateral partnership at all levels and reaffirmed the strong ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

2. High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami handed over two life support ambulances to Bangladesh on 05 Oct. These ambulances are part of the overall programme of supply of 109 life support ambulances announced by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi during his state visit to Bangladesh in March this year.

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1. The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe, 90, and Klaus Hasselmann, 89, were cited for their work in the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming .

2. Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum's likely appointment as the new ISI chief, outgoing DG Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has emerged as a top contender for the post of Pakistan Army chief.

3. North Korea has continued to pursue its weapons development programmes despite facing a worsening economic situation due to its self-imposed coronavirus blockade.

4. Malaysia has summoned the Chinese ambassador to Kuala Lumpur to express its protest against the encroachment into its waters by Beijing’s vessels.

5. French clergy have sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years, a major investigation released on Tuesday found, and its authors accused the Catholic Church of turning a blind eye for too long and urged it to reform.

6. New Japanese PM Fumio Kishida calls for Parliamentary polls on October 31. He said that the elections will make it clear whether people trust him to carry out policies. Mr Kishida expressed a wish to implement large-scale Corona virus counter-measures and bold economic policies.

7. Russia successfully test-fires Zirkon hypersonic cruise missile from nuclear submarine for first time. Zircon would be capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 1,000 kilometres.