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CURRENT AFFAIRS : NATIONAL NEWS

Home Minister has launched ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ health card to provide health care services to all CAPF personnel

• Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health cards at the national level in New Delhi.
• The home minister has launched the scheme by handing over the Ayushmaan card to personnel.
• He also handed over ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health cards to the Director General, National Security Guard, NSG for distribution to NSG personnel.
• The CAPFs should take care of security of the country without any worries and Narendra Modi Government will take care of their families, and the scheme has been designed to cover all serving personnel and their dependents of the seven Central Armed Police Forces.
• The health card distribution will be undertaken in all CAPFs and the number of cards distributed will be displayed on the website of Home Ministry on a daily basis.
• The home minister had launched ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme on pilot basis in the State of Assam on 23rd of January this year to provide health care services to all Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) personnel and their dependents.
• The scheme is a joint initiative of the Home Ministry, Health Ministry and National Health Authority (NHA).

DAC has approved proposals worth 7,965 crore rupees for Armed Forces modernisation

• Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved proposals worth 7,965 crore rupees for Armed Forces modernisation under Make in India. 
• Approval has been given for procurement of twelve Light Utility Helicopters from HAL and Lynx U2 Fire Control System from BEL to enhance detection tracking and engagement capabilities of Naval warships.
• Approval has also been given for Mid-Life Upgradation of Dornier Aircraft from HAL to increase Naval capacity of coastal surveillance.
• All of these proposals are under Make in India with a focus on design, development and manufacturing in India.
• As a further impetus to Aatmanirbhar Bharat, a global procurement case of Naval guns has been foreclosed with these added to the upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) being manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.

Ministry of Rural Development has signed an MoU with Flipkart to help empower local businesses and SHGs

• The Ministry of Rural Development has signed an MoU with Flipkart to help empower local businesses and self-help groups (SHGs) especially those that are led by women by bringing them into the e-commerce fold.
• The partnership is aligned with Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission- DAY-NRLM’s goal of strengthening the capabilities of rural communities for self-employment and entrepreneurship.
• The government is identifying and collaborating with all possible partners who can contribute to this cause and partnership between DAY NRLM and Flipkart will help in the process.
• Giriraj Shri Singh, MoU will enable rural women to sell their products to more than 10 crore Flipkart’s customers. Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti was also present on the occasion.

About Flipkart:

• CEO: Kalyan Krishnamurthy
• Founded: October 2007
• Headquarters: Bengaluru

IRCTC and Truecaller join hands to reduce fraud activities

• The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has joined hands with Truecaller to provide passengers with greater trust in communication.
• This means that the integrated National Railways Helpline 139 is now verified by Truecaller Business Identity solutions
• People now will be able to see a green verified business badge logo while making calls to the 139 Helpline.
• Additionally, the verified SMS message header, Indian Railways brand name, and their profile photo on Truecaller will also ensure that the customers are communicating to IRCTC only — offering a safer customer experience and reducing the chances of frauds.
• Under the new digital India, IRCTC has doubled down on their efforts to offer better services with dedicated apps and a secure e-booking website — as more and more people are now moving towards booking the tickets online rather than going to the reservation counters and therefore.

About IRCTC:

• Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is an Indian public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways.
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Founder: Ministry of Railways
• Founded: 27 September 1999

About Truecaller:

• Truecaller is a smartphone application that has features of caller-identification, call-blocking, flash-messaging, call-recording, Chat & Voice by using the internet. It requires users to provide a standard cellular mobile number for registering with the service

Govt forms empowered group to monitor rollout of PM Gati Shakti master plan

• The Government of India has constituted a 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries to monitor the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
• The Cabinet Secretary will be the Chairperson of 20-member EGoS.
• Members include Chairman, Railway Board; Secretaries of Ministry/Department of Road, Transport & Highways; Ports, Shipping & Waterways; Civil Aviation; Petroleum & Natural Gas; Power; Telecommunications; Coal; Mines; Chemicals & Petro-Chemicals; Fertilizers; Steel; Expenditure; DPIIT; Food and Public Distribution; Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Tourism.
• The head of the Logistics division in the Department of Commerce will serve as the convener of the Empowered Group in addition to being a member.
• The Logistics division will also act as the Secretariat to the Empowered Group of Secretaries for its Terms of Reference (ToRs).

Terms of reference of EGoS :

• Review and monitor implementation of the National Master Plan to ascertain the logistics efficiency.
• Adopt a framework and norms for undertaking any amendments to the National Master Plan.
• Coordinate any changes to the projects already included in the National Master Plan.
• Set out a procedure and a definitive timeframe for synchronisation of various activities for construction of roads, railways, etc. along with all utility services
• Align various development initiatives on a common integrated portal that serves the needs of all stakeholders.
• Issue appropriate directions for achieving the listed objectives and ensure compliance with the guiding principles of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
• Address demand-side requirements of ministries concerned.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

Indian Navy receives first P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer – ‘Visakhapatnam’

• On Oct 28, 2021, The Indian Navy received its first P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer from Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders named “Visakhapatnam” (Y 12704).
• The destroyer was being built at Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL).
• The ships are designed by the service’s in-house design organisation ‘Directorate of Naval Design’.
• The 163-metres-long warship has a full-load displacement of 7,400 tonnes and a maximum speed of 30 knots.
• The overall indigenous content of the project is approximately 75%.
• Apart from myriad indigenous equipment in the ‘Float’ and ‘Move’ categories, the destroyer is also installed with major indigenous weapons
• Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (BEL, Bangalore).
• BrahMos Surface-to-Surface Missiles (BrahMos Aerospace, New Delhi).
• Indigenous Torpedo Tube Launchers (Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai).
• Anti-Submarine Indigenous Rocket Launchers (Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai).
• 76mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (BHEL, Haridwar).
• The delivery of Visakhapatnam is an affirmation towards ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ as part of 75 years of Indian Independence.
• MDL is under contract, which was signed in January 2011, to build four Project 15B warships for the Indian Navy.
• The warships have been named after major Indian cities, namely Visakhapatnam, Imphal, Surat and Mormugao.

About Indian Navy :

• Headquarters : New Delhi
• Founded: 26 January 1950
• Commander-in-Chief: President Ram Nath Kovind
• Chief of Defence Staff : General Bipin Rawat
• Chief of the Naval Staff : Admiral Karambir Singh
• Vice Chief of the Naval Staff : Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade
• Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff : Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh

CURRENT AFFAIRS : ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

CCI approves acquisition of 100% shareholding in Exide Life Insurance by HDFC Life

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 100% shareholding in Exide Life Insurance Company Limited by HDFC Life Insurance Company.
• The acquisition has been approved under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

About CCI :

• Founded: 14 October 2003
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• First Chairman :  Dhanendra Kumar
• Chairperson :  Ashok Kumar Gupta
• First executive: Dhanendra Kumar
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is the chief national competition regulator in India.
• It is a statutory body within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
• After completion of the share acquisition, Exide Life (which will be a wholly owned subsidiary of HDFC Life) is proposed to be merged with HDFC Life.

About Exide Life Insurance :

• CEO: Kshitij Jain
• Founded: 2001
• Headquarters: Bangalore India

About HDFC Life Insurance :

• MD & CEO: Vibha Padalkar
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Founded: 2000
• HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC), one of India’s leading housing finance institutions and Abrdn, a global investment company.
• HDFC Life has two wholly owned subsidiaries, namely, HDFC Pension Management Company Limited and HDFC International Life and Re Company Limited.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & SERVICES

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar Launches Uttam Beej Portal

• On Oct 30, 2021, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched the ‘Uttam Beej portal’.

Purpose :

• It will benefit the farmers of Haryana by providing quality seeds with transparency.
• The portal will provide transparency in the seed production programme arranged by both the Government and private seed producing agencies and ensure the quality of certified seeds.
• The seed portal has been linked with Meri Fasal Mera Byora Portal and Family Identity Card ID.
• Through this portal farmers will get good high quality seeds, which can improve their manufacturing and revenue.

Note :

• In Haryana, about 30-35 lakh quintals of certified seed of wheat and other crops are prepared.

About Haryana :

• Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya
• Capital: Chandigarh
• Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
• National Parks : Sultanpur National Park, Kalesar National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries : Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary, Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary, Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary.

Education Minister launches Bhasha Sangam initiative for schools, Mobile App & Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Mobile Quiz

• To commemorate Rashtriya Ekta Diwa, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Bhasha Sangam initiative for schools, Bhasha Sangam Mobile App and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Mobile Quiz.

About Bhasha Sangam :

• Bhasha Sangam is an initiative of the Ministry of Education under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, to teach basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 Indian languages.

Aim :

• To acquire basic conversational skills in an Indian language other than their mother tongue.

About Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools :

• It is developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
• 100 sentences in 22 scheduled languages are presented in such a way that children in school will be able to read in the Indian language, in Devanagari script, in roman script and translations into Hindi and English.
• Through this, Bhasha Sangam learners in school will be able to get acquainted with all the languages-their scripts, pronunciation.
• It is available on DIKSHA, ePathshala and 22 booklets.

About Bhasha Sangam Mobile App :

• This is an initiative of DoHE, in collaboration with MyGov & the App has been developed by a start up Multibhashi,
• The App initially has 100 sentences of every day usage in 22 Indian languages.

About EBSB Quiz App :

• EBSB Quiz game is targeted toward children and youngsters of Bharat for helping them learn more about our different regions, states, culture, national Heroes, monuments, traditions, tourist locations, languages, geography, history, topography,

Note :

• Rashtriya Ekta Diwas which is celebrated on October 31 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

About Ministry of Education :

• Founded: 15 August 1947
• Headquarters : New Delhi
• Union Minister :  Dharmendra Pradhan
• Minister of State : Subhas Sarkar, Annapurna Devi Yadav, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh

IREDA launches ‘Whistle Blower’ portal                            

• On Nov 02, 2021, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), a PSU under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched a ‘Whistle-blower Portal’.
• The portal was launched by Shri Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), IREDA as a part of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2021’.
• The Whistle-blower Portal has been developed by the IT Team of the company.
• Through this portal, IREDA employees can raise concerns related to fraud, corruption and abuse of power, among others.
• The whistle-blower portal is part of IREDA’s ‘zero tolerance’ towards corruption.

Note :

• The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is observing the “Vigilance Awareness Week 2021” from October 26 to November 1, 2021 with the theme of “self-reliance and integrity”.

About IREDA :

• Headquarters location: New Delhi
• Founded: 11 March 1987

CURRENT AFFAIRS : RANKING & INDEX

EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021: Azim Premji Tops

• According to the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021, Wipro Founder Azim Hashim Premji has been listed as the most generous philanthropist.
• The 76-year-old founder donated a total of Rs 9,713 crore in the fiscal year(FY) 2020-21 which is around a total of Rs 27 crore rupees per day.
• HCL’s Shiv Nadar retained the second spot with an annual donation of Rs 1,263 crore in FY21.
• Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani occupied the third spot on the philanthropy list with an annual donation of Rs 577 crore.

Top 10 in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 : 

1. Azim Hashim Premji: Rs 9,713 crore
2. Shiv Nadar, HCL Technologies: Rs 1263 crore
3. Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries: Rs 577 crore
4. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Aditya Birla Group: Rs 377 crore
5. Nandan Nilekani, Infosys: Rs 183 crore
6. Hinduja Family, Hinduja Group: Rs 166 crore
7. Bajaj Family, Bajaj Group: Rs 136 crore
8. Gautam Adani, Adani Group: Rs 130 crore
9. Anil Aggarwal, Vedanta: Rs 130 crore
10. Burman Family, Dabur India: Rs 114 crore

• Based on the place of residence, the highest number of philanthropists were from Mumbai (31 per cent), followed by New Delhi (17 per cent) and Bengaluru (10 per cent).
• A total of nine women philanthropists featured on the 2021 list.
• With a donation of Rs 69 crore, Rohini Nilekani emerged as the “most generous woman philanthropist” on the list.

About EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 :

• The EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 is compiled by the EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Research Institute. 
• It is the eighth edition of the annual list.
• The list ranks individuals from India who donated Rs 5 crore and above between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021 towards philanthropic contributions.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BOOKS & AUTHORS

Amit Ranjan Authors a Book Titled John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer in Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee

• A New Book Titled John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer in Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee authored by Amit Ranjan.
• The Book was Published by Niyogi books.

About the Book :

• The book is about John Lang’s life, his exploits, and literary works.

About John Lang :

• John Lang was born at Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.
• He was an Australian lawyer and was Australia’s first native born novelist.
• He represented  Rani of Jhansi in her battles against the British East India Company.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SPORTS NEWS

Sports ministry upgrades three new facilities as KISCE in Lucknow, Delhi and Chennai

• The Ministry of Sports has upgraded three existing sports facilities across the country as the Khelo India Sports Centres of Excellence (KISCE).

The three new centres namely :

1. Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow
2. Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai

• The total number of KISCEs now stands at 27, which is spread across 26 States and Union Territories.
• The Khelo India State Centres of Excellence aim to provide athletes with world-class specialised training.
• The centres will also have High-performance Managers to ensure the quality of sports science input and performance management.

About Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports :

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Cabinet Minister : Anurag Thakur
• Minister of State : Nisith Pramanik

Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath awarded MCC life membership

• Former India cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath are among 18 players who were given honorary life membership by the Marylebone Cricket
• Harbhajan is India’s third-highest wicket-taker in Tests, with 417 dismissals in 103 Tests,
• Meanwhile Javagal Srinath is one of the country’s greatest ODI players, taking 315 wickets to end his career as India’s second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs,”

Complete list of MCC awards Honorary Life Membership :

About Marylebone Cricket Club :

• CEO: Derek Brewer
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
• Founder: Thomas Lord
• Founded: 1787

Indian GM Iniyan wins chess tournament in Serbia

• Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan emerged the winner in the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament in Serbia.
• International Master Makarian Rudik of Russia finished second.
• Another Indian player V S Raahul logged six points to finish third while compatriot S Nitin, an IM, took fourth place with 5.5 points.
• Iniyan scored 7 points to finish in first place.
• The Indian GM finished with five wins and four draws and remained undefeated.
• He registered wins against Serbian GM Savic Miodrag, Serbian IM Panic Nenad, Caribbean IM Alan Safar Ramoutar and Indian FM Mahitosh Dey.
• His draws came against Serbian GM Dizdarevic Emir, Russian IM Makarian Rudik and Indian IM Nitin S.
• The tournament had 10 players from 5 countries out of which there were 3 Grandmasters and 4 International Masters.

About P Iniyan :

• Panneerselvam Iniyan born 13 September 2002 in Erode, Tamil Nadu.
• He is India’s 61st player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE.
• His current FIDE rating is
• In August 2021, Iniyan had won the Noisiel International Open tournament in Noisiel, Paris.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

Former Afghanistan PM Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai passes away

• Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and renowned jihadi leader Eng. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai has Passed away.
• He was 77.

About Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai :

• Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai was born in Malang, Afghanistan.
• He served as acting prime minister of Afghanistan from 1995 to 1996.
• He served as a minister in the post-communist Afghan government.
• He lived in exile in Istanbul and London, before he returned to Afghanistan in 2001 after the fall of Taliban.

Daily CA On Nov 02 :

• The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is an UN-recognized international day observed annually on 2 November
• India will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 and reduce one billion tonnes of carbon emissions from the total projected emissions by 2030
• Nirmala Sitharaman holds review meeting on CAPEX for Power, Coal and Atomic Energy
• Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the “Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue” (IPRD) 2021
• Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL) has inaugurated one of the world’s first and India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant in Hyderabad
• Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) – Ministry of Earth Science, launched India’s 1st Manned Ocean Mission ‘Samudrayan’ from the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in Chennai
• Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declares victory for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party
• 13th Meeting of Heads of NSOs of BRICS Countries held virtually; Chaired by India’s Dr. G. P. Samanta
• SBI launches video call life certificate submission facility for pensioners
• ICICI Lombard General Insurance has partnered with Vega to offer personal accident insurance cover on every online purchase of Vega helmet
• PhonePe launched PhonePe SafeCard, a tokenization solution for online debit and credit card transactions
• RBI Eased Current Account Rules for Bank Exposures Less than Rs 5 crore
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the 250 million USD (~Rs 1873 crore) loan to support the National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP) of India
• Government Appointed Justice Ashok Bhushan as Chairperson of NCLAT
• Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar appointed as President of NCLT

Daily CA On Nov 03 :

• Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health cards at the national level in New Delhi.
• Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved proposals worth 7,965 crore rupees for Armed Forces modernisation under Make in India. 
• The Ministry of Rural Development has signed an MoU with Flipkart to help empower local businesses and self-help groups (SHGs) especially those that are led by women by bringing them into the e-commerce fold.
• The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has joined hands with Truecaller to provide passengers with greater trust in communication.
• The Government of India has constituted a 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries to monitor the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
• On Oct 28, 2021, The Indian Navy received its first P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer from Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders named “Visakhapatnam” (Y 12704).
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 100% shareholding in Exide Life Insurance Company Limited by HDFC Life Insurance Company.
• On Oct 30, 2021, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched the ‘Uttam Beej portal’.
• To commemorate Rashtriya Ekta Diwa, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Bhasha Sangam initiative for schools, Bhasha Sangam Mobile App and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Mobile Quiz.
• On Nov 02, 2021, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), a PSU under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched a ‘Whistle-blower Portal’.
• According to the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021, Wipro Founder Azim Hashim Premji has been listed as the most generous philanthropist.
• A New Book Titled John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer in Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee authored by Amit Ranjan.
• The Ministry of Sports has upgraded three existing sports facilities across the country as the Khelo India Sports Centres of Excellence (KISCE).
• Former India cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath are among 18 players who were given honorary life membership by the Marylebone Cricket
• Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan emerged the winner in the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament in Serbia.
• Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and renowned jihadi leader Eng. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai has Passed away.

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