Daily Current Affairs: October 13, 2021

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Important Days

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction – 13 October

• The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed on 13 October every year to promote a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction.
• The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was established in 1989.
• Theme of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction for 2021: “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce disaster risk and disaster losses”.

National News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches PM Gati Shakti– National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity in Delhi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity and new exhibition complexes of India Trade Promotion Organisation at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
• The National Master Plan will provide Gati Shakti with development plans of the 21^st century and will help in the timely completion of these plans.
• The Union Government has approved 100 lakh crores to speed up the implementation of infrastructure projects across India at both the central and state levels and bring down logistics costs.
• Gati Shakti is based on the six pillars — comprehensiveness, prioritisation, optimisation, synchronisation and being analytical and dynamic.

State News

Eight high courts in India get new Chief Justices and five Chief Justices were transferred to different high courts

• President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of new Chief Justices to eight high courts and also approved the transfer of five Chief Justices to different high courts in India.

International News

Germany unveils the world’s first automated driverless train in Hamburg

• German railway company Deutsche Bahn collaborated with industrial group Siemens to unveil the world’s first automated driverless train in Hamburg to be more punctual and energy-efficient compared to traditional man-driven ones.
• This automated railway service is a part of the 60 million euro project by Siemens and Deutsche Bahn for the modernisation of Hamburg’s rapid urban rail system.

Germany

• Capital: Berlin
• Currency: Euro
• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• Chancellor: Angela Merkel

International Energy Agency invites India to become its full-time member

• International Energy Agency (IEA) has invited the world’s third-largest energy consumer, India, to become its full-time member to deepen its cooperation with IEA.
• If the proposal is accepted, India will require New Delhi to raise strategic oil reserves to 90 days requirement.
• IEA is made up of 30 member countries and eight associate nations.

International Energy Agency (IEA)

• Headquarters: Paris, France
• Executive Director: Fatih Barol

Banking & Economy

Shivalik Small Finance Bank partners with Go Digit Insurance to provide insurance products

• Shivalik Small Finance Bank partnered with Go Digit General Insurance to provide an array of instant, easy-to-understand insurance products such as health insurance plans, motor insurance and home and shop insurance through the bank’s network of branches across India.

Shivalik Small Finance Bank

• Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• It is the first small finance bank in India to have transitioned from an urban co-operative bank.

Unity Small Finance Bank receives small finance bank licence from RBI

• Unity Small Finance Bank Limited (USFBL), a joint venture between Centrum Financial Services Limited (CFSL) and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe),has received a small finance bank licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
• The new entity will take over the assets and liabilities of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank.
• Centrum’s MSME and micro finance businesses will be merged into Unity Small Finance Bank.

Appointments

Amit Khare was appointed as the Advisor to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• Former Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare was appointed as the Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a contract basis.
• He was a 1985-batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer. He retired on 30 September and helped to shape the new National Education Policy (NEP).

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) appoints Arun Kumar Mishra as its Chief Executive Officer

• The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has appointed Arun Kumar Mishra as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
• EESL is a joint venture between NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation, Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) and POWERGRID, which was set up under the Union Power Ministry to facilitate the implementation of energy efficiency projects.

Awards and Recognitions

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella receives C. K. Prahalad Award for Business Sustainability Leadership 2021

• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is among the corporate leaders to receive the prestigious K. Prahalad Award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership 2021.
• Four of Microsoft’s top leaders — Satya Nadella along with its President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood and Chief Environment Officer Lucas Joppa received this honour for their collaborative leadership for transforming Microsoft into a carbon negative company by 2030 and to remove all its historical emissions by 2050.

Dr. Randeep Guleria was conferred with the 22^nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in 2021

• The Vice President of India presented the 22^nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in 2021 to the Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Randeep Guleria.
• This award is presented for a distinguished Indian, residing either in India or abroad for his/her sustained individual contributions and outstanding achievements of high professional order and excellence in the field of management, public administration, public affairs, education or institution building, art and culture and sports.

Agreements and MoUs signed

Karnataka Government signs an MoU with NASSCOM for industry-aligned skill development of students

• The Karnataka State Higher Education Council has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) to provide industry-aligned skill development experiences to students of higher education which will benefit over five lakh students and faculty every year.
• These skill training courses are designed as per the national occupational standards of the National Skills Qualification Framework.

Karnataka         

• Capital: Bengaluru
• Chief Minister: Basavaraj Bommai
• Governor: Thaawarchand Gehlot
• National Park: Anshi National Park, Kudremukh National Park, Bandipur National Park, Bannerghatta National Park, Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) National Park

Sports News

FIFA reveals ‘Ibha’ as the official mascot of the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup 2022 ot be held in India

• Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has revealed an Asiatic lioness representing women’s power, Ibha’, as the official mascot of the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup 2022 to be held in India.
• Ibha’s mission is to empower women and girls in India and around the world to achieve their full potential.

FIFA

• Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
• President: Gianni Infantino

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