Important Daily Current Affairs of 24th October 2021

9. The 24th of October is World Polio Day. Every year on October 24, World Polio Day is commemorated to raise awareness about polio vaccination and eradication. Rotary International established the day to remember the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to produce a poliomyelitis vaccine. 10. 24 October is International Day of the United Nations. Since 1948, the 24th of October has been designated as United Nations Day. The United Nations Charter entered into force on this day in 1945. 11. The 24th of October is International Diplomats' Day. Every year on October 24, the International Day of Diplomats is commemorated. The purpose of the day is to honour diplomats' contributions to changing the world since ancient times and making our planet a better place. It also tries to close the gap between public image and reality of diplomats' lives. 12. The 24th of October is World Development Information Day. Every year on October 24, the United Nations hosts World Development Information Day. The purpose of the day is to raise global public attention to development issues and the need to improve international collaboration to address them in order to achieve overall growth and development.

In this article, we will discuss all the important current affairs of 24th October 2021 in detail.

National

1. The DRDO successfully flight-tests the ‘ABHYAS’ High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target.

  • On October 22, 2021, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT)- ABHYAS from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha, off the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
  • ABHYAS was planned and developed for the Indian Armed Forces by the DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) in Bengaluru.

2. The state of Chhattisgarh has launched the “Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store” programme.

  • Bhupesh Baghel, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, has established the ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store,’ which intends to deliver pharmaceuticals to consumers at low and moderate prices.
  • Generic drugs will be 50 to 71 percent cheaper at these medical stores under the ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store’ initiative.

International News

3. Pakistan is still on the FATF’s “Grey List,” but three additional countries have been added.

  • The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-terrorist financing watchdog, has kept Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of countries for failing to meet outstanding FATF obligations on time.
  • Pakistan has accomplished 30 of the 34 action plan items, leaving only four more to fulfil. FATF handed Pakistan three months in June 2021 to complete the remaining conditions by October

Banking & Finance News

4. For NBFCs, the RBI has introduced Scale Based Regulation (SBR).

  • The Reserve Bank of India has implemented a new regulatory framework for NBFCs that is based on a scale (SBR). These regulations will take effect on October 1, 2022.
  • RBI has now classified NBFCs into four tiers (or four scales) for regulation under the new Scale Based Regulation (SBR) based on their size, activity, and perceived riskiness. NBFC – Base Layer (NBFC-BL), NBFC – Middle Layer (NBFC-ML), NBFC – Upper Layer (NBFC-UL), and NBFC – Top Layer (NBFC-TL) are the four layers (NBFC-TL).

Appointments News

5. ICRA has named Ramnath Krishnan as its Managing Director and Group CEO.

  • The rating agency ICRA has named Ramnath Krishnan as its new Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • He succeeds N Sivaraman, who resigned with immediate effect on October 23, 2021, claiming personal reasons.

6. Sandra Mason is elected as Barbados’ first female president, succeeding the British Queen as the country’s head of state.

  • Barbados has elected Sandra Mason as its first president, as part of its plan to establish a republic and dethrone the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Mason, who now serves as the country’s governor-general, will take over as president on November 30, 2021.

Awards & Honours News

7. Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo will receive the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award from the IFFI.

  • The inaugural Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema has been given to Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo and Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
  • The award will be presented at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which will take place in Goa from November 20th to November 28th, 2021.

Books & Authors News

8. Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan’s “The Origin Story of India’s States”

  • The interesting political and historical circumstances behind the establishment of India’s states and union territories are recounted in a new book titled “The Origin Story of India’s States.”
  • Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan, a Bengaluru-based writer, actor, and strategy consultant, penned the book.

Important Days

9. The 24th of October is World Polio Day.

  • Every year on October 24, World Polio Day is commemorated to raise awareness about polio vaccination and eradication.
  • Rotary International established the day to remember the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to produce a poliomyelitis vaccine.

10. 24 October is International Day of the United Nations.

  • Since 1948, the 24th of October has been designated as United Nations Day.
  • The United Nations Charter entered into force on this day in 1945.

11. The 24th of October is International Diplomats’ Day.

  • Every year on October 24, the International Day of Diplomats is commemorated.
  • The purpose of the day is to honour diplomats’ contributions to changing the world since ancient times and making our planet a better place. It also tries to close the gap between public image and reality of diplomats’ lives.

12. The 24th of October is World Development Information Day.

  • Every year on October 24, the United Nations hosts World Development Information Day.
  • The purpose of the day is to raise global public attention to development issues and the need to improve international collaboration to address them in order to achieve overall growth and development.

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