Current Affairs - October 21, 2021 Current Affairs

In 2021 the Global WOD Campaign theme is "Serve Up Bone Strength".

International Chefs Day is observed every year on 20 October.

New Delhi-based 17-year-old entrepreneur Vidyut Mohan has won the inaugural 'Earthshot Prize' for the year 2021 for developing a technology for converting Agri waste into bio-products. He is among the five global winners for the inaugural 'Earthshot Prize', also known as the 'Eco-Oscars', that honours people trying to save the planet.

China has launched its first solar exploration satellite into space to study the violent and sudden physical processes behind solar flares. The 550 kg (121-pound) satellite named Xihe (Name of Sun God in Chinese mythology) was launched by the Long March-2D rocket.

RBL Bank is working on a new digital platform named Abacus 2.0, that would help the bank to scale up customer acquisition over the next few years.

The Assembly will be presided over by President of the ISA Assembly RK Singh, who is also the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy.

Legendary Indian poet-lyricist-director Gulzar has come out with his new book title "Actually... I Met Them: A Memoir".

The most awaited name of the winners of Miss Divine Beauty pageant 2021 is revealed now; Rashmi Madhuri from Bengaluru a 27yr old entrepreneur of a pharmaceutical company was crowned the title of Miss India Earth 2021 by the former queen Tanvi Kharote.

Indian Fencer Bhavani Devi has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women's sabre event.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual Global tuberculosis (TB) report for the year 2021 which is the second deadliest infectious killer after COVID-19 in the world.

Fatima Bano, a resident of Choskore village in the Union Territory of Ladakh, has become the first woman from Kargil to get the 'Ladakh Resident' certificate.

Lt Gen Devendra Sharma recently took over as the Chief of Staff of the Western Command Headquarters.

Iceland has topped this ranking with an index value of 84.2. Thailand had the lowest overall index value at 40.6.

The theme of the International Chefs Day 2021 campaign is Healthy Food for the Future.

India has been ranked at 40th position out of 43 countries in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey. India had an overall index value of 43.3.

The Fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has been organised virtually between October 18 and 21, 2021.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Dubai for rapid development and growth in the Union Territory.

The World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is observed annually on October 20.

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off "Five Mobile Medical Vans" dubbed as Modi Van in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh.

Museum Rietberg based in Zurich, Switzerland has established a unique research centre and fellowship programme named GBF Centre. GBF Centre is a public-private partnership initiative meant for scholars, curators and artists who specialise in Indian painting.