DAILY GK: 17 , 18 OCT 2021
1. ‘GLOBAL TB REPORT’ BY WHO
• World
Health Organisation (WHO) released the ‘Global TB report’ for 2021
• The
report mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination.
• Lakshadweep
is India’s 1st TB free Union Territory
• India’s
target of eliminating TB by 2025.
• WHO
Headquarter – Geneva, Switzerland
2. 2021 CAMBRIAN PATROL EXERCISE
• Indian
Army’s Team of 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) won Gold medal.
• The
exercise was organised by the United Kingdom (UK) Army at Brecon, Wales, UK.
• Exercise
Cambrian Patrol is sometimes referred to as the ‘Olympics of Military
Patrolling’.
• The
prestigious exercise saw the participation of 96 teams including top Special
Forces & Regiments from 17 international teams.
• Chief
of Defence Staff – Bipin Rawat
• Chief
of Army Staff – MM Naravane
3. SAJJAN JINDAL-1ST INDIAN APPOINTED AS
CHAIRMAN OF WORLD STEEL ASSOCIATION
• Sajjan
Jindal is Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel Limited .
• According
to the World Steel Association (WSA) data, India now ranks as the
second-largest producer of crude steel after China.
4. AUSTRIA’S NEW CHANCELLOR
• Austrian
President Alexander Van der Bellen Presided over the Swearing in Ceremony of
Alexander Schallenberg as the new Chancellor of Austria at the Hofburg palace
in Vienna, Austria.
• Capital–
Vienna
• Currency–
Euro
5. CHINA LAUNCHED 1ST SOLAR EXPLORATION
SATELLITE
• China
has successfully launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space from
the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long
March-2D rocket.
• China
also Launched Shenzhou-13 with 3 Astronauts on a 6-month Space Station Mission
6. HIGHLIGHTS OF IPL 2021
• Chennai
Super Kings (CSK) won their 4th IPL Title, after defeating Kolkata Knight
Riders (KKR) in the finals of the 14th Edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) .
• Final
was held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE.
• Orange
Cap – Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) scored a massive 635 runs
• Purple
Cap – Harshal Patel from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), won the Purple Cap
for picking up the most number of wickets .He picked 32 wickets
• BCCI President – Sourav Ganguly
7. WORLD FOOD DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 16
• The
United Nations (UN)’s World Food Day is annually observed across the globe on
October 16th .
• The
day commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the
United Nations (FAO) on 16th October 1945.
• The
theme of World Food Day 2021 is “Our actions are our future- Better production,
better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”.
• FAO
FAO was founded on 16 October 1945 in Quebec City, Canada.
• Headquarters–
Rome, Italy
8. INTERNATIONAL E-WASTE DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 14
• International
E-Waste Day (IEWD) is annually celebrated across the globe on October 14th to
create awareness about the hazards of Electronic-waste (e-waste) and to promote
the proper way to dispose of e-waste.
• The
theme of IEWD 2021 is “Consumer is the key to Circular Economy!”.
• E-waste
contains hazardous substances like lead, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), mercury, polybrominated biphenyl ethers
(PBDEs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs), and valuable substances such as
iron, steel, copper, aluminium and plastics.
• India
has become the largest producer of e-waste after China and the United States
