1.India beat Nepal 3-0 to win the SAIF event for the 8th time; Captain Sunil Chhetri equals Lionel Messi’s 80 international goals
India defeated Nepal 3-0 in Male to win the South Asian Football Confederation title for the eighth time . Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri scored the first goal of the match in the 49th minute of the game. With this he equaled Lionel Messi ‘s 80 goals in international matches and came second among the current active players . Chhetri has scored 80 goals in 125 matches while Messi has scored 80 goals in 155 matches. Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the most 115 goals . India have been unbeaten this season of SAIF football. India defeated Nepal and Maldives and the match was drawn with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
2.Kalapani’s ‘Mount Harriet’ in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to be renamed as Mount Manipur
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on October 16, 2021 that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands , located Kalapani in Harriet mount renamed Mount ManipurWill be done. Addressing a public meeting in Port Blair, Amit Shah said that this step has been taken to pay respect to the freedom fighters of Manipur who have been sentenced in the Cellular Jail in Andaman. The Union Home Minister said that though Manipur was under British occupation for a long time, the freedom fighters of Manipur always fought a tooth-biting battle. The heroes of Manipur War (Anglo-Manipur War) Yuvraj Tikendrajit and General Thangal were publicly hanged at Fida, Imphal. The British would have believed that by hanging they had crushed the freedom movement, but it did not happen. After that Maharaja Kulchandra Dhwaja Singh and 22 freedom fighters were sent to Kala Pani and they were kept here on Mount Harriet, an island. The Union Home Minister said that today in his memory, we would like to honor his contribution by naming Mount Harriet as Mount Manipur. Huh. Shri Shah said that the Manipur government also wants to build a good memorial here, this memorial will inspire the tourists, youth and the new generation across the country that how to fight with limited resources.
3.China launches astronaut crew on 6-month mission
China launched a three-man crew for a 6-month mission aboard the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft to its space station “ Tianhe Module ” on October 16, 2021 . The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is carrying three astronauts. It was launched by Long March-2F rocket . Crew activities include: three spacewalks to install equipment for the expansion of the station, assessing living conditions in the module, conducting experiments in space medicine and other areas. Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang , Wang Yaping and Ye GuangfuThe core module under construction at the space station arrived in Tianhe. They will be there for six months to complete the construction of Tianhe. This is the longest manned mission to space in the history of China.
4.Top Navy Commanders’ Conference to discuss important maritime issues in New Delhi
There will be a biennial conference of the top commanders of the Navy , in which the strategic preparedness and future policies of the Army will be discussed. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh , Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh will address the naval commanders. Apart from this, leading officers of the Army and Air Force will also participate in the meeting. In this five-day long conference, naval officers will get an opportunity to discuss important issues related to shipping at the military level.
5.PM congratulates H.E. Jonas Gahr Store, PM of Norway, on taking charge
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated His Excellency Jonas Gahr Store on taking over as the Prime Minister of Norway . Prime Minister Jonas, leader of Norway’s centre-left Labor Party, replaced Erna Solberg, who held the position for two terms earlier this week.
6.Indian Army team won gold medal in Cambrian Patrol exercise held in Brecon, Wales (UK)
Army of 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) by a team of 13 to October 15, 2021. Britain Brecon, Wales prestigious Cambrian Patrol exercise representing the Indian Army in the gold medal won. Organized by the British Army, the Ex Cambrian Patrol is considered an important test of human stamina, team spirit, and is sometimes referred to as the Olympics of Military Patrol among armies around the world. The Indian Army contingent competed against a total of 96 teams participating in the event, which included 17 international teams representing special forces and prestigious regiments from across the globe.
7.China sets up $233 million Kunming Biodiversity Fund
China has recently pledged $233 million to a new fund called “Kunming Biodiversity Fund” for the conservation of biodiversity in developing countries. The decision was taken during a major United Nations conservation summit, although major donors disagreed. China wants to play a leading role at the international level on biodiversity conservation. China has plants in the Chinese city of Kunming, with representatives from about 195 countries, Organized a summit on the protection of animals and ecosystems. The summit seeks to establish a new agreement setting goals for 2030 and 2050. Countries are also debating a proposal called the “30 by 30 Agenda” in this conference. This agenda will seek to achieve 30% of the land and oceans of the Earth’s protected status by 2030. The issue of funding for the Kunming Biodiversity Fund will be raised at talks in Geneva in January 2022. China’s commitment falls short of the UK’s $4 billion commitment to conservation projects around the world.
8.India to launch 1000 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a pilot project
The Central Government has given its approval to invite Expression of Interest for setting up a pilot 1000 MW Battery Energy Storage System ( BESS ) project . This pilot project is a joint effort of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Power . Both the ministries are working on this to provide a road map for setting up energy storage systems in India. The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be set up to support the ambitious goal of achieving the 450 GW renewable energy target by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy by 2030.
9.The country’s first heli hub will be built in Haryana’s Gurugram
The Haryana government has decided to set up the country’s first heli hub in Gurugram . In no time, now helicopters will not only be able to fly from here, but they will also be able to take advantage of the facilities from parking to repair and refueling. The center has also agreed to this plan of the state government and in this regard the center has asked the state government to send a proposal of land for this. From this heli hub, helicopters will be able to fly to Gurugram city and other states outside the city as per their capacity. For information, let us tell you that a total of five heli hubs are proposed across the country. In Gurugram heli hub, the state government will charge only one per cent VAT instead of 21 per cent VAT on helicopter fuel when it takes off from here.
10.Protesters in Kerala’s Kasaragod call for ‘endosulfan’ to be returned to a construction firm for safe disposal
Protesters use ‘ endosulfan ‘ at the premises of ‘ Periya Plantation Corporation ‘ in Kasaragod, Kerala .’ (an organochlorine insecticide) to be returned to the manufacturing firm for safe disposal. It is to be known that in the year 2011, the Supreme Court had banned Endosulfan all over India. The use of endosulfan poses a major threat to the balance of the environment. Endosulfan is a banned insecticide. It was used extensively in agriculture and mosquito control as an insecticide from the 1940s to the 1960s. ‘Endosulfan’ is sprayed on crops like cotton, cashew, fruit, tea, paddy, tobacco etc. to control white flies, aphids, beetles, insects etc. Endosulfan in the environment is absorbed into food chains, causing widespread problems. If endosulfan is released into water, it can be absorbed into the sediment and affect aquatic organisms. Physiological deformity, cancer, as a result of ingestion of endosulfan
11.ICC joins hands with UNICEF to spread awareness about mental health
The ICC has joined hands with UNICEF to raise awareness about mental health and well-being of children and adolescents during the T20 World Cup . The ICC will stress the need for more dialogue about mental health. They will use their other platforms including their broadcast and digital channels for this. This partnership will fuel UNICEF’s global campaign #OnYourMind which calls for commitment, communication and action to promote good mental health for every child.
12.’Lalan Remembrance Festival’ organized in Bangladesh
The 131st death anniversary of the great Sufi saint Lalan Fakir was celebrated in Bangladesh . On this occasion, Bangladesh Shilpkala Academy organized ‘ Lalan Smaran Utsav ‘. Professor Abul Ahsan Chowdhury from Bangladesh and Professor Shaktinath Jha from India were honored at the ceremony. Fakir Lalan Shah is revered in Bangladesh as a great mystic saint, philosopher and social reformer of his time. In his philosophy, a mixture of Islam, Vaishnavism and Shahajia Buddhism and Jainism is found. He inspired and influenced great figures like Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and American poet Allen Ginsberg.
