PSC Current Affairs - October 01, 2021

2021 Right Livelihood Award Laureates 

Marthe Wandou (Cameroon) 

Vladimir Slivyak (Russia)

Freda Huson (Canada)

Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (New Delhi, India)

 

Former French President who has been sentenced to prison for violating election campaign finance laws - Nicolas Sarkozy

Longest Sea Bridge in India is going to be established - Sewri-Nhava Sheva Sea Link

 (Connecting Mumbai to Navi Mumbai)

Indian hockey players who retired from international hockey in September 2021 - Rupinder Pal Singh, Birendra Lakra

India’s position in Digital Quality of Life Index 2021 published by cyber security company Surfshark – 59 (1st Position – Denmark)

Earth monitoring satellite launched by NASA in September 2021 – LANDSAT – 9

The bank that was removed from the Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF) by RBI in September 2021 – Indian Overseas Bank

Free digital skills programme launched jointly by Ministry of Labour & Employment and Microsoft india to enhance the employability of youth in India – DigiSaksham

Employment exchange portal launched by Ministry of Social Justice for employment seeking senior citizens - Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED)

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