Ministry of Rural Development inks MoU with Flipkart to enhance rural livelihoods 

• The e-commerce marketplace Flipkart has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to support the ambitious Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) program.
• The MoU will help to empower local businesses and self-help groups (SHGs) by bringing them on the e-commerce platform to sell their products. SHGs led by women would be given special focus.
• The MoU is a part of Flipkart’s Samarth programme which aims to support skilled craftsmen, weavers and artisans of under-served community by helping them to sell online through Flipkart marketplace.
• Under the programme, e-commerce knowledge and training around onboarding, cataloging, marketing, account management, business insights, and warehousing are also imparted.

Points to Remember: 

1. Ministry of Rural Development has inked MoU with which company to empower artisans under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) program.

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President Ramnath Kovind to give away National Sports Awards on November 13, 2021

• The National Sports Awards for the year 2021 were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on November 02, 2021.
• President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind will felicitate the awardees on November 13, 2021.
• The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
• Given below is the list of selected sportsperson who will receive these awards this year.

Major Dhyan Chand KhelRatna Award 2021 (Total winners-12) Name of the Sportsperson Discipline Neeraj Chopra Athletics Ravi Kumar Wrestling LovlinaBorgohain Boxing Sreejesh P.R Hockey AvaniLekhara Para Shooting SumitAntil Para Athletics PramodBhagat Para Badminton Krishna Nagar Para Badminton Manish Narwal Para Shooting Mithali Raj Cricket Sunil Chhetri Football Manpreet Singh Hockey Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021 (Total winners-35) Name of the Sportsperson Discipline Arpinder Singh Athletics SimranjitKaur Boxing ShikharDhawan Cricket Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Fencing Monika Hockey VandanaKatariya Hockey SandeepNarwal Kabaddi HimaniUttamParab Mallakhamb AbhishekVerma Shooting AnkitaRaina Tennis Deepak Punia Wrestling Dilpreet Singh Hockey Harman Preet Singh Hockey Rupinder Pal Singh Hockey Surender Kumar Hockey AmitRohidas Hockey BirendraLakra Hockey Sumit Hockey Nilakanta Sharma Hockey Hardik Singh Hockey VivekSagar Prasad Hockey Gurjant Singh Hockey Mandeep Singh Hockey Shamsher Singh Hockey Lalit Kumar Upadhyay Hockey Varun Kumar Hockey Simranjeet Singh Hockey YogeshKathuniya Para Athletics Nishad Kumar Para Athletics Praveen Kumar Para Athletics SuhashYathiraj Para Badminton SinghrajAdhana Para Shooting Bhavina Patel Para Table Tennis Harvinder Singh Para Archery Sharad Kumar Para Athletics Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Life-Time Category)-(Total winners-5) Name of the Coach Discipline T. P. Ouseph Athletics SarkarTalwar Cricket Sarpal Singh Hockey Ashan Kumar Kabaddi Tapan Kumar Panigrahi Swimming Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Regular Category)-(Total ...

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CCI approves acquisition of 100% shareholding in Exide Life by HDFC Life

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the accquisition of 100% shareholding in Exide Life Insurance Company Limited by HDFC Life Insurance Company.
• The acquisition has been approved under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
• After the acquisition Exide Life will become wholly owned subsidiary of HDFC Life.
• It is proposed to merge Exide Life with HDFC Life.

Points to Remember:

1. Which company is acquiring 100% share of Exide Life Insurance Company Limited?

Source: PIB Also Read: HDFC Life to acquire Exide Life Insurance for Rs 6,687 crore in stock and cash deal ...

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists : 02 November

• The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is observed annually on 2 November.
• Purpose: to prevent all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers; to ensure accountability, bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against journalists and media workers, and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies.
• The day was recognized by the UN General Assembly in December 2013.
• The date chosen by the UN marks the death of Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, two French journalists killed while reporting in Mali on November 2, 2013..

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Indian Navy stealth frigate Tushil launched in Kaliningrad, Russia

• The seventh Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class was launched at the Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia on October 28, 2021.
• The ship has been formally named as Tushil, a Sanskrit word which means protector shield.
• The ship has been developed under the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between India and Russia in 2016 for the construction of four additional P1135.6 class ships for Indian Navy.
• Out of the four ships, two ships of Project 1135.6 ships were to be constructed in Russia and two ships in India at M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
• Tushil will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in mid-2023 followed by its sister ship by the end of 2023.
• The Project 1135.6 class is also called Talwar class and the Talwar class frigates are built by Russia for Indian Navy.

Points to Remember:

• Tushil is an Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class developed by which country?

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