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Current Affairs 01 November 2021
Daily Current Affairs 01 November 2021: This post contains the current affairs for 01 November 2021 that are important for competitive exams like IBPS PO and Clerk, SBI PO and Clerk, RBI Assistant and Grade B, other Insurance exams. You can also attempt our Current Affairs Quiz after reading our daily current affairs.
National
Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express gets IMS certification
- The Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express has become the first train of Southern Railway to receive Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certification.
- It got the certificate for world-class maintenance of the train, environment -friendly resources and convenient and safe travel of the passengers.
- It is also the first Shatabdi train and the only second mail/express train of Indian Railways to receive this prestigious certification.
- The IMS certificate provided are ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.
- The first train of Indian Railways to be IMS certified is Habibganj-Hazrat Nizamuddin-Habibganj Bhopal Express.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicates ‘Sardar Patel Leadership Centre’ to the Nation in Mussoorie
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie.
- The facility was inaugurated on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2021, which marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- The Sardar Patel Leadership Centre aims to lay the foundation capacity building for future generations of Civil Servants from India and Abroad, as visualised by the Father of All India Services.
- The Centre aims to emerge as a Huge Resource Centre to provide continuous study and learning opportunities to Civil Servants so that they learn from the best practices of leadership across the world while remaining connected with their cultural ethos, values and roots.
Union Minister Amit Shah launches the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme
- The Union Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme on October 31, 2021 at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to celebrate the 75th Foundation Year of Amul.
- Total outlay of the Dairy Sahakar scheme is Rs 5000 crore.
- The scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation ( NCDC) under Ministry of Cooperation.
- The scheme will supplement the existing efforts of strengthening the dairy sector in the country, doubling the farmers income as well as realize the vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’.
- Under the scheme NCDC will extend financial support to eligible cooperatives for activities like bovine development, milk procurement, processing, quality assurance, value addition,branding,packaging,marketing,transportation and storage of milk and milk products, exports of dairy products among others.
International
Microsoft surpasses Apple to become world’s most valuable company
- Microsoft Corp. has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalisation on October 29, 2021.
- At market close on October 29, 2021, Apple stood at about $2.46 trillion while Microsoft reached nearly $2.49 trillion.
- Apple had held the top position for more than a year.
Appointment
Centre appoints former SC Judge Ashok Bhushan as NCLAT Chairperson
- Centre has appointed former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ashok Bhushan as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for a period of four years or until he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is the earliest..
- Justice Bhushan was the former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
- NCLAT was formed by the government under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013.
- Apart from this, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar has been appointed as the new President of quasi-judicial body, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for five years or till he attains the age of 67 years.
- Justice Sudhakar was the former Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.
Yezdi Nagporewalla named as new CEO of KPMG India
- Financial services firm KMPG has announced the appointment of senior partmer Yezdi Nagporewalla as the new chief executive officer (CEO) for the India division.
- Nagporewalla has been appointed as the new CEO of KPMG India for a four-year term with effect from February 7, 2022 till December 31, 2026.
- Nagporewalla will replace current Chairman and CEO, Arun M. Kumar, who completes his five-year term on February 6, 2022.
- With the new appointment, KPMG India has split the roles of Chairman and CEO. The new Chairman will be named over the next few months.
Days
World Vegan Day: 01 November
- World Vegan Day is held every year on November 1.
- The day was first celebrated in the year 1994 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of UK-based The Vegan Society and the coining of the terms “vegan” and “veganism”.
- Purpose: to spread benefits of veganism for humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment.
