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1. Recently the Ministry of Textiles has decided to continue the 'Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme' (CHCDS) for how long?

- March 2026

CHCDS: Comprehensive Handicraft Cluster Development Scheme
It has been decided to continue the 'Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme' (CHCDS) with the objective of upliftment and development of handicraft artisans.
Infrastructural support, market access, design and technology upgradation support is provided to handicraft artisans through 'Comprehensive Handicraft Cluster Development Scheme' (CHCDS).
Union Minister of Textiles: Shri Piyush Goyal
Shri Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and Industry, Food and Consumer Affairs and Textiles.

2. Which initiative has been started by the Central Government to facilitate the development of the textile sector in the economy?

- PM MITRA Parks

In order to facilitate the development of textile sector in the economy and to place India firmly on the global textile map, the central government has decided to set up 7 'PM MITRA Parks' in the country.
A total of ₹ 4445 crore is proposed to be spent in the next 5 years on 7 'PM MITRA Parks' in the country.

3. Famous TV actor and the artist who played the character of Ravana in Ramayana passed away. What is his name?

- Arvind Trivedi

Actor Arvind Trivedi, who played Ravana in Ramanand Sagar's famous TV serial 'Ramayana', passed away at the age of 82.
Apart from making his mark as an actor, he also served as an MP in Gujarat from 1991 to 1996.
Arvind Trivedi also served as the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) from 2002 to 2003.

4. On which day 'World Cotton Day' was observed recently?

- October 7

Theme of 'World Cotton Day' 2021: "There's More to Cotton Than You Think"
World Cotton Day is celebrated every year on 7 October to highlight the cotton industry around the world and the communities involved in it and its contribution to the global economy.
In the year 2019, 'World Cotton Day' was celebrated for the first time by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

WTO: World Trade Organization
Established: 1 January 1995
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
Director General: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

5. What is the name of the famous cartoonist who passed away recently?

- Chaklethu John Yesudasan

Chakalethu John Yesudasan died at the age of 83 due to COVID-19 related problems.
Chaklethu John Yesudasan also worked as a cartoonist in the Malayalam Manorama Group of Publications.

6. Recently the Central Government has announced to set up how many 'Science Technology and Innovation Hubs' in the country?

- 75

The Department of Science and Technology of the Central Government has announced to set up 75 Science Technology and Innovation Houses across the country, which will be set up especially for the people of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST).

7. Which country has won the 'World Women's Chess Championship' title recently?

- Russia

Russia defeated India in the final of the 'World Women's Chess Championship' to win the title.
India got the bronze medal in the 'World Women's Chess Championship', which is the first medal by India in the 'World Women's Chess Championship'.

8. By what name will the 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' in schools now be known?

- 'PM Poshan'

The 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' being given to the children in schools during the interval will now be known as 'PM Poshan' under 'PM Poshan Shakti Nirman'.

9. Who has been given the 'Men's Player of the Year Award' at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Awards?

- Gurjit Kaur

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Awards 2021-21 are as follows:-

Women's Player of the Year Award: Harmanpreet Singh
Women's Goalkeeper of the Year: Savita Poonia
Men's Goalkeeper of the Year: PR Sreejesh
Best Coach in Women's Category: Sjoerd Marijne
Best coach in men's category: Graham Reid
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FIH: International Hockey Federation
Established: 07 January 1924
HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland
President: Narinder Dhruv Batra

10. Which bank has been rewarded for the better implementation of the government-run Atal Pension Yojana (APY)?

- Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB)

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank, sponsored by Canara Bank, has been awarded the National Award by PFRDA for its superior performance in Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, etc.
PFRDA: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

11. Which Indian shooter has won the gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Championships?

- Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar

Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal by defeating Lucas Kryzs of France in the final.
ISSF: The International Shooting Sport Federation
Established: 1907
HQ: Munich, Germany
President: Vladimir Lisin

12. Recently who has been selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021?

- Abdulrazak Gurnah (Abdulrazak Gurnah)

The Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 has been chosen for Abdulrazak Gurnah, who belongs to a Tanzanian family and was born in Zanzibar and active in England.
Abdulrazak Gurnah has been selected for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his steadfast and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the refugee fate in the gulf between cultures and continents".

All important facts about Novel Prize:-

All important facts about Alfred Bernhard Nobel:

Each year the Nobel Foundation honors "those who, during the previous year, have provided the greatest benefit to mankind" and who have brought the greatest benefit to mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace" in accordance with the wish expressed by the Swedish scientist Alfred Bernhard Nobel before his death in 1895.
Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896 in Italy at the age of 63.
Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman and a great philanthropist by profession.
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the year 1867.

All important facts about Novel Prize:-

Each year the Nobel Prize is awarded 5 (Physics, Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Peace and Literature) and 1 (Economics) in a total of 6 fields.
Every year the Nobel Prizes are announced in the month of October and are awarded at the Nobel Prize Ceremony on 10 December, the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
The Nobel Prize was not awarded during World War II from 1940 to 1942.
The Nobel Prize in Economics was instituted by the Central Bank of Sweden in 1968 to commemorate its 300th anniversary, and the first prize for economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisk (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands (Dutch)} |
The first Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Peace and Literature was awarded in the year 1901 on the fifth anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel.
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Literature and Economics is awarded in Stockholm, Sweden and the Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
The Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a certificate and 10 million Swedish krona (approximately US$ 1,145,000).
In each award, a maximum of three people can be awarded in one year and if three people are selected for the same award, then it is decided by the committee that how much amount is to be given as prize.
In 1974, it was decided by the Awards Committee that the Nobel Prize would not be awarded posthumously, and before that only two posthumous awards have been awarded. The Nobel Prize posthumously has been awarded to two persons, the first Nobel Prize in Literature to 'Erik Axel Karlfeldt' in 1931 and the second time the Nobel Prize for Peace to Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Given in 1961.
The youngest Nobel laureate Pakistani social activist 'Malala Yousafzai' became in the year 2014 at the age of just 17. Malala Yousafzai is the youngest woman as well as the youngest Nobel laureate in both women's and men's categories. Talking about the youngest Nobel laureate only in the male category, Australian-born British physicist 'William Lawrence Bragg' (25 years old).
The oldest Nobel Prize winning American scientist is 'John B. Goodenough' who achieved this feat in chemistry in the year 2019 at the age of 97.
The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize is Madam Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 for the discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics.
The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize twice is Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 for the discovery of radioactivity in the field of physics and in the field of chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of the elements radium and polonium. was done.

So far 4 people have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice and one organization has been awarded the Nobel Prize thrice:-

(a). Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1903 for "discovery of radioactivity" in the field of physics and in 1911 for "discovery of the elements radium and polonium" in the field of chemistry.

(b). Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his contributions to the "understanding of the nature of chemical bonds" and in 1962 for "advocacy against nuclear weapons and war".

(c). John Bardeen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 for his "invention of the transistor" and in 1972 for his "theory of superconductivity" in the field of physics.

(d). Frederick Sanger was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for "the structure of the insulin molecule" and in 1980 for "determination of the base sequence of nucleic acids".

List of institutions/organizations who have received Nobel Prize more than once:-

(a). The International Committee of the Red Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the most three times (1917, 1944, 1963).

(b). The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice (1954, 1981).

List of first Nobel Prize recipients in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economics:-

(a). The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901.

(b). The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff'.

(c). The first Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Emil von Behring in 1901.

(d). The first Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Sully Prudhomme in 1901.

(e). The first Nobel Prize in Peace was awarded in 1901 to Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frédéric Passy (founder of the French Peace Society).

(f). The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen {Netherlands (Dutch)}.

List of all Indians who won Nobel Prize:-

Indian citizens (born in India and represented India for the award):

1. The first Nobel laureate of Asia and India is Rabindra Nath Tagore, who was given in the field of literature in 1913 for his book 'Gitanjali'.

2. In the field of physics in 1930, Indian scientist C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work and discovery on the "scattering of light".

3. In the field of economics in 1998, Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in "welfare economics".

4. In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the field of peace "for his struggle against the oppression of children and youth and for the right of all children to education".

Born in India (winners who are born in India and of Indian origin but have represented another country for the award):

1. In the field of medicine in 1968, "Research on the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis" was awarded to Hargobind Khurana, who was a resident of the United States of America (USA) and represented the same.

2. In the field of physics in 1983, Subramaniam Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of physics for "theoretical study of physical processes of importance of the evolution and structure of stars", who was a resident of the United States of America (USA) and represented the same.

3. In 2009, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who was a resident of the United Kingdom (UK) and represented the same for "studying the structure and function of the ribosome".

4. In the field of economics in 2019, Abhijit Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of economics "for his experimental work to remove global poverty" who lived and represented the United States of America (USA).

Settled in India (Winners who are not citizens of India were born in any other country but settled in India):

1. In 1989 Nobel Prize was awarded to the Dalai Lama, who was born in Tkteser, Tibet and settled in India, for "his persistent non-violent resistance to reclaim the independence of his people" in the field of peace.

Got Indian Citizenship (Winners who were born in another country and got Indian citizenship):

1. Mother Teresa, born in Skopje (now Macedonia), belonging to an Albanian family, who lived in India with Indian citizenship from 1950 to 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her social service work.

Overseas Citizens of Indian Origin (Winners whose families belong to India but have themselves got foreign citizenship):

1. Vidyadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (V. S. Naipaul), born in Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, who belongs to an Indian family, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.

Note: From 1937 to 1948, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 5 times but he was not selected for this award even once.

13. Which fintech company has recently launched "Buy Now Pay Later: Postpay" facility?

- BharatPe

Through the 'Buy Now Pay Later' facility, Fintech company 'BharatPe' will provide credit to its customers to shop now and pay later.

BharatPe: BharatPe is a fintech company that serves small merchants and kirana store owners in India. The company offers a range of fintech products including interoperable QR codes for UPI payments, Bharat Swipe (POS machines) for card acceptance and small business financing. It facilitates small merchants to accept payments through UPI (Unified Payments Interface) free of cost through BharatPe QR code. It also provides 7 lakh merchant loans for a period of 3 to 12 months.
Established: 20 March 2018
HQ: New Delhi
CEO: Suhail Sameer

14. To what level has the rating agency Moody's recently upgraded the rating outlook of the Indian economy from 'negative'?

- Stable

Along with this, the rating agency Moody's has also described the Indian economy as the fastest growing economy.
According to rating agency Moody's, the growth rate of the Indian economy is estimated at 9.3% in the financial year 2021-22.
Rating Agency Moody's is an American commercial and service provider company.

15. Where has India's first e-fish market app 'FishWale' been launched recently?

- Assam

India's first e-fish market app 'FishWale' has been launched by the Ministry of Fisheries, Environment, Forest and Products of the state of Assam.
India's first e-fish market app 'FishWale' will help the fish farming community to get fair price for their produce and eliminate middlemen.

Assam
Capital: Dispur
CM: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor: Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

16. Recently who has been appointed by Amrutanjan Health Care Limited as its brand ambassador?

- Bajrang Punia and Mirabai Chanu

Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu (weightlifting) and bronze medalist Bajrang Punia (wrestler) have been appointed as brand ambassadors by Amrutanjan Health Care Ltd.

17. Recently who has become the first Airbus operator in the world to launch Taxibot services?

- Air Asia India

18. On which day 'National Voluntary Blood Donation Day' was celebrated recently?

- October 1

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is celebrated every year on 1 October with the objective of spreading awareness about blood donation and promoting voluntary blood donation across India.

19. Recently Hockey India has decided to withdraw its name from which sport due to COVID-19 concerns?

- Commonwealth Games 2022