Your Daily Current Affairs - 1st Oct 📰
First LG Horse Polo Cup was inaugurated at Goshan Horse Polo Ground Drass, Ladakh.
1. IIFL-Hurun India Rich List 2021 released on 30 Sep'21.
2. Tech Mahindra Ltd has partnered with the Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, part of Data Security Council of India (CCoE-DSCI) to drive cybersecurity innovation ecosystem in India.
3. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has named Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador for India.
4. Viacom18 has announced the appointment of Jyoti Deshpande as its CEO with immediate effect.
5. Om Birla, the Speaker of Lok Sabha inaugurated the NIDHI 2.0 (National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry) scheme on September 27, 2021, i.e. World Tourism Day.
6. A group of scientists has uncovered the fossil of a yet-unkown species of eagle from 25 mn years ago.
7. In a historic deal, the world's oldest tropical rainforest, Australia's Daintree, has been returned to its Aboriginal owners.
8. Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) will acquire a 40 megawatt (MW) operational solar project, located in Odisha, from Essel Green at an enterprise value of Rs 219 crore.
9. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with YES Bank to launch the 'RuPay On-the-Go' contactless payments solutions - a first-of-its-kind facility for customers.
10. In Ladakh, the 1st LG Horse Polo Cup was inaugurated at Goshan Horse Polo Ground Drass on 29 September 2021.Â
11. The fifth edition of the Elite Women's National Boxing Championships will be held at Hisar in Haryana between October 21-27, 2021.
12. The Cabinet has approved continuation of the National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) scheme and infusion of 1,650 crores Grant-in-Aid over five years.
13. NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (REL) has signed its first Green Term Loan agreement of Rs. 500 crores with a tenor of 15 years with Bank of India on 29th September 2021.
14. Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan have been chosen as the recipients of the US India Business Council's (USIBC) 2021 Global Leadership Award.
15. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) observes World Maritime Day every year on the last Thursday of September.
16. The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development has won the 2021 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award.
17. IIT-Hyderabad researchers have developed an alternative to corneal transplantation.
18. AU Small Finance Bank (SFB), on 29 September 2021, inked an MoU with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for rural development initiatives in Rajasthan.
19. Tata Technologies Ltd (TTL), on 29 September 2021, collaborated with the Manipur government.
20. China has aimed to launch heavy-duty rockets in 2028, powerful enough to send a crewed spacecraft to the moon.
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