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17 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs
South Korean giant Samsung Electronics has topped the overall ranking as World's Best Employers 2021.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated seven new Defence PSUs, carved out of OFBs, to the nation.
Sajjan Jindal has been elected as the Chairman of the World Steel Association (WSA) for the year 2021-22.
As per the government's new rules, the gestational limit for termination of a pregnancy in India has been increased to 24 weeks. Earlier the limit was 20 weeks.
Indian wearable brand Fire-Boltt has roped in Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador.
A K Goel, managing director and chief executive (MD & CEO) of UCO Bank has been elected as the chairman of the Indian Bank's Association (IBA) for 2021-22.
The Global Hunger Index is published jointly by Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and Concern Worldwide.
As per the International Monetary Fund's 'Fiscal Monitor' Report, the global debt has jumped to a new high of USD 226 trillion.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her American counterpart, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, participated in the 8th U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership. During the meeting, the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to raise $100 billion annually for developing countries from public and private sector sources, to tackle climate change.
India's first Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) has been launched at Vivekananda Global University (VGU) in Jaipur.