OCTOBER 6TH 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed an amendment
A bid to liberalise the forest laws
Hiking the penal provisions for offences
2. The State of the World’s Children 2021
Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, released a report
Titled “The State of the World’s Children 2021: On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health”
On October 5 2021, in New Delhi
About 14 per cent of 15 to 24-year-olds in India, accounting for 1 in 7, reported feeling depressed or they were having little interest in doing things
3. India – Japan Maritime Bilateral (JIMEX) Exercise
5th edition
The Indian Navy and The Japan maritime Self-Defence Force is scheduled to start
In the Arabian Sea from October 6, 2021
India and Japan other exercises:
Dharma Guardian – Land Military Exercise
Shinyuu Maitri – Joint Air Force Exercise
Malabar Exercise – India, US and Japan – Trilateral Maritime Exercise
4. Conference on Buddhist Circuit
Ministry of Tourism is organising this
Buddhist Circuit Train FAM Tour and Conference
From October 4 to October 8, 2021
To tap the potential of Buddhist tourism.
Conferences at Bodh Gaya and Varanasi
5. New Biodegradable Polymer
Team of Indian scientists have developed a non-toxic, environmentally friendly, biodegradable polymer
Using guar gum and chitosan
They are polysaccharides that are extracted from guar beans and shells of crab & shrimps.
6. State of the Education Report for India-2021
World Teacher’s Day – October 5
UNESCO – released its SOER – 2021
3rd edition
Theme: “teachers, teaching and teacher education
11.51 lakh schools – 1.2 lakh single teacher schools (89% rural areas)
Arunachal Pradesh > Goa > Telangana
7. October 4 – Habitat, Architecture, Animal Day
World Space Week – October 4 to 10
8. Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Semmozhi Tamil awards
By the Central Institute of Classical Tamil Research
Presented for the years 2010 to 2019
Professor VS Rajam – 2010
Professor Pon Kothandaraman – 2011
Professor E Sundaramoorthy – 2012
Professor P Marudhanayagam – 2013
Professor K Mohanarasu – 2014
Professor Maraimalai Ilakkuvanaar – 2015
Professor K Rajan – 2016
Professor Ulrich Nicholas – 2017
Poet Erode Tamilanban – 2018
Professor K Sivamani – 2019