CURRENT AFFAIRS IN ENGLISH ON 1st October 2021:
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International Day of Older Persons is observed globally on 1st October every year. The theme of International Day of Older Persons 2021 is Digital Equity for All Ages.
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World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October 1 globally to raise awareness about the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.
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Every year, International Coffee Day is observed on October 1, to celebrate and promote the use of coffee.
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Reliance Industries Chairman, Mukesh Ambani has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List for the 10th consecutive year.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired the 38th PRAGATI meeting to review multiple projects, grievances and programmes of central and state government.
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The Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey player, Rupinder Pal Singh has announced his retirement from international hockey to make way for young and talented players.
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Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL).
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A novel titled “Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth” authored by Wole Soyinka has been released.
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The first pink-ball day and night Test match between India and Australian women team at the Carrara Oval in Queenslandon, Australia on 30th September.
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E-commerce major Amazon India has announced the launch of Amazon Future Engineer, its global computer science education programme in India.