October 2021 - current affairs

17th October 2021 - Current affairs

At least 21 people have been killed in Kerala as heavy rain triggered landslides in Idukki and Kottayam districts.

• Sunil Chhetri equalled the iconic Lionel Messi with his 80th international strike as an inspired India blanked Nepal 3-0 for their eighth SAFF Championship title.

• Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan go past Lasith Malinga's previous record of 107 wickets and become the highest wicket-taker in T20 internationals after taking wickets in the T20 match against Scotland.

16th October 2021 - Current affairs

Chennai Super Kings clinched their fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title, beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the 2021 final at the Dubai International Stadium.

• Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter, Ruturaj Gaikwad held the Orange Cap, while Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler Harshal Patel took the Purple Cap in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

• China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts docked today at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay.

• NASA launched a spacecraft called Lucy on a 12-year mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids for the first time on Saturday, gathering new insights into the solar system's formation.

15th October 2021 - Current affairs

Vijaya Dashami is celebrated today.

• India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th. Eighteen countries, including China, Brazil and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI score of less than five.

• Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni became the first captain to lead 300 matches in the T20 format.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation seven new defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs), carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which was dissolved on October 1.