1. India crosses 91 crore mark milestone in COVID-19 vaccination drive; Recovery rate stands at 97.89%
2. PM Modi to inaugurate 3-day Urban conclave in Lucknow today. PM lay the foundation stones of 75 urban projects or schemes.
3. The Centre has planned to introduce a higher penalty and jail term for cruelty against animals.
A bill to amend the existing law is also likely to be passed in the next Parliament session. Currently, the perpetrators of such animal cruelty often get away, as the penalty is just Rs. 50 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.
4. Karnataka: govt will soon hold discussions with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on constructing a parallel balancing reservoir over Tungabhadra river to desilt it, an issue which involved both these states.
5. Kerala : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the hilly Idukki district of Kerala on October 5 and an orange alert to Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Palakkad and Malappuram districts on Monday and Tuesday for heavy rains.
6. Maharashtra: Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) domestic passenger terminal T1 to reopen from Oct 20.
7. Manipur: Drone Delivers Vaccine In Manipur, India First To Do So In Southeast Asia
. The country’s top medical body ICMR successfully delivered the jabs from Manipur’s Bhishnupur via Loktak Lake to the Karang Island.
8. Uttar Pradesh: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and other opposition leaders condemned the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, where eight people including four farmers were killed in a protest against two BJP ministers. Violence broke out on 03 Oct (Sunday) in Lakhimpur Kheri, where farmers were holding protests since this morning over the visit of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya.
9. Lakhimpur violence: UP govt, farm leaders reach agreement; 45 lakh ex gratia for kin of each deceased, 10 lakh each for injured
10. Kangana Ranaut becomes brand ambassador of UP govt’s ‘one district-one product’ (ODOP) scheme
11. Punjab: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu again demanded a replacement of Punjab’s police chief and advocate general on Sunday, saying otherwise the ruling party in the state will suffer a loss of face.
12. Tamilnadu : As a tribute to young freedom fighter ‘Kodi Katha’ Kumaran on his birth anniversary, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on 04 Oct named an arterial road opposite to the Erode Collectorate after Kumaran.
13. Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin has written to his counterparts in 11 non-Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states and Goa, seeking their support to oppose the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and restore ‘the primacy of states’ in education.
14. West Bengal: An all-India organization of ration dealers has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the ‘Duare ration’ (ration at your doors) project of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. According to reports, they consider the policy as absurd and non-implementable.
15. Bollywood : A Mumbai court on Monday (October 4) granted the Narcotics Control Bureau the custody of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan till October 7 in connection with a rave party bust on a cruise ship. Apart from Aryan Khan, the court sent Arbaz Seth Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha, Vikrant Chhoker, Ismeet Singh, Nupur Sarika, Gomit Chopra and Mohak Jaswal to NCB custody till October 7.
16. The notification is for SSC Officers in various entries June 2022 at 22 Course. The eligible and interested candidates can apply for this recruitment drive till October 5, 2021.
17. Air Marshal Amit Dev AVSM VSM ADC assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C) of Western Air Command on 01 Oct 21.
18. Air Marshal BR Krishna assumed charge of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on October 01, 2021.
19. Major General Smita Devrani assumed charge as Additional Director General of Military Nursing Service (MNS) on October 01, 2021. The day coincided with the occasion of 96th MNS Corps Day.
20. 89th Indian Air Force Day To Be Celebrated On 08 October 2021.
21. The Indian Army has successfully tested the made-in-India K-9 Vajra howitzers in high altitude locations in Eastern Ladakh.
22. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launched a website for Republic Day Celebrations – 2022 to showcase the Republic Day Celebrations , which will mark the 75th year of Independence-Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Defence has created a new website: www.indianrdc.mod.gov.in. The website will be a single-point official source for all the content related to Republic Day Celebrations.
23. World’s largest National flag made of khadi weighing 1000 kg unfurled at Leh by Indian Army.
The Monumental National Flag measures 225 feet long, 150 feet wide and weighs (approx.) 1400 kg. Making of this monumental National Flag has created nearly 3500 man hours of additional work for Khadi artisans and allied workers. A whopping 4600 meters of hand-spun, hand-woven Khadi cotton bunting has been used in making the flag which covers the total area of 33,750 square feet. The Ashok Chakra in the flag measures a diameter of 30 feet. It took 49 days for 70 Khadi artisans to prepare this flag.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has handed over the flag to the Indian Army. The Army has displayed the flag on a hilltop in the main Leh city. The Army has prepared a frame to display the flag so that it does not touch the ground
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