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Oct 31, 2022
1. Oct 31 is Observed as UN World Cities Day, proclaimed in 2013. 2022 Theme is Act Local to Go Global.
2. Oct 31 is observed as National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas), which marks birth anniversary of Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Former Deputy Prime Minister of India).
  1. Background -
    1. It was introduced by Government in 2014, marking Birth Anniversary of Legendary Leader and 1st Home Minsiter and Deputy PM of India, Shri Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
    2. On this occasion in 2018, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's memorial in Gujarat's Narmada district. Called the Statue of Unity, the bronze sculpture is the world's tallest statue measuring 600 feet (182m). It has overtook China's Spring Temple Buddha (153m) and USA's Statue of Liberty (93m). It was constructed in 33 months, at cost 2989 crores.
  2. Other observations on Oct 31 -
    1. Oct 31 is also Death Anniversary of Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She was killed on this day in 1984.
    2. Oct 24 - 31 is observed annually as Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week, initiated in 2012.
3. To help strengthen electronics manufacturing ecosystem, Ministry of Electronics and IT approved greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) to be set up in Ranjangaon Phase III, near Pune (Maharashtra), with project cost 493 crores.
  1. Earlier, EMCs have been set up in Noida, Tirupati, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
  2. New EMC at Ranjangaon (Pune) will attract investment of approx 2000 crores, with employment for over 5000 people.
4. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected as New President of Brazil, to succeed Jair Bolsonaro. He will take over on Jan 01, 2023; for his 3rd term.
5. Notable Points from PM Narendra Modi's Visit to Gujarat & Rajasthan -
  1. Laid foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility, as India’s first in private sector, in Vadodara (Gujarat). It will manufacture C-295 aircraft for Indian Air Force (IAF), through collaboration between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain. Project set up cost is 21935 crores.
    1. As part of contract, 16 aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition and 40 will be manufactured in India. First Made in India aircraft is expected from September 2026.
  2. Inaugurated Miyawaki forest and Maze garden (largest in India) at the Statue of Unity.
    1. Miyawaki Forest is named after technique developed by a Japanese botanist and ecologist Akira Miyawaki, to plant saplings of various species that are planted close to each other which develops into a dense urban forest.
  3. Declared Mangarh Dham as Monument of National Importance, in Banswara (Rajasthan).
6. Visits from India (Oct 2022) -
  1. Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep S. Puri visited UAE, to attend Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference. He also visited USA, to attend Ministerial dialogue of US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP).
  2. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited USA, to attend Annual Meetings of IMF & World Bank, along with G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor Meetings.
7. General News/ Events (Oct 21-31, 2022) -
  1. 1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival held at Bogor (Indonesia), as part of over-all ASEAN-India Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation program.
  2. CBDT launched HARIT Aaykar (Hariyali Achievement Resolution by Income Tax department) initiative, during govt's Special Campaign 2.0 (Oct 1-31, 2022).
  3. 90th Interpol General Assembly held at Pragati Maidan (New Delhi).
  4. India hosted a special meeting of United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee, in Mumbai and Delhi, with theme Countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes.
  5. Ministry of Culture released Commemorative coin on occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer.
  6. 5th Windergy India 2023 will be held in 2023 in Chennai, by Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and PDA Ventures Pvt Ltd.
  7. Cyclonic Storm Sitrang struck India and Bangladesh, with speeds upto 85 KM/H.
  8. Honesty shops have been opened in several schools in Ernakulam district of Kerala, as part of Student Police Cadet project, to help inculcate virtues among children.
  9. Large Scale Deepotsav organized in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), on occasion of Deepawali. Over 15 lakh diyas were lit during the event, a world record.
  10. India's first Migration Monitoring System, which provides updated information on migrant pregnant women, lactating mothers and children instantly on a single system, has been inaugurated in Mumbai.
  11. Hindu Festival Diwali has been declared as a public school holiday in New York City (USA), from 2023 onwards.
  12. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted Jeypore Airport (Odisha) the license to carry out commercial flight operations under regional connectivity scheme (UDAN Scheme).
8. Visits to India (Oct 2022) -
  1. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, visited India, to help speed up setting up of nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur site in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
  2. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited India, and Launched Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) at Statue of Unity (Kevadia, Gujarat), along with PM Narendra Modi.
  3. David Proctor, Chief of New Zealand Navy Visited India. During his visit, Indian and New Zealand navies signed agreement on White Shipping Information Exchange.
9. Lee Jae-yong has been named executive chairman of South Korea based Electronics Firm Samsung.
10. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Became first Indian firm to use metaverse to engage with its stakeholders, when it posted proceedings of its Q2 FY 2022-23 earnings call on the metaverse.
  1. RIL metaverse was produced in partnership with GMetri, a no-code metaverse creation platform, which can be accessed without a AR/VR headgear.
11. 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey (Annual under-21 men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia) -
  1. India won the title (their 3rd), defeating Australia in Final.

Oct 30, 2022

Oct 24-30 is observed by UN as Disarmament Week. 2022 Theme is Disarmament: Securing Humanity's Future.
President Draupadi Murmu Appointed Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud as new (50th) Chief Justice of India, replacing Uday Umesh Lalit, who held the position for brief period of 103 days.
29th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) held at Visakhapatnam, including Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam followed by Sea Phase in Bay of Bengal.
2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Hosted by India) -
1. Spain won the title (their 2nd), defeating Colombia in Final.
2. Vicky López (Spain) was named Best player of the tournament.
3. It was second time India hosted a FIFA tournament, after men's 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
4. Also, it was first time that use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was started in Under-17 Women’s World Cup.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) won Mexico City Formula One Grand Prix 2022.

F1 Season 2022 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	20 March
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 March
Australian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 April
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 April
Miami Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	8 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	22 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	29 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	12 June
Canadian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	19 June
British Grand Prix	Ferraris' Carlos Sainz (France)	3 July
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 July
French Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 July
Belgian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	28 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 September
Italian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	11 September
Singapore Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	2 October
Japanese Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	9 October
United States Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	23 October
Mexico City Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	30 October
São Paulo Grand Prix		13 November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		20 November

UNESCO's International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) recognised Mawmluh Cave, located in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, as one of first 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites.
1. With length of 7.2kms, Mawmluh Cave is fourth longest cave in Indian subcontinent.
2. At altitude of 4503 metres, the cave is known for its stalagmite formations. It also features a pool that is formed from five different rivers that pass through the cave.
Govt approved setting up Terai Elephant Reserve at Dudhwa-Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, as India's 33rd Elephant Reserve.
1. It will be developed in joint forest areas of Dudhwa and Piliphit tiger reserves, covering conservation of four wild species including tiger, Asian elephant, swamp deer and one-horned rhinoceros.
369 foot tall Highest Shiva statue in world, named Viswas Swaroopam (also called Statue of Belief), has been inaugurated in Nathdwara (Rajasthan).
As per first global study on centi-millionaires (individuals with assets over $100 million) by Henley & Partners -
1. Out of world's 25,490 centi-millionaires, India has 1132, only behind US and China. By 2032, India is expected to overtake China in number of centi-millionaires.
As per Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2022 -
1. Top 3 - Iceland, Netherlands, Denmark
2. India ranks 41, out of 44 Nations in List.

Oct 28, 2022
1. Oct 28 is observed as International Animation Day, proclaimed in 2002, to celebrate art of animation.
  1. It commemorates first public performance of Charles-Émile Reynaud's Théâtre Optique at Grevin Museum in Paris, 1892.
2. Tesla CEO Elon Musk took over as Social Network Twitter's CEO, after finalizing $44 billion deal.
3. Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone of Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project in Faridabad, to be developed at cost 5618 Crores.
  1. HORC is targeteed to be completed by 31 March 2025, as a twin-track 121.7-kilometre long Indian gauge railway project in Haryana state. It will run around along Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) on western side of Delhi. The Broad Gauge line will have a design speed of 160 kmph.
  2. Notably, Rail Coach Refurbishment Factory (Sonipat) was also inaugurated, along with country’s first longest elevated railway track built in Rohtak.
4. Govt named Sanjay Malhotra as revenue secretary (Secretary in Department of Revenue under Finance Ministry).
5. As per EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 -
  1. HCL founder Shiv Nadar has been named most generous person in India, with annual donation of 1161 crores, Followed by Azim Premji (484 Crores) & Mukesh Ambani (411 Crores).
6. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena launched one-time property tax amnesty scheme SAMRIDDHI (Strengthening and Augmentation of Municipal Revenue for Infrastructure Development in Delhi), to be effective till March 31, 2023. Under it -
  1. Residential property owners can pay just the principal property tax amount of current and of past five years.
  2. Commercial property owners can pay principal amount of the last six years and get a waiver on past pending dues.
7. President Droupadi Murmu presented Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to President’s Bodyguard (PBG).
  1. PBG is oldest regiment in the Indian Army, which was raised by Governor-General Warren Hastings in 1773, in Banaras.
  2. It received unique distinction of being only unit of Indian Army, that is privileged to carry President’s Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner. This distinction was conferred in 1923.
8. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched a common credit portal SAFAL for farmers, with access to 300 term loan products from over 40 partner banks.
9. Book Delhi University : Celebrating 100 Glorious Years, authored by Hardeep Singh Puri (Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs), has been released.

Oct 27, 2022

Oct 27 is observed as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, marked by UNESCO in 2005.
1. Oct 27 is also observed as Infantry Day by Indian Army, as on this day an Infantry Company of First Battalion of Sikh Regiment was airlifted from Delhi to Srinagar to liberate Kashmir from invading Pakistan Army, in 1947. On this occaison, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dedicated a war memorial 'Saviours of Kashmir' at Srinagar International Airport.
1st edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Naval Exercise (IMT TRILAT) held at Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania).
As per International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook 2022 report -
1. Share of fossil fuels in global energy mix has been at 80%, for decades. This is aimed to be brought down to under 75% by 2030 and to 60% by 2050.
2. A high point for global energy‐related CO2 emissions will be reached in 2025, at 37 billion tonnes (Gt) per year, and will fall back to 32 Gt by 2050. This will cause rise of around 2.5 °C in global average temperatures by 2100.
People of Ukraine have been awarded 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by European Parliament, to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion.
1. Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to defence of human rights and freedom of thought. Named after Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize was established in 1988 by European Parliament.
2. It includes monetary grant of €50000.
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has been elected as new Prime Minister of Iraq.
1. Notably, Iraqi parliament had recently elected Abdul Latif Rashid as Iraq's new president.

2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships (Cairo, Egypt) -

Medal Table -

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	12	6	8	26
2	Norway	7	1	2	10
3	Germany	4	1	6	11
4	Ukraine	3	2	3	8
5	Switzerland	2	9	0	11
6	India	2	4	3	9

Notable Indian Medalists -
1. Gold -
  1. Rudrankksh Patil - Men's 10 m air rifle (also qualified for 2024 Paris Olympics)
2. Silver -
  1. Rhythm Sangwan - Women's 25 m standard pistol
3. Bronze -
  1. Vijayveer Sidhu - Men's 25 m standard pistol

Oct 26, 2022
1. Renowned Neral-Matheran toy train services resumed in Maharashtra, with addition of a Vistadome Coach.
  1. Route of this railroad was designed in 1900, with construction commencing in 1904 and finishing in 1907.
2. International eco-label Blue Flag has been accorded to 2 more Indian beaches - Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach (both in Lakshadweep). This takes number of Indian beaches certified under Blue Flag certification to 12.
3. The Netherlands replaced China as India’s third-largest export destination since FY 22.
  1. India's Top 5 export destinations - US, UAE, Netherlands, China, Bangladesh.
4. Oct 26 is observed as Accession Day of Jammu and Kashmir with India.
  1. On Oct 26 in 1947, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession to become part of India.
  2. This cane after Maharaja Hari Singh sought the help of the Indian Armed Forces after an invasion from tribesmen of Pakistan. Indian Government extended its help on condition of accession of the state to India.
5. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced pay equity policy, proposing same pay for its centrally-contracted Male and Female players.
  1. Women players will now get Rs 15 lakh per Test match, Rs 6 lakh for a One-Day International (ODI), and Rs 3 lakh for a T20 International.
Oct 25, 2022
1. Indian Origin Person Rishi Sunak has been named new (79th) Prime Minister of United Kingdom, replacing Liz Truss (who held the position for just 50 days).
  1. Rishi is First Indian Origin Person, First Hindu, and youngest (at 42 years age) to be named PM of UK.
2. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) included Myanmar on list of high-risk countries, called as Black List.
  1. Countries in Black list are considered to possess strategic deficiencies in regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. Other countries in FATF Blacklist are North Korea & Iran.
  2. Also, Pakistan has been removed from FATF grey list. The Grey list now includes 23 Nations.
    1. Grey List countries are on a global watchlist for bad behaviour, as they failed to prevent international money laundering and terrorist financing.
3. Satyajit Ray's 1955 Film Pather Panchali has been declared as best Indian film of all time by International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). It was based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of same name.
4. India's Shefali Juneja has been elected as chairperson of the United Nations’ specialized aviation agency’s Air Transport Committee (ATC).
5. Govt. appointed Sangeeta Verma as acting chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI), succeeding Ashok Kumar Gupta.
6. 47th Saturn Awards 2022 (Officially known as 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards) -
  1. About - Saturn Awards are presented by Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
  2. Notable Winners -
    1. Best Superhero Film - Spider-Man: No Way Home
    2. Best Science Fiction Film - Nope
    3. Best Fantasy Film - Everything Everywhere All at Once
    4. Best Horror Film - The Black Phone
    5. Best Action / Adventure Film - Top Gun: Maverick
    6. Best Thriller Film - Nightmare Alley
    7. Best Animated Film - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
    8. Best International Film - RRR (Indian Film)
    9. Best Actor - Tom Cruise for Top Gun: Maverick
    10. Best Actress - Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Oct 24, 2022
1. Oct 24 is observed as -
  1. United Nations Day. It marks enactment of UN Charter on this day in 1945. 2022 theme is Building Back Together for Peace and Prosperity.
  2. WHO World Polio Day.
  3. International Day of Diplomats, celebrated since 2017.
  4. World Development Information Day, established by UN in 1972.
  5. Oct 24 is also foundation day of ITBP.
2. United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed Ashwini KP as first Asian and first Indian as an independent experts on racism and related intolerance.
3. Book From Dependence to SelfReliance: Mapping India’s Rise as a Global Superpower, authored by Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan, has been released.
4. Assam Govt and US Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly launched Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) program in Assam, which aims to bring together farmers, companies, and private institutions to rapidly expand tree coverage outside of traditional forests in the state.
5. Karnataka govt promulgated an ordinance to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes by 2 % (15% to 17%) and for Scheduled Tribes by 4 % (3% to 7%).

Oct 23, 2022

Oct 23 - International Snow Leopard Day, observed since 2014. It commemorates anniversary of Bishkek Declaration 2013, to raise awareness for its conservation and protection of snow leopards.
Oct 23, 2022 is observed as National Ayurveda Day, which is celebrated every year from 2016 on day of Dhanwantri Jayanti (Dhanteras).
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s rocket Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3), successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (Sriharikota), and placed 36 satellites of UK based OneWeb in low Earth orbit.
1. This was heaviest payload launched by ISRO so far, carrying a payload of about 6 tons.
2. This is OneWeb’s 14th launch, bringing constellation size to 462 satellites, out of planned 648 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity worldwide.

2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships (Pontevedra, Spain) -

Medal Table -

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	8	1	7	16
2	Iran	7	1	3	11
3	Turkey	3	2	6	11
4	Armenia	3	1	2	6
5	Georgia	2	2	4	8

India Ranked 9th, by winning 6 Medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze). Indian Medalists -
1. Gold - Aman Sehrawat (57 kg Men's Freestyle)
2. Silver - Ankush Panghal(50 kg Women's Freestyle)
3. Bronze - Vikas Dalal (72 kg Men's Greco-Roman), Sajan Bhanwal (77 kg Men's Greco-Roman), Nitesh (97 kg Men's Greco-Roman), Mansi Ahlawat (59 kg Women's freestyle)

Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) won United States Formula One Grand Prix 2022.

F1 Season 2022 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	20 March
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 March
Australian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 April
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 April
Miami Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	8 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	22 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	29 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	12 June
Canadian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	19 June
British Grand Prix	Ferraris' Carlos Sainz (France)	3 July
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 July
French Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 July
Belgian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	28 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 September
Italian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	11 September
Singapore Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	2 October
Japanese Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	9 October
United States Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	23 October
Mexico City Grand Prix		30 October
São Paulo Grand Prix		13 November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		20 November

Oct 22, 2022
1. 12th edition of DefExpo held at Gandhinagar (Gujarat) with theme Path to Pride, as India’s flagship exhibition on Land, Naval and Homeland Security systems.
  1. At India Pavilion, PM Narendra Modi unveiled HTT-40 indigeneous trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
  2. Launched Mission DefSpace, to develop innovative solutions for Defence Forces in Space domain through industry & startups.
  3. 2nd India-Africa Defence Dialogue and 2nd Indian Ocean Region+ (IOR+) Conclave were also held during 12th DefExpo 2022.
    1. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched India-Africa Security Fellowship Programme during the dialogue. It will give opportunity to African scholars to pursue research on defence and security issues in India, to be attached with MP-IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses) for 1-3 months.
  4. Invest for Defence, first marquee event of Ministry of Defence, targeted to promote investment in defence sector, held during DefExpo 2022.
2. IIT Madras has been conferred National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022 by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (Ministry of Commerce), for being top Academic Institution in patents filing, grants and commercialisation. The award includes cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.
3. India and US conducted joint tri-service humanitarian assistance exercise Tiger Triumph, in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
4. Punjab Govt announced to restore old pension scheme for its employees, along with 6 % dearness allowance (DA) to employees and pensioners.
Oct 21, 2022
1. Oct 21 is observed as Police Commemoration Day in India, in memory of the policemen killed at Hot Springs in North Eastern Ladakh by Chinese troops on this date in 1959.
  1. Till October to November of 1959, Indian Police personnel were responsible for defending 2,500 mile long border of India with then Tibet.
  2. Oct 21 also observed as World Iodine Deficiency Day.
  3. Oct 21 also marks anniversary of Azad Hind Movement, which marks establishment of Azad Hind Movement in Singapore, on Oct 21, in 1943. It was conceptualized by Shri Netaji Subhsh Chandra Bose.
2. Notable Points from PM Narendra Modi's Visit to Uttarakhand -
  1. Laid foundation stone of Kedarnath & Hemkund Ropeway Projects -
    1. Kedarnath Ropeway will be 9.7 Km long and will connect Gaurikund to Kedarnath, reducing travel time from 6-7 hours to 30 mins.
    2. Hemkund Ropeway will be 12.4 Km long and will connect Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib, reducing travel time from over a day to 45 mins.
3. Chinese President Xi Jinping became first leader of ruling Communist Party, after party founder Mao Zedong, to get re-elected for his third term in power.
4. Late China-Origin Hollywood actress Anna May Wong became first Asian American to feature on US currency, with beginning of circulation of a quarter-dollar coin featuring her, under American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program.
5. Book Corbett Papers: Biographical, Legal, & Contextual Material on the Life & Career of Jim Corbett of Kumaon, compiled and edited by Akshay Shah and Stephen Alter has been released.
6. Spiritual leader Amritanandamayi Devi has been named Chair of the country’s Civil 20 (C20), an official engagement group of the Group of 20 (G20).
  1. C20 is platform for civil society organisations (CSOs) to bring forth non-government and non-business voices to the G20 leaders.
  2. India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023.
Oct 20, 2022
1. Oct 20 is observed as World Statistics Day (every 5 years), being observed since 2010, declared by UN Statistical Commission. It is celebrated once in 5 years. Last observation was on Oct 20, 2020; with theme Connecting the world with data we can trust.
  1. India celebrates Statistics Day on 29th June, on birthday of legendry statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
  2. 51 African countries jointly celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November.
  3. Other Observations on Oct 20 -
    1. World Osteoporosis Day.
    2. International Chef’s Day.
2. Notable Points from PM Narendra Modi's visit to Gujarat -
  1. Gandhinagar -
    1. Inaugurated DefExpo22, held with theme Path to Pride.
      1. At India Pavilion, PM unveiled HTT-40 - the indigeneous trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
      2. Launched Mission DefSpace, to develop innovative solutions for Defence Forces in Space domain through industry & startups.
    2. Expo will also witness 2nd India-Africa Defence Dialogue and 2nd Indian Ocean Region+ (IOR+) Conclave.
    3. Laid foundation stone of Deesa airfield in Banaskantha.
    4. Launched Mission Schools of Excellence at Trimandir (Adalaj), with outlay 10000 Crores. It will help strengthen education infrastructure in Gujarat by overall upgradation of schools infrastructure in State.
  2. Rajkot -
    1. Inaugurated India Urban Housing Conclave 2022 in Rajkot.
    2. Dedicated over 1100 houses constructed under the Light House Project.
      1. PM Narendra Modi had laid foundation stone of Light House Projects (LHPs) at six sites across country on January 1, 2021. Projects are being undertaken under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC)-India in six states - Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, and Tripura.
  3. Kevadia -
    1. Launched Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) at Statue of Unity, in presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. It aims to be an India-led global mass movement that will nudge individual and collective action to protect and preserve the environment.
      1. Concept of LiFE was introduced by PM at COP26 at Glasgow on 1 November 2021.
      2. On 5 June 2022 ( World Environment Day), India launched LiFE Global Movement, to invite thoughts about ways in which full potential of collective action can be harnessed to address environment crisis.
      3. Also, Power Foundation of India in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) held first conference of Agni campaign in Leh, to create awareness on Agni Tattva under LiFE - Lifestyle for environment.
    2. Attended 10th Heads of Missions Conference, bringing together 118 Heads of Indian Missions (Ambassadors and High Commissioners) from across world.
3. General News / Events (Oct 11-20, 2022) -
  1. World’s largest exclusive business platform for spice sector, 14th World Spice Congress will be organized by Spices Board India in Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra), during February 2023.
  2. 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo held at Panaji (Goa).
  3. Akash for Life space conference held at Dehradun (Uttarakhand).
  4. Kerala govt launched Women-Friendly Tourism project, aimed at ensuring safe and hygienic destinations for women.
  5. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated India’s second Rashtriya Adarsh Veda Vidyalaya (RAVV) in Puri (Odisha).
    1. Maharishi Sandipani Rashtriya Ved Vidya Pratisthan (Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh) is first such school in India.
  6. Bangladesh based Global Youth Leadership Center organzied Global Youth Climate Summit 2022 in Khulna (Bangladesh).
  7. Indian Embassy in Seoul (South Korea) organized annual flagship cultural program SARANG – The Festival of India in Republic of Korea.
  8. Kati Bihu harvest festival has been observed in Assam.
  9. 22nd World Blockchain Summit 2022 held in Dubai (UAE).
  10. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s first aluminium freight rake - 61 BOBRNALHSM1, at Bhubaneshwar Railway Station, with capacity to carry 180-ton more goods as against traditional rake.
  11. US Congressmen Steve Chabot and Ro Khanna introduced a resolution in US House of Representatives, to declare atrocities committed by Pakistan Army during 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh as an act of genocide and crime against humanity.
  12. 3rd World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam festival organized in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).
  13. International Adventure sports fest Megha Kayak Festival 2022 has been organized at Umtham Village (Meghalaya).
  14. 81st Annual Session of Indian Roads Congress (IRC) held in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
  15. EU parliament passed a new law mandating all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to have a single standard charger from late 2024 onwards.
4. Oct 20 is observed in India as National Solidarity Day, marking date on which China began assaults on India in 1962.
5. Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board approved a new tiger reserve in State, to be called Durgavati Tiger Reserve, and spreaded across Narisinghpur, Damoh and Sagar districts. It will be India's 54th Tiger Reserve.
6. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced creating a fund of 500 crore rupees as a accelerator program for Startups working in agriculture sector. A network will also be set up under Agriculture Ministry to support Agri Startups.
7. Ministry of Railways announced closure of New Delhi based Central Organisation for Modernization of Workshops (COFMOW).
  1. This four-decade-old organization contributed towards modernization of workshops across railway networks.
8. Serbian Researchers named a new species of beetle after Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.
  1. The insect, which belongs to Duvalius genus of ground beetles, has been named Duvalius Dokovici.
9. Book The Philosophy of Modern Song, authored by Nobel laureate Bob Dylan has been released.
10. As per Living Planet Report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) -
  1. There has been 69 % decline in wildlife populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish, across the globe in the last 50 years.
  2. Highest decline (94 %) has been in Latin America and Caribbean region, followed by Africa (66 %) and Asia Pacific (55 %).
Oct 19, 2022
1. Ulf Kristersson has been elected as new Prime Minister of Sweden.
2. Barauni Plant of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) commenced urea production, after reviving closed urea units of Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation (HFCL).
  1. Govt had mandated Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) to revive Barauni unit, with investment of 8387 crores, with urea production capacity of 12.7 LMTPA.
  2. HURL was incorporated in June 2016, as Joint Venture by Coal India, NTPC, IOCL and FCIL/HFCL, mandated to revive Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni units with an investment of 25000 crores. These 3 plants of HURL will add 38.1 LMTPA indigenous urea production in country, to help reduce dependence on imports.
3. Global Hunger Index 2022 -
  1. India ranked 107th in list.
  2. Neighbors - Bangladesh (84), Pakistan (99), Sri Lanka (64).
4. Book A confused Mind story, authored by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Officer Sahil Seth has been released.
5. Japan filed an application seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Nihonshu/Japanese sake, a rice based alcoholic beverage, as first time a product from Japan has filed for a tag at India's Geographical Indication (GI) Registry.
6. Noted American historian Barbara Metcalf has been conferred Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022 by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), on occasion of birth anniversary of AMU founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
7. As per Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) -
  1. In India, 41.5 crore people exited poverty between 2005 and 2021, in line with Sustainable Development Goal target of reducing at least by half the number of people living in poverty by 2030.
8. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik released book Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in Governance, authored by Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik.
9. Govt approved construction of an iconic cable stayed-cum-suspension bridge across Krishna river connecting Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, passing through Nallamala forest range.
  1. The bridge will reduce distance between Hyderabad (Telangana) and popular temple town of Tirupati by 80 km. Approved cost is 1082 Crores.
10. India's National Security Guard (NSG) hosted multinational Joint Anti-Terror Exercise at Manesar (Haryana), called Manesar Anti-Terror 2022. It was held under framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS).
Oct 18, 2022
1. Oct 16 as observed as World Food Day, commemorating creation of UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. 2022 Theme is Leave no one behind.
2. 5th Assembly of Gurugram-based International Solar Alliance held in New Delhi.
  1. About ISA -
    1. India holds Presidency of ISA, with France being Co-President. Ajay Mathur is director general of ISA.
    2. ISA is an alliance of 123 signatory countries, aimed at working for efficient consumption of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
    3. This initiative was first proposed by Indian PM Narendra Modi in London in November 2015.
    4. It is first treaty-based inter-governmental organization based in India.
3. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched draft of National Credit Framework (NCrF) for public consultation, which aims to enable integration of academic and vocational domains, to ensure flexibility and mobility between them.
  1. NCrF will open numerous options for further progression of students and inter-mingling of school and higher education with vocational education and experiential learning. It will also enable students who have dropped out of the mainstream education, to re-enter the education ecosystem.
  2. NCrF will integrate credits earned through school education, higher education and vocational and skill education by encompassing National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF), National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) and National School Education Qualification Framework (NSEQF).
4. Cabinet Approvals (Oct 18, 2022) -
  1. CCEA -
    1. Approved increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24. Approved hike in per quintal prices -
      1. Lentil (Masur) - 500
      2. Rapeseed and mustard - 400
      3. Safflower - 209
      4. Wheat - 110
      5. Gram and barley - 100
5. Roger Binny has been elected as new president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), succeeding Sourav Ganguly.
  1. BCCI also approved to conduct Women’s Indian Premier League, from 2023 onwards. It will begin as a five-team tournament.
Oct 17, 2022
1. Oct 17 is observed as UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 2022 Theme is Dignity For All in Practice.
  1. Oct 17 is also observed as World trauma day.
2. 2022 Ballon d'Or -
  1. Winners -
    1. Men's - Karim Benzema (France). Club - Real Madrid.
    2. Women's - Alexia Putellas (Spain). She became first woman to win back-to-back Ballon d’Or trophies. Club - Barcelona.
    3. Other Awards -
      1. Kopa Trophy (best performing player under age of 21) - Gavi (Spain)
      2. Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper) - Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
  2. About -
    1. Ballon d'Or are Presented by France Football, recognising best footballers in world (2021–22 season). For the first time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year.
3. Sri Lankan novelist Shehan Karunatilaka won 2022 Booker Prize for his novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’.
  1. He is second Sri Lankan to win the prize, after Michael Ondaatje (2018).
  2. Earlier, the prize was called Booker–McConnell Prize (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019). It is a literary prize awarded each year for best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. It includes monetary award of £50,000.
4. Qatar has been chosen to host 2023 AFC Asian Cup Football (18th edition), with participation of 24 nations (Including India).
  1. Tournament was earlier scheduled to be held in China.
5. Iraqi parliament elected Abdul Latif Rashid as Iraq's new president.
Oct 16, 2022
1. PM Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana - One Nation One Fertiliser scheme, at IARI Delhi.
  1. It aims to ensure availability of affordable quality fertilisers (DAP, NPK or Urea) of Bharat brand, to farmers across country. This will standardise fertiliser brands across the nation irrespective of the company that manufactures it.
  2. Also -
    1. Inaugurated 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PMKSK) under Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers.
    2. Launched ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine on fertilisers.
2. Himachal Pradesh Govt started a new scheme named HIMCAD, to provide end-to-end connectivity of farmers’ fields for better water conservation, crop diversification and integrated farming.
3. One Health Joint Plan of Action has been jointly launched by UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Health Organization (WHO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
  1. It aims to create a framework to integrate systems and capacity, to help prevent, predict, detect, and respond to health threats. It seeks to improve health and environment, while contributing to sustainable development.
4. Congress leader from Karnataka, Mallikarjun Kharge has been named new President of Indian National Congress.
  1. He is first non-Gandhi to head the Congress in 24 years, since Sitaram Kesri's ousting in 1988.
5. India and US launched a new Energy Storage Task Force to support large-scale integration of renewable energy needed to support the clean energy transition.
6. Best Governed States As per Public Affairs Index 2022 released by Public Affairs Centre -
  1. Large States - Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
  2. Small States - Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
7. As per 2022 Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index released by Oxfam -
  1. Top 3 - Norway (1), Germany (2), Australia (3)
  2. Bottom 3 - South Sudan (161), Liberia (160), Nigeria (159)
  3. India ranked 123rd in list.
  4. Neighbors - China (50), Pakistan (126), Bangladesh (107), Sri Lanka (111)
  5. About -
    1. It is first detailed analysis published looking at governments’ policies and actions to fight inequality during the first two years of the pandemic.
Oct 15, 2022
1. Oct 15 is observed as International Day of Rural Women. 2022 theme is Rural women confront the global cost-of-living crisis.
  1. India observes this day as Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas, since 2016.
  2. Oct 15 is also marked as Global Handwashing Day, with 2022 theme Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene.
2. Oct 15 is observed globally by UN as World Student’s Day, on occasion of birth anniversary of former president of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
  1. UN marked this day in 2010.
  2. Note that similar sounding International Students' Day is observed internationally on 17 November.
  3. On this occaison, Vandhe Bharat Foundation and LeadIndia Foundation honored young Entrepreneur Ravi Kumar Sagar with Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva Puraskar.
3. New Chief Justices appointed at Various high courts -
  1. Karnataka High Court - Prasanna B. Varale
  2. Rajasthan High Court - Pankaj Mithal
  3. High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh - Ali Mohammad Magrey
4. 2022 Women's T20 Cricket Asia Cup (Hosted in Bangladesh) -
  1. India won the title, defeating Sri Lanka in final. It was India's 7th title, out of 8 editions of the tournament.
5. Inflation and Trade Data for September 2022 -
  1. Wholesale price Index Based (WPI) -
    1. WPI based inflation eased to 10.07 % in September 2022, which is less than 12.41 % in August 2022.
    2. WPI Inflation in last 6 months -
      1. August 2022 - 12.41 %
      2. July 2022 - 13.93 % (later revised to 14.07%)
      3. June 2022 - 15.18 % (later revised to 16.23%)
      4. May 2022 - 15.88 % (later revised to 16.63%)
      5. April 2022 - 15.08 %
      6. March 2022 - 14.55 %
      7. WPI Inflation has remained in double digits for 18 months now, due to elevated global commodity prices.
  2. Consumer Price Index (CPI) Based (retail inflation) -
    1. CPI-based inflation rate for September 2022 raised to 5 month high of 7.41 %, compared to 7.01 % in August 2022. It was 9th straight month of retail inflation being above RBI Monetary Policy Committee’s medium-term target of 4 (+/-2) %.
    2. CPI Inflation in Last 6 Months -
      1. August 2022 - 7.01 %
      2. July 2022 - 6.71%
      3. June 2022 - 7.01%
      4. May 2022 - 7.04%
      5. April 2022 - 7.79% (8 Year High)
      6. March 2022 - 6.95%
  3. Trade -
    1. Overall Trade in Sep 2022 (Merchandise + Services) -
      1. Overall Imports - 76.26
      2. Overall Exports - 61.10
      3. Overall Trade Deficit - 15.16 Billion USD
      4. Compared to Last Month (August 2022)
        Overall Imports - 75.84
        
        Overall Exports - 57.47
        
        Overall Trade Deficit - 18.37 Billion USD
Oct 14, 2022
1. Oct 14 is observed as World Standards Day. 2022 theme is shared vision for a better world.
  1. Oct 14 is also observed as International E-Waste Day, observed since 2018.
2. Notable Points from President Draupadi Murmu's visit to Tripura and Assam -
  1. Tripura -
    1. Inaugurated Tripura State Judicial Academy and laid foundation stone for Tripura National Law University at Narsingarh (Agartala).
  2. Assam -
    1. Inaugurated 838 Terra FLOPS (.838 PF) Supercomputer facility PARAM KAMRUPA at IIT Guwahati, installed under the National Supercomputing Mission.
3. Hyderabad (Telangana) won World Green City Award 2022, at International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022, organized in Jeju (South Korea).
  1. The city also won another award in the category Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth.
4. RBI raised minimum capital requirement for setting up an asset reconstruction company (ARC) to 300 crores (up from 100 crores), to strengthen securitisation sector, for better management of distressed financial assets.
5. Aparajita Sarangi (Lok Sabha member from Bhubaneswar) has been elected as a member to executive committee of Geneva (Switzerland) based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
  1. Set up in 1889, IPU is an international organization of national parliaments, aiming to promote democratic governance and cooperation among its members.
Oct 13, 2022
1. Oct 13 is observed as International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction, marked by UN in 1989.
  1. Oct 13, 2022 is also obseved as World Sight Day, observed annually on second Thursday of October.
2. Notable Points from PM Narendra Modi's visit to Himachal Pradesh -
  1. Una -
    1. Laid foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park at Haroli, to be built at cost 1900 crores, to help reduce dependence on API imports.
    2. Dedicated Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Una to the nation, whose foundation stone was laid by PM in 2017.
    3. Flagged off new Vande Bharat Express (2nd generation) Running between Amb Andaura and New Delhi, as 4th Vande Bharat train across country.
  2. Chamba -
    1. Laid foundation stone of two hydropower projects - 48 MW Chanju-III Hydro-electric Project and 30 MW Deothal Chanju Hydro-electric Project. These will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually.
    2. Launhed Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-III in Himachal Pradesh, for upgradation of around 3125 kms of roads in State.
3. Lebanon and Israel signed a US-brokered deal regarding their maritime borders, to end long-running dispute over gas-rich Mediterranean Sea.
4. As per TIMES World University Rankings 2023 -
  1. Top 5 Globally -
    1. University of Oxford (UK)
    2. Harvard University (US)
    3. University of Cambridge (UK)
    4. Stanford University (US)
    5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
  2. Indian Universities in Liss -
    1. 101 Universities have been freatured in Global list.
    2. Top 5 Indian Universities in List -
      1. IISC (251-300)
      2. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (351-400)
      3. Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (351-400)
      4. Alagappa University (401 - 500)
      5. Mahatama Gandhi University (401 - 500)
5. Indian Navy's INS Tarkash attended 7th edition of IBSAMAR, joint Naval exercise among Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies, held at South Africa's Port Gqeberha (also known as Port Elizabeth).
Oct 12, 2022
1. Oct 12 is observed as World Arthritis Day.
2. 36th National Games 2022 organized in Gujarat -
  1. Services topped the medal tally for the 4th consecutive Time, followed by Maharashtra (2nd) and Haryana (3rd).
  2. Gold-winning swimmers Sajan Prakash (Kerala) and Hashika Ramachandra (Karnataka) were named Best Male and Best Female Athlete respectively, in 36th National Games.
  3. Facts -
    1. With approx 15000 sportspersons, and officials from across country participating in 36 sports disciplines, these were biggest National Games ever.
    2. Gujarat’s 10-year-old Shauryajit Khaire became youngest medallist of National Games, when he won bronze medal in Pole Mallakhamb.
    3. 5 sports to be played at the National Games this year for the first time - Yogasanna, Mallakhamba, Skateboarding, Golf and Soft Tennis.
    4. Indian Olympic Association confirmed that Goa will host 37th edition of the National Games in October 2023.
3. Cabinet Approvals (Oct 12, 2022) -
  1. General -
    1. Approved proposal of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to give one time grant of 22000 crores to 3 Oil Marketing PSUs - Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL).
      1. It will help these PSUs to ensure unhindered domestic LPG supplies and also support procurement of Make in India products.
      2. During June 2020 - June 2022, international prices of LPG increased by around 300%. However, domestic LPG prices have raised by only 72% during this period. This led to significant losses for these OMCs. Current approval will help these PSUs in bearing concerned losses.
    2. Approved new Central Sector Scheme Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE), to be implemented by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
      1. PM-DevINE Scheme will have outlay of 6600 crores for remaining 4 years of 15th Finance Commission (2022-23 to 2025-26), with 100% Central share.
      2. PM-DevINE was announced in Budget 2022-23, to address development gaps in North Eastern Region (NER).
      3. Ojectives include Funding infrastructure development, Support social development projects, Enable livelihood activities for youth and women and Fill development gaps in various sectors.
    3. Approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to railway employees for FY 22 (2021-22), with financial implication of payment of 78 days PLB to railway employees estimated at 1832 crores.
  2. CCEA Approvals -
    1. Approved development of Multipurpose Cargo (other than Container/Liquid) Berth Off Tuna Tekra at Gulf of Kutch at Kandla (Gujarat) on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, at approx cost 2251 crores.
      1. On commissioning, it shall cater to future growth in multipurpose cargo traffic (other than Container/Liquid), with projected traffic gap of 2.85 MMTPA by 2026 and 27.49 MMTPA by 2030.
    2. Approved development of Container Terminal at Tuna-Tekra, Deendayal / Kandla Port (Gujarat) on Build, Operate & Transfer (BOT) basis under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode, at approx cost 4244 crores.
      1. On commissioning, it shall cater to future growth in Container Cargo traffic. From 2025, a net gap of 1.88 Million TEUs shall be available which can be catered by Tuna-Tekra.
4. Tamil Nadu government notified India's first sanctuary for endangered wild species slender loris at Kadavur, covering 11806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts.
5. United Nations World Geospatial International Congress held in Hyderabad, with theme Geo-enabling the Global Village.
Oct 11, 2022
1. Oct 11 is observed as UN International Day of Girl Child, Being observed since 2012. 2022 Theme is Our time is now—our rights, our future.
2. Wazahat Husain (Aligarh Muslim University) won second Sheikh Zayed International Award 2022 in UAE, an international award for Traditional, Alternative and Complementary Medicine (TCAM).
3. American Mathematician Yunqing Tang (University of California) received SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022.
  1. Award is presented by Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), located near Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu), Srinivasa Ramanujan's hometown.
  2. It is awarded every year to a young mathematician (under 32 years, the age at which Ramanujan died), who did outstanding work in Ramanujan's fields of interest. It carries monetary award of $10,000.
4. Notable Points from PM Narendra Modi's visit to Gujarat -
  1. Mehsana -
    1. Declared sun-temple town of Modhera as India’s first 24x7 solar powered village. It involved developing a Ground Mounted Solar power plant and over 1300 Rooftop solar systems on residential & Government buildings, all integrated with Battery Energy storage system (BESS).
  2. Bharuch -
    1. Laid foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park at Jambusar. Bulk drugs account for over 60% of total pharmaceutical imports.
    2. Laid foundation stone of phase 1 of Ankleshwar Airport.
  3. Ahmedabad -
    1. Inaugurated Phase 1 of Modi Shaikshanik Sankul, an educational complex for needy students.
  4. Ujjain (MP) -
    1. Dedicated Phase I of Shri Mahakal Lok to the nation, which aims to decongest area and put special emphasis on conservation and restoration of heritage structures. Cost of project is around 850 crores.
5. China launched Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1, to study Sun's magnetic field.
Oct 10, 2022
1. World Space Week (WSW) is observed Annually Between Oct 4 - 10, declared by UN in 1999. 2022 theme is Space and Sustainability.
  1. Dates commemorate launch of first artificial satellite Sputnik I (on 4 October 1957) and entry into force of Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in Exploration and Use of Outer Space including Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (10 October 1967).
2. Oct 10 is Observed as World Mental Health Day by World Health Organization. It was first celebrated in 1992 at initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health. On this occasion -
  1. Health Ministry's Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative has been Launched.
  2. It includes network of 23 tele-mental health centres of excellence, with NIMHANS being nodal centre and IIIT Bengaluru providing tech support.
  3. 24/7 toll-free helpline number (14416) has been set up across country, for this purpose.
3. General News /Events (Oct 1-10, 2022) -
  1. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched month long nationwide campaign Clean India 2.0 (Oct 1-31, 2022).
  2. Ministry of Education's Department of Higher Education launched YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) 2.0 - Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors, an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age).
  3. President Draupadi Murmu launched herStart – a start-up platform of Gujarat University, for women entrepreneurs.
  4. Election Commission launched yearlong Voter Awareness Program Matdata Junction, in collaboration with All India Radio.
  5. Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-XI held at Leh (Ladakh UT), with theme Harnessing tourism for sustainable mountain development.
  6. Govt released Commemorative Postage Stamp to mark Golden Jubilee of PIN Code.
    1. PIN (Postal Index Number) system was introduced on Aug 15, 1972. It completed 50 years on Aug 15, 2022.
  7. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated north India’s first hyperscale data center Yotta D1, built at cost 5000 crores and spread over 300000 square feet, at upcoming Data Centre Park in Greater Noida.
  8. First-ever all-IITs R&D Showcase, IInvenTiv, held at IIT Delhi. It marked coming together of all 23 IITs, to showcase their respective research & innovation expertise.
  9. UGC Allowed Higher educational institutions across country to create up to 25 % supernumerary seats for foreign students, and adopt a transparent admission process for them.
  10. To combat drug trafficking, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched multi-phased Operation GARUDA.
  11. Uttar Pradesh government announced formation of state's first three all-woman battalions of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC).
4. Govt framed a 3 member commission, headed by former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, to consider possibility of granting SC status to new persons who have historically belonged to the Scheduled Castes but have converted to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
5. World Bank's private sector investment arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) introduced a new $6 billion funding facility to boost private sector’s capacity to respond to Global Food crisis. This Financing Platform will add to World Bank's $30 billion pledge to address the food crisis.
6. FIH Player of the Year Awards 2021-22 -
  1. Men - Harmanpreet Singh (India)
    1. Harmanpreet Singh became fourth player to win the award in the men’s category in 2 consecutive years.
  2. Women - Felice Albers (Netherlands).

Oct 09, 2022

Oct 9 is observed as World Post Day. It marks establishment of Universal Postal Union in 1874 in Swiss Capital, Bern. It was declared in 1969. 2022 Theme is Innovation, Integration and Inclusion.
1. In India, National Postal Day is celebrated annually on 10 October, as an extension of World Post Day. Also, National Postal Week in India is observed Between 9th to 15th October.
2. Oct 9 is also obsebved as Indian foreign service (IFS) day in India, observed since 2011, to commemorate the day the Cabinet created the Foreign Service (in 1946).
3. Oct 9 is also observed as Territorial Army Day, which came into being when Territorial Army Act was enacted on Aug 18, 1948. It was formally raised by first Governor General Shri C Rajagopalachari on 09 Oct. 1949.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) won Japanese Formula One Grand Prix 2022.

F1 Season 2022 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	20 March
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 March
Australian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 April
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 April
Miami Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	8 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	22 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	29 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	12 June
Canadian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	19 June
British Grand Prix	Ferraris' Carlos Sainz (France)	3 July
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 July
French Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 July
Belgian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	28 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 September
Italian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	11 September
Singapore Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	2 October
Japanese Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	9 October
United States Grand Prix		23 October
Mexico City Grand Prix		30 October
São Paulo Grand Prix		13 November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		20 November

With this, Max Verstappen has been named winner of F1 2022 Championship, as his 2nd F1 Title (1st in 2021).

RBI introduced Internal Ombudsman mechanism for Credit Information Companies.
1. To enhance effectiveness of its grievance redressal systems, RBI asked Credit Information Companies to designate an internal ombudsman (IO) by April 1, 2023, with 3-5 years tenure.
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel won 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, for political courage taken during her tenure to safeguard people forced to flee.
1. Notably, She also recently received Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize 2022, in recognition of her efforts to welcome refugees.
India’s first green technology incubation centre - Greenovator Incubation Foundation, will become functional at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar by end of 2023.

Oct 08, 2022
1. Oct 8 is observed as Indian Air Force Day. 2022 is 90th observance of the day. On this occasion -
  1. Govt. approved creation of a new branch in Indian Air Force, called the Weapon Systems branch.
    1. It would entail unification of all weapon system operators under one entity, dedicated to operational employment of all ground-based and specialist airborne weapon systems.
    2. The branch would encompass operators in 4 specialised streams of Surface-to-Surface missiles, Surface-to-Air missiles, Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Weapon System Operators in twin/multi-crew aircraft.
2. Oct 08, 2022 is observed as World Migratory Bird Day. 2022 theme is Focus on Light Pollution.
  1. It is officially celebrated twice in a year since 2006, Firstly on Second Saturday of May and again on Second Saturday of October.
  2. Also, National Wildlife Week is observed annually Between Oct 2-8.
3. 9th Asian Winter Gam es 2029 (Trojena 2029) shall be hosted in Trojena of Neom (Saudi Arabia), as first Asian Winter Games to held in Arabian Peninsula.
  1. The Games will be held at a $500 billion futuristic megacity in the desert, that will feature a year-round winter sports complex.
4. Indian Origin US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been named as US representative on executive board of World Health Organisation.
5. Finance Ministry allowed airlines to avail of up to 1500 crores loan under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), to tackle their cash flow problems. The limit was 400 crores earlier.
  1. Govt started ECLGS in 2020, to provide collateral-free and government-guaranteed loans to businesses affected by Covid pandemic.
6. ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter's CLASS (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer) has mapped an abundance of sodium on Lunar surface, for the first time.
  1. The discovery also revealed a datytime (diurnal) variation of surface sodium that would explain continuous supply of atoms to the exosphere, helping it sustain itself.
  2. Earlier, Chandrayaan-1’s X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (C1XS) detected sodium from its characteristic line in X-rays, which shed light on possibility of mapping quantities of sodium on the moon.
7. Pullampara (Kerala) became first grama panchayat in country to attain full digital literacy, enabling all citizens to use government services available online.
8. Valley of Words Book Awards 2022 -
  1. English fiction - The Odd Book of Baby Names by Anees Salim
  2. English non-fiction - Tagore & Gandhi: Walking Alone, Walking Together by Rudrangshu Mukherjee
  3. Hindi fiction - Khela by Neelakshi Singh
  4. Hindi non- fiction - Jeete Ji Allahabad by Mamta Kalia
Oct 07, 2022
1. Oct 07 is observed as World Cotton Day, being observed since 2019.
2. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change constituted a 9-member Task Force for monitoring Cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park (Madhya Pradesh) and other suitable designated areas. It will be in-force for 2 years.
3. RBI launched a new SupTech (Supervisory Technology) initiative named DAKSH - Reserve Bank’s Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System, aimed to make Supervisory processes more robust.
  1. DAKSH will enable RBI to monitor compliance requirements in a more focused manner, to improve compliance culture in Supervised Entities like Banks, NBFCs, etc.
4. Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS), for providing credit guarantees (up to a specified limit) to loans extended by Banks, NBFCs and SEBI registered Alternative Investment Funds.
  1. Credit guarantee cover under the Scheme would be transaction based and umbrella based, with exposure to individual cases capped at 10 crore per case.
  2. Under Transaction based guarantees, extent of transaction-based cover will be -
    1. 80% of amount in default if loan sanction amount is up to 3 crore.
    2. 75% of amount in default if loan sanction amount is above Rs. 3 crore.
    3. Up to 5 crore, and 65% of amount in default if loan sanction amount is above 5 crore (up to 10 crore per borrower).
  3. Under umbrella-based guarantee, cover will provide guarantee to Venture Debt Funds (VDF) registered under AIF regulations of SEBI, in view of nature of funds raised by them and debt funding provided by them.
    1. Extent of umbrella-based cover will be actual losses or up to a maximum of 5% of Pooled Investment on which cover is being taken from fund in eligible startups, whichever is lower, subject to maximum of 10 crore per borrower.
  4. National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) will be operating the Scheme.
5. Nobel Prize Winners 2022 -
  1. Winners -
    1. Physics -
      1. Alain Aspect (France), John F. Clauser (USA) & Anton Zeilinger (Austria) - for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science
    2. Chemistry -
      1. Carolyn R. Bertozzi (USA), Morten Meldal (Denmark), K. Barry Sharpless (USA) - for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry
    3. Physiology / Medicine -
      1. Svante Pääbo (Sweden) - for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution
    4. Literature -
      1. Annie Ernaux (France) - for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory
    5. Peace -
      1. Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski (Russia born), Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.
    6. Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel -
      1. Ben S. Bernanke (USA), Douglas W. Diamond (USA), Philip H. Dybvig (USA)
  2. Facts About Nobel prizes -
    1. Each Nobel Prize recipient receives a gold medal, a diploma, and a monetary award of 10,000,000 SEK (Approx 1 Million USD). Prize in a single category can be shared by up to 3 recipients.
    2. In 2018, it was for first time in 70 years of Nobel Prizes, that no Literature Prize was given. It was announced by Swedish Academy after a sexual assault scandal. It was postponed to 2019.
    3. Background -
      1. Will of Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel established five Nobel prizes in 1895 - Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine, first awarded in 1901.
      2. In 1968, Sweden's central bank Sveriges Riksbank established the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, which, although not being a Nobel Prize, has become informally known as Nobel Prize in Economics.
    4. Indian Nobel Laureates -
      1. Rabindranath Tagore in 1913 (Literature)
      2. C.V. Raman in 1930 (Physics)
      3. Mother Teresa in 1979 (Peace)
      4. Amartya Sen in 1998 (Economic Studies)
      5. Kailash Satyarthi in 2014 (Peace)
    5. Indian Origin Nobel Laureates -
      1. Har Gobind Khorana (US) - In 1968 for Physiology / Medicine.
      2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (US) - In 1983 for Physics.
      3. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (UK/US) - In 2009 for Chemistry.
      4. Abhijit Banerjee (US) - In 2019 for Economics
Oct 05, 2022
1. Oct 5 is observed as World Teachers Day, marked by UNESCO in 1994. 2022 Theme is The transformation of education begins with teachers.
  1. It commemorates anniversary of adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers.
  2. Note that National Teachers' Day in India is observed on Sep 5. It commemorates Birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, first Vice President and second President of India.
  3. Oct 05 is also observed as Gangetic Dolphin Day in India, celebrated since 2010. On October 5 in 2010, dolphins were declared as National Aquatic Animal.
2. As per Govt Data, In Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2021-22, Record 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) sugarcane was produced in country, ut of which about 3574 LMT of sugarcane was crushed by sugar mills to produce 394 LMT of Sucrose.
  1. Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT sugar was produced by sugar mills.
  2. With this, India emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar as well as world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar.
3. Notable Points from PM Narendra Modi's visit to Himachal Pradesh -
  1. Dedicated AIIMS Bilaspur to the Nation, established at cost 1470 crores, under Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. Its foundation stone was laid by PM in October 2017.
  2. Attended International Kullu Dussehra Festival in Kullu, celebrated as congregation of over 300 Deities of the Valley.
4. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Pune (IITM) scientist Roxy Mathew Koll has been honored with American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2022 Devendra Lal Memorial Medal.
  1. The medal is named in honour of distinguished Indian geophysicist Devendra Lal, best known for his role in founding and developing the held in which cosmic rays produced isotopes on Earth are used as tracers to investigate a wide range of Earth science problems.
5. Govt named Sandeep Kumar Gupta as CMD of Maharatna PSU GAIL (India) Limited.
Oct 04, 2022
1. Oct 4 is observed as World Animal Day, an international day of action for animal rights and welfare.
2. Actor Pankaj Tripathi has been named as National Icon of Election Commission of India (ECI), For his association with ECI, in creating awareness amongst voters.
3. 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (Sydney, Australia) -
  1. US won the title (their 11th), defeating China in final.
4. Home ministry approved scheduled tribe (ST) status for J&K’s linguistic minority Pahari-speaking people, Gujjars and Bakerwals communities.
5. Govt approved 26000 crores for installation of 25000 mobile towers in 500 days.
  1. Support for the project will be provided by Universal Services Obligation Fund and will be implemented by Bharat Broadband Network.
Oct 03, 2022
1. Oct 03, 2022 is observed as World Habitat Day, observed annually on first Monday of October. 2022 theme is Mind the Gap. Leave No One and Place Behind.
2. Light Combat Helicopter (also called Prachanda), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has been inducted into Indian Air Force (IAF) in Jodhpur.
  1. LCH is first indigenous Multi-Role Combat Helicopter designed and manufactured by HAL, with potent ground attack and aerial combat capability. It has been Inducted in IAF’s newly raised No. 143 Helicopter Unit.
3. Indian-origin Person Vivek Lall has been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by US President Joe Biden, with citation of With Grateful Recognition. Dr. Lall is CEO of General Atomics.
  1. The citation was given by AmeriCorps, which is a part of US Government and aims to foster activities that bring Americans closer together to serve communities.
4. Telangana government approved increase in reservation for Scheduled Tribe communities from 6 to 10 %.
5. 2022 Tel Aviv Open Men's Tennis -
  1. Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
  2. Doubles - Rohan Bopanna (India) AND Matwé Middelkoop (Netherlands)

Oct 02, 2022

Oct 02 is Birth Anniversary of M K Gandhi and Former PM Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji (2nd PM of India). It is observed as UN International Day of Non-Violence, established in 2007. Oct 2 is also observed as Swachh Bharat Diwas in India, and World Day for Farmed Animals. On this occasion -
1. Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022 were conferred -
  1. Cities -
    1. Above 1 Lakh Population -
      1. Indore (Madhya Pradesh) named India’s cleanest city for sixth time in a row, followed by Surat (Gujarat) and Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra).
      2. Indore also emerged as India’s first 7-star Garbage Free city, while Surat, Bhopal, Mysuru, Navi Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, and Tirupati earned 5-star Garbage Free certifications.
    2. Under 1 Lakh Population -
      1. Panchgani (Maharashtra), Patan (Chhattisgarh), Karad (Maharashtra).
    3. Tirupati named best city award in Safai Mitra Suraksha, while Haridwar received award for best Ganga town. Shivamogga (Karnataka) received fast mover city award.
  2. States -
    1. Large (Over 100 Urban Local Bodies)
      1. Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra.
    2. Small (Under 100 ULBs) -
      1. Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand.
2. SBI launched 4th phase of SBI Foundation’s Gram Seva Program, adopting 30 remote villages across Aspirational Districts in Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.

Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico) won Singapore Formula One Grand Prix 2022.

F1 Season 2022 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	20 March
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 March
Australian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 April
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 April
Miami Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	8 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	22 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	29 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	12 June
Canadian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	19 June
British Grand Prix	Ferraris' Carlos Sainz (France)	3 July
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 July
French Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 July
Belgian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	28 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 September
Italian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	11 September
Singapore Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	2 October
Japanese Grand Prix		9 October
United States Grand Prix		23 October
Mexico City Grand Prix		30 October
São Paulo Grand Prix		13 November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		20 November

With this, Max Verstappen has been named winner of F1 2022 Championship, as his 2nd F1 Title (1st in 2021).

Indian women rights activist Srishti Bakshi, who traveled 3800km throughout country to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inequality, has won Changemaker honour at UN SDG Action Awards. Other winners -
1. Mobilize - SUPvivors say NO MORE (Ecuador) - Empowering sexual abuse survivors in Ecuador to become ‘SUPER survivors’ and become agents of change.
2. Inspire - The Masungi Story (Philippines)- youth rewriting the future of forgotten watersheds at Masungi Geosreserve.
3. Cyprusinno - Fosters peacebuilding through youth innovation.
Kazakhstan govt approved law limiting presidential terms and reverting to old name of country’s capital.
1. Bill extends presidential mandates to a seven-year term (from current 5 years), and barring any president from running for a second term in office.
2. Bill also reinstated capital’s name to Astana, which was changed to Nur-Sultan in March 2019, in honour of outgoing President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
ISRO scientist A K Anil Kumar has been elected as Vice- President of International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
1. Founded in 1951, IAF is a Paris Based international space advocacy organization, aimed at promoting international space cooperation.

Oct 01, 2022
1. President appointed BD Mishra (Governor of Arunachal Pradesh) as Governor of Meghalaya, as additional duty.
2. PM Narendra Modi launched 5G services in India, during 6th India Mobile Congress 2022 in New Delhi.
  1. Held with theme Encapsulate, Engage and Experience a New Digital Universe, India Mobile Congress is Asia’s largest telecom festival.
  2. 5G technology will provide seamless coverage, high data rate and low latency. It will increase energy efficiency, spectrum efficiency and network efficiency.
  3. Also launched indigenous 5G Non-Stand Alone (NSA) Core developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (CDoT).
  4. Earlier in Aug 2022, 5G spectrum auction was concluded with a total bid amount of 150173 Crores.
    1. Total 72,098 MHz of spectrum was offered for auction, out of which 51,236 MHz was sold.
    2. Reliance Jio Infocomm was top bidder with bids worth 88078 crores.
3. Obituaries (Oct 2022) -
  1. Temsüla Ao - Noted Naga poet and writer. She was awarded Padma Shri in 2007.
  2. Tulsi Tanti - Noted businessman, best known for founding renewable energy firm Suzlon Energy, and also known as India's Wind Man.
  3. Nipon Goswami - Noted Assamese actor and theatre artist.
  4. Jamshed J Irani - Former MD of Tata Steel, famously known as Steel Man of India. He is known for reinventing Steel and made it lowest-cost steel producer in the world.
  5. Dietrich Mateschitz - Noted Austrian billionaire businessman, and founder of Energy Drinks Brand Red Bull.
  6. Nipon Goswami - Noted Assamese actor.
  7. Robbie Coltrane - Noted Scottish Actor, best known for his role in Harry Potter movie franchise.
  8. Temsula Ao - Padma Shri Awardee writer.
  9. Arun Bali - Noted Hindi actor.
  10. Political -
    1. Mulayam Singh Yadav - Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and founder of Samajwadi Party. He served 3 non-consecutive terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also served as Minister of Defence in Central Govt.
    2. Anand Mamani - Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Assembly.
4. Misc. Defence News (Oct 2022) -
  1. 4th edition of Goa Maritime Symposium conducted by Naval War College at Goa.
  2. Offshore security exercise Prasthan conducted in Krishna Godavari Basin Offshore Development Area, by Eastern Command of Indian Navy.
  3. DRDO conducted 3rd test-firing of Agni-Prime ballistic missile, from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. It has 1000-2000 KM Strike Range. This test marks end of development stage.
  4. India contributed $500,000 to United Nations Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism, to aid capacity-building support to member states in combating terrorism.
  5. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started its annual nuclear exercise code-named Steadfast Noon, taking place over Southern Europe and involves personnel from 14 NATO countries.
  6. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot website for Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF).
  7. Indian Navy conducted half yeary Offshore security exercise Prasthan, in Krishna Godavari Basin Offshore Development Area.
5. Misc. Science News (Oct 2022) -
  1. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Launched Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India, which would run on 100% petrol as well as 20 to 100% blended ethanol and electric power.
  2. Astronaut Nicole Mann became first Native American woman in space, following an International Space Station bound NASA launch.
  3. ISRO announced to launch Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to the moon, in June 2023.
  4. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari launched India’s first Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) Car Toyota Corolla Altis, under pilot project to check feasibility of hybrid vehicles in India that can use ethanol-powered flex fuel vehicles to decrease pollution.
    1. Flex fuel cars can run on flexible fuels including ethanol, petrol, or blend of petrol and ethanol. These vehicles provide flexibility to switch engine fuel from petrol to ethanol.
    2. Ethanol use has many advantages including less pollution and cost effectiveness.
  5. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) researchers developed an extensively accurate Overhauser Magnetometer (OVH) at Alibag Magnetic Observatory (MO), making way for reducing cost of sampling and sensing experiments essential for geomagnetic sampling.
    1. It can absolve India’s dependence on commercial OVH magnetometers for performing geomagnetic field measurements. It has so far been imported for such purposes in India.
  6. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector), conducted Cyber Security Exercise PowerEX-2022.
  7. Hinduja group's commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland and IIT Madras based National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) partnered to develop Swirl Mesh Lean Direct Injection (LDI) system technology, for developing hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) using this turbine technology.
6. Education Ministry signed MoU with FIFA and All India Football Federation, for Football4Schools initiative in India, to promote football sport at Grassroot level.
7. Misc. MOUs (Oct 2022) -
  1. Coal India Limited (CIL) signed MOU with Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, for developing a solar power project of 1190 MW in Jaipur.
  2. All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) signed MOU with National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Japan, for academic establishment.
  3. Jakson Green signed MOU with Rajasthan Govt, to invest Rs 22400 crores to set up a green hydrogen and green ammonia project in state.
  4. Google signed MoU with Assam government, to help promote digital growth in state by improving school digitization efforts.
  5. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Central Financial institution of Oman signed MoU to launch usability of Rupay debit cards in Oman.
8. Misc. Appointments (Oct 2022) -
  1. Jaxay Shah has been named Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI).
  2. Bharati Das has been appointed as new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), under Ministry of Finance.
  3. Rajendra Kumar has been named Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
  4. Sanjeev Kishore has been named as Director General Ordnance (C&S).
  5. Govt named Dinesh Kumar as presiding officer of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal.
  6. ISRO Named Sankarasubramanian K as Principal Scientist of Aditya-L1 mission, the first observatory-class space-based solar mission from India.
  7. World Bank named Michel Lino as Neutral Expert and Sean Murphy as Chairman of Court of Arbitration, regarding mediation for Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants, amid disagreements between India and Pakistan over 1960 Indus Water Treaty.
  8. Dr Prashant Garg of L V Prasad Eye Institute has been elected as a Member of Academia Ophthalmological Internationalis (AOI), fifth from India to receive this honour.
  9. American Financial Firm JP Morgan named Kaustubh Kulkarni as chief of its India operations.
  10. A Balasubramanian (MD & CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund) has been re-elected as Chairperson of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
  11. N S Rajan has been elected chairman of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
  12. Indian lawyer Lalit Bhasin has been named as national president of Indian American Chambers of Commerce (IACC).
  13. Ibrahim Traoré is named as new President (Interim) of Burkina Faso (West Africa), While Joachim de Tambèla is named as new Prime Minister.
  14. New Indian Ambassadors -
    1. Apoorva Srivastava - Slovakia.
    2. Partha Satpathy - Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    3. Adarsh Swaika - Kuwait.
    4. Sibi George - Japan.
9. Misc. Financial News (Oct 2022) -
  1. Russia’s Gazprombank opened a special rupee account with India's UCO Bank, paving way for more convenient bilateral trade. Earlier, RBI notified a special rupee account for bilateral trades between rupee and any other currencies besides US dollar.
    1. Yes Bank has also formed similar arrangement with Russia’s Petersburg Social Commercial Bank (PSCB).
  2. ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India's (AM/NS India) 60000 crores project expansion at Gujarat’s Hazira Plant Began, approx 3 years after ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel jointly acquired Essar Steel (renamed AM/NS India), under India’s insolvency law. ArcelorMittal has 60 % equity interest in venture.
  3. Australian authorities approved commercial cultivation of genetically modified Indian mustard species called ‘Brassica juncea’ for herbicide tolerance.
  4. PM Narendra Modi virtually launched 75 Digital Banking Units (DBU) across 75 districts across nation, to further financial inclusion and enhance banking experience for citizens.
  5. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) partnered to focus on enhancing reach of financial solutions to large sections of society across India and enabling frictionless finance to all citizens.
  6. Notable CCI (Competition Commission of India) Approvals -
    1. Approved acquisition of up to 10 % equity in Yes Bank, by each of Verventa Holdings and CA Basque Investments.
    2. Imposed Penalties (at rate of 5% of turnovers) on Travel aggregator MMT-Go (MakeMyTrip and GoIbibo) for abusing its dominant position and also for having anti-competitive arrangement with OYO Rooms. Penalties -
      1. MMT-Go - 224 crores
      2. Oyo - 169 crores
    3. Imposed 2 penalties on Google -
      1. 1338 crores, for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem.
      2. 936 crores, for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies.
  7. Govt granted environmental clearance for indigenously developed genetically modified (GM) mustard seeds DMH-11, paving way for commercial use of India's first genetically modified food crop.
  8. Former cricketer M S Dhoni launched made-in-India camera drone named Droni, built by Garuda Aerospace. MS Dhoni is brand ambassador of Garuda Aerospace.
  9. As per 2022 S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) rankings, Maharatna PSU Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) ranked at top in Indian oil and gas sector for its sustainability performance, for 3rd consecutive year.
  10. Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services partnered with India Post Payments Bank to enhance credit access to a larger customer base.
  11. Indian Bank launched several digital initiatives under Project WAVE, to enhance customer experience.
  12. FMCG Major Dabur India acquired 51 % controlling stake in Badshah Masala, for 588 crores.
  13. Karnataka Bank launched its Centenary term deposit scheme, to mark completion of bank's 100 years in 2024.
  14. UNDP partnered with integrated grain commerce platform Arya.ag and Friends of Women's World Banking India (FWWB India) for agri-value chain intervention, enterprise promotion and skilling in agriculture sector.
  15. NPCI's International arm NPCI International Payments (NIPL) partnered with Euronext-listed payments facilitator Worldline, to ease payments process for Indians travelling to Europe, allowing them to pay through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in European markets.
  16. RBI cancelled banking licence of Pune based Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank.
  17. Indian Firm JSW Steel joined United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) initiative, world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
  18. Aditya Birla Health Insurance launched Activ Fit health insurance product, which provides several unique fatures including 10 % good health discount based on an assessment done through a unique facial scan, up to 50 % health returns on being active and others.
  19. Indian GDP Growth Forecasts -
    1. IMF - 6.8 % (FY 23) and 6.1 % for FY24.
    2. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - 5.7 % (FY 23) and 4.7 % in FY 24.
    3. World Bank - 6.9% (FY 23).
10. Misc. Sports News / Events (Oct 2022) -
  1. Maharashtra-based weightlifter Akanksha Vyavahare created new National Records in 40kg weight category, During Khelo India National Ranking Women’s Weightlifting. She bettered her existing Snatch national record, by lifting 60kg.
  2. Penguin Tazuni has been named as Official Mascot of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, to be held in Australia & New Zealand.
  3. Former Irish professional boxer Bernard Dunne has been named high performance director (HPD) for Indian boxing.
  4. 16-year-old Indian Chess grandmaster D Gukesh became youngest player to beat norwegian chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, during Aimchess Rapid online tournament.
  5. International Cricket Council (ICC) partnered with UNICEF, to empower women and girls and promote inclusion and gender equality through cricket.
  6. Portugese Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo became first-ever player to score 700 goals in club football.
    1. Ronaldo also became first male player to score in five World Cups, after scoring in FIFA WC 2022.
  7. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched Football for All initiative in state, to promote football at grassroot level.
  8. Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated Himachal Pradesh's first Water Sports Center in Bilaspur.
  9. Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has been banned for 3 years, for doping violations.
  10. Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been banned for 3 years, for doping violations.
  11. Noted Former badminton player Prakash Padukone has been awarded SJFI (Sports Journalists’ Federation of India) medal for 2019.
  12. PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been named FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year for second consecutive year.
  13. Rest of India won Irani Cup Domestic Cricket title, after beating Saurashtra.
  14. Indian Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani defeated India's Sourav Kothari to win his record 25th global title at Kuala lumpur (Malaysia).
  15. Chhattisgarh Govt organized state’s own Olympics sports in Raipur, to promote sports culture.
    1. Recently, Rajasthan had also organized similar rural olympics in state.
11. 5th Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Madhya Pradesh during Jan-Feb 2023.
  1. 5th edition of Khelo India Youth Games will feature 27 disciplines, with water sports being included for the first time.
  2. New disciplines like Canoe Slalom, Kayaking, Canoeing and Rowing will also feature, alongside usual sports and indigenous games.
12. Oct 1 is observed as UN International Day of Older Persons. 2022 Theme is Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World. It was established by UN in 1990.
  1. Oct 1 is also observed by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) as National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas).
  2. Oct 1 is also observed as International Coffee Day, being observed since 2015.
  3. Oct 1 is also observed as World Vegetarian Day, established by North American Vegetarian Society in 1977.
  4. Oct 1 is also National day of China.
13. Gross GST collected in September 2022 Stood at 1.48 Lakh crores, of which CGST 25271 crore, SGST 31813 crore, IGST 80464crore and Cess 10137 crore.
14. R. Venkataramani has been appointed as new (14th) Attorney-General for India.
  1. Attorney General for India is appointed by President, to act as Indian government's chief legal advisor, and is its chief advocate in courts.
  2. Notably, Solicitor General of India is subordinate to Attorney General for India, and is second-highest law officer of India.
15. Anish Dayal Singh has been appointed as new director general (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
16. Biography of Dr B R Ambedkar - Ambedkar : a life, authored by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has been released.
17. Misc. / Industrial Awards (Oct 2022) -
  1. Under a poll conducted by Ministry of commerce and industry, Hyderabadi Haleem has been named winner of Most Popular GI award, among 17 Foods with Geographical Indications Tag.
  2. Under PMAY (U) Awards 2021 -
    1. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu have been named Top 3 states.
    2. J&K has been named Best performing UT.
18. RBI's new Credit and Debit Card tokenisation rules came into effect from Oct 01, 2022 onwards, aimed at enhancing online payment experience & safety of customers -
  1. RBI’s new CoF (card-on-file) tokenisation norms make it mandatory for Credit / Debit card holders to use specific codes (tokens) while initiating online transactions., so that sensitive card information won't be stored while processing payments.
  2. Now, customers will have to enter all card details everytime they wish to go for an online payment, or they can use tokens to enure secure online payments.

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