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Sarayu river floods several areas in
UP's Gorakhpur
The Sarayu river
has flooded several areas of Gola and Barhalganj tehsils in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur
district. As many as 296 boats are carrying out the relief work and Prayagraj
district officials have been asked to send 12 motor boats to the region.
Neighbouring Azamgarh and Deoria districts in UP have also been affected by the
flooded river.
India Stands 3rd in the World in Terms of Fish Production
Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying Dr. L Murugan has recently said that India stands
third in the world in terms of fish production. India is the 3rd largest
fish producing and 2nd largest aquaculture nation in the world
after China. The vision is to bring
about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of
fisheries sector. The main motto
of PMMSY is ‘Reform, Perform and Transform’in the fisheries sector. Department of Fisheries, Ministry of
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is the implementing agency. The PMMSY is an umbrella scheme with two
separate components – Central Sector Scheme and Centrally Sponsored
Scheme. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme
(CSS) Component is further segregated into non-beneficiary oriented and
beneficiary-orientated sub-components/activities.
GoI
approved 1st suspension bridge across Krishna river
The central government has approved the construction of an iconic cable
stayed-cum-suspension bridge across the Krishna river connecting Telangana
and Andhra Pradesh and passing through the Nallamala forest range. The decision was announced by the union
minister for road transport and national highways Nitin Gadkari. Gadkari said
the iconic bridge will have several unique features like the longest glass
pedestrian walkway across a river, gopuram-like pylons, signature lighting and
a large navigational span.
Three-day Kuchipudi dance festival to begin in Vijayawada
The third World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam was organized for three days in
Vijayawada. The World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam starts on 14th October 2022. The Kuchipudi dance festival is being
organized in commemoration of the 93rd birth anniversary of world-renowned
Kuchipudi dance artist Vempati China Satyam.
The World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam is being organized by the
collaboration of the Department of Culture, Government of Andhra
Pradesh, Kuchipudi Art Academy, and Jayaho Bharateeyam. More than 3,000 Kuchipudi
dancers from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will take part in the Kuchipudi
Dance Festival. The Kuchipudi dance
students will give ‘Maha Brinda Natyam’ which is a grand performance
on each day.
Tamil Nadu is the only State to achieve Jal Jeevan Mission target for
2022
Tamil Nadu has emerged as the only state in India which has achieved the
target for 2022 Q1 and Q2 for Jal Jeevan Mission, with 69.57 lakh
households provided with tap connections.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat visited Chennai
and reviewed the progress of the work on the Jal Jeevan Mission for assured
portable Tap water supply to every rural household by 2024. Out of 1.25 crore households in
Tamil Nadu, 69.57 lakh households have received tap water connections in Tamil
Nadu. The percentage of households
with tap water connection is higher than the national average. The target set by the Union government
for Q1 and Q2 for 2022 was 12.1 lakh tap connections and registering
134% of that.
International News
Nearly 9,000 Russian troops will be
stationed in country: Belarus
Belarus's Defence
Ministry has said just under 9,000 Russian troops would be stationed in the
country as part of a "regional grouping" of forces to protect its
borders. "The first convoys of Russian servicemen...have arrived,"
the ministry said on Saturday. Belarus declared the joint troop deployment last
week, saying it was in response to "threats" from Ukraine and the
West.
Biden will act 'methodically' in
responding to Saudi Arabia: Sullivan
US President Joe
Biden will act "methodically" in deciding the nature of the response
to Saudi Arabia's decision of reducing oil production, the US National Security
Adviser said on Sunday. The options do, however, include changes to US security
assistance, Jake Sullivan added. OPEC+ countries led by Russia and Saudi Arabia
declared oil output cuts despite US objections last week.
Started debt restructuring talks with
the IMF, India and China: Sri Lankan President
Sri Lankan
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said the nation has begun debt restructuring
talks with the IMF, India and China for overcoming its economic crisis. Wickremesinghe
said talks have also started with private creditors. He said the funds from
World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the US and the EU were being used to pay
for the medicine and fertiliser imports.
Japan to Scrap Remarriage Restrictions on Pregnant Women
Japanese cabinet ministers on Oct 14 approved the scrapping of a law that
stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before
marrying again. The law, in place for
more than a century, does not apply to men and was originally intended as a way
to aid the identification of the father who is financially responsible for a
newborn baby. Critics have campaigned
for a withdrawal of the 1896 law – which had banned remarriage for six
months until being revised in 2016 – calling it outdated and discriminatory.
The change will also remove a rule that grants parents the right to “discipline
children to whatever necessary extent”.
US Congressmen Introduce Resolution to Recognise Pakistani Atrocities
During 1971 as Genocide
Two American congressmen have introduced a resolution in the House of
Representatives urging the Biden administration to recognise
the Pakistan Army’s atrocities against ethnic minorities during
the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.
The legislation was brought by Congressmen Ro Khanna and Steve
Chabot on October 14, calling on the Pakistan government, among other
things, to apologise to the people of Bangladesh for its role in the genocide
of ethnic Bengalis and Hindus during the war.
The Bangladeshi community welcomed the congressmen’s move,
expressing satisfaction at the resolution getting bipartisan support from the
Republicans and the Democrats.
Appointments News
Bandhan Bank ropes in Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador
Bandhan Bank has announced that it has roped in Sourav
Ganguly as it’s Brand Ambassador. Sourav Ganguly will help amplify the
brand message of the Bank and endorse the products and services of the Bank. Ganguly led the transformation of the Indian
cricket team in the early 2000s, just like Bandhan led the transformation of
not-so-privileged households in rural and semi-urban India. Both are iconic
brands that have origins in Eastern India. Yet, over the years, they have
established themselves well in much larger geographies and are no more regional
icons. The Indian Test
specialist, Cheteshwar Pujara, has been roped in by the fantasy
sports platform, Fantasy Dangal, as its brand ambassador.
BANKING, BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
75 digital banking units set up in
record 6 months: RBI Governor
As PM Narendra Modi
on Sunday dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation, RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das said these DBUs were set up in a record six months in 75
districts spread across the country to commemorate 75 years of independence. "It
is a special banking facility that'll provide maximum services through minimum
digital infrastructure," he added.
IBM's Client Innovation Center
inaugurated in Odisha by CM Patnaik
Odisha Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated IBM's Client Innovation Center (CIC) in
Bhubaneswar. Speaking at the inauguration, Patnaik called it a "watershed
moment, signifying the fast changing IT ecosystem in the state". He added
that Odisha is now fast emerging as a technology resource hub. "Over the
years, the resurgent Odisha has scripted success stories in many spheres,"
Patnaik said.
2 Karnataka Bank DBUs commence
operations
Two digital banking
units (DBUs) of Karnataka Bank started operations on Sunday, after Prime
Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 75 DBUs to the nation. The two DBUs started
operations at Airport Road, Yeyyadi in Mangaluru and Vijayanagara 1st Stage in
Mysuru, the bank said. CEO and Chairman MS Mahabaleshwara called the
recognition special as the bank steps into its centenary year.
Piyush Goyal: India to achieve USD 2 trillion export target by 2030
Piyush Goyal Predicts the Growth of Economy and Exports: Piyush Goyal, the
minister of commerce and industry, expressed confidence that the nation will
reach its goal of 2 trillion USD in products and services exported by 2030. The Union Commerce and Industry minister was
addressing at the Chennai-based Exporters Conclave. Piyush Goyal stressed the need of maintaining
the export momentum and expressed his confidence that Indian exports will be
able to weather the global challenges and will far outpace export growth. Piyush Goyal predicted that the nation’s
economy will reach USD 30 trillion by 2047, with exports accounting for 25% of
total output. He predicted that India’s
exports will reach USD 2 trillion by 2030.
The government has promised to resolve the problems brought up by the
industry participants.
India’s WPI inflation falls to 10.7% in Sep from 12.41% in Aug
India’s WPI inflation falls to 10.7% in Sep: Inflation based on
the Wholesale Price Index(WPI) decreased to 10.70% in September. According
to official figures, the WPI-based inflation rate was 12.41% in August. High-speed diesel (HSD) saw the highest
inflation rate at 65.96%. (YoY). It was followed by price increases of 44.72
percent for crude oil and natural gas and 49.79 percent for potatoes. Food articles from the primary articles group
and food products from the manufactured goods group together make up the food
index, which fell from 176.0 in August 2022 to 175.2 in September 2022. Based
on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) food index, the inflation rate
dropped from 9.93% in August 2022 to 8.08% in September 2022.
Defence
News
Indian Army signs MoU with 11 banks for Agniveer salary accounts
Indian Army signed MoU with 11 banks for providing banking facilities
to Agniveers on enrolment. The
banks are State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, IDBI
Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC
First Bank, and Bandhan Bank. The features
and benefits offered under the Agniveer salary package are similar to the
defense salary package. The banks have
offered soft loans to exiting Agniveers to promote and enhance
their entrepreneurial skills. From
January 2025, the first batch of Agniveers will join training centers
under the Agnipath Scheme. On 14th June,
the Agnipath Scheme was announced to provide recruitment of youth between
the age of 17 to 21 Years for four years. The Scheme provides provisions to
retain 25 percent of them for 15 more years. The government however extended the upper age
limit of 23 years for recruitment in 2022.
Awards News
YSR Lifetime Achievement Awards recipient announced
YSR lifetime achievement awards recipient: The State Formation Day,
November 1, will mark the presentation of the YSR Lifetime Achievement and
YSR Achievement-2022 Awards, according to the State government. Reporters in
Guntur were informed that the High Power Steering Committee’s suggested awards
had been authorised by the Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The Dr. YSR Achievement Award comes
with a cash award of Rs. 5 lakh, a souvenir, and a commendation letter, while
the Dr. YSR Lifetime Achievement Award comes with a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh,
a bronze figurine of Dr. YSR, and these items.
Mr. Krishna Mohan, who announced the winners, noted that all of the
honorees were regular people who had made exceptional contributions to their
respective fields, which included rural development, agriculture, culture, fine
arts, and traditions.
Telangana’s Hyderabad honoured with AIPH ‘World Green City award 2022’
The city of Hyderabad, Telangana, has been honoured as the Grand winner of
the AIPH (International Association of Horticultural Producers) World
Green City Awards 2022, the most prestigious award of the Inaugural AIPH
World Green City awards (2022 edition), for its initiative titled “Green
Garland to the State of Telangana”. Hyderabad
also won the award under the ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive
Growth’ category.
Other Awards: 6 Category-wise winners:
|
Category |
Winners |
|
Living
Green for Economic Recovery and inclusive Growth |
Green
Garland to the state of Telangana, City of Hyderabad, India |
|
Living
Green for Biodiversity |
Reverdecer
Bogotá, Bogota D.C, Colombia |
|
Living
Green for Climate Change |
Mexico
City’s Environmental and Climate Change Program, Mexico City, Mexico |
|
Living
Green for Health and Wellbeing |
Transforming
degraded land into Urban Micro Parks, City of Fortaleza, Brazil |
|
Living
Green for Water |
The
Phytotechnology Stations at the Montréal Botanical Garden / Space for |
|
Living
Green for Social Cohesion |
OASIS
Schoolyard Project, City of Paris, France |
Prakash Padukone, Badminton Legend awarded with SJFI medal
Prakash Padukone awarded with SJFI medal: The Sports Journalists’
Federation of India medal (SJFI medal) for 2019 was presented to badminton
legendary star Prakash Padukone during a cordial ceremony at the
Karnataka State Cricket Association. Vijay
Amritraj was the inaugural recipient of the award, which was established
in 2018. The COVID-19 outbreak caused a delay in the 2019 award ceremony. In his remarks, Prakash Padukone
discussed how badminton rose to become the “second most popular sport” in
India. The award was created in 2018,
and Vijay Amritraj was its first winner.
The 2019 award presentation was postponed because to the COVID-19 epidemic. Cricket legend G.R. Viswanath was
among those in attendance to honour the 1980 All England winner.
Sports News
Aayan
Khan, the youngest player in men’s T20 World Cup 2022
UAE’s Aayan Khan, the 16-year-old all-rounder, is the
youngest player to feature in the men’s T20 World Cup. He was picked
in the UAE XI for the team’s first match of the T20 World Cup against the
Netherlands at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong.
He impressed in the U19 World Cup earlier this year with 93 and one for
13 in UAE’s 82-run win over West Indies. Aayan was out for a seven-ball five
against the Netherlands. He then bowled three overs for 15 runs and picked a
wicket. Aayan broke Pakistan
pacer Mohammad Amir’s record. The left-arm quick played his first T20
World Cup when he was 17 years and 55 days old.
Notably: Netherlands’ Stephan Myburgh, at 38 years and 230
days, is the oldest in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Hong Kong’s Ryan
Campbell played in the 2016 World Cup when he was 44 years and 33 days
old.
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil wins gold in World Championship and spot at
Paris Olympics
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil wins gold in World Championship: Rudrankksh
Balasaheb Patil defeated Danillo Sollazo of Italy to win the gold
medal match 17–13. Balasaheb Patil would
have thought his Olympic goal was just a tiny bit closer when he glanced above
one more at the Olympic city shooting range in Cairo. Rudrankksh Balasaheb
Patil did this during the 10m air rifle gold medal match at the ISSF World
Championships.
Women Asia Cup 2022: Indian Women’s Team Beats Sri Lanka by 8 Wickets
India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the finals of the Women’s
Asia Cup 2022. India has bagged the position for the 7th time. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat
first. Sri Lanka made 65 runs in 20 overs losing 10 wickets. India
chased the target in 8.3 overs making 71 runs with a loss of only 2
wickets. Smriti Mandhana made 51 runs not out in 25 balls. Renuka Singh Thakur claimed three
wickets against Sri Lanka while Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Sneh Rana claimed two
wickets each. The final match of India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2022 took place
in Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet.
Important Days
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022 observed on 17
October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year
on October 17 globally. It is a day to raise awareness about the
global issue of poverty and how it is a violation of human rights and of human
dignity. The day also honours the courage of people living in poverty and their
everyday struggles. On the occasion of
the 35th anniversary of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty and
the 30th anniversary of the International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty, this year, the UN honors people living with poverty and their daily
courage and raises awareness on why global cooperation is necessary to
eradicate poverty. This year’s theme for
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is “Dignity For All in
Practice”. The dignity of the human being is not only a fundamental right
in itself but constitutes the basis of all other fundamental rights.
World Food Day 2022: Leave NO ONE behind
World Food Day 2022: Every year on October 16 in observance of the date
the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
was established in 1945, World Food Day is marked. The main objectives are to combat world
hunger and work toward its eradication. The World Food Day 2022 will
take place this year with more focus on moving forward together. Every UN
member state, including India, observes the day. The 16th of October 2022, a Sunday, will once
again serve as the day for World Food Day 2022 celebrations. The theme for World Food Day 2022
is Leave NO ONE behind. 16 and 17
october 2022
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