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➢ Topics covered
1. Appointments 12.Important Committee
2. Awards and Honour 13.Sports
3. Government Schemes 14.Apps and Portals
4. Science and Technology 15.Obituary
5. Index and Ranking 16.Places and State in news
6. Important days and themes 17.Environment
7. Defence News 18.Books and Authors
8. NASA/ISRO Space news 19.International Affairs
9. Banking/Economy/Finance/Business/Agric 20.Art and Culture
ulture 21.Women in News
10.Important Summit/Conference/Event 22.Miscellaneous
11.Indian Railways
Sr. No 1. Appointments
1. Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General for
India for a period of three years.
2. Hero MotoCorp Appoints Movie Star Ram Charan New Brand Ambassador
3. Fire-Boltt has announced the appointment of actor Vijay Deverakonda as brand
ambassador.
4. Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana has signed on as a brand ambassador of lubricant
manufacturer Gulf Oil India.
5. Kishore Kumar Poludasu appointed as new MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance.
6. Indian-origin Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy is US representative on WHO executive
board.
7. Sandeep Kumar Gupta becomes the chairman of GAIL.
8. Dr Adarsh Swaika is named India’s next ambassador to Kuwait.
9. Apoorva Srivastava is named as India’s Ambassador to Slovak Republic.
10. Abdul Latif Rashid will be Iraq's new President.
11. Ulf Kristersson is elected as Sweden’s new Prime Minister.
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12. Quality Council of India appoints Jaxay Shah as new chairman.

13. Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected as the President of the Indian National Congress.
14. Shefali Juneja named as chairperson of UN’s Air Transport Committee.
15. Elon Musk Fires Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal.
16. Dr Shefali Juneja was named the chairperson of the Air Transport Committee (ATC) of the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
17. Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is set to take over as the 50th Chief Justice
of India (CJI) after the present Chief Justice UU Lalit formally recommended him as his
successor.
18. Rishi Sunak will be the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and also
one of the youngest prime ministers in the UK’s history. He succeeded Lizz Truss, who
served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for only just 45 days in office.
• Rishi Sunak and Liz Truus are from the Conservative Party.
• Rishi Sunak is the first Hindu- and other than Benjamin Disraeli, who was Jewish,
the only non-Christian to have the job.
• Rishi Sunak kick started his career with controversy as he brought back Suella
Braverman as Home Secretary, after she was suspended after some controversy.
• UK’s PM Office: London's 10 Downing Street.
19. Sujoy Lal Thaosen was appointed as Director General of CRPF.
Sr. No 2. Awards and Honour
1. Indian Women’s rights activist Srishti Bakshi wins ‘Changemaker’ UN SDG Action
Awards.
2. Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the Ayushmann Utkrishta award 2022 for adding
various health facilities.
3. Telangana won the first prize under the Large States category under Swachh Survekshan
Gramin (SSG) 2022.
4. Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza was awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom by the
World Association of News Publishers.
5. Vedanta founder Anil Agarwal was honoured with Global Indian Award in Canada.
6. Pankaj Tripathi has been selected as the National Icon of the Election Commission of
India.
7. Roxy Mathew Koll, a scientist, has received the American Geophysical Union's Devendra
Lal Memorial Medal 2022.
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8. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was named as the recipient of Nansen Award
given by UNHCR.
• UNHCR HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

• High Commissioner of the UNHCR: Filippo Grandi (Italy)
9. In News: SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
• Context: The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang
(China), Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
• Achievement: Yunqing’s works “display a remarkable combination of arithmetic
and geometry of modular curves".
• The award, instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research
Academy (SASTRA) in 2005.
Know About Srinivasa Ramanujan
• Born on 22nd December, 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu and died on 26th April 1920 in
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.
• In 1913 he began a correspondence with the British mathematician Godfrey H.
Hardy.
• In 1918 he was elected to the Royal Society of London.
• Ramanujan was one of the youngest members of Britain’s Royal Society and the
first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge University.
10. American historian Barbara Metcalf is conferred Sir Syed Excellence Award for 2022.
11. Telangana Hyderabadi Haleem bags ‘Most Popular GI’ award.
12. HCL’s Shiv Nadar named country’s most generous philanthropist.
13. Uttar Pradesh bags top honours at PMAY-U Awards 2021.
14. DX 2022 Awards: Karnataka Bank bags digital transformation awards of CII.
15. National Intellectual Property Award won by IIT Madras for 2021 and 2022.
16. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has won the ‘National Intellectual
Property Awards 2021 and 2022’.
17. Uttar Pradesh bagged the first position in the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban
(PMAY-U) Awards 2021. It is followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at second and
third place, respectively.
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• Gujarat saw five special category awards while Jammu and Kashmir was adjudged
the ‘Best Performing UT’ alongside Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
18. Professor Wazahat Husain, a leading academic from Aligarh Muslim University has won
an international award for Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.
19. ❖ Complete List of Noble Prize Winners 2022
Noble Prize in Physics 2022
• Recipients: Alain Aspect (France), John

Clauser (USA), Anton Zeilinger (Austria)
• Achievement: For conducting experiments in
quantum mechanics that laid the groundwork
for rapidly-developing new applications in
computing and cryptography.
Noble Prize in Chemistry 2022
• Recipients: Carolyn Bertozzi (USA), Barry

Sharpless (USA), Morten Meldal (Denmark)
• Achievement: For 'Click Chemistry' = finding

molecules that easily fit into each other, or
'click' with each other. Presently, to
manufacture 1 kg drug, 25-100kg waste
generated. Click chemistry can help reducing
it.
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Noble Prize in Literature 2022
• Recipients:
French Author Annie Ernaux
• Famous Books? The Years, A Woman's Story, A
Man's Place and Simple Passion.
• 17th women to win since inception of Nobel prize
in 1901.
• Achievements: For the courage and clinical acuity
with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restraints of
personal memory.
Noble Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2022
• Recipients: Professor Svante Pääbo (Sweden)

• Achievements: For the discovery of the genetic
identity of two of humankind’s earliest ancestors,
and opening a new window on the human evolution
process.
Noble Prize in Peace 2022
Recipients: •
• Person: Ales Bialiatski (Belarus) Human Rights
Advocate, for promoting the right to criticize power
and protect the fundamental rights of citizens.
• Org- Memorial (in Russia)
• Org- Center for Civil Liberties (in Ukraine)
• Achievements of Organisations: For showing outstanding efforts to document war
crimes, human rights abuses, the abuse of power.
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Noble Prize in Economics 2022
• Recipients:
3 USA Economists Ben S. Bernanke,
Douglas W. Diamond, Philip H. Dybvig
• Indians who won Economics Nobel: Amartya sen
(1998), Abhijit Banerjee (2019)
• Officially called Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences.
• Achievement: For showing that Bank failures / Bank run can be a 'cause' and not
'consequence' of the financial crisis. So strong regulation required.
Do You Know?
• Note: The Nobel Prizes are presented by Sweden (all prizes except the Peace Prize)
Peace Prize is presented by Norway.
• The Prize can be shared by up to three individuals, or in the case of the peace
prize, it can also be awarded to an organization.
• Nobel Prize cannot be awarded posthumously.
• Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Laureate who got the Peace Prize in 2014
at the age of just 17 years.
Exam Focused Questions and Answers
• When did Nobel Prize started? Ans: 1901

• What was invented by Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize? Ans: Dynamite
• The nobel prize was instituted by which country? Ans: Sweden
• Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far? Ans:
International Committee of the Red Cross
• The first Black to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was – Ans: Ralph Johnson
Bunche (USA)
• The first black Nobel prize winner of literature in the world is— Ans: Tom Morrison
(USA)
• Who won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize for literature? Ans: George Bernard
Shaw
• Nobel Prize was awarded to Einstein for ______ Ans: Theory of photoelectric effect
• Who was first woman to win a nobel prize? Ans: Marie Curie
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• The first black Nobel prize winner of literature in the world is— Ans: Tom Morrison
(USA)
• Who won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize for literature? Ans: George Bernard
Shaw
• Nobel Prize was awarded to Einstein for ______ Ans: Theory of photoelectric effect
• Who was first woman to win a nobel prize? Ans: Marie Curie
• The first female reciepient who won the prize twice? — Ans: Marie Curie is the only
woman who has been honored twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the
1911 Prize in Chemistry.
• Dr Hargobind khorana won Nobel Prize in which field? Ans: In 1968 Dr Hargobind
khorana won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for interpretation of genetic code.
Indian Nobel Laureate
• Among the recipients till now, 12 are Indians (five Indian citizens and seven of
Indian ancestry or residency).
• Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian citizen to be awarded and also the first
Asian to be awarded in 1913.
• Mother Teresa is the only woman on the list of recipients.
20. In News: World Green City Award 2022
• Context: Hyderabad recently received the prestigious World Green City Award
2022.
• Hyderabad received the award at the International Association of Horticulture
Producers (AIPH) 2022.
• Achievement: Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Hyderabad is called the “Green Necklace
to the State of Telangana”, which minimizes the pollution, congestion and
improves connectivity.
21. In News: Booker Prize
• Context: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker Prize for his
novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’.
• He is the second Sri Lankan born to win the prestigious prize.
• Note: Booker Prize is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written
in English, published in the UK or Ireland.
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• A sister prize, the International Booker Prize, is awarded for a book translated into
English and published in the UK or Ireland.
22. Telangana won the first prize under the Large States category under Swachh Survekshan
Gramin (SSG) 2022.
• In the category of best performing states in ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’,

Indore was declared the cleanest city for sixth time in a row.
Sr. No 3. Government Schemes/Programme/Campaign/Initiative
1. Ministry of Education’s Department of Higher Education inaugurated YUVA 2.0 (Young,

Upcoming and Versatile Authors).
2. Universal Service Obligation Fund, a body under the Department of
Telecommunications, (Ministry of Communication) officially launched Telecom
Technology Development Fund scheme.
3. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the mental health service called Tele-
MANAS.
4. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched the 'Vande Mataram'
initiative in the state.
5. Himachal Pradesh starts new scheme “HIMCAD” to help farmers.
6. Mission LIFE movement launched by PM Modi at Kevadiya. Mission LIFE movement is
launched by PM Modi in order to protect the environment.
7. Trees Beyond Forests initiative launched in Assam.
8. Odisha launches 'SAFAL' (Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans) common credit
portal for farmers.
9. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena launched property tax amnesty scheme
SAMRIDDHI.
10. PM MODI launched the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana — One Nation
One fertiliser scheme under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers. Under the scheme,
companies must market all subsidised fertilisers under a single brand ‘Bharat’.
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11. The Union government announced the inclusion of skilling of girls in non-traditional
livelihood (NTL) options in its flagship programme of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padao’.
12. The ‘Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE)’ will be
implemented during the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from
2022-23 to 2025-26.
• It is a Central sector scheme.
• It will be administered by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER).
• Objective: for developing physical and social infrastructure in the North-East.
13. Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), a body under the Department of
Telecommunications, (Ministry of Communication) officially launched Telecom
Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme.
14. Telangana government launched Aasara Pension Scheme.
15. Madhya Pradesh government launched 'Mukhyamantri Dairy Plus Yojana.
16. Chhattisgarh CM, Bhupesh Baghel has launched a 'Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial
Parks' (MGRIP) scheme.
17. Andhra’s SALT Project
• Context: World Bank has provided the loan to Support Andhra’s Learning
Transformation (SALT) project.
• The project aims to transform the state’s school education system by focusing on
improving foundational learning, professional development of teachers, early
childhood education etc.
18. 600 PM Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PM KSK) have been launched (under the Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilizers) to cater to a wide variety of input needs of the farmers –
Testing needs, extension services, fertilizers, seeds, equipment etc.
19. What is WISER?
• Context: Researchers were awarded under WISER (Women Involvement in Science
and Engineering Research) programme, launched under Indo-German Science and
Technology Centre (IGSTC)
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• Aim: It aims to build scientific capacity and support women researchers in India
and Germany for R&D and industry projects. The programme is open to all areas of
STEM.
Sr. No 4. Science and Technology
1. Amazon launches ‘AmazeWIT Circles’ to upskill women in technology.

2. Mastercard to launch ‘carbon calculator’ for Indian consumers.
3. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility at IIT
Guwahati.
4. Scientists on the Nekton Maldives Mission have discovered evidence of ‘The Trapping
Zone’. It has been described as ‘an oasis of oceanic life’, 500 metres below the surface.
5. A made-in-India camera drone 'Droni' has been with advanced features and was
launched by the former Indian Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The drone is
manufactured by Garuda Aerospace and the product will hit the shelves by the end of
2022.
6. Indian Astronomical Observatory
Context: India’s first dark sky reserve is set

•
to come up in Hanle, Ladakh, by the end of the
year.
• Note: Indian Astronomical Observatory
(IAO) is one of the world’s highest
observatories.
• It is located at a height of 14.8k feet in Hanle,
Ladakh.
• It will come up within the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Involved Org: Department of Science and Technology and Indian Institute of
Astrophysics (IIA)
What is a Dark Sky Reserve?
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• A dark sky reserve requires a “core” area that has a clear sky without any light
pollution, which can enable telescopes to see the sky in its natural darkness:
International Dark Sky Association (IDSA).
Other Observatories in India
• Solar Observatory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

• Vainu Bappu Observatory in Kavalur, Tamil Nadu
• Gauribidanur Radio Observatory in Bangalore, Karnataka
• Udaipur Solar Observatory in Udaipur, Rajasthan
Note: At present, there are 20 dark sky reserves around the world, seven in the United
Kingdom; four in France; two each in the USA and Germany; and one each in New
Zealand, Canada, Namibia, and Australia.
7. In News: Climate Change to aid Lassa Fever
• Context: Recently published study has found that climate change will aid the
spread of Lassa fever.
• It is a zoonotic disease endemic to parts of West Africa.
• Caused by the Lassa virus, (Arenaviridae family)-RNA virus, primarily found in
multimammate mice, native in west Africa.
• Concern: They are able to contaminate anything they come in contact with.
• Note: Currently, there are no

licensed vaccines to protect against
LASV infection.
8. What are Green Crackers?
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• Context: Green crackers are developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR).
• Green crackers cause 30 per cent less air pollution an
Types of Green Crackers
• SWAS is “safe water releaser”

• STAR is the safe thermite cracker, which does not comprise potassium nitrate and
sulphur.
• SAFAL is safe minimal aluminium.
9. What is ‘Viral spillover risk’?
• Context: The effects of climate change are being witnessed across a range of
environments, can increase risk of “viral spillover” in some regions could cause
new pandemics over the next few years.
• Viruses are some of the most abundant entities on earth, but they need to infect a
host’s cell in order to replicate.
• It is found that the chances of a virus moving to a new host increase with runoff
from glacier melt.
• As temperatures increase, the melting of glaciers increases as well, and there is a
greater possibility for previously ice-trapped viruses and bacteria to find new
hosts.
• Viruses need to infect a host’s cell in order to replicate. According to the research,
these virus/host relationships seem relatively stable within superkingdoms, the
major groupings of organisms. However, below this rank, viruses may infect a new
host from a reservoir host (in which it usually resides) by being able to transmit
sustainably in a novel host – a process defined as ‘viral spillover’.
10. VINCOV-19, India’s first antidote and a projected cure against SARS-CoV-2 virus is now
ready for market authorisation and simultaneous phase-3 clinical trials. The drug, a joint
effort of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
(CCMB) and immunological company VINS Bioproducts Limited, recently passed the phase-
2 trials.
11. Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented a prototype humanoid robot named ‘Optimus’ that
shares artificial intelligence software and sensors with its cars’ Autopilot driver assistance
features.
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Sr.No 5. Index/Report/Ranking
1. ‘Hurun India 40 & under self-made rich list 2022’ topped by Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath.
2. India ranked at 40 in Global Innovation Index 2022 of World Intellectual Property
Organization. Switzerland Topped.
• WIPO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland;
• WIPO Founded: 14 July 1967;
• WIPO Membership: 193 member states;
• WIPO Director General: Daren Tang.
3. Akash Ambani is the only Indian on Time's 100 emerging leaders' list.
4. World Economic Forum has launched ‘Education 4.0 India Report’.
5. 19th edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings: Oxford
University (UK) tops.
6. Union Commerce and Industry Ministry launched the LEADS (Logistics Ease Across
Different States) 2022 report: Andhra Pradesh topped.
7. Indore bagged the title of India's cleanest city for the sixth time in a row.
8. As per the CSIR-NITI Aayog Report, India bears the highest health and economic burden
due to lead poisoning.
9. UN Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): India has the largest number of poor people.
The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and OPHI.
10. India ranked 51st on internet freedom by US NGO Freedom House.
• The report claimed that China was the world's worst environment for internet
freedom for the eighth consecutive year.
11. Report of blockchain researcher analysis: Middle East and North Africa are the world's
fastest-growing cryptocurrency markets.
12. Official Airline Guide (OAG) report: Delhi’s IGI airport is now world’s 10th busiest airport.
• The busiest airport in the world as of October 2022 is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport
13. In News: Global Hunger Index
• Context: India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index.
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• India is placed in the ‘serious’ category. India also ranks below Sri Lanka (64), Nepal
(81), Bangladesh (84), and Pakistan (99).
• Published by Concern Worldwide, Ireland’s largest aid and humanitarian agency
and Welthungerhilfe.
• The first GHI report was published in 2006.
• Yemen is at the last position in the Global Hunger Index 2022 in the world.
14. In News: Living Planet Report 2022
• Context: Living Planet Report 2022 is a joint endeavor of the World Wildlife Fund
and Zoological Society of London.
• It is a comprehensive study of trends in global biodiversity and health of the planet.
• Concern: There has been a 69 percent decline in the wildlife populations,
freshwater populations have declined the most, with an average 83 percent
decline.
15. Emission Gap Report 2022: UNEP
• Context: Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released

‘Emissions Gap Report 2022'. (13th edition)
• Key Findings: Collectively, G20 members are responsible for 75 percent of global
GHG emissions.
• The global average per capita GHG emissions was 6.3 tonnes of CO2 equivalent
(CO2e) in 2020.
16. Global Tuberculosis Report 2022

• Context: Recently, the World Health Organization released its 2022 version of Global
TB report.
• TB is the second deadliest infectious killer after Covid-19 which is caused by bacteria
(Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.
• It can spread when people who are sick with TB expel bacteria into the air for
example, by coughing.
17. World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a list of priority fungal pathogens, in
response to the rising threat of invasive fungal disease.
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18. ‘2022 NDC Synthesis Report’ from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas
emissions downward.
19. India ranks third in the world’s first-ever global research on the rise of centi-millionaires,
according to a new survey by advisory firm Henley & Partners. USA and China are in the
first two places.
20. The ‘Climate Transparency Report 2022’ was released by a partnership of climate analysis
organisations in G20 countries.
21. The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry launched the LEADS (Logistics Ease Across
Different States) 2022 report.
• Andhra Pradesh topped the Logistics Index LEADS.
22. World Bank recently released a new report, titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022:
Correcting Course”.
• World Bank HQ: Washington DC, USA
• World Bank President: David Malpass, an American Economist.
23. India ranked 40th for the first time in the Global Innovation Index Ranking. Switzerland
is the most innovative economy in the world in 2022 - for the 12th year in a row.
Sr. No 6. Important days and themes
1. October 1: International Day of the Older Persons.

2. October 2 is celebrated as Swachh Bharat Diwas across India.
3. 2nd October 2022 is the 153rd birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation - Mahatma
Gandhi.
• Birth: 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar (Gujarat)
• In South Africa (1893-1915), he had successfully fought the racist regime with
Satygraha.
• He returned to India from South Africa on 9th January 1915. Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year.
• He was shot dead by Nathuram Godse on 30th January 1948. 30th January is
observed as Martyrs' Day.
4. October 5: World Teacher’s Day
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• The world celebrates this day to mark the importance of teachers. It is

commemorated each year on the anniversary of the ILO/UNESCO
Recommendation adoption regarding the Status of Teachers in 1966.
• Theme for 2022 was “Teachers at the heart of education recovery.”
5. October 8: Indian Air Force Day
• IAF celebrates the Indian Air Force Day at the Hindon base in the presence of senior
officials and IAF chief of all three-armed forces. In addition, there is a show with a
display of aircraft to celebrate this day.
6. October 10: World Mental Health Day
7. October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
• In 1995, World Conference on Women in Beijing decided that they needed a day to
celebrate the girl child.
• The theme for the 2022 International Day of the Girl Child was “Digital generation:
Our generation.”
• UN’s focus was that young girls were less likely to have access to digital devices,
which affects their ability to get a job or develop tech-related skills.
8. Observance of World’s First Sloth Bear Day
• Context: The first World Sloth Bear Day was

observed on October 12, 2022, by International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• Conservation Status of Sloth Bear (Melursus
ursinus): IUCN – Vulnerable
• The (Wildlife Protection) Act of India, 1972 -

Schedule I
• Note: the unique bear species endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
9. October 13: International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed every year on.
10. October 15: World Students’ Day
• The birthday of former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is celebrated as World
Student’s Day.
• 2021’s theme was “Learning for people, planet, prosperity, and peace.” Moreover,
the day aims to highlight Kalam’s efforts towards education and students.
11. 16 October: World Food Day 2022; Theme: "Leave NO ONE behind"
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• World Food Day commemorates the founding of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945.
• Note: Kirisia Community Forest Association (CFA) was conferred an FAO award for
the restoration of the Kirisia forest in Kenya.
12. 17 October: ‘International Day for the Eradication of Poverty’: Theme: Dignity for all in
practice.
13. October 24: United Nations Day 2022
14. October 24: World Polio Day: Theme: "A healthier future for mothers and children".
15. October 24: World Development Information Day across the world.
16. October 31: National Unity Day also Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
• It was introduced by the Government of India in 2014.
• The day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who
had a major role in the political integration of India.
Sr. No 7. Defence News
1. Successful Flight Tests of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) Missile was
done by DRDO.
2. The Indian Air Force inducted the first batch of indigenously developed Light Combat
Helicopters, named Prachand.
• Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) are developed by state-run aerospace major
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)
3. Exercise IBSAMAR (7th) was organized in South Africa. IBSAMAR is a joint maritime
exercise between South Africa, Brazil and India.
4. Indian Navy Conducts Offshore Security Exercise, ‘Prasthan’ in Krishna Godavari Basin.
5. Indian and US militaries carried out ‘Tiger Triumph', a humanitarian assistance exercise
in Vishakhapatnam.
6. Nuclear capable Agni Prime missile successfully tested by India.
7. In News: INS Arihant
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• Context: INS Arihant carried out a successful

launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic
Missile (SLBM).
• In 1998, India conducted nuclear tests under
Pokhran-II.
• In 2003, India declared its nuclear doctrine
based on Credible Minimum Deterrence (CMD)
and a No First Use (NFU) policy.
• INS Arihant is India’s first indigenous nuclear powered ballistic missile capable
submarine built under the secretive Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project,
which was initiated in the 1990s.
8. What is Mission DefSpace?
• Context: Indian Prime Minister recently launched “Mission DefSpace” at

DefExpo22.
• Objective: “Mission DocSpace” is launched for developing innovative solutions for
the Armed Forces, Promoting Domestic Industry, Reducing Fiscal Deficit.
• Space technology is shaping new definitions of India’s generous space diplomacy,
giving rise to new possibilities.
9. Why is Deesa airbase crucial to IAF?
• PM Modi today laid the foundation stone for Indian Air Force (IAF)’s new airbase at
Deesa in Banaskantha district of Gujarat.
• Deesa air base will plug the air defence gap between air bases like Naliya, Bhuj
(Gujarat) and Phalodi air base (Rajasthan).
• Deesa airbase will also make Pakistani cities of Hyderabad, Karachi, and Sukkur
vulnerable with its deep penetration strike aircraft.
10. Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave
• The 2nd Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave was also held during the Expo,
• This will provide a stage for a comprehensive dialogue to promote defence
cooperation amongst IOR+ nations to foster peace, growth, stability and prosperity.
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• It is in line with the Prime Minister's vision for Security and Growth for All in the
Region (SAGAR).
11. India-Africa Defence Dialogue
• India-Africa Defence Dialogue was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022.

• Gandhinagar Declaration was adopted to enhance cooperation in the fields of
training & military exercises.
• The theme of the second India-Africa defence dialogue: “Adopting strategies for
synergising and strengthening defence and security cooperation”.
12. What is Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank?
Context: Russia will demonstrate its Sprut-SDM1

•
light amphibious tank during the Indian Army’s
upcoming tender for light tanks under Project
Zorawar, which aims to induct light tanks capable of
faster mobilization and deployment in high-altitude
conflict zones.
• The amphibious tank is capable of crossing water obstacles and firing a gun while
afloat.
• Note: Beijing has stationed third-generation modern light tanks (ZTQ-15) along
the LAC.
13. What is IBSAMAR?
Context: The seventh edition of maritime exercise IBSAMAR was organized from
•
October 10 to 12 in South Africa.
• Exercise IBSAMAR is a joint maritime exercise between South Africa, Brazil and India.
• The Indian Navy was represented by INS Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter and the Marine
Commando Force (MARCOS).
• Note: INS Tarkash is a Talwar class guided missile frigate built by Yantar shipyard in
Russia’s Kaliningrad.
14. What is Aircraft HTT-40?
• Context: The indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft HTT-40 is set to be unveiled during
the 12th edition of the DefExpo.
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• The indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft HTT-40 (Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40) is

developed and manufactured by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL).
• Purpose: The HTT-40 will be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument
flying, and close formation flight.
15. • The Navies of India and Singapore are participating in the Singapore-India
Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam.
• The Indian Navy is hosting the 29th edition of SIMBEX-2022 in two phases –
Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam followed by the Sea Phase in Bay of Bengal.
16. India test-fired indigenously developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile
‘Agni Prime’ (Agni-P) from the Odisha coast.
• As per the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Agni Prime is a new
generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles with range capability
between 1,000 and 2,000km.
17. KAMIKAZE DRONES
• Context: Iranian-made Kamikaze drones were deployed by Russia in the capital city
of Ukraine Kyiv.
• What are Kamikaze drones?
These are drones containing explosives that can be flown directly at targets such as a tank
or a group of troops that are destroyed when it explodes.
• How did Kamikaze originate?
The drones derive their name from the Kamikaze pilots of Japan during World War 2
primarily against the US.
These pilots conducted suicide attacks by intentionally crashing their planes filled with
explosives into enemy targets.
Sr. No 8. NASA/ISRO/Space Affairs
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1. Heaviest rocket of ISRO, LVM3 or Launch Vehicle Mark 3 successfully places 36 satellites
in orbit.
2. In News: Chandrayaan-2
• Context: Chandrayaan-2 mapped out the global

distribution of sodium on the Moon’s surface.
About Chandrayaan-2 Mission
Launched in 2019 by GSLV MkIII-M1 from Satish

•
Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.
• Mission Objectives: To expand the lunar scientific knowledge through detailed
study of topography, mineralogy etc.
3. What is Bharat Krishi Satellite Programme?
• Context: ISRO has proposed dedicated satellites for supporting the country’s
agriculture sector: Bharat Krishi Satellite Programme.
• Objective: To support Agricultural sector by crop forecasting, pesticide application,
irrigation, soil data etc.
• The satellites will be owned by the Department of Agriculture.
• The ISRO will provide the technical support.
Do You Know?
• Currently used satellites for agriculture

• Resourcesat (for crop production forecast)
• Cartosat (topographic mapping)
• RISAT (weather imaging)
4. • NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to reach the Selk Crater region on

Saturn’s moon Titan in the year 2034.
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• Cassini spacecraft has sent some radar images of the area during its 13 years of
exploring the Saturn system. Dragonfly is also the first flying machine for a world in
the outer solar system.
5. ISRO Update: NGLV (Next-Gen Launch Vehicle) is going to replace the current PSLV (Polar
Satellite launch Vehicle) in near future.
• NGLV is a three – staged heavy lift reusable vehicle with the payload capability of
10,000 kg to Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) and 20,000kg to low earth orbit
(LEO).
• It will have a semi-cryogenic propulsion for booster stages to make it cost efficient.
6. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Launches to International Space Station.
7.
Sr. No 9. Banking/Economy/Finance/Insurance/Business/Agriculture
1. The Asian Development Bank announced a $14 billion assistance to fight food insecurity
in the Asia Pacific.
2. SBI launches ‘Gram Seva Program’ across six states of India.
3. RBI Launches DAKSH- Reserve Bank’s Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System.
• What is DAKSH?
Daksh is a web-based end-to-end workflow application through which RBI will detect
compliance requirements more attentively with the objective of further improving the
compliance culture in supervised entities (SEs) such as banks, non-banking finance
companies (NBFCs), etc.
Additional Note:
• The Reserve Bank of India Act, which was passed in 1934, allowed for the
establishment of the bank on April 1st, 1935.
• Initially, the RBI’s headquarters were in Calcutta. It was, however, permanently
relocated to Mumbai in 1937.
• Mr. Shaktikanta Das is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He is the 25th
Governor of the RBI.
4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a concept note on the Central Bank Digital
Currency (CBDC).
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• Note: CBDCs are a digital form of a paper currency and unlike cryptocurrencies that
operate in a regulatory vacuum, these are legal tenders issued and backed by a
central bank.
• It is the same as a fiat currency and is exchangeable one-to-one with the fiat
currency.
• A fiat currency is a national currency that is not pegged to the price of a commodity
such as gold or silver.
• The digital fiat currency or CBDC can be transacted using wallets backed by
blockchain.
• Though the concept of CBDCs was directly inspired by Bitcoin, it is different from
decentralised virtual currencies and crypto assets, which are not issued by the state
and lack the ‘legal tender’ status.
5. NPCI has signed a historic MoU with the Central Bank of Oman to launch the Rupay debit
card in Oman.
6. For SWIFT-based (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications)
transactions ICICI Bank has launched "Smart Wire".
7. The regulatory authority in Australia approved the commercial cultivation of the
genetically modified Indian mustard species ‘Brassica juncea’.
8. As per the draft guidelines issued by the Finance Ministry, Regional rural banks (RRBs)
will be eligible to list on stock exchanges and raise funds if they have net worth of at least
Rs 300 crore over the previous three years.
9.
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Sr. No 10.Important Summit/Conference/Event
1. National Conference on Skilling in NTL for Girls ‘Betiyan Bane Kushal’.
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2. Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the 4th Heli-India
Summit 2022 in Srinagar.
3. General Assembly of International Criminal Police Org (INTERPOL) was hosted by Delhi.
Headquarter of INTERPOL: Lyon, France.
• 91st Interpol General Assembly to be held in Vienna, Austria in 2023.
4. India, France re-elected as President, Co-President of International Solar Alliance at 5th
general assembly in New Delhi.
5. Recently, the 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting (AIMMAF) on Agriculture and
Forestry was held virtually.
6. UNSC’s Counter-Terror Meet in India to Focus on Key Issues.
7. The 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry was held under the
co-chairmanship of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
• India recently marked 30th anniversary of relations with ASEAN.
8. The 27th annual UN meeting on climate, COP27 (Conference of Parties) will take place in
Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt from 6th to 18th November.
9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the 10th Heads of Missions Conference at
Kevadia. It is being organized by the Ministry of External Affairs.
10. India participates at the 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting held on
October 14, 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the United Nations World Geospatial
Congress (UNWGIC) 2022 in Hyderabad.
12. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla attended the 8th Summit of Speakers of G-20 Parliaments
held in Jakarta.
Sr. No 11.Indian Railways
1. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Inaugurates India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake at
Bhubaneswar Railway Station.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat
Express train Mumbai and Ahmedabad, the third in the Vande Bharat series.
Sr. No 12.Important Committee

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1.
Sr. No 13.Sports
1. PR Sreejesh, Savita Punia voted FIH Men’s and Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.
2. Novak Djokovic won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022 held in Israel. It is regarded as the
biggest prize in tennis.
3. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Launches ‘Football for All’
4. Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil wins gold in World Championship, defeated Danillo Sollazo
of Italy.
5. Prakash Padukone, Badminton Legend awarded with SJFI medal.
6. Donnarumma Gukesh (16 years) becomes youngest to beat World Chess Champion
Magnus Carlsen. Earlier R Praggnanandhaa defeated Magns Carlsen.
7. Formula-1 Racing: Max Verstappen wins US Grand Prix 2022.
8. Red Bull's Sergio Perez won Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.
9. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has clinched his second consecutive Formula One driver's
title by winning the Japanese Grand Prix in the rain at Suzuka.
10. Tazuni, a fun, the football-loving penguin is the Official Mascot of the FIFA Women's
World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
11. Wrestler, Antim Panghal won gold in wrestling in the 2022 National Games.
12. The USA beat China to win the Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 title.
13. Rohit Sharma has become the first player from India to feature in 400 T20 matches.
14. The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the
National Games in October next year.
Sr. No 14. Apps and Portals
1. Kerala launches ‘Kunjapp’ mobile app to prevent cybercrimes against children.

2. President Droupadi Murmu launched ‘herSTART’, a startup platform for women
entrepreneurs created by Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.
3. Himachal Pradesh CM, Jai Ram Thakur has launched the 'Satya Nishtha' app that will help
state police to investigate and control criminal activities.
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4. The defence minister launched the ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ website

(www.maabharatikesapoot.mod.gov.in) for contribution to the Armed Forces Battle
Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF).
Sr. No 15.Obituary
1. Jayanti Patnaik has passed away; she was the former MP and first chair of the National
Commission for Women.
2. Charles Fuller, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the acclaimed 'A Soldier's Play', passed
away at 83.
3. Arun Bali Death, legendary actor, dies at 79 in Mumbai.
4. Renowned writer and Padma Shri Dr Temsula Ao passed away.
5. National Film Award Recipient Bengali Film Director Pinaki Chaudhuri passes away.
6. Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz passes away.
Sr. No 16.Places and State in news
1. Lata Mangeshkar Chowk has been inaugurated in Ayodhya, UP.

2. World’s largest safari park to be developed in Gurugram.
3. Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram has become the first digitally literate gram panchayat
in Kerala.
4. Union Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated Water Sports Center in Himachal Pradesh.
5. PM Modi inaugurated the United Nations World Geospatial Congress (UNWGIC) 2022 in
Hyderabad.
6. Mahakal Lok Project, which was inaugurated recently, is located in Madhya Pradesh.
7. Modhera, Gujarat, is declared as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village.
8. India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring System’ inaugurated in Mumbai
9. • Asia’s largest Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant is inaugurated in Lehragaga,
Sangrur, Punjab.
• The plant is a step towards Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable
Transportation (SATAT) scheme.
• What is CBG? Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) means the mixture of hydrocarbon gases
and vapours consisting mainly of Methane in gaseous form.
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What is the difference between CBG and CNG?
• Chemically, CBG is the same as CNG — both are compressed methane — and has
the same calorific value.
• The difference is that while CNG is a by-product of petroleum, CBG can be
produced from any biomass.
• This makes CBG a commercially viable option as it can be directly used to replace
CNG in transportation fuel.
• Just like CNG, CBG too can be transported through cylinders or pipelines to retail
outlets.
• CBG is solid by-products can be used as bio-manure.
10. Gujarat has become the first state to launch Gati Shakti Portal at State Level.
Sr. No 17.Environment
1. Nation’s first slender loris habitat in Karur, Dindigul

districts of Tamil Nadu.
Slender Loris is listed as an endangered species

•
according to the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
• They are small nocturnal mammals and they are
arboreal (spend most of their life on trees).
• They help farmers by acting as biological predators of pests that harm agricultural
crops.
Also Know
• India’s first Dugong conservation reserve (in Palk bay) is also in Tamil Nadu.
2. Sukapaika River, is seen in the news: National Green Tribunal has directed the Odisha to
rejuvenate of Sukapaika Drainage Channel project by March 2023.
3. Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board approved a new reserve for tigers of Panna Tiger Reserve,
will be called Durgavati Tiger Reserve.
4. Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep recently receive Blue Flag tag.
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5. In News: Terai Elephant Reserve

• Context: The Terai Elephant Reserve will be established in Dudhwa-Pilibhit in Uttar
Pradesh.
• It will be in the joint forest regions of Dudhwa and Piliphit tiger reserves that are
involved in the conservation of tiger, Asian elephant, swamp deer and one-horned
rhinoceros.
• What is Project Elephant? Project Elephant was launched by the Central
Government in 1992 for the protection of free-ranging population of wild Asian
elephants
6. Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in New Delhi is in news as the presence of eight leopards
have been spotted.
7. A new catfish species has been discovered in the river Cauvery near Mettur Dam. The
edible species has been named Pangasius icaria (P. icaria) after Indian Council of
Agricultural Research that discovered the species.
Sr. No 18.Books and Authors
1. Shashi Tharoor will release a book "Ambedkar: A Life"

2. EAM S Jaishankar launches book “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery” in Auckland.
3. ‘The most incredible world cup stories' is written by Luciano Wernicke from Argentina.
4. "The Philosophy of Modern Song" authored by Bob Dylan, Nobel laureate.
5. Naveen Patnaik released the book titled ‘Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in
Governance’ by Dr Amar Patnaik.
6. Dr Bimal Jalan authored a book titled “From dependence to Self-Reliance”.
7. The book titled "The Last Heroes" which has been authored by P Sainath is scheduled to
release on November 21, 2022.
Sr. No 19.International Affairs
1. ‘Conference on International Day for Universal Access to Information’ is hosted by

Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
2. Kazakhstan changes capital’s name from Nur-Sultan back to Astana.
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3. New Zealand's Pitt Island in the Pacific Ocean is in news as 240 pilot whales has lost their
lives after being stranded.
4. One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) was unveiled by the World Health Organization
(WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and World Organisation for Animal
Health.
5. Pakistan was removed from Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List on Terror
Financing.
• Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklists Myanmar, calls for due diligence to
transactions in nation.
• FATF HQ: Paris, France.
6. What is CSTO?
• Context: Kyrgyzstan cancelled its military exercises for Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) to be held this month.
• The Collective Security Treaty

Organization (est. In 1992) is an
intergovernmental military alliance
in Eurasia consisting of six post-
Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and
Tajikistan.
7. Know About Nord Stream Pipeline
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• Context: Recently, the two Nord Stream gas

pipelines linking Russia and Europe have been
hit by unexplained leaks.
• This raised the geopolitical tension as Russia
cut gas supplies to Europe in suspected
retaliation against Western sanctions following
its invasion of Ukraine.
• About Nord Stream Pipeline: Nord Stream is
the 1,200 km subsea export gas pipeline that
runs under the Baltic Sea carrying gas from
Russia to Europe.
• Nord Stream route crosses the Exclusive
Economic Zones of Russia, Finland, Sweden,
Denmark and Germany, as well as the
territorial waters of Russia, Denmark, and
Germany.
Importance of the Pipeline:
• Germany is Russia’s biggest European gas consumer, and most of it comes through
the Nord Stream Pipeline.
• Russia gets more direct access to the European gas market.
• Sustainable Gas Supply to Europe.
8. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has created a new
global tax transparency framework: Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) for
automatic exchange of information related to crypto assets between countries.
Note: OECD's headquarters are at the Château de la Muette in Paris, France.
9. United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) has announced in its recent report that more
than one million people have been displaced in Myanmar since the military coup last
year.
• UNICEF Chairman: Catherine Russell
• UNICEF HQ: New York, USA
10. Australian telecom giant Optus is in news as it has been recently hit by a cyber-attack.
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Sr. No 20.Art and Culture
1. J&K Tourism department inaugurates Bird Festival at Pahalgam.

2. What is G20 Culture Track?
• Context: As Part of India’s G20 Presidency, the Government is planning to host five
key meetings focusing on the “culture track” at Khajuraho, Bhubaneswar, Hampi
and Agra.
• Ministry of Culture will monitor the G20 work-stream of culture.
• Note: G20 members represent more than 80 percent of world GDP, 75 percent of
international trade and 60 percent of the world population. G20 was established in
1999.
3. UNESCO released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country.
Toda embroidery and Sungadi from Tamil Nadu, Himroo weaves from Hyderabad and
Bandha tie and dye weaving from Sambalpur in Odisha were some of the textiles that
made the cut.
4. Lothal: World’s Earliest Known Dock
Context: National •
Maritime Heritage Complex
(NMHC) site will be established
at Gujarat’s Lothal.
• Objective: To display
India’s diverse maritime
heritage and also help Lothal
emerge as a world-class
international tourist
destination.
• Lothal was nominated in
April 2014 as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, and its application is pending on the tentative list of UNESCO.
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• Note: Archaeologist S R Rao led the team which discovered a number of Harappan
sites at the time, including the port city of Lothal.
5. In News: Rajasthan International Folk Festival
Context: The 13th edition of the Rajasthan

•
International Folk Festival was organized at
the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.
• It is a mixture of performances by both
Indian and international artists with diverse
linguistic, racial and national backgrounds.
• Note: Mehrangarh Fort is a 15th century fort
built by Rao Jodha Rathore, who reigned Mandore in the present-day Rajasthan.
The name “Mehrangarh” means “fort of the sun”.
6. Arts in news: Tambo Art
• Context: Wayanad farmer creates Ashoka Chakra

using Tambo art.
• Tambo art is an artistic technique that consists of
creating a design with different varieties of rice
directly in a rice field.
• Note: The origin of this art can be traced to Japan.
7. In News: Modhera Sun Temple
• Context: PM Modi visited Modhera which is famous

for its Sun Temple in North Gujarat.
• Modhera is known for the Sun temple situated on
the bank of the Pushpavati River.
• The temple was built after 1026-27 CE during the
reign of Bhima I of the Chalukya dynasty.
• Modhera temple shows manifestations of Vedic gods.
8. What is Nihonshu?
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• Context: Japanese Embassy has applied for a GI tag for Nihonshu (an alcoholic
beverage from rice).
• GI tag is part of WTO’s TRIPS and under the Paris convention.

• India enacted the Geographical Indicators of Goods (registration and protection)
act, 1999.
Sr. No 21.Women in News
1. Jyothi Yarraji becomes first Indian woman to run sub-13s hurdles.

2.
Sr. No 22.Miscellaneous
1. The Central Bureau of Investigation has launched ‘Operation Garuda’ against illicit drug
trafficking network.
2. Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar launched a yearlong Voter Awareness
Program 'Matdata Junction'.
3. Arya.ag and FWWB India partner with UNDP to implement Project Excel to support,
coach local business owners.
4. Australia approved the commercial cultivation of Genetically modified Indian mustard
species ‘Brassica juncea’.
5. After Coal India Ltd has signed MoUs with BHEL, IOCL, and GAIL (India) Ltd— Government
has planned to establish proposed surface coal gasification (SCG) projects in West
Bengal, Odisha, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.
6. Chandigarh Airport was renamed Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on his
115th birth anniversary.
7. A MOU was signed between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited to promote
Millets towards celebration of the International Year of Millets 2023.
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8. The first week of October is said to mark the 200th anniversary of the completion of the
Basilica of Our Lady of Graces. It was constructed in 1822 by Begum Samru, a woman of
humble origins that came to be popularly known as the only Catholic queen of India.
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12. Quality Council of India appoints Jaxay Shah as new chairman.

Sr. No 2. Awards and Honour

• UNHCR HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

Know About Srinivasa Ramanujan

Noble Prize in Physics 2022

• Recipients: Alain Aspect (France), John

Noble Prize in Chemistry 2022

• Recipients: Carolyn Bertozzi (USA), Barry

• Achievement: For 'Click Chemistry' = finding

Noble Prize in Literature 2022

Noble Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2022

• Recipients: Professor Svante Pääbo (Sweden)

Noble Prize in Peace 2022

Noble Prize in Economics 2022

Exam Focused Questions and Answers

• When did Nobel Prize started? Ans: 1901

Indian Nobel Laureate

20. In News: World Green City Award 2022

21. In News: Booker Prize

• In the category of best performing states in ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’,

Sr. No 3. Government Schemes/Programme/Campaign/Initiative

1. Ministry of Education’s Department of Higher Education inaugurated YUVA 2.0 (Young,

Sr. No 4. Science and Technology

1. Amazon launches ‘AmazeWIT Circles’ to upskill women in technology.

Context: India’s first dark sky reserve is set

What is a Dark Sky Reserve?

Other Observatories in India

• Solar Observatory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

• Note: Currently, there are no

8. What are Green Crackers?

Types of Green Crackers

• SWAS is “safe water releaser”

9. What is ‘Viral spillover risk’?

14. In News: Living Planet Report 2022

15. Emission Gap Report 2022: UNEP

• Context: Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released

16. Global Tuberculosis Report 2022

Sr. No 6. Important days and themes

1. October 1: International Day of the Older Persons.

• The world celebrates this day to mark the importance of teachers. It is

• Context: The first World Sloth Bear Day was

• The (Wildlife Protection) Act of India, 1972 -

Sr. No 7. Defence News

• Context: INS Arihant carried out a successful

8. What is Mission DefSpace?

• Context: Indian Prime Minister recently launched “Mission DefSpace” at

9. Why is Deesa airbase crucial to IAF?

10. Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave

11. India-Africa Defence Dialogue

• India-Africa Defence Dialogue was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022.

12. What is Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank?

Context: Russia will demonstrate its Sprut-SDM1

13. What is IBSAMAR?

• The indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft HTT-40 (Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40) is

• What are Kamikaze drones?

• How did Kamikaze originate?

Sr. No 8. NASA/ISRO/Space Affairs

• Context: Chandrayaan-2 mapped out the global

About Chandrayaan-2 Mission

Launched in 2019 by GSLV MkIII-M1 from Satish

3. What is Bharat Krishi Satellite Programme?

• Currently used satellites for agriculture