07th October, 2022

1. ISRO has confirmed the loss of connection with the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) aka Mangalyaan.
2. Railway Protection Force has launched a month-long campaign named Operation SAMSAR (Samajik Sarokar) in the month of September.
3. Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers was held at New Delhi.
4. Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar has launched the radio series “Matdata Junction”.
5. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) and HelpAge India are jointly implementing Sarthak to ensure mental well-being of elderly.
6. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu has launched herSTART, an initiative of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC), for supporting women-led startups in scaling up.
7. Himachal Pradesh has launched the “Satya Nishtha” app for the state police force.
8. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recognized the Pahari community as the Scheduled Tribe in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
9. Pullumpara village panchayat in the Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala has become the first totally digitally literate panchayat in the country.
10. The Department of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has signed an MOU to promote millets towards the celebration of the international year of millets in 2023.
11. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has organised the ‘Kisan Sampark Yatra’ during September 27-29 in the rice growing region of Haryana and Punjab to obtain farmers’ feedback on the three newly released IARI Basmati varieties.
12. India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and its second-largest exporter in the sugar season (October-September) 2021-22.
13. Ministry of Defence has renamed Faizabad Cantt. as Ayodhya Cantt.
14. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has performed ‘Shastra Puja’ (worship of weapons) on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami at a military base in Uttarakhand’s Auli Military Station.
15. Iran has launched a space tug capable of shifting satellites between orbits.
16. International Finance Corporation has launched a new $6 billion financing facility to strengthen the private sector’s ability to respond to the crisis and help support food production.
17. UN General Assembly’s 77th session was organized on the theme of “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”.
18. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the latest prototype of Optimus – a humanoid robot.
19. Britannia has acquired 51% stake in Kenya’s Kenafric Biscuits (KBL).
20. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its shareholding in Dr Reddy’s Laboratories from 5.6% to 7.7%.
21. JSW Cement has raised Rs 400 crore from MUFG Bank India as its first sustainability-linked loan.
22. HDFC Life has launched the ‘Insure India’ campaign to educate Indians on the benefits of life insurance.
23. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd. has launched ‘Activ Fit’ – a comprehensive health insurance plan for young and healthy adults.
24. ICICI Bank UK PLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd, has launched ‘HomeVantage Current Account’ (HVCA) for Indian students aspiring to study in the UK.
25. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore to strengthen school infrastructure in rural schools in Punjab.
26. SIDBI and Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) have signed an MoU to create the SIDBI -D&B Sustainability Perception Index (SIDBI – D&B SPeX).
27. Exim Bank has extended a line of credit of USD 100 million to the Maldives for financing developmental projects.
28. SBI Foundation has launched the 4th phase of the ‘SBI Gram Seva’ program for adopting 30 remote villages across Aspirational Districts in six states (Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal).
29. Alphabet Inc’s Google will set up its first cloud region in Greece to give a boost to the country’s efforts to become a world cloud computing hub.
30. Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the Adani Group, has created Adani Disruptive Ventures (ADVL), and Alwar Alluvial Resources (AARL).
31. National Payments Corporation of India and Central Bank of Oman has signed an MoU to launch the Rupay debit card in Oman.
32. World Trade Organization has forecasted the GDP growth rates.
33. Boltt Games Pvt. Ltd owned Fire-Boltt brand has appointed actor Kiara Advani as its new brand ambassador.
34. BD Mishra has been appointed as the new governor of
35. October 2-8 – National Wildlife Week (68th edition)
36. October 4-10 – World Space Week; Theme – Space and Sustainability
37. October 4 – World Animal Day; Theme – Shared Planet
38. October 5 – World Teacher’s Day; Theme – The transformation of education begins with teachers
39. The India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida was adjudged the best convention centre by the Union Ministry of Tourism.
40. Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has won the United Nations refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Refugee Award, receiving praise for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office.
41. Teenager Mumtaz Khan has been named the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 in the women’s category.
42. Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 has been won by Alain Aspect (French), John F. Clauser (American) and Anton Zeilinger (Austrian).
43. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 has been won by Carolyn R. Bertozzi (American), Morten Meldal (Denmark), and Barry Sharpless (American).
44. Shooting has returned and Golf will make its debut in the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia.
45. Saudi Arabia has hosted the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a Ski Resort under the Neom project.

National News

1. ISRO has confirmed the loss of connection with the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) aka Mangalyaan.
   • It was launched in 2013 on the PSLV C-25.
2. Railway Protection Force has launched a month-long campaign named Operation SAMSAR (Samajik Sarokar) in the month of September.
3. Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers was held at New Delhi.
   • Rs 26,000 crore has been approved to install new 25,000 towers in the next 500 days.
4. Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar has launched the radio series “Matdata Junction”.
   • Matdata Junction is a year-long voter awareness programme launched jointly by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the All India Radio (AIR).
   • This radio series has a total of 52 episodes. It will be broadcasted in 23 languages, including Hindi, English and other regional languages.
5. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) and HelpAge India are jointly implementing Sarthak to ensure mental well-being of elderly.
   • Sarthak is a community-based initiative which will provide nurses, healthcare workers and volunteers with training on geriatric (senior citizens) mental health.
6. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu has launched herSTART, an initiative of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC), for supporting women-led startups in scaling up.
   • The platform will help in connecting women startups with various government and private enterprises.

State News

1. Himachal Pradesh has launched the “Satya Nishtha” app for the state police force.
2. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recognized the Pahari community as the Scheduled Tribe in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
3. Pullumpara village panchayat in the Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala has become the first totally digitally literate panchayat in the country.

Agriculture and Rural Development

1. The Department of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has signed an MOU to promote millets towards the celebration of the international year of millets in 2023.
   • India celebrated the National Year of Millets in 2018.
2. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has organised the ‘Kisan Sampark Yatra’ during September 27-29 in the rice growing region of Haryana and Punjab to obtain farmers’ feedback on the three newly released IARI Basmati varieties.
   • The IARI had distributed 1 kg per acre seeds of the newly developed disease resistant Basmati rice to farmers during the Krishi Vigya Mela held at Pusa, New Delhi earlier this year for cultivation.
3. India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and its second-largest exporter in the sugar season (October-September) 2021-22.

Defence News

1. Ministry of Defence has renamed Faizabad Cantt. as Ayodhya Cantt.
2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has performed ‘Shastra Puja’ (worship of weapons) on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami at a military base in Uttarakhand’s Auli Military Station.

International News

1. Iran has launched a space tug capable of shifting satellites between orbits.
2. International Finance Corporation has launched a new $6 billion financing facility to strengthen the private sector’s ability to respond to the crisis and help support food production.
   • This financing will be provided through the new Global Food Security Platform to support sustainable production and delivery of food stocks to countries affected by food instability.
   • The $6 billion fund will be used to support private sector companies along the food value chain by leveraging IFC’s sectoral expertise in agribusiness, manufacturing, infrastructure, and technology, as well as the financial sector and trade finance.
3. UN General Assembly’s 77th session was organized on the theme of “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”.
   • International Finance Facility for Education was launched with initial funding of $2 billion. The facility will expand to $10 billion by 2030.
   • 4th India-CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market) Foreign Ministers’ meeting was also organized on the sidelines of the UNGA.
   • India-CELAC (Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States) Quartet Meeting was also held on the sidelines of UNGA in New York.
4. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the latest prototype of Optimus – a humanoid robot.

Banking and Economy

1. Britannia has acquired 51% stake in Kenya’s Kenafric Biscuits (KBL).
   • Britannia has also taken over the Catalyst Britania Brands (CBBL).
2. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its shareholding in Dr Reddy’s Laboratories from 5.6% to 7.7%.
3. JSW Cement has raised Rs 400 crore from MUFG Bank India as its first sustainability-linked loan.
4. HDFC Life has launched the ‘Insure India’ campaign to educate Indians on the benefits of life insurance.
5. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd. has launched ‘Activ Fit’ – a comprehensive health insurance plan for young and healthy adults.
6. ICICI Bank UK PLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd, has launched ‘HomeVantage Current Account’ (HVCA) for Indian students aspiring to study in the UK.
   • It is specially designed to meet every student’s banking needs in the UK. The account comes with a VISA debit card which can be used anywhere in the world.
7. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore to strengthen school infrastructure in rural schools in Punjab.
8. SIDBI and Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) have signed an MoU to create the SIDBI -D&B Sustainability Perception Index (SIDBI – D&B SPeX).
   • The survey will capture the sentiment of businesses on various business parameters to provide valuable insights into the adoption of an ESG framework.
9. Exim Bank has extended a line of credit of USD 100 million to the Maldives for financing developmental projects.
   • Projects being funded through the LOCs include Greater Male’ Connectivity Project, Water and Sewerage Projects, Addu Development Project, International Cricket Stadium Project, Defence projects, Gulhifalhu Port Project, Hanimaadhoo Airport Project, Gan Airport Project, Fisheries Project, Road Construction Project and Sports Infrastructure.
10. SBI Foundation has launched the 4th phase of the ‘SBI Gram Seva’ program for adopting 30 remote villages across Aspirational Districts in six states (Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal).
    • Launched in 2017, the program emphasizes on the holistic development of villages by active intervention in areas like education, healthcare, livelihoods, and infrastructure.
    • The program has so far adopted 100 villages across 16 States in 3 phases.
11. Alphabet Inc’s Google will set up its first cloud region in Greece to give a boost to the country’s efforts to become a world cloud computing hub.
12. Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the Adani Group, has created Adani Disruptive Ventures (ADVL), and Alwar Alluvial Resources (AARL).
    • Purpose – to collaborate with businesses and entrepreneurs that are looking to create solutions through disruptive technology, and help them scale up their ventures
13. National Payments Corporation of India and Central Bank of Oman has signed an MoU to launch the Rupay debit card in Oman.

GDP Forecasts

1. World Trade Organization has forecasted the GDP growth rates.

Appointments

1. Boltt Games Pvt. Ltd owned Fire-Boltt brand has appointed actor Kiara Advani as its new brand ambassador.
2. BD Mishra has been appointed as the new governor of
   • He has been serving as the Arunachal Pradesh governor since 2017 and was given the additional charge of neighbouring Meghalaya.

Important Days

1. October 2-8 – National Wildlife Week (68th edition)
2. October 4-10 – World Space Week; Theme – Space and Sustainability
3. October 4 – World Animal Day; Theme – Shared Planet
4. October 5 – World Teacher’s Day; Theme – The transformation of education begins with teachers

Awards

1. The India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida was adjudged the best convention centre by the Union Ministry of Tourism.
   • The award was conferred during the National Tourism Awards 2022.
2. Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has won the United Nations refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Refugee Award, receiving praise for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office.
   • The Nansen award, granted annually, was created in 1954 in honour of the first UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Norwegian Arctic explorer and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, to mark outstanding work on behalf of refugees.
3. Teenager Mumtaz Khan has been named the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 in the women’s category.
   • France’s Timothée Clément was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 in the men’s category.
4. Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 has been won by Alain Aspect (French), John F. Clauser (American) and Anton Zeilinger (Austrian).
   • Reason– “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science”
5. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 has been won by Carolyn R. Bertozzi (American), Morten Meldal (Denmark), and Barry Sharpless (American).
   • Reason – “for the development of click chemistry and bio-orthogonal chemistry”
6. Shooting has returned and Golf will make its debut in the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia.

Sports

1. Saudi Arabia has hosted the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a Ski Resort under the Neom project.

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