14th October, 2022

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Mahakal Lok corridor at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
2. Union Cabinet has approved Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) scheme for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
3. Tamil Nadu government notified India’s first Kaduvur slender loris sanctuary in the country, covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts.
4. Union Government has formed a 3-member Commission of Inquiry, headed by former Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, to examine the issue of whether Scheduled Caste (SC) status can be accorded to Dalits who have converted to religions other than Sikhism or Buddhism over the years.
5. National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has launched the Responsible AI Hub and resource kit to ensure the responsible adoption of AI at scale.
6. The 16th edition of FICCI HEAL (annual health conference) has been organized at FICCI premise in New Delhi from October 10-12, 2022.
7. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has launched ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ (MBKS) website for enabling citizens to contribute for the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund.
8. Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act (MSCS). The Act was last amended in 2002.
9. Central Government has formed a four-member panel of experts, chaired by Dr Y K Gupta (Vice Chairperson, Standing National Committee on Medicines).
10. China has launched its first space-based solar telescope named Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1, aboard the Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
11. UN General Assembly of 193-member has elected Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Sudan, and Vietnam to serve for a period of three years at the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, starting in January 2023.
12. The World Economic Forum announced the addition of 11 factories and industrial sites, including three from India, to its Global Lighthouse Network.
13. Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) has been released by Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI).
14. Leading depository NSDL has acquired a 5.6% stake in the Union government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce for Rs 10 crore.
15. Tata Consultancy Service has enhanced its Quartz^TM Solution to support banks in implementing Central Bank Digital Currency.
16. JSW Steel has joined the UN Global Compact Network (the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative).
17. Dvara E-Dairy Solutions Pvt Ltd has launched ‘Dvara Surabhi Loan’, a digital loan facility, in partnership with Jana Small Finance Bank, to finance the small dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
18. RBL Bank and BookMyShow have partnered to launch a new credit card, ‘Play’, to provide attractive offers on movie ticket booking.
19. NPCI International Payments Ltd has partnered with Worldline to launch UPI services in Europe.
20. Hormuzd Masani has been re-appointed as the Treasurer of the International Audit Bureaux of Certification (IFABC) for the term 2022-2024.
21. October 12 – World Arthritis Day; Theme – It’s in your hand, take action
22. 36th edition of National Games 2022 was held across six cities, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, in Gujarat.
23. Kenyan runners Benson Kipruto and Ruth Chepngetich have won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in men’s and women’s categories respectively.
24. Rashmi Kumari and Sandeep Dive have won in the 8th World Carrom Championship in Langkawi, Malaysia.
25. Shrikrishna of India became the new World 6-Red Snooker Champion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
26. Laver Cup 2022 (tennis tournament) has been won by Team World (captain Björn Borg, Swedish player).
27. Hurricane Ian hit Florida, US.
28. Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua.

National News

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Mahakal Lok corridor at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
   • The corridor is part of the first phase of the Rs 850 crore Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Development Project.
   • It is one of the largest corridors (900-metre-long) in the country. It spreads around the old Rudrasagar Lake.
   • The Mahakal Path contains 108 stambhs (pillars) which depict Anand Tandav Swaroop (Dance form) of Lord Shiva.
2. Union Cabinet has approved Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) scheme for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
   • PM-DevINE is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding.
   • It will be implemented by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
   • Budget – Rs.6,600 crore
   • Purpose –
   (a) Fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti;

   (b) Support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER;

   (c) Enable livelihood activities for youth and women;

   (d) Fill the development gaps in various sectors.

3. Tamil Nadu government notified India’s first Kaduvur slender loris sanctuary in the country, covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts.
   • The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List categorizes Slender loris as an endangered animal.
   • These endangered primates are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972.

4. Union Government has formed a 3-member Commission of Inquiry, headed by former Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, to examine the issue of whether Scheduled Caste (SC) status can be accorded to Dalits who have converted to religions other than Sikhism or Buddhism over the years.
5. National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has launched the Responsible AI Hub and resource kit to ensure the responsible adoption of AI at scale.
   • Partners of NASSCOM in this initiative – Fractal Analytics, Microsoft, Deloitte, Tata Consultancy Services and IBM Research
   • The resource kit comprises sector-agnostic tools and guidance to enable the business to leverage AI by prioritising user trust and safety.
6. The 16th edition of FICCI HEAL (annual health conference) has been organized at FICCI premise in New Delhi from October 10-12, 2022.
   • Theme – Healthcare Transformation: Driving India’s Economic Growth
7. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has launched ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ (MBKS) website for enabling citizens to contribute for the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund.
   • AFBCWF is a Tri service fund, utilised for grant of immediate financial assistance of ex-gratia, to the Next of Kin and dependents of Battle Casualties.
8. Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act (MSCS). The Act was last amended in 2002.
   • The amendments make the functioning of the board of such cooperatives transparent — registration becomes simpler and seats can be reserved for women, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidates in coop boards.
   • Also, a Cooperative Election Authority can be formed to conduct free, fair and timely elections to coops.
   • There are around 100 multi-state cooperative diaries and 70 multi-state cooperative banks. The Bill will incorporate provisions of the 97th Constitutional Amendment.
9. Central Government has formed a four-member panel of experts, chaired by Dr Y K Gupta (Vice Chairperson, Standing National Committee on Medicines).
   • Purpose – to examine the details and adverse event reports received from the WHO on the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia being linked potentially to the four made-in-India cough syrups
   • The cough syrups are Promethazine Oral Solution BP, KOFEXNALIN Baby Cough Syrup, MaKOFF Baby Cough Syrup and MaGrip n Cold Syrup, manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Sonepat.

International News

1. China has launched its first space-based solar telescope named Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1, aboard the Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
   • ASO-S is China’s first full-scale satellite dedicated to researching the Sun.
   • It is the world’s first solar telescope capable of simultaneously monitoring both solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
   • India is planning to launch a similar solar mission in 2023 called Aditya-L1 to research the solar atmosphere.
2. UN General Assembly of 193-member has elected Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Sudan, and Vietnam to serve for a period of three years at the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, starting in January 2023.
3. The World Economic Forum announced the addition of 11 factories and industrial sites, including three from India, to its Global Lighthouse Network.
   • From India, the additions are pharma major Cipla’s Indore facility, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories‘ Hyderabad facility and the Mondelez facility in Sri City have been added.
   • Hindustan Unilever Ltd.’s Davada factory has joined the WEF’s Sustainability Lighthouse initiative.

Reports and Indices

1. Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) has been released by Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI).
   • Parameters – public services (health, education, and social protection), taxation and workers’ rights
   • Total – 161 countries
   • Top – Norway
   • India’s rank – 123rd (129th in 2020)
   • India’s health spending is 3.64% of total spending, lowest out of all BRICS and neighbouring countries.

Banking and Economy

1. Leading depository NSDL has acquired a 5.6% stake in the Union government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce for Rs 10 crore.
2. Tata Consultancy Service has enhanced its Quartz^TM Solution to support banks in implementing Central Bank Digital Currency.
3. JSW Steel has joined the UN Global Compact Network (the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative).
   • Launched in 2000, the UNGC network aims to align companies’ strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and take actions that advance societal goals.
4. Dvara E-Dairy Solutions Pvt Ltd has launched ‘Dvara Surabhi Loan’, a digital loan facility, in partnership with Jana Small Finance Bank, to finance the small dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
   • The Dvara Surabhi Loan is a tailored loan product for dairy farmers towards cattle purchase and maintenance.
5. RBL Bank and BookMyShow have partnered to launch a new credit card, ‘Play’, to provide attractive offers on movie ticket booking.
6. NPCI International Payments Ltd has partnered with Worldline to launch UPI services in Europe.

Appointments

1. Hormuzd Masani has been re-appointed as the Treasurer of the International Audit Bureaux of Certification (IFABC) for the term 2022-2024.
   • He has also been appointed as the President of the Asia Pacific Audit Bureaux of Certification (APABC).
   • Masani is the Secretary General of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, India.
   • ABC India is the founder member of the International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Certification (established in 1948).

Important Days

1. October 12 – World Arthritis Day; Theme – It’s in your hand, take action

Awards

1. 36th edition of National Games 2022 was held across six cities, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, in Gujarat.

Sports

1. Kenyan runners Benson Kipruto and Ruth Chepngetich have won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in men’s and women’s categories respectively.
2. Rashmi Kumari and Sandeep Dive have won in the 8th World Carrom Championship in Langkawi, Malaysia.
3. Shrikrishna of India became the new World 6-Red Snooker Champion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
4. Laver Cup 2022 (tennis tournament) has been won by Team World (captain Björn Borg, Swedish player).

Miscellaneous

1. Hurricane Ian hit Florida, US.
   • Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua.

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