25th-27th October, 2022

1. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Rozgar Mela – the recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel. During the ceremony, appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees.
2. Nihonshu is an alcoholic beverage also known as Japanese sake. The Embassy of Japan in New Delhi is seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for nihonshu from India.
3. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated an Advanced Bi-Plane Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre in Navi Mumbai.
4. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched the ‘Kunjapp’, a mobile application to prevent cyber-crimes against children in the state.
5. Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has given his assent to the ordinance seeking to increase the reservation for the Scheduled Castes from 15% to 17% and the Scheduled Tribes from 3% to 7% in the state.
6. Delhi L-G Vinay Kumar Saxena has launched the ‘Strengthening & Augmentation of Municipal Revenue for Infrastructure Development in Delhi (SAMRIDDHI)’ scheme to provide a major relief to property owners across the national capital.
7. Maharashtra became the first state in India to develop a website-based Migration Tracking System (MTS) application to track the movement of migrant workers through individual unique identity numbers.
8. Australia has approved the commercial cultivation of the genetically modified Indian mustard species called ‘Brassica juncea’ for herbicide tolerance.
9. India and US navies organized the 2nd edition of the Indo-US Tri-Services Amphibious HADR Exercise, named Tiger Triumph, at Vishakhapatnam.
10. ‘Agni Prime’ new generation ballistic missile was successfully test-fired off the coast of Odisha from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island.
11. Pakistan and China have decided to launch three new corridors, besides the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which are –
12. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan has participated in the ‘Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa’ in Senegal.
13. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Google with Rs 936.44 crore penalty for its abusive Play Store policies.
14. United States has appointed Elizabeth Jones to serve as Chargé d’Affaires in the US Embassy in New Delhi.
15. World Development Information Day
16. Disarmament Week; Theme – Disarmament: Securing Humanity’s Future
17. India won the silver medal in the Women’s 25m Pistol Team event and a bronze medal in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
18. National award recipient director of Bengali films, Pinaki Chaudhuri, died.

National News

1. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Rozgar Mela – the recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel. During the ceremony, appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees.
   • The Rozgar Mela is organized under the PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
2. Nihonshu is an alcoholic beverage also known as Japanese sake. The Embassy of Japan in New Delhi is seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for nihonshu from India.
   • It is the first time, a product from Japan has filed for a GI tag at the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai.
   • Nihonshu – an integral part of Japan’s culture and lifestyle – is made from fermenting rice.
   • GI tag is given under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.
3. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated an Advanced Bi-Plane Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre in Navi Mumbai.
   • The lab is set up by Wipro GE Healthcare.
   • It is South Asia’s first state-of-the-art, most advanced model of Cath Lab. It is equipped with an IGS- 6 (Image-Guided Surgery) facility.

Knowledge Nuggets –

·      India is the first country in the South Asian region to conduct a Vitropsy.

State News

1. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched the ‘Kunjapp’, a mobile application to prevent cyber-crimes against children in the state.
2. Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has given his assent to the ordinance seeking to increase the reservation for the Scheduled Castes from 15% to 17% and the Scheduled Tribes from 3% to 7% in the state.
3. Delhi L-G Vinay Kumar Saxena has launched the ‘Strengthening & Augmentation of Municipal Revenue for Infrastructure Development in Delhi (SAMRIDDHI)’ scheme to provide a major relief to property owners across the national capital.
   • Under the scheme, people will have to pay the principal amount of the current and pending past five years for residential properties, and six years for commercial properties.
   • Benefit – waiver on entire penalty and interest
4. Maharashtra became the first state in India to develop a website-based Migration Tracking System (MTS) application to track the movement of migrant workers through individual unique identity numbers.
   • Purpose – to ensure the continuity of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) for migrant beneficiaries, such as children under the age of 18, lactating mothers, and pregnant women who are registered with Anganwadi centres

Agriculture and Rural Development

1. Australia has approved the commercial cultivation of the genetically modified Indian mustard species called ‘Brassica juncea’ for herbicide tolerance.
   • It is the first time a genetically modified variety of Indian mustard has received commercial approval anywhere in the world.
   • So far, the canola (Brassica napus) is perhaps the only genetically modified mustard variety that has been cleared for commercial application.

Defence News

1. India and US navies organized the 2nd edition of the Indo-US Tri-Services Amphibious HADR Exercise, named Tiger Triumph, at Vishakhapatnam.
   • The exercise aims to consolidate interoperability and validate procedures for conducting amphibious HADR operations in the aftermath of a natural calamity.
   • HADR – Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

Knowledge Nuggets – ·      India–US Joint Military Exercise: Yudh Abhyas (army), Vajra Prahar (special forces), Cope India (Air Force) ·      Multilateral exercises: Malabar Exercise (Quadrilateral naval exercise of India, USA, Japan and Australia); Red Flag (US’ multilateral air exercise)

2. ‘Agni Prime’ new generation ballistic missile was successfully test-fired off the coast of Odisha from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island.
   • Agni Prime is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles with a range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 km.

International News

1. Pakistan and China have decided to launch three new corridors, besides the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which are –
   • China-Pakistan Green Corridor (CPGC) – focusing on agriculture
   • China-Pakistan Health Corridor (CPHC) – focusing on medical health
   • China-Pakistan Digital Corridor (CPDC) – focusing on IT
2. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan has participated in the ‘Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa’ in Senegal.

Banking and Economy

1. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Google with Rs 936.44 crore penalty for its abusive Play Store policies.

Appointments

1. United States has appointed Elizabeth Jones to serve as Chargé d’Affaires in the US Embassy in New Delhi.

Important Days

1. October 24 –
   • World Development Information Day
   • United Nations Day
   • World Polio Day; Theme – “World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond: A healthier future for mothers and children”
2. October 24-30 –
   • Disarmament Week; Theme – Disarmament: Securing Humanity’s Future
   • Global Media and Information Literacy Week; Theme – Nurturing trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative

Sports

1. India won the silver medal in the Women’s 25m Pistol Team event and a bronze medal in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
   • In total, India has won 12 gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals.

Miscellanous

1. National award recipient director of Bengali films, Pinaki Chaudhuri, died.

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