CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 7th OCTOBER 2022
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World Cotton Day is celebrated every year on 7th October as a global celebration of cotton and its stakeholders. 2022 theme: "Weaving a better future for cotton".
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The General Fertility Rate (GFR) has declined in India by 20% over the past decade, according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) data 2020 released in September, 2022.
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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on 6th October, 2022 participated in the Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022 and launched the book "Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery" in Auckland, New Zealand.
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International Solar Alliance's (ISA) 5th Assembly will be held in New Delhi from 17th to 20th October, 2022.
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India's PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year 2021-22, according to the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
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The RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on 6th October, 2022 launched a web-based application called 'DAKSH', to make the supervisory processes more robust.
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Veteran banker Prashant Kumar has been appointed the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Yes Bank for a period of three years.
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The Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar launched a yearlong Voter Awareness Program 'Matdata Junction' during an event organized at Akashvani Rang Bhavan.
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Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy has been nominated by US President Joe Biden to serve as the country's representative on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
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At the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, a technology company incubator centered on green technology called the 'Greenovator Incubation Foundation' will soon open.
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At the Raj Bhavan in Shillong, Brigadier (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) the governor of Arunachal Pradesh, assumed the role of governor of Meghalaya.
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Senior Diplomat Sibi George was appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to Japan.
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Shri Kishore Kumar Poludasu has been named the new managing director and chief executive officer of SBI General Insurance Company Limited, according to the company's announcement.
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French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. The award ceremony was held at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.