CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 14th OCTOBER 2022
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‘World Standards Day’ is observed on 14th October annually and aims to spread awareness about the importance of standardisation to the global economy. 2022 theme: ‘Shared Vision for a Better World’.
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International E-Waste Day is held on 14 October. 2022 will be focusing on small items of e-waste, under the slogan “Recycle it all, no matter how small!” .
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The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh in January 2023.
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The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced that Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October 2023.
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Delhi government has launched an app called ‘Delhi E-Monitoring’ to keep a track of all the ongoing and upcoming projects.
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The Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on the ban on the wearing of hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.
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President Droupadi Murmu flags off two train services in Northeast India in Tripura and Manipur.
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At the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun, India finished fifth with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Osijek, Croatia.
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, will pay an official visit to Egypt from 15-16 October, 2022.
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Power Ministry held two-day conference of Ministers of Power and New and Renewable Energy of States and Union Territories in Udaipur, Rajasthan on 14 October 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba Himachal Pradesh, in October 2022.
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Iraq’s parliament on 13th October, 2022 elected former minister Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s next president.
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President Droupadi Murmu on 13th October, 2022 inaugurated a supercomputer facility ‘Param Kamrupa’ at IIT Guwahati.
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Defence Ministry will organise the 12th edition of the prestigious Biennial Defence Exhibition – DefExpo 2022 – in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 18th to 22nd October, 2022.
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Coal India Ltd (CIL) will set up a 1,190-MW solar power plant in the Bikaner district Rajasthan.
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Dr Adarsh Swaika, a joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed India’s next Ambassador to Kuwait.