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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th OCTOBER 2022

Editor1 Oct 17 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th OCTOBER 2022

  1. World Food Day is observed annually on the 16th of October, 2022. World Food Day 2022 theme is, “Leave NO ONE behind”.
  2. World Anaesthesia Day is observed on the 16th of October, 2022. World Anaesthesia Day 2022 theme is, “Anaesthesia and children: Caring for your kids”.
  3. Haryana has emerged as the best-governed state among 18 large states in the Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2022 released on 14 October, 2022.
  4. Telangana’s Hyderabad city won the overall ‘World Green City Award 2022’ at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea on 14 October, 2022.
  5. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on 14 October, 2022 inaugurated the three-day 5th South Asian Geoscience Conference (GEO India 2022) in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
  6. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched a universal health insurance scheme on 14 October, 2022.
  7. Goa will host the 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo from 8-11 December, 2022. ‘Ayurveda for One Health’ is the focal theme of the event.
  8. PM Modi has inaugurate PM Kisan Samman Sammelan on 17 October, 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
  9. Senior IFS officer Partha Satpathy has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  10. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 36 satellites of the UK’s global communications network OneWeb on 23 October, 2022.
  11. The central government on 13 October, 2022 approved the construction of an iconic cable stayed-cum-suspension bridge across the Krishna river connecting Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
  12.  India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the finals of the Women’s Asia Cup 2022. India has bagged the position for the 7th time.
  13. Dr Adarsh Swaika, a joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed India’s next Ambassador to Kuwait.
  14. Robbie Coltrane, the veteran comic and actor known for his star turns in the British crime series ‘Cracker’ and the Harry Potter movie franchise, passed away at the age of 72.
  15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Una, Himachal Pradesh.
  16. On 12 October, 2022 The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik released a book titled ‘Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in Governance’ authored by Dr Amar Patnaik, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Odisha).

 

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