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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 21st OCTOBER 2022

Editor1 Oct 22 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 21st  OCTOBER 2022

  1. Every year, 21 October is celebrated as the National Police Commemoration Day, to pay tribute to all police personnel who died in the line of duty.
  2. Madhya Pradesh has achieved second rank in the country under the ‘Best Performing State’ category in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban scheme.
  3. India’s Ramita Jindal was crowned world champion in the 10-meter Air Rifle Women Junior event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt on 19 October, 2022.  
  4. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022 on 20 October in New Delhi.
  5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Mission LiFE at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 20 October, 2022.
  6. Sajan Bhanwal became the first-ever Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to win a medal at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship in Spain on 19 October, 2022.
  7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 October, 2022 launched the ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ project in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  8. Former Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
  9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 October, 2022 laid the foundation stone for Indian Air Force (IAF)’s new airbase at Deesa in Banaskantha district of Gujarat.
  10. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has announced the launch of ‘Bima Sugam’ – an online marketplace where all the health and life insurance policies will be listed.
  11. UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on 20 October, 2022 resigned from the post just six weeks after her appointment.
  12. Ministry of Education will organise ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’, a month-long programme, from the 16 November, 2022 in Varanasi.
  13. IIT-Madras has won the National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards for 2021 and 2022.
  14. Tazuni, a fun, football-loving penguin is unveiled as the Official Mascot of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.
  15. The Indian Space Research Organisation has designated Dr. Sankarasubramanian K as the Principal Scientist of the Aditya-L1 mission.

 

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