CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 21st OCTOBER 2022
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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.
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Madhya Pradesh has achieved second rank in the country under the ‘Best Performing State’ category in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban scheme.
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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.
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022 on 20 October in New Delhi.
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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.
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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.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 October, 2022 launched the ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ project in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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Former Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
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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.
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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.
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on 20 October, 2022 resigned from the post just six weeks after her appointment.
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Ministry of Education will organise ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’, a month-long programme, from the 16 November, 2022 in Varanasi.
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IIT-Madras has won the National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards for 2021 and 2022.
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Tazuni, a fun, football-loving penguin is unveiled as the Official Mascot of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation has designated Dr. Sankarasubramanian K as the Principal Scientist of the Aditya-L1 mission.