General Knowledge & Current Affairs
October 2022 - 17th to 23rd
- India to host 90th General Assembly of INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) in New Delhi from Oct 18 to 21
- Home Minister Amit Shah launches first Hindi version of MBBS course books in Bhopal (MP)
- Home Minister Amit Shah lays Foundation stone of new terminal building of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia airport in Gwalior, MP
- ORS (oral rehydration solution) inventor Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis dies in Kolkata at 88
- Number of poor people in India fell by 415 mn between 2005-06 and 2019-21: UN
- India has the largest number of poor people worldwide (228.9 mn) followed by Nigeria (96.7 mn): UN
- Justice DY Chandrachud appointed 50th Chief Justice of India; will retire on Nov 10, 2024
- UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres arrives on 3-day visit to India
- Indus Waters Treaty: World Bank appoints Chairman of Court of Arbitration regarding Pakistan’s objections over India’s Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants
- Uttarakhand: Helicopter ferrying pilgrims crashes near Kedarnath shrine; all 7 dead
- India ranked 51st on internet freedom by US NGO Freedom House
- India, France re-elected as President and Co-President of International Solar Alliance (ISA) at fifth general assembly in New Delhi
- PM addresses 90th Interpol general assembly at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
- PM launches projects worth Rs. 5860 crores in Rajkot, Gujarat; dedicates 1100 houses constructed under Light House Project, inaugurates India Urban Housing Conclave 2022
- PM lays foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 3580 crore in Junagadh, Gujarat
- PM launches Mission Schools of Excellence at Trimandir, Adalaj, Gujarat
- US repatriates 307 antiquities valued $4 mn stolen, trafficked from India
- Mallikharjuna Kharge elected President of Congress, defeats Shashi Tharoor 7,897-1,072
- Sanjay Malhotra appointed new revenue secretary
- DEFEXPO22
– PM inaugurates DefExpo22 at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
– Unveils HTT-40 indigenous trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
– Launches Mission DefSpace to develop solutions for Defence Forces in space domain through industry & startups.
– Lays foundation stone of Deesa airfield in Gujarat
– India-Africa Defence Dialogue held on sidelines of Defence Expo 2022
– PM announces 4th ‘Positive Indigenisation List’ of 101 defence items - PM Modi, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres launch Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) for climate-friendly behaviour
- PM lays foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth over Rs. 1970 crore in Vyara, Tapi, Gujarat
- Dharmendra Pradhan launches National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage and the pilot project of Balvatika 49 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country
- “Kashi Tamil Sangamam” is to be organized in Varanasi (Kashi) from Nov 16 to Dec 19: Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- Hyderabadi Haleem wins ‘Most Popular GI’ (Geographical Indication) food award
- Music director Sapan Sengupta dies at 90 in Mumbai
- Police Commemoration Day observed in India on October 21
- PM lays foundation stone of road and ropeway projects worth more than Rs 3400 crore in Mana, Uttarakhand
- India test fires medium-range ballistic missile of 1000-2000 kms range
- 3 die in Army helicopter crash in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh
- Maharashtra govt restores general consent to CBI to probe cases in state
- PM launches Rozgar Mela – recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel; appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 inducted appointees
- PM participates in ‘Griha Pravesham’ of more than 4.5 Lakh beneficiaries of PMAY-G in Madhya Pradesh
- Kerala govt launches ‘Kunjapp’ mobile app to prevent cybercrimes against children
- 20th National Congress of Communist Party of China (CPC) being held in Beijing on Oct 16-22, held once every 5 years
- World Food Day celebrated on Oct 16; theme: ‘Leave NO ONE behind’
- Global Handwashing Day observed on Oct 15; theme: ‘Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene’
- Gunmen kill 11 at Russian army base near the Ukrainian border
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed on Oct 17; theme: ‘Dignity for all in practice’
- World Trauma Day observed on October 17
- Booker Prize 2022 awarded to Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka for his novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’
- Russian warplane crashes into residential area near Sea of Azov after suffering engine failure, killing 13
- Australia drops recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
- European Union’s Parliament awards Sakharov Prize to people of Ukraine for their resistance to Russia’s invasion
- Global steel demand downgraded, to drop 2.3% in 2022: WorldSteel
- Putin declares martial law in four unilaterally annexed regions of Ukraine
- In a snub to India, US Congress approves $450 million F-16 package for Pakistan
- Sweden: Ulf Kristersson elected new PM by Parliament
- UK: Liz Truss quits as Prime Minister after 45 days in office
- World Statistics Day celebrated on Oct 20, ‘Data for Sustainable Development’
- International Chefs Day celebrated on October 20
- Italy: Giorgia Meloni appointed first woman PM
- Sri Lanka passes Constitutional amendment curtailing President’s powers
- Pakistan taken off FATF’s (Financial Action Task Force) grey list for terror financing, money laundering
- Pakistan EC disqualifies Ex-PM Imran Khan for five years for selling state ‘gifts’; disqualified as member of national assembly
- UNGA Csaba Korosi appoints leaders for UN Security Council reform negotiations
- 91st Interpol General Assembly to be held in Vienna, Austria in 2023
- Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklists Myanmar, calls for due diligence to transactions in nation
- China’s Premier Li Keqiang dropped in leadership shuffle in party Congress
- China’s President Xi Jinping secures third straight term as general secretary of ruling Chinese Communist Party
- Pakistan and China agree to launch 3 new corridors besides CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) in agriculture, health and IT sectors
- Japan, Australia upgrade security pact against China rising assertiveness
- India may attract $475 bn in FDI over next five years: CII-EY survey
- PM Narendra Modi dedicates 75 Digital Banking Units across 75 districts
- India’s First Aluminium Freight Rake inaugurated at Bhubaneswar Railway Station in Odisha Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw
- PM inaugurates PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi
- PM inaugurates 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras to retail agri-inputs
- PM launches Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana – One Nation One Fertiliser
- PM launches Bharat Urea Bags to enable companies market fertilisers under the single brand name ‘Bharat’
- PM launches ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine on fertilisers
- India’s sugar output to be higher at 36.5 million tonnes in 2022-23 marketing season: ISMA
- Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices for all Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24; wheat MSP raised by ₹110 to ₹2,125 per quintal
- DefExpo 2022 inaugurated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, theme: ‘Path to Pride’
- Senior ICAS officer Bharati Das takes charge as Controller General of Accounts
- Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announces creating fund of Rs 500 crore as accelerator program for Startups working in agriculture sector
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches Integrated Pensioners’ Portal for central govt pensioners
- India ranks 41st out of 44 countries 2022 Global Pension Index: Mercer
- Reliance Jio overtakes BSNL to become largest landline service provider in August
- 14th Edition of World Spice Congress (WSC) to be held at Mumbai in Feb 2023
- CCI slaps penalties totalling Rs 392 cr on online travel firms MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, OYO for unfair business practices
- CII and Indian Oil Corporation launch project ‘Vayu Amrit’ in Sangrur, Punjab to mitigate stubble burning
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gives away Raksha Mantri’s Awards for Excellence in defence and aerospace sector for 2021-22
- HCL founder Shiv Nadar gets 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award of USISPF (US-India Strategic Partnership Forum)
- HCL’s Shiv Nadar most generous: Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022
- Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposes Rs 1,338-crore fine on Google for ‘anti-competitive practices’
- Pradeep Singh Kharola appointed CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)
- Rupee falls below 83 mark against US dollar for first time
- Piramal Pharma falls 5% on stock market debut
- 16 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology for 10 indigenous technologies handed over to 13 industries by DRDO during ‘Bandhan’ ceremony of DefExpo 2022 at Gandhinagar
- Jaxay Shah nominated as the new Chairman of Quality Council of India
- T20 World Cup Silver Souvenir coin of 40 gms released by India Govt. Mint, Kolkata
- RBI lifts ban on new branches by Tamilnad Mercantile Bank imposed in June 2019
- Punjab govt decides to restore old pension scheme for its employees
- DGCA removes 50% capacity cap on SpiceJet flights from October 30
- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to demerge and list financial services business
- 3-Day Indian Urban Housing Conclave 2022 organised at Rajkot, Gujarat on October 19-21
- Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon: Chala Regasa (1:00:30) of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Irine Cheptai (1:06:42) win men’s and women’s titles
- India win gold medal in men’s 10-metre air rifle team event at ISSF World Championships in Cairo
- Gaganjeet Bhullar wins Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational golf tournament in Chandigarh
- Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship in New Delhi: Manish Sureshkumar and Vaidehi Chaudhari win singles titles
- Boxing: Devin Haney of US becomes undisputed lightweight world champion; defeats Australia’s George Kambosos in Melbourne
- Real Madrid & France footballer Karim Benzema awarded Ballon d’Or trophy in Paris; Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas of Spain wins Women’s Ballon d’Or
- Roger Binny elected BCCI president, takes over from Sourav Ganguly
- 2023 Khelo India Youth Games to be held across 8 cities of MP from Jan 31 to Feb 11
- Jyothi Yarraji breaks her own national record in women’s 100m hurdles, clocks 12.82 sec at National Open Athletics Championships in Bengaluru
