Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 8 October to 15 October 2022

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October Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 2

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National News

PM Modi inaugurated AIIMS in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat launched Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Schemes 2022 for Industries
NABARD sanctioned Rs 222 crore for infra in rural schools in Punjab
NTPC signed an MoU with GE Gas Power for hydrogen co-firing in gas turbines
Government raised credit guarantee limit for airlines sector
Environment Ministry sets up Cheetah Task Force
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Chhattisgarh Olympic
Finland partnered with Kerala government to replicate Little KITEs model
Hero MotoCorp launched EV Scooter named Vida V1 in India
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notifies establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups
First seminar of Agni Tattva campaign under LiFE mission held in Leh
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Indian Roads Congress in Lucknow
India signed an MoU with Japan to advance scientific cooperation for Indian Ayurveda
Jharkhand and West Bengal topped in worst state list in terms of child marriage
Haryana government signed an MoU with Dubai for economic cooperation
PM Modi declared Modhera in Gujarat as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village
PM Modi lays foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 8000 crore in Bharuch, Gujarat
Anurag Thakur inaugurated Water Sports Center in Himachal Pradesh
Mumbai airport completely switches to renewable energy
Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated SP conference at Dergaon in Assam
Himachal Pradesh starts new scheme HIMCAD to help farmers
Odisha CM launched ‘Football for All’ programme
Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated 4th Heli-India Summit 2022
Nitin Gadkari launched Toyota pilot project on Flex-Fuel Strong Hybrid EV
Google Cloud gets MeitY nod to partner with public sector firms
Tata Power partnered with 75F Smart Innovations for energy-efficiency solutions
India hosted 6th meeting of India-Norway Joint Working Group
Anurag Thakur launched the WADA Athlete Biological Passport Symposium
PM Modi inaugurated 4th Vande Bharat Express in Himachal Pradesh
PM Modi inaugurated Shri Mahakal Lok complex in Ujjain
Meghalaya announced first-ever ‘Mental Health and Social Care Policy’
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) signed an MoU with RailTel for ICT and digital solutions
Rajnath Singh launched ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ website
PM Modi lays foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba, HP
Coal India to set up 1190 MW solar power project in Rajasthan state
President Droupadi Murmu flags off two train services in Northeast
Tamil Nadu announced India’s first Slender Loris Sanctuary in Karur and Dindigul districts
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) signed an MoU with Coal India Limited (CIL) & NLC India Limited (NLCIL) for Coal Gasification
Cabinet approved PM-DevINE scheme for development of Northeast states
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held at Indore in January 2023
Google launched Play Points in India
Government approved India’s 1st suspension bridge across Krishna river
JSW Steel joined UN Global Compact initiative for sustainability
Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio launched universal health insurance scheme
Union Minister Hardeep Puri inaugurated South Asian Geoscience Conference in Jaipur
Haryana topped the Public Affairs Index 2022
Goa to host 9th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo in December 2022
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated lInvenTiv at IIT Delhi

International News

5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance’s to be held in New Delhi
EU approved adoption of world’s first single charger rule
United Nations group committed 2050 goal of net-zero emissions from air travel
PM Modi addressed UN World Geospatial International Congress
Tom Cruise became first actor to film in outer space
Israel and Lebanon agreed to ‘historic agreement’ on the maritime dispute
Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index: India ranked 123rd, topped by Norway
Wildlife populations declined 69% since 1970: WWF report
Global Hunger Index 2022; India ranked 107th out of 121 countries

Banking and Financial

WTO cuts global trade forecast for 2023 to 1%
International Finance Corp. (IFC) launched financing platform to respond to global food crisis
RBI launched advanced supervisory monitoring system named DAKSH
HDFC Bank launched SmartHub Vyapar for merchants
World Bank reduced India’s growth forecast to 6.5% from 7.5% for 2022-23
RBI issued directions for appointment of Internal Ombudsman
ICICI Bank launched ‘Smart Wire’ facility
Government and LIC together to divest 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank
South Indian Bank entered World Book of Records for ‘101 Oonjals’
RBI cancelled the licence of Seva Vikas Co-operative Bank Ltd.
IDBI Bank partnered with Vayana Network on supply chain finance
IMF slashed India’s GDP growth at 6.8% from 7.4% in current financial year
Retail inflation rose to 7.41 percent in September 2022
Index of Industrial Production (IIP) witnessed contraction of 0.8% in August 2022
RBL Bank partnered with BookMyShow to launch ‘Play’ credit card

Appointment and Resignation

Prashant Kumar appointed as MD & CEO of Yes Bank
A Balasubramanian re-elected as Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)
Smriti Mandhana appointed as India ambassador for Gulf Oil
Kishore Poludasu appointed as the MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance
Alexander Van der Bellen re-elected as President of Austria
Roger Binny set to replace Sourav Ganguly as BCCI president
Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan takes charge as whole-time member at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Centre appointed Pankaj Mithal as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, PB Varale as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and AM Magrey as Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court
Odisha MP Aparajita Sarangi elected to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) panel
Abdul Latif Rashid elected as President of Iraq
Partha Satpathy appointed as new ambassador to Bosnia & Herzegovina

Awards

French author Annie Ernaux won Nobel Prize 2022 in Literature
Ales Bialiatski, Russia’s Memorial and Ukraine’s CCL won Nobel Prize 2022 in Peace
Savita Punia & PR Sreejesh won FIH Goalkeeper of the Year awards
Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, Philip Dybvig won Nobel Prize 2022 in Economics
Telangana’s Hyderabad won ‘World Green City award 2022’

Defence

INS Tarkash participated 7th edition of IBSAMAR exercise in South Africa
Indian Navy conducted Offshore Security Exercise ‘Prasthan’ in Andhra Pradesh

Science

India’s space economy to reach $13 billion by 2025

Sports

Pooja Patel becomes first athlete to win Gold in Yogasana
Max Verstappen won Japanese Grand Prix 2022
Goa to host 37th National Games in October 2023
Harmanpreet Singh & Felice Albers named FIH Player of the Year for 2021-22
36th National Games: Srihari Nataraj won gold medal in 100m freestyle swimming
36th National Games: Sikha Chauhan won gold medal in women’s kayak event
Pankaj Advani won gold at IBSF World Billiards Championship in Kuala Lumpur
Novak Djokovic clinched 90th ATP title in Astana Open, Kazakhstan
Harmanpreet Kaur & Mohammed Rizwan won ICC Player of the Month for September 2022
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years
India finished fifth in Osijek Shotgun World Championships
The 36th National Games concluded at Surat
Rudrankksh won gold medal in 10m air rifle gold at ISSF
India defeats Sri Lanka to win Women’s Asia Cup 2022

Important day

7 October – World Cotton Day (Theme 2022 – Weaving a better future for cotton)
8 October – Indian Air Force Day
7 October 2022 (first Friday of October)– World Smile Day (Theme 2022 – Do an act of kindness, Help one person smile)
10 October – World Mental Health Day (Theme 2022- Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority)
11 October – International Day of Girl Child (Theme 2022 – Our time is now—our rights, our future)
12 October – World Arthritis Day (Theme 2022 – It’s in your hands, take action)
13 October 2022 (Second Thursday of October)– World Sight Day (Theme 2022 – Love Your Eyes)
14 October – World Standards Day (Theme 2022 – Shared Vision for a Better World)
15 October – World Students’ Day
15 October – International Day of Rural Women (Theme 2022 – Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All)
15 October – Global Handwashing Day (Theme 2022 – Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene)