Daily Current Affairs October 11 2022

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

11 October- International Day of the Girl Child

• International Day of the Girl Child is commemorated on 11 October every year for empowering girls and amplifying their voices around the globe.
• This day recognizes the rights of the girl child and the challenges faced by them across the world.
• Girls are breaking stereotypes, boundaries, and barriers.

History:

• The Beijing Declaration was adopted by the UN in 1995 during the World Conference on Women in Beijing.
• This resolution is the first to specifically call out girls’ rights.
• The United Nations General Assembly declared 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child on 19 December 2011.
• The day was formed to focus on the fulfillment of the human rights of girls and the challenges that they face.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

International Solar Alliance’s Fifth Assembly to be held in Delhi

• International Solar Alliance’s Fifth Assembly is to be held in New Delhi from 17th to 20th October 2022.
• It is an international organization with 109 members and signatory countries.
• It works with governments to improve energy access and security worldwide and promote solar power as a sustainable way to transition to a carbon-neutral future.
• ISA’s mission is to unlock US$ 1 trillion of investments in solar by 2030 while reducing the cost of the technology and its financing.
• With the signing and ratification of the ISA Framework Agreement by 15 countries in 2017, ISA became the first international intergovernmental organization to be headquartered in India.

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Competition Commission of India’s Regional Office in Mumbai:

• Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Competition Commission of India’s Regional Office (West) in Mumbai.
• A statutory body established under the provisions of The Competition Act, 2002, and established in 2003.
• A Chairperson and 6 Members are appointed by the Central Government. Headquarters: New Delhi.
• Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
• To implement provisions of The Competition Act, 2002 which –prohibits anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant position by enterprises regulates mergers and acquisitions (M&A) which can harm competition within India.
• Thus, deals beyond a certain threshold are required to get clearance from CCI.

Panel to study SC status of Dalits post-conversion:

• The Union government has now formed a Commission of Inquiry to examine the issue of whether Scheduled Caste (SC) status can be accorded to Dalits who have over the years converted to religions other than Sikhism or Buddhism.
• The three-member Commission is headed by former Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan.
• Currently, the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 stipulates that no person professing a religion different from Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism can be deemed to be a member of a Schedule Caste.
• The original order under which only Hindus were classified was later amended to include Sikhs and Buddhists.
• A batch of petitions was filed in the Supreme Court seeking the inclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims and the removal of the religious criteria for inclusion as SCs.
• In August 2022, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to submit its current position on the issue.
• In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court in November 2019, the Union government refused to accept the above-mentioned reports as evidence of continued social disabilities due to caste identity.
• The Government also said that Dalit Buddhists cannot be compared to Dalits who converted to Islam or Christianity.
• This is because, in the case of Dalit Buddhists, conversions were voluntary “on account of some innate socio-political imperatives” and in the case of Dalits who converted to Islam/Christianity, the conversions might have taken place “on account of other factors”.

WHO issued an alert against four cough syrups after 66 children died in the Gambia:

• WHO issued an alert against India-made cough syrups after 66 children died in the Gambia.
• The World Health Organisation has issued a medical product alert on four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India.
• The cough syrups–Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup, and Magrip N Cold Syrup –were made by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals.
• The Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has launched an investigation into the matter.
• As per a report, the WHO found four of the 23 samples tested contaminated with diethylene glycol or ethylene glycol.
• Chemical substances like Diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol can cause toxic effects.
• WHO also said that countries should increase surveillance of the supply chains to remove substandard products.
• Last year, after consuming cough syrup three children died in New Delhi.

About Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO):

• It is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
• Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.

QCI organizations celebrated its Silver Jubilee:

• Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated its Silver Jubilee.
• A special event has been organized at the Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.
• Union Minister Piyush Goyal was the Chief Guest at the event.
• The event comprised panel discussions on the quality ecosystem for achieving India’s growth vision for 2047.
• The Quality Council of India was set up in 1997 by the Government of India and the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
• Ratan Tata was its first Chairman.
• In the last 25 years, QCI has created various boards.
• Quality Council of India has played a key role in the economic growth of India.
• QCI launched a campaign–Gunvatta Se Atmanirbharta: India’s quality movement to celebrate the journey of quality and excellence.

NHA has introduced QR Code based rapid OPD registration in the hospital:

• The National Health Authority(NHA) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission scheme has introduced QR Code-based rapid OPD registration in the hospital.
• The service allows old and new patients to simply scan a QR Code and share their demographic details such as name, age, address, gender, father name, and mobile number with the hospital.
• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that the NHA is going to undertake a pilot project under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission for faster OPD registration service at the new OPD block of hospitals including Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital (SSKH).
• National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body working for implementing India’s flagship public health insurance/assurance scheme called “Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ”.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India & US launch new energy storage task force to support the clean energy transition

• During a Ministerial meeting of the States.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP), U.S. Energy Secretary Mr. Jennifer Granholm (United States) and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Mr. Hardeep S. Puri (India) launched a new energy task force to support large-scale integration of renewable energy (RE) needed to support the clean energy transition.

Key Highlights :

• The Ministers welcomed collaboration between Indian and U.S. companies through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy methane abatement technologies in India’s city gas distribution sector under the Low Emissions Gas Task Force to help reduce emissions in the oil and gas sector.

Enhanced bilateral efforts include: 

• Strengthening the power grid to ensure reliable, affordable, and resilient clean energy supply including through smart grids and energy storage
• Advancing renewable energy development and deployment, including supporting India’s goal of achieving approximately 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030
• The Ministers were informed about various initiatives, including joint research and development on smart grids and energy storage and new collaboration on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, and the potential to explore collaboration on other novel technologies under the S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy-Research (PACE-R).
• The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is funding a feasibility study for a private energy developer in India, to evaluate the technical and economic viability of developing a hybrid solar (100 MW) and wind power plant (200 MW) with integrated battery energy storage (100 MWh) at Dwarka in Gujarat.
• This project was one of two highlighted by US President Mr. Joe Biden at the launch of the I2U2 Partnership between the US,  UAE, Israel, and India in July 2022.

UN adopts new carbon emissions goal to achieve net zero from planes by 2050

• The United Nations (UN) International Civil Aviation Organization, or ICAO adopted a long-term aspirational goal of making carbon emissions from air travel net zero by 2050 in response to growing pressure for airlines to reduce their pollution in Montreal, Canada.
• It could boost the production of sustainable aviation fuel.
• Airlines and governments expect to greatly reduce emissions by gradually switching from kerosene-based jet fuel to fuels made from fats, grease, plants, or renewables.
• The European Union has proposed higher taxes on fossil fuels including jet fuel.

About ICAO :

• Founded: 7 December 1944
• Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
• Secretary General: Juan Carlos Salazar Gómez

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

Finland ties up  with Kerala Government to implement ‘Little KITEs’ model

• Finland has announced its partnership with Kerala to implement the Little KITEs program by Kerala Education Department in their country’s schools.
• As per the collaboration, the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) will provide technical assistance for this and a Special Working Group will be constituted for this program.
• The decision was taken in the meeting held at the Capital of Finland, Helsinki, between Finland Education Department’s team and a high-level delegation from Kerala comprising V P Joy, state chief secretary, V K Ramachandran, vice chairman, State Planning Board, and A P M Mohammed Hanish, principal secretary, general education department.

Key Highlights :

• The Little KITES IT Clubs is India’s largest ICT network of students in over 2,000 schools, totaling 70 lakh student members. 
• KITE is equipped to provide consultancy support in free and open-source software (FOSS) based digital education activities to other states and countries.
• Through the Little KITEs units, 9,000 robotic kits would be deployed to schools in 2022.
• The Little KITEs program was launched by Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan in 2018.

About KITE :

• Headquarters: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
• Chairman: A.P.M Mohammed Hanish
• CEO: K. Anvar Sadath
• KITE was the first SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) company to get funded by KIIFB (Kerala Infrastructure and Investment Fund Board).

About Kerala :

• Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
• Chief minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram

About Finland :

• President : Sauli Niinistö
• Prime Minister: Sanna Marin
• Capital: Helsinki
• Currency: Euro

Rajasthan unveils post-matric scholarship mobile app, revamps e-gov portals

• Government of Rajasthan, social justice and empowerment minister Shri Tikaram Jully has launched a new post-matric scholarship mobile application in a move to push e-governance initiatives in Rajasthan.
• Meanwhile, the Govt of Rajasthan revamped other online portals of Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Scheme, Palanhar Yojana, and Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana.
• Apart from these, the state government is also looking to fast-track various other e-governance schemes including Palanhar Scheme, Social Security Pension, Post Matric Scholarship, Hostel scheme, Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, Silicosis Scheme, Residential School, and Vidya Sambal Yojana.
• It will also help in notifying the status of the application while fulfilling the objections mentioned in the application immediately.
• Through this app, it will also be possible for universities and educational institutions to verify the applications immediately and forward them to the department.
• The state government earlier in a day-long orientation and training workshop showcased the ways for effective implementation of social security schemes through e-governance portals.
• The workshop was organized by the Rajasthan government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

About Rajasthan :

• Governor: Kalraj Mishra
• Chief minister: Ashok Gehlot
• Capital: Jaipur
• Dance: Ghumar, Chakri
• National Park: Keoladeo National Park, Ranthambore NP, Mukundara NP
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Jaisamand WL Sanctuary, Jawahar Sagar WL Sanctuary, Sajjangarh WL Sanctuary

Maharashtra digitizes property registrations & launches ‘Self Help’ portal for e-registrations

• The government of Maharashtra has started the e-registration of properties to be sold by realty developers in a bid to digitize the process which will also involve the usage of blockchain technology.
• With this, Maharashtra has become the first state to enable e-registrations of properties.
• Initially, the facility will be enabled for e-registration of the agreement of the first sale, and resale transactions will not be part of it.
• Now homebuyers of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) approved projects have the option to register their sales agreements online, sitting in the developer’s office.
• Currently, over 400 developers in Maharashtra have opted for the e-registration system.
• Maharashtra Govt also launched the ‘Self Help’ portal for e-registration
• Through this portal, developers and homebuyers can also upload their template for the agreement, which once approved could be used by the developers for several such transactions.

About Blockchain Technology :

• Blockchain Technology is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the

About Maharashtra :

• Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
• Chief minister: Eknath Shinde
• Capital: Mumbai

J&K Tourism department inaugurates 1st ever Bird Festival at Pahalgam in South Kashmir

• In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a first-of-its-kind Bird Festival 2022 was inaugurated at Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
• The Bird Festival is being organized by the J & K Tourism Department in collaboration with Sanctuary Nature Foundation.
• Secretary of the J&K Tourism Department, Sarmad Hafeez inaugurated the festival.
• The inaugural ceremony of the 6-day Bird Festival was attended by a large number of nature enthusiasts and bird lovers from across the country as well as Jammu and Kashmir.
• The Bird Festival will be beneficial for tourism and the local economy of Jammy and Kashmir

About J&K :

• Lieutenant Governor: Manoj Sinha
• Capital: Srinagar, Jammu

Haryana govt signs MoU with Dubai for economic cooperation

• The Haryana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Dubai, the governing authority of the Emirate of Dubai, for cooperation in various economic activities.
• These activities include investment promotion and land development, including but not limited to real estate development, industrial parks, IT parks, multi-purpose towers, mixed-use townships, innovation centers, and projects related to logistics in Haryana.

About the MoU :

• Under the terms of the MoU, the Government of Dubai will identify a suitable entity to assist with identifying the potential areas of collaboration assess the viability of projects and finalization of definitive agreements, and support the state government in identifying potential investors based in UAE.
• The MoU is expected to boost investment in Haryana and strengthen the bonds of economic and cultural ties between Dubai and
• Haryana with strategic locational advantage, robust industrial infrastructure, strong connectivity, robust policy frameworks, and a large pool of skilled manpower has emerged as one of India’s most industrialized states.
• With different initiatives such as sector-focused investor-friendly policies, GIS land bank, investor facilitation cell, single roof clearance mechanism, time-bound delivery of services, grievance redressal system,

Recent News :

• Recently, the government of Haryana delegation led by Manohar Lal Khattar, visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to promote the State as a leading investment destination and for marketing key projects of Haryana.

About Haryana :

• Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya
• Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
• Capital: Chandigarh
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Chhilchhila WLS, Bir Shikargah WLS, Nahar WLS
• National Park: Kalesar NP, Sultanpur NP

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

Adani Group makes investments to the tune of ₹65,000 crores in Rajasthan:

• Adani Group will make fresh investments to the tune of ₹65,000 crores in Rajasthan over the next 5-7 years, including ₹7,000 crores for doubling the cement manufacturing capacity in the state.
• Combining all ongoing and future investments, we anticipate investing an additional ₹65,000 crore in Rajasthan over the next 5-7 years and creating over 40,000 direct and indirect jobs.
• The announcement comes days after Adani declared plans to invest over $100 billion in the next decade, with 70% of it planned for the energy transition space.
• A week ago, Adani Group achieved commercial operation of the world’s largest wind-solar hybrid power plant located in Rajasthan.
• The Group acquired Ambuja Cements and ACC recently, catapulting it to the second spot in the list of India’s biggest cement producers.
• Adani Group’s other projects in Rajasthan are under various stages of execution and expansion.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

Nobel Peace Prize won by Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski:

• The Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to give the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 to one individual and two organizations.
• 2022 Nobel Peace Prize won by Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organization Memorial, and Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties on 7 October.
• They have made an outstanding effort to document power abuse, war crimes, and human rights abuses.
• Together, they demonstrated the importance of civil society to democracy and peace.
• Ales Bilyatsky was one of the initiators of the democratic movement that took place in Belarus in the mid-1980s.
• Human rights activists established the human rights organization Memorial in 1987 in the former Soviet Union.
• In 2007, the Center for Civil Liberties was established in Kyiv to advance human rights and democracy in Ukraine.
• It was started in 1901. It is awarded annually on the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
• The Nobel Prizes are the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world.
• It is awarded in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, economics, and peace.
• Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in 1913.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes the first European female ISS commander

• Italian European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first female European Commander of the International Space Station (ISS) 
• She succeeded Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.
• She is the fifth woman after Frank De Winne, Alexander Gerst, Luca Parmitano, and Thomas Pesquet and the first non-US woman to become commander since the role was created in 2000.
• She will also be responsible for the performance and well-being of the astronauts in orbit, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).
• ESA describes the ISS as a “stepping stone for future exploration”.

About Samantha Cristoforetti :

• Cristoforetti was born in 1977 in Milan, Italy.
• She is a former Italian Air Force pilot and
• She was selected by the European Space Agency in 2009 to become Italy’s first female astronaut.
• She holds the record for the longest stay in space by a woman after spending 199 days in orbit in 2014 and 2015.
• Until June 2017 she held the record for the longest single space flight by a woman until this was broken by Peggy Whitson and later by Christina Koch.
• She is also the first Italian female in

Omara Dates appoints Amitabh Bachchan as Brand Ambassador

• Healthy snacks brand, Omara Dates, has appointed actor Amitabh Bachchan as a brand ambassador.
• Through this association, Omara Dates aims to enhance the adoption of this healthy food for daily snacking and
• The brand has rolled out a campaign ‘Pyaar bhi, khayaal bhi’ (love and also care) urges people to include care along with their gestures of love.

About Omara Dates :

• Founder & Managing Director: Anil Nair

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

Army’s northern command adds Kalyani M4 to its fleet of armored vehicles

• Indian Army’s northern command inducted Kalyani M4, an indigenous all-terrain high mobility combat troop carrier with armor and mine protection, in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

Purpose :

• To enhance the operations capabilities in the terrains of Jammu – Kashmir, and Ladakh.
• Kalyani M4, produced by Kalyani Group’s Bharat Forge Limited.
• The first consignment of specialized armored vehicles was formally received by General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi from officials of India’s Bharat Forge Limited in Command headquarters Udhampur

About Kalyani M4 :

• The Kalyani M4 is a multi-role platform vehicle that aims to aid the armed forces in quick mobility in rough terrain.
• It offers best-in-class levels of ballistic and blast protection up to 50kg TNT side blast or IED/roadside bombs due to its innovative design, built on a flat-floor monocoque hull.
• The vehicles can carry a maximum payload of 2.3 tonnes and up to 8 people.
• The Kalyani M4 weighs around 16,000 kilograms with all the armor.
• The M4 can reach a top speed of 140 km/h and has a range of 800 km.
• The vehicle can withstand three 10 kg TNT charges under the wheels and one 50 kg IED blast at one side.
• Subsequently, the Ministry of Defence placed an order worth Rs 177.95 crore for the supply of Kalyani M4 vehicles.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New mobile banking Malware prowling in Indian cyberspace – SOVA Android Trojan

• A new type of mobile banking malware campaign called SOVA Android Trojan (SOVA – owl in Russian) has now reached India.
• SOVA, which can secretly encrypt an Android phone for ransom and is difficult to erase, is targeting Indian users.
• The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) recently reported that a new type of mobile banking malware campaign that uses the SOVA Android Trojan virus is targeting Indian banking customers.
• The first version of the malware was spotted at a sale in September 2021 in “underground markets”.
• Now the malware has been upgraded to its fifth version and is capable of doing more things than the ones mentioned above.
• The mobile banking malware campaign using SOVA Android Trojan can harvest usernames and passwords via keylogging, stealing cookies, and adding false overlays to a range of apps.
• It can also target more than 200 mobile applications, including banking apps and crypto exchanges/wallets
• The malware is distributed via smishing (phishing via SMS) attacks, like most Android banking Trojans.
• Initially, SOVA was focused on users of countries like the US, Russia, and
• In July 2022, the virus added many more nations (including India) to its list of targets.

Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer maps the abundance of sodium on the moon for the first time

• In a recent work published in ‘The Astrophysical Journal Letters’, Chandrayaan-2 mapped the abundance of sodium on the Moon for the first time using CLASS (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer).
• The new findings from Chandrayaan-2, provide an avenue to study surface-exosphere interaction on the moon, which would aid the development of similar models for mercury and other airless bodies in our solar system and beyond.

About CLASS :

• CLASS was built at the U R Rao Satellite Center of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• It provides clean signatures of the sodium line thanks to its high sensitivity and performance
• Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (C1XS) detected sodium from its characteristic line in X-rays which opened up the possibility of mapping the amount of sodium on the Moon.
• The study finds that a part of the signal could be arising from a thin veneer of sodium atoms weakly bound to the lunar grains.
• These sodium atoms can be nudged out of the surface by solar wind or ultraviolet radiation more easily than if they were part of the lunar minerals.
• Also shown is a diurnal variation of the surface sodium that would explain the continuous supply of atoms to the exosphere, sustaining it.

Swedish Defence Maker Saab To Produce Carl-Gustaf M4 Rocket Launchers In India

• Swedish defense company Saab has announced its decision to set up a production facility in India for its Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system.
• The M4 is one of the world’s most popular pieces of military equipment utilized primarily by the Special Forces (SF).

Key Highlights :

• The Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system can fire anti-armor and illuminating rounds as well as various other types of ammunition, with the maximum range being 1,500 meters.
• Neither Saab nor the GOI has stated the location of the production facility but it is supposed to go into operation in 2024.
• For this venture – Saab FFV India will be established as a new company to make these rocket launchers for the Indian military as well as parts of other weapons platforms for foreign states.
• Carl-Gustaf was first inducted into the Indian Army in 1976, with the previous M2 and M3 models already being license-produced under the Indian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
• Currently, India follows a 74% foreign direct investment (FDI) model in its defense sector and only 100% FDI on a case-by-case basis.
• Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme, the MoD signed more than 180 contracts with the Indian industry between June 2014 and December 2019.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

Harmanpreet Singh was named the FIH Player of the Year

• India defender Harmanpreet Singh was named the FIH Player of the Year in the men’s category for the second successive time.
• The 26-year-old became just the fourth player to win the Player of the Year award (men’s category) in consecutive years, joining an elite list that includes Teun De Nooijer (Netherlands), Jamie Dwyer (Australia) and Arthur van Doren (Belgium).
• In the women’s category, Felice Albers of the Netherlands was named the FIH Player of the Year.
• The 22-year-old became the youngest winner of the FIH Player of the Year award (women’s category) since Germany’s Natascha Keller (1999) and the second youngest ever, since the inception of the awards in 1998.
• She broke into the Dutch national team in 2019, on the back of great performances at the junior level where she switched between midfield and attack.
• Since making her debut for the senior team, she has scored 16 goals in her 32 international appearances thus far.

Goa government to host 37th National Games in October 2023:

• The Goa government has conveyed to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) its in-principle approval to host the 37th National Games in October 2023.
• IOA is pleased to note the wholehearted support of the government of Goa to host the 37th National Games in 2023, hence conveying IOA’s approval to organize the 37th National Games in Goa.
• The Goa delegation may receive the IOA flag in the closing ceremony of the 36th National Games on October 12 in Surat, Gujarat.
• Goa had signed the contract to host the National Games in 2011 but, technically, its turn was only after the 35th edition, which was hosted by Kerala in January 2015.
• Since then, the state sought multiple postponements after finalizing 2016 as the year to host the Games.

Pooja Patel became the first athlete to win a gold medal in Yogasan at the 36th National Games:

• Gujarat’s Pooja Patel became the first athlete to win a gold medal in Yogasan at the 36th National Games.
• For the first time, five new sports have been included in the National Games, one of which is Yoga.
• Earlier this year, this Indian indigenous game was introduced at the Khelo India University Games.
• Among other events, Maharashtra won the gold medal in women’s diving in the one-meter springboard event.
• 36th National Games is being hosted by Gujrat from 27 September to 10 October.

Daily CA on October 11:

• International Day of the Girl Child is commemorated on 11 October every year for empowering girls and amplifying their voices around the globe
• International Solar Alliance’s Fifth Assembly is to be held in New Delhi from 17th to 20th October 2022.
• Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Competition Commission of India’s Regional Office (West) in Mumbai.
• The Union government has now formed a Commission of Inquiry to examine the issue of whether Scheduled Caste (SC) status can be accorded to Dalits who have over the years converted to religions other than Sikhism or Buddhism.
• WHO issued an alert against India-made cough syrups after 66 children died in the Gambia.
• Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated its Silver Jubilee.
• The National Health Authority(NHA) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission scheme has introduced QR Code-based rapid OPD registration in the hospital.
• Adani Group will make fresh investments to the tune of ₹65,000 crores in Rajasthan over the next 5-7 years, including ₹7,000 crores for doubling the cement manufacturing capacity in the state.
• The Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to give the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 to one individual and two organizations.
• India defender Harmanpreet Singh was named the FIH Player of the Year in the men’s category for the second successive time.
• The Goa government has conveyed to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) its in-principle approval to host the 37th National Games in October 2023.
• Gujarat’s Pooja Patel became the first athlete to win a gold medal in Yogasan at the 36th National Games.
• During a Ministerial meeting of the States.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP), U.S. Energy Secretary Mr. Jennifer Granholm (United States) and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Mr. Hardeep S. Puri (India) launched a new energy task force to support large-scale integration of renewable energy (RE) needed to support the clean energy transition.
• The United Nations (UN) International Civil Aviation Organization, or ICAO adopted a long-term aspirational goal of making carbon emissions from air travel net zero by 2050 in response to growing pressure for airlines to reduce their pollution in Montreal, Canada.
• Finland has announced its partnership with Kerala to implement the Little KITEs program by Kerala Education Department in their country’s schools.
• Government of Rajasthan, social justice and empowerment minister Shri Tikaram Jully has launched a new post-matric scholarship mobile application in a move to push e-governance initiatives in Rajasthan.
• The government of Maharashtra has started the e-registration of properties to be sold by realty developers in a bid to digitize the process which will also involve the usage of blockchain technology.
• In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a first-of-its-kind Bird Festival 2022 was inaugurated at Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
• The Haryana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Dubai, the governing authority of the Emirate of Dubai, for cooperation in various economic activities.
• Italian European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first female European Commander of the International Space Station (ISS) 
• Healthy snacks brand, Omara Dates, has appointed actor Amitabh Bachchan as a brand ambassador.
• Indian Army’s northern command inducted Kalyani M4, an indigenous all-terrain high mobility combat troop carrier with armor and mine protection, in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
• A new type of mobile banking malware campaign called SOVA Android Trojan (SOVA – owl in Russian) has now reached India.
• In a recent work published in ‘The Astrophysical Journal Letters’, Chandrayaan-2 mapped the abundance of sodium on the Moon for the first time using CLASS (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer).
• Swedish defense company Saab has announced its decision to set up a production facility in India for its Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system.