Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 15 October 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.
Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 15 October 2022
Himachal Pradesh govt launched “HIMCAD” scheme to help farmers
Himachal Pradesh govt launched “HIMCAD” scheme to help farmers: The state government of Himachal Pradesh has started a new scheme named ‘HIMCAD’, to provide irrigation facilities to farmers. According to the latest data, about 80% of the agricultural area of Himachal Pradesh is rain-fed. The scheme will provide end-to-end connectivity of farmers’ fields for better water conservation, crop diversification and integrated farming.
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It is planned to provide command area development activities to 23,344 hectares of cultivable command area by March 2024.
State Bank of India home loan AUM crosses Rs 6 trillion
State Bank of India home loan AUM crosses Rs 6 trillion: State Bank of India (SBI) has become the first bank in the country to achieve Rs 6-trillion Assets Under Management (AUM) in the home loan segment. SBI has offered a concession of up to 0.25% on Home Loans, 0.15% on Top Up Loans, and 0.30% on Loan Against Property.
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The bank has also waived off the processing fees on home loans up to January 31. As per the Crisil, the share of bank in the home loan segment has risen to around 62% as of March 2022.
NTPC, Siemens inks MoU for demonstrating hydrogen co-firing
NTPC, Siemens inks MoU for demonstrating hydrogen co-firing: NTPC and Siemens has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to demonstrate the feasibility for hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas in Siemens V94.2 gas turbines installed at NTPC Faridabad gas power plant. The total installed capacity of Faridabad gas power plant is 432 MW with two V94.2 gas turbines.
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Aim: To explore the pathways to reduce CO2 emissions from Faridabad gas power plant.
NTPC is India’s largest energy conglomerate. As on 30 June 2022, the govt of India holds 51.10% in NTPC.
J&K LG, Manoj Sinha inaugurates 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship
J&K LG, Manoj Sinha inaugurates 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship: J&K LG, Manoj Sinha has inaugurated 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship that is being held in Srinagar.
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Pencak Silat is relatively new to India and was introduced in 2014. The event brings together over 150 athletes from different countries.
Pencak silat: It is an umbrella term for a class of related Indonesian martial arts. Pencak silat was recognized as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from Indonesia by UNESCO in 2019.
CIL signs MoUs with BHEL, IOCL and GAIL for Coal Gasificiation Projects
CIL signs MoUs with BHEL, IOCL and GAIL for Coal Gasificiation Projects: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has signed MoUs with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and GAIL (India).
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Reason: For setting up four Surface Coal Gasification (SCG) projects
Aim: To convert coal converted into syngas that can be subsequently processed for downstream production of value added chemicals. Aggregated estimated cost: Rs.35,000 crores. The SCG projects are planned to be set up in WB, Odisha, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra and TN.
IISc Bangalore retains its spot in the 2023 THE ranking
IISc Bangalore retains its spot in the 2023 THE ranking: The IISc has topped the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) rankings among Indian institute. IISc Bengaluru is the only Indian university in the top 300 list.
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India has become the 6th most represented country in the list, with featuring 75 institutes in THE’s 2023 ranking.
Other Indian Institute: IIT Ropar (501-600), IIT Indore (601-800), IIT Gandhinagar ((801-1000).
The University of Oxford is topped the ranking in the world (seventh consecutive year).
India’s first slender loris sanctuary in Tamil Nadu
India’s first slender loris sanctuary in Tamil Nadu: The TN govt will set up the first Indian sanctuary for Slender Loris in Karur and Dindigul districts.
The forest areas (11,806 hectares) of these two districts will be merged to create the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary.
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They will be protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Slender Loris:
- Endangered species
- Survival: Depends on its habitat improvement
- Use: Biological predators of pests that harm agricultural crops and help farmers.
Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme Joint Statement extended till 2027
Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme Joint Statement extended till 2027: The present five-year Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme (VAP) Joint Statement has been extended till 2027.
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It is a unique bilateral programme. It is implementing by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA since July 1987.
Aim: To improvise the current knowledge of vaccine science to strengthen the scientific basis for future vaccine design.
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Supercomputer facility at IIT Guwahati
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Supercomputer facility at IIT Guwahati: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility at IIT, Guwahati.
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This facility will be provided to conduct advanced research in various scientific fields such as weather and climate, bioinformatics, computational, AI, etc.
This is a state-of-the-art supercomputer, set up under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). She has also inaugurated a high-power active and passive component laboratory of SAMEER.
Justice Magrey sworn-in as Chief Justice of J-K and Ladakh High court
Justice Magrey sworn-in as Chief Justice of J-K and Ladakh High court: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh.
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J&K LG, Manoj Sinha has administered the oath of office to Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey. He has replaced Justice, Pankaj Mithal, who has been transferred to the Rajasthan high Court.
He started his career as an advocate after completing his law degree from Kashmir University in 1984. He became a permanent judge of the J&K high court in March 2013.