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 26 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 – 26 October 2022
Red Bull F1 owner Dietrich Mateschitz passes away
Red Bull F1 owner Dietrich Mateschitz passes away: Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, the co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team, has died. He was 78.
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He was also a co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull. He was co-founder of the Wings for Life foundation that supports spinal cord research together with Heinz Kinigadner. He has also initiated the World Stunt Awards, an annual fundraiser to benefit his Taurus Foundation. He founded Red Bull GmbH in 1984 and launched it in Austria in 1987.
Pakistan, China jointly agree to launch 3 new corridors
Pakistan, China jointly agree to launch 3 new corridors : Pakistan and China have decided to launch three new corridors besides the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). China-Pakistan Green Corridor (CPGC). It will focus on agricultural environment, food security and green development.
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China-Pakistan Health Corridor (CPHC): It will help get efficiency in the medical field. China-Pakistan Digital Corridor (CPDC): It will boost Pakistan’s IT industry. The new corridors would become sources of strengthening Pakistan-China ties.
Vienna to host INTERPOL General Assembly in 2023
Vienna to host INTERPOL General Assembly in 2023 : The 91st General Assembly of INTERPOL will take place in Vienna, Austria in 2023, where the international criminal police organisation was officially created in 1923.
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The 90th INTERPOL General Assembly was held in New Delhi from October 18-21, 2022. The General Assembly of INTERPOL is a supreme governing body and meets once a year to take key decisions related to its functioning. The Assembly meeting held in India after a gap of 25 years.
Kerala govt launched ‘Kunjapp’ to prevent cyber-crimes against children
Kerala govt launched ‘Kunjapp’ to prevent cyber-crimes against children : Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has launched the ‘Kunjapp’, a mobile application to prevent cyber-crimes against children in the state.
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He has also inaugurated the training for the newly appointed Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members at Kovalam. The duty of the CWC and JJB members is to ensure the safety and security of the children. Child exploitation can be reported through the application.
BSE launched Electronic Gold Receipts
BSE launched Electronic Gold Receipts : Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has launched Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) on its platform.
Aim: Efficient and transparent price discovery of the yellow metal.
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The EGR was introduced in two new products of 995 and 999 purity and trading will be in multiples of 1 gram and deliveries in multiples of 10 gram and 100 gram. This platform will lead to greater assurance in the quality of gold supplied, efficient price discovery, and transparency in transacting.
Emmy-winning actor, Leslie Jordan passed away
Emmy-winning actor, Leslie Jordan passed away : Veteran actor, Leslie Jordan has been passed away at the age of 67. He has played roles including Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire, Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace and and American Horror Story.
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He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Will & Grace, in 2006. He had published his autobiography ‘How Y’all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived’ in April 2021.
Shi Yuqi wins Men’s Singles title in 2022 Denmark Open
Shi Yuqi wins Men’s Singles title in 2022 Denmark Open : Shi Yuqi (China) has secured the men’s singles title in 2022 Denmark Open after defeating Indonesia’s Lee Zii Jia by 21-18, 16-21, 21-12. Chinese, He Bingjiao has clinched the women’s singles title after defeating Chen Yufei by 22-20, 12-21, 21-10.
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Other winners:
Men’s doubles: Fajar Alfian (Indonesia), Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia)
Women’s doubles: Chen Qingchen(China), Jia Yifan(China)
Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei (China), Huang Yaqiong (China)
Akshay Shah & Stephen Alter compiled and edited a new book “The Corbett Papers”
Akshay Shah and Stephen Alter have compiled and edited a new book titled “The Corbett Papers: Biographical, Legal, & Contextual Material on the Life & Career of Jim Corbett of Kumaon” which is about Jim Corbett, the famous naturalisthunter, has penned down a series of bestsellers about his experiences with wildlife in the jungles of North India. The Corbett Papers” also includes the unpublished reminiscences of Corbett by his sister Maggie and rare extracts from a forgotten work.
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Something about Akshay Shah and Stephen Alter:
Akshay Shah is an outdoor educator, a wilderness medicine instructor and a naturalist based in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand. He is currently the Director of the Hanifl Centre for Outdoor Education and Environmental Study in Uttarakhand. Stephen Alter is the author of more than 20 books, many of which focus on the natural history of the Himalayas. He has already written a novel “In the Jungles of the Night”, a reimagining of Jim Corbett’s life.
About the Jim Corbett:
Corbett was born in Nainital in 1875. He was known for tracking and hunting down a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in different parts of North India. He played an essential role in establishing Hailey National Park, India’s first national park in 1936. It was later named after the naturalist in 1956, a year after his death.
Dr Bimal Jalan authored a book titled “From dependence to SelfReliance”
Economist Dr Bimal Jalan authored the book “From dependence to SelfReliance: Mapping India’s Rise as a Global Superpower”, a stocktaking of India’s growth trajectory, benefits from Bimal Jalan’s deep insights. The book is written lucidly, with the general reader in mind. Bimal Jalan breaks his book into 3 parts: 4 chapters on the economy, and 3 each on governance and politics. The primary focus shared by Bimal Jalan is to promote India’s national interests, irrespective of any party’s political agenda announced during elections.
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Details
- ISBN: 9789355203786
- Author: Bimal Jalan
- Publisher: Rupa
- Pages: 184
- Format: Hardback
From dependence to SelfReliance: Essence of the book
- With a single-party majority in Parliament, the political profile of the government has undergone a major change. The government, elected with a full majority, is now in a position to launch political reforms on its own without relying on the discretionary powers of members belonging to other parties.
- From Dependence to Self-Reliance sheds light on some of the priorities that the government can implement at present, as well as in the future, in light of past experience.
- Written by the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), this book is based on extensive research and data, and provides a way forward to developing India as an economic stronghold.
- From Dependence to Self-Reliance is divided into three sections: Economy, Governance and Politics. It covers a gamut of changes that have taken place since India gained independence and how these changes have had a ground-breaking impact on the development of the nation. It is a must-read to gain an in-depth understanding of India’s rise to power in the realm of economy, politics and technology.
About the Author
Dr Bimal Jalan is the former governor of the RBI. He has previously held several positions in the government, including those of finance secretary and chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. A nominated Member of Parliament from 2003 to 2009 and the chairman of the Expenditure Management Commission from 2014 to 2016, he also represented India on the boards of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In 2019, he was the chairman of the Economic Capital Framework, set up by the RBI in association with the government.
Karnataka cabinet increased reservation for SC, ST community
Karnataka cabinet increased reservation for SC, ST community: The Karnataka cabinet decided to promulgate an ordinance to raise reservations for Scheduled Caste (SCs) by 2 percent and for Scheduled Tribe (STs) by 4 percent. Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has given his assent to the ordinance promulgated by the state government to hike the quota for SC/ST communities. Bommai, however, said that the ordinance will be passed in the next assembly session.
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Key Points related to The raise in reservations for ST/ST in Karnataka
The files related to the reservation will be submitted to Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot for approval. The hike in the reservation will benefit the 103 communities classified as SCs and 56 communities among STs. The initiative to increase the reservation for SC/STs by the state government implies that reservation will cross the Supreme Court’s 50 percent limit and go up to 55 percent in Karnataka. The BJP government in Karnataka decided to increase the quota based on a report prepared by a community headed by retired High Court Judge H.N. Nagmohan Das.
Ministry of Education to organize ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ programme
Ministry of Education to organize ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ programme: Union Education Ministry will organise ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ – a month-long programme from 16th of next month – to rediscover the centuries-old bond of knowledge and ancient civilisational linakage between Varanasi and Tamilnadu.
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- Addressing media about this programme in New Delhi, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that over 2400 tamil people in 12 groups from diverse sections of society, including acedemics, spiritualism, philosophy, trade and commerce, agriculture, entrepreneurship, arts and artisanship will visit Kashi for eight days to get familiarised with the ancient knowledge shared by these two ancient cities.
- These groups of people will come from Rameshwaram, Chennai, and Coimbatore by train.
- During this time, seminars, lectures, and discussions will be held during the program.
- On this occasion, Mr. Pradhan also launched a website for the registration process for this month-long event.
- The program will be organized under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The hosting partners of this event will be IIT- Madras and Banaras Hindu University.
Odisha’s Jeypore Airport gets license from DGCA
Odisha’s Jeypore Airport gets license from DGCA: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted Jeypore Airport the license to carry out commercial flight operations under the regional connectivity scheme. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has described it as a milestone. The airport is 33km northwest of Koraput town and 500km southwest of Bhubaneswar. The airport will now be able to handle scheduled commercial flights under the government’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN, or Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik.
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“The Director General of Civil Aviation, in exercise of the powers under Rule 78 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 delegated vide S.O. No 727 (E) dated the 4th October, 1994, hereby grants license to, Govt. of Odisha for Jeypore Airport,” read the license. This license authorizes the aerodrome to be used as regular place of landing and departure to all persons on equal terms and conditions for operation by aircraft requiring specifications of runway and associated facilities including granted exemptions equal to or less than those indicated in the Aerodrome Manual, it further mentioned.
Key Points : DGCA Licence granted to Jeypore Airport
- The DGCA granted a license to Jeypore Airport to carry out commercial flight operations.
- The Jeypore Airport of Odisha gets a license to carry out scheduled air operations under the UDAN.
- The license authorizes the aerodrome to be used as a regular place of landing and departure.
- The license would be liable to suspension, modification, or withdrawal of the provisions of the aircraft act, and the aircraft rules were violated.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik praised the growth of airports in Odisha and said that it will fulfill people’s aspirations and give a boost to connectivity.
