28 October 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 28th October
Important Current Affairs 28th October 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 28th October about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 28th October 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 28th October – National News
1. Under JJM, Gujarat attained a 100% household tap connection rate.
◉ Gujarat has been designated as a “Har Ghar Jal” state after achieving 100% household tap connections as part of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
◉ It implies that all rural households in the state have access to taps with clean water for drinking.
◉ After Telangana and Haryana, Gujarat is now the third major state to proclaim the Jal Jeevan Mission complete.
◉ Instead of only constructing infrastructure for water supply, Jal Jeevan Mission focuses on providing water services.
2. Kerala started a project to promote women-friendly travel.
◉ In order to provide safe and hygienic travel options for women, the Kerala state tourism administration has started a “Women-Friendly Tourism” program.
◉ The food, lodging, transportation, and community tour guides included in the all-women tour packages will be managed and run by women.
◉ Women from various societal segments will be included in the project’s implementation.
3. Terai Elephant Reserve in Uttar Pradesh was authorized by the government.
◉ The Terai Elephant Reserve in Uttar Pradesh has received approval from the Union Government.
◉ It will have a 3,049 sq km size and be built in the joint Dudhwa and Piliphit tiger reserve forests, which are in the districts of Lakhimpur and Pilibhit.
◉ With the creation of the TER, the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) will be recognized for its work in preserving and maintaining four iconic wild species: tigers, Asian elephants, one-horned rhinos, and swamp deer.
◉ In 2022, the Center approved three elephant reserves in the nation.
4. Two new Indian beaches have been awarded the “Blue Flag” designation.
◉ Two Indian beaches, Minicoy Thundi beach, and Kadmat beach, both of which are in the Lakshadweep archipelago, have been awarded the Blue Flag environmental certification, according to Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav.
◉ Following this, India currently has 12 Blue Flag beaches, which are the world’s cleanest beaches.
It is given out by the nonprofit Foundation for Environmental Education, which is situated in Denmark.
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International News
5. The 2023 INTERPOL General Assembly will be held in Vienna.
◉ In 2023, Vienna, Austria, will host the 91st INTERPOL General Assembly.
◉ From October 18 to October 21, 2022, New Delhi played host to the 90th General Assembly.
◉ The General Assembly, INTERPOL’s highest governing body, convenes once a year to make significant decisions about how the organization will operate.
◉ It was finally held in India after a 25-year hiatus.
6. China introduced the Covid-19 oral inhalation vaccination
◉ In what looks to be a statewide campaign, the Chinese city of Shanghai has begun distributing an inhalable Covid-19 vaccination.
◉ For those who have already received the vaccination, a mist that is sucked in through the lips, a booster dosage is being provided without charge.
◉ The one-shot adenovirus vaccine, which makes use of a comparatively harmless cold virus, was created by Cansino Biologics Inc. as an aerosol form.
◉ Because they are simpler to administer, needle-free vaccines may assist increase vaccination in underdeveloped nations and encourage people who dislike getting shots to get them.
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7. Shefali Juneja was chosen to lead the ICAO’s Air Transport Committee.
◉ Shefali Juneja, the representative of India to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), has been overwhelmingly chosen to lead the UN agency’s Air Transport Committee (ATC).
◉ When Juneja was unanimously chosen by the ICAO council for the role on Monday, India finally secured this coveted position in the organization after 28 years. Juneja, incidentally, is the first female representative of India at ICAO.
◉ Before joining the ICAO, she worked as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. She is an IRS (Income Tax cadre) officer from the 1992 batch.
Awards
8. In 2022, RRR won the Saturn Award for Best International Film.
◉ SS Period epic by Rajamouli The coveted Saturn Award 2022 for Best International Film was given to RRR.
◉ Rajamouli was nominated for Best Film Direction, and the movie was nominated for Best Action/Adventure Film.
◉ Just after Dangal, Baahubali 2, and KGF 2, RRR is the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
◉ Following Baahubali 2, RRR is Rajamouli’s second film to win a Saturn Award.
Sports
9. Equal match fees for male and female cricketers were announced by BCCI.
◉ A wage equity policy will be implemented for contractual Indian women cricketers, according to the BCCI.
◉ Both male and female cricketers will pay the same match cost.
◉ Promote gender equality in the most popular sport in the country.
◉ The cost for a test cricket match will be Rs 15 lakh, an ODI match Rs 6 lakh, and a T20 match Rs 3 lakh, respectively.
◉ The Indian women’s cricket team just defeated Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
Important Days
10. World Day for Audiovisual Heritage occurs on October 27.
◉ Every year on October 27, the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is observed to raise awareness of and support the value of such preservation.
◉ The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the value of the still photos, moving photographs, and audio recordings that provide us with information about people’s daily lives, cultures, languages, communities, and the world’s flora and fauna.
◉ Using documentary history to advance inclusive, just, and peaceful societies is the theme for 2022.
11. 2022-10-27 is the 76th Infantry Day.
◉ Every year on October 27, Infantry Day is observed.
◉ On this day in 1947, the Indian Army’s infantry units made their first landing in Kashmir.
◉ To honor the courageous infantrymen who fought and gave their lives in the 1947 India-Pakistan conflict, this day is observed.
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