25 October 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 25th October
Important Current Affairs 25th October 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 25th October about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 25th October 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 25th October – National News
1. PM Modi opened a new strategic air base in Deesa, Gujarat.
◉ In the Banaskantha region in north Gujarat, close to the India-Pakistan border, the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, lay the cornerstone for a new air base at Deesa.
◉ After it is finished, the air base will close the 355 km strategic gap between Uttarlai and the Air Force station in Bhuj.
◉ The 4,519-acre Deesa air base is a greenfield installation being built in the Banaskantha district.
◉ According to representatives of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the site was purchased in 1983. There are currently only 20 observation towers and a 22-kilometer boundary wall on the campus.
2. Reservations for SC and ST communities were raised by the Karnataka government.
◉ The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) reservation will be increased in the State via an ordinance that will be promulgated by the Karnataka Cabinet.
◉ A resolution to increase the SC community’s reservation from 15% to 17% and the ST community’s reserve from 3% to 7% has been adopted by the Karnataka cabinet.
◉ However, it will increase the percentage of reservations in Karnataka to 56%, above the Supreme Court-imposed limit of 50%.
3. In Uttarakhand, PM Modi lay a foundation stone worth over Rs 3,400 billion.
◉ In the Mana village of the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened connectivity projects worth 3,400 crores.
◉ Along with road widening projects worth over Rs 1000 crore, he also lay the cornerstone for two ropeway projects: Gaurikund to Kedarnath and Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib.
◉ These initiatives will improve the region of Garhwal’s connectivity and religious tourism.
4. The “Kashi Tamil Sangamam” initiative will be run by the ministry of education.
◉ The goal of the month-long program “Kashi Tamil Sangamam,” which the Ministry of Education will launch on November 16, 2022, is to rekindle the centuries-old intellectual ties and prehistoric cultural connections between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu.
◉ In order to familiarise themselves with the historic knowledge shared by these two cities, around 2400 Tamil individuals representing various societal groups will travel to Kashi.
◉ The program will be run within the parameters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” plan.
5. Shiv Nadar is the most giving person in India, according to Hurun
◉ Shiv Nadar, the creator of HCL, was declared the most charitable person in the nation by EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022, with an annual giving of Rs. 1,161 crores.
◉ With a donation of Rs 3 crore each day, Nadar, 77, has recaptured the title of “India’s Most Generous.”
◉ Azim Premji, 77, of Wipro, who previously held the top spot for the previous two years, fell to second place with an annual donation of Rs. 484 crores.
◉ Gautam Adani, 60, the richest man in India, came in seventh place with a donation of Rs 190 crore.
6. Mumbai witnessed the inauguration of India’s first “Migration Monitoring System.”
◉ In Mumbai, Maharashtra, the nation’s first “Migration Monitoring System” was officially launched.
◉ The system aims to rapidly deliver up-to-date data on migrant expectant women, nursing mothers, and kids on a single system.
◉ Mangalprabhat Lodha, the Maharashtra Minister for Women and Child Development, launched the system in Mumbai. It was created by the Department of Women and Child Development.
7. Launch of the Trees Beyond Forests Program in Assam
◉ The “Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI)” initiative has been initiated by the Assam government and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
◉ It attempts to unite farmers, businesses, and private institutions to increase the amount of trees in the State’s non-traditional forests.
◉ One of the seven States to receive up to $25 million from the US under the TOFI program is Assam.
◉ Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh make up the remaining States.
8. The DGCA grants the Jeypore Airport in Odisha a license.
◉ The airport at Jeypore in Odisha has received an aerodrome license from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
◉ Under the government’s regional connectivity program UDAN, or Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik, the airport will now be able to accommodate scheduled commercial flights.
◉ When Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was founded in 1962 at Sunabeda, the airfield at Jeypore was already operational.
9. BEL and Triton EV have an agreement in place for the production of hydrogen fuel cells.
◉ National Defense In order to address the needs of the Indian market and any other export markets that have been mutually agreed upon, PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and US-based Triton Electric Vehicle (TEV) have signed an MoU for the production of hydrogen fuel cells using technology transfer from the latter.
◉ The goal is to meet the demand for renewable energy solutions across a range of industries, including e-mobility.
10. For unethical behavior, CCI fined Google Rs. 1,338 crores.
◉ Alphabet’s Google has been fined $1,337.76 crore by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for engaging in anti-competitive behavior in relation to Android mobile devices.
◉ Additionally, the large internet company has been ordered to stop using unfair business methods by the fair trade authorities.
◉ Android is an open-source mobile operating system that is preinstalled on smartphones and tablets by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
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11. Indian descent New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is chosen
Indian-origin The United Kingdom’s next prime minister is 42-year-old Rishi Sunak.
◉ He took over for previous prime minister Liz Truss, who left her position only 44 days after taking it.
◉ At 42 years old, he was also the UK’s youngest prime minister in modern times.
◉ While William Pitt, the youngest prime minister of the UK, took office in 1801 at the age of 24. He was born to an Indian family in the Southampton region of the UK.
12. New York City will observe Diwali as a public holiday starting in 2023.
◉ According to Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, Diwali will be a public holiday starting in 2023.
◉ The first Thursday in June holiday is known as Anniversary Day was switched by legislators to Diwali in order to accommodate this.
◉ It is now appropriate to acknowledge the more than 200,000 adherents of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in New York.
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13. Puneeth Rajkumar will get the Karnataka Ratna award posthumously.
◉ Actor Puneeth Rajkumar will get the prestigious Karnataka Ratna award posthumously on November 1st, according to Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.
◉ The state government named the actor for the honor in November 2021, just days after Rajkumar died away, in recognition of his contributions to the state’s cinematic culture.
◉ Dr. Virendra Heggade received the Karnataka Ratna for social service last in 2009.
14. The National Intellectual Property Award for 2021 and 2022 was won by IIT Madras.
◉ The Government of India has given the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) the “National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022” for being the best academic institution in India for patent filing, grants, and commercialization.
◉ The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, bestows the honor.
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15. IAF and HAL agreed to a contract for Rs 6,800 crore for 70 HTT-40 trainer planes.
◉ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have agreed on a contract of Rs 6,800 crore for 70 indigenous HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA).
◉ A total of 451 MoUs, agreements for the transfer of technology (ToT), and product launches were made.
◉ There were 345 MoUs, 42 significant announcements, 46 product launches, and 18 ToTs among the 451.
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