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Assam Current Affairs – October 16-18, 2022

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Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – October 16-18, 2022

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October 16-18, 2022

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility at IIT Guwahati

President of India, Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility and a high-power active and passive component laboratory of SAMEER at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

Key Points

  • PARAM Kamrup, a one of its kind supercomputer in the NorthEast region, has been set up under the National Supercomputing Mission. 
  • It will provide advanced computing, healthcare techniques along with solutions for many issues to this region. Many components of this supercomputer developed indigenously.
  • The SAMEER laboratory will be used for the design and development of high-power microwave passive and active components. This facility will provide a platform for scientists to carry out research and development activities in different areas of high-power microwave engineering.
  • The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has deployed Supercomputer PARAM Ganga at IIT Roorkee in March 2022.

About National Supercomputing Mission 

  • The National Supercomputing Mission was launched In 2015 with the objective to enhance the research capacities in the country to form a Supercomputing grid. 
  • The mission is being jointly operated by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
  • It supports the government’s vision of ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives. 
  • It is implemented by Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune and IISc, Bengaluru.

Meghalaya will host ‘Megha Kayak Festival, 2022’

Meghalaya is all set to host a four-day mega global adventure sports spectacle, the ‘Megha Kayak Festival, 2022’, starting October 13 at the picturesque Umtrew River at Umtham Village.

Key Points

  • The event is organized by Meghalaya Tourism which is in line with Hon’ble Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s vision of showcasing the mesmerizing Meghalaya to the world.
  • The 2022 edition of the festival will see over 100 participants from around 20 countries across the world.
  • The festival will include white water kayaking events in three competition categories – Downriver Time Trial, Extreme Slalom and Downriver Freestyle for professionals as well as intermediate and amateur racers.
  • This festival will be a wonderful opportunity to promote adventure tourism and help establish Meghalaya as one of the major water sports destinations in the world.

Roger Binny elected as the 36th BCCI President

Former cricketer Roger Binny has been officially elected as the 36th Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president. He replaces Sourav Ganguly, who had been on the post since 2019. He was elected unopposed.

Binny has represented India in 27 Tests and 72 ODIs and has also served as a member of the national selection committee.

He was one of the architects of India’s 1983 World Cup triumph and president of Karnataka State Cricket Association. 

He previously served as a member of the BCCI selection committee.

Global Hunger Index 2022

India has ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022. The GHI, aims to track prevalence of global hunger by region and by country. 

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is released by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe. Its ultimate aim is to help the world achieve “Zero Hunger by 2030″.

Key Points

  • The proportion of undernourishment in the population went from 14.8 in 2014 to 16.3 in 2022.
  • India’s child wasting rate under five years jumped from 15.1 in 2014 to 19.3 in 2022.
  • Stunting in children under five has reduced from 38.7 in 2014 to 35.5 in 2022, and under-five mortality reduced from 4.6 in 2014 to 3.3 in 2022.
  • Prevalence of undernourishment has also risen in India from 14.6% in 2018-2020 to 16.3% in 2019-2021. 
  • India is ranked behind its neighbours Nepal (81), Pakistan (99), Sri Lanka (64), and Bangladesh (84).
  • India score of 29.1 which falls in the ‘serious’ category of hunger level.
  • The top of the list is dominated by European nations including Croatia, Estonia and Montenegro. Yemen has ranked in the lowest position at 121. 
  • China and Kuwait have ranked the highest among the Asian countries.
  • The 2022 GHI score (measured by a GHI score of 18.2) for the world is considered “moderate”. 

Indicators

The GHI, focuses on 4 main parameters

Undernourishment: The share of the population with insufficient caloric intake. 

Child stunting: The share of children under age five who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition. 

Child wasting: The share of children under age five who have low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition. 

Child mortality: The share of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments.

Ukrainian people win European parliament’s Sakharov prize 

The people of Ukraine have been awarded the Sakharov Prize 2022 by the European Parliament for Freedom of Thought to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion. 

The Prize was bestowed to the people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders, and civil society.

This award recognizes the bravery of Ukrainians who have been affected by the Russian invasion and their role in defending freedom, democracy, rule of law, and European values on the battlefields. 

The Sakharov Prize involves prize money of 50,000 euros. 

About the Sakharov Prize

  • The Sakharov Prize was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament. 
  • This award is conferred to individuals or groups who have dedicated their life defending human rights and freedom of thought. 
  • The award is named in honor of Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov.
  • The first award was given to South African Nelson Mandela and Russian Anatoly Marchenko. 
  • Previous year, the Sakharov prize was conferred to the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
  • The first organization to receive the award in 1992 is the Argentine Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 326: October 2022, Week 2

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Q1. Who has won SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022?

  1. Manjul Bhargava
  2. Akshay Venkatesh
  3. Yunqing Tang
  4. Kathrin Bringmann

  Yunqing Tang

The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

 

Q2. The ‘International Day of Non-Violence’ observed across the world on

  1. October 2
  2. October 9
  3. January 30
  4. October 29

 October 2

Every year, on 2 October, the International Day of Non-Violence is observed across the world. This special day marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The main objective of this day is to spread awareness about the idea of non-violence. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed the resolution to commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence. This year, the UN has selected the slogan of ‘Say No to Violence’.

 

Q3. Who has become the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana at the 36th National Games 2022?

  1. Pooja Patel
  2. Shubhankar Vinay Khawle
  3. Shauryajit Khaire
  4. Priya Singh

 Pooja Patel

At the 36th National Games, Pooja Patel of Gujarat has become the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana. Yogasana is one of the five sports to be played at the National Games this year for the first time.

 

Q4.  Cheetahs were recently introduced in the Kuno National Park, this national park is located in which state?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Maharashtra

 Madhya Pradesh

The Centre has constituted a 9-member Task Force to monitor Cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh and other designated areas.

 

Q5. Recently, Indian President Droupadi Murmu launched ‘herSTART’, an initiative aimed at supporting women-led startups in which state?

  1. Assam
  2. Haryana
  3. West Bengal
  4. Gujarat

  Gujarat

President Smt Droupadi Murmu launched herSTART, an initiative of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) aimed at supporting women-led startups in scaling up, the second and final day of her first visit to Gujarat as the President.

 

Q6. Which of the following village has been declared India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village?

  1. Modhera
  2. Mawlynnong
  3. Malana
  4. Mandawa

  Modhera

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared Modhera in Gujarat’s Mehsana District as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village.

 

Q7. Who is set to take over as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after Justice UU Lalit?

  1. Justice K.M. Joseph
  2. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer
  3. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
  4. Justice DY Chandrachud

 Justice DY Chandrachud

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is set to take over as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after the present Chief Justice UU Lalit formally recommended him as his successor.

 

Q8. Which state has recently enacted the “Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022”?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Odisha
  3. Tripura
  4. Goa

 Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi gave his assent to an ordinance to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming in the state.

 

Q9. India’s space economy is likely to be of how much worth by 2025?

  1. USD 5 billion
  2. USD 5 trillion
  3. USD 13 billion
  4. USD 13 trillion

 USD 13 billion

India’s space economy is likely to be worth nearly USD 13 billion by 2025, with the satellite launch services segment set to witness the fastest growth spurred by increasing private participation.

 

Q10.  According to the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) 2022, India’s rank in the world for reducing inequality is

  1. 98
  2. 123
  3. 139
  4. 153

  123

According to the latest Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII), India has been ranked 123 out of 161 countries from rank 129 in 2020.

 

Q11. Which organization has recently released the ‘Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022’ Report?

  1. International Monetary Fund
  2. Asian Development Bank
  3. World Bank
  4. Niti Aayog

  World Bank

The World Bank has released a report, titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022. Correcting Course” that provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity.

 

Q12. Which state has launched a ‘Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Parks’ (MGRIP) scheme?

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Haryana
  4. Chhattisgarh
 Chhattisgarh

 

Q13. Which state will host the 37th National Games in October 2023?

  1. Sikkim
  2. Puducherry
  3. Goa
  4. Kerala

 Goa 

The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October next year.

 

Q14. Which state topped the Logistics Index in LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2022 report?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Karnataka
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Andhra Pradesh

 Andhra Pradesh

The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry launched the LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2022 report.

Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat are among the 15 States and UTs categorised as achievers in the logistics index chart 2022. The index is an indicator of efficiency of logistical services necessary for promoting exports and economic growth.

 

Q15. Who won the 2022 UN Refugee Award?

  1. Kailash Satyarthi
  2. Angela Merkel
  3. Jacinda Ardern
  4. Sanna Marin
 Angela Merkel

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wins UN Refugee Award 2022

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Assam Current Affairs – October 10-12, 2022

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Current Affairs GK & Quiz Monthly – July 2022

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 316: July 2022, Week 4 

October 10-12, 2022

Cabinet approved the scheme “Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the Prime Minister’s development initiative for the North East region (PM-DevINE).

PM-DevINE was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 to address development gaps in the North Eastern Region (NER).

Key Points 

  • The PM-DevINE is a 100% Central Government funded plan and will be administered by the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER).
  • The PM-DevINE will be operational for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission, from 2022-23 to 2025-26 and will have an outlay of Rs 6,600 crore.
  • PM-DevINE will be implemented by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), through the North Eastern Council or central ministries and agencies.
  • The PM-DevINE will lead to the creation of infrastructure, support industries, social development projects, and create livelihood activities for youth and women.
  • PMDevINE will provide support to infrastructure and social development projects which may be larger in size and will also provide an end–to-end development solution instead of isolated projects.

India’s first Slender Loris Sanctuary will be established in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government has notified the country’s first Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary in Karur and Dindigul districts.

Key Points

  • The Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary will be covering 11,806 hectares in the Karur and Dindigul districts of the State.
  • The Kadavur slender loris sanctuary is to cover Vedasandur, Dindigul East and Natham taluks in Dindigul district and Kadavur taluk in Karur district. 
  • The government notified ‘Kadavur slender loris sanctuary’ under Section 26 (A)(1)(b) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
  • The species is considered endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

About Slender Loris

  • The slender lorises are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka.
  • The genus comprises two species, the red slender loris found in Sri Lanka and the gray slender loris from Sri Lanka and India.
  • They are small nocturnal mammals that are arboreal in nature as they spend most of their life on trees, travelling along the tops of branches with slow and precise movements.
  • The species acts as a biological predator of pests in agricultural crops and benefits farmers.
  • The survival of the species depends on its habitat improvement, conservation efforts and mitigation of threats.

Prime Minister declared Modhera as India’s first solar-powered village

The Prime Minister declared Modhera, a village in the Mehsana district of Gujarat as India’s first solar-powered village.

Key Points

  • The Modhera village has a ground-mounted solar power plant, and over 1,300 rooftop solar systems with 1kW capacity have been installed on houses to generate electricity.
  • Modhera was well known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as a solar-powered village. 
  • The people in the village wouldn’t pay for electricity, rather they could start selling it and earn from energy produced by the solar panel by selling it to the government grid. 
  • It will generate employment at the village level, and ultimately improve the standard of living.
  • The project will enhance the sustainable implementation of various welfare projects in the area. The people of the area will be able to save 60-100% of their electricity bills. 

Jharkhand record country’s highest percentage of child marriage

According to the latest demographic sample survey by the Union Home Ministry, Jharkhand has recorded the highest percentage of underage girls getting married.

The Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report contains estimates of various demographic, fertility and mortality indicators based on the data collected through one of the largest demographic surveys in the world covering about 8.4 million sample population. 

Key Points

  • According to the survey brought out by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, the percentage of girls getting married before attaining majority is as high as 5.8 in Jharkhand.
  • As per the survey, the percentage of females who got effectively married before reaching 18 years of age is 1.9 at the national level and varies from 0.0 in Kerala to 5.8 in Jharkhand.
  • In Jharkhand, child marriages accounted for 7.3% of marriages in rural areas and three per cent in urban areas. 
  • Jharkhand and West Bengal are the only two States in the country where more than half of the women are married before attaining the age of 21 years.
  • In West Bengal 54.9 percent of girls are married before attaining the age of 21 years, while in Jharkhand is 54.6 percent as against the national average of 29.5 per cent.

Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October 2023

The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October next year. 

The Goa state government has conveyed to the IOA its in-principle approval to host the next edition of the National Games.

Goa was set to host the 36th edition of the National Games but the IOA had to shift the venue to Gujrat, who agreed to conduct the event in a short span of time.

The Goa delegation may receive the IOA flag at the Closing Ceremony of the 36th National Games on 12th October 2022 in Surat, Gujarat.

The 35th National Games of India were held in Kerala in 2015. 

Assam Current Affairs – October 07-09, 2022

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October 07-09, 2022

Kerala’s Pullampara named first fully digital literate panchayat

The Pullumpara village panchayat in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala has become the first digitally literate panchayat in the country. 

Digital literacy was imperative for the public to get government services as well as connect with the global knowledge network.

Key Points

  • The project was started on August 15, 2021 with the plans to impart digital literacy to all residents of the panchayats under the Digi Pullampara project. 
  • The project mission is to achieve total digital literacy and empower the residents to get access to government services available through the online mode. 
  • Full digital literacy was gained by Pullampara panchayat’s ‘DigiPullampara’ project. 
  • The left democratic front (LDF) government in Kerala had announced to extend digital literacy to all the residents. The government has also created Kerala – Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) to provide an internet connection to all and to ensure its promise of making access to the internet a basic right.

World’s largest jungle safari park will be set up in Haryana

Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar announced that the world’s largest safari park will be set up in the state. The safari park will be spread across an area of 10000 acres in the Aravalli Mountain Range of Gurugram and Nuh District.

Key Points

  • Haryana’s Jungle Safari project will be a joint project of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India and the Government of Haryana. The central government will also help with the funds to Haryana for the project.
  • The proposed Aravalli Park will be 5 times the size and will include a large herbarium, an aviary, four zones for big cars, a large area for herbivores, an area for exotic animal/birds, an underwater world, natural trails, visitors, tourism zones, botanical garden, biomes, equatorial, tropical, coastal, desert, etc.
  • The Jungle safari scheme will not only boost tourism but also provide employment opportunities to local residents.
  • This project will be the largest such project in the world. Currently, Sharjah is the home to the largest curated safari park outside Africa, which covers an area of about 2,000 acres. The park was opened in February 2022.

Union Environment Ministry set up Cheetah task force

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a Task Force for monitoring Cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh and other suitable designated areas.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) would facilitate the working of the Cheetah Task Force and render all necessary help.  

Key Points

  • According to the ministry the task force has been constituted for a period of 2 years.
  • The Task Force has been constituted to review, progress and monitor the health status of Cheetah.
  • It will also look over the upkeep of the quarantine & soft release enclosures, protection status of the entire area, adherence to the defined protocols by forest & veterinary officials.
  • It will suggest and advise on development of tourism infrastructure in the fringe areas of Kuno National Park and other Protected Areas. 
  • The Task Force regularly interacts with Cheetah mitras and local communities for their awareness raising and also involvement in protection of Cheetahs in particular & area in general.
  • In addition to these, the task force will also be responsible for monitoring hunting skills and adaptation of Cheetahs to the habitat of Kuno National Park.
  • Cheetah restoration is part of a prototype or model for restoration of original cheetah habitats and their biodiversity, which aimed at putting a check to degradation and rapid loss of biodiversity. 

Pankaj Advani wins gold at IBSF World Billiards Championships in Kuala Lumpur

India’s Pankaj Advani has won a gold medal at the 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship in Kuala Lumpur. This is Pankaj Advani’s 25th world title. 

He defeated compatriot Sourav Kothari  by ‘4-0’ in the 150-up billiards final at the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. This is Advani’s  title for the fifth time in a row.

Advani’s last world title came over 12 months ago in Qatar where he won the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup.

RBI Releases Concept Note On Central Bank Digital Currency

The Reserve Bank of India has released a Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The purpose of this Concept Note is to create awareness about CBDCs in general and the planned features of the digital Rupee, in particular. 

It is a sovereign currency issued by Central Banks in alignment with their monetary policy.

Key Points

  • The Reserve Bank defines CBDC as the legal tender issued by a central bank in a digital form. 
  • It is substantially not different from banknotes, but being digital it is likely to be easier, faster and cheaper. 
  • It also has all the transactional benefits of other forms of digital money.
  • It’s a digital bearer instrument that can be stored, transferred, and transmitted by all kinds of digital payment systems and services.
  • The concept note also discusses key considerations such as technology and design choices, possible uses of Digital Rupee, issuance mechanisms, etc. 
  • It examines the implications of the introduction of CBDC on the banking system, monetary policy, financial stability, and analyses privacy issues.

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Current Affairs GK & Quiz Monthly – July 2022

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 316: July 2022, Week 4 

October 04-06, 2022

AFSPA extended in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for six months

The Central government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act — known as AFSPA for another six months in 12 districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

It has also been extended in certain parts of five other districts of the two northeastern states to facilitate the armed forces to continue the anti-insurgency operations.

The AFSPA will be extended for six months in nine districts of Nagaland: Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Mon, Kiphire, Noklak, Phek, and Zunheboto and and 16 police stations areas in four other districts — Kohima, Mokokchung, Longleng, and Wokha.

Nagaland has 16 districts while Arunachal Pradesh has 26 districts. This was announced in a notification by the Home Ministry. 

About the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)

  • The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), passed by the Indian Parliament in 1958 to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”.
  • The Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act of 1976 states that once an area is designated as “disturbed,” it must remain that way for at least six months. 
  • One such law, which was passed on September 11, 1958, applied to the Naga Hills, which were then a part of Assam. It gradually expanded to the other Seven Sister States in northeastern India during the next decades.

Indian-origin Vivek Murthy is appointed as US representative on WHO executive board

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy to serve as the country’s representative on the executive board of the World Health Organisation.

Dr Murthy will serve as the US Representative on WHO Executive Board alongside his continued duties as the US Surgeon General.

Key Points

  • In March 2021, he was confirmed by the US Senate to serve as the 21st Surgeon General of the country. 
  • Previously, he served as the 19th Surgeon General under President Barack Obama. 
  • He is the Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. 
  • He commands a uniformed service of over 6,000 dedicated public health officers, serving the most underserved and vulnerable populations.
  • He is also the first Indian-origin Surgeon General of the US, he was raised in Miami and graduated from Harvard, the Yale School of Medicine, and the Yale School of Management.

India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar

India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar. 

Key Points

  • In Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2021-22, a record of more than 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of sugarcane was produced in the country out of which about 3574 LMT of sugarcane was crushed by sugar mills to produce about 394 LMT of sugar (Sucrose). Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT sugar was produced by sugar mills.
  • During 2020-21, India made records with the highest exports of about 109.8 LMT with no financial assistance and earned foreign currency of about Rs 40,000 crore for the country.
  • Timely Government interventions since the last 5 years have been crucial in building the sugar sector step by step from taking them out of financial distress in 2018-19 to the stage of self-sufficiency in 2021-22.
  • During the Sugar season 2021-22, sugar mills procured sugarcane worth more than 1.18 lakh crore and released payment of more than 1.12 lakh crore with no financial assistance (subsidy) from Government of India.
  • Government has been encouraging sugar mills to divert sugar to ethanol and also to export surplus sugar so that sugar mills may make payment of cane dues to farmers in time and also mills may have better financial conditions to continue their operations. 

SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 

The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Ms. Yunqing’s works “display a remarkable combination of sophisticated techniques, in which the arithmetic and geometry of modular curves and of Shimura varieties play a central role, and her results and methods are bound to have major impact on future research in this area.”

Tang’s latest joint work with Frank Calegari and Vesselin Dimitrov based on modular equations is of great significance and has connections with Ramanujan’s own work.

The prize will be awarded at the International Conference on Number Theory during December 20-22, 2022 at SASTRA University.

About SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

  • The award was instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) in 2005. 
  • The award includes a cash prize of $10,000 and it is presented annually to individuals aged 32 and below, who made an outstanding contribution to the field of mathematics.

Ajay Bhadoo has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner 

Ajay Bhadoo has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India. 

Ajay Bhadoo is a 1999-batch Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) officer of the Gujarat cadre. He has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner until July 24, 2024 or till further order, whichever is earlier.

He was appointed as Joint Secretary to former President Ram Nath Kovind in July 2020. His two-month extension as Joint Secretary in the President’s Secretariat ended on September 25. 

Earlier, he has also served as Gujarat’s Vadodara Municipal Commissioner.

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October 01-03, 2022

Prime Minister will inaugurate sixth edition of India Mobile Congress

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch 5G services in the country and will also inaugurate the 6th Edition of India Mobile Congress 2022 (IMC-2022). The IMC 2022 is scheduled to be held from 1st to 4th October with the theme of “New digital Universe”. 

Key Points

  • The cumulative economic impact of 5G on India is estimated to reach USD 450 billion by 2035.
  • The 5G technology will provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency, and highly reliable communications. 
  • The 5G service is expected to unleash new economic opportunities and societal benefits, serving as a transformational force for Indian society.
  • The 5G to be launched by the Prime Minister in select cities will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years.

Srishti Bakshi wins ‘Changemaker’ award at the UN SDG Action Awards

Srishti Bakshi, a women’s rights activist from India, was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at the UN SDG Action Awards held at a ceremony in Bonn, Germany. 

The activist has traveled 3,800km around the country in less than a year to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inequality. She was awarded for “confronting gender-based violence and advocating for safe access to public spaces.”

The other award winners are ‘SUPvivors say NO MORE’ in the Mobilise category, ‘The Masungi Story’ in the Inspire category honouring youth rewriting the future of forgotten watersheds at Masungi Geosreserve in the Philippines and ‘CyprusInno in the Connect category’.

Asha Parekh will be honoured with 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award

Veteran actress Asha Parekh has been declared the recipient of the 2020 Dadasaheb Phalke award. The award will be presented at the National Film Award ceremony in New Delhi.

The jury for the selection of 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award consisted of five members from the film industry.

Ms Asha Parekh is a renowned film actress, director and producer and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992.

About the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

  • The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s largest laurel in cinema. 
  • The award was first presented in 1969 by the Indian Government to honor Dadasaheb Phalke’s contribution to Indian film.
  • It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
  • Dadasaheb Phalke award winners are given in the form of a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000.
  • The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani, who was honoured at the 17th National Film Awards.

SC-ST hub conclave organized by Ministry of MSME in Gujarat

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has organized a national SC-ST hub conclave in Gujarat to spread awareness about the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme and other Schemes of the Ministry.

Key Points

  • More than 300 SC-ST entrepreneurs participated in the event. The conclave provided a platform for aspiring and existing SC-ST entrepreneurs to interact with CPSEs, lending institutions, GeM, RSETI, TRIFED etc. 
  • Speaking at the event, Dr. Solanki said  more SC-ST entrepreneurs from Gujarat State should take benefits available under the NSSH Scheme. 
  • He also urged the bankers present in the audience to prioritize credit support to the SC-ST entrepreneurs so that they may not face any difficulty in augmenting their business capacities. 
  • He stressed upon Prime Minister’s vision of becoming job providers instead of job seekers and emphasized the participation of SC-ST entrepreneurs in strengthening the Indian Economy.

About NSSH scheme 

  • The ministry of MSME launched the National Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme to promote an inclusive economy and entrepreneurship among SC/ST communities.
  • It has been set up to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs to fulfil the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012.
  • The hub leverages the Stand Up India programme.

The President of India presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022 at a function held in New Delhi.

Key Points

  • Indore has been adjudged India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row, 
  • Surat and Navi Mumbai were named as the 2nd and 3rd cleanest cities respectively. 
  • Madhya Pradesh secured the first position, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in the category of best performing states in ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’. 
  • Haryana was in the second position while Tamil Nadu was third.
  • Among smaller states and Union territories, Andaman and Nicobar secured the first position followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Sikkim. 
  • Telangana won the first prize under the large states category under the Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022 which looks into the sanitation status of rural areas.
  • In the category of cities having population fewer than one lakh, Maharashtra’s Panchgani was ranked number one, followed by Chhattisgarh’s Patan (NP) and Maharashtra’s Karhad. 
  • Haridwar was adjudged the cleanest Ganga town in the category of more than 1 lakh population, followed by Varanasi and Rishikesh. 
  • Bijnor was ranked the first among Ganga towns with fewer than one lakh population. followed by Kannauj and Garhmukhteshwar respectively. 
  • In to the survey, Maharashtra’s Deolali was adjudged the country’s cleanest Cantonment Board.

Nobel Prize Winners 2022 in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Economics, Peace and Literature & their achievements

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Nobel Prize Awards
  • Awarded to those who have conferred the greatest benefits to humankind.
  • Alfred Nobel in his will, he bequeathed all of his “remaining realisable assets” to be used to establish five prizes which became known as “Nobel Prizes” in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace categories.
    Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901 & Prize in Economics started in 1968.
  • Prize includes = A gold medal, a diploma, and a monetary award of 10 million SEK (=7.4Crore INR)

Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2022
Professor Svante Pääbo
“For the discovery of the genetic identity of two of humankind’s earliest ancestors, and opening a new window on the human evolution process.”
  • He is a Swedish geneticist specialises in evolutionary genetics.
  • One of the founders of paleogenetics, study of the past through examination of preserved genetic material from the remains of ancient organisms.
Nobel Prize in Literature 2022
Annie Ernaux
“For the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restraints of personal memory”
  • She is 16th French writer, and the first Frenchwoman, to receive the literature prize.
Noble Peace Prize 2022
  • Ales Bialiatski
  • Ukrainian human rights org. Center for Civil Liberties
  • Russian human rights org. Memorial
Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
  • Alain Aspect
  • John F. Clauser
  • Anton Zeilinger
“for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science” – Quantum Physics
  • Conducted groundbreaking experiments using entangled quantum states, where two particles behave like a single unit even when they are separated.
  • Their results have cleared the way for new technology based upon quantum information.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
  • Carolyn Bertozzi
  • Morten Meldal
  • Barry Sharpless
“for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”
  • Its about making difficult processes easier.
  • Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal have laid foundation for a functional form of chemistry – click chemistry in which molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently.
  • Carolyn Bertozzi has taken click chemistry to a new dimension and started utilising it in living organism.
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022
  • Ben S. Bernanke
  • Douglas W. Diamond
  • Philip H. Dybvig
“for research on banks and financial crises”
  • The award was established in 1968 by an endowment “in perpetuity” from Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.
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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 325: October 2022, Week 1

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Q1. FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of which Indian football player?

  1. Sunil Chhetri
  2. I.M. Vijayan
  3. Bhaichung Bhutia
  4. Jeje Lalpekhlua

Sunil Chhetri

World football governing body FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of talismanic Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri in recognition of his achievements and goal-scoring exploits. FIFA announced that the three episodes are available on FIFA+, its streaming platform.

 

Q2. Pullampara has recently become the first digitally literate gram panchayat. It is located in which state?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Tripura
  4. Karnataka


 Kerala

Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram has become the first digitally literate gram panchayat in Kerala.

 

Q3. Recently, Adani Green commissioned the largest 600 MW wind-solar plant in which state?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Haryana
  4. Bihar

 Rajasthan

Adani Green commissions the largest 600 MW wind-solar plant in Rajasthan.

 

Q4. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the Data Security Council of India?

  1. Vinayak Godse
  2. Nakul Jain
  3. Rajarshi Gupta
  4. Mukul Bhandarkar

Vinayak Godse

Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a leading industry organisation founded by NASSCOM, promoted senior vice president Vinayak Godse and named him the organization’s new CEO.

 

Q5. The All India Football Federation has launched a grassroots football development (GFD) scheme in which state?

  1. Assam
  2. Mizoram
  3. Odisha
  4. Arunachal Pradesh

 Arunachal Pradesh

The All India Football Federation has launched a grassroots football development (GFD) scheme in Arunachal Pradesh.

 

Q6. India’s current account deficit widens to what percent of GDP in Q1FY23?

  1. 6%
  2. 4%
  3. 2.8%
  4. 1.4%

 2.8%

India’s current account deficit widens to 2.8% of GDP in Q1FY23.

 

Q7. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in which city?

  1. Indore
  2. Bangalore
  3. New Delhi
  4. Hyderabad

 New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in New Delhi.

 

Q8. The only Indian to be included in the Time’s 100 emerging leaders’ list?

  1. Gautam Adani
  2. Akash Ambani
  3. Ankit Agarwal
  4. Ghazal Alagh

Akash Ambani

Jio Telecom head Akash Ambani is the only Indian on Time’s 100 emerging leaders’ list.

 

Q9. What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index Ranking?

  1. 14th
  2. 19th
  3. 32nd
  4. 40th

 40th

India ranked 40th for the first time in the Global Innovation Index Ranking.

 

Q10. Who was recently honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards?

  1. Garvita Gulhati
  2. Anisha Malik
  3. Srishti Bakshi
  4. Akhilesh Anil Kumar

 Srishti Bakshi

Indian women’s rights activist, Srishti Bakshi was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards.

 

Q11. Swachh Bharat Diwas is celebrated on which date in India?

  1. October 1
  2. October 2
  3. October 8
  4. October 9

October 2

October 2 is celebrated as Swachh Bharat Diwas across India. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), which organises Swachh Bharat Diwas-2022, implements two programmes -Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

President of India Droupadi Murmu confers the awards for Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022, Swachhta Hi Sewa 2022, Sujlam 1.0 and 2.0, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Functionality Assessment, Har Ghar Jal certification and Start-up Grand Challenge.

 

Q12. Which city is adjudged as the cleanest city  in the country for the sixth time in a row, as per the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022?

  1. Bangalore
  2. Bhopal
  3. Indore
  4. Tiruchirappalli

 Indore

As per the results of Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022, Indore was adjudged the cleanest city, followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai.

 

Q13. Which country became the largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar in the world?

  1. China
  2. Australia
  3. India
  4. Russia

India

India became the largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar in the world.

 

Q14. Which country won the Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 title?

  1. UK
  2. India
  3. USA
  4. China

 USA

 

Q15. As per RBI regulation, the tokenization of card-based payments to be implemented from which date?

  1. October 01, 2022
  2. October 04, 2022
  3. December 31, 2023
  4. January 01, 2023


 October 01, 2022

As per the regulatory guidelines of RBI, with effect from 01st October, 2022, Banks introduce tokenization facility for all the card users of both Debit and Credit card holders of RuPay/VISA/Master card to enhance online transaction security.

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2022 National Games of India & Assam’s Performance – APSC Current Affairs/GK

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The 2022 National Games of India is 36th edition of the National Games of India and was held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar in Gujarat between 29 September and 12 October 2022.

Teams from all 28 states and eight union territories of India as well as a team representing Indian Armed Forces participated in the Games. The new union territories of Ladakh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu made their National Games debut at the games.

The official logo depicts an Asiatic lion head make up of sporting pictograms and the Statue of Unity. The official motto of the games is “Celebrating unity through sports”. The games mascot is Savaj the Asiatic lion.

 

Origin of the National Games

The genesis of the National Games is in the Olympic movement, which gathered momentum in the country in the 1920’s. The need to identify national talent that could be picked for the Olympic Games, prompted the initiation of the National Games. The culmination of the efforts of Dr A. G. Noehren and Harry Crowe Buck to assimilate and channel the energy of the youth through a pan-India sporting event led to the launch of the 1st edition of the Indian Olympic Games at Lahore in an undivided Punjab in 1924. The first three editions were all held in the city of Lahore. After the eighth edition in 1938 in Calcutta, the event was renamed as the National Games.

Lucknow hosted the National Games in its first post-independence avatar while the first National Games on the lines of the Summer Olympics format were held in 1985 in New Delhi.

Medal Tally

Rank

State

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1

 Services

61

35

32

128

2

 Maharashtra

39

38

63

140

3

 Haryana

38

38

40

116

4

 Karnataka

27

23

38

88

5

 Tamil Nadu

25

22

27

74

6

 Kerala

23

18

13

54

7

 Madhya Pradesh

20

25

21

66

8

 Uttar Pradesh

20

18

18

56

9

 Manipur

20

10

20

50

10

 Punjab

19

32

25

76

11

 Delhi

14

17

40

71

12

 Gujarat

13

15

21

49

13

 West Bengal

13

14

17

44

14

 Assam

9

10

9

28

15

 Telangana

8

7

8

23

16

 Arunachal Pradesh

6

1

0

7

17

 Odisha

4

11

11

26

18

 Jharkhand

3

5

5

13

19

 Chandigarh

3

4

4

11

20

 Rajasthan

3

3

24

30

21

 Andhra Pradesh

2

9

5

16

22

 Chhattisgarh

2

5

6

13

23

 Andaman & Nicobar Islnd

2

5

5

12

24

 Himachal Pradesh

2

4

3

9

25

 Tripura

2

0

1

3

26

 Uttarakhand

1

8

9

18

27

 Jammu and Kashmir

1

2

9

12

28

 Mizoram

1

1

2

4

 Puducherry

1

1

2

4

30

 Goa

0

0

5

5

31

 Bihar

0

0

2

2

32

 Sikkim

0

0

1

1
  • Best male athlete: Sajan Prakash (Kerala) – 5 golds, 2 silvers & 1 bronze.
  • Best female athlete: Hashika Ramachandra (Karnataka) – 6 golds and 1 bronze.
Assam’s Performance in National Games 2022

Sport

Round

Opponent 1

Opponent 2

Lawn Bowl-Pairs

Male

Open

Semi Final

Jharkhand

Lost

Assam

Won

Lawn Bowl-Singles

Female

Open

Semi Final

Nayanmoni Saikia

Lost

Assam

Sarita Tirkey

Won

Jharkhand

Lawn Bowl-Singles

Female

Open

Third Place

Nayanmoni Saikia

Won

Assam

Beena Shah

Lost

West Bengal

Lawn Bowl-Fours

Female

Open

Final

Assam

Lost

Jharkhand

Won

Lawn Bowl-Pairs

Male

Open

Final

Delhi

Lost

Assam

Won

Lawn Bowl-Triples

Male

Open

Final

Assam

Won

West Bengal

Lost

Archery-Recurve Team

Female

Open

Semi Final

Jharkhand

Won

Assam

Lost

Lawn Bowl-Singles

Male

Open

Semi Final

Mridul Borgohain

Lost

Assam

Sunil Bahadur

Won

Jharkhand

Lawn Bowl-Pairs

Female

Open

Semi Final

Assam

Won

Bihar

Lost

Lawn Bowl-Singles

Male

Open

Third Place

Vikram Rajak

Lost

Delhi

Mridul Borgohain

Won

Assam

Lawn Bowl-Triples

Female

Open

Semi Final

Delhi

Won

Assam

Lost

Lawn Bowl-Fours

Male

Open

Semi Final

Assam

Lost

Delhi

Won

Lawn Bowl-Triples

Female

Open

Third Place

Assam

Won

West Bengal

Lost

Lawn Bowl-Fours

Male

Open

Third Place

Assam

Won

Jharkhand

Lost

Lawn Bowl-Pairs

Female

Open

Final

Assam

Won

Jharkhand

Lost

Archery-Recurve Team

Female

Open

Third Place

Gujarat

Won

Assam

Lost

Judo-Below 81 Kg

Male

Open

Semi Final

Harshpreet Singh

Won

Punjab

Pollop Jyoti Gohain

Lost

Assam

Football

Female

Open

Semi Final

Manipur

Won

Assam

Lost

Football

Female

Open

Third Place

Assam

Lost

Tamil Nadu

Won

Boxing-Featherweight

Female

Open

Semi Final

Poonam

Won

Haryana

Jamuna Boro

Lost

Assam

Boxing-Lightweight

Female

Open

Semi Final

Simranjit Kaur

Won

Punjab

Pwilao Basumatary

Lost

Assam

Boxing-Welterweight

Female

Open

Semi Final

Ankushita Boro

Won

Assam

Lalita

Lost

Rajasthan

Boxing-Welterweight

Male

Open

Semi Final

Akash

Won

Services Sports Control Board

Shiva Thapa

Lost

Assam

Boxing-Middleweight

Female

Open

Semi Final

Lovlina Borgohain

Won

Assam

Ruchita Kundansingh Rajput

Lost

Gujarat

Boxing-Welterweight

Female

Open

Final

Ankushita Boro

Won

Assam

Alena Thounaojam

Lost

Manipur

Boxing-Middleweight

Female

Open

Final

Lovlina Borgohain

Won

Assam

Saweety

Lost

Haryana
33rd National Games 2007 in Assam

The 33rd National Games in 2007 was held from 9 February 2007 to 18 February 2007 in Guwahati, Assam. In that edition, Assam with a total of 148 medals achieved 3rd place among the participating states/teams, only behind Services and Manipur.

37th National Games 2023

Goa will host the 37th National Games in October next year. The Goa delegation received the IOA flag at the Closing Ceremony of the 36th National Games in Surat.

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Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India 

Senior advocate R. Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India for a period of three years from the 1st of October. 

Mr Venkataramani will replace current Attorney General KK Venugopal whose term ends on September 30, 2022.

About R Venkataramani 

  • R Venkataramani was registered as a lawyer with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1977 and joined the chambers of PP Rao, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court in 1979.
  • In 1982, he had set up an independent practice in the Supreme Court and was designated as Senior Advocate of the SC in 1997. 
  • He has specialised in Constitutional law, Law of Indirect Taxes, Human Rights Law, Civil and Criminal Law.
  • He had also served as a member of the Law Commission of India in 2010 and 2013.

About Attorney-General of India 

  • The Attorney General for India is the Indian government’s chief legal advisor, and is its chief advocate in the courts.
  • The Attorney-General of India is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and hold office during the pleasure of the President. 
  • They must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court. Hence, they must have been a judge of a high court for five years or an advocate of a high court for ten years, or an eminent jurist in the opinion of the President.

India ranks 40 in Global Innovation Index of World Intellectual Property Organization

India ranks 40 in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 rankings released by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

India has leapfrogged to 40th position on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 from the 81st spot in 2015.

India continues to lead the world in ICT services exports and holds top rankings in other indicators, including venture capital receipt value, finance for start-ups and scale-ups, graduates in science and engineering, labour productivity growth and domestic industry diversification.

Switzerland is the most innovative economy in the world in 2022 – for the 12th year in a row – followed by the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

About Global Innovation Index

  • The Global Innovation Index is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. 
  • It was started in 2007 by INSEAD, Cornell University, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), along with other institutions.
  • The index is based on both objective and subjective data compiled from various sources including the World Bank, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Monetary Fund.

Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European woman to command International Space Station 

Samantha Cristoforetti has been appointed as the first woman to command the International Space Station. She succeeded Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.

Samantha will be the fifth and first woman European commander of the International Space Station.

The International Space Station is a multinational collaborative project that consists of five participating space agencies including NASA, JAXA, CSA, Roscosmos, and ESA.  The authority and use of the space station are established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements.

Suella Braverman has been named winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award

Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award. 

She has been recently appointed as Home Secretary by British Prime Minister Liz Truss. 

She was the Attorney General for England and Wales from 2020 to 2022. She has been a member of parliament for Fareham in Hampshire since 2015.

Other Indian-origin winners lists: 

  • Broadcaster Naga Munchetty in the media category.
  • Chairman and CEO of celebrated visual effects firm DNEG Namit Malhotra in the Arts and Culture category. 
  • Captain Harpreet Chandi in the Uniformed and Civil Service category for her solo expedition across the Antarctic to the South Pole earlier this year. 
  • Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian was named Professional of Year for his pioneering DNA sequencing discovery. 
  • Karenjeet Kaur Bains won Sports Personality of the Year as the first female Sikh powerlifter to represent Britain on the global stage. 
  • Sherry Vaswani won Entrepreneur of the Year. 
  • Restaurateur brothers Shamil and Kavi Thakrar were named Business Persons of the Year as the founders of the successful Dishoom chain of restaurants. 
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Kartar Lalvani, the founder of the UK’s well-known health supplements brand Vitabiotics.

Odisha releases India’s first tribal community-based encyclopedia

Odisha became the first state in India to publish an encyclopedia based on tribal communities. The “Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha” was unveiled by state chief minister Navin Patnaik. 

Key Points

  • The encyclopedia documents the unique and old-age traditions and culture of Odisha.
  • Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI)  and Odisha State Tribal Museum published the encyclopedia.
  • Tribes, as per 2011 census, constitute 22.85% of the population in Odisha. A total number of 62 tribal communities live in the state. 
  • Odisha is home to the third largest tribal population of India, but it is the most diverse indigenous communities found in the country. 
  • The encyclopedia consists of five edited volumes. It has 418 research articles on the tribals, including 13 particularly vulnerable groups. 
  • The encyclopedia is of 3800 papers contributed by its own research personnel.