08 October 2022 Current Affairs by Westbengaljob.in

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Published By : Westbengaljob.in.     Date : 09.10.2022

1) The Nobel Prize in Peace for 2022 has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.

2) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the country’s second Rashtriya Adarsh Veda Vidyalaya (RAVV) in Puri, Odisha with the objective of spreading knowledge of the Vedas among people.
▪️Odisha CM - Naveen Patnaik
➨ Governor - Ganeshi Lal
➨ Similipal Tiger Reserve
➨ Satkosia Tiger Reserve
➨ Bhitarkanika Mangroves
➨ Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
➨ Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary, Puri
➨ Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary

3) National Payments Corporation of India and Central Bank of Oman have signed a historic MoU to launch the Rupay debit card in Oman.

4) An international team of researchers has found new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars.

5) HDFC Life Insurance Company has launched the "Insure India" campaign.
➨The objective of this campaign is to educate Indians about life insurance thereby motivating them to secure their future with this unique financial product that offers the dual benefits of protection and long-term savings.

6) The Centre has appointed Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma of the Delhi High Court as presiding officer of the tribunal to review the five-year ban imposed on the Popular Front of India and its affiliate organizations.

7) Gujarat government has announced Aatmanirbhar Gujrat Scheme for Assistance To Industries at Gandhinagar.

8) Veteran Indian Hockey Team Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia won the FIH goalkeeper of the year award in both men's and women's categories.

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kothipura in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.
▪️ Himachal Pradesh :-
CM :- Jai Ram Thakur
Governor :- Rajendra Vishwanath
➠Kinnaura tribe , Lahaule Tribe, Gaddi Tribe and Gujjar Tribe
➠Sankat Mochan Temple.
➠Tara Devi Temple
➠Great Himalayan National Park
➠Pin Valley National Park
➠Simbalbara National Park
➠Inderkilla National Park

10) Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy has been nominated by US President Joe Biden to serve as the country's representative on the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation.
▪️ World Health Organization :-
Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland
Founded - 7 April 1948
Director-general - Tedros Adhanom

11) Mamallapuram, a Tamil Nadu town classified as a Unesco world heritage site, has beaten the Taj Mahal in the number of foreign visitors.
➨As per the report, 1,44,984 foreign visitors came to Mamallapuram, located about 60 km from Chennai, in 2021-22.


12) Election Commission of India has launched a yearlong Voter Awareness Program 'Matdata Junction' to connect with the voters across the country with the help of radio.

13) Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das launched a new "SupTech" initiative DAKSH - the bank's Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System.
➨DAKSH is a web-based end-to-end workflow application through which RBI shall monitor compliance requirements.
◾️Reserve Bank of India:-
➨Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra, 
➨Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act.
➨Hilton Young Commission
➨ First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith
➨ First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
➨Present Governor:- Shaktikanta Das

14) Indian Air Force Day is observed every year on October 8 and this year marks its 90th anniversary of this day.
➨ Indian Air Force was raised on October 8, 1932.
➨ Indian Air Force has unveiled the New "Digitally Camouflage" Combat Uniforms for personnel.
▪️Indian Air Force:-
➨Founded - 8 October 1932
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari