11 October 2022 Current affairs by Westbengaljob.in

1) The Nobel Prize 2022 for Economics has been awarded to three American economists: Ben S Bernanke, Douglas W Diamond and Philip H Dybvi For significantly improving "our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises".

➨The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 'Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel'.

2) Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur inaugurated a Water Sports Center in Bilaspur, 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

3) Kavignar Subbu Arumugam, who popularised villupaattu, a folk art of southern districts, across Tamil Nadu, passed away. He was 95.

4) Tokyo Olympian Srihari Nataraj won the men's 100m freestyle swimming event to claim his sixth gold medal at the National Games 2022 in Gujarat.

5) At the 36th National Games, Sikha Chauhan of Madhya Pradesh won the gold medal in women's kayak event.
➨ Vilayat Hussain of J&K won a silver medal in Canoe Slalom Men's Kayak event.

6) Tennis star Novak Djokovic clinched his 90th ATP title after registering straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of Astana Open Kazakhstan.

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

8) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari along with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath jointly inaugurated the 81st annual session of the Indian road Congress in Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh :-
Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple

9) Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh unveiled the curtain raiser to the Fifth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance along with side events to be held in New Delhi from October 17-20, 2022.

10) Cristiano Ronaldo broke yet another record when he netted the 700th club goal of his career.
➨ Cristiano Ronaldo has become the only one in history to score 700 club goals and 817 goals overall.

11) External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held the 13th Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra.

12) The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for September 2022.
➨ Pakistan ace Mohammad Rizwan is named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award, while India’s inspirational captain Harmanpreet Kaur is named the recipient of the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award.

13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple projects worth over Rs 8000 crore at Amod, Bharuch in Gujarat.
Gujarat:-
➨CM - Bhupendra Patel
➨Governor - Acharya Devvrat
➨Nageshwar Temple
➨Somnath Temple
➠ Marine( Gulf of Kachchh) WLS
➠Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary
➠ Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant
➠ Narayan Sarovar wildlife sanctuary
➠ Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power Plant
➠Porbandar Lake wildlife sanctuary

14) India defender Harmanpreet Singh is named the FIH Player of the Year in the men's category for the second successive time.

15) International Day of the Girl Child is observed every year on October 11 to raise awareness about the gender inequality faced by girls worldwide.
➨The theme for the International Day of the Girl Child 2022 is "Our time is now-- our rights, our future".