16 October 2022 Current Affairs by Westbengaljob.in

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Published By : Westbengaljob.in.     Date : 17.10.2022

 1) Odisha has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named ‘Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA).

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

2) 'Taragiri', the third stealth frigate of the Indian Navy's Project 17A, has been launched in Mumbai.
➨This ship has been built using an integrated construction methodology.

 Maharashtra :-
➨ Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park
➨ Tadoba National Park
➨Nawegaon National Park
➨Gugamal National Park
➨Chandoli National Park

3) The Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal launched the US Startup SETU - Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling programme in the Bay Area of San Francisco.

4) A one-sided final as India women defeated Sri Lanka women by 8 wickets in Women's Asia Cup 2022 final to lift their 7th Asia Cup title.
➨ Renuka received the Player of the Match and Deepti received the Player of the Tournament award.

5) Indians students received a record-breaking 82,000 student visas from the United States in 2022. It is more than any other nation.
➨The 82,000 Indian students who received visas this year make up roughly 20 per cent of all foreign students enrolled in American universities.

6) The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
➨The President also launched the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative to ensure additional diagnostic, nutritional, and vocational support to those on TB treatment.

7) A new book "Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story" has been authored by a senior journalist Pavan C Lall.
➨The book is focused on how a business is built into a large organisation on the foundations of values and sustainability.

8) India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, released by the United Nations Development Programme.



10) World No. 1 Iga Swiatek became the first Polish woman to win US Open title by defeating Ons Jabeur.
➨ It was her first U.S. Open and third Grand Slam title overall.

11) A total of 76 start-ups have been onboarded under the 'India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge' by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

12) Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova defeated Caty McNally and Taylor Townsend to win US Open women's doubles title.
➨ It is their third Grand Slam doubles title of the year and sixth overall.

13) PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day Centre- State Science Conclave via video conferencing.
➨The conclave is being organised at Science City, Ahmedabad, 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) Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated India's longest rubber dam 'Gayaji Dam' on the Falgu river and steel foot over bridge for the convenience of visitors who visit during Pitripaksha Mela to pay homage to their ancestors.
Bihar CM - Nitish Kumar
➨ Governor - Phagu Chauhan
➨Mangala Gowri Temple
➨Mithila Shakti Peeth Temple
➨Valmiki National Park

15) India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022.
➨ The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.