DAILY GK 11-12 OCT
1.
SOUTH INDIAN BANK ENTERS WORLD BOOK OF RECORDS FOR ‘101
OONJALS’
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South Indian Bank bagged a world record for organizing a
first-of-its-kind category event ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ (sit together and swing) by staging and
swinging 101 ‘Oonjals’ (swings)
simultaneously at Marine drive in Kochi, Kerala.
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The World Book of Records team presented the Award to Murali
Ramakrishnan Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of South
Indian Bank and other bank officials.
2.
SASTRA RAMANUJAN PRIZE FOR 2022
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The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang of
China, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, United
States of America (USA)
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The award, instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology &
Research Academy (SASTRA)
in 2005 with a cash prize of USD 10,000.
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It is presented annually to individuals aged 32 and below, who made
outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics, influenced by Srinivasa Ramanjuan in a broad sense.
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Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian
mathematician who made major contributions to mathematics such as Ramanujan
prime, the Ramanujan theta function, mock theta functions and partition
formulae etc.
3.
2022 IBSF WORLD BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP
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India’s leading cueist, Pankaj Advani won the 2022
IBSF (International Billiards & Snooker Federation) World Billiards
Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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It was his 25th gold medal at the international level.
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He outclassed compatriot Sourav Kothari by 4-0 in the 150-up billiards
final at the World Championships.
4.
ASTANA OPEN TENNIS
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Novak Djokovic (Serbia) clinched his 90th ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) title,
by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
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Astana Open 2022 was held at Astana, Kazakhstan
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With this win he joined Rafael Nadal and Federer in the list of players
in Open Era with 90 or more ATP titles.
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The legendary Jimmy Connors continues to dominate the list with his
tally of 109 titles, followed by Roger Federer (103) and Ivan Lendl (94).
5.
JAPANESE GP FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPION
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, a
Belgian-Dutch racing driver, won the Formula 1
Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 held at the Suzuka
International Racing Course in Suzuka (Suzuka Circuit), Japan.
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Max Verstappen is followed by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (Mexico) and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (Monaco).
6.
FORMER UP CM MULAYAM SINGH YADAV PASSES AWAY
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Samajwadi Party founder and former Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister
(CM) Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away at
the age of 82 years in Gurugram, Haryana.
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He served as the CM of UP for 3 non-consecutive terms (1989-91, 1993-95,
and 2003-2007).
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He was often referred to as “Netaji’’ (meaning
respected leader in Hindi) by party leaders and workers.
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Mulayam Singh Yadav was born on 22 November 1939 in Saifai village,
Etawah district, UP.
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He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for seven times, representing the
constituency of Mainpuri (UP) in the Lok Sabha, and also earlier served as the
MP from Azamgarh and Sambhal constituencies.
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He also served as the Union Minister of Defence from 1996 to 1998.
7.
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2022 – OCTOBER 10
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The United Nations (UN)’s World Mental Health Day (WMHD) is annually
observed across the globe on October 10 to raise awareness about mental health
around the world and to mobilize efforts to support those experiencing mental
health issues.
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The theme for World Mental Health Day 2022 is “Make Mental Health For All a Global
Priority.”
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Symbol of Mental Health Day: The
green ribbon is the international symbol of mental health awareness.
8.
WORLD POST DAY 2022 – OCTOBER 9
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United Nations(UN) World Post Day is annually observed across the globe
on 9th October to mark the establishment of the Universal Postal Union(UPU) in
1874 in Bern, Switzerland.
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The theme of World Post Day 2022 is “Post for Planet”.
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India’s National Post Week
2022 – 9th to 13th October 2022
9.
TELE-MANAS INITIATIVE LAUNCHED ON WORLD
MENTAL HEALTH DAY
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Thawar Chand Gehlot, Governor of
Karnataka, virtually launched the Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking
Across States (Tele-MANAS)
initiative on October 10, 2022, World Mental Health Day.
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Tele-MANAS intends to offer 24/7
free tele-mental health services throughout India, with a focus on people
who live in remote or underserved areas.
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It is an initiative of the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW).
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It was launched at the National Institute of Mental Health and
Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru,
Karnataka.NIMHANS serving as
the nodal organisation.
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The GoI plans to establish at least one Tele-MANAS cell in each
State/UT.
10.
INDIA’S FIRST FIFA-INITIATED ‘FOOTBALL FOR
ALL’ INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN ODISHA
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Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister (CM) of Odisha,
virtually launched ‘Football for All’ initiative
to promote the sport among school children in Odisha.
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This is the first such programme by the International
Federation of Association Football (FIFA –
Fédération Internationale de Football
Association) to promote football in
India.
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The Football for all programme is sponsored by FIFA in partnership with
KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) & KISS (Kalinga Institute
of Social Sciences).
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The “Football for All” initiative aims to promote football among school
children.
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Odisha will host the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 in October,
2022
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FIFA President- Gianni Infantino
11.
RBI: CANCELS LICENCE FOR SEVAVIKAS
CO-OPERATIVE BANK OF PUNE
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revoked the license of Pune-based SevaVikas Co-operative Bank due to its
insufficient capital and the company’s lack of earning potential.
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The bank is prohibited from conducting the business of ‘banking’ which
includes, acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as defined in
Section 5 (b) of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 with immediate effect.
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According to the Bank’s data, around 99 percent of
the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC).
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Upon liquidation, every depositor will receive an insurance for deposits
up to Rs.5 Lakh from DICGC, under the DICGC Act, 1961.
12.
2022 NOBEL PRIZES
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The Nobel Prize is a prestigious international award administered by the
Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.
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In 2022, 14
laureates were awarded the Nobel Prize for their
contributions to mankind.
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The Nobel Prize honours Alfred
Nobel, a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur
best known for inventing dynamite.
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Physics 2022-Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger.“For experiments with entangled photons,
establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum
information science”.
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Chemistry 2022- Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless.“For the development of click chemistry and
bioorthogonal chemistry”.
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Literature 2022- The French author Annie Ernaux
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Medicine or Physiology- Svante Paabo, Swedish Geneticist. For the discoveries concerning the genomes of
extinct hominins and human evolution.
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Peace- Ales Bialiatski (Human Rights Advocate), Memorial (A Russian Human Rights Organisation) & Centre for Civil Liberties (Ukrainian
Human Rights Organisation)
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Sveriges Riksbank prize for Economic Sciences - Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond
and Philip Dybvig. The role of banks in the economy particularly
during the financial crises
13.
NEW CHIEF JUSTICES FOR RAJASTHAN, KARNATAKA, J&K AND
LADAKH HIGH COURTS
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Justice Pankaj
Mithal as Chief Justice(CJ) of Rajasthan High Court.
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Justice Prasanna
B Varale as the CJ of Karnataka
HC
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Justice Ali
Mohammad Magrey, as the CJ of J&K and Ladakh HC.
14.
ANANTH NARAYAN GOPALAKRISHNAN TAKES CHARGE AS SEBI WHOLE
TIME MEMBER
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Ananth Narayan
Gopalakrishnan took charge as Whole Time Member (WTM), Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI), in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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He will handle the Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision
Department (MIRSD),
Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department (AFD), Integrated
Surveillance Department (ISD),
Department of Economic & Policy Analysis (DEPA) and Information Technology
Department (ITD).
15.
NEW CEO OF DATA SECURITY COUNCIL OF INDIA
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Data Security Council of India (DSCI)
appointed Vinayak Godse as
the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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He takes on the position from his previous role as Sr. Vice President,
succeeding incumbent Rama
Vedashree,
16.
HARMANPREET KAUR BECOMES FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO CLINCH ICC
PLAYER OF THE MONTH
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India women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet
Kaur and Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan won the ICC (International Cricket
Council)Player of the Month awards for September 2022 in women’s and men’s
categories respectively.
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Harmanpreet Kaur received the award for her memorable showing in the 3-0
One Day International (ODI) series in England. This was India’s first series
win in England since 1999.
17.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2022 – OCTOBER 11
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The United Nations (UN)’s International Day of the Girl Child is annually
observed across the globe on October 11 to recognize girls’ rights and
the unique challenges girls face around the world.
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The theme of the International Day of the Girl Child
2022 is “Our time is now
– Our Rights, Our Future“.
