DAILY GK 26-27 OCT
1. ICICI BANK REAPPOINTS SANDEEP BAKSHI AS MD & CEO
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The board of directors of
ICICI Bank has reappointed Sandeep Bakshi as the Managing Director(MD) and
Chief Executive Officer(CEO) for a period of 3 years
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ICICI Bank Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
2. ISRO’S ROCKET LVM3 SUCCESSFULLY PLACES
36 SATELLITES
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The Indian Space Research
Organization’s (ISRO) heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark
3) in its first commercial mission, ‘LVM3 M2/OneWeb India-1
mission’, successfully placed 36 Gen -1 broadband communication
satellites of the United Kingdom (UK)-based customer Network
Access Associated Limited (OneWeb Ltd) into the Low Earth Orbit
(LEO).
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The rocket was launched from
the second launch pad (SLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR),
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
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ISRO Chairman– S Somanath,Headquarters– Bengaluru, Karnataka
3. US GRAND PRIX 2022
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Belgian-Dutch Max Verstappen
of Red Bull Racing won the 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix in
Austin, Texas, United States (US).
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Max Verstappen is the
current 2022 Formula One World Champion.
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With this, he equaled Germany’s Sebastian Vettel and Michael
Schumacher’s record of 13 wins in a Formula 1
season.
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Verstappen defeated United Kingdom’s Lewis Hamilton who drives for
Mercedes
4. 77TH UNITED NATIONS DAY 2022 – OCTOBER 24
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The United Nations(UN)
Day is annually observed across the globe on 24th October to mark the
anniversary of the coming into force of the charter of the United Nations(UN).
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In 1945, the representatives
of 50 countries met in San Francisco, United States of America(USA) at the UN
Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter.
5. WORLD POLIO DAY 2022 – OCTOBER 24
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World Polio Day is annually observed across the world on 24th October to highlight
the importance of the efforts to eradicate poliomyelitis (polio), the
infectious disease which commonly affects children aged under 5.
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Polio Day also marks the birth anniversary of Jonas Salk who led the
first team to develop a vaccination against polio and began its testing in
1953.
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The theme of World Polio Day 2022 is “ World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond: A
healthier future for mothers and children”.
6. WORLD EGG DAY 2022 – OCTOBER 14
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World Egg Day is annually observed across the globe on the 2nd
Friday of October
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The theme of World Egg Day 2022 is ‘Eggs for a
better life’.
7. WHO RELEASES ‘WHO FUNGAL PRIORITY PATHOGENS LIST’
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The World Health
Organization (WHO) has released the “WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens
List” (WHO FPPL), a report that highlights the first-ever list
of fungal “priority pathogens,” a catalogue of the 19 fungi that pose the
greatest harm to public health.
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The report is based on research conducted by the University
of Sydney in Australia.
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Aim is to focus and promote more research and policy
measures to boost the global response to fungal infections and antifungal
resistance.
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WHODirectorGeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Headquarters –
Geneva
8.
BEST POLICE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
2020-21
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Hyderabad(Telangana)
based National Industrial Security Academy(NISA) premier
training institute of CISF(Central Industrial Security
Force) in Industrial Security and Disaster Management has won the Union
Home Minister(HM)’s Trophy for the Best Police Training
Institutions 2020-21 under the Gazetted Officers(GO)
Training Institutes Category.
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The academy achieved this
feat during the serving tenure of C V Anand(previous Director of NISA) who is
currently serving as the Hyderabad Police Commissioner.
9. RISHI SUNAK SWORN-IN AS UK’S PRIME MINISTER
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Conservative party leader
Rishi Sunak (42) becomes the United Kingdom’s (UK) first Indian-origin Prime
Minister.
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He was appointed by King
Charles III. He succeeded Liz Truss, who resigned as PM after just 44 days in
power.
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He is the youngest leader of the UK since
1812, after PM William Pitt, who was 24 years old when he took on the role in
1783.
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Rishi Sunak first became a Member of Parliament (MP) in
2015. He was elected from Richmond, Yorkshire.
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He is married to British-Indian fashion designer Akshata Murty, who
is the daughter of Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy
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John Glen was
appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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Indian-origin Suella Braverman re-appointed
as Home Secretary
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Jeremy Hunt re-appointed as British Finance Minister
10.
SANGEETA VERMA
APPOINTED AS ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF CCI
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The Ministry of Corporate
Affairs (MCA) appointed Dr Sangeeta Verma,
a Member of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), as an
acting Chairperson of the CCI for 3 months till the appointment of regular
Chairperson.
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Sangeeta Verma’s appointment follows the resignation of the full-time
chairperson Ashok Kumar Gupta
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Minister of Corporate
Affairs Nirmala
Sitharaman ( Rajya Sabha- Karnataka)
11.
INDIAN BANKS’ ASSOCIATION
ELECTS AK GOEL AS CHAIRMAN
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The Managing Committee of
the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) re-elected Atul
Kumar Goel, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Director (CEO)
of Punjab National Bank (PNB), as its new Chairman for the Financial year (FY)
2022-2023.
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Indian Banks’
AssociationHead Office- Mumbai, Maharashtra
12. SHEFALI JUNEJA ELECTED AS CHAIRPERSON OF ATC OF ICAO
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Dr Shefali Juneja was elected as the chairperson of the Air Transport Committee (ATC)
of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a
specialized agency of the United Nations.
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She becomes the 1st Indian to hold the position in 28 years.
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ATC is a standing committee of ICAO created by the Chicago Convention
in1944.
13. DENMARK OPEN BADMINTON 2022
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It was the 17th edition of
Denmark Open
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China has dominated the
tournament by winning mixed doubles, women’s doubles, women’s singles and men’s
singles.
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DenmarkCapital– Copenhagen,Currency– Danish Krone
14.
MELTWATER CHAMPIONS
CHESS TOUR 2022
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Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins Melt water Champions Chess Tour 2022 by
defeating India’s Arjun Erigaisi during the semifinals of the Aimchess Rapid
tournament
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The tour started on February 19, 2022 and will last until November 20,
2022.
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India’s 16 years old GM Gukesh D. rom Chennai became the youngest player
to beat Magnus Carlsen
15.
WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
DAY 2022 – OCTOBER 26
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World Sustainability Day is
annually observed across the globe on the 4th Wednesday of October to
raise awareness of the value of environmental protection and the actions that
may be taken.
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World Sustainability Day
2022 was observed on 26th October 2022.
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The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 introduced the idea of sustainable
development
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NEPA was the 1st major
environmental law in the United States.
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It is often called the
“Magna Carta” of Federal environmental laws.
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IIT-Madras launches ‘Punch
the Plastic’ Campaign as part of World Sustainability Day
