Sports
1. India's PR Sreejesh voted FIH Men's Goalkeepers of Year
- Goalkeeper, PR Sreejesh has been voted the FIH goalkeeper of the year title in the men's categories.
- He is the third player to win this title in a row.
- Earlier, David Harte (Ireland) won the prize twice in 2015 and 2016, while Vincent Vanasch (Belgium) won it three times in a row from 2017 to 2019.
- While, Savita Punia (captain) was voted the FIH Women's Goalkeeper of the Year.
- She is the third athlete to win this title in Women category for three years in a row.
National & International Appointments
2. Ajay Bhadoo appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner of ECI
- The Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointed Ajay Bhadoo as the Deputy Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India.
- He has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner until July 24, 2024.
- He is a 1999-batch Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) officer of the Gujarat cadre.
- Prior to this, he was appointed as the Joint Secretary of the President of India.
- Earlier, he has also served as Gujarat's Vadodara Municipal Commissioner.
National & International Appointments
3. Lalit Bhasin elected as President of Indo-American Chambers of Commerce
- Veteran lawyer, Lalit Bhasin has been appointed as the national president of Indian American Chambers of Commerce (IACC).
- Prior to this, he was the executive vice president of IACC.
- He is the 54th national president of IACC.
- He has been awarded the Plaque of Honor for his outstanding contribution to the Rule of Law (2002), the President of India’s National Law Day Award (2007).
- IACC:
- It was set up in October 1968.
- Headquartered: Mumbai
Honours & Awards
4. 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics given for work in quantum physics
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics to Alain Aspect (France), John F. Clauser (USA) and Anton Zeilinger (Austria).
- Reason: For experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.
- While John Clauser developed John Bell’s ideas, Alain Aspect has developed the setup, and Anton Zeilinger, using refined tools and a long series of experiments.
Important Dates
5. World Teachers’ Day 2022: 5th October
- World Teachers’ Day is observed every year on October 5 to honour teachers for their contributions to their students.
- 2022 Theme: The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers
- It is observed all over the world over since 1994 after the UNESCO recommendation.
- On October 5th, 1966, International Labour Organization (ILO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) have signed a recommendation concerning the "Status of Teachers".
Banking & Finance
6. UNCTAD decline India GDP growth to 5.7% in 2022
- As per the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2022, the expected economic growth of India has been declined to 5.7%.
- Reason: Higher financing cost and weaker public expenditures.
- The organization has also predicted that the GDP of country will further decelerate to 4.7% in 2023.
- India has experienced an expansion of 8.2 per cent in 2021.
- UNCTAD:
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
- Founded: 30 December 1964
Important Dates
7. World Space week 2022: 4-10 October
- World Space Week (WSW) is observed every year from October 4 to 10.
- 2022 theme is “Space and Sustainability”
- This day observed to celebrate science and technology, and their contribution towards the betterment of the human condition.
- October 4 marks the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1.
- The first time this event was celebrated was in 2000.
- In 2000, the theme was “Launching the Space Millennium.”
Science & Technology
8. India's Mars orbiter dies after eight years
- The Indian Mars Orbiter Craft, Mangalyaan has runs out of fuel and battery after completing 8 years.
- ISRO has launched the Mars Orbiter Mission (MoM) on November 3, 2013.
- The spacecraft entered the Martian orbit on September 24, 2014.
- It helped to study the Martian landscape including surface geology, morphology, atmospheric processes, surface temperature, and atmospheric escape process.
- India is the first nation in the world to reach Mars on a Maiden attempt.
Sports
9. Indian Olympic javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh banned until 2025
- The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended Indian javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh (Uttar Pradesh) from competing till October 2025.
- Reason: Due to a doping violation.
- The ban comes into effect from October 21, 2021.
- He has been subsequently tested positive for the banned substance methandienone that is a performance-enhancing steroid.
- He was won silver medal at the 2019 Asian Championships, where he achieved his personal best throw of 86.23m.
Honours & Awards
10. Writer-academic, Madhav Hada to be awarded 32nd Bihari Puraskar
- KK Birla Foundation has confirmed that the 32nd Bihari Puraskar wll be awarded to writer, Dr Madhav Hada.
- Reason: For his 2015 literary criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri'.
- He has written extensively on literature, media, culture and history.
- He has also been a member of the general council of the Sahitya Akademi and the Hindi Advisory Board.
- He was alos a recipient of the Bhartendu Harishchandra Award and the Devraj Upadhyay Award.
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