27th October 2022

United Nations Day 2022 celebrates on 24th October.

United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. In 1945, 50 governments gathered to draft the UN Charter. They have struggled and accomplished great feats to uphold peace, protect human rights, and play a key role in bringing international justice.

The United Nations Day commemorates the signing of that charter. According to their official website, the United Nations is “One place where the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions.”

United Nations Day 2022 celebrates on ____________________.

Every year the United Nations marks October 24 as World Development Information Day. This day is observed to create awareness towards the problems surrounding development in different nations and how to overcome them. The United Nations (UN) believes that such information and communications technologies also have the potential to provide solutions to various development challenges and can also foster various crucial goals, especially in developing countries.

Each year the United Nations marks October 24 as_______to create awareness towards the problems surrounding development in different nations and how to overcome them.

World Polio Day 2022 is observed every year on October 24.

World Polio Day 2022 is observed every year on October 24 to raise awareness about the polio vaccination and eradication of polio from every corner of the world. The day is observed to commemorate the progress made by the world towards polio eradication. The day to raise awareness of the importance of polio vaccination to protect every child from this devastating disease, and to celebrate the many parents, professionals and volunteers whose contributions make polio eradication achievable.

This year, the overarching theme of World Polio Day is “World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond: A healthier future for mothers and children”. The theme urges the world to acknowledge the progress made in the battle to eradicate polio in children and the work to provide a healthier future for mothers.

World Polio Day 2022 is observed every year on ______________ to raise awareness about the polio vaccination and eradication of polio from every corner of the world.

Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh named brand ambassador of T20 World Cup for the Blind.

The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) has announced former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh as their brand ambassador for the 3rd T20 World Cup for the Blind to be held in India in December. Ajay Kumar Reddy B2 (Andhra Pradesh) will lead the Indian team while Venkateswara Rao Dunna – B2 (Andhra Pradesh) will be the vice-captain.

The World Cup matches will be held from December 6 to 17. The participating countries for the 3rd T20 World Cup for the Blind are India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The opening match will be played between defending champions India and Nepal on December 6 in Faridabad.

Who was named the brand ambassador of T20 World Cup for the Blind, recently?

 Honesty Shops has been opened in Kerala.

Honesty Shops have been opened in 15 schools in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. The Honesty Shops are a part of the Student Police Cadet (SPC) project which aims to provide valuable lessons on truth, and integrity for students. In these honestly shops there is no salesman at the counters and students can drop the money for each item in the collection box kept in the shop.

• The honesty shops have been launched under the Student Police Cadet (SPC).
• The SPC project was conceived to inculcate better civic sense among students and mold them as responsible youth.
• The objective of the Honestly shops is to provide students a chance to experience the virtue of honesty.
• The schools have switched off the CCTV facilities towards the shop to instill confidence among the students.
• The honesty shop has mainly school-based items such as notebooks, pens, pencil boxes, erasers, chart papers, and other essentials

Honesty Shops have been opened in 15 schools in which of the following state?

7th Ayurveda Day 2022 observed on 23rd October.

The 7th Ayurveda Day was celebrated on a magnificent scale in India and at the international level. The theme of this year’s Ayurveda Day is “Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda”, with the motive to propagate the benefits of Ayurveda to masses and grass-root communities. In view with the 2022 theme, several events and activities were conducted under 3-Js i.e. Jan Sandesh, Jan Bhagidari and Jan Aandolan. The celebration also includes six-week-long events from 12th September 2022 to 23rd October 2022.

What is the theme of 7th Ayurveda Day 2022?

India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring System’ inaugurated in Mumbai.

India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring Systems’ was inaugurated by the Maharashtra Women and Children Development Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha in Mumbai. The website-based Migration Tracking System will track the movement of vulnerable seasonal migrant beneficiaries. The Migration Monitoring Systems aims to provide information about migrant pregnant women, lactating women, and children.

•      The system provides updated information about migrant pregnant women, lactating women, and children in a single system.
•      Maharashtra Women and Children Development Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha launched the ‘Migration Monitoring Systems’
•  The state department has created website-based Migration Tracking System (MTS) to track the movements of vulnerable seasonal migrant beneficiaries through individual unique identification numbers.
•     The information about seasonal migrant women and children will be available on a single platform with the ‘Migration Monitoring Systems’.

India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring System’ inaugurated in ___________.

Prime Minister Launches the 1st Phase of “Rozgar Mela” to Provide Jobs to 10 lakh Youths in Central Government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22 launched the Rozgar Mela recruitment drive to hire 10 lakh personnel. In the first tranche, 75,000 new appointees will be given jobs. The new recruits, selected from across the country, will join 38 government ministries and departments. They will be appointed across various levels viz. Group A, Group B (Gazetted), Group B (Non-Gazetted) and Group C

PM Narendra Modi launched the ‘Rozgar Mela’ in October 2022, through which various government departments and ministries will undertake the recruitment of _______ people on a mission mode in the next year and a half.

Global Media and Information Literacy Week: 24-31 October.

Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2022 is observed from October 24 to October 31. The Global MIL Week 2022 focuses on trust and solidarity as it relates to people, media, digital platforms, governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. It highlights some promising actions in connection with media and information literacy in the last year and how media and information literacy helps with nurturing trust and countering mistrust.

NESCO has announced the theme for this year’s MIL week as “Nurturing trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative.”

What is the theme of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2022 ?

FATF Blacklists Myanmar, Calls for Due Diligence To Transactions in Nation.

Money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put Myanmar on the “black list” and has called on members to apply enhanced due diligence to business relations and transactions in Myanmar. Myanmar has entered the FATF’s high-risk jurisdictions list, often referred to as the ‘black list’. The FATF blacklist, officially designated as High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, identifies nations with weak anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist funding regulatory frameworks. In February 2020, Myanmar committed to addressing its strategic deficiencies. Myanmar’s action plan expired in September 2021.

Recently, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put ________ on the ‘black list’.