DAILY DOSE 04^TH OCT CURRENT AFFAIRS

1) Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, Part – 1

The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat organised by Mahatma Gandhi during the period of the British Raj.
It was the third Satyagraha movement, which was launched 4 days after the Ahmedabad mill strike.
Gandhiji organised this movement to support peasants who were unable to pay the revenue because of famine and plague epidemic.

2) Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, Part – 1

The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat organised by Mahatma Gandhi during the period of the British Raj.
It was the third Satyagraha movement, which was launched 4 days after the Ahmedabad mill strike.
Gandhiji organised this movement to support peasants who were unable to pay the revenue because of famine and plague epidemic.

3) Know About: UNCTAD

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 as an intergovernmental organization intended to promote the interests of developing countries in world trade.
The first UNCTAD conference took place in Geneva in 1964 & the second in New Delhi in 1968.
Currently, UNCTAD has 195 member states.
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
Secretary-General: Rebeca Grynspan

4) Lalit Bhasin elected as the new IACC national president

Noted lawyer Lalit Bhasin has been appointed as the national president of Indian American Chambers of Commerce (IACC).
Bhasin, before being elected to the post, was the executive vice president of IACC.
Bhasin is the 54th national president of IACC, which was set up in October 1968 and is headquartered in Mumbai.
IACC Objective: to promote trade & commerce between India & the United States.

5) ISRO Scientist Anil Kumar elected as the Vice President of IAF

Anil Kumar, Senior Scientist in ISRO, was elected as the Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) during its Annual Conference held in Paris in Sept 2022.
Currently, Dr Kumar is working as Associate Director in ISRO.
Founded in 1951, the IAF is the world’s leading space advocacy body with 433 members in 72 countries.
IAF HQ: Paris, France
President: Clay Mowry

6) PhonePe moves domicile from Singapore to India

Payments and financial services provider PhonePe has completed the process of moving its domicile from Singapore to India ahead of its plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO).
This means that all PhonePe Group businesses and entities are now wholly-owned by and consolidated under PhonePe Pvt Ltd India.
PhonePe was founded in 2015.
Owner: Flipkart
CEO: Sameer Nigam
India’s economic growth to decline to 5.7% in 2022: UNCTAD
India’s economic growth is expected to decline to 5.7% in 2022 from 8.2% in 2021, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Report 2022.

7) India’s GDP will further decelerate to 4.7% growth in 2023, as per this report.

The report has cited higher financing costs & weaker public expenditures for this decline in growth.
UNCTAD HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

8) Sujoy Lal Thaosen takes charge as 37th CRPF Director General

Senior IPS officer Sujoy Lal Thaosen on 3rd Oct 2022 took charge as 37th Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
He will have a term till Nov 2023.
Earlier, Thaosen was holding charge of DG of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as well as the additional charge of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief.
IPS officer Anish Dayal Singh has been appointed as the new DG of ITBP.

9) Sandeep Kumar Gupta takes over as GAIL Chairman

Seasoned finance professional Sandeep Kumar Gupta on 3rd Oct 2022 took over as the chairman and managing director of GAIL (India) Ltd, the nation’s largest gas company.
Gupta, who previously was Director (Finance) at Indian Oil Corporation, replaces Manoj Jain, who superannuated on 31st Aug 2022.
Gupta will have a term till Feb 2026.
GAIL’s natural gas pipeline network covers 21 states.

10) World Animal Day: 4th October

World Animal Day is celebrated every year on the 4th of October to raise awareness about improving the welfare standards of animals across the globe.
This day was selected in honour of the feast of Francis of Assisi, who was regarded as a patron saint of animals.
This day was first celebrated in 1925 in Germany’s Berlin city by Heinrich Zimmermann.

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