DAILY DOSE 11TH OCT CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) PM inaugurates Phase 1 of Modi Shaikshanik Sankul in Gujarat
- PM Modi inaugurated Phase 1 of Modi Shaikshanik Sankul, an educational complex for needy students in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 10th Oct 2022.
- This project aims to provide facilities to students for holistic development.
- Later, the PM laid the foundation stone for projects worth over 1,460 crore rupees in Jamnagar.
- He also dedicated 800 TPD Caustic Soda Plant at Dahej.
2) Tele-MANAS initiative launched on occasion of World Mental Health Day
- Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS), an initiative of the Union Health Ministry, was launched by Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on 10th Oct 2022 (World Mental Health Day) in Bengaluru.
- Aim: to provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock.
- A toll-free, 24/7 helpline number (14416) has been set up across the country.
3) Chandrayaan-2 finds abundance of sodium on moon for first time
- The X-ray spectrometer ‘CLASS’ on the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter has mapped an abundance of sodium on the moon for the first time, according to ISRO.
- The findings of the spectrometer were published in ‘The Astrophysical Journal Letters’ in the last week of Sept 2022.
- The new findings will be helpful in the study of surface-exosphere interaction on the moon.
- Chandrayaan-2 launched: 22 July 2019
4) Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates 4th Heli-India Summit 2022
- Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on 10th Oct 2022 inaugurated the fourth Heli-India Summit in Srinagar.
- The theme of the summit: ‘Helicopters for last Mile Connectivity!
- During the summit, Mr Scindia announced that a civil enclave will be built in Jammu at a cost of Rs 861 crores.
- The 3rd Heli-India Summit was organized in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in 2021.
5) International Day of the Girl Child: 11th October
- International Day of the Girl Child is commemorated on 11th October every year for empowering girls and amplifying their voices around the globe.
- This day recognises the rights of the girl child and the challenges faced by them across the world.
- This day was established by the UN General Assembly in 2011 & was first observed in 2012.
- 2022 Theme: ‘Our time is now – our rights, our future!
6) Know About: International Space Station (ISS)
- The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit.
- It is a multinational collaborative project involving 5 participating space agencies: NASA (US), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe) & CSA (Canada).
- It serves as a microgravity & space environment research laboratory.
- It circles the Earth in roughly 93 minutes.
- Launched: 1998
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