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DAILY DOSE 13TH OCT CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 13TH OCT CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years for doping

  • Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been banned for three years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for using prohibited substance Stanozolol.
  • Kamalpreet had finished 6th at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 with a best throw of 63.70m.
  • Kaur is the third Indian athlete to be suspended by the AIU in 2022.
  • Earlier sprinter Dhanalakshmi & discus thrower Navjeet Kaur Dhillon were also suspended.

 

2) BHEL signs MoU with CIL & NLCIL

  • Aimed at utilising the country’s vast reserves of coal & lignite, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed MoUs with Coal India Limited (CIL) and NLC India Limited (NLCIL) for setting up Coal Gasification based plants.
  • Under these MOUS, BHEL will jointly set up a Coal to Ammonium Nitrate Project with CIL and a lignite-based gasification pilot plant with NLCIL for power generation.

 

3) China successfully launches its first solar observatory ‘Kuafu-1’

  • China successfully launched its first comprehensive space-based solar telescope called the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) on 9th Oct 2022.
  • It has been nicknamed ‘Kuafu-1’ & it will provide insights into how the Sun’s magnetic field causes coronal mass. ejections (CMEs).
  • India is also planning to launch a similar mission called Aditya-L1 by 2023, to study the solar atmosphere.

 

4) Cabinet approves PM-DevINE scheme for development of Northeast

  • The union cabinet has approved a new scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE), to fund infrastructure projects in the North East India.
  • This scheme will have an outlay of Rs 6,600 crore for the four-year period from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
  • It will get 100% central funding & will be implemented by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.

 

5) World Sight Day: 13th October

  • World Sight Day is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of October.
  • In 2022, It is being observed on 13th Oct.
  • This day is celebrated with the intention to raise awareness around vision impairment, which includes blindness too.
  • It was originally initiated by the Sight First Campaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000.
  • 2022 Theme: ‘Love Your Eyes’

 

6) Conference of Power and renewable energy ministers to begin on 14 Oct

  • Power Ministry will hold a two day conference of Ministers of Power and New & Renewable Energy of States and Union Territories in Udaipur, Rajasthan on 14 October 2022.
  • The two-day conference will discuss the emerging issues in power sector.
  • The conference will be inaugurated by the Union Power Minister R.K Singh.
  • The discussion will also be held on ensuring 24 x 7 power supply.

 

7) PM Modi lays foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba Himachal Pradesh, in October 2022.
  • These projects will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually and Himachal Pradesh is expected to get annual revenue of around 110 cr rupees.
  • He also flaged off the Vande Bharat Express from Una to New Delhi.

 

8) EAM Jaishankar to be on two day visit to Egypt on October 15-16

  • External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, will pay an official visit to Egypt from 15-16 October 2022.
  • This is his first bilateral visit to the country.
  • Both countries are celebrating 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations this year.
  • Egypt has been invited as a Guest Country during India’s Presidency of G-20 in 2022-23.

 

 

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