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DAILY DOSE 19TH OCT CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 19TH OCT CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Know About: Booker Prize

  • The Booker Prize is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
  • Reward: £50,000
  • First winner: P. H. Newby in 1969 for his novel ‘Something to Answer For!
  • First woman to win the Prize: Bernice Rubens in 1970 for ‘The Elected Member!
  • VS Naipaul in 1971 became the first person of Indian origin to win the Booker Prize.

 

2) World Trauma Day: 17th October

  • Every year, 17th October is celebrated as World Trauma Day.
  • This day highlights the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world and the need to prevent them.
  • Trauma means “any injury caused to the body”.
  • Every year, about 5 million people die from injuries across the world.
  • World Trauma Day started in 2011 in New Delhi.

 

3) Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

  • Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on 17th Oct 2022 won the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida!
  • 47-year-old Karunatilaka has become the 2nd Sri Lankan to win the prestigious literary prize after Michael Ondaatje.
  • The Booker Prize is awarded annually to a book published in English in the United Kingdom & Ireland.
  • First awarded: 1969

 

4) India lifted 415 million out of poverty in 15 years: UN report

 

  • The number of people living below the poverty line in India decreased by 415 million between 2005-06 & 2019-21, according to a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released on 17th Oct 2022.
  • The index has been released jointly by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford University.
  • However, the index has stated that India still has the world’s highest number of poor at 228.9 mil.

 

5) RK Singh inaugurates 5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance

  • Union Minister R.K. Singh on 18th Oct 2022 inaugurated the 5th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi.
  • Ministers and delegates from 110 member countries are attending the Assembly.
  • Presently, India holds the office of the President of the ISA Assembly.
  • ISA is an international organisation, which works to improve energy access & promote solar power.
  • ISA HQ: Gurugram

 

6) Roger Binny elected as 36th BCCI President

  • Former cricketer Roger Binny has been elected as the 36th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
  • He replaces Sourav Ganguly, who held the post since 2019.
  • Binny, 67, was one of the architects of India’s 1983 World Cup triumph and president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association.
  • Jay Shah will continue for a second term as the secretary of the BCCI.

 

7) Know About: Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

  • Controller General of Accounts (CGA) is ‘the Principal Advisor’ on Accounting matters to the Union Govt.
  • CGA is also responsible for exchequer control and internal audits for central govt.
  • It comes under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
  • The CGA is not a constitutional body.
  • Auditing was separated from accounting in 1976 & the task of accounting was given to CGA from CAG.

 

8) Indus Water treaty: 1960

  • The Indus river basin has six rivers- Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej.
  • Tributaries of the Indus river originate in the northern part of the Indus Valley and end in the south of Karachi.
  • The water from three rivers, namely Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas (Eastern Rivers) was allocated to India.
  • The water from the Western rivers – Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab were allocated to Pakistan.

 

9) UIDAI tops Grievance Redressal Index for second consecutive month

  • The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped among all govt depts for resolving public grievances in the rankings report published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for Sept 2022.
  • This is the second consecutive month UIDAI has topped the rankings.
  • UIDAI is able to resolve around 92% of Grievances within a week.
  • UIDAI CEO: Saurabh Garg

 

10) Global Youth Climate Summit to begin in Bangladesh from Oct 20

  • Youth from 70 countries will participate in a Global Youth Climate Summit to be inaugurated on 20th Oct 2022 in Khulna, Bangladesh.
  • In the 3-day summit from Oct 20-22, participating youth will explore how they can lead the fight against climate change.
  • 10 delegates at the Summit will receive a grant of $1,000 each to implement their climate mitigation project.
  • Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka

 

11) World Bank makes appointments under the Indus Waters Treaty

  • The World Bank has appointed Michel Lino as a neutral expert & Sean Murphy as chairman of the Court of Arbitration, regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants.
  • World Bank has made these appointments in line with its responsibilities under the Indus Waters Treaty.
  • The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank.

 

12) 12th Defence Expo begins in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

  • The 12th edition of the Defence Expo with the theme of ‘Path to Pride’, started on 18th Oct 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  • Objective: to cater to domestic defence requirements & fulfilling the needs of friendly foreign countries.
  • It is the first-ever edition of the event to exclusively feature Indian companies.
  • India-Africa Defence Dialogue was also organised at the sidelines of Defence Expo

 

13) Bharati Das takes charge as new Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

  • Civil Accounts Service officer Bharati Das took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on 18th Oct 2022.
  • Das is the 27th officer to hold the position of CGA.
  • Prior to this, Das has served as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
  • CGA is ‘the Principal Advisor’ on Accounting matters to the Union Govt.
  • First CGA: C S Swaminathan (1976-77)

 


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