Sujoy Lal Thaosen is currently working as the director general (DG) of the border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and holding the additional charge of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) DG post fell vacant on Friday after IPS officer Kuldiep Singh (1986-batch) retired.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G services. 5G technology will provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency, and highly reliable communication. It will also increase energy efficiency, spectrum efficiency and network efficiency. The applications of 5G will be in sectors with high digital technology maturity, like Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, and Fintech.
President Murmu presents awards to cleanest States and cities in Swachh Survekshan 2022. Madhya Pradesh got the first position among States, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Indore was adjudged the cleanest city for the sixth time in a row followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai with populations of above one lakh.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) said that Higher Educational Institutions can now create up to 25 percent supernumerary seats for foreign students while adopting a transparent admission process for them.
A seat remained unfilled in the supernumerary category, shall not be allocated to anyone other than an international student.
International Day of Older Persons is recognised on 1 October. The overall umbrella theme for the United Nations International Day of Older Persons in 2022 is “Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World.”
In Madhya Pradesh, voters of 100 years or above are being honoured by the State Election Commission on International Day of Older Persons in the state.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to begin the process of incorporating four Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine into the Russian Federation. The territories are Luhansk and Donetsk in the east, and Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the South. In the referendums held in the four regions, majority of people voted to join Russia.
Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) was part of the ‘National Logistics Policy (NLP)’. It is an initiative for the logistics sector that aims to bring ease of doing business in the logistics sector by simplifying the logistics processes, improving its efficiency, bringing in transparency and visibility, and reducing logistics cost & time.
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is celebrated in India on 1st of October every year to share the need for and importance of the blood of an individual. It was first started celebrating in the year 1975 through the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology. More than 2.5 lakh people have voluntarily donated blood under the Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav.
India's unemployment rate dropped drastically to 6.43 per cent in September on the back of increase in labour participation in the rural and urban areas, data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) has appointed eminent lawyer Lalit Bhasin as its national president. Before being elected as the National President of the IACC, Bhasin was the executive vice president of the chamber. Bhasin is the 54th National President of IACC, which was set up in October 1968. Headquartered in Mumbai.
The Telangana government raised the reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) by 4 per cent in the state's educational institutes and government services with immediate effect.
The ST reservation in the state has been increased from 6 per cent to 10 per cent. The government has announced the decision keeping in mind the state's 10 per cent ST population.
Under the AUKUS alliance, Australia plans to acquire at least eight nuclear-powered submarines. The alliance has largely been seen as a response by the three countries to the increasingly aggressive and assertive behaviour of China across the Indo-Pacific. India successfully scuttled China’s attempt to pass an anti-AUKUS (Australia, UK and the US) resolution at IAEA meet.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made it mandatory for all credit and debit card data used in online, point-of-sale, and in-app transactions to be replaced with unique tokens by September 30 this year. This added layer of security by way of tokenisation is expected to enhance users' digital payment experience.
Senior Indian Space Research Organisation Scientist A K Anil Kumar has been elected as the Vice- President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Anil Kumar is currently working as Associate Director, ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC). IAF is world's leading space advocacy body with 433 members in 72 nations.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti will be commemorating the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi as Swachh Bharat Diwas (SBD) on 2nd Oct 2022. DDWS implements two flagship programs of the central government viz; Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
Every year, Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on October 2. Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. This year, Gandhi Jayanti will mark the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. In 2007, the United National General Assembly announced October 2 as the International Day of Non-violence to honour Gandhi’s ways.