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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | 17 October

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987, to commemorate the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger. More than a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadero in Paris. This was where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948.On December 22, 1992, the UNGA declared 17 October as the day.

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Theme for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: “Dignity For All in Practice.

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India's forex reserves rise USD 204 million to USD 532.868 billion

India's forex reserves rose by 204 million to 532.868 billion US dollar for the week ended October 7, 2022 on an increase in the value of gold holdings. Reserve Bank said that in the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had dropped by 4.854 billion to 532.664 billion US dollars. They were $532.66 billion at the end of the previous week ended Sept. 30.

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PM Modi releases 12th installment of Rs 16,000 crore to farmers under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released the 12th installment amount of 16 thousand crore rupees to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi through Direct Benefit Transfer. Inaugurating the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 in New Delhi. Mr Modi also launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana - One Nation One Fertilizer.

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CAQM reiterates to Central/State Govts to strictly implement actions under GRAP in view of air quality index

Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region (NCR) Delhi and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has reiterated to all implementing agencies of the Central and State Governments to strictly implement actions under Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in view of the air quality index. GRAP is a set of emergency measures taken to reduce air pollution.

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India stands third in the world in terms of fish production: MoS Dr. L Murugan

Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr. L Murugan said, India stands third in the world in terms of fish production. He has also said that the ministry has taken several steps to improve fish production, export and infrastructure development in the last eight years like The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.

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India is the 2nd largest aquaculture nation

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5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance begin in New Delhi under India’s presidentship

The 5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance began in New Delhi on 17th October 2022, under India’s presidentship. Participants from 109 countries will be sharing their experiences towards a low-carbon economy through promotion of solar energy at the 4-day event.The Assembly is the apex decision-making body of ISA.

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ISA Director General - Ajay Mathur

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PM Modi dedicates 75 Digital Banking Units to the nation; Terms it a significant step in simplifying lives of common people

PM dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units to the nation through video conferencing. The DBUs have been set up with the objective to ensure that benefits of digital banking reach every nook and corner of the country. It will provide digital banking facilities to people. The DBUs will enable those who do not have ICT infrastructure to access banking services digitally.

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake at Bhubaneswar Railway Station

Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake - 61 BOBRNALHSM1 at Bhubaneswar Railway Station.This is a dedicated effort for Make in India program as it has been fully designed and developed indigenously in collaboration with RDSOHINDALCO and Besco Wagon.

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Army signs MoU with 11 banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers

The Army has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with eleven banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers after they don the uniform.The banks have offered soft loans to exiting Agniveers to promote and enhance their entrepreneurial skills. The Agniveers will have a four-year contractual job.The new human resource policy is applicable to Army, Air Force, and Navy.

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In a first, Home Minister Amit Shah releases MBBS textbooks in Hindi

Madhya Pradesh government has become the first state in the country to havw started an ambitious project wherein now medical students can opt for studying MBBS in Hindi, instead of English, as is the norm for the rest of the country. At an event in state capital Bhopal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Hindi version of three subjects.

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Haryana best-governed in big states: Public Affairs Index 2022

Haryana has emerged as the best-governed among 18 big states of the country, according to the Public Affairs Index 2022 prepared by a Bengaluru-based think tank. It was followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka.Sikkim has retained its position as the best-governed small state in India. Union Territories are not part of the report.

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Centre approves India’s 1st cable-cum-suspension bridge across Krishna river

The central government approved construction of an iconic cable stayed-cum-suspension bridge across Krishna river connecting Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and passing through the Nallamala forest range. The two-storeyed cable bridge with four-lane carriageway across Krishna river was approved lby the standing committee on finance.

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Hyderabad wins the prestigious ‘World Green Cities Award 2022’

The city of Hyderabad has bagged the prestigious 'World Green City Award 2022' beating Paris, Bogota, Mexico City, Montreal, and Fortaleza in Brazil.Additionally, the city has also won 'Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth' at the International Association of Horticulture Producers 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea. Hyderabad is the only Indian city selected

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18-year-old Rudrankksh becomes 2nd Indian shooter to win 10m air rifle gold at ISSF

Young Rudrankksh Patil on Friday won gold in men’s 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Championship at Cairo, Egypt , becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after Abhinav Bindra. Patil is the sixth Indian shooter to win gold in World Championship.The Indian trio of Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil, Kiran Ankush Jadhav, and Arjun Babuta won the gold medal in 10m

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Indian Women Cricket Team Won Asia Cup for the 7th Time

India defeated Sri Lanka in the final of Women's Asia Cup to clinch the title a record-extending 7th time at the International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet. A superb bowling effort helped the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side restrict the Lankans to 65 for 9. Renuka Singh Thakur claimed three wickets while Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Sneh Rana claimed two wickets each.

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Prakash Padukone honoured with SJFI medal

Badminton legend Prakash Padukone was awarded the Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) medal for 2019 at a ceremony at the Karnataka State Cricket Association. The medal was instituted in 2018, with Vijay Amritraj the first winner. The award function for 2019 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CERT-In and Power-CSIRTs jointly conduct Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX-2022”

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector), successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX” for 193 invited Power Sector Utilities. The Objective of the exercise was to “Recognize, Analyse & Respond to Cyber Incident in IT & OT Systems”.

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The theme of exercise was “Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT & OT infrastructure"

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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.

Amongst all the causes, Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is the leading cause of trauma across the world.

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Trauma means "any injury caused to the body".