Latest Current Affairs (September - November 2022)

 Here are few important points related to current affairs. The time stamp of events of these current affairs may not be in order.

Current Affairs (Sept-Nov 2022)

19 Important Current Affairs Points:

1. National Cadet Corp (NCC) celebrated its 74th Anniversary on 27th November 2022

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) has celebrated its 74th of its raising day all over the country with cadets participating in march past, cultural activities and social development programmes.

NCC is the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world which was raised in 1948.

2. ISRO launches PSLV - C54 rocket carrying earth observation satellite Oceansat and 8 nanosatellites

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched PSLV-C54 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 26th November 2022.
Few important satellites that PSLV-C54 rocket carried it-self with:
1. An Ocean satellite  to monitor sea surface.
2. Ku Band Scatterometer which will take precise pictorial data to reveal weather and other information.

3. ARGOS, a french satellite that will reinforce the existing fleet of Indo-French satellites working on weather surveillance that are already in orbit.

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3. Telangana is going to get Integrated Rocket Design, Manufacturing and Testing Facility

Telangana will have the first Integrated Rocket Design, Manufacturing and Testing Facility. It will be developed by Skyroot Aerospace.

The state IT Minister K. Tarakarama Rao has assured the start-up of complete support for establishing the facility to design, manufacture and test rockets in the state. He participated in a programme organized at T-Hub on 25th November 2022 to celebrate skyroot Aerospace's successful launch of the Vikram-S rocket.

4. First G20 Sherpa Meeting will be held at Udaipur. 

The City of Lakes, Udaipur is going to host the first G20 Sherpa Meeting in India from 4 to 7 December. The Sherpa Meeting of the G20 Summit is a preliminary meeting of the government representatives before the main G20 Summit.

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5. Rashtrapati Bhavan will be open for public viewing for 5 days now

The Rashtrapati Bhavan will be open for public viewing for five days in a week from the 1st December 2022.

The tour will be available on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. People can also visit Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex six days in a week from Tuesday to Sunday, except on Gazetted Holidays. The Change of Guard Ceremony can also be witnessed at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on every Saturday.

6. India carries out successful training launch of Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-3 in Odisha

India carried out a successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on 23rd November 2022.

7. National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022 announced

Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministry on 23rd November 2022 has announced the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022. This Award is one of the highest National Awards in the field of livestock and dairy sector.
The Award has been given in three categories. These categories are: Best Dairy Farmer rearing Indigenous Cattle and Buffalo Breeds, Best Artificial Insemination Technician and Best Dairy Cooperative, Milk Producer Company, Dairy Farmer Producer Organization.

8. 'GARUDA SHAKTI' a joint training exercise conducted by India and Indonesia

A bilateral joint training exercise GARUDA SHAKTI Between Indian and Indonesian Special Forces at Sangga Buana Training Area, in Karawang, Indonesia commenced on 21st November 2022.

It is the eighth edition of the series of bilateral exercises under the banner and this is a part of military-to-military exchange programs.

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9. EPFO celebrates 70th Foundation Day

Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has celebrated its 70th foundation day all over the nation.

Addressing a function of EPFO in New Delhi, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav said it is the primarily responsibility of the EPFO officers to ensure pensions to all those who are poor and working in factories.

10. 5G services launched by Prime Minister on 1st October

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G services at a function at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on 1st October. 

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Modi said that the launch of 5G services is a gift from the telecom industry to 130 crore Indians and a step towards a new era and also the beginning of infinite opportunities.

11. India became world's largest producer and consumer of sugar and world's 2nd largest exporter of sugar

In Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2021-22, India has emerged as the world's largest producer and consumer of sugar as well as the world's 2nd largest exporter of sugar.

A record of more than 5,000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) sugarcane was produced in the country, out of which about 3574 LMT of sugarcane was crushed by sugar mills to produce about 394 LMT of sugar.

12. Cheetah Task Force constituted

Ministry of Environment has constituted a Task Froce for monitoring Cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh and other suitable designated areas.

The Task Force may appoint a subcommittee to regularly visit the Cheetah introduction area as and when decided by them

13. 73rd Raising Day celebrated by Indian Army

The 73rd Raising Day of Territorial Army was celebrated across the country on 09 Oct 2022. It is celebrated as its raising by the first Governor General Shri C Rajagopalachari in 1949.

The celebrations commenced on 07 October 2022 with tree plantation at Bhatti Mines in Delhi, wherein 10,000 saplings were planted.

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14. Cyber Security Exercise "Power EX-20222" was conducted between CERT and CSIRT

A joint Cyber Security Exercise  "Power-EX" was conducted on 12th October 2022. It was jointly conducted between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power Sector).

The theme of the exercise was "Defending Cyber induced disruption in Informational Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure".

15. Mahila Kisan Diwas was celebrated on 15th October 2022

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has celebrated 'Mahila Kisan Diwas' or 'International Rural Women Day' on 15th October 2022.
The theme of this year Mahila Kisan Diwas was 'Millets: Empowering Women and Providing Nutritional Security'. This inaugural event was organized through Video Conferencing under the guidance of Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar.

16. Solar Eclipse of this year occur on 25th October 2022

A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 25th October 2022. In India the eclipse began before sunset in the afternoon and seen from most of the places.

The eclipse was visible in the region covering Europe, the Middle East, north-eastern parts of Africa, western Asia, the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Indian Ocean. The next solar eclipse will be visible from India on August 2, 2027. Eclipsed sun should not be viewed with the naked eye.

17. Two more Indian Beaches enter the coveted list of Blue Beaches

The globally recognized and the coveted International eco-label 'Blue Flag', has been accorded to two new beaches - Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach - both in Lakshadweep.

India now has 12 Blue Flag beaches, an eco-label given to the cleanest beaches in the world. They give a sense of pride to the community and attract tourism.

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18. Mega Blood Donation Drive organised by Railway Protection Force (RPF)

For the first time, Mega Blood Donation Drive was organised by Railway Protection Force (RPF). It was conducted on 17th and 20th September 2022.

On this occasion at Lucknow Minister of State, Railways and Textiles, Mrs. Darshana Vikram Jardosh has taken salute in parade and announced creation of training center/common facility center in the campus of 3rd battalion of Railways Protection Special Force, Lucknow.

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19. Popular front of India (PFI) declared "Unlawful Association"

The Popular Front of India (PFI) and it's associates or fronts have been found to be involved in serious offences, including terrorism and its financing and various activities which are prejudicial to the integrity, security and sovereignty of the country.

Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs found it necessary to curb the nefarious activites of the organization and has hence declared as an 'Unlawful Association' under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

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These current affair events are from September to November.

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