Important Current Affairs for All Upcoming Exams 29 October 2022
1) International Internet Day is celebrated every year on October 29 to spread awareness of how everyone can benefit from the Internet by connecting people, sharing knowledge, and creating businesses.
Since 2005, October 29 has been designated as International Internet Day to recognise the very first significant use of the Internet.
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2) Indian Council of Agricultural Research with its National Agricultural Higher Education Project and Crop Science Division is organizing Hackathon 3.0 ‘’KRITAGYA” on promoting ‘speed breeding for crop improvement.
3) The sixth edition of the Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022, JIMEX 2022 hosted by the Indian Navy concluded in the Bay of Bengal.
4) Actor Manoj Bajpayee released a book titled “Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan” authored by Jiwesh Nandan.
5) Varanasi has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital during the period 2022-2023 at the 22nd Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit.
6) Indian javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia has clinched a silver medal in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix, in Morocco.
Paralympics gold medalist Devendra threw the javelin to a distance of 60.97 meter to capture the silver.
7) PM Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) in New Delhi. It is a comprehensive effort to address issues of high cost and inefficiency.
8) The Telangana government announced naming the newly-built state secretariat complex after Dr B R Ambedkar.
Telangana Chief Minister – Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao
Telangana Governor – Tamilisai Soundararajan
Tiger Reserves in Telangana – Amrabad Tiger Reserve and Kawal Tiger Reserve
9) Gujarat government has decided to implement the remaining allowances of the 7th pay commission for its employees.
10) Union Social Justice and Empowerment minister Dr Virendra Kumar virtually inaugurated 9 model District Disability Rehabilitation centres(DDRC).
The nine DDRCs include Badaun, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Balaghat, Golaghat, Ahmedabad, Amravati, Kullu and Rampur.
11) Adani Green Energy Limited has commissioned a 325-megawatt wind energy plant in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
Governor of Madhya Pradesh – Mangubhai Chhaganbhai
12) Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the year-long celebrations of Hyderabad Liberation Day in Hyderabad.
13) 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
UNICEF President – Tore Hattrem
UNICEF Head – Catherine M. Russell
UNICEF Founded Year – 11 December 1946
UNICEF Headquarters – New York
Total Members of UNICEF – 192
14) Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Union of India Counsel (West Zone) Conference on ‘Emerging Legal Issues-2022’ in Lake City Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Governor – Kalraj Mishra
National Parks in Rajasthan – Ranthambore National Park, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Sariska National Park.
15) The Gujarati film “Chhello Show”, which is titled “Last Film Show” in English, has been announced as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2023.
It has been selected in the Best International Feature Film category.
16) World Psoriasis Day is observed every year on October 29 to raise awareness of the condition and improve access to and affordability of treatment.
The theme of World Psoriasis Day 2022 is “Mental Health”.
