Daily Current Affairs 2nd October 2022

Daily Current Affairs 2nd October 2022

International News

New coin with king Charles image was released by royal mint

• The Royal Mint has issued the first coins to feature the portrait of Britain’s new King Charles III since the Queen’s death.
• It has been announced that the public will use the new King Charles III’s coins from December.
• These coins are personally endorsed by King Charles and printed on the coin as CHARLES III • D • G • REX • ​​F • D • 5 POUNDS • 2022.
• It is also reported that the new £5 coin and 50p coin will feature the Queen’s portrait to commemorate Queen Elizabeth.

World’s first electric passenger aircraft

• The world’s first all-electric passenger aircraft has successfully taken to the sky.
• The plane flew for 8 minutes at an altitude of 3,500 feet in the air from Washington’s Grand County International Airport.
• Named Alice, the aircraft is manufactured by Israel-based Aviation Corporation.

National News

Government Planned to collect customs tax  through GPS

• “Fast tag” scheme was implemented to prevent waiting of vehicles to pay toll.
• Presently the “Fast tag” scheme has failed due to the continues waiting of vehicles.Hence tax collection through GPS system is planned to prevent waiting of vehicles.
• Through this GPS system the vehicles are identified by the GPS device when they cross the toll booths and the tax is deducted from the bank accounts.
• The National Highways Authority plans to implement GPS-based toll collection scheme on a trial basis from January 2023

National Film Awards 2022

• National Film awards are given annually by the central government in various categories including best film, actor, actress,Music directors etc .
• According to that, the National Awards for the films released in 2020 have been announced
• Films Soorarai potru, Mandela, Sivaranjani matrum sila pengal in Tamil have won a totally 10 awards.
• Tamil films topped the 68th National Awards list winning a total of 10 awards. After that, Malayalam and Marathi language films won 6 awards each and took second place in the list.
  • Best Actor award winners Ajay Devgn and Suriya.
  • Asha Parekh accepts Dadasaheb Phalke Award
  • Best Actress Award to Aparna Balamurali

Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) launches Telecom Technology Development Fund Program!!!

• The Telecommunication Technology Development Fund (TTDF) aims to finance R&D in rural-specific telecommunication technology applications.
• Under this program, USOF aims to develop standards to meet nationwide requirements and create an ecosystem for research, design, prototyping, use cases, and proof of concept testing.
• The program provides grants to Indian companies to promote and absorb indigenous technologies designed to meet domestic needs.

 State News

Helicopter taxi to be introduced in Bangalore soon

• A helicopter service facility is soon to be implemented in Bengaluru to reduce traffic congestion.
• In the first phase, from October 10, the flights will be operated between Bengaluru International Airport and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Airport on weekdays.
• The service will be provided at a cost of Rs.3250 for one trip.

 Rameswaram Municipality Awarded as Best Cleanliness City in Tamil Nadu

• Clean India Urban Movement 2.0 project has launched by the Prime Minister with the objective of creating cities without garbage.
• The cleanest cities have been selected under this scheme.
• Rameswaram Municipality received a special award in the Sanitation Awards in cities with a population of 25,000 to 50,000.
• The award ceremony was organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development on 29th September, 30th and 1st October at Talkadora Ground, Delhi.

 APPOINTMENTS

Ketanji Brown Jackson Inaugurated As First Black Woman justice  On US Supreme Court

• Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first black female justice to sit on the US Supreme Court, was sworn in at a ceremony in Washington on Friday, September 30, 2022.
• He replaces retired Justice Stephen Breyer(84years).
• In the 233-year history of the United States Supreme Court, only 5 women judges have been appointed.
• She was the 6th first black female judge.

Economic news

RBI raises the repo rate for 4th time and it Increase to 5.90%

• The Reserve Bank has raised the repo rate for the fourth time in a row to curb rising retail inflation.
• Repo rate is the rate of interest that the Reserve Bank lends to banks. Currently the repo rate has been raised by 50 basis points.
• As a result, the repo rate has risen to 5.90 percent, which is unprecedented in the last three years.
• Now that the RBI has increased the repo rate, other banks will also increase the interest on loans to customers. Due to this, the interest rate for home, vehicle and personal loans is likely to increase.

 Geographical landmarks

Discovery of an ocean in the interior of the Earth

• According to an international study, scientists have discovered a reservoir of water three times the size of all the oceans below the Earth’s surface.
• Water is found between the transition zone, the region between the Earth’s surface and inner core.
• Using techniques including Raman spectroscopy and FTIR spectrometry, the research team analyzed the diamond, which formed 660 meters below the Earth’s surface

Science and Technology

NASA plans to launch a rocket to the moon in November

• NASA plans to send humans to the moon by 2025, and as its first test attempt, the Artemis-1 rocket will be sent for lunar research.
• Due to the damage caused by the storm, the rocket on the launch pad was moved to a storage area at the Kennedy Space Center.
• NASA plans to launch the rocket in November.

 Sports News

Bhavani Devi and Parvin from Tamil Nadu won gold in the national sports competition

• The 36th National Games is being held in Gujarat. In this

Gold Winners:

• Meerabai Chanu of Assam won gold in the women’s 49kg weightlifting category.
• In the women’s 10m air rifle, Gujarat’s Elavenil Valarivan won the gold by defeating Tilotthama 16-10.
• In Women’s 10m Air Rifle category Maharashtra’s Rudranksh P. Patil won gold.
• Tamil Nadu’s Parvin Chitravel won gold in men’s triple jump.
• Bhavani Devi of Tamil Nadu won gold in women’s sabre individual fencing.

 Asian Women’s World Cup 2022

• The 8th Asia Cup Women’s series is scheduled to start from October 1 in Bangladesh.
• Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia will be participating in the tournament.
• And this tournament is going to be held from 1st October to 15th October.
• This time the Asia Cup series will be held as T20 matches.
• It is to be noted that India has won the Asian World Cups 6 times out of 7 held so far.

 ICC T20, 2022, Prize money was announced for champion teams in World Cup series

• The T20 World Cup is held every two years and ICC awards prizes to the winning teams.
• the ICC has announced that this year the total prize money will be 5 million rupees.
• The T20 World Cup winning team will be awarded a prize money of USD 1.6 million. and is equal to 13 Crores in Indian Rupees. and the second runner-up will be awarded as Six and a half crore rupees
• ICC T20 World Cup 2022 starts from 16th October in Australia.

 Moto GP Race in India 2023

• The world’s premier motorcycle race, the MotoGP race, has been confirmed to be held in India for the first time in next year.
• It is scheduled to be held during September 22-24 on 2023.
• With this international level motor racing is back in India after 9 years
• India becomes the 31st host country in the current MotoGP race.
• The 14th round is slated to be held in September 2023 in India next year with a total of 21 races.

 Important Days

 National Voluntary Blood Donation Day (NVBDD)

• National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed on 1^st October in India.

Theme:

“Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”

 Ministry Of Jal Shakti To Celebrate Swachh Bharat Diwas On 2nd Oct

• Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti is commemorating Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on 2nd October 2022 as Swachh Bharat Diwas (SBD).
• Today, President will present awards for Swachh Survey Grameen (SSG) 2022, Swachta Hi Seva 2022, Sujlam 1.0 & 2.0, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Functional Evaluation, Har Kar Jal Certification and Start-up.
• Swachh Bharat has organized Diwas-2022 on 2nd October at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.Today we celebrate the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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