Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 16 October to 26 October 2022

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October Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

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Nowadays, the general awareness/current affairs portion is a crucial deciding factor in competitive examinations, as it decides the overall marks.

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Our weekly one-liner current affairs is basically a summary of the week's most important news in one line.

We have given weekly one-liner current affairs below to help you study for general awareness / current affairs section and remain up to date on current events.

National News

Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India's First Aluminum Freight Rake at Bhubaneswar Railway Station
PM Modi inaugurated PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 in New Delhi
PM Modi dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units to the nation
Amit Shah lays foundation stone of new terminal building of Gwalior airport
Amit Shah launched first Hindi version of MBBS course books in Bhopal
Amit Shah inaugurated 'Gatha Swaraj Ki' gallery in Scindia Museum, Gwalior
Logistics Performance Index 2022 released; 15 states and UTs categorized as achievers in the logistics index chart 2022
ICC partnered with UNICEF to promote gender equality
Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) signed MoU with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) to enable financial access for women entrepreneurs
Rajeev Chandrasekhar flags off 1st SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow
12th edition of Defence Expo begins in Gandhinagar
PM Modi lays foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 15670 crore in Gujarat
Government approved increase in Minimum Support Price for all Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24
Jitendra Singh launched Integrated Pensioners' Portal
PM Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana
CASHe partnered with IRCTC to launch 'travel now pay later' facility
Hardeep Puri inaugurated Asia's largest Compressed Bio Gas plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur, Punjab.
UIDAI topped Grievance Redressal Index for second consecutive month
Kati Bihu observed across Assam
Delhi LG VK Saxena approved four Zila Sainik Boards
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed National Conference on Tourist Police Scheme
Tripura CM inaugurated state's first Government English Medium College
Wildlife board approved new tiger reserve for tigers of Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh
PM Modi launched 'Mission Schools of Excellence' in Gujarat
PM Modi unveiled indigenous HTT-40 aircraft at DefExpo
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) signed an MoU with SJVN Thermal Private Ltd (STPL) to finance Buxar Thermal Power Plant
Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed Rs 392 crore penalties on MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, OYO
PMAY (Urban) awards: MP second in 'best-performing state' category
PM Modi launched Mission LIFE movement at Kevadiya
Goa Government launched a common app for entire taxi industry
Tech Mahindra signed MoU with Gujarat government to hire 3000 professionals
Tamil Nadu government constituted panel for conservation of vultures
Karnataka cabinet increased reservation for SC, ST community
PM Modi launched new strategic air base in Gujarat's Deesa
Japan seeks GI tag for Nihonshu, an alcoholic beverage
PM Modi laid foundation stone over Rs 3,400 crore in Uttarakhand
CCI imposed Rs 1,338 crore penalty on Google for unfair practices
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) signed an MoU with Triton EV to manufacture hydrogen fuel cells
Ministry of Education to organize 'Kashi Tamil Sangamam' programme
Union MoS SP Singh Baghel lays foundation stone of Water Supply Scheme in J&K's Kupwara
Shiv Nadar most generous person in India: Hurun report
First conference on Akash Tatva to be held in November
India's first 'Migration Monitoring System' inaugurated in Mumbai
Odisha's Jeypore Airport gets license from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Trees beyond forests programme launched in Assam
Assam Government partnered with Google to power digital-led learning
Ola launched most affordable electric scooter Ola S1 Air in India
Delhi government launched 'Diya Jalao, Patake Nahi' campaign
Ladakh MP launched "Main Bhi Subhash" campaign

International News

India to host 90th General Assembly of INTERPOL in New Delhi
India lifted 415 million out of poverty in 15 years: UN report
22nd World Blockchain Summit concludes in Dubai
Global Youth Climate Summit begins in Bangladesh
14th edition of World Spice Congress organized in Maharashtra
Interpol launched first global police metaverse at Delhi conference
Diwali to be a public school holiday in New York City from 2023
14th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme held in New Delhi
CFS Global Pension Index 2022: India ranked 41st; topped by Iceland
India suffered income loss of 5.4% of GDP due to heatwave: Report
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Pakistan from 'Grey List' after four years
India ranked 3rd in list of centi-millionaires, topped by USA

Banking and Financial

Indian Army signed an MoU with 11 Banks for Agniveer Salary Package
DCB Bank reintroduced Suraksha Fixed Deposit
Karnataka Bank launched 'KBL Centenary Deposit Scheme
LIC launched new 'Dhan Varsha' plan
Mahindra Finance partnered with India Post Payments Bank to boost credit access for customers
Finance Ministry released Rs 1,764 crore grant to four states
PM Jan Dhan account crossed Rs 1.75-lakh crore mark
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) joined hands with Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) for financial products and services
HDFC Securities Opens the First Women-Only Digital Centre in Bengaluru
PhonePe launched its first green data centre in India

Appointment and Resignation

Apoorva Srivastava appointed as India's Ambassador to Slovak Republic
Sourav Ganguly appointed as brand ambassador of Bandhan Bank
Infosys president Ravi Kumar S resigned
Justice D Y Chandrachud appointed as 50th Chief Justice of India
Ulf Kristersson elected as new PM of Sweden
Atanu Chakraborty appointed as Chairman of Yubi
Deependra Singh Rathore appointed as Interim CEO of Paytm Payments Bank
Bharati Das appointed as new Controller General of Accounts
Pradeep Kharola appointed as CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned from her post
Sanjay Malhotra appointed as new Revenue Secretary
Liz Truss resigned as UK Prime Minister after 45 days
Indian origin Rishi Sunak elected as new PM of UK
P. Ashwini appointed as United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Special Rapporteur
Jaxay Shah appointed as new Chairman of Quality Council of India
Sankarasubramanian named Principal Scientist of Aditya-L1 mission
Sandeep Bakhshi reappointed as MD and CEO of ICICI bank
C S Rajan appointed as Additional and Independent Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank

Awards

Sri Lanka's Shehan Karunatilaka won Booker Prize 2022
Barbara Metcalf conferred Sir Syed Excellence Award for 2022
Puneeth Rajkumar to be posthumously given Karnataka Ratna award
IIT Madras won National Intellectual Property award for 2021 & 2022

Defence

NATO begins annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe
IAF-HAL concluded Rs 6,800 crore contract for 70 HTT-40 trainer aircraft

Science

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-3 in June 2023

Sports

Qatar to host AFC Asian Cup 2023
Jyothi Yarraji breaks national record in 100m hurdles
Javelin thrower DP Manu won Gold medal at National Open Athletics Championships
Indian junior women's team won 10m air pistol gold medal at ISSF
5th Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Madhya Pradesh
Western Air Command of IAF won Air Force Lawn Tennis Championship
Sagar Dangi won 2 medals in ISSF World Championship

Book and Author

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched a new book 'Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha's Lessons in Governance' written by Amar Patnaik

Important day

17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Theme 2022 – Dignity For All in Practice)
16 October – World Food Day (Theme 2022 – Leave No One behind)
17 October – World Trauma Day
18 October – World Menopause Day (Theme 2022 – Cognition and Mood)
19 October 2022 (3rd Wednesday of October) – Global Dignity Day
20 October – World Osteoporosis Day (Theme 2022 – Step Up For Bone Health)
20 October 2022 (every five years on October 20) – World Statistics Day (Theme 2022- Data for Sustainable Development)
20 October – National Solidarity Day
21 October – Police Commemoration Day
24 October - United Nations Day (Theme 2022 - Building Back Together for Peace and Prosperity)
23 October 2022 (every year on Dhanwantari Jayanti (Dhanteras) - 7th National Ayurveda Day (Theme 2022 - Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda)