17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated
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the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in
Indore, Madhya Pradesh on January 09, 2022.
The Prime Minister released a commemorative
postal stamp ‘Surakshit Jaayen, Prashikshit
Jaayen’ and also inaugurated the first-ever digital
PBD Exhibition on the theme ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav - Contribution of Diaspora in Indian
Freedom Struggle’.
The theme of this PBD Convention is “Diaspora:
Reliable partners for India’s progress in Amrit
Kaal”. Over 3,500 diaspora members from nearly
70 different countries have registered for the PBD
Convention.
The Chief Guest of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
2023 was H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the
President of Cooperative Republic of Guyana,
and the Special Guest of Honour was H.E. Mr.
Chandrikapersad Santokhi, Hon’ble President of
the Republic of Suriname.
9th January 1915, marks the day of the return of
Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa.
Since 2003, Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD)
conventions are being held every year on 9th January
to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian
community in the development of India.
Indian Song (‘Naatu Naatu’) wins
Global Awards
Recently in January 2023, music composer M M
Keeravani accepted the award for Best Original Song
for Telugu film RRR (directed by S.S.Rajamouli) at the
80th Golden Globe Awards. ‘Naatu Naatu’ becomes
the first Asian song to win the coveted award.
 Golden Globe Award, presented annually by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
 Also, SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus film RRR picked
up two wins at The Critics Choice Awards for Best Song and Best Foreign Language Film.
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 The Critics Choice Awards, unlike the other awards
in Hollywood, are directly based on the votes of the
film critics who voted for these films.
 RRR missed out in the Best Non-English Language
Film The Critics Choice Awards, which was won by
Argentina, 1985 from Argentina.
Hornbill Festival of Nagaland
To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to
promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the Government
of Nagaland organizes the Hornbill Festival every year
in the first week of December.
About Hornbill Festival
 Held across: December 1-10, 2022
 Held at: Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, Kohima,
Nagaland
 Organized by: State Tourism and Art & Culture
Departments, Government of State of Nagaland.
 It is also called the Festival of Festivals.
 Objective: To encourage inter-ethnic interaction and
to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland
 The festival is named after the Hornbill, the globally
respected bird and which is displayed in folklore in
most of the state’s tribes.
Namami Gange Initiative
The United Nations (UN) has recognized Namami
Gange initiative, to rejuvenate India’s sacred River Ganga,
as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships to revive
the natural world.
About the World Restoration Flagships Award
 Awarded on : December 14, 2022 (World Restoration
Day)
 Awarded by: United Nations (UN)
 Awarded to: Namami Gange initiative
 Awarded for: Rejuvenation of India’s sacred River
Ganga
 Awarded as: One of the top 10 World Restoration
Flagships to revive the natural world.
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 Awarded at: 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to
the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal,
Canada
Key Points About Ramsar Sites in India
 Number of Newly added Sites in Ramsar list: 11
 11 new sites included from States: Tamil Nadu - 4,
Key Highlights
 Namami Gange was selected from over 150 such
initiatives from 70 countries across the globe.
 Recognition bears testimony to the concerted efforts
being made by the National Mission for Clean Ganga,
Government of India for the restoration of the
riverine ecosystem.
 Namami Gange Programme - is an Integrated
Conservation Mission, approved as ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014
with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore.
 Its aims to accomplish the twin objectives of
effective abatement of pollution, conservation and
rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
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Name of Wetlands
Added
Manipur Sangai Festival
On November 30, 2022, the Prime Minister of
India addressed the Manipur Sangai Festival via video
message.
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About Manipur Sangai Festival
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 Held in: November, 2022
 Held in: Manipur
 The theme of the Sangai Festival: ‘Festival of
One-ness’
 The festival is named after the state animal, Sangai,
the brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur.
Brow-antlered deer
 Common Name: Sangai, Brow antlered deer,
Dancing Deer
 Status: State animal of Manipur, Schedule-1 of
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Endangered on
IUCN Red List
 Sangai faces threat from the degradation of water
quality in the reservoir and the steadily degenerating
habitat of “phumdi”.
11 New Ramsar Sites in India
The Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental
treaty adopted on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of
Ramsar and came into force in 1975. The name of the
Convention is usually written “Convention on Wetlands
(Ramsar, Iran, 1971)”, but it has become known popularly
as the Ramsar Convention. In August 2022, India added
11 more wetlands in to the list of Ramsar Sites.
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Odisha – 3, Jammu & Kashmir – 2, and One (1) each
from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Total Ramsar sites in India at Present: 75
State having the most number of Ramsar sites:
Tami Nadu (14) (And in U.P. - 10)
Largest wetland under the Ramsar convention (in
India): Sundarbans, West Bengal (423,000 hectares)
Smallest wetland under the Ramsar convention
(in India): Renuka Wetland, Himachal Pradesh (20
hectares)
First wetland under the Ramsar convention (in
India): Chilka Lake and Keoladeo National Park
(Rajasthan) (1981)
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4
5
6
7
8
9
Chitrangudi Bird
Sanctuary
Suchindram Theroor
Wetland Complex
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary
Kanjirankulam Bird
Sanctuary
Tampara Lake
Hirakud Reservoir
Ansupa Lake
Hygam Wetland
Conservation Reserve
Shallbugh Wetland
Conservation Reserve
Area
(in Ha.)
State/UTs
260.47
94.23
Tamil Nadu
112.64
96.89
300
65400
231
801.82
1675
10
Yashwant Sagar
822.9
11
Thane Creek
6521.08
Total area of 11 sites
76316
Odisha
Jammu and
Kashmir
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Key Highlights
 India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar
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Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971.
The convention entered into force in India on 1st
February, 1982.
During this year itself (2022) a total of 19 sites have
been declared as Ramsar sites.
75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13,26,678 hectares
in the country.
Goa and Karnataka got there first Ramsar Sites, this
year (in 2022).
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Wetlands in India
Other Facts
 India’s wetlands cover 4.63 per cent of the
geographical area of the country.
 In state-wise distribution of wetlands:
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Gujarat is at the top with 34,749.5 sq km
followed by Andhra Pradesh (14,471.33 sq
km), Uttar Pradesh (12,425.3 sq km) and
West Bengal (11,079.07 sq km).
 The countries with the most Ramsar Sites are the
United Kingdom (175) and Mexico (144), as per
the Ramsar List.
 Bolivia has the largest area with 148,424.05 sq km
under the Convention protection.
 Canada, Chad, Congo and the Russian
Federation have also each designated over 100,000
sq km.
Major Ramsar Sites in India
1. Wular Lake (March 23, 1990)
Jammu &
Kashmir
2. Hokera Wetland (November 8, 2005)
3. Surinsar-Mansar Lakes (November 8, 2005)
4. Shallbugh Wetland and Conservation Reserve (June 08, 2022)
5. Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve (June 08, 2022)
Ladakh
Punjab
1. Beas conservation Reserve (September 26, 2019)
2. Harike Lake (March 23, 1990)
3. Ropar (Jan 22, 2022)
4. Keshopur - Miani Community Reserve (Sep.26, 2019)
1. Tso Moriri (Aug 19, 2002)
2. Tsokar Wetland Complex (Nov. 17, 2020)
5. Kanjli (January 22, 2002)
6. Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary (September 26, 2019)
Himachal Pradesh
1. Upper Ganga River (Nov 8, 2005)
2. Haiderpur Wetland (April 13, 2021)
3. Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary (June 29, 2021)
4. Samaspur Bird Sactuary (Oct. 3, 2019)
5. Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (Dec. 02, 2019)
1. Pong Dam Lake (Aug 19, 2002)
2. Chandertal Wetland (Nov 8, 2005)
3. Renuka Wetland (Nov 8, 2005)
Uttarakhand
1. Asan Conservation Reserve (July 21, 2020)
1. Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (May
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana 25, 2021
2. Sultanpur National Park (May 25, 2021))
Bihar
1. Sambhar Lake (March 23, 1990)
Rajasthan 2. Keoladeo National Park (Oct. 01, 1981)
Gujarat
6. Saman Bird Sanctuary (Dec. 02, 2019)
7. Sur Sarovar (Aug. 21, 2020)
8. Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Sept. 26, 2019)
9. Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary (Sept. 19, 2019)
10. Sarsai Nawar Jheel (Sept 19, 2019)
1. Kabartal Wetland (July 21, 2020)
1. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary (Sept. 24, 2012)
2. Thol Lake (April 05, 2021)
3. Wadhvana Wetland (April 05, 2021)
4. Khijadia Bird Sanctuary (April 13, 2021)
Assam 1. Deepor Beel (August 19, 2002)
Manipur 1. Loktak Lake 23 March, 1990
Tripura 1. Rudrasagar Lake (Nov. 8, 2005)
1. Bhoj Wetland (Aug 19, 2002)
2. Sakhya Sagar Lake (Jan 07, 2022)
3. Sirpur Wetland (Jan 07, 2022)
4. Yashwant Sagar (Jan 07, 2022)
Mizoram 1. Pala Wetland (Aug. 31, 2021)
West Bengal
1. Sundarban Wetland (Jan. 30, 2019)
2. East Kolkata Wetlands (Aug 19, 2002)
1. Nandur Madhameshwar (June 21, 2019)
Maharashtra 2. Lonar Lake (July 22, 2020)
Odisha
3. Thane Creek (April 13, 2022)
Andhra Pradesh
Goa
1. Nanda Lake (August 06, 2022)
1. Kolleru Lake (Aug. 19, 2002)
Karnataka 1. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (Feb. 15, 2022)
Kerala
1. Vembanad-Kol Wetland (Aug. 19, 2002)
2. Asthamudi Lake (Aug. 19, 2002)
3. Sasthamkotta Lake (Aug. 19, 2002)
Tamil Nadu
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1. Chilika Lake (Oct. 01, 1981)
2. Satkosia Gorge (Oct. 12, 2021)
3. Bhitarkanika Mangrove (Aug. 19, 2002)
4. Hirakud Reservoir (Oct. 12, 2021)
5. Tampara Lake (Oct. 12, 2021)
6. Ansupa Lake (Oct. 12, 2021)
1. Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (April 08, 2022)
2. Point Calimere Wildlife (Aug. 19, 2002)
3. Pichavaram Mangrove (April 08, 2022)
4. Palli Karanai Marsh Reserve (April 08, 2022)
5. Vellode Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
6. Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary (Sep 08, 2021)
7. Karikili Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
8. Udhaya Marthandapuram Bird Sanctuary (Aug. 04, 2022)
9. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
10. Vembannur Wetland Complex (April 08, 2022)
11. Chitragandi Bird Sanctuary (Aug. 08, 2021)
12. Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
13. Kanjiramkulam Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
14. Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex (April 08, 2022)
Map not to scale
Madhya
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Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Assembly election
 On December 8, 2022, Gujarat and Himachal
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Pradesh Assembly election results was declared.
The BJP has retained power in Gujarat for a
record seventh straight term as it won 156 seats in
182-member State Assembly.
Bhupendra Patel has sworn in as the 17th Chief
Minister of Gujarat (second time in a row).
The people of Gujarat voted in two phases, on 1 and
5 December, 2022 and the overall voter turnout in
Gujarat was around 64.65%.
Himachal Pradesh voted in a single phase on 12
November, 2022.
Himachal Pradesh’s voter turnout was more than
74%.
Indian National Congress (INC) won 40 seats in 68member state assembly and formed the government.
Congress’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on December
11, 2022 took oath as the new Chief Minister of
Himachal Pradesh.
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Falguni Sanjay Nayar, the founder and CEO
of the beauty and lifestyle retail company
Nykaa, is ranked 89th.
India Internet Governance Forum
(IIGF) 2022
Recently, the Minister of State for Electronics
& Information Technology and Skill Development
& Entrepreneurship addressed the India Internet
Governance Forum (IIGF) 2022.
 Held on: December 9-11, 2022
 Held in: New Delhi
 Theme of IIGF: Leveraging Techade for Empowering
Bharat.
Key Highlights
 India is the largest ‘connected’ nation in the world
Women
with more than 800 million broadband users.
 India, with more than 1.4 billion citizens, 1.2 billion
mobile users, and 800 million Internet users,
demonstrates the growing Internet culture in the
country.
 About IIGF- The India Internet Government
Forum is an initiative associated with the UN Internet
Governance Forum (UN-IGF).
 In December, 2022 Forbes released the list of ‘the
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
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The World’s 100 Most Powerful
World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’.
 For her leadership during the Ukraine war, as well as
her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, European
Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen sits
atop (Rank – 1st ) in 19th annual Forbes list of the
World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
 European Central Bank President Christine
Lagarde is placed at 2nd position and US Vice
President Kamala Harris ranked 3rd in the list.
Details of Indian women who made it to the list:
1.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman,
who is ranked 36, is on the list for the fourth
time in a row.
2.
Roshini Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of
HCLTech, has been ranked 53rd.
3. Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI),
is ranked 54th on the list.
4. Soma Mondal, Chairperson of the Steel
Authority of India, is ranked 67.
5. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson
and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon
Biologics Limited is ranked 77.
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Recently, Ministry of Railways has formulated a
new policy for modernization of stations named “Amrit
Bharat Station” scheme. Amrit Bharat Station scheme
envisages development of stations on a continuous basis
with a long term vision.
About Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
 Launched on: December 27, 2022
 Launched by: Ministry of Railways
 It is based on Master Planning for long term and
implementation of the elements of Master Plan as
per the needs and patronage of the station.
Key Highlights
 The new scheme will be implemented as per needs
and patronage of the railway stations.
 The scheme is based on the preparation of Master
Plans and its implementation in phases to create Roof
Plazas and city centres at the station in the long term.
 Under the scheme, attempts are being made to
develop passenger amenities by clubbing different
types of waiting halls and to provide good cafeteria
and retail facilities as far as possible.
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Swachh Survekshan Gramin - 2022 Award
Supreme Court Judgement on
 SSG Survey Managed by: The Department of
Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of
Jal Shakti
 At National Level SSG launched on: 9th September
2021
 SSG, 2022 was conducted by: Ipsos Research Pvt.
Ltd. (Survey Agency) in consultation with States and
Districts.
 Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) being
carried out since: 2018
EWS Reservation
The Supreme Court of India on November 7th,
2022, in Janhit Abhiyan vs Union of India, 2019
case upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional
Amendment Act, 2019.
 The amendment introduced a 10% reservation in
education and government jobs in India for a section
of the General category candidates.
 Reservation based on economic criterion in jobs and
education was proposed to be provided by inserting
clause (6) in Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution.
It was passed under Constitution (103rd) Amendment
Act 2019 by the Parliament, in January 2019.
Key Outcomes
 Districts and States that were at the top based on
overall scores :—
Among large States
(Population>30
Lakhs)
Swachh Survekshan - 2022
1. Telangana,
2. Haryana
3. Tamil Nadu
About Swachh Survekshan
 Swachh Survekshan 2022 field assessment was
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launched on: 1st March 2022
Implementing Ministry: The Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under its broader
program- SBM (Urban) Scheme
Swachh Survekshan 2022 is targeted toward:
Capturing the initiatives of cities for the overall
welfare and well-being of frontline Sanitation workers.
New indicator added in 2022: ‘Swachh Technology
Challenge’
Scope of the survey expanded: To now cover 100%
of wards, as compared to 40% in 2021
Swachh Survekshan was first initiated in: 2016
1. Andaman & Nicobar
2. Daman & Diu & Dadar
Nagar Haveli
3. Sikkim
The top three Districts of India
1. Bhiwani (Haryana),
2. Jagtial (Telangana)
3. Nizamabad (Telangana)
 Madhya Pradesh was given first prize among the
states that have done outstanding work in the Western
Zone in Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2022 under
the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Swachh Survekshan (SS) - 2023
Key Awards of Swach Survekshan
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(MoHUA) has launched the eighth edition of
Swachh Survekshan (SS) - 2023 under Swachh
Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, on May 24, 2022.
 The survey would give priority to the principle of
3Rs – Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.
Population above 1 lakh
 Indore has been ranked the cleanest city in India for
the sixth consecutive year.
 Surat and Navi Mumbai were ranked as the second
and third-cleanest cities.
Population below 1 lakh
General Lachit Barphukan of
 Panchgani and Karad from Maharashtra bagged the
Ahom Kingdom
first and third positions respectively.
While Patan from Chhattisgarh bagged the second
position.
 Madhya Pradesh emerged as the ‘Cleanest State
(more than 100 ULBs).’
 Tripura emerged as the Cleanest State in this category
(less than 100 ULBs).
 Indore further cemented its position by emerging as
India’s first 7-star Garbage Free city.
The 400th birth anniversary of Assam’s legendary war
hero Lachit Barpukan will be celebrated in New Delhi
from 23rd to 25th November, 2022.
About Lachit Barphukan
 Born on November 24, 1622 in Charaideo the first
capital of the Ahom Kings.
 Led battles against an alien Mughal Army.
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UTs (Population <30
Lakhs)
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Battle of Alaboi
 Fought on August 5, 1669 in the Alaboi Hills near
Dadara in Kamrup District
 Lachit Barphukan known for his leadership in 1671
battle of Saraighat that thwarted a drawn out attempt
by Mughal forces under the command of Ram Singh
I to take over Ahom Kingdom.
About Ahom Kingdom
 Established in 1228 in the Brahmaputra Valley of
Assam, the kingdom retained its sovereignty for
600 years.
 The Kingdom was founded by Chaolung
Sukapha, a 13th century ruler.
 The Ahom state depended upon forced labour.
Those forced to work for the state were called Paiks.
Launch of 5G Service in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally launched 5G
in India, at the 6th edition of India Mobile Congress
(IMC) held from October 1-4, 2022, at Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi.
 Both Jio and Airtel are deploying the 5G network
around cities in a phased manner.
1G
1st
Generation
Wireless network
1990s
2G
2nd
Generation
Wireless network
Basic voice
service
Designed for
voice
Analog-based
Protocols
Improved
coverage and
capacity
First digital
standards (GSM,
CDMA)
2.4 Kbps
64 Kbps
brings it down to below 10 millisecond
 It works in three bands of the spectrum with their
respective pros and cons.
Battle of Saraighat
1980s
From lower than 50 milliseconds for 4G, 5G
2000s
3G
3rd
Generation
2009+
4G
4th
Generation
Wireless network Wireless network
Designed for
voice with
some data
consideration
(multimedia,
text, Internet)
First mobile
broadband
2,000 Kbps
Designed
primarily for
data
IP-based
protocols (LTE)
True mobile
broadband
100,000 Kbps
About 5G Technology
 5G is the 5th generation mobile network. 5G is the
latest upgrade in the Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
mobile broadband networks with reduced latency than
4G.
5G technology offers an extremely low latency
rate, the delay between the sending and receiving
information.
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Several Advantages of 5G technology
 High resolution and bi-directional large bandwidth
shaping.
 Technology to gather all networks on one platform.
 More effective and efficient.
 Technology to facilitate subscriber supervision tools
for the quick action.
When did India start its 5G project?
 Back in 2017, the government had set up a high-level
forum for rolling out 5G.
The forum was headed by Prof A J Paulraj of
Stanford University In August 2022, the auction of 5G spectrum, one of
the final steps towards launching the services, was
completed.
About India Mobile Congress, 2022
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India Mobile Congress (IMC), 2022 was held from
October 1 to 4, 2022.
It is organized with the theme “New digital
Universe”.
It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
This event brings together government, experts
and major Technology, Media and entertainment,
and Telecommunications (TMT) companies.
The event acts as the largest TMT forum in Asia.
It is jointly organized by the Indian Government’s
Telecom Department and the Cellular
Operators Association of India (COAI).
Modhera: India’s first 24×7
solar-powered village
Recent Scenario
 On 9 October 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
laid the foundation stone and dedicated various
projects worth over Rs 3900 crore to the nation in
Modhera.
 During the occasion, PM also declared village
Modhera as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village.
About the Solar Powered Village
 Modhera will be India’s first village to become a
net renewable energy generator.
It will be the first modern village to have a solarbased ultra-modern electric vehicle charging
station.
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 It is India’s first grid-connected megawatt-hours
(MWh) scale battery energy storage system.
People in Modhera would be saving 60% to 100
% on electricity bills.
About Modhera Temple
 Modhera is famous for its Sun temple.
 It was built by King Bhima-I of the Chalukya
dynasty.
 It is made to honour the Sun God in Modhera
village of Mehsana district on the bank of River
Pushpavati.
 In 2014, Modhera Sun Temple entered the list of
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
 It enjoys the same significance as the other two
well-known sun temples in Kashmir (Martand
Sun Temple) and Odisha (Konark Sun Temple).
India ranks globally 3rd in
Start-Up ecosystem
India ranks globally 3rd in Start-Up ecosystem and
also in terms of number of Unicorns, informed by the
minister at DST Start-up Utsav. As per the latest data,
there are currently 108 unicorns, out of which 44 were
born in 2021 and 22 in 2022.
About DST-Startup Utsav
 Organised at: Dr. Ambedkar International Centre,
New Delhi
 Organised on: 12th August, 2022
 Organised by: Department of Science and
Technology, Ministry of S&T, GOI
 Inaugurated by: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of S&T and Earth Sciences
What is a Unicorn?
 Unicorn is a term used in the venture capital industry
to describe a privately held startup company with a
value of over $1 billion.
NCRB Report - 2022
A new edition of Crime in India, the annual report
of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) was released
for crime related statistics in 2021.
About the report
 Released: August, 2022
 Released by: The Ministry of Home Affairs
 The Report released figures for: Crime against
women, suicide & Crime Rates.
Key Findings of Report
Suicide Rate  At National level the number of suicides increased
by 7.17% from years 2020 to 2021.
 Daily wage earners remained the largest profession wise group among suicide victims in 2021.
 The share of persons engaged in farming sector
among total recorded suicides stood at 6.6% during
2021.
 Maharashtra topped the country in total number
of suicides followed by Tamil Nadu & Madhya
Pradesh.
 Among Union Territories Delhi recorded highest
number of suicides 2840.
Reasons for Suicides
 Family Problem (33.2%) (Other than marriage related
problems); 4.8% marriage related problems; Illness
(18.6%).
Crime Against women
 The rate of crime against women increased from
56.5% in 2020 to 64.5% in 2021 (number of incidents
per 1 lakh population).
 Rape (7.4%)
 Kidnapping & Abduction (17.6%)
 Cruelty by husband or his relatives (31.8%)
State & Union Territories
 The highest rate of crime against women in 2021
Unicorns of India
 As of December, 2022, India is home to 108
unicorns.
 India has emerged as the 3rd largest ecosystem for
startups globally with over 84,000 DPIIT-recognized
startups across 640 districts of the country as of 8th
December, 2022.
 India ranks 2nd in innovation quality with top
positions in the quality of scientific publications and
the quality of its universities among middle-income
economies.
2023
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registered in—1. Assam, 2. Odisha, 3. Haryana,
4. Telangana, 5. Rajasthan
In terms of actual number of cases registered in
2021—1. U.P., 2. Rajasthan, 3. Maharashtra,
4. West Bengal
Nagaland stood out with lowest number of crimes
against women.
Among UT, Delhi had the highest rate of crime
against women in 2021.
As per cities, Jaipur recorded highest crime rate
followed by Delhi, Indore & Lucknow.
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About NCRB
 Headquarters: New Delhi
 Function under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 Set up on recommendations of National Police
Commission & MHA's Task Force
India Tourism Statistics, 2022
India Tourism Statistics 2022 was released in New
Delhi on 27 September, 2022. It is 63rd edition of
this publication.
Facts
 Published in - September, 2022
 Published by - Ministry of Tourism (GOI)
 India is ranked 54th in 2021 in global Travel and
Tourism Development index (TTDI) released by WEF.
Key Highlights
 Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) has decreased in 2021
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to 1.52 million from 2.74 million in 2020 owing to
Covid 19 restrictions.
Non-resident Indians (NRI) and International
Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) has seen positive growth
of 52.6% & 10.6% respectively in 2020-21.
Top 5 sources of FTAs in India in 2021 United
States, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Canada
& Nepal with the foreign exchange earnings of US
$ 8.797 billion (26.4% growth).
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu were the top two
states in number of foreign tourist visits in 2021.
While Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are top two
states in number of domestic tourist visits.
India received 677.63 million domestic tourist visits
(up by 11.05% from 610.22 million in 2020) in 2021.
Taj Mahal was most popular destination for domestic
tourists (residents visiting in their country itself
followed by Red Fort and Qutub Minar in 2021
among centrally protected monuments).
Group of monuments at Mamallapuram in Tamil
Nadu (a UNESCO world Heritage site) was most
visited place by foreign tourists in 2021 followed by
Taj Mahal.
Only 1.64% of all tourists worldwide comes from
India and UAE was top destination for outbound
tourist from India in 2021.
UP Cabinet Approves Formation of Uttar
Pradesh Eco-Tourism Development Board
 On August 16, 2022 the Uttar Pradesh cabinet,
chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
approved the formation of the Uttar Pradesh EcoTourism Development Board.
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 Purpose : To harness the immense potential hidden
in eco-tourism in U.P.
 Nodal Department : Tourism department , UP
 Proposed headquarter at : Lucknow
 To be headed by : Chief Minister
Structure of the board
 The Chief Minister will chair the Board, Ministers
of 10 departments will be the members and the
Chief Secretary will be its Member-Secretary.
 The composition of the Board will be the EcoTourism Development Board and the Eco-Tourism
Executive Committee.
INSPIRE Scheme
On 14 September 2022, the 9th National Level
Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC)
of INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds
Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge) was
inaugurated in Delhi, where the exhibits of 556 students
from schools across the country were displayed.
About INSPIRE Scheme
 INSPIRE Stands for: Innovation in Science Pursuit
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for Inspired Research
Flagship Programme of: Department of Science
& Technology (DST), Government of India.
Basic objective of INSPIRE: To communicate to
the youth population of the country, the excitements
of creative pursuit of science and attract talent to the
study of science at an early stage;
Scheme was approved in: November 2008 (11th Plan)
Objectives of MANAK : To target one million
original ideas/innovations rooted in science and
societal applications to foster a culture of creativity
and innovative thinking among school children.
The Government of India has successfully
implemented the INSPIRE scheme since 2010.
PM SHRI Schools Scheme
On 7th September 2022, Government of India
approved PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising
India) scheme.
About PM SHRI Schools Scheme
 Approved on: 7th September 2022
 Approved by: Union Cabinet headed by PM
Narendra Modi
 Objective: Test bed for National Education Policy
(NEP) 2020.
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Structure of the Scheme
 This is completely centrally sponsored scheme.
 In the first phase of the scheme a total of 14500
schools across the country will be converted into PM
SHRI Schools.
 These schools will be strengthened academically ,
infrastructure wise , technologically etc. to showcase
all components of the National Education Policy 2020.
Air Transport at 0.12 per cent and Water Transport
at 0.08 per cent.
Road Network as on March 31, 2019
NEP 2020
 The National Education Policy of India 2020
(NEP 2020) was approved by the Union Cabinet
of India on 29 July 2020.
 It replaces the previous National Policy on
Education, 1986
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat
1,32,499
2%
State Highways
1,79,535
3%
District Roads
6,12,778
10%
Rural Roads (Include
45,22,228
JRY Road )
71.42%
Urban Road
9%
1. Maharashtra
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Madhya
Pradesh
5. Karnataka
Key Highlight of the movement
 It's an initiative of Ministry of Health and Family
1.
Ni-kshay Mitra Donor Initiative-This is also called
“adopt a TB-patient” (Ni-kshay Mitras) initiative.
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Ni-kshay Mitra would provide additional
support to all the on-treatment TB patients.
2. Ni-kshay Portal: Ni-kshay Mitra can adopt TB
patients through this portal.
It can be used by Individuals, NGOs and others.
National Highways
State
On September 9, 2022 the President of India, Smt.
Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri
TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
It has two Components:
Share in total
road
5,41,554
State/UT Wise Distribution of Total Road
(excluding JRY roads) (As On March 31, 2019)
Abhiyaan
Welfare (MoHFW) to accelerate the country’s
progress towards TB elimination by 2025.
Length of Road
(in KM)
Road Category
Length of the
Road (Km)
6,36,887 km
4,42,907 km
3,99,122 km
Share in country
(%)
11.72%
8.1%
7.3%
3, 65,045 km
6.7%
3,58,300 km
6.9%
 These five States with the largest road networks
accounted for a combined share of 41% of road
length in India.
National Highways (NHs)
 The total length of NHs is 1.32 lakh km .
 Maharashtra has the highest NH network with
Basic Road Statistics in India
17,757 km (13.4%) followed by Uttar Pradesh and
Rajasthan with 11,737 km (8.9 %) and 10,342 km
(7.8 %) respectively (31 March, 2019).
 These 5 States share 42.2 per cent of total National
Highways network in the country during 2018-19.
2018-19
 Total State Highways constructed was 1,79,535 km
India has one of the largest road network in the
world with road length of around 63.31 lakh km.
 Released by : Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways (Transport Research Wing)
Key Facts about Road Network in India
 India has a total road network of 63,31,757
kilometres as on 31st March 2019.
 India is the second largest in the world, after the
United States with 66,45,709 kilometres of roads.
 The share of road transport in India's transport sector
is 3.06 per cent to GVA against the total transport
sector contribution of 4.58 percentages for the year
2019-20.
 Whereas, the share of Railways was at 0.74 per cent,
2023
State Highways
as on 31st March 2019, which constitute 2.8 percent
of total road network in the country.
 Maharashtra has the highest share of State Highways
network in the country i.e. 17.83 per cent (32005 Km)
followed by Karnataka 10.85 per cent (19473 Km).
District Roads
 The total length of District Roads as on 31st March,
2019 was 6,12,778 Km.
 Maharashtra topped the States in the total length
of District Roads in the country with 1,08,419 km
(17.7%) followed by Uttar Pradesh 55,816 km (9.1%),
Madhya Pradesh 50,714 km (8.3%), Karnataka 49,555
km (8%) and Tamil Nadu 48,236 (7.9%).
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President of India Election, 2022
On 21st July 2022, with declaration of result of
presidential election, Shrimati Droupadi Murmu
became 15th President of India. As per Article 62 of
the Constitution of India, an election to fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration of the term of office of the
outgoing President is required to be completed before
the expiration of the term.
About 16 Presidential Election
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 Time line: 7 July to 9 July, 2022
 Official Name: Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam
 Purpose: Discussion on New Education Policy
(NEP) 2020
Rudraksh International Convention Centre
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Became functional: May 2021
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Located at : Varanasi
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Build by: Indo-Japan Cooperation
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Functions as: Major centre for cultural and
 Won by : Shrimati Droupadi Murmu (NDA
candidate)
 Runner-up : Yashwant Sinha (UPA candidate)
 Schedule of Elections : 15 June-22 July
Method of Election
modern gatherings
Tamil Sangaman
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As a part of “Azadika Amrit Mahotsav” and to
uphold the Spirit of Ek Bharat Sreshtha Bharat,
Prime Minister of India inaugurated the monthlong Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh in November, 2022.
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Kashi Tamil Sangamam celebrates many aspects
of the historical and civilisational connection
between India’s North and South.
 The electoral college is made up of all the elected
members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha (MPs) and
the elected Members of the Legislative Assemblies
of States and Union Territories (MLAs).
 Article 55 (3) of the Constitution provides that the
election shall be held in accordance with the system of
proportional representation by means of the single
transferable vote and the voting at such election shall
be by secret ballot.
 To win, the candidate must secure 50% of the total
votes cast + 1.
16th Vice-Presidential Election
 Shri Jagdeep Dhankar became the 14th Vice-
President of India.
 He replaces Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, whose term
ended on 10th August, 2022.
 As per Article 66 of the Constitution of India, the
Vice-President is elected by the members of the
Electoral College consisting of members of both
houses of Parliament.
 Value of vote of each Member of Parliament for
VP election is 1.
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam
in Varanasi
Ministry of Education organized a three day summit
on higher education from 7 to 9 July 2022, in Varanasi.
The higher education summit was inaugurated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
About the Higher Education Summit
 Organised by: Ministry of Education in association
with the University Grants Commission (UGC) and
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
 Organised at: Rudraksh International Convention
Centre, Varanasi
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Legislative Assembly Elections
in 5 States
On March 10, 2022, the Election Commission
declared the results of the Assembly Elections for 5
states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and
Manipur. The election schedule was announced by the
Election Commission of India on 8th January 2022.
Uttar Pradesh
 18th Legislative Assembly Elections of Uttar Pradesh
were held in seven phases (from February 10 to March
7, 2022), beginning from Western Uttar Pradesh and
moving eastward with each phase.
 In Uttar Pradesh there are 80 parliamentary
constituencies and 403 Legislative Assembly
constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
 In Legislative Assembly, reserved seats for SCs are 84
and for STs are 2.
47 women candidates were successful.
29 women won from Bharatiya Janata Party.
 Bharatiya Janata Party along with its allies won 273
seats (43.1 per cent of total vote counts) and secured
an absolute majority.
Other Facts
 In 2022 election, the total voter turnout in Uttar
Pradesh was 60.8% (61.1% in 2017).
 In Amroha district the voting percentage of women
were highest as compared to men.
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Uttar Pradesh: Final Party-Wise Results
Total Seats - 403
= Apna Dal-Sonelal: 12
= Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP): 01 (12.88% votes)
= Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 255 (41.29% votes)
= Indian National Congress (INC): 02
= Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD): 08
= Samajwadi Party (SP): 111 (32.06% votes)
= Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP): 06
New Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh
 On March 25, 2022, Yogi Adityanath was sworn in
as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second
consecutive term.
Major Ministries Allotment in Uttar Pradesh
Yogi Adityanath — Chief Minister, Home
Brajesh Pathak — Dy CM, Health Ministry
Keshav Prasad Maurya — Dy CM, Rural Development
Department
Surya Pratap Shahi — Agriculture Department
Suresh Kumar Khanna — Finance Ministry
Swatantra Dev Singh — Water Resource
Baby Rani Maurya — Women and Child Development
Ministry
Jayveer Singh — Tourism and Culture
Nand Gopal Gupta — Industrial Development
Anil Rajbhar — Labour ministry
Punjab
 For the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative
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Assembly the elections were held in Punjab on 20
February, 2022.
Total number of seats in the Punjab Legislative
Assembly is 117.
The previous assembly elections were held in February
2017.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 92 seats in the
117-member State Assembly.
AAP’s victory is the largest ever by any party since
the re-organisation of the state in 1966.
As the single largest party, AAP secured 42.01 per
cent of the votes cast -- an increase of 18 percentage
points over the 2017 elections.
AAP’s Punjab convener and MP, Bhagwant Mann
was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.
The oldest person to contest the election was Prakash
Singh Badal (94 years).
Uttarakhand
 Legislative Assembly elections in Uttarakhand (5th
Assembly) were held on 14 February 2022.
2023
 The tenure of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly were
scheduled to end on 23 March 2022.
 Uttarakhand has 70 Assembly seats.
 In 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 47 seats
(more than majority mark).
 In Uttarakhand the voting percentage was 65.4%
(65.6% in 2017).
 Pushkar Singh Dhami on March 23, 2022, took
oath as the Uttarakhand chief minister
 In Uttarakhand the reserved seats for SCs are 13 and
for STs are 2.
Goa
 Legislative Assembly elections for 8th Assembly in
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the state, were held in Goa on 14 February 2022.
The votes were counted and the results were declared
on 10 March 2022.
Total voter turnout in the state was 79.61 per cent
(81.3% in 2017).
The Goa Legislative Assembly has 40 constituencies
of which only 1 is reserved for Scheduled Caste.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single
largest party (having 33.31% vote) in Goa by winning
20 assembly seats (21 is required for clear majority).
Agnipath Defence Policy Reform
On 14th June 2022, Ministr y of Defence,
Government of India has unveiled Agnipath scheme
for recruiting soldiers across the three services (Army,
Navy and Air force).
Those recruited will be called Agniveer and this will be
only mode of recruitment of ‘Other Ranks’ in armed
forces.
About the Agnipath
 Launched by: Government of India
 Launched on: 14th June 2022
 Launched for: Recruitment scheme for Other Ranks
(non commissioned officers or personnel other than
officers) in armed forces.
What is in Agnipath ?
 Under Agnipath scheme around 45,000 to 50,000
soldiers will be recruited annually, and will be
discharged on completion of four years of service.
 At the time of completion of their 4 year of service,
on discharge Agniveer will be paid a ‘Seva Nidhi’
package of around 11 lakhs to enable them to return
to the society for pursuing employment in other
sectors.
 After discharge, all of them will be able to apply for
permanent commission and up to 25% of them will
be granted permanent commission.
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 Agniveer after their discharge will not be eligible
for any pension, gratuity or other facilities being
offered to regular recruits.
Agniveer recruitment: Eligibility criteria
 Separate eligibility criteria for six categories have
been announced.
 Aspirants between the ages of 17.5 years and 23
years will be eligible to apply.
 The upper age limit is relaxed to 23 years for year
2022-23 only.
4th State Food Safety Index
2021-22
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI) releases the State Food Safety Index
(SFSI) annually for each financial year.
About 4th State Food Safety Index 2021-22
State Energy and Climate Index,
2022
India, the third-largest energy consumer and the
third-largest oil importer is working aggressively to
provide affordable energy, ensuring energy access to all
and ensuring high efficiencies in the operations.
About State Energy and Climate Index, 2022
 Published on : April 11, 2022
 Published by : The National Institution for
Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
 Published : The State Energy and Climate Index
(SECI), Round-1
 It is the first index that aims to track the efforts made
by states and UTs in the climate and energy sector
Methodology
 The State Energy & Climate Index consists of 6
Parameters and 27 Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs).
 Published on - June 7, 2022,
 Published by- Food Safety and Standards Authority
of India (FSSAI)
 The first SFSI was published in 2018-19 with the
aim of creating a competitive and positive change in
the food safety ecosystem in the country.
Categorization of States on the basis of SECI
score
Category
Front-runners
(Top one-third)
Achievers
(Middle one-third)
Aspirants
(Lowest one-third)
Key Findings of the SFSI 2021-22
 Tamil Nadu is the top-ranking state among the
large states, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra.
 Goa is the top-ranking state among the small states,
followed by Manipur and Sikkim.
 Jammu & Kashmir is the top-ranking UT among
the UTs, followed by Delhi and Chandigarh.
States/UTs with significant improvement in
ranking during last year :
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 Ladakh in the category of UTs.
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About the Food Safety and Standards Authority
of India (FSSAI)
 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI) has been established under Food
Safety and Standards , 2006 which consolidates
various acts & orders that have hitherto handled
food related issues in various Ministries and
Departments.
 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government
of India is the Administrative Ministry for the
implementation of FSSAI.
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Composite SECI score>=46
Composite SECI score
between 36 and 46
Composite SECI score<=36
 Among the larger states, the top three performers
 Uttarakhand in Large State category.
 Tripura in Small States category .
SECI score
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are Gujarat, Kerala, and Punjab
Bottom three performers of larger states are
Jharkhand, MP and Chhattisgarh.
Among the smaller states, Goa, Tripura, and
Manipur are the top performers
While Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal
Pradesh are the bottom three states
Among Union Territories Chandigarh, Delhi and
D&D/D&N are the top three performers
Asia’s Largest Bio-CNG Plant
 Prime Minister Narendra
Modi inaugurated
Asia’s largest bio-CNG plant in Indore on 19th
February, 2022.
 To be run by : in PPP mode by MP Govt. and
IEISL, New Delhi
 CNG, also known as Compressed Natural Gas, is
an eco-friendly alternative to gasoline.
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Bengaluru.
Statue of Equality
About the Statue
On the occassion of 100 birth anniversary of saint
Shri Ramanujacharya ‘Festival of Equality’, upholding
the view that the world is one family, ‘Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam’; Statute of Equality was unveiled.
 Statue dedicated to : Shri Ramanujacharya
 Inaugurated on : February 05, 2022
 Inaugurated by : Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Inaugurated at : Outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana
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 The ‘Statue of Prosperity’ is 108-feet tall bronze
statue of Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda.
It is made with 98 tonnes of bronze and 120
tonnes of steel.
 The statue was conceptualized and sculpted by Ram
V Sutar, who also curated the Statue of Unity.
About Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
 Nadaprabhu Hiriye Kempe Gowda is also known
About the Statue
as Kempe Gowda.
 Among one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting
 He was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara
position in the world.
Empire.
 The capital of Karnataka, Bengaluru, was fortified
by Kempe Gowda.
 He erected many Kannada inscriptions in the
region.
 He was one of the most well-educated rulers of all
time.
 216-feet tall statue.
 Made of 'Panchaloha' a combination of five metals:
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Gold, Silver, Copper, Brass, and Zinc.
 Mounted on a 54-feet high base building named
'Bhadra Vedi'.
 A Vedic digital library and research center, ancient
Indian texts, a theater, an educational gallery is
devoted.
About Ramanujacharya
 Famous as the chief proponent of Vishishtadvaita
sub-school of Vedanta.
 Born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu
 Advocated equality and social justice.
 Written nine scriptures known as the “Navaratnas”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 11,
2022, unveiled the 'Statue of Prosperity' on the premises
of the Bengaluru International Airport. On this occasion
Prime Minister also flagged off the Chennai-Mysore
Vande Bharat Express at Krantiveera Sangolli
Rayanna (KSR) railway station. He also flagged Bharat
Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train at KSR railway station in
Depicts
Vallabh Bhai Patel
Thiruvalluvar Statue
TathagataTsal
Statue of Ahimsa
Statue of Peace
Statue of Peace
Thiruvalluvar
Buddha
Rishabhanatha
Swami Ramanujacharya
Jain monk Acharya Shree Vijay
Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj
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Nathdwara Rajasthan has the statue of Lord Shiva
which is one of the largest Shiva statue in the world. The
idol of Lord Shiva is known as Vishwas Swaroopam,
meaning ‘Statue of Belief ’.
Key Highlights
 This idol of Lord Shiva is built on Ganesh Tekri
Mountain.
Statue of Prosperity
Statue
Statue of Unity
Statue of Belief
 The height of the idol of Lord Shiva is 369 feet
(112.47m) and is built on a hill of 51 bighas.
 Sculptor Naresh Kumar has prepared the world’s
tallest statue of Lord Shiva.
 The idol of Lord Shiva located in Nathdwara was
inaugurated on 29 October, 2022.
 The statue is made in meditation posture.
Locations
Sadhu Bet, Sardar Sarovar
Dam
Kanyakumari
Rabong (Ravangla)
Mangi-Tungi, Nashik
Srinagar
Jetpura, Pali
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State
Gujarat
Completed
2018
Tamil Nadu
Sikkim
Maharashtra
Jammu & Kashmir
Rajasthan
2000
2013
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2022
2020
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India Press Freedom Report, 2021
 Journalism is considered the fourth pillar of
democracy. But Reporters Without Borders had said
that India ranked 142 out of 180 countries when it
comes to press freedom.
 Recently, the India Press Freedom Report, 2021 was
released by the New Delhi based Rights and Risks
Analysis Group.
About the Report
 Released on - 02 February, 2022
 The report titled - India Press Freedom Index-2021
 Released by - Rights and Risks Analysis Group
Key Highlight of Report
 13 media houses and newspapers were targeted in the
country, 108 journalists were attacked, and 6 journalists
were killed.
 Top three States and Union Territories where journalists
and media houses were targeted in 2021
State
Jammu and Kashmir (25)
Uttar Pradesh (23)
Madhya Pradesh (16)
Rank
1
2
3
 J&K recorded the maximum attacks by State actors,
Tripura had the most cases of attacks by non-State
actors.
ISFR Report
 Released in : January 2022
 Edition : 17th
 Released by : Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change
 Published by : Forest Survey of India (FSI)
 Duration : Every two years
Key Findings of the Report
Increase in Area
 The Total Forest Cover (TFC) increased 1,540 km2
between 2019 and 2021
 It is 713,789 km2 in 2021
 The TFC in 2021 is 21.71% of the Total Geographical
Area (TGA) of the country
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As against 21.67% of the TGA in 2019
 Tree cover has increased by 721 km2
Increase/Decrease in Forests Cover
 Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover
 States showing highest increase
 Andhra Pradesh 647 km2; Telangana 632 km2 &
Odisha 537 km2
 17 States/UTs have above 33% of their geographical
area under forest cover.
 Out of these 17 States/UTs
 Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands, Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya have more
than 75% forest cover.
India’s First “District Good Governance
Index”, for Jammu and Kashmir
"District Good Governance Index"
 Launched on : January 22, 2022
 Launched by : Union Home and Cooperation
Minister (Amit Shah)
 Published : 'District Good Governance Index’ for
20 Districts of UT of Jammu and Kashmir
 Prepared by : DARPG (Department of Administrative
Reforms & Public Grievances) in collaboration with
Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
India State of Forest Report
(ISFR), 2021
On 13th January, 2021 the Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) released the
India State of Forest Report-2021. The report assesses
the forest and tree cover, and is published every two years
by the Forest Survey of India (FSI). The first survey
was published in 1987, and ISFR 2021 is the 17th.
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Table Forest Cover of India (in sq. km.)
Class
99,779
Percentage of
geographical
Area
3.04
Moderately Dense Forest
3,06,890
9.33
Open Forest
3,07,120
9.34
Total Forest Cover
7,13,789
21.71
46,539
1.42
Non-Forest
25,27,141
76.87
Total Geographical Area
32,87,469
100.00
Very Dense Forest
Scrub
Area
 Landslides and heavy rains, shifting cultivation &
deforestation
 Highest Forest Cover (States) : MP > Arunachal
Pradesh > Chattisgarh > Odisha > Maharashtra
 Forest Cover as percentage of TGA : Mizoram >
Arunachal Pradesh > Meghalaya > Manipur > Nagaland
 Increase in Mangrove Cover : Increase of 17 km2.
Total mangrove cover is now 4,992 km2
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 Increase in Carbon Stock : Total carbon stock in
country's forests is 7,204 million tonnes. This is an
increase of 79.4 million tonnes in the carbon stock
forests since 2019
 Bamboo Forests : Total bamboo bearing area of the
country is 1,49,443 sq km decrease of 10,594 sq km in
bamboo bearing area as compared to ISFR 2019
National Suicide Prevention Strategy
Mahakal Lok Project
Recently, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
dedicated Phase I of the Mahakal Lok Project to the
nation at Shri Mahakal Lok in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
About Mahakal Lok Project Phase-I
 Inaugurated on: October 11, 2022
 Inaugurated by: Prime Minister of India
 Inaugurated: Shri Mahakal Lok corridor in Shri
Recently, the ministry of Health & Family Welfare
has unveiled the National Suicide Prevention Strategy.
It is the first of its kind of policy
Mahakaleshwar temple Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
 Total lost of the entire project is around Rs. 850
crores.
 Launched on: November 21, 2022
 Ministry (Nodal Agency): Ministry of Health and
 The project aims to decongest the entire area and
About the Strategy
Family Welfare.
 Maharashtra topped the country followed by Tamil
Nadu and Madhya Pradesh in suicides in India.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
 It was set-up in 1986 under Ministry of Home
Affairs to function as a repository of Information
on crime and criminals.
 NCRB, Headquartered in New Delhi.
 It was set up based on the recommendations of
the National Police Commission (1977-1981)
and the MHA’s Task Force (1985).
Key Highlights
also put special emphasis on the conservation and
restoration of heritage structures.
 The existing footfall of the temple, which is currently
around 1.5 crore per annum, is expected to be
doubled.
 The Mahakal Path contains 108 stambhs (pillars)
which depict Anand Tandav Swaroop (Dance
form) of Lord Shiva.
 The Mahakal corridor is four times the size of the
Kashi Vishwanath corridor.
12 Jyotirlinga in India
Jyotirlinga List with Location
No.
Asian Conference on Diarrheal
Jyotirlinga
Location
1
Somnath Jyotirlinga
Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD)
2
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
On 11th November, 2022 Union Minister of State Dr.
Bharti Pravin Pawar addressed 16th Asian Conference on
Diarrheal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD) at Kolkata.
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Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga
4
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga
5
Vaijnath Jyotirlinga
6
Kedarnath Jyotirlinga
7
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
8
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
Nasik, Maharashtra
9
Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga
Pune, Maharashtra
10
Rameshwar Jyotirlinga
11
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
12
Kashi Vishwanath
Jyotirlinga
Key Highlights
 The Theme of ASCODD was “Prevention and
Control of Cholera, typhoid and other enteric
disease in low and middle income countries
through community Participation : beyond the
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic”.
 Major topics include—
Road map to end cholera by 2030.
Cholera vaccine development and rapid
diagnostics.
Contemporary perspectives of antimicrobial
resistance of enteric bacteria : New initiatives
and challenges.
Achievements of India
 India successfully ran a free vaccination program with
record break vaccination of more than 219 crores.
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Saurashtra, Gujarat
Ujjain, Madhya
Pradesh
Khandwa, Madhya
Pradesh
Srisailam, Andhra
Pradesh
Parli, Maharashtra
Kedarnath,
Uttarakhand
Darukavanam,
Gujarat
Rameshwaram,
Tamil Nadu
Aurangabad,
Maharashtra
Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh
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Kadmat Beach & Thundi Beach
Get Blue Flag Tag
Recently, globally recognized and the coveted
International eco-label "Blue Flag”, has been accorded
to two new beaches of India – Minicoy Thundi Beach
and Kadmat Beach- both in Lakshadweep. This takes
the number of beaches certified under the Blue Flag
certification to twelve (12).
 Project Mausam was launched by: Ministry of
Culture, GOI
Key Highlights
 It aims to re-connect and re-establish communications
between countries of the Indian Ocean world, which
would lead to an enhanced understanding of cultural
values and concerns.
About Project Mausam
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Project Mausam was launched in 2014 at the 38th
World Heritage Session at Doha, Qatar.
Project ‘Mausam’ is a Ministry of Culture project
and the Project is being administered by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
12th Edition of Defence Expo
With an aim to give impetus to the defence sector,
India's "biggest ever" defence exhibition - DefExpo 2022
was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
About 12th DefExpo
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About Blue Flag Tag
 Accorded in: October, 2022
 Accorded to: Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat
Beach- both in Lakshadweep, India
 Accorded by: Foundation for Environmental
Education (FEE)
What is the ‘Blue Flag’ tag?
 The Blue Flag is a voluntary tag given to
environment-friendly and clean beaches with
hygienic facilities.
 It is accorded by Denmark-based non-profit
Foundation for Environmental Education, or FEE,
as part of its Blue Flag Programme.
National Conference on Project
Mausam
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has
organized a two-day National Conference on Project
Mausam at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi .
About National Conference on Project Mausam
 Held on: October 7th-8th, 2022
 Theme of Conference: Jaladhipurayatra: Exploring
Cross: Cultural Linkages along the Indian Ocean Rim
Countries
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Held between: October 18- 22, 2022
Held in: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Organised by: Ministry of Defence (Biennial event)
Theme: Path to Pride
11th DefExpo was held in February, 2020 in Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh
Key Highlights
 DefExpo 2022 is in line with the vision of Prime
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Minister Shri Narendra Modi to achieve self-reliance
in defence and achieve export of $5 billion by 2025.
For the first time, the event has been organised in a
four-venue format.
It is first- ever edition exclusively for Indian
companies.
For the first time, ‘Invest for Defence’, the first ever
marquee event of Ministry of Defence, targeted to
promote investment in the defence sector.
For the first time, States/Union Territories (UTs) have
been invited to set up pavilions at the event.
The 2nd edition of India-Africa Defence Dialogue
(IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022
in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 18, 2022.
Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave also
took place on October 19, 2022.
Dharamshala Declaration 2022
Recently, the three days National Conference of State
Tourism Ministers at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
has concluded with the adoption of the “Dharamshala
Declaration” .
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About National Conference of State Tourism
Ministers
 The International Dark Sky Association is a U.S.
 Held in: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Objective of these reserve
 Held from: 18- 20 September 2022
 Attended by: Tourism Ministers of States
based non-profit that designate places as international
dark sky places, parks, sanctuaries and reserves
 Dark Sky Reserve is specifically protected for its
scientific, natural, educational, cultural heritage, and/
or public enjoyment.
 Organized by: Ministry of Tourism & Government
of India
 Adopted: “Dharamshala Declaration”(2022)
Dharamshala Declaration
 The Dharamshala Declaration affirms the plan to
position India as a major tourism destination during
its presidency of G-20 in 2023.
 It also Committed to ensuring the positioning of
India as one of the leaders in the world in the tourism
sector by 2047.
 It plans to revive India’s tourism and targets to
achieve USD 1 Trillion by the sector in 2047.
Make in India’ completes 8 years
The Make in India initiative was launched by Prime
Minister in September 2014 as part of a wider set of
nation-building initiatives.
About Make in India
 Launched on: September 25, 2014
 Completed 8 years on: September 25, 2022
The “Make in India” initiative is based on four pillars
(New Processes, New Infrastructure, New Sector
and New Mindset), which have been identified to
give boost to entrepreneurship in India, not only in
manufacturing but also in other sectors.
Government Schemes related to tourism
sector:
 Swadesh Darshan Scheme : It is a Central Sector
scheme launched in 2014-15 by the Ministry of
Tourism and Culture, Government of India.
 PRASAD scheme : The Government of India
launched the PRASAD scheme in the year 20142015 under the Ministry of Tourism. The full
form of the PRASAD scheme is ‘Pilgrimage
Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation
Drive’.
 Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat : Launched in 2015
on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of
Sardar Patel.
India's First Dark Sky Reserve
At the end of 2022, India got its First Dark Sky
Reserve in Hanle, Ladakh
About Dark Sky Rserve
 Announced to be set up in : September, 2022
 Set up by : Department of Science & Technology
(DST)
 It is located within Changthang Wildlife sanctuary.
Key Highlights (Achievements)
 Make in India has substantial accomplishments across
27 sectors.
These include strategic sectors of manufacturing
and services as well.
 FDI inflows in India stood at US $ 45.15 billion in
2014-2015 and recorded the highest ever FDI at $83.6
billion in the year 2021-22.
This FDI has come from 101 countries, and
invested across 31 UTs and States and 57
sectors in the country.
On the back of economic reforms and Ease
of Doing Business in recent years, India is on
track to attract US$ 100 bn FDI in the current
FY(2022-23).
 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across
14 key manufacturing sectors, was launched in 202021 as a big boost to Make in India initiative.
 The One-District-One-Product (ODOP) initiative
is another manifestation of the 'Make in India' vision.
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What is a Dark Sky Reserve ?
 A Dark Sky reserve is an area usually surrounding a
park or observatory that is kept free of artificial light
pollution.
 The purpose of a dark sky reserve is generally to
promote astronomy.
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The Toy Industry in India has historically been
import dependent.
Lack of raw-material, technology, design
capability etc. led to huge imports of Toys
and its components.
In 2018-19, Toys worth USD 371 mn (Rs.
2960 cr.) were imported into our country.
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Bundelkhand Expressway
About Bundelkhand Expressway
 Inaugurated on : July 16, 2022
 Inaugurated by : Prime Minister of India
 Inaugurated at : Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of
Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh.
 It has been completed in record 28 months : 8
 First Phase was launched in : October 2020
Features of the scheme
 The scheme is prioritizes the hand-loom sector,
particularly for indigenous women weavers.
 This scheme will assist these individuals to expand
their businesses and support their families financially.
Burhanpur (MP) : First District
to Certify ‘Har Ghar Jal’
months ahead of its deadline.
Key facts
 Bundelkhand Expressway is a 296.07 Km four-lane
expressway.
 It has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850
crores.
 It was constructed under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh
Expressways Industrial Development Authority
(UPEIDA).
Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur popularly known as the
‘Darwaza of Dakhin’, became the first Certified ‘Har
Ghar Jal’ district in the Country.
About Certification
 Certified in: July, 2022
 District certified: Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh
 Certification based on: Self declaration by all the
254 villages in Burhanpur
 Related Scheme: Jal Jeevan Mission
Jal Jeevan Mission
 Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe
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 It can later be expanded up to six lanes as well.
 Starting Point : Near Bharatkoop at the Jhansi-
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Prayagraj NH-35 in Chitrakoot district.
 End Point : Near Kudrail village in Etawah district,
where it merges with the Agra-Lucknow expressway.
 Bundelkhand Expressway passes through seven
districts, viz. Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba,
Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah.
Swanirbhar Naari scheme
In a recent development, Assam Government has
launched the second phase of Swanirbhar Naari scheme.
Swanirbhar Naari Scheme (Second Phase)
Launched on : July 19, 2022
Launched by : Government of Assam
Beneficiaries : Weavers of the state
Involved Department : Directorate of Handloom
& Textiles, Assam
 Objective : To empower financially disadvantaged
women.
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and adequate drinking water through individual
household tap connections by 2024 to all households
in rural India.
It was launched in August 2019 and envisages 55
litres of water per person per day to every rural
household by 2024.
Mission functions under Department of Drinking
Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jalshakti.
The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a
community approach to water.
In August 2022, Goa and Dadra & Nagar
Haveli and Daman & Diu (D&NH and D&D)
becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified State
and UT in the country respectively.
Where people from all the villages have declared
their village as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ through a resolution
passed by Gram Sabha, certifying that all households
in the villages have access to safe drinking water
through taps, ensuring that ‘No One is Left Out’.
Congratulations
to all citizens of
GOA!
GOA becomes the first ‘Har
Ghar Jal’ certified State in
the country
All 378 villages declared ‘Har Ghar Jal’ by Gram Sabhas.
All 2,63,013 rural hoseholds in Goa have water through taps.
All Women and girls in Goa are now free from the
durdgery of collecting water.
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SMILE - 75 Initiative
The initiative started by the government is named
as “SMILE-75” (SMILE- Support for Marginalised
Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise).
About
 Launched on : August 12, 2022
 Launched by : Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, Government of India
Key Highlights
 The aim of SMILE- 75 is to make cities/town and
About the Scheme
 Scholarships will be provided to the beneficiaries that
will cover all the educational expenses of meritorious
students from class 9th to 11th.
 Only scheduled caste students (Parental income
should be less than 2.5 lakh per annum) will be able
to take benefit of this scheme.
 The government is going to roll out the scheme from
the academic year 2022-23.
 The NITI Aayog has identified 177 private schools.
National e-Governance Service
Delivery Assessment (NeSDA)
Report, 2021
municipal areas begging-free.
 The objective of the initiative is to make a strategy for
comprehensive rehabilitation of the persons engaged
in the act of begging through the coordinated action
of various stakeholders.
 The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
has identified 75 Municipal Corporations to implement
SMILE- 75 initiative.
Country's First Night Safari to
Begin in Lucknow
On August 16, 2022, the cabinet meeting chaired by
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved the proposal
of the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to start
the country's first night safari in the capital Lucknow.
Currently, there are 13 safaris in the country but they are
all Day Safaris.
Country's First Night Safari Project
 Approved in : August 2022
 To be open in : Kukrail forest area, Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh
 Objective : Promoting eco-tourism in the state
 Inspired from : Singapore’s night safari
Key Points
 This night safari will be developed on 350 acres in
Kukrail forest area spread over an area of 2027.46
hectare and a zoological park will be built in 150 acres.
SHRESHTA Scheme
With the basic motive to uplift the socio-economic
status of the Scheduled Castes peoples by providing
high quality education to their children in best private
residential schools in the country Government launched
SHRESHTA Scheme.
 Launched on - 3 June 2022
 Launched by - The Union Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment
 Objective - Scheme is designed for residential
education for SC students in High School in targeted
areas.
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To measure the efficacy of E-Governance and their
delivery system, Government has released the NeSDA
Report for the year 2021.
National e-Gover nance Ser vice Deliver y
Assessment (NeSDA) Report, 2021
 Released on - June 13, 2022
 Released by - Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions
 Edition - Second (First edition was launched in 2019.)
 NeSDA was first introduced - In August 2018.
 Based on - UNDESA e-Government Survey's Online
Service Index (OSI) (basically UN E-governance
survey for countries)
What is NeSDA?
 NeSDA is a biennial study that assesses States, Union
Territories (UTs), and focus Central Ministries on the
effectiveness of e-Governance service delivery.
 NeSDA Portal was launched in June 2021 to conduct
the entire assessment process online.
NeSDA 2021 Report
 Report covers 7 sectors and 56 mandatory services
for each States & UTs and 27 services for the focus
Central Ministries.
Key findings of the report
 Kerala is the overall champion and has the highest
overall compliance score amongst all the States and
UTs.
 Among Union Territory- Jammu and Kashmir
scored the highest.
 North-east and Hill States: Meghalaya and
Nagaland, with an overall compliance of 90% across
all assessment parameters.
 Remaining State Category: Kerala, Odisha, Tamil
Nadu, Punjab, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh had a
compliance of more than 85% among the remaining
state category.
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 Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Goa, and
Odisha also improved the compliance of their
services portals by 100%.
CiSS Application
CiSS application
 Launched in - June, 2022
 Developed by - National Commission for the
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Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
Objective - To help in the rehabilitation process of
Children in Street Situations (CiSS).
Portal is launched - Under the Baal Swaraj portal
Baal Swaraj is a portal launched by NCPCR for online
tracking and digital real-time monitoring mechanism
of children in need of care and protection.
The CiSS application is used for receiving data of
children in street situations from all the states and
union territories.
CDS: Amended Service Rules of
the Army, Navy and Air Force
The Ministry of Defence has issued gazette
notifications to amend regulations of three defence
forces – Army, Navy and Air Force -- related to the
appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
 The Prime Minister of India has announced the
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Creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff
during his address to the Nation on 15th August 2019.
The Cabinet Committee on Security on 24th
December 2019 took the decision to create the
post of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to
enhance the quality of Military Advice to Political
Leadership through integration of Service inputs.
The Chief of Defence Staff is the Permanent
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and
acts as the Principal Military Adviser to Raksha
Mantri on all tri-services matters so as to provide
impartial advice to the political leadership.
Former Chief of the Army Staff, (Lt.) General
Bipin Rawat took office of as the country's first
Chief of Defence Staff on 1st January, 2020.
Bipin Rawat was martyred in a chopper crash on
December 8, 2021.
Key Points
 Changes in eligibility criteria: An officer who is
serving as Lieutenant General or General or an officer
who has retired in the rank of Lieutenant General
or General but has not attained the age of sixtytwo years on the date of his appointment can be
appointed as the Chief of defence Staff (CDS).
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 The age limit for the CDS post is 65 years with no
fixed tenure defined, unlike for the Service Chief
which is three years of tenure or 62 years of age.
 Similar amendment was made in the service rules of
Navy and Air Force as well.
Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation
Commission Final Report
On May 5, 2022 the Jammu & Kashmir Delimitation
Commission submitted its final report.
About the Commission
 The Delimitation Commission was Headed by Justice
Ranjana Prakash Desai (a retired Judge of the
Supreme Court of India).
 Ex-Officio members : Sh. Sushil Chandra, (Chief
Election Commissioner) and Sh. K. K. Sharma, (State
Election Commissioner, Union Territory of Jammu
and Kashmir).
 The Delimitation Commission was entrusted with the
work of delimiting the Assembly and Parliamentary
Constituencies in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir
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It was done on the basis of 2011 Census and In
accordance with the provisions of the Jammu
and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 and
The provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002.
What is delimitation?
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Delimitation literally means the act or a process
of fixing limits of boundaries of territorial
constituencies in a country or a province having
legislative body.
Delimitation is done by a Delimitation Commission
or Boundary Commission.
Important Points of the Final Report
 The total number of Assembly seats in the UT will
increase from 83 to 90.
 Out of the 90 Assembly Constituencies in the region,
43 will be part of Jammu region and
47 for Kashmir region.
Prime Minister’s Employment
Generation Programme (PMEGP)
On May 30, 2022, Ministry of Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises has approved the continuation of
Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme
(PMEGP).The scheme was approved for continuation
over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle for five years
from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
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About PMEGP
 Primary Objective: The Centre aims to channel the
potential of traditional medicine, by integrating it
with technological advancements and evidence-based
research.
Key Highlights
 The centre will seek to set policies and standards
on traditional medicine products and help countries
create a comprehensive, safe, and high-quality health
system.
 The GCTM will support efforts to implement the
WHO’s Traditional Medicine Strategy (2014-23).
 Launched in : August 2008
 Launched by : Merging the two schemes, namely
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Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) and Rural
Employment Generation Programme (REGP).
Approved by : Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises
The outlay of the scheme - Rs.13554.42 Crore
Objective: Generate employment opportunities
through establishment of micro enterprises in nonfarm sector for rural as well as urban areas.
Implementation by : Khadi and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC).
Kerala Becomes First State to
Introduce Carbon-Neutral Farming
Supreme Court Recognises Sex
work as Profession
Kerala government has budgeted 6 crores in the 202223 fiscal year to implement carbon-neutral agricultural
practices in selected places in the state. This will make
Kerala first state in the country to introduce CarbonNeutral Farming.
In the context of sex work, the condition of sex
workers especially woman is very pathetic condition in
the society Supreme Court, in May 2022 recognized sex
work as a profession.
Carbon Neutrality and Farming
Highlights of the Judgement
 Carbon Neutral : Carbon emissions caused by
 SC observed that the practitioner of sex work is
entitled to dignity and equal protection under law.
 The apex court invoked its special power under
Article 142 of the Constitution.
 It is worth mentioning that in 2022, the National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recognised
sex workers as informal workers.
 As Article 21 of the constitution declares that no
person (citizen and non citizens) shall be deprived
of his life or personal liberty.
 The apex court observed that sex workers are entitled
to equal protection of the law and criminal law.
It must apply equally in all cases on the basis of
age and consent.
WHO Global Centre For
Traditional Medicine In Gujarat
In April, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the
foundation stone of the World Health Organisation
(WHO) Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
Traditional Medicine Centre in Gujarat
 Foundation stone laid by: Prime Minister Narendra
Modi
 Foundation stone laid on: April 19, 2022
 Collaboration with: World Health Organisation
(WHO)
 Established at: Jamnagar, Gujarat
 Name of the Centre: Institute of Teaching and
Research in Ayurveda (ITRA)
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an entity have been balanced out by funding an
equivalent amount of carbon savings
 Carbon Savings : Funding renewable energy project,
afforestation, creating carbon sink, etc.
 Carbon Neutral Farming : Farming practices that
promote carbon neutrality
Sagar Parikrama
India has a coastline of 7516.6km, covering
9 maritime States/4UTs and providing livelihood
support to millions of coastal fisher folks. As a mark of
gratitude to our seas it is proposed to organize “Sagar
Parikrama” program on occasion of 75th Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsava saluting our great freedom fighters,
sailors and fisher folks.
About Sagar Parikrama
Begin on : 5th March, 2022 (Phase I)
Begin from : Gujarat
Duration : 2 days
Coverage : Gujarat, Diu, Maharashtra, Goa,
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
Odisha, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar and
Lakshadweep Islands
 Aim : Understanding “challenges, experiences and
aspirations of fishermen community.
The primary purpose of the parikrama is to interact
with fishermen, fisher communities and stakeholders in
these locations and districts.
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PACER Initiative
7 Years of UJALA Scheme
The Cryosphere is the frozen water part of the
Earth system. Polar science has the potential to benefit
humanity, inform the sustainable use of resources, help
protect the planet and generate economic and social
impact. For continuing research in this direction, Indian
government has recently approved Polar Science and
Cryosphere (PACER) scheme.
 On 5 January 2022, Ministry of Power has suc-
About PACER Scheme
 Launched by : Ministry of Earth Science
 Approved in : March, 2022
 Objective : To improve our understanding of
Polar Science and cryosphere system with special
emphasis on the Antarctic, Arctic and Glaciers of
the Himalayas.
 Programmes : The Antarctic Program, Indian Arctic
Program, Southern Ocean Program and Cryosphere
and Climate Program.
 Implementing Agency : National Centre for Polar and
Ocean Research (NCPOR) (Ministry of Earth Sciences).
 Duration of the Initiative : The initiative has been
approved for continuation during 2021- 2026.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush
(IMI) 4.0
India’s universal immunization programme, launched
in 1985, is one of the largest health programmes of its
kind in the world. The programme provides vaccination
against nine life threatening diseases (Diphtheria,
Whooping cough, Haemophilus Influenzae type
B (Hib) causing Pneumonia and Meningitis,
Tetanus, Polio, Tuberculosis, Measles, Hepatitis
B and Japanese Encephalitis) in the entire country.
The MoHFW, GoI, launched Mission Indradhanush
in December 2014 as a special drive to vaccinate all
unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children under
Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0
 Launched on - February 7, 2022,
 Launched by - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
 Program Launched - Intensified Mission Indrad-
hanush (IMI) 4.0.
About Mission Indradhanush
 Mission Indradhanush was launched by Prime
Minister in December 2014.
 Aims to cover the partially and unvaccinated
pregnant women and children in pockets of low
immunization coverage, high-risk and hard-to-reach
areas
 Protect children and women from vaccine
preventable diseases.
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cessfully completed seven years of distributing and
selling LED lights under its flagship 'UJALA' Programme.
 The government data says that the Power Ministry
has distributed more than 36.78 crore LED lights
under the UJALA programme in seven years, which
saved 47,778 million units of electricity per
annum.
 UJALA scheme has evolved to be the world's
largest zero-subsidy domestic lighting scheme that
addresses concerns like high electrification costs and
high emissions that result from inefficient lighting.
About UJALA Scheme
 Full form of UJALA : Unnat Jyoti by Affordable
LEDs for All
 Scheme was launched on : 5th January, 2015
 Launched by : Ministry of Power
 The LED bulb described by the Prime Minister
as : “Prakash Path” – “way to light”
 Implementing agency : Energy Efficiency Services
Limited (EESL)
24th National Conference on
e-Governance-2021
About 24th National Conference on e-Governance,
2021
 Organized on : 7th to 8th January, 2022
 Organized by : DARPG and MeitY, Government
of India
 Associated State : Telangana
 Theme : India's Techade - Digital Governance in a
post-pandemic world.
 Purpose : for achieving effective governance and
public service delivery.
 At conference the Hyderabad Declaration was
adopted.
Hyderabad Declaration
 To bring citizens and government closer through
digital platform.
 Adoption of e-office version 7.0 by all ministries &
departments.
 Transform citizen services through use of technology.
 Making India the global hub of technology
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 The planned reserve when completed, will be the first
India's 33rd Elephant Reserve to
come up in Uttar Pradesh'
in the state’s portion in the Bundelkhand region.
 The other tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh includes
The Ministry of Environment Forest and
Climate Change (on October 21, 2022) gave its nod to
Terai Elephant Reserve (TER), Spread over 3000sq
km. in Dudhawa-Pilibhit region in Uttar Pradesh.
 TER will conserve four wild species - Tiger, Asian
Elephant, Swamp deer and one horned rhinoceros in
entire landscape.
 Project Elephant : The GoI introduced Project
Elephant in 1992 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
(CSS) with the objective to protect elephants, their
habitats & corridors.
 Karnataka has highest number of elephants followed
by Assam & Kerala (Elephant census 2017).
Dudhwa, Pilibhit, and Amangarh (buffer of
Corbett Tiger Reserve).
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Himalayan yak accepted as food animal by FSSAI
 In November 2022, the Himalayan yak has been
accepted as a food animal by the scientific panel of
Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
(FSSAI).
NCPCR launces ‘GHAR’ Portal
 The National Commission for Protection of Child
Rights (NCPCR) has launched the GHAR – GO
Home and Re-Unite Portal on the occasion of
World Children’s Day (20th November).
Other Initiative for Protection of Elephants
 Monitoring the illegal killings of elephants (Mike), an
international effort for conservation of elephants in
Asia and Africa.
About ‘GHAR’ Portal
 Launched on: November 20, 2022 (on World’s
Children Day)
'PM Kisan Samman Sammelan - 2022'
 Objectives: it is a portal for Restoration and
Repatriation of Child.
India is the second largest fertilizer - consuming
country. It is world's largest importer of fertilizer
materials. In backdrop of it, PM Kisan Samman
Sammelan, 2022 have been announced in New Delhi.
CHEERAG Scheme
 In August 2022, teachers bodies in Haryana raised
About 'PM Kisan Samman Sammelan - 2022'
 Inaugurated on: 17 October, 2022
 Inaugurated by: PM Narendra Modi
 Key Reforms Include launch of PM Bhartiya Jan
Urvarak Pariyojna – One Nation One Fertilizer
Scheme.
Under this scheme, ‘Bharat Urea Bags’ are
launched. These will help companies market
fertilizers under the single brand name ‘Bharat’.
 The single brand name for Urea, Di-Ammonium
phosphate DAP, Muriate of potash (MoP) etc. would
be Bharat Urea, Bharat DAP, Bharat MoP and
Bharat NPK respectively for all fertilizer companies.
New Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh
Recently, on September 27, 2022, the Uttar Pradesh
(UP) cabinet approved the notification of the state’s
fourth tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary
(RWS) in Chitrakoot district.
 Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary will be the 53rd Tiger
Reserve in India.
 Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) was Founded in
1977.
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questions on the State government's newly launched
scheme called Chief Minister Equal Education
Relief, Assistance and Grant (CHEERAG)
 Objective : To provide free education to the
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students
of government schools in “budget” private schools.
Assam 'Mission Bhumiputra'
 Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Unveiled "Mission Bhumiputra" Under the mission
digitalized caste certificates will be issued to
students in a simplified and digital way.
Ganga Vilas Cruise
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off
the World’s Longest River Cruise-MV Ganga Vilas,
from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Dibrugarh in
Assam via Bangladesh; and also inaugurated the
Tent City at Varanasi via video conferencing on
January 13, 2022.
 The Ganga Vilas cruise on its longest river journey
of 51 days will cover (3,200 km) 27 river systems and
visit over 50 tourist sites including World Heritage
Sites.
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Three new sites on UNESCO’s tentative list
 In December 2022, Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the
iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, and the rock cut
sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura have been added
to the tentative list of UNCESO World Heritage Sites.
 The UNESCO tentative list is an “inventory of
those properties which each State Party intends to
consider for nomination”.
 India now has 52 sites on UNESCO Tentative List.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2022
 In January 2022, US-based National Science
Foundation (NSF) released a report on ‘Science &
Engineering Indicator’s 2022.
 As per report, India’s position rose to the third
position in the year 2020 from seventh in 2010.
 China and USA occupy the first and second ranks
with a contribution of 23% and 16%, respectively.
 India has also increased its ranking on the Global
Innovation Index (GII) 2022 released by the
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
from 81st in 2014 to 40th in 2022.
Assamese ‘Gamocha’ gets GI tag
 In December 2022, Gamocha’, a symbol of the
culture and identity of Assam, has received the
Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the
central government.
First Greenfield airport of Arunachal Pradesh
‘Donyi Polo Airport’
 On November 19, 2022, the Prime Minister inau-
gurated Donyi Polo Airport at Itanagar, Arunachal
Pradesh.
 The foundation stone for this airport was laid by the
Prime Minister in February 2019.
Nagpur Metro creates record for world’s
longest double-decker viaduct
 In December, 2022, Nagpur Metro has successfully
created a Guinness World Record by constructing
the longest double-decker viaduct (metro) is
3,140 meters (3.14KM) and was achieved by the
Wardha Road in Nagpur.
 The double-decker viaduct has already been certified
as the longest structure in Asia and India by Asia Book
of Records and India Book of Records respectively.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya won UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards
 In November, 2022, the restoration of the 100-year-
old Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
in Mumbai has won the Award of Excellence in this
year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural
Heritage Conservation.
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 The museum is a part of the Victorian Gothic
and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai’s world
heritage property.
 It was established as the Prince of Wales Museum of
Western India in 1922.
Yotta Infra to invest Rs. 39,000 cr in UP
 In October, 2022, Data centre company Yotta
Infrastructure announced that it will invest Rs.
39,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh over the next 5-7
years.
 The company has set-up hyper-scale data centre,
Yotta D1, at its Greater Noida Data Center Park,
with an investment of around Rs. 1,500 crore.
Arunachal Pradesh to get India’s first Aqua
Park & Northeast’s first fish museum
 In October, 2022, the Central Government has
approved the establishment of India’s first-ever
‘Integrated Aqua Park’ at Tarin (Ziro) in Lower
Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh.
 The fish museum will be part of India’s first-ever
‘Integrated Aqua Park’.
 This project is sanctioned under the CSS component
of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
(PMMSY), with an overall cost of Rs 50 Crores and
a Central share of Rs 45.11 Crores.
Mawmluh Cave
 In October, 2022, Mawmluh Caves located in the
East Khasi Hills district has made it to the first 100
geological heritage sites listed under International
Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) by UNESCO.
 The first 100 sites were chosen from 56 countries.
 Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya, locally known as
Krem Mawmluh.
Cochin Shipyard to build India’s first hydrogen
fuel cell catamaran vessel in Varanasi
 In November, 2022, Cochin Shipyard has signed
an MoU with Inland Waterways Authority of India
to build the country’s first hydrogen fuel cell
catamaran vessel for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
 The air-conditioned hydrogen fuel cell catamaran
vessel will have a seating capacity for 100
Chennai-Mysuru Vande passengers
 In November, 2022, the Prime Minister of India
flagged off India’s fifth and South’s first Vande
Bharat train from Bengaluru.
 The train will run between Mysuru and Chennai and
help cut travel time between the two destinations.
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Vande Bharat Express 2.0
North East’s first Unani medicine centre
opened in Silchar
2022, flagged off Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande
Bharat Express at Gujarat's Gandhinagar station.
 The latest version has cost over Rs 115 crore – Rs
15 crore higher than the previous version.
 The first Vande Bharat Express train was
launched in 2019 on the New Delhi-KanpurAllahabad-Varanasi route.
 In November, 2022, Union Minister Sarbananda
3 Indian cities among largest data centre
markets in Asia-Pacific
Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL),
Aurangabad has become the first in the country to
witness the official release of the Environmental
Insights Explorer (EIE) data from Google.
 “Google has a feature called EIE”, which helps
cities measure the carbon emission sources, conduct
analysis and identify strategies to reduce emissions
that help contain air pollution.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on September 30,
 Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi have
emerged as three of the top data centre markets
in the Asia-Pacific region, as per a Knight Frank
Report published in November, 2022.
Kerala Won ‘Responsible Tourism Global
Award’ at the World Travel Market, London
 The Tourism Ministry of India participated in
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the World Travel Market, which commenced on
November 7, 2022.
The Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious
Responsible Tourism Global award at the World
Travel Mart held in London.
The award was given for the STREET project.
STREET is acronym for—Sustainable, Tangible,
Responsible Experimental, Ethnic Tourism.
This was implemented from March 31, 2022.
Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary
 In November, 2022, the Tamil Nadu government
Sonowal has inaugurated the new, state-of-theart complex of Regional Research Institute of
Unani Medicine (RRIUM) in Silchar, Assam.
Aurangabad first in India to publish Google’s
EIE data
 In July, 2022, as per the Aurangabad Smart City
University of Forestry, first in India, third in
the world
 In September, 2022, the Telangana Legislative
Assembly and Council approved the University
of Forestry (UoF) Act, 2022, opening the way for
the transformation of FCRI (Forest College and
Research Institute) Hyderabad into a full-fledged
“University of Forestry (UoF)”.
 It will be the first of its kind in the whole country
and the third in the world.
 The only other two countries which have forest
universities are Russia and China, which makes
India the third.
has notified the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary on
68,640 hectares as the state’s 17th wildlife sanctuary.
 The declaration was made under the Section 26A(1)
(b) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
 The sanctuary, covering reserve forest areas in
Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts, is home to 35
species of mammals, 238 species of birds.
 It hosts Leith’s soft shelled turtles, smooth coated
otters, marsh crocodile and four horned antelopes.
Anang Tal lake declared monument of national
importance
3 Indian Cities join UNESCO Global Network
of Learning cities
Smriti Van Earthquake Museum
 In September , 2022, three Indian Cities namely
inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in Bhuj district,
Gujarat.
 Smriti Van Memorial in Bhuj - a one of its kind
initiative to celebrate the spirit of resilience of
people shown after the devastating 2001 earthquake.
 The state of the art Smriti Van Earthquake Museum
is segregated in seven blocks based on seven
themes: Rebirth, Rediscover, Restore, Rebuild,
Rethink, Relive and Renew.
- Telangana’s Warangal, Kerala’s Thrissur &
Nilambur have been inducted into the UNESCO
Global Network of Learning Cities 2022 List.
 The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
is an international policy-oriented network that
paves way for the development and progress of
other cities by sharing ideas and innovations at a
global platform.
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 In August, 2022, the Anang Tal lake in South
Delhi, believed to have been built a thousand years
ago, has been declared a monument of national
importance through a gazette notification by the
Ministry of Culture.
 Anang Tal Lake located near Qutub Minar in
Mehrauli in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
 On August 28, 2022, the Prime Minister of India has
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Bengaluru to have India’s first 3D post office
Bhasha Certificate Selfie Campaign
 In August , 2022, the country’s first 3D-printed
 Recent : Recently, in February 2022, the Ministry of
post office is ready to come up in the capital of
Karnataka, Bengaluru.
 The first 3D-printed post office will be located at
the Cambridge Layout in Halasuru, Bengaluru.
 The Building Materials and Technology Promotion
Council of the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs, along with IIT-Madras, has given the
‘technology approval’ to Larsen & Toubro Limited
(L&T) for 3D concrete printing of structures.
India’s First Commercial Space Situational
Observatory To Be Set Up In Uttarakhand
Education has launched a campaign titled ‘Bhasha
Certificate Selfie’.
 Bhasha Sangam App : Bhasha Sangam mobile app
was launched on October 31, 2021, by Minister of
Education and Skill Development Shri Dharmendra
Pradhan, to lay emphasis on the promotion of Indian
languages.
Operation AAHT
 Operation : Indian Railway Protection Force in 2022
to set-up India’s first commercial space situational
awareness observatory in the Garhwal region of
Uttarakhand.
 It can track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting
the earth.
launched a nationwide ‘Operation AAHT’ to curb
human trafficking.
 Mechanism : Under Operation AAHT, the
infrastructure and intelligence network of the force
could be utilised to collect, collate and analyse clues on
victims, source, route, destination, popular trains used
by suspects, the identity of carriers/agents, kingpins
etc and shared with other law-enforcing agencies.
India’s first pure green hydrogen plant
commissioned in Jorhat, Assam
Report of Expert Committee on SVAMITVA
Scheme
 On April 20, 2022, Oil India Limited (OIL) has
 The Report of Expert Committee on SVAMITVA
 Digantara, a space sector start-up of India, is going
commissioned India’s First 99.999% pure Green
Hydrogen pilot plant, with an installed capacity of
10 kg per day at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam.
 The plant produces Green Hydrogen from the
electricity generated by the existing 500kW Solar
plant using a 100 kW Anion Exchange Membrane
(AEM) Electrolyser array.
 The use of AEM technology is being used for the
first time in India.
Rankhar forest reserved for Wild Ass
 In April, 2022, For the conservation of Indian Wild
Ass, the state forest notified Rankhar conservation
reserve in Jalore, Rajasthan.
 This will be the second haven for the Indian Wild
Ass (after Kutch, Gujarat) in the country.
 The Red List of the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) also moved the
wild ass from the ‘vulnerable’ to ‘endangered’
category.
Operation Sard Hawa
 On 23 January 2021, Border Security Forces (BSF)
has launched Operation Sard Hawa. The Operation
was launched at the Western Border of Rajasthan,
especially in the Jaisalmer Region.
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Scheme was released during the National Conference
on SVAMITVA Scheme and Rural Planning held on
3rd November, 2022 at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
 The report, released by Shri Sunil Kumar,
Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It provides
the guiding principles that States may adopt in order
to realize the objectives of the SVAMITVA Scheme
holistically.
About the Expert Committee
 Formed in: February 2022
 Under the Chairmanship of: B. K. Agarwal,
Former Secretary to the Government of India
 SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping
with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme
is a Central Sector Scheme launched on 24th April,
2020.
Largest Anthropomorphic Burial Site
 According to recent findings, Andhra Pradesh has
the largest anthropomorphic burial site collection in
Tirupati District.
 Anthropomorphic sites are those marked by a
representation of human from above the megalithic
burials.
 The most Prominent one is pillared dolmen of
megalithic era.
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 The structure locally referred to as ‘Pandava Gullu’
or ‘Pandavula Banda’ in memory of the Pandavas.
 It will be the first Buddhist University in India to be
headed by Buddhist monastics and run and monitored
by Buddhists.
 Another burial site in Venkatapuram is stone circle.
Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site
 The Tamil Nadu Government issued a notification
in November 2022, declaring Arittapatti Biodiversity
Heritage site the first Biodiversity heritage site in
the state.
About the Heritage Sites
 Total Biodiversity Heritage Sites in India are 36.
 It is Tamil Nadu’s first and India’s 35th Biodiversity
Heritage Site.
 The Declaration was made under the Biological
Diversity Act, 2002.
 The Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site Spans across
two villages Arittapatti Village (Melur Block) and
Meenakshipuram Village (Madurai East Taluk)
in Madurai District.
 Arittapatti village, known for its ecological and
historical significance, houses around 250 species
of Birds including three flagship raptor species.
Laggar Falcon, Shaheen Falcon and Bonelli’s
Eagle and wildlife such as Indian Pangolin,
python and slender loris.
The Anaikondan Lake, built during the reign
of Pandiyan kings in the 16th century is one
among them.
Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
 Recently the Central Government Initiative the
Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Compaign)
has completed 7 years in December, 2022.
About Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
 It was launched by the Prime Minister of India on
International Day of Persons with Disabilites on
3rd December, 2015.
 Nodal Ministry for this scheme (initiative) is
Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (Divyang Jan), Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment.
Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University (DDIBU)
Recently, on November 29, 2022, the chief monk of
the World Buddhist Pope Association of South Korea laid
the foundation stone for the Dhamma Dipa International
Buddhist University at Manu Bankul in Tripura.
About the Buddhist University
 DDIBU is expected to become the first Buddhist-run
University in India to offer Buddhist education along
with courses in other disciplines of modern education
as well.
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Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for
North East Region (PM-DevINE) Scheme
In February 2022, a new scheme Prime Minister’s
Development Initiative for North East Region (PMDevINE) was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23.
PM-DevINE is aimed at rapid and holistic development
of the North- East Region by funding infrastructure and
social development projects, based on felt needs of the
States.
About PM-DevINE Scheme
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Announced in: The Union Budget 2022-23
Approved on: October 12, 2022
Approved by: Union cabinet, chaired by Prime
Minister
Type of Scheme: Central Sector Scheme with 100%
Central funding
Approved for: The remaining four years of the 15th
Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26
Implemented by: Ministry of Development of
North Eastern Region (DoNER) through North
Eastern Council or Central Ministries/ agencies.
The PM-DevINE Scheme will have an outlay of
Rs.6,600 crore for the four year period from 2022-23
to 2025-26.
Matdata Junction
Recently, Election Commission of India has launched
Radio series - ‘Matdata Junction’ in collaboration with All
India Radio for voter awareness.
About Matdata Junction
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Launched on: October 7, 2022
Launched by: Election Commission of India
Launched at: Akashvani Rang Bhavan, New Delhi
Key Highlights
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The ‘Matdata Junction’ is a 52 episode radio series
produced by the Election Commission of India, in
collaboration with All India Radio.
India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake
Recently, Union Minister for Railways has launched
India’s First Aluminum Freight rake.
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Launched on: October 16, 2022
Launched by: Union Minister of Railways
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BOBRNALHSM1
Launched at: Bhubaneswar Railway Station and
the rake’s destination is Bilaspur.
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Key Highlights
JALDOOT App
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 On September 27, 2022 the Ministry of Rural
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BOBRNALHSM1 is fully designed and developed
indigenously in collaboration with RDSO,
HINDALCO and Besco Wagon.
Kartavya Path
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the road
'Kartavya Path' between Rashtrapati Bhavan to India
Gate.
About Kartavya Path
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Inaugurated on : 8th September, 2022
Inaugurated by : Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Highlight of Kartavya Path
 The government of India has announced to change
the name of Rajpath and central vista lawns into
kartavya path to shed remnants of the British colony
in India.
 During the 15 August 2022 speech the Prime Minister
asked the Indians to take five pledges or 'panch pran'.
 They are :
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To make India a developed country by 2047.
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Remove Traces of colonialism.
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Take pride in legacy.
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Strength of unity.
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Fulfill duties as a citizen.
Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee
Scheme
Recently, Rajasthan government launched ‘Indira
Gandhi Urban Employment Gaurantee Scheme’ to tackle
unemployment problem in the state.
 Objective: To provide 100 days of employment in
a year to families residing in urban areas.
 A budgetary provision of Rs. 800 crore (announced
by Chief Minister in the State Assembly earlier in
2022), has been made for the scheme in 2022-23.
 Those who will get jobs under this scheme will be
paid under three categories – Rs. 259 per day for
unskilled labourers, Rs. 283 per day for skilled
ones and Rs. 271 per day for supervisors.
Operation ‘Gear Box’
In September 2022, the Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence (DRI) launched operation ‘Gear Box’ to
stop heroin smuggling through the sea ports.
What is Operation Gear Box?
 Operation Gear Box is conducted to detect the hidden
drugs in the gear boxes. Thus, the operation got its
name.
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Development has launched the “JALDOOT App and
JALDOOT App e-brochure” to capture the Ground
water level in a better way.
 Ministry of Rural Development has developed
‘JALDOOT’.
Operation Megh Chakra
 The CBI started the Operation Megh Chakra on
September 24, 2022 to combat the spread of Child
Sexual Abuse Materials online.
 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched
across 20 States and one Union Territory, to curb
the circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abuse
Material (CSAM).
 A similar exercise code named “Operation Carbon”
was conducted by CBI in November 2021.
Jagriti
 The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA)
in July 2022 has launched “Jagriti”, a mascot for
empowering consumers and generating awareness
of their rights.
 Jagriti mascot shall be shown along with tagline “Jago
Grahak Jago” in all its media campaigns.
Right To Be Forgotten
Recognising ‘right to be forgotten’ as part of
‘right to privacy’, the Supreme Court in July, 2022
ordered its registry to work out a mechanism to remove
personal details of litigants entangled in matrimonial
litigation.
What is Right to be forgotten?
 It states, “the data subject shall have the right to
obtain from the controller the erasure of personal
data concerning him or her without undue delay”.
Right to Privacy : The KS Puttaswamy vs. UOI
Judgment, 2017
 In 2017, a nine-judge constitutional bench headed
by then Chief Justice of India JS Khehar (44th CJI
of India) ruled that “right to privacy is an intrinsic
part of the Right to life and personal Liberty under
Article 21 as a Fundamental Right.
PARIMAN
With a view to effectively use GIS technology and
remote sensing technology, National Capital Region
Planning Board (NCRPB) has made the Geo-Portal
"PARIMAN" open to Public.
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PARIMAN (Por tal for Analytical Regional
Information and Mapping of NCR)
 Launched on : 31 August 2021(Only for government
officials)
 Developed by : National Informatics Centre (NIC)
 Objectives of the portal : NCR Geo-portal
(PARIMAN) is a robust system to facilitate better
sub-regional and local planning.
New Delhi SAH-BHAGITA’ scheme
Bharat Gaurav Trains
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UNESCO Reserve List: Khuvsgul Lake
National Park
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 Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in July
2022, launched a SAH-BHAGITA scheme to
increase the involvement of the Residential Welfare
Association (RWAs) in optimal tax collection and
waste management systems.
NTPC’s Biodiversity Policy 2022
India’s largest integrated energy producer, National
Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd.)
has issued a renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022.
 Objectives : It aims to support NTPC’s professionals
to achieve Biodiversity Target and to mainstream the
concept of biodiversity across NTPC’s value chain.
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Indian Government re-launched its campaign Har
Ghar Dastak in 2.0 version.
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Har Ghar Dastak 2.0
Launched on - 1 June 2022,
Launched by - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Run from - 1st June to 31st July
The first phase was launched - November 2021
Objective - Door to Door drive for Covid-19
vaccination of all beneficiaries and spreading
awareness about covid-19 vaccination.
who are ready for their second dose and precaution
dose)
 Vaccination coverage for children aged between 12
and 18 .
 People aged between 60-70 years will be the major
focus.
Bharat Gaurav Trains
Indian Railways’ southern zone flagged off
the country’s first privately-run train under the Bharat
Gaurav Trains on 14 June 2022. The train was being
operated between Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to
Sainagar Shirdi in Maharashtra. Southern Railway
became the first zone in Indian Railways to get the first
registered service provider under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’
trains.
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On June 8, 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman launched the EASE 5.0 “Common
reforms agenda” of EASE Next program.
EASE 5.0 ‘Common reforms agenda’ has been
developed for Public Sector Banks.
EASE Agenda was launched by government in
collaboration with PSBs in January 2018.
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ASE 1.0; showed significant improvement in
performance of PSB, in resolving Non-Performing
Assets (NPAs) in a transparent manner.
Kerala: First in
Ecosystem Report
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The campaign 2.0 has other few objectives :
 To vaccinate the eligible groups first. (The people
The Khuvsgul Lake National Park of Mongolia has
been added to the World Network of Biosphere
Reserves by UNESCO.
This decision was taken during 34th session of
International Co-ordinating council of Man and
Biosphere Programme.
This programme is taking place in Paris, France.
The Man and Biosphere Programme is an
intergovernmental scientific program. It was set up
in early 1970s by UNESCO.
EASE 5.0
Har Ghar Dastak 2.0
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The scheme was announced by the Indian Railways
in November 2021.
This initiative was started by Union Government under
'Dekho Apna Desh' to promote domestic tourism.
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Asia’s
Global
Start-up
Asia’s Global Start-up Ecosystem Report was
recently released on June 14, 2022, in the light of
London Tech Week 2022.
In the report, start-up ecosystem in Kerala has been
ranked at first position in Asia.
Kerala has also been ranked at fourth position, in
terms of Affordable Talent.
Delhi Startup Policy
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Launched in : May 2022
Vision : To enable Delhi to emerge as a “Global
Innovation Hub and the most preferred destination
for Startups by 2030”.
Number of startup in Delhi : Over 5,000
recognised (According to Economic Survey 2021-22)
State/UT's with Startup Policy : 30 out of the 36
States and UT's.
"Business Blaster" programme : Currently being
run in Delhi government schools
Startup capital of India : Delhi, Earlier Bengaluru.
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India's biggest Drone Festival Bharat Drone
Mahotsav, 2022
Inaugurated on : 27 May 2022
Inaugurated by : Prime Minister of India
Place : Pragati Maidan (New Delhi)
Focused on : India drone taxi prototype, kisan
Drone, Digital mapping through Drone Technology
etc.
 The festival comes amid the central government’s
push for extensive use of drones in various fields,
including agriculture.
 In February 2022, the Government also banned
the import of drones barring for R&D, defense,
and security purposes for Aatmanirbhar bharat
initiative.
 In early 2022, PM Modi had flagged off 100 Kisan
drones in different towns and cities across the country.
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NATGRID
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ABHA Application (App) under Ayushman
Bharat Digital Mission
About ABHA App
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It was previously known as the National Digital
Health Mission Health Records App.
The updated version of the ABHA app has a new
user interface and added functionalities that enable
individual to access their health records anytime and
anywhere.
Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand
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An expert committee headed by retired Supreme
Court (SC) judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai,
was constituted by government of Uttarakhand.
It was constituted to implement Uniform Civil
Code (UCC) and for checking all the relevant
laws that control personal matters for those
living in Uttarakhand.
Ladakh recorded highest sex ratio in the
country
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In May 2022, Office of the Registrar General &
Census Commissioner has published the annual
report on ‘Vital Statistics of India based on the
Civil Registration System 2020’.
As per report , the Union Territory of Ladakh
(1104) recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in the
country in 2020.
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On May 03, 2022, Amit Shah (Union Home
Minister) inaugurates the National Intelligence Grid
(NAT GRID) campus in Bengaluru.
The project initially started in 2009 after the
Mumbai terrorist attack with a budget of Rs. 2,800
crores.
India’s First Lavender Festival
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National Youth Policy (NYP)
Recently, Government of India has reviewed the
existing draft National Youth Policy, 2014 and prepared
a new draft National Youth Policy (NYP).
 Prepared by - Ministry of Youths affairs and Sports
 It will replace National Youth Policy 2014
Ladakh is followed by Arunachal Pradesh (1011),
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (984), Tripura
(974) and Kerala (969).
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Recently, in May 2022, Ministry of Science &
Technology has inaugurated the country’s first
‘Lavender Festival’ in Bhaderwah, Jammu division
of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
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haderwah is the birthplace of India’s Purple
Revolution as it is the best place for lavender
cultivation in terms of land and climate.
The region also could be the potential destination
of Agri-tech Start-Ups of the country.
In 2018, country’s first National Institute of HighAltitude Medicine was built in Bhaderwah,
Jammu and Kashmir.
Cosmos Malabaricus Project
On 21st April 2022, state government of Kerala entered
into a MoU with the Netherlands for cosmos Malabaricus
project.
About Project
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MoU Signing on : 21st April 2022.
Implementing Agencies : Kerala Council for
Historical Research (KCHR), the National Archives
and University of Leiden Netherlands.
Purpose : Further understanding of Kerala using
18th century Dutch documents
Time Period : Six years.
540 Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric Project
In April 2022, the Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the
investment of Rs.4526.12 crore for 540 Megawatt
(MW) Kwar Hydro Electric Project located on river
Chenab, in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of
Jammy and Kashmir.
About 540 Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric Project
 Approved: April 2022
 Approved by: The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs
 Approved: The investment of Rs.4526.12 crore for
540 Megawatt (MW) Kwar Hydro Electric Project.
 Kwar Hydro Electric is located on river Chenab, in
Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir.
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Jorhat green hydrogen project
Sujalam 2.0 campaign
 Recent: On April 20, 2022, Oil India Limited (OIL)
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Mumbai and Hyderabad: ‘2021 Tree City of
the World’
Recent: On 22nd March 2022, the Sujalam
2.0 campaign was launched by Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti.
 Objective: This campaign has been launched for grey
water management through the participation of the
people.
 Theme for this campaign: ‘Groundwater: making
the invisible visible’ is the theme for this campaign.
 Greywater: Greywater refers to the domestic
wastewater that is generated in households, office
buildings, etc. and is without faecal contamination.
Sources of grey-water include showers, sinks,
washing machines, baths, etc.
 Recent: In April, 2022, the United Nations Food
Bahini Scheme
has commissioned India’s first commercial-grade
green hydrogen production plant (99.999% pure)
at Jorhat, Assam.
 AEM Technology: Green Hydrogen is being
produced in the plant from the electricity that
is generated by the existing 500kW Solar plant
utilizing a 100 kW Anion Exchange Membrane
(AEM) Electrolyser array. This is the first time AEM
technology is being used in India.
and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day
Foundation have jointly recognised Mumbai and
Hyderabad as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World.
 While Mumbai has made the list for the first time,
Hyderabad has featured on it for the second
consecutive year (also in 2020 Tree City list).
 About Tree City of the World Program: It is an
international effort to recognize cities and towns
committed to ensuring that their urban forests and
trees are properly maintained, sustainably managed,
and duly celebrated.
 Recent: State government of Sikkim in March 2022,
announced to launch the Bahini scheme for girls.
 Objective: It aims at providing “100% access to
free and safe sanitary pads to secondary and senior
secondary school going girls”. It aims to curb
dropout of girls from schools and raise awareness
about menstrual hygiene.
 Target: This is the first time that a state government
has taken a decision to cover all girls studying in
Classes 9-12.
World’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass
India’s first 100 per cent women-owned
industrial park
 Recent: The Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO)
 Recent : India‘s first fully owned by women industrial
Director Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary on
April 16, 2022 informed that BRO will construct the
world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580
feet to connect Himachal Pradesh (Shinku La) to
Ladakh (Lakhang).
park opened its doors in Hyderabad in March, 2022.
 Promoted by : The park, is promoted by the FICCI
Ladies Organization – FLO in collaboration with
the State government, consists of 25 units which
represent 16 different sectors of green category, and
all of them are owned and controlled completely by
women.
SAMARTH Initiative
As per the MSME Ministry’s Annual Report, MSMEs
led by women entrepreneurs, jumped from 2.15 lakh to
1.23 crore in FY2021. To promote more in this direction,
recently SAMARTH Initiative has been launched.
About SAMARTH Initiative
 Launched on the occasion of : International
Women’s Day 2022 (8 March)
 Theme for International Women’s Day 2022 :
'Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow'.
 Ministry Organised an International Conference
Titled : “Empowering Women Entrepreneurs”
 Launched by : Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises
Objective : To provide Skill Development and
Market Development Assistance to women.
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UP builds highest number of Amrit Sarovars
 Uttar Pradesh becomes the first state in India to
construct 8,462 Amrit Sarovar (Lakes) in India.
 Within Uttar Pradesh, Lakhimpur Kheri was the top
performer with the construction of 256 Amrit Sarovars.
Currently, Uttar Pradesh is planning to build 1.20
lakh Amrit Sarovars.
 The other top performing states under this mission
are Madhya Pradesh (1,668 lakes), Jammu and
Kashmir (1,458 lakes), Rajasthan (898 lakes) and
Tamil Nadu (818 lakes).
 Amrit Sarovar Mission was launched by the
Government of India on April 24, 2022 to promote
water conservation by development and rejuvenation
of water bodies in all districts across India.
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Recent Bills
RS passes Bill to extend ST status to Gond
community in four districts of UP
 For any business entities wanting to execute a
 On December 14, 2022, the Rajya Sabha passed with
Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act 2022
voice vote the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill2022.
 It seeks to give the ST status to the Gond community
in four districts of Uttar Pradesh.
 The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in April, 2022.
 The passing of the Bill will ensure the inclusion of
the Gond community in the Scheduled Tribes list in
four districts of Uttar Pradesh — Sant Kabir Nagar,
Sant Ravidas Nagar, Kushinagar and Chandauli.
combination, they must inform the Commission.
 The Lok Sabha passed Energy Conservation
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Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was
introduced in Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022. And later,
it was referred to Standing Committee. The Bill amends
the Electricity Act, 2003.Its Nodal Agency is Ministry
of Power.
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Key Provisions under the Bill
 More than one power distributor can operate in an
area.
 There will be “mandatory” fixing of minimum as
well as maximum tariff ceilings by the “appropriate
commission”
 As per the Bill, the CERC will grant licenses for
distribution of electricity in more than one state.
 The state government will set up a Cross-subsidy
Balancing Fund.
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(Amendment) Bill 2022 August 08, 2022. It was
introduced in the Lok Sabha on 03, August 2022. It
got the assent of the President on 19th December,
2022.
The Bill amends the Energy Conservation Act, 2001
to empower the central government to specify a
carbon credit trading scheme.
Bill specifies the end users to meet minimal demand
from non-fossil sources.
Non-adherence to the obligation for utilisation
of non-fossil sources of energy will attract a
fine of up to Rs 10 lakh.
The bill allows the government to provide a carbon
trading scheme.
The code specifies the standards for energy
consumption per square metre. The new code
provides standards for energy conservation,
utilisation of non-conventional sources etc.
Including larger residential buildings under energy
conservation standards to promote sustainable
habitats.
The scope has been expanded to include the Vehicles
(Motor Vehicles Act 1988) and Vessels (ships and
boats), according to the bill.
The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill,
2021
 The Bill to amend the Competition Act, 2002, was
 The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021
tabled in the Lok Sabha on August 05, 2022 and it
was referred to Parliamentary Standing Committee
on August 17, 2022. Its nodal agency is Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MCA).
 The bill aimed to regulate mergers and acquisitions
based on the value of transactions.
 Deals with transaction value of more than Rs 2,000
crore will require CCI’s approval.
Key Amendments Proposed in the Bill
 It will be mandatory to notify the Commission of
any transaction with a deal value in excess of Rs.
2,000 crores.
 The Commission shall frame regulations to prescribe
the requirements for assessing whether an enterprise
has substantial business operations in India.
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was passed by Lok Sabha on August 02, 2022 and by
Rajya Sabha on 8 December, 2022.
 The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on
December 17, 2021.
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It was referred to Parliamentary Standing
Committee on December 25, 2021.
The Standing Committee Submitted its report
in April, 2022.
 The Bill seeks to implement the provisions of
CITES.
 The Bill provides for the central government to
designate a:
(i)Management Authority, which grants export or
import permits for trade of specimens, and
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(ii)Scientific Authority, which gives advice on
aspects related to impact on the survival of
the specimens being traded. Every person
engaging in trade of a scheduled specimen
must report the details of the transaction to
the Management Authority.
 Under the Act, state governments may declare
areas adjacent to national parks and sanctuaries as a
conservation reserve, for protecting flora and fauna,
and their habitat. The Bill empowers the central
government to also notify a conservation reserve.
The Bill increases the fines.
The Mediation Bill, 2021
The Prohibition of
(Amendment) Bill, 2021
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Child
Marriage
 The Mediation Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Rajya
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 The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment)
Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 21
December, 2021 by the Union Minister of Women
and Child Development.
 Later, the bill was referred to Parliamentary Standing
Committee on December 21, 2021.
 The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
provides that the minimum age of marriage is 21 years
in case of males, and 18 years in case of females.
The Bill increases the minimum age for females
to 21 years. It also specifies that the provisions
of the Act shall override any other law, custom,
usage or practice.
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
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was introduced in Parliament December 16, 2021 by
Bhupender Yadav, Union minister of environment,
forest and climate change.
The Bill was moved to the Joint Parliamentary
Committee to December 20, 2021. They have
submitted their report on August 02, 2022.
The bill proposes to streamline the process of
Patenting for Indian researchers to encourage
patenting.
The Bill looks to encourage farmers to increase
cultivation of medicinal plants.
The Bill removes research and bio-survey activities from the purview of benefit sharing
requirements.
The Bill seeks to exempt registered AYUSH
medical practitioners and people accessing codified
traditional knowledge, among others, from giving
prior intimation to State biodiversity boards for
accessing biological resources for certain purposes.
It seeks to decriminalise certain provisions in the
chain of biological resources.
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Sabha on December 20, 2021, with the Parliamentary
Standing Committee being tasked with a review of
the Bill.
The committee’s report to the Rajya Sabha was
submitted on July 13, 2022.
The Bill aims at institutionalising mediation and
establishing the Mediation Council of India.
The Bill contains a list of disputes which are not fit
for mediation.
These include disputes: (i) relating to claims against
minors or persons of unsound mind, (ii) involving
criminal prosecution, and (iii) affecting the rights of
third parties.
The central government may amend this list.
It will apply to mediations conducted in India: (i)
involving only domestic parties, (ii) involving at
least one foreign party and relating to a commercial
dispute (i.e., international mediation).
The Constitution (One Hundred and TwentySeventh Amendment) Bill, 2021
 The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-
Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced
in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, on August 9,
2021.
 The Lok Sabha passes the amendment bill on August
10, 2021; whereas the Rajya Sabha approved the bill
with the majority of the strength of the house and
not less than the two-thirds majority of the members
present in the House on August 11, 2021.
 The 127th Constitution Amendment Bill will amend
clauses 1 and 2 of Article 342A and also introduce
a new clause 3. The Bill will also amend Articles 366
(26c) and 338B (9).
 The 127th Amendment Bill is designed to clarify that
the states can maintain the “state list” of OBCs as
was the system prior to the Supreme Court judgment.
Articles 366 (26c) defines socially and educationally
backward classes.
The 2021 Bill amends this to provide that the
President may notify the list of socially and educationally backward classes only for purposes
of the central government. This central list
will be prepared and maintained by the central
government.
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National Indices/Reports, 2022
Index
Index released by
1stRank
Worst state list in terms of child In 2020 by the office of the Registrar General Jharkhand
marriage
and Census Commissioner
Public Affairs Index 2022
Prepared by the Bengaluru-based think tank Haryana
Public Affairs Center (PAC)
Tamil Nadu
Grievance Redressal Index
Department of Administrative Reforms and Unique Identification Authority of India
Public Grievances for October 2022
(UIDAI)
India Tourism Statistics 2022
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (For
Foreign Tourist)
Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (For
Domestic Tourist)
Disposal & entry of cases through the Portal is managed by the Union govt under its Uttar Pradesh
e-Prosecution portal
Digital India Mission
1st Edition of State Ranking Index Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Rank 1 : Odisha
For NFSA
Public Distribution Piyush Goyal
Rank 2 : Uttar Pradesh
3rd India Innovation Index
By Suman Bery (Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog) Karnataka (States)
Manipur (North East and Hill States
category)
Chandigarh (in UT and City States
category)
4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI)
FSSAI
NeSDA Report 2021
National e-governance ser vice deliver y Kerala topped among states, J&K
assessment
topped among UTs
Tamil Nadu (Large State)
Goa (Small State)
J & K (Union Territory)
Civil Registration System Report 2020 Registrar General of India (Ministry of Home Highest sex ratio at birth in the
Affairs)
country in 2020:
 Ladakh (1104)
 Arunachal Pradesh (1011)
Lowest sex ratio at birth in the
country in 2020:
 Manipur (880)
 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu (898)
 Gujarat (909)
NITI Aayog’s State Energ y and NITI Aayog
Climate Index SECI- Round One
Larger states—1. Gujarat, 2. Kerala,
3. Punjab
Smaller states—1. Goa, 2. Tripura, 3.
Manipur
NITI Aayog`s Export Preparedness NITI Aayog and Institute of Competitiveness
Index 2021
Top states: Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Karnataka,
Top UTs: Delhi, Goa, Jammu and
Kashmir,
Top Himalayan states: Uttarakhand,
Himachal Pradesh
India Press Freedom Report, 2021
Top states in attacks on journalists
in 2021:
1. J&K
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
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NSA Meet with Central Asia
The first India-Central Asia meeting of National
Security Advisors was held on December 6, 2022 in
New Delhi. The NSAs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in the meeting.
Turkmenistan was represented by its ambassador in
New Delhi.
 The NSAs/Secretaries of Central Asia agreed that
greater connectivity must be given high priority to
increase economic and commercial links
 India invested in the Iranian port of Chabahar and
the International North South Transport Corridor
(INSTC) to address the connectivity issue.
 The Ashgabat Agreement, which facilitates the
movement of products among members, was also
signed by New Delhi.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi also hosted the
first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format
on 27 January 2022.
30th Anniversary
 This first India-Central Asia NSAs meet coincided
with the 30th anniversary of establishment of
diplomatic relations between India and Central
Asian countries.
Currency Swap Agreement
 A currency swap is an agreement between two
cross-border entities where one of them agrees to
provide a loan to another in a foreign currency.
 India signed a currency swap agreement of $400
million with Sri Lanka for the year 2019-22.
 The repayment takes place in a different currency at
a fixed date and an exchange rate.
 The interest rate charged on such loans is usually
lesser than that available in the foreign market.
‘Stay Safe Online’ campaign and
‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’
Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launched
the ‘Stay Safe Online’ campaign and the ‘G20 Digital
Innovation Alliance’ (G20-DIA) on 28th December
2022.
Key Highlights
 The DIA aims to identify, recognize and facilitate
the adoption of impactful and innovative digital
technologies developed by start-ups from G20
countries as well as the invited non-member nations.
 The event was held as a part of India’s G20
presidency.
SAARC Currency Swap Framework
“Group of Friends”
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed
a Currency Swap Agreement with the Maldives
Monetary Authority (MMA) under the SAARC
Currency Swap Framework.
 The SAARC Currency Swap Facility came into
operation on 15th November, 2012.
India has launched a ‘Group of Friends’ to
promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers
on December 15, 2022.
Key Highlights
 This is to provide swap support as a backstop line
of funding for short term foreign exchange liquidity
requirements.
 This agreement will enable the MMA to make
withdrawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum
of USD 200 million from the RBI.
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Key Highlights
 India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco
and Nepal are co-chairs of the ‘Group of Friend’.
 It was launched on during India’s current presidency
of the U.N. Security Council.
 Group of Friends represents the “political will” of
member states to champion the implementation of
the provisions of UN Security Council resolution
2589.
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 Resolution
2589 had called upon member
states, hosting or having hosted United Nations
peacekeeping operations, to take all appropriate
measures to bring to justice perpetrators of the
killing of, and all acts of violence against United
Nations personnel.
The first HDR was published in 1990 by United
Nations Development Programme
About Human Development Report 2021/22
 Launched on: September 8, 2022
 Launched by: United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
Just Transition Initiative
 Launched: Human Development Report 2021/22
 Theme of the Report: “Uncertain Times, Unsettled
Kenya and South Africa have announced an
initiative to end plastic pollution in a way that is as fair
and inclusive as possible to everyone concerned.
 India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human
Key Highlights
Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World”.
Development Index (HDI) 2021.
 The Just Transition initiative, launched in the
aftermath of negotiations on a global treaty to
end plastic pollution, aims to create decent work
opportunities for waste-pickers and other workers
in the plastic value chain.
 The first Session of the Intergovernmental
Negotiating Committee (INC) to phase out
plastic was held in Uruguay from November 28 to
December 2, 2022.
The Australia-India Centre for
Energy (AICE)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Madras partnered with Australian Universities to
launch “Australia-India Centre for Energy” to work on
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 The virtual centre was formally launched during IIT
Madras Energy Summit 2022 held in Chennai in
December 2022.
Key highlights
 AICE aims to work towards achieving United
Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 which
seeks to ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable, and modern energy for all.
 In addition, the AICE aims to focus on joint educational
programmes, online courses and joint degree
programmes, capacity building through certification
programmes and diploma extension centres.
Human Development Report 2021/22
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical
tool used to measure a country’s overall achievement in
its social and economic dimensions.
The human development approach, developed by the
economist Mahbub Ul Haq, is anchored in the Nobel
laureate Amartya Sen’s work on human capabilities,
often framed in terms of whether people are able to “be”
and “do” desirable things in life.
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Methodology
 HDI is a composite index that measures average
achievement in human development taking into
account three indicators (four factors):
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Life expectancy at birth (Sustainable Development Goal 3)
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Expected years of schooling (SDG 4.3) and
Mean years of schooling (SDG 4.4)
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Gross national income (GNI) per capita (2017
PPP$) (SDG 8.5)
Key Highlights Global Scenario:
 Ninety percent (90 %) of countries have registered a
reduction in their Human Development Index value
in 2020 or 2021, due to Covid-19 pandemic and Russia
and Ukraine war.
 A large contributor to the Human Development
Index’s recent decline, is a global drop in life
expectancy, down from 72.8 years in 2019 to 71.4
years in 2021.
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India’s position
About World Economic Forum
 India ranked 132nd in HDI 2021/22 and 131st in 2020.
 As per report, India’s HDI value stood at 0.633 in
 The World Economic Forum is the International
Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
2021, which was lower than the world average of
0.732.
 In 2021, India’s life expectancy at birth was recorded
at 67.2 years; expected years of schooling at 11.9
years; mean years of schooling at 6.7 years; and gross
national income per capita (2017 PPP) at $6,590.
 The Forum engages the foremost political, business,
cultural and other leaders of society to shape global,
regional and industry agendas.
 It was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit
foundation.
 It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Global Gender Gap Report, 2022
The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks the
current state and evolution of gender parity across
four key dimensions (Economic Participation and
Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and
Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the
longest-standing index which tracks progress towards
closing these gaps over time since its inception in 2006.
Global Peace Index 2022
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has
published the Global Peace Index 2022.
About Global Peace Index 2022
 Published On- June 20, 2022
 Published by- Institute for Economics and Peace
(IEP)
About Global Gender Gap Report, 2022
 Edition - 16th edition
 The GPI covers 163 countries comprising 99.7 per
countries.
 The Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced
by the World Economic Forum in 2006.
GPI Methodology
 Published on : July 13, 2022 (WEF)
 Global Gender Gap Report 2022 covers : 146
cent of the world’s population.
 The GPI measures a country’s level of Negative Peace
using three domains of peacefulness

Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict

Societal Safety & Security

Militarisation
Key Findings
 The global gender gap has been closed by 68.1% in
2022.
The top 5 countries in Global Gender Gap Report 2022
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Country
Iceland
Finland
Norway
New Zealand
Sweden
Score
0.908
0.860
0.845
0.841
0.822
Rank
Country
Score
144
Congo, Demo. Rep
0.575
145
Pakistan
0.564
146
Afghanistan
0.435
Bottom 3 countries
India
 India ranks 135th among a total of 146 countries
and is the worst performer in the world in the “health
and survival” sub-index where it is ranked 146th.
 In 2021, India ranked 140 out of a total 156
countries.
 India also ranks poorly among its neighbours and is
behind Bangladesh (71), Nepal (96), Sri Lanka
(110), Maldives (117) and Bhutan (126).
 Only Pakistan (145) and Afghanistan (146) perform
worse than India in South Asia.
2023
Key Findings
 The average level of global peacefulness
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deteriorated by 0.3 per cent in the 2022 Global
Peace Index.
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region remained the world’s least peaceful.
Europe remains the most peaceful region in the
world.
Iceland is the most peaceful country, a position it
has held since the inception of the index.
Afghanistan remains the least peaceful country, a
position it has held for the last five years.
The five countries with the largest deteriorations were
Ukraine, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Russia and Haiti.
The five countries with the biggest improvements
were Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines
and Algeria.
Ranking of the Countries
Top 5 Country in GPI 2022
Rank
1
2
3
(39)
Country
Iceland
New Zealand
Ireland
Rank
4
5
Country
Denmark
Austria
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India and its Neighbours
Rank
73
89
90
Country
Nepal
China
Sri Lanka
96
Bangladesh
Rank
135
147
Country
India
Pakistan
SIPRI Year Book 2022
About SIPRI Year Book 2022
 Released On- June 13, 2022
 Released by- The Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI )
Key Findings
 A record high of up to 283 million people across 80
countries were likely to have been food insecure
or at high risk in 2021 (up from 270 million across
79 countries in 2020).
 Global military expenditure reached US$2113 billion
in the year 2021, exceeding $2 trillion for the first
time.
 I t accounted for 2.2 per cent of global Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), equivalent to $268 per
person.
 The Main Exporter and Importer of Major Arms:
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Top 5 Major Arms Exporter are - USA,
Russia, France, China, Germany, which
accounted for 77 per cent of the total volume
of exports.
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Top 5 Major Arms Importer are - India,
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Australia, China, which
together accounted for 38 per cent of total
arms import.
The main Exporter and Importer of Major Arms,
2017–21
Exporter
1. USA
2. Russia
3. France
4 .China
5. Germany
Importer
1. India
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Egypt
4. Australia
5. China
About SIPRI
Global
Share (%)
11
11
5.7
5.4
4.8
 SIPRI is an independent international institute
dedicated to research into conflict, armaments,
arms control and disarmament.
 It was established in 1966. It is based in Stockholm
(Sweden).
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India has improved its position by six slots and is now
placed at 61st rank as per the Network Readiness Index
2022 (NRI 2022). NRI-2022 report states that India has
a greater network readiness than would be expected given
its income level.
About the NRI-2022 Report
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Released on: 15 November 2022
Released by: Portulans Institute
Ranks: 131 Countries
India’s rank: 61st (2021 rank: 67th)
India’s score: 51.19 (49.74 in 2021)
The Network Readiness Index
 Released- The SIPRI Yearbook 2022
Global
Share (%)
39
19
11
4.6
4.5
Network Readiness Index 2022
 Initially launched in 2002 with the World Economic
Forum.
 NRI has been redesigned in 2019 by its founders and
co-editors, Soumitra Dutta and Bruno Lanvin
 NRI is an in-depth analysis of 131 countries
performance across four dimensions of digital
readiness–Technology, People, Governance and
Impact.
 It uses 58 different indicators.
Key Points
 The United States, Singapore and Sweden are the
most network-ready societies.
 China, the only middle-income economy in the NRI
top 25 rankings.
Economy
United States
Singapore
Sweden
Netherlands
Switzerland
NRI Rank
1
2
3
4
5
NRI Score
80.30
79.35
78.91
78.82
78.45
India’s Performance
 India has improved its position by six slots and is now
placed at 61st rank.
 India improved its score from 49.74 in 2021 to 51.19
in 2022.
 India is ranked 3rd out of 36 in the group of lower-
middle-income countries.
 India secured 
1st rank in “AI talent concentration”,
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2nd rank in “Mobile broadband internet
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traffic within the country” and “International
Internet bandwidth”,
3rd rank in “Annual investment in telecommunication services” and “Domestic market size”,
4th rank in “ICT Services exports”,
5th rank in “FTTH/Building Internet subscriptions” and “AI scientific publications”.
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Gold Refining and Recycling
Report: World Gold Council
 Famous for : Its annual meeting at the end of
January in Davos, which brings investors, business
leader, political leaders, political leaders, economists,
celebrities and journalists to discuss global issues.
In June, 2022 World Gold Council has published a
report titled ‘Gold Refining and Recycling: India Gold
Market Series’.
India’s Position in the Index
 India was ranked 54th among 117 countries in 2021
About Gold Refining and Recycling Report
index.
 Published On - June 21, 2022
 Published by - World Gold Council
 As per report, India is 4th largest country in global
 In 2019 India was ranked at 34th place.
Top 3 Countries in Index
1. Japan
2. United States
3. Spain
gold recycling in the year 2021.
Key Findings
 Over the past five years 11% of India’s gold supply
Global Wind Report, 2022
has come from ‘Old Gold’.
Top 5 countries in Gold Recycling in 2021
(in ‘Tonnes’)
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Country
China
Italy
United States
India
Turkey
2021
168
80
78
75
52
2020
189
87
72
96
52
The Global Wind Report 2022 from the Global
Wind Energy Council makes clear, present growth needs
to quadruple by the end of the decade if the world is to
stay on course for a 1.5°C pathway and net zero by 2050.
Global Wind Report, 2022
 Launched on : April 4, 2022
 Launched by : Global Wind Energy Council
 Objective : To look up the countries wind energy
installations and capacity.
Travel and Tourism Development
Index, 2021
 Global wind power capacity : up to 837 GW.
 Topped country : China followed by the United
A report titled “Travel & Tourism Development
Index 2021: Rebuilding for a Sustainable and
Resilient Future” was published in May, 2022.
This report covered 117 countries and accorded India
54th position globally.
 93.6 GW new wind power capacity was added globally
About the report
 Published by: World Economic Forum
 Published on: 24th May 2022
 Earlier known as: Travel and Tourism Competitive-
ness Index
States.
Report’s Highlights
in 2021, only 1.8% lower than 2020’s.
 This brings total installed wind capacity to 837
GW, a growth of 12.4% compared to 2020.
India in Report
 Globally India ranks fourth in installed wind capacity
with 40.1 GW as of January, 2022.
 Expanded its renewable power capacity by 30% (from
2020 to 2021), added 1.45 Gigawatts.
 India as a major emerging location for turbine
component manufacture and exports in Asia.
 Theme: “Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient
Future”
The Travel & Tourism Development Index
Framework
Democracy Report, 2022
Democracy Report 2022
 The index is comprised of five sub indexes, 17
 Released in : March, 2022
 Released by : V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy)
About World Economic Forum (WEF)
 The study was titled as : ‘Democracy Report 2022:
pillars and 112 individual indicators.
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Established in : January 1971
Headquartered at : Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland
Founded by : Klaus Schwab
Type of International non-governmental and
lobbying organization.
Institute at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg
Autocratisation Changing Nature
 V-Dem produces the largest global dataset on
democracy from : 1789 to 2021
 V-Dem Surveyed Approx. : 30 million data points
for 202 countries
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Parameters to Assess the Status of a Democracy
EIU : Democracy Index, 2021
 The report classifies countries into four regime types
based on their score in the Liberal Democratic
Index (LDI): 1. Liberal Democracy, 2. Electoral
Democracy, 3. Electoral Autocracy, and 4. Closed
Autocracy.
 The LDI captures both liberal (individual and minority
rights) and electoral aspects (free and fair elections)
of a democracy based on 71 indicators that make
up the Liberal Component Index (LCI) and the
Electoral Democracy Index (EDI).
Key Highlights
 Sweden topped the LDI index, other Scandinavian
countries such as Denmark and Norway, along with
Costa Rica and New Zealand make up the top five
in liberal democracy rankings.
 India was ranked 93rd in the LDI, India figures in
the “bottom 50%” of countries.

In South Asia, India is ranked below Sri Lanka
(88), Nepal (71) and Bhutan (65) and above
Pakistan (117) in the LDI.
Corruption Perception Index - 2021
In the Corruption Perception Index of 2020 India
stood at 86th place out of 176 countries. The Corruption
Perception Index (CPI) 2021 was released by Transparency
International, and placed India at 85th position among
180 countries.
About the Index
 Released in : January, 2022
 Released by : Transparency International
 The Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their
perceived levels of public sector corruption according
to experts and business people.
 Top performers: In 2021 ranking the top countries
are Denmark, Finland and New Zealand, each
with a score of 88. Norway (85), Singapore (85),
Sweden (85), Switzerland (84), the Netherlands (82),
Luxembourg (81) and Germany (80) complete the
top 10.
 Bottom Performers: South Sudan (11), Syria (13)
and Somalia (13) remain at the bottom of the index.
 India ranked 85th among 180 countries in the current
index (86 in 2020 and 80 in 2019). Transparency
International gave India a CPI score of 40.

Except Bhutan, all of India’s neighbours are
ranked below it. Pakistan dropped 16 spots in
the index and was ranked at 140.
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Economist Intelligence Unit has released the
Democracy Index, 2021 that provides a snapshot of the
state of world democracy for 165 independent states and
two territories.
Democracy Index, 2021
Released on : February 10, 2022
Released by : Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Title : Democracy Index 2021 : The China Challenge
Provides : The state of democracy worldwide in 165
independent states & two territories
 The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of
democracy, on a 0 to 10 scale, is based on the ratings
for 60 indicators.
2021 Rankings
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Top 3 Countries
Countries
1. Norway
2. New Zealand 3. Finland Scores
9.75
9.37
9.27
Bottom 3 Countries
Countries
167. Afghanistan
166. Myanmar
165. North Korea
Scores
0.32
1.02
1.08
About India
 India was ranked 53rd position in Democracy Index
2020
 India ranked 46th place in the Democracy Index
2021.
 The overall score of India was 6.91
WJP Rule of Law Index, 2022
The World Justice Project is released its 2022 edition
of the WJP Rule of Law Index.
About WJP Rule of Law Index 2022
 Released on: October 26, 2022
 Released by: World Justice Project
 It evaluates 140 countries and jurisdictions around
the world.
 India has ranked 77 out of 140 countries.
What is Rule of Law?
 The World Justice Project defines the rule of
law as a durable system of laws, institutions,
norms, and community commitment that delivers:
accountability, just laws, open government, and
accessible justice.
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Key Findings
 It was established with the signing of the
ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration)
by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
 Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January
1984, followed by Vietnam on 28 July 1995,
Laos PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and
Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is
today the ten Member States of ASEAN.
 For the fifth year in a row, the rule of law has declined
globally, as per report.
The top 3 country in Rule of Law Index 2022
Rank
Country
1
Denmark
2
Norway
3
Finland
 The countries with the biggest decline in rule of law
this year are Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti, Afghanistan,
and Nicaragua.
 The countries that improved their rule of law score
the most this year are Honduras, Kosovo, Belize,
Moldova, and the United States.
The Global Liveability Index,
2022
The Global Liveability Index assesses which
locations around the world provide the best or the
worst living conditions. To assess the best city , the
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published
the ‘Global Liveability Index 2022’.
About the World Justice Project
 The World Justice Project (WJP) is an independent,
multidisciplinary organization working to create
knowledge, build awareness, and stimulate action
to advance the rule of law worldwide.
 It is Headquartered in Washington, D.C. USA.
About The Global Liveability Index, 2022
 Published In - June 2022
 Published by- The Economist Intelligence Unit
(EIU)
 Published- The ‘Global Liveability Index 2022’ :
Recovery and hordship.
 Austria’s city Vienna ranked first and Damascus
ranked last (172nd) in the Global Liveability Index
2022.
1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival,
2022
Recently, Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar, Secretary,
Department of Science and Technology, inaugurated the
1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival (AISF).
About the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
About 1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival 2022
 EIU is the research and analysis division of The
 Held between: 27-30 October, 2022
 Held in: Bogor, Indonesia
 Hosted by: The ASEAN Committee on Science,
Economist Group, the sister company to The
Economist newspaper.
 It was created in 1946.
 They helps businesses, financial firms and
governments to understand how the world is
changing and how that creates opportunities to
be seized and risks to be managed.
 Headquarter- London, United Kingdom
Technology and Innovation (COSTI), in partnership with the Indian Department of Science and
Technology (DST), through the National Research
and Innovation Agency (BRIN) of Indonesia and
Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC)
IIT Kanpur.
Key Highlights
 ASEAN-India Startup Festival is a flagship initiative
that aims to strengthen cooperation and collaboration
in science, technology and innovation.

It is between the ASEAN Member States and
India as highlighted in the Plan of action for the
ASEAN-India Partnership for peace, progress,
and shared prosperity (2021-2025).
About Association of Southeast Asian
Nations(ASEAN)
 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or
ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in
Bangkok, Thailand.
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The Asia University Rankings,
2022
On June 01, 2022, The Times Higher Education
(THE) released the latest edition of Asia University
Rankings.
About the 2022 Rankings
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Launched by: The Times Higher Education
Launched on:1st June 2022
Ranking based on: 13 performance indicators
Key trait: This year’s ranking comprises 616
Universities from 31 countries and territories.
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Key Findings
 Japan is the most-represented nation again this year,
with 118 institutions, up from 116 last year.
 China is home to the continent’s top two universities
for the third consecutive year.
 China is also the second most represented country
with 97 mainland Chinese Universities in the ranking,
up from 91 last year.
 A Palestinian University is ranked for the first
time.
Top Institutions as per the Rankings in Asia
1. Tsinghua University ,China
2. Peking University ,China
3. National University of Singapore, Singapore
India’s Presence in the Rankings
 India is the third most-represented country in the
rankings.
 There are 17 Indian universities in the top 200
as compared to 18 last year.
 The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is the only institute to make the top-50
list with 42nd rank.
Henley Passport Index, 2022
The Henley Passport Index is the ranking of
all the world’s passports according to the number of
destinations their holders can access without a prior
visa. The index is based on data from the International
Air Transport Association (IATA). Latest ranking are
available in the Global Mobility Report 2022 (Q3).
Henley Passport Index 2022 (Q3)
 Published on : 19 July 2022
 Published by : Henley & Partners (An immigration
consultancy)
 Objective : Index Defines The Strength Of
Diplomatic Relations of Any One Country With
Others.
 India’s Position : 87th
 India ranked 87th which allows Indian passport
holders visa-free access to 60 countries including
Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, and Macau. Last year
India was ranked 90th.
 Afghanistan has the least powerful passport
providing free access to only 27 countries.
Henley Passport Index, 2023
 Henley Passport Index 2023 (Q1) was released on
10 January, 2023.
Important Points
 Japan has retained its position as the most
favourable passport.
 It allows visa-free entry in 193 countries.
Ranks of top 3 countries
1st
2nd
3rd
Japan
Singapore and South Korea
Germany
(193)
(192)
(190)
109th
108th
107th
Afghanistan
Iraq
Syria
(27)
(29)
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Ranks of botton 3 countries
India’s Rank
 India stands at the 85th position. It is two places
ahead of last year’s 87. Indian Passport holder has
visa-free access to 59 countries.
Henley & Partners Group
 Founded In 1997, Henley & Partners is an Invest-
ment Migration Consultancy based in London.
 Originally Created By Dr. Christian H. Kaelin
(Chairman Of Henley & Partners).
 The firm releasing the index since 2006.
Asia Pacific Sustainability Index,
2021
About Asia - Pacific Sustainability - 2021
 Launched in - June/July, 2022
 Launched by - Knight Frank, an international
property consultant based in London, UK.
About the Index
 Titled - Raising Capital in Uncertain Times - Active
free access of 199 different passports to 227 travel
destinations and updated quarterly.
 If no visa is required, then a score with value = 1 is
created for that passport.
 Japan has the most powerful passport in the world
which provides visa-free entry to 193 countries.
 Singapore and South Korea both are at the second
spot on the Index. Spain and Germany ranked
third together.
 The index is divided in 3 categories :
Platinum
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Gold
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Silver
 The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-
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Capital Asia-Pacific Perspective
Top 3 Cities in the Index
Rank
1
2
3
Cities
Singapore
Sydney
Wellington
Category
Platinum
Platinum
Platinum
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Indian Scenario - Among Indian cities following
cities topped in Index
Rank
14
17
18
20
Cities
Bengaluru
Delhi
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Category
Gold
Silver
Silver
Silver
World Population Prospects, 2022
Recently, World Population Prospects 2022
was released which form a comprehensive set of
demographic data to assess population trends at the
global, regional and national levels.
 Released on: 09 June, 2022
 Released by: United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD)
 Report focuses on: Trends in Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and
country levels.
Global Investment Trends And Prospects
 Singapore (27.01%) and USA (17.94%) have
emerged as top 2 sourcing nations in FDI equity
flows into India in FY2021-22 followed by Mauritius
(15.98%), Netherlands (7.86%) and Switzerland
(7.31%).
 Global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in
2021 were $1.58 trillion.
About World Population Prospects 2022
UNCTAD
 Released on : July 11, 2022 (World Population Day)
 Released by : Department of Economic and Social
 United
Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) was established in
1964.
 It aims to promote development-friendly integration
of developing countries into the world economy.
 UNCTAD is a permanent intergovernmental
body headquartered at Geneva in Switzerland.
Affairs, Population Division , United Nations
 Released : 27th edition of World Population
Prospects 2022
Key Findings
 The world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion
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on 15 November 2022, and India is projected to
surpass China as the world’s most populous country
in 2023.
On November 15, 2022 United Nations Celebrated
“Day of 8 Billion”, as the 8th billion child was came
into existence.
World population reached to 7 billion in 2011.
While it took global population 12 years to grow
from 7 to 8 billion. It will take approximately 15
years until 2037 - for it to reach 9 billion.
As per report, the global population could grow to
around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and
10.4 billion in 2100.
Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1
births per woman by 2050.
China and India, with more than 1.4 billion each,
accounted for most of the population in these two
regions.
India is projected to surpass China as the world’s
most populous country during 2023.
World Investment Report, 2022
Global flows of foreign direct investment
recovered to pre-pandemic levels last year (2021),
reaching $1.6 trillion, as estimated by released World
Investment Report, 2022: International Tax
Reforms And Sustainable Investment. Report finds
that India jumped one position to 7th among the top
recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI).
About World Investment Report, 2022
2023
FDI inflows, top 5 host economies, 2020 and 2021
1. United States
2.
China
3. Hong Kong, China
4.
Singapore
5.
Canada
FDI outflows, top 5 host economies, 2020 and 2021
1. United States
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. China
5. United Kingdom
Trend on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in
India
 India has improved one position to 7th rank among
the top 20 host economies for 2021.
 Karnataka (37.55%) and Maharashtra (26.26%)
are the top 2 States in receiving FDI.
 Top 5 sector receiving highest FDI in flow during
2021-22 are—
(1) Computer Software and Hardware, (2) Service
Sector, (3) Automobile Industry, (4) Trading, (5)
Construction.
Global Terrorism Index, 2022
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is a comprehensive
study analysing the impact of terrorism for 163
countries covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s
population.
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About Global Terrorism Index, 2022
 Published on : March 2, 2022
 Published by : The Institute for Economics &
Peace (IEP)
 Published since : 2000.
GTI Methodology
 The GTI ranks 163 countries based on four indicators
weighted over five years.
 The four factors counted in each country’s yearly
score are—
1. Total number of terrorist incidents in a given
year.
2. Total number of fatalities caused by terrorists
in a given year.
3. Total number of injuries caused by terrorists in
a given year.
4. Total number of hostages caused by terrorists
in a given year.
Key Findings
 Deaths from terrorism fell to 7,142 in 2021.
 Attacks increased by 17 per cent to 5,226 in 2021
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Myanmar had the largest increase in terrorism,
where deaths increased from 24 to 521.

Afghanistan remains the country with the
highest impact from terrorism for the third
year followed by Iraq and Somalia.
The US recorded its lowest score since 2012
Global Terrorism Index, 2022
India and Its Neighbours
Rank
Country
Score
10
12
25
34
40
67
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bangladesh
China
Top 3 Countries
7.825
7.432
5.445
4.693
4.411
1.863
Rank
Country
Score
1
2
3
Afghanistan
Iraq
Somalia
9.109
8.511
8.398
US Chamber of Commerce’s
International IP Index, 2022
Recently U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released
the International Intellectual Property Index, 2022.
International IP Index, 2022
 Published in : February 23, 2022
 Published by : United States Chamber of
Commerce
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 Published
: 10th edition of ‘International
Intellectual Property Index, 2022
 The Index covers 55 economies, with Ghana and
Honduras added as two new economies in the tenth
edition.
 Together, these 55 economies contributing over
90% of global GDP
Top 5 Countries
Country
2022 IP Index Score
2022 IP Index Ranking
France
92.10%
5
Sweden
92.14%
4
Germany
92.46%
3
UK
94.14%
2
US
95.48%
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Status of India
 India ranked 43 out of 55 countries on the
International IP Index, 2022.
 India has improved its overall IP score from 38.4 per
cent to 38.6 per cent
Indian Antarctic Act, 2022
The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, was passed by
parliament (Lok Sabha – July 22, 2022 and Rajya Sabha
– August 01, 2022) to become an act. The Act give effect
to the Antarctic Treaty, Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources, and the protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
Key Provisions of the Act
Applicability
 The provision of the act will apply to any person,
vessel or aircraft that is a part of an Indian expedition
to Antarctic.
Prohibited Activities
 It aims at ensuring de-militarization of the region
along with getting it rid of mining or illegal activities.
Constitution of Committee
 The Act also proposed to set up the Indian
Antarctic Authority (IAA).
G20 Summit - 2022
Recently, the 17th annual summit of G-20 was held in
Bali (Indonesia) under Indonesian presidency under the
theme ‘Recover Together, Recovery Stronger’. Now
India has assumed the charge of the G20 presidency and
the 18th Summit will be held in India in 2023.
Highlights of G20 Summit
Bali Leaders Declaration
Condemning Russian Aggression
 A draft of a declaration by leaders of G20 countries
said ‘most’ members strongly condemned the war in
Ukraine.
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Today’s Era not of War
 India’s stand that ‘this is not an era of war’ found an
echo in the communique.
Food and Energy Security
 G20 leaders pledged to take action to promote food
and energy security.
Indian got the Presidency of the G20 for 2023.
 This is the first time the country will be holding an
International Summit of this scale.
About G20
 The G20 was formed in 1999 in the backdrop of
the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s that hit
East Asia and Southeast Asia in particular.
Members
 The Group of Twenty (G20) comprises 19
countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada,
China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy,
Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Turkiye, United Kingdom
and United States) and the European Union.
Together, the G20 countries represents
 Around 85% of the global GDP
 Over 75% of the global trade
 About two-thirds of the world population.
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis
Sri Lankan Economy was hit by worst economic
crisis in decades. It has announced suspension of
payment of $51billion foreign debt. Its foreign exchange
reserves were depleting rapidly and people were facing
crisis of food, fuel and power.
 When - April, 2022
 Why - Depletion in foreign exchange and economic
mis-management.
 Reasons - CoVID - 19 impact; Decline in
Tourism; Reduction in Taxes; Ban on chemical
fertilizers import etc.
The crisis led to protest and political instability
in Sri Lanka.
Reasons for the Crisis
 Already Troubled Economy : GDP Growth
Shrank from 5% in 2015 to 2.5% in 2019.
 Deep Tax-Cuts : 2% of GDP fore gone due to this.
 Covid-19 Impact : Export of tea, rubber, spices and
garment suffered. Decline in tourism (a significant
contributor to GDP)
 Ban on Chemical Fertilizer : Overnight ban on
import of fertilizers and announcement of 100%
organic farming.
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 Dwindling FOREX Reserve : Forex Reserve had
fallen by 70% in last two years.
 Sri Lanka has also sought help from China but
Chinese help to Sri Lanka is the reason behind it's
burgeoning debt trap in the past.
5th The Bay of Bengal Initiative
for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation Summit
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
is a Multilateral Regional Organisation established
with the aim of accelerating shared growth and
cooperation between littoral and adjacent countries in the
Bay of Bengal region. On 30 March, 2022, BIMSTEC
grouping’s fifth summit took place virtually hosted
by Sri Lanka.
Highlights of the Summit
 Theme : "Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous
Economies, Healthy People”.
 BIMSTEC Charter :
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It formalizes the grouping into an organization
made up of member states that are littoral too,
and dependent upon, the Bay of Bengal.
BIMSTEC
 It has a total of seven member countries- five
from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and two from
Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand.
 It came into being on 6 June 1997 through the
Bangkok Declaration.
 It holds 21.7% of the world’s population with a
combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of
USD 2.7 trillion
17th Asia Pacific Regional
Meeting
Between 6-9th December, 2022 the 17th
Asia Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) was held
in Singapore. ILO criticized India’s Labour Policies,
including four New Labour Codes.
Important Facts
 Held in: Singapore
 Theme: Four key thematic areas of the 17th APRM
included
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Integrated Policy agenda for a Human centered
recovery that is inclusive, sustainable and
resilient.
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I nstitutional framework to support transitions
towards formality and decent work.
Strong foundation for social and employment
protection and resilience.
Revitalizing productivity growth and skills for
more better job.
Key Highlights
 India's New Labour codes violates the tripartite
agreements between workers, employers and the
governments.
Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM)
 It brings together representatives of governments,
employers and workers organization from Asia, the
Pacific and the Arab states.
ILO (International Labour Organization)
 It is only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919.
 It brings together governments, employers and
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workers of 187 member states to set Labour
Standards develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women
and men.
Established in: 1919.
Headquarters: Geneva.
Member states: 187 member states.
Director General: Gilbert F. Houngbo
19th ASEAN-India Summit
The Association of South East Asian
Nations (ASEAN) and India had the 19th Summit
to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEANIndia dialogue relations. The Vice President, Shri
Jagdeep Dhankhar, led the Indian delegation at the 19th
ASEAN-India Summit, held on November 12, 2022 in
Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Highlights of the Summit
 India and ASEAN’s relationship is now elevated
to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP)
level.
 The Joint Statement proposed expediting the review
of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement
(AITIGA) to make it more user-friendly, simple,
and trade-facilitative.
 ASEAN and India signed the Agreement at the 7th
ASEAN Economic Ministers-Meet in Bangkok,
Thailand in 2009. The Agreement, which came
into effect in 2010, is sometimes referred to as the
ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement.
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2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers
Meeting, 2022
Recently, on November 10, 2022, India hosted the
Second Agriculture Ministerial-level meeting of the Bay
of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical
and
Economic
Cooperation
(BIMSTEC).
Agriculture ministers of India, Bhutan, Bangladesh,
Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand participated
in the BIMSTEC meeting 2022.
Major Outcomes of the Meet
 Action Plan to Strengthen Cooperation: The
Meeting adopted the Action Plan for Strengthening
BIMSTEC Agricultural Cooperation (2023-2027).
 MoU to Promote Fisheries Sector: An MoU
between the BIMSTEC Secretariat and the
International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI) has been signed and approval has been
given to bring Fisheries and Livestock sub-sectors
under the Agricultural Working Group.
India-Africa Security Fellowship
Programme
During the India-Africa Defence Dialogue
(IADD) which was held on the sidelines of DefExpo
2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Raksha Mantri Shri
Rajnath Singh launched the ‘India-Africa Security
Fellowship Programme’.
Highlight of the Fellowship
 Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and
Analyses (MP-IDSA), the knowledge partner for the
IADD, will host the Fellowship Programme.
 The fellowship will give an opportunity to African
scholars to pursue research on defence and security
issues in India.
 The fellows would be attached with the MP-IDSA
for a period of 1-3 months. A stipend would also be
provided to the scholar.
India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD)
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Held on: October 18, 2022
Held in: Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
IADD’s theme: ‘Adopting Strategy for Synergizing and Strengthening Defence and Security
Cooperation’.
Global Partnership on AI (GPAI)
France, the outgoing Council Chair, handed over
the presidency to India at the third edition of the
annual GPAI summit which was held in Tokyo (Japan)
in November, 2022.
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 India Assumed Presidency on: 21st November,
Key Highlights
 India was represented on 3rd edition by: Shri
private sector’s ability to respond to the crisis and
help support food production.
 IFC’s Global Food Security Platform is part of the
World Bank Group’s ongoing $30 billion initiative to
reduce food insecurity during the 2023.
 IFC’s public and private sector interventions are
implemented in close coordination with the World
Bank and MIGA.
2022
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
About GPAI
 GPAI is a congregation of 25 member countries,
including the US, the UK, EU, Australia, Canada,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand,
Republic of Korea, and Singapore.
 India in 2020, joined the group as a founding
member.
 It is a $6 billion financing facility to strengthen the
About RAISE 2020
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 The Ministry of Electronics and Information
 It is an international financial institution that
Technology (MeitY) and NITI Aayog organized
a Mega Virtual Summit on Artificial Intelligence
(AI), RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social
Empowerment 2020,’ from October 5-9, 2020.
offers investment, advisory, and asset management
services to encourage private sector development
in developing countries.
 It was established in 1956 as a private sector arm
of World Bank Group.
 It is a member of the World Bank Group and
is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United
States.
Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue
2022 (IPRD-2022)
IPRD is the apex-level global dialogue on maritime
strategy held by Indian Navy annually.
 Theme for 2022: “Operationalising the Indo-Pacific
Oceans initiative.”
 AIM of IPRD : Deal with Geopolitical situation in
the Indo-Pacific region.
Key Highlights of IPRD-2022
 Conference
organised by National Maritime
Foundation (NMF).
 First IPRD was held in 2018.
 4th Edition of Dialogue held in New Delhi from 23
November to 25 November, 2022.
About Indo-Pacific Region
 The Indo-Pacific region is one of the most
populous and economically active regions of the
world which includes four continents Asia, Africa,
Australia and America.
Global Food Security Platform
According to the World Bank’s Commodity
Markets Outlook, food prices are likely to exceed their
pre- Russia –Ukraine war crisis levels at least through
the end of 2024. In this wake, Global Food Security
Platform has been started.
Global Food Security Platform
 Launched by: International Finance Corp. (IFC)
 Objective: To support the private sector for
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
(IPEF)
On 09 September 2022, Union Minister of
Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal
attended the first in-person Ministerial meeting of
the India-Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF) in Los
Angeles.
About IPEF
 The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
was launched jointly by the US and other partner
countries of the Indo-Pacific region on May 23,
2022 in Tokyo Japan.
 The 14 members of the IPEF are -- Australia,
Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam and the US.
 The 14 IPEF partners represent 40 per cent of
global GDP and 28 per cent of global goods and
services trade.
Four Pillars
 The economic framework broadly rests on four
pillars: Trade; Supply chain resilience; Clean energy
and decarbonisation and Taxes and anti-corruption
measures.
sustainable production and delivery of food stocks
to countries affected by food instability.
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14th India-UAE Joint Commission
India - Bangladesh Bilateral Meet
Recently, 14th India-UAE Joint Commission
meeting was held in Abu Dhabi (UAE). It assessed
the significant progress made in multiple domains of
cooperation.
 Held on: September 1, 2022
 Held in: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
 The 14th India-UAE JCM was co-chaired by
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and
Foreign Minister of UAE H.H. Sheikh Abdulla
bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
 India is Bangladesh’s second biggest trade partner,
 Both Ministers reiterated commitment to achieving
 The two sides signed seven agreements covering
and its largest export market in Asia.
 Despite Covid-19 related disruptions, bilateral
trade grew at an unprecedented rate of almost 44
per cent from $10.78 billion in 2020-21 to $18.13
billion in 2021-22.
 To strengthen the relation between both countries,
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on
September 05, 2022 arrived in India on a four-day
(05-08 September 2022) state visit.
Key Highlights
Key Highlights
the goal of USD 100 billion of bilateral trade in the
next five years.
 Two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) was signed—
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MOU between Wildlife Institute of India
and International Fund for Houbara
Conservation for the Conservation of the
Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser Florican.
About Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
 It was established as an attached office in May,
1982.
 WII became autonomous Institute in 1986.
 WII is situated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Great Indian Bustard
 The scientific name of Great Indian Bustard is
Ardeotis nigriceps.
 Today, its population is confined mostly to
Rajasthan and Gujarat.
 Small population occur in Maharashtra, Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh.
 Great Indian Bustard is listed in Schedule I of
the Indian Wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972,
in the CMS Convention and in Appendix I of
CITES, as Critically Endangered on the IUCN
Red List and the National Wildlife Action Plan
(2002-2016).
About Lesser Florican
 The lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus), also
known as the likh or kharmore, is the smallest
in the bustard family and the only member of the
genus Sypheotides.
 It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent where it
is found in tall grasslands and is best known for
the leaping breeding displays made by the males
during the monsoon season.
 The Lesser Florican is protected under Schedule
1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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railways, science and technology, space cooperation,
media, and water sharing.
 The two Leaders agreed to expedite efforts to
improve bilateral and sub-regional connectivity
through early operationalisation of the BBIN
Motor Vehicle Agreement.
 Bangladesh reiterated its eagerness to partner in
the ongoing initiative of the India – Myanmar Thailand trilateral highway project.
Projects Inaugurated/Announced/Unveiled
 Unveiling of Unit I of Maitree power plant -
The 1320 (660x2) MW super critical coal-fired
thermal power plant at Rampal, Khulna.
 Inauguration of Rupsha Bridge - The 5.13 km
Rupsha Rail Bridge is a key part of the 64.7 km
Khulna-Mongla Port single track broad gauge rail
project.
 Khulna Darshana railway line link project The project is upgradation of existing (doubling
of Broad Gauge) infrastructure linking the
current cross border rail link at Gede-Darshana
to Khulna.
Indian Prime Minister’s visit to UAE
Prime Minister Modi visited to the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) on 28 June, 2022 is his fourth
since assuming office in May 2014, having previously
visited the country in August 2015, February 2018,
and again in August 2019.
Key Highlights
 During their meeting, both leaders reviewed the
progress in the ‘vision statement’ unveiled during
a virtual summit between India and the UAE in
February, 2022.
 India is the UAE’s second largest trade partner,
accounting for nine percent of the UAE’s total
foreign trade and 13 percent of non-oil exports.
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 The UAE is India’s third largest bilateral trade
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 India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Part-
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partner.
nership Agreement (CEPA) was signed on 18th
February 2022, during the India-UAE Virtual
Summit. The Agreement entered into force on 1st
May 2022.
What is Millet?
 Millet is a collective term referring to a number of
small-seeded annual grasses that are cultivated as
grain crops, primarily on marginal lands in dry areas in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.
 Some of the common millets available in India
are Ragi (Finger millet), Jowar (Sorghum), Sama
(Little millet), Bajra (Pearl millet), and Variga
(Proso millet).
 India is the largest producer of millet in the
world.
 India, Nigeria and China are the largest producers
of millets in the world, accounting for more than
55% of the global production.
7th Eastern Economic Forum,
2022
The Eastern Economic Forum was established by
a decree of the President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin in 2015 to support the economic
development of Russia’s Far East and to expand
international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Recently, the forum meet took place.
7th Eastern Economic Forum 2022
 Held on: 5–8 September, 2022
 Held at: Vladivostok on the Far Eastern Federal
University (FEFU) campus, Russia
 Theme: "The Path to a Multipolar World"
 Objective: The Forum aimed to promote the
accelerated development of the Far East economy
and broaden international cooperation in the AsiaPacific region.
Eastern Economic Forum
 EEF is an international forum organised each year
in Vladivostok, Russia.
 This forum is sponsored by the organizing
committee appointed by Roscongress.
 The Eastern Economic Forum is a key
international platform for establishing and
strengthening ties within the Russian and global
investment communities, and for comprehensive
expert evaluation of the economic potential of
the Russian Far East, the investment opportunities
it offers, and business conditions within advanced
special economic zones.
International Year of Millets 2023
India's proposal to observe an International Year
of Millets in 2023 was approved by the Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 2018. The United
Nation General Assembly has declared the year 2023 as
International Year of Millets.
Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)
India is the largest importer of palm oil in
Asia, accounting for 15% of global imports, followed
by China (9%), Pakistan (4%) and Bangladesh
(2%). With this background, recently, the apex edible
oil industry associations from five major palm oil
importing countries in Asia have come together for the
first time to form an alliance — Asian Palm Oil Alliance
(APOA).
 Launched on: September 21, 2022
 Launched at: The Globoil Summit
 Globoil Summit was held at: Agra, India
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Globoil Summit is one of the World’s Leading
Edible Oils and Agri Trade Conference,
Exhibitions & Awards.
 APOA is an oil industry associations of: Five
major palm oil importing countries of Asia
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Five countries are – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh and Nepal
 Next meeting is expected to be held in: Indonesia
(2023)

2022 also marks the 25th year celebration of
Globoil India.
Palm Oil: Global Supply Chains
 Palm oil is the world’s most widely used
vegetable oil with its global production in crop year
2020 exceeding 73 million tonnes (MT) (Output
is estimated to be 77 MT for the current year).
 Indonesia is solely responsible for 60% of the
global supply of palm oil.
Aim Of The International Year Of Millets
 According to Food and Agriculture Organisation
(FAO), year 2023 aims to,
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levate awareness about the contribution of
E
millets for food security and nutrition
Inspire stakeholders on improving sustainable
production and quality of millets
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First I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA)
Leaders’ Virtual Summit
The I2U2 Grouping was conceptualised during
the Foreign Ministers’ meeting of the four countries,
held on the 18th of October 2021. The leaders of a new
quadrilateral forum met (virtually) for the first time.
About I2U2 Leaders’ Virtual Summit
 Virtually held on : 14th July, 2022
 Members of I2U2 are : India, Israel, UAE and
USA
 I2U2 seeks to empower the partners and encourages
them to collaborate more closely, resulting in a more
stable region.
Abraham Accords
 The Israel–UAE normalization agreement is
officially called the Abraham Accords Peace
Agreement.
 It was initially agreed to in a joint statement by
the United States, Israel and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) on August 13, 2020.
 The UAE thus became the third Arab country,
after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, to agree
to formally normalize its relationship with Israel
as well as the first Persian Gulf country to do so.
G7 Partnership for Global
Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)
On June 27, 2022 the G7 countries, who met
at Leaders’ Summit in Germany, have officially
launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure
and Investment (PGII). It is a joint initiative to fund
infrastructure projects in developing countries.
 The project is being seen as the bloc’s counter to
China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’.
 Group of Seven leaders pledged to raise $600 billion
in private and public funds over five years to finance
needed infrastructure in developing countries.
About the Project
 The infrastructure plan was first announced in June
2021 during G7 Summit in the UK.
 Back then, US President Joe Biden had called it the
Build Back Better World (B3W) framework.
 The stated purpose of the PGII is to help secure
funding for countries to build critical infrastructure
such as road, parts, bridges communications setup,
etc. to enhance global trade and cooperation.
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14th BRICS Summit, 2022
The 14th BRICS summit took place between 23
to 24 June 2022. The conference convened under
the chairship of China. It was the third hosting of
China, first was in 2011 and another in 2017.
 Theme- Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership,
Usher in a New Era for Global Development.
 Note- India hosted the 13th BRICS Summit on
9th September 2021, (Chairmanship). It also hosted
the BRICS Summit in 2012 and 2016.
 BRICS Plus virtual conference- This was the
part of the summit and attended by ministers
from countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Argentina, Nigeria,
Senegal and Thailand.
Key Highlights of the Summit
Adopting Beijing Declaration
 The declaration was based on “making instruments of
global governance more inclusive, representative
and participatory”.
BRICS
 The term BRIC was coined by Jim O’Neil, the
then chairman of Goldman Sachs in 2001.
 In 2010, South Africa formally joined the
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association making it BRICS.
An acronym for 5 emerging economies of the world
viz. – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South
Africa.
The leaders of the BRIC countries met for the
first time in St. Petersburg, Russia on the margins
of G8 out reach summit.
After a series of high level meetings, the 1st BRIC
Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on
16 June, 2009.
It represents 41% of the global population,
24% of the global GDP and 16% of the global
trade.
Chairmanship of the forum is rotated annually
among the members, in accordance with the acronym; B-R-I-C-S.
Stockholm+50
June 2022, marks the fifty years since the first
United Nations conference on the human environment
took place – the 1972 Stockholm Conference.
Stockholm+50
 Type - United Nations high-level conference
 Date - 2 to 3 June, 2022
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 Place - Stockholm (Sweden)
 Under Indian Control: India has around 45 km of
Pangong Tso under its control.
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While approximately 60% of the lake, in terms
of length, lies in China
 Co-hosted by - Sweden and Kenya
 The International Climate and Environment
Week - Held between 30 May to 5 June 2022
Objective of the Meeting
 Theme of the Conference : “A healthy planet
for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our
opportunity.”
 The aim was to contribute to accelerating a
transformation that leads to sustainable and green
economies, more jobs, and a healthy planet for all,
where no one is left behind.
Adopted Declaration
 Stockholm Declaration and Action Plan for the
Human Environment.
 Report submitted by The Stockholm Environment
Institute and the Council on
Environment and Water (CEEW).
Energy,
The 1972 Stockholm Conference
 It was the first UN conference on the environment
and was held between 5 to 16 June 1972 in
Stockholm.
 The meeting then adopted The Stockholm
Declaration included several principles that are
still important for environmental management.
 Another result of the meeting was the
establishment of the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and the
World Environment Day, held annually on 5 June.
China’s Bridge on Pangong Tso
About Pangong Tso
 Length : 135-km long landlocked lake
 Located at : An altitude of over 14,000 feet i.e.,
4350 m above sea level.
 Eastern end of Pangong Tso lies in : Tibet
 Basin Character: Kind of endorheic basin, which
implies that it retains its water and does not allow
outflow of its water to other external water bodies,
such as oceans and rivers.
 Unique Feature : One of the highest altitude lakes
in the world that is filled with saline water.
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Even though, it is a saline water lake, Pangong
Tso freezes completely.
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Pangong Tso is popular for its changing
colour ability.
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Key Points About The Bridge
 Bridge construction site is just east of Khurnak
Fort, where China has major frontier defence bases.
China calls it Rutong Country.
 The bridge is being built in territory that is under
China’s control since 1958.
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PM Visit to Nepal
Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi made
an official visit to Lumbini, Nepal, on May 16, 2022,
overlapping with the momentous occasion of Buddha
Purnima.
Key Highlights of PM’s Visit
 The Prime Minister of the two countries celebrated
the 2566th Buddha Jayanti celebrations together.
 PM Modi performed the foundation ('shilanyas')
ceremony to launch the construction of the India
International Centre for Buddhist Culture and
Heritage in the Lumbini Monastic Zone.
 Both countries signed five agreements, including
one between the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN)
Ltd. and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)
for development and implementation of 490.2
megawatts Arun-4 hydro-power project.
 India has offered to set up a satellite campus of
the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in
Rupandehi.
Seoul Forest Declaration
The World Forestry Congress is held approximately
once every six years. The first Congress was held in
Italy in 1926. FAO has helped host countries organize
the Congress since 1954. The Congress is a forum for
the exchange of views and experiences on all aspects
of forests and forestry, at national, regional and global
levels. In this sequence, recently, XV World Forestry
Congress has been held.
About XV World Forestry Congress
 Hosted by: Republic of Korea and co-organized
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with FAO.
Held in: Seoul, South Korea
Theme for 2022: Building a Green, Healthy and
Resilient future with forests.
Congress Adopted: Seoul Declaration
Declaration was signed by: 141 participant
countries.
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US Emerges as India’s Largest
Trade Partner in FY-2022
Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry has released the data, which showed that the
US has surpassed China becoming India's top trading
partner in 2021-22.
India’s Top Trading Partner
 U.S.A. surpassed China to become India's top
trading partner in 2021-22, reflecting strengthening
economic ties between the two countries.
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In 2021-22, the UAE with $72.9 billion, was
the third largest trading partner of India.
 China was India’s top trading partner from 2013-14
till 2017-18 and also in 2020-21.
 Before China, the UAE was the country’s largest
trading partner.
India's Top Trading Partners FY 2021-22 (US$ Billion)
Trading
Export
Import
Total trade
partner
US
China
UAE
Saudi
Arabia
Iraq
US$76.1
US$21.25
US$28.04
US$43.31
US$94.16
US$44.83
US$119.4
US$115.41
US$72.87
US$8.75
US$34.10
US$42.85
US$2.40
US$31.92
US$34.33
QUAD Summit - 2022
Established in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean
Tsunami to coordinate humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief, the QUAD has since become a leading
regional partnership dedicated to advancing a common
vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific through practical
cooperation on diverse 21st-century challenges.
 Summit Venue : Tokyo (Japan)
 Held on : May 24, 2022
 Participants : Prime Minister of Japan, Australia
and India and President of US.
 Objective : To renew QUAD's stead fast
commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
 Edition of Summit : Fourth
Highlights of the Summit
 QUAD members discussed QUAD’s respective
responses to the conflict in Ukraine and the ongoing
humanitarianism crisis.
 To date QUAD partners have collectively pledged
approximately USD $5.2 billion to the COVAX AMC.
 QUAD members launched the 'QUAD Climate
change Adaptation and Mitigation Package’.
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India joined First Movers Coalition
India has joined the First Movers Coalition, on May
25, 2022 as announced by US Special Presidential
Envoy for Climate John Kerry.
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This Coalition is a global initiative aimed at
decarbonising the heavy industry and longdistance transport sectors.
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According to an estimate, these sectors are
responsible for 30 per cent of global emissions.
 India, along with Japan and Sweden, has also
joined the steering board of the coalition.
 Besides India, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Norway,
Singapore, Sweden and the United Kingdom have
also joined the US.
About First Movers Coalition

First Movers Coalition is a flagship publicprivate partnership launched by US and World
Economic Forum (WEF) to clean up the most
carbon-intensive sectors.
 The coalition also saw 50 new corporate
members with collective market cap of USD
8.5 trillion joining the force.
International Air Connectivity
Scheme (IACS)
IACS [International Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
(UDAN)] has been launched by the Ministry of Civil
Aviation (MoCA), Government of India.
About IACS
 Launched on : 4th April 2022
 Launched by : MoCA, Government of India (GoI)
 Objective : To connect North Eastern States with
selected international destinations to promote socioeconomic growth.
 Supported by : State Governments
 Financial Support & Flying Exclusivity : For 3
years (on route)
 MoCA, GoI released the National Civil Aviation
Policy, 2016 (NCAP 2016) which envisaged
increasing international ticketing to 20 crore by 2027.
Criteria for participation includes.
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Only Indian carriers can participate
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Only aircraft with capacity of 70 seats or
more can fly the foreign routes
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State govt will lead initiative
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The Raisina Dialogue
The Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier conference
on geopolitics and geoeconomics committed to
addressing the most challenging issues facing the global
community. Every year, leaders in politics, business,
media, and civil society converge in New Delhi to discuss
the state of the world.
The Raisina Dialogue
 Held on : 25 to 27 April 2022
 Edition : 7th (since 2016)
 Hosted by : The Observer Research Foundation
(ORF)
 Organized in Partnership : With the Ministry of
External Affairs
 Mode : ‘In-person’ format (Last year held in a virtual
format due to Covid-19 pandemic)
 Place : Raisina Hill, New Delhi
 Focus : Geopolitics and geo-economics addressing
matters facing the worldwide community.
Key Points
 The dialogue was inaugurated by the Prime
Minister of India.
 Ursula Von der Leyen (President of the European
Commission), joined as the Chief Guest.
 The theme for the 2022 Edition is "Terra Nova:
Impassioned, Impatient, and Imperilled”
Six Thematic Pillars of the Dialogue
 Rethinking Democracy: Trade, Tech and
Ideology
 End of Multilateralism: A Networked Global
Order
 Water Caucuses: Turbulent Tides in the IndoPacific
 Communities Inc: First Responders to Health,
Development, & Planet
 Achieving Green Transitions: Common
Imperative, Diverging Realities
 Samson vs Goliath : The Persistent and Relentless
Tech Wars
UN-Energy Plan of Action Towards2025, Launched
Recently, the United Nations launched the “UNEnergy Plan of Action Towards 2025” and “Energy
Compact Action Network”.
UN-Energy Plan of Action Towards 2025
 Launched on: May 4, 2022
 Launched by: United Nations
 Framework for: Collective action by nearly 30 UN
and international organizations
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 Objective: To achieve the massive pledge made
by the organizations at the time of the High-level
Dialogue on Energy last September.
7th India-Canada Joint Science
and Technology Cooperation
To boost AI in India, 7th India-Canada Joint
Science and Technology Cooperation Committee
(JSTCC) Meeting was concluded.
 Meet Held on: May 19, 2022
 Meet Held at: Ottawa, Canada
 Joint Committee Meeting was co-chaired by:
David Morrison, Deputy Minister of International
Trade at Global Affairs Canada, and Prof. Srivari
Chandrasekhar, Secretary at the Indian Department
of Science and Technology (DST).
 Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)
were renewed.
 The first MoU relates to National Science Engineering Research Centre, Canada.
 The second agreement relates to the National
Research Council (NRC), Canada.
About JSTCC Meeting
 In
2005, Agreement for Scientific and
Technological
Cooperation
between
the
Government of Canada and the Government of
the Republic of India was signed.
 In this agreement, Article 7 was dedicated to
Joint Science and Technology Cooperation
Committee (JSTCC).
MINAMATA (COP-4) Summit
Indonesia is one of the most affected countries
due to illegal trade in mercury, thus the country found
it necessary to combat this illegal trade. In March, 2022
Indonesia proposed the worldwide declaration urging
MINAMATA convention on mercury parties to
address this trade.
MINAMATA COP : 4 (Second Segment)
Held from : 21-25 March, 2022
Place : Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia)
Aim : To Prevent unlawful trade of Mercury
Declaration Adopted : Bali Declaration
Nature : Non-binding
First segment COP-4 : November 2021, Online
mode
 Minamata COP-1 Meeting : September 2017,
Geneva
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Minamata Convention
 The most recent global agreement on environment
and health.
 It was adopted in 2013 and entered into force
on August 16, 2017.
 India has ratified the Convention.
 Some 137 countries have been working together
to control—
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The supply and trade of mercury.
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Reduce the use of emissions and release of
mercury.
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Raise public awareness.
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Build necessary institutional capacity.
India and Canada to Re-launch
the CEPA
In 2010, Canada and India launched negotiations
toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA). The most recent round of
negotiations was held in August 2017 in New Delhi.
Recently, India and Canada has announced to re-launch
the CEPA.
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
 So far, India has signed 13 Free Trade Agreements
(FTAs) with its trading partners, including the 3
agreements—
S.
Name of Agreement
No.
1. India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
2. Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area
(SAFTA) (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangla3.
4.
desh, Bhutan, the Maldives and Afghanistan)
India-Nepal Treaty of Trade
India-Bhutan Agreement on Trade, Commerce and
5.
6.
Transit
India-Thailand FTA - Early Harvest Scheme (EHS)
India-Singapore
Comprehensive
Economic
7.
Cooperation Agreement (CECA)
India-ASEAN CECA - Trade in Goods, Services
and Investment Agreement (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sin-
8.
gapore, Thailand and Vietnam)
India-South Korea Comprehensive Economic
9.
10.
Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
India-Japan CEPA
India-Malaysia CECA
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India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)
12. India-UAE CEPA (*)
13. India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade
Agreement (ECTA) (*)
(*) Signed, but yet to be implemented.
Cooperation between China and
Argentina for BRI
On 6th of February, 2022 Argentina joined the
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the 50th
anniversary of China-Argentina diplomatic ties.
Argentina Collaboration with China
 MoU date: 6th of February, 2022
 Between: Chinese President Xi
Jinping and
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez
 Place: Beijing, China
 Special occasion: 50th year of diplomatic relation
between China and Argentina
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also referred
as New Silk Road
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Launched in : 2013
Launched By : President Xi Jinping (China)
Would stretch from : East Asia to Europe
Two pronged : (a) The overland Silk Road
Economic Belt and (b) The Maritime Silk Road.
India and UAE sign CEPA
Comprehensive Economic Par tner ship
Agreement (CEPA) is a kind of free trade pact
which covers negotiation on the trade in services and
investment, and other areas of economic partnership.
Recently, India signed CEPA with UAE.
India - UAE CEPA
 Agreement Signed on : February 18, 2022
 Signed Between : India and UAE
 It is expected that this Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will set to benefit
almost 90 per cent of trade - both exports and imports
- between the two countries.
India-Central Asia Summit
The Central Asian region is considered to be the part
of India’s “extended neighborhood.” Due to increasing
presence of China, India formulated its Connect Central
Asia Policy in 2012. Recently, the Prime Minister of
India hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual
format.
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India-Central Asia Summit
 Summit Organised on : January 27, 2022
 Summit Attended by : Republic of Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan.
 Summit Marks : 30th anniversary of establishment
of diplomatic relations between India and Central
Asian countries.
India-Central Asia Dialogue
 About: Ministerial-level dialogue between India and
the Central Asian countries
 Members: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
 Focus: Dialogue focuses on a number of issues
including ways to improve connectivity and stabilise
war-ravaged Afghanistan.
7th ASEAN-India Ministerial
Meeting
7th ASEAN - India ministerial meeting on
Agriculture and Forestry was held virtually on
26th October, 2022. In this ministerial meeting,
the commitment to ASEAN-India cooperation in
agriculture and forestry was reaffirmed.
Highlights of the Meeting
 Owing to the importance of millet (nutritional-
cereals) as a nutritious food and the International
nutritional-cereal year 2023, ASEAN member
countries to support the efforts of India towards
millets.
 Various programs and activities under the Medium
Term Action Plan of ASEAN-India Cooperation
(Year 2021-2025) was reviewed.
News in Shorts
Baguette makes it to UNESCO Intangible
Cultural Heritage List
On November 30, 2022, Baguette — the staple
French bread — was inscribed into the UN’s list of
intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
What is a baguette?
 The baguette is a long and thin loaf made of flour,
water, salt and yeast, and is consumed as a staple in
France.
 Some believe that it was invented by August Zang,
a baker and an entrepreneur from Vienna in 1839,
who introduced the world to the taste of crusty
bread with softer insides, using a steam oven.
 It gained its official name in 1920.
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77th Session of the UN General Assembly
 Leaders from across the world convened in New
York for the 77th session of the UN General
Assembly (UNGA), which opened on September
13, 2022.
 It is based on the theme —“A Watershed Moment:
Transformative Solutions to Interlocking
Challenges”.
 Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar
led the Indian delegation at this UNGA session.
Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated
Bio-refineries
 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has announced
the launch of the “Innovation Roadmap of the
Mission Integrated Biorefineries” at the Global
Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 in Pittsburgh, in
the United States.
 It is developed by co-leads and active inputs from
Brazil, Canada, EC and the UK.
 It was launched alongside the Paris Agreement
in 2015.
USA ratifies the Kigali Amendment
 On September 22, 2022 the US lawmakers voted
to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal
Protocol
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US making this, the first time in 30 years to
adopt an international climate treaty.
 The amendment phases down the use of powerful
greenhouse gases called Hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs) and aligns with existing bipartisan law.
 The US now joins 136 other nations and the
European Union in ratifying the amendment.
 The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
is a legally binding international pact that aims to
gradually phase out the consumption and production
of HFCs.
Global Fintech Fest, 2022
 Indian Finance Minister and Reserve Bank of India
Governor reiterated their commitment towards
sustainable development speaking at the Global
Fintech Fest 2022 (GFF 2022) being held in
Mumbai, between September 20 to 22, 2022.
 The GFF 2022 is jointly organized by National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the
Payments Council of India (PCI) and the Fintech
Convergence Council (FCC).
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 The theme of India's largest fintech conference
is, "Creating a Sustainable Financial World:
Global, Inclusive, Green."
World Water Congress and Exhibition, 2022
 The
International Water Association’s World
Water Congress and Exhibition was organized
in Denmark from September 1 to 15, 2022 in
Copenhagen.
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The 2022 edition was organized in Copenhagen
based on the theme ‘Water for Smart Liveable
Cities’.
 India has launched Joint White paper on ‘Urban
Wastewater Scenario in India’, with Denmark at
World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022.
Operation London Bridge
 Operation London Bridge (also known by its code
phrase "London Bridge is down") was the funeral
plan for Queen Elizabeth II.
 The plan included the announcement of her death,
the period of official mourning, and the details of
her state funeral.
 The part of the plan for her death at her favourite
castle in Scotland was codenamed ‘Operation
Unicorn’.
Jeddah Summit for Security and Development
The Jeddah Security and Development Summit was
organised to underscore the historic partnership among
different countries of Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC), US, Iraq etc. to deepen their countries' joint
cooperation in all fields. About Jeddah Summit for Security and
Development
Hosted on : July 16, 2022
Organised in : Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia
Hosted by : Saudi Arabia
Summit attended by : Leaders of the Gulf
Cooperation Council, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and the US.
 Summit Emphasised on : Importance of taking
required measures to protect the security and
stability in the Middle East.
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Varanasi: First ‘Cultural and Tourism capital
of SCO’
 Varanasi will be the first city in Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) region to be
granted the rotating title of ‘Cultural & Tourism
capital of SCO’ under a new mechanism during
India’s SCO Presidency from September 2022 to
September 2023.
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Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’
Meeting (SAIFMM)
 India hosted a Special ASEAN-India Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) on June 16-17, 2022,
in order to commemorate 30 years of ASEAN-India
Dialogue Relations.
Singapore Shangri-La Dialogue
 The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue was hosted in
Singapore, from June 10 to June 12, 2022, in
Singapore after two-years.
 It is hosted by International Institute for Strategic
Studies (IISS).
Shangri-La Dialogue
 It is Asia’s premier defence summit, in which
ministers’ debate on pressing security challenges
in the region and engage in important bilateral
talks.
India-Qatar Start-Up Bridge
 On June 5, 2022, then Vice President of India M
Venkaiah Naidu launched the India-Qatar Start-Up
bridge.
 India-Qatar Start-up bridge is a joint initiative,
launched with the aim of linking the start-up
ecosystems of two countries as well as helping their
economies mutually.
Partners in the Blue Pacific’ Initiative
 The United States and allied countries namely
Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United
Kingdom; have launched a new initiative called
‘Partners in the Blue Pacific’.
 Under the new initiative, countries will involve in
“effective and efficient cooperation” with small
island nations of the region.
India elected as Chair of the AAEA for 2022-24
 In May 2022, India has been unanimously elected
as the new Chair of the Association of Asian
Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at
the meeting of the Executive board and General
Assembly, held at Manila, Philippines.
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Commission on Elections, Manila was the
current chair of AAEA.
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The new member in the Executive Board now
includes Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka,
Maldives, Taiwan and Philippines.
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First International Migration Review Forum
(IMRF)
 From May 17 to May 20, 2022 the First International
About India's Arctic Policy
 Launched on : March 17, 2022
 Launched by : Ministry of Earth Science (GoI)
The State of the World’s Birds
On 16th March, 2022, “Green Triangle”
(Madagascar) named after “Mahatma Gandhi” and
inaugurated in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.
 Commemoration: It was inaugurated as a part of
the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate
the 75th year of India’s independence.
 The State of the World’s Birds, an annual update
One Ocean Summit
Migration Review Forum (IMRF) was held under
the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New
York, USA.
 In the “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and
Regular Migration (GCM)”, it was decided that
the IMRF will act as a platform.
from BirdLife International, a non-profit global
conservation group.
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It was founded in 1922 as the International
Council for Bird Protection.
Lok Sabha passes WMD Amendment Bill
 Recent: On April 06, 2022, Lok Sabha passed the
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery
Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities)
Amendment Bill, 2022 to expand the 2005 law.
 Objective: The Bill bars persons from financing
any prohibited activity related to weapons of mass
destruction and their delivery systems and empower
the Centre to seize financial assets of people involved
in such activities.
India & ITU Sign Host Country Agreement
(HCA)
On March 03, 2022, the Government of India
has signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the
establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre
of ITU in New Delhi.
About Host Country Agreement
 Agreement signed on : March 03, 2022
 Agreement signed between : Shri Ashwini
Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications
and H.E. Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of ITU
 Agreement signed during : World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly-20 (WTSA20)
India's Arctic Policy
India's engagement with the Arctic dates back
to a century when 'Svalbard Treaty' was signed in
February 1920 in Paris, France. Government of India
has launched a 'India's Arctic Policy titled 'India and
the Arctic : Building a partnership for sustainable
development.
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Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle
On 11th of February 2022, the Prime Minister of
India addressed the high-level segment of the One Ocean
Summit.
 Organised : Notably, the summit was organised by
France in Brest, France in cooperation with the United
Nations and the World Bank.
 Objective : The goal of the One Ocean Summit
is to raise the collective level of ambition of the
international community on marine issues.
Nord Stream 2
 About Pipeline : The Nord Stream 2 is a 1,200-km
pipeline that extends, through the Baltic Sea, from
Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany.
 Present Status : The Nord Stream 1 pipeline has
already been completed, and along with the Nord
Stream 2, Germany will be supplied with 110 billion
cubic meters of gas a year.
The decision to build the Nord Stream 2 was taken
up by Gazprom, the Russian energy major, and five
other firms in Europe.
Israel’s C-Dome Defence System Report
Recently in February, a new naval air defence system
named ‘C-Dome’ has been successfully tested by Israel.
This missile system will be used on the Sa’ar 6-class
corvettes of the Israel Navy.
 Overview : The C-Dome is a naval variant of the Iron
Dome of Israel. The Iron Dome is a missile system
of Israel that is used to destroy and intercept missiles
and rockets of short-range from the Gaza Strip.
Global Vaccine Market Report 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO)
published the ‘Global Vaccine Market Report 2022’.
This is the first report to capture the implications of
Covid-19 for vaccine markets highlighting the issues of
vaccine inequity.
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Rankings/Indices/Reports (International)
Index/Report
Commitment to Reducing
Inequality Index
Global Hunger Index 2022
Human Development
Index 2021
Global Crypto Adoption
report 2022
Global Innovation Index
2022
Asia Pacific Sustainability
Index 2021
The Global Gender Gap
Index 2022
Henley Passport Index
2023
Released by
Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI)
Published by: Concern Worldwide
and Welthungerhilfe
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
Published by crypto analysis firm
Chainalysis
The World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)
Knight Frank (London, UK)
World Economic Forum (WEF)
Based on exclusive data from
the International Air Transport
Association (IATA)
World Competitiveness
Institute for Management
Index 2022
Development (IMD).
Global Skills Report (GSR) Coursera State
2022
The Global Liveability
Economic Intelligence Unit’s (EIU)
Index 2022’
Global Environmental
Yale University and Columbia
Performance Index 2022
University
Global Startup Ecosystem Policy advisory and research firm
ranking
Startup Genome
Forbes’ highest-paid
Forbes’
Athletes list for 2022
India’s Rank
123
rd
132nd
Switzerland
4th
Vietnam
40th
Switzerland
Bengaluru (14th)
Ranked first among
the Indian cities
135th (out of 146
countries)
87th (out of 199
passports)
Singapore
Iceland
37th
Denmark
68th
Switzerland
Cities
Vienna
180th
Denmark
Bengaluru ranked
22nd
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Silicon Valley USA
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
150th
THE Impact Rankings
2022
Times Higher Education (THE)
Amrita Vishwavidya
Peetham ranked at
41.
India ($1.85 billion)
ranked 21st in
estimated Crypto
Gains in 2021
Forbes’ Global 2000 list
of public companies
worldwide 2022
Forbes’
World Air Power Index
2023
World Directory of Modern Military
Aircraft (WDMMA)
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—
107th
20th World Press Freedom
Index 2022
2021 Cryptocurrency Gains Chainalysis
by Country
Top Rankings
Norway
Japan
1. Lionel Messi (Soccer):
$130m
2. James 121.2 million Dollar
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer):
$115m
Norway (1st)
Denmark (2nd)
Sweden (3rd)
Western Sydney University
(Australia)
1. United States ($46.95
billion)
2. United Kingdom ($8.16
billion)
3. Germany ($5.82 billion)
1. Reliance Industries 1. Berkshire Hathaway
Ltd (54th globally) 2. Industrial and Commercial
2. State Bank of
Bank of China
India (105th)
1st: United States Air Force
IAF ranked 6th
(USAF)
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Hurun Richest Self-Made
Women in the World 2022
Hurun Research Institute
SIPRI’s “Trends in World
Military Expenditure,
2021” report
‘Democracy Report 2022:
Autocratisation Changing
Nature’
Trends in International
Arms Transfer, 2021
Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI)
V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy)
Institute
10thedition of World
Happiness Report 2022
United Nations Sustainable
Development Solutions Network
2021 World Air Quality
Report
IQAir
UNEP’s Annual Frontier
Report 2022
United Nations Environment
Programme
Democracy Index 2021
The Economist Intelligence Unit
10thInternational
Intellectual Property
Index, ‘Compete for
Tomorrow’ (IIP Index
2022)
2021 Corruption
Perceptions Index (CPI)
Global Innovation Policy Centre
(GIPC) of United States Chambers
of Commerce (USCC)
2023
Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI)
Berlin, Germany-based nongovernmental organisation
Transparency International
(61)
Falguni Nayar (10th)
1stin India
Radha Vembu (25th),
Kiran MazumdarShaw (26th)
India’s military
spends 3rd highest in
the world
93rd
Rank 1st in imports
85% of India’s
overall imports were
from three countries.
Russia (46%),
France (27%), and
the USA (12%)
India was
23rdlargest exporter
during 2017-21.
India ranked 136th
1. China (78)
2. United States (25)
3. United Kingdom (5)
1. US
2. China
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Norway
Largest Arms Importers in
2017-21: India, followed by
Saudi Arabia, Egypt (5.7%),
Largest Arms Exporters
in 2017-21: USA, with 39%
share (1st), followed by Russia
(19%), France (11%)
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
Afghanistan was ranked as
the unhappiest nation.
Bhiwadi was the
World’s most polluted
most polluted city
capital city
in India, followed by 1. New Delhi (India)
Ghaziabad, Delhi
2. Dhaka (Bangladesh)
and Jaunpur.
3. N’Djamena (Chad)
World’s most polluted
country—1. Bangladesh, 2.
Chad, 5. India
Most noise polluted Most noise polluted city in
cities in India:
world:
1. Moradabad,
1. Dhaka (Bangladesh),
2. Kolkata (89 dB), 2. Moradabad (UP, India),
3. Asansol (89 dB), 3. Islamabad (Pakistan)
4. Jaipur (84 dB),
5. Delhi (83 dB).
1st: Norway
46th
2nd: New Zealand
3rd: Finland
rd
43
1. United States of America
2. United Kingdom
3. Germany
85th
enmark,
Finland,
1. D
New Zealand
4. N
orway 180
(Last). South Sudan
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City Finance Rankings-2022
In December, 2022 Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs has launched 2 key initiatives to take
India’s Urban Rejuvenation journey to next level. City
Finance Rankings’ launched to evaluate, recognize
and reward ULBs on basis of their strength across key
financial parameters. ‘City Beauty Competition’ aims
to encourage and recognize the transformational efforts
made by cities and wards in India to create beautiful,
innovative and inclusive public spaces.
‘City Finance Rankings 2022’
 The participating ULBs will be evaluated on 15
indicators across three key municipal finance
assessment parameters, namely—(i) Resource
Mobilization, (ii) Expenditure Performance and
(iii) Fiscal Governance
 The cities will be ranked at the national level on the
basis of their scores under any one of the following
four population categories—(i) Above 4 million (ii)
Between 1-4 million (iii) 100,000 to 1 million (iv)
Less than 100,000.
‘City Beauty Competition’
 Wards and public places of cities would be judged
against the five broad pillars—(i) accessibility
(ii) amenities (iii) activities (iv) aesthetics and
(v) ecology.
 The City Beauty Competition would felicitate
most beautiful wards and beautiful public places
at the city level.
 Participation in the City Beauty Competition is
voluntary.
The 5th edition of Youth Co: Lab India, Asia
Pacific’s largest youth innovation movement was
jointly launched by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM),
NITI Aayog, UNDP India and Citi Foundation on
December 15th, 2022.
 In India, Youth Co: Lab was launched in 2019 by
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
About Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
 The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship
initiative set up by the NITI Aayog in 2016 to
promote innovation and entrepreneurship across
the length and breadth of the country.
 AlM’s objectives are to create and promote an
ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship
across the country at school, university, research
institutions, MSME and industry levels
Global Minimum Tax
5th Edition of Youth Co: Lab India
About Youth Co: Lab
UNDP India in collaboration with Atal Innovation
Mission, NITI Aayog.
 Through this collaboration Youth Co: Lab India has
conducted four national theme-specific youth social
innovation and entrepreneurship challenges.
 The fifth edition of Youth Co: Lab India will focus on
identifying and supporting youth-led early-stage social
enterprises or innovations working in the domains of:
1.Digital and Financial Literacy for Youth
2.
Gender Equality and Women Economic
Empowerment
3.Developing FinTech Solutions focused on
Biodiversity Conservation
4.Promoting
Biodiversity-friendly
Lifestyles
through Technological Solutions in Finance
5.Accelerating Circular Economy through
Upcycling Innovations
6.Behavioral Nudges for LiFE ( Lifestyle For
Environment)
In November, 2022 a global deal to ensure big
companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15% and make
it harder for them to avoid taxation has been agreed by
136 countries.
What is Global Minimum Tax
 EU members have agreed to implement a minimum
tax rate of 15% on big businesses
accordance with Pillar 2 of the global tax
agreement framed by the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) in 2021.
 It is
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 This is to ensure that big businesses with global
What is Remittance?
operations do not benefit by domiciling themselves
in tax havens in order to save on taxes.
 The World Bank defines it as “the sum of worker’s
remittances, compensation of employees, and
migrants’ transfers as recorded in the IMF Balance
of Payments. Workers remittances are current
transfers by migrant who are considered residents
in the source.”
Migration and Development Brief
of World Bank
Retaining its spot as the world’s top recipient of
remittances, migrant workers from India are set to send
home a record USD 100 billion in 2022, despite global
headwinds like rising prices.
Migration and Development Brief





Published on - November, 2022
Published by - World Bank
Title- Remittances Brave Global Headwinds
Special Focus: Climate Migration
About : An update on migration and remittance
flows.
Important Points of the Report
 India is expected to receive a record $100 billion in
remittance in 2022, the top recipient in 2022.
 It attributed the feat to the large share of Indian
Statement
On 7th December, 2022, the Central Bank of
India, RBI decided to increase the policy repo rate by
35 basis points to 6.25%. Consequently, the standing
deposit facility (SDF) rate stands adjusted to 6.00 per
cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and
the Bank Rate to 6.50 per cent.
Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement
 Issued on: 7th December, 2022
 Issued by: RBI Governor, Dr. Shaktikanta Das
Important Points of the Report
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the policy
repo rate - for a fifth consecutive time - by 35 basis
points to 6.25%.
 The key interest rate has been hiked a total of 190
basis points - by 50 basis points thrice since June,
2022 and once - by 40 basis points - during an offcycle meet in May, 2022.
 Consequently, the Standing Deposit Facility
(SDF) rate stands adjusted to 6.00 per cent, and the
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the
Bank Rate to 6.50 per cent.
 The MPC also decided by a majority of 4 out of
6 members to remain focused on withdrawal of
accommodation to ensure that inflation remains
within the target going forward, while supporting
growth.
Assessment of Growth and Inflation Growth
 Governor informed that the economy is projected
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to grow at 6.8 per cent in the current financial
year 2022-23.
 Real gross domestic product (GDP) posted a
growth of 6.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y)
in Q2:2022-23, driven primarily by private
consumption and investment.
 Headline inflation is projected at 6.7 per cent in
2022-23.
 CPI inflation for Q1:2023-24 is projected at
5.0 per cent and for Q2 at 5.4 per cent, on the
assumption of a normal monsoon.
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migrants earning relatively high salaries in the United
States, United Kingdom and East Asia.
Despite reaching a historic milestone at $100 billion
and retaining its position as the top recipient of
remittances globally, India’s remittance flows are
expected to account for only 3 per cent of its GDP
in 2022.
For the world, remittance flows are expected to
reach $794 billion in 2022.
The United States is the top destination country
for foreign-born individuals, including documented
and undocumented migrants.
Climate change is emerging as a potent driver of
mobility.
Bi-monthly Monetary Policy
Source: KNOMAD/World Bank staff.
Note: GDP – gross domestic product, e-estimate.
*South Sudan is excluded due to data validity.
2023
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External Sector
 Slowing
global demand is weighing on our
merchandise exports. The growth of services
exports, mainly contributed by software, business
and travel services remained robust at 29.1 per cent
in April-October 2022.
 Size of forex reserves is comfortable and has also
increased. It has gone up from US$ 524.5 billion
on October 21, 2022 to US$ 561.2 billion as on
December 2, 2022.
Report on Trend and Progress of
Banking in India, 2021-22
The RBI in Report on Trend and Progress of
Banking in India, 2021-22 said that the SCBs’ Gross NonPerforming Assets (GNPA) ratio declined from 8.2 per
cent at end-March, 2020 to 7.3 per cent at end-March,
2021 and further to 6.9 per cent at end-September, 2021.
Trend and Progress of Banking in India 202122 Report
 Published on: 27th December 2022
 Published by: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
 For the year: Financial year 2021-22 (ended March
31, 2022)
 Report presents: The performance of the banking
sector, including co-operative banks, and nonbanking financial institutions during 2020-21 and
2021-22 so far.
Highlights of the Report
 The consolidated balance sheets of scheduled
commercial banks (SCBs) in India registered doubledigit growth in 2021-22 after a gap of seven years,
led by credit growth, which accelerated to a ten-year
high in the first half of this financial year ending
March 2023.
 Capital to risk weighted assets (CRAR) ratio
of SCBs strengthened from 14.8 per cent at endMarch 2020 to 16.3 per cent at end-March 2021 and
further to 16.6 per cent at end-September 2021.
 The balance sheet growth of Urban Co-operatives
Banks (UCBs) in 2020-21 was driven by deposits,
while subdued credit growth led to acceleration in
investments.
SIDBI, Google ink partnership to
help MSMEs
Small & Medium Enterprises Sector contribute
about 40% of total manufacturing and 34% of
total exports and is crucial to India’s economic
growth, employment generation and entrepreneurial
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development. Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI) on November 18, 2022 said it has entered
into a partnership with Google India Pvt. Ltd. (GIPL)
SIDBI, Google ink partnership
 When -18th November 2022
 Objective: Promotion, financing and development
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Important Highlights
 This partnership with GIPL brings a corpus of $15
million (around Rs. 10 crore) to micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a crisis response
related to COVID-19.
 Under it, a loan programme targeted at micro
enterprises (having turnover up to Rs. 5 crore), with
loan sizes ranging between Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 1 crore,
is being implemented by SIDBI.
Social Progress Index (SPI)
Economic Advisory Council to Prime
Minister (EAC-PM) released the Social Progress Index
(SPI) for states and districts of India on December
20, 2022. The report has been prepared by Institute
for Competitiveness. The report was released by Dr.
Bibek Debroy, Chairman, EAC – PM.
About Social Progress Index (SPI)
 SPI is a comprehensive tool intended to be a holistic
measure of the Social Progress made by the country
at the national and sub-national levels.
 The index assesses states and districts based on 12
components across three critical dimensions of
social progress—
Basic Human Needs,
Foundations of Well-being, and
Opportunity.
 The index uses an extensive framework comprising
89 indicators at the state level and 49 at the district
level.
 Based on the SPI scores, states and districts have
been ranked under six tiers of social progress.
The tiers are Tier 1: Very High Social Progress;
Tier 2: High Social Progress; Tier 3: Upper Middle
Social Progress; Tier 4: Lower Middle Social
Progress; Tier 5: Low Social Progress; and Tier 6:
Very Low Social Progress.
Important Points of the Report
 Puducherry has the highest SPI score of 65.99
in the country, attributable to its remarkable
performance across components like Personal
Freedom and Choice, Shelter, and Water and
Sanitation.
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Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-IV
Lakshadweep and Goa closely follow it with
scores of 65.89 and 65.53, respectively.
 Jharkhand and Bihar scored the lowest, 43.95
and 44.47, respectively.
 Aizawl (Mizoram), Solan and Shimla (Himachal
Pradesh) were the top three districts.
 Uttar Pradesh at 31st Place in Making Social
Progress with SPI score of 49.16 points.

State
Haryana
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
State
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha
Madhya Pradesh
 Goa, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Chandigarh
are the top four states with the best performance in
Water and Sanitation and Shelter.
emerged as the best-performing states.
Opportunity dimension
SPI
44.92
44.47
43.95
Rank
34
35
36
Special Bulletin on Maternal
 Tamil Nadu has achieved the highest component
score of 72.00.
Mortality in India, 2018-20
Tier-I: Very High Social Progress
Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-I
SPI
65.99
65.89
65.53
65.53
64.19
63.33
63.28
62.37
62.05
Rank
1
2
3
3
5
6
7
8
9
Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-II
SPI
60.76
60.23
59.81
Rank
10
11
12
59.53
59.24
58.76
13
14
15
Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-III
2023
Rank
31
32
33
Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-VI
 Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Goa have
State
Uttarakhand
Karnataka
Arunachal Pradesh
Delhi
Manipur
SPI
49.16
48.19
48.11
State
Assam
Bihar
Jharkhand
Foundations of Well-being
State
Jammu and Kashmir
Punjab
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &
Diu
Ladakh
Nagaland
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Rank
21
22
23
Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-V
For the dimension of Basic Human Needs
State
Puducherry
Lakshadweep
Goa
Sikkim
Mizoram
Tamil Nadu
Himachal Pradesh
Chandigarh
Kerala
SPI
54.15
53.81
53.60
SPI
58.26
56.77
56.56
56.28
56.27
Rank
16
17
18
19
20
The Target 3.1 of Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG) set by United Nations aims at reducing the
global Maternal Mortality Ratio to less than 70 per
100,000 live births. In a new milestone, there has been
a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio from
130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20 in
the country.
Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India
2018-20
 Published on: Nov 28, 2022
 Published by: Office of the Registrar General &
Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)
The key statistics presented in this Bulletin
 The key statistics presented in this Bulletin on
Maternal Mortality are as follows:
 Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR): This is derived
as the proportion of maternal deaths per 1,00,000
live births, reported under the SRS.
 Maternal Mortality Rate: This is calculated as
maternal deaths to women in the ages 15-49 per lakh
of women in that age group, reported under SRS.
 The life time risk is defined as the probability that at
least one women of reproductive age (15-49 years)
will die due to child birth or puerperium assuming
that chance of death is uniformly distributed across
the entire reproductive span .
Key Points of Bulletin
 Significant Decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio
(MMR) from 130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live
births in 2018-20.
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 India achieves National Health Policy (NHP)
Target for MMR.
 8 States achieve Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) target for MMR.
 Country has witnessed a progressive reduction in
MMR from 130 in 2014-2016, 122 in 2015-17, 113
in 2016-18, 103 in 2017-19 and to 97 in 2018-20.
MMR in India
130
2014-16
122
2015-17
113
2016-18
103
97
2017-19
2018-20
State wise Performance
 States have been categorized into three groups
namely, “Empowered Action Group” (EAG)
States, “Southern” States and “Other” States
Table 1 : Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal
Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk
First green steel brand ‘Kalyani
FeRRESTA’
 On December 20, 2022, the Union Minister of Steel
and Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya has launched
the Kalyani Group’s first green steel brand ‘Kalyani
FeRRESTA’ in New Delhi.
 This first-of-its-kind steel has been manufactured by
a Pune-based Steel company, Kalyani group by using
renewable energy resources, leaving zero carbon
footprints in the environment.
NMDC wins IEI Industry Excellence
Award 2022
 On 16th December, 2022, National Miner NMDC
won the coveted IEI (Institution of Engineers,
India) Industry Excellence Award 2022 in Chennai,
Tamil Nadu.
 The largest producer of the iron ore in the country
was felicitated at the 37th Indian Engineering
Congress for its outstanding performance and high
level of business excellence.
India &
MMR
Major States
95% CI
Maternal
Mortality
Rate
Lifetime
Risk
India
97
(88-106)
6.0
0.21%
Surety Bond Insurance
Assam
195
(117-272)
121.
0.42%
 On December 19, 2022, Union Minister for
Bihar
118
(78-157)
11.2
0.39%
Uttar Pradesh
167
(126-207)
14.3
0.50%
Uttarakhand
103
(52-154)
6.3
0.22%
Maternal Death
 As per World Health Organization, “Maternal
death is the death of a woman while pregnant
or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy,
irrespective of the duration and site of the
pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated
by the pregnancy or its management but not from
accidental or incidental causes”.
Steps Taken to reduce MMR
 “Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram” and
“Janani Suraksha Yojana” modified and upgraded
to Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan’ (SUMAN).
 Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
(PMSMA) is focus on identifying high-risk
pregnancies and facilitating their appropriate
management.
 LaQshya and Midwifery initiatives concentrate
on promoting quality care.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari
launched one of India’s first-ever Surety Bond
Insurance product from Bajaj Allianz.
 Surety Bond Insurance will act as a security
arrangement for infrastructure projects and will
insulate the contractor as well as the principal.
 Unlike a bank guarantee, the Surety Bond Insurance
does not require large collateral from the contractor
thus freeing up significant funds for the contractor,
which they can utilize for the growth of the business.
IGX Launches India’s First-Ever
Gas Price Index
 On December 20, 2022, the Indian Gas Exchange
(IGX), India’s first national level Gas Exchange
for physical delivery of natural gas, announced the
launch GIXI – the first ever nation-wide price index
to reflect benchmark natural gas price for India in
New Delhi.
 The IGX Price Index is developed with the purpose
to derive a single price for the country in line with
international benchmarks such as JKM, HH, WIM,
TTF, which are currently representative of the prices
in their respective coverage regions.
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Minimum Support Prices for all
Kharif crops for Marketing Season,
2022-23
On June 8, 2022, the Cabinet Committee
on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the increase
in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated
Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2022-23.
Crop
Rapeseed &
Mustard
5050
5450
400
Safflower
5441
5650
209
Jute
4500
4750
250
 The increase in MSP for Rabi Crops for Marketing
Season 2023-24 is in line with the Union Budget
2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a
level of at lease 1.5 times of the All-India weighted
average Cost of Production, aiming at reasonably
fair remuneration for the farmers.
 The maximum rate of return is 104 percent for
rapeseed & mustard, followed by 100 percent for
wheat, 85 per cent for lentil; 66 per cent for gram;
60 per cent for barley; and 50 per cent for safflower.
MSP 202122
(Rs. per
quintal)
MSP
2022-23
(Rs. per
quintal)
Increase
in MSP
(Absolute)
(Rs. per
quintal)
Paddy (Common)
1940
2040
100
Paddy (Grade A)
1960
2060
100
Jowar (Hybrid)
2738
2970
232
REC accorded with ‘Maharatna’
Company Status
Jowar (Maldandi)
2758
2990
232
Bajra
2250
2350
100
 On September 21, 2022, Rural Electrification
Ragi
3377
3578
201
Maize
1870
1962
92
Tur (Arhar)
6300
6600
300
Moong
7275
7755
480
Urad
6300
6600
300
Groundnut
5550
5850
300
Sunflower Seed
6015
6400
385
Soyabean (yellow)
3950
4300
350
Sesamum
7307
7830
523
Nigerseed
6930
7287
357
Cotton (Medium
Staple)
5726
6080
354
Cotton (Long Staple)
6025
6380
355
Corporation (REC) has been accorded with the
status of a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector
Enterprise, thus giving REC greater operational and
financial autonomy.
 An order to this effect was issued by the Department of Public Enterprises, under the Ministry of
Finance.
 It was incorporated in 1969. REC is an NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development
across India.
 As on 30th November 2022, there are 12 Maharatna
companies in India.
Forbes : India’s 100 Richest
People
MSP for all Rabi Crops for Marketing Season
2023-24
 In November, 2022, Forbes has launched its annual
chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi has approved the increase in the Minimum
Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops
for Marketing Season 2023-24.
 The cumulative net worth of the top 10 richest
 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
Crops
MSP RMS
2022-23
(Rs. per
quintal)
MSP RMS
2023-24
(Rs. per
quintal)
Increase in
MSP (Absolute)
(Rs. per
quintal)
Wheat
2015
2125
110
Barley
1635
1735
100
Gram
5230
5335
105
Lentil (Masur)
5500
6000
500
2023
list of India’s 100 richest billionaires.
 According to the list, the combined wealth of India’s
100 richest grew by $25 billion to touch $800 billion.
stands at $385.2 billion, up 15.1 per cent from 2021.
 While the richest man in the country has a net worth
of $150 billion, the richest Indian woman Savitri
Jindal has a net worth of $16.4 billion.
 There are nine women billionaires on the list this
year.
 Top 10 richest Indians in the Forbes 2022 list:
1. Gautam Adani (net worth $150 billion)
2. Mukesh Ambani (net worth $88 billion)
3. Radhakishan Damani (net worth $27.6 billion)
4. Cyrus Poonawalla (net worth $21.5 billion)
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CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
5. Shiv Nadar (net worth $21.4 billion)
6.Savitri Jindal and Family (net worth $16.4
billion)
7.Dilip Shanghvi and Family (net worth $15.5
billion)
8. Hinduja Brothers (net worth $15.2 billion)
9. Kumar Birla (net worth $15 billion)
10. Bajaj Family (net worth $14.6 billion)
CCI Imposed a Penalty of 936.44
Crore on Google
In October 2022, Competition Commission of India
imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for
“abusing its dominant position” with respect to its
play store policies, apart from issuing a cease and desist
order. In its orders, the CCI has accused the company of
adopting “discriminatory practices” and indulging in
“anti-competitive” behaviour.
Big Tech Companies
 Big Tech is a term that refers to the most dominant
and largest technology companies in their
respective sectors.
 They are often called the Big Five and include the
following companies:
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and
Microsoft
How India is regulating Big Techs?
 The government enacted the Competition Act, 2002
and established the Competition Commission of
India (CCI).
Status Report on India’s External
Debt- 2021-22
On September 05, 2022, the External Debt
Management Unit (EDMU) in the Department of
Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has released
28th edition of the Status Report on India’s External
Debt 2021-22.
Important Points of the Report
 India’s external debt, at US$ 620.7 billion as at end-
March 2022, grew by 8.2 per cent over US$ 573.7
billion as at end-March 2021.
 While 53.2 per cent of it was denominated in US
dollar, Indian rupee denominated debt, estimated at
31.2 per cent, was the second largest.
 External debt as a ratio to GDP fell marginally to
19.9 per cent as at end-March 2022 from 21.2 per
cent a year ago.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Foreign currency reserves as a ratio to external debt
stood slightly lower at 97.8 per cent as at end-March
2022 than 100.6 per cent a year ago.
National Technical Textiles Mission
(NTTM)
The Indian textile and apparel industry is expected
to grow at 10% CAGR from 2019-20 to reach US$
190 billion by 2025-26. India has a 4% share of the
global trade in textiles and apparel. In the light of this,
the Ministry of Textiles under the National Technical
Textiles Mission cleared 23 strategic research projects
worth around Rs. 60 crores in Specialty fibres, Sustainable Textiles, Geotextiles, Mobiltech and Sports textiles.
About National Technical Textiles Mission
(NTTM)
 Recent projects was cleared on: 14th September,
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2022
Recent project include: 23 strategic research
projects worth around Rs 60 crores
NTTM was approved for: FY 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Mission implemented by: Ministry of Textiles.
Aim of NTTM: It aims to position the country as
a global leader in technical textiles and increase the
use of technical textiles in the domestic market.
It aims at taking the domestic market size from
USD 40 billion to USD 50 billion by 2024.
What is National Technical Textiles Mission?
 Textile materials that are manufactured for their
technical performances and functional properties
rather than aesthetic and decorative features falls
under the technical textiles category.
 These products are broadly classified into 12
different categories—Agrotech, Oekotech, Buildtech,
Meditech, Geotech, Clothtech, Mobiltech, Hometech,
Sportstech, Indutech, Protech and Packtech.
Status of Technical Textile in India
 The current world market is USD 250 billion
and India’s share is estimated at USD 16 billion,
which is approximately 6% of the global technical
textiles market.
 The biggest players are the USA, Western Europe,
China and Japan.
Government’s Effort to Boost Technical Textiles
in India
 Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP):
To boost entrepreneurship by providing financial
support and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
The scheme was launched in 2005.
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 Centers of Excellence: Ministry of Textiles had
launched Technology Mission on Technical Textiles
(TMTT) with two mini-missions for five years from
(2010-11 to 2014-15).
 Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN)
Codes for Technical Textile: In 2019, the Ministry
of Textiles, Government of India dedicated 207
HSN codes to technical textiles.
 100% FDI under Automatic Route : Government
of India allows 100% FDI under automatic route.
India Top Remittance Recipient
About Global Findex Database 2021
 Published on: June 29, 2022
 Published by: World Bank
 Global Findex Database being published since:
2011
Important Findings
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in 2021 : WHO
The first ‘World Report on the Health of
Refugees and Migrants’, published by the ‘World
Health Organisation (WHO)’, placed India as the top
recipient in remittances in 2021.
 Theme : ‘Health for all, including refugees and
migrants : time to act now’.
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Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) Report, 2022
Findings of the Report : Remittances
 India had received 87 billion dollars, which is a way
ahead of the countries like Mexico and China.
Top Remittance Recipients (Among Low &
Middle Income countries)
Countries
1. India
2. China
3. Mexico
Funds (USD)
87
53
53
 The largest source countries are—
The United States of America (USA), UAE,
Saudi Arabia & Switzerland.
WHO & India
 India became members to the WHO on January
12, 1948.
 India is a member state of the WHO South East
Asia region.
 The WHO country office for India is
headquartered in New Delhi.
 With the help of the WHO, India eradicated
Smallpox in 1977.
 India received ‘Polio-free Certification’ by the
WHO in the March 27, 2014.
The Sustainable Development Goals Report (SDR)
reviews progress made each year on the Sustainable
Development Goals since their adoption by the 193 UN
Member States in 2015. Fifty years after the release
of Limits to Growth and the first UN Conference on
the Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, this 7th
edition of the SDR is published.
About Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Report 2022
 Published on - June 2, 2022
 Published by - The Sustainable Development
Solutions Network (SDSN)
 Published - The Sustainable Development Goals
Report 2022.
Top 3 Countries in SDGs Report 2022
Rank
Country
Score
1.
Finland
86.51
2.
Denmark
85.63
3
Sweden
85.19
Bottom 3 countries in SDGs Report
Global Findex Database 2021
Global Findex measures people’s access to
financial services, which means having safe, private
and easy ways to store money, to save, access credit and
make payments.
2023
World scenario
Worldwide, account ownership has reached 76
percent of adults-and 71 percent of adults in
developing economies.
Worldwide, account ownership grew by 50 percent
over the past decade.
Indian Scenario
India is among seven countries home to half the
world’s 1.4 billion adults without access to formal
banking.
India, more than 80 million adults made their first
digital payment to merchant during pandemic.
(69)
Rank
Country
Score
161
Chad
41.29
162
Central African Republic
39.28
163
South Sudan
39.05
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
India and Its Neighbours
Rank
56
76
98
104
121
125
Country
China
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Score
72.38
70.03
66.18
64.22
60.32
59.34
India in SDGs Report 2022
 In the SDGs index 2022, India is ranked 121 out
of the 163 countries.
 India had ranked 117 in 2020 and 120 in 2021.
 India’s rank in the global Sustainable Development
Report, 2022 has slipped for the third consecutive
year.
India Gets Highest Annual FDI
Inflow
India has recorded highest ever annual FDI inflow
of USD 83.57 billion in the financial year 2021-22.
FDI Data for the Financial Year 2021-22
 Published in : May, 2022
 Published by : Department for Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of
Commerce and Industry
 FDI Equity inflow in Manufacturing sectors have
increased by 76% in FY 2021-22 (USD 21.34 billion)
compared to previous FY 2020-21 (USD 12.09
billion).
What is Foreign Direct Investment?
 Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) means
investment through equity instruments by a
person resident outside India in an unlisted Indian
company; or in 10% or more of the post issue
paid-up equity capital on a fully diluted basis of a
listed Indian company.
Key Points
 FDI inflow to India has almost doubled in the last
seven years.
Share of top investing countries
Country
1. Singapore
2. U.S.A.
3. Mauritius
the sector 'Computer Software &
Hardware', the major recipient states of FDI
Equity inflow are Karnataka (53%), Delhi (17%)
and Maharashtra (17%) during FY 2021-22.
 Karnataka is the top recipient state with 38%
share of the total FDI Equity inflow during the
FY 2021-22 followed by Maharashtra (26%) and
Delhi (14%).
 Under
Export Preparedness Index (EPI)
2021
EPI aims to examine the export performance and
export readiness of the States and Union Territories.
Export Preparedness Index, 2021
 Released by : NITI Aayog in partnership with the
Institute of Competitiveness
 Released on : 25th March, 2022
 Edition : Second
 The EPI ranks States and UTs on 4 pillars, namely—
(1) Policy, (2) Business Ecosystem, (3) Export
Ecosystem, (4) Export Performance.
Overall Rankings
State
Gujarat
Export
Preparedness
Scores
78.86
State
Category
Overall
Rank
Coastal
1
Maharashtra
77.14
Coastal
2
Karnataka
61.72
Coastal
3
Tamil Nadu
56.84
Coastal
4
Haryana
53.20
Landlocked
5
Uttar Pradesh
51.09
Landlocked
6
Category Wise Ranking
Category
Himalayan State
Coastal State
UT/City State
Landlocked
Overall
Top State
Uttarakhand
Gujarat
Delhi
Haryana
Gujarat
Percentage to total
Index of Economic Freedom
inflows (FY 2021-22)
27 %
18%
16%
 Published in : March, 2022
 Published by : The Heritage Foundation
 Edition : The 28th edition of the 'Index of
 Computer Software & Hardware has emerged as the
top recipient sector of FDI inflow during FY 2021-22.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Economic Freedom 2022'
 The Index covers 12 freedoms : From property
rights to financial freedom – in 184 countries.
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 The global average economic freedom score is now
60 with a loss of 1.6 points from the previous year’s
61.6 (in 2020 - 21)
 Global average trade freedom score has declined
from 70.9 to 69.5.
Top Rankings in Economic Freedom
Rank
Country
Score
1
Singapore
84.4
2
Switzerland
84.2
3
Ireland
82.0
India and it’s Neighbours
Key Findings
World Scenario
 The Wealth of 10 richest persons has doubled, while
the incomes of 99% of humanity worst off.
 Top 1% have 20 times more of bottom 50% wealth.
 Inequality causes one death every four second.
 Estimated 17 million died of COVID-19.
Indian Scenario
 No. of billionaires grew from 102 (in 2020) to 142 (in
2021).
 84% suffered decline in income.
 Bottom 50% in national wealth – 6%
Rank
Country
Score
National Centre of Excellence for
131
India
53.9
132
Sri Lanka
53.3
Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS)
137
Bangladesh
52.7
148
Nepal
49.7
153
Pakistan
48.8
158
China
48.0
On 19th November, 2022, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
has launched India’s First Centre of Excellence for
Green Port and Shipping.
Key Points
 NCoEGPS is a major initiative by the Ministry of
K-shaped Recovery
Economic recovery can take many forms which
is depicted using alphabetic notations. For example, a
Z-shaped recovery, V-shaped recovery, U-shaped
recovery, elongated U-shaped recovery, W-shaped
recovery, L-shaped recovery and K-shaped recovery.
K-shaped recovery occurs when following a recession,
different parts of the economy recover at different rates,
times, or magnitudes. Recently, in the latest round of
ICE-360 Survey 2021, conducted by People’s Research
on India’s Consumer Economy (PRICE), a Mumbaibased think-tank found the K-shaped recovery emerged
from the economy hit by the pandemic.
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Oxfam Report, 2022 – ‘Inequality
Kills’
The Oxfam Report, 2022 titled ‘Inequality Kills’
represents that top 1% have captured nearly 20
times more of global wealth than the bottom 50%
of humanity. In India too, 84 percent of households
suffered a decline in their income, whereas the number
of billionaires grew from 102 to 142.
Oxfam Report, 2022
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Released on : 17 January, 2022
Released by : Oxfam International
Title : ‘Inequality Kills’
Focus : Rising Inequality
2023
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Ports and Shipping towards providing greener
solutions.
The Announcement was made by the Union Minister
at the “INMARCO 2022” in Mumbai.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is
the knowledge and implementation partner for this
project.
The ports have also aimed to reduce Carbon
emissions per ton of cargo handled by 30% by 2030.
To Achieve this objective, the NCoEGPS will focus
on five broad areas—
Policy, Regulatory and Research.
Human Resource Development.
Network-Key
partners
and
strategic
collaborators.
Explore-Area of work, outcomes, projects and
resources.
Engage-Past events, upcoming events, dissemination.
India’s First Floating Financial
Literacy Camp
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has conducted
India's first floating Financial Literacy Camp with an
initiative called 'Niveshak Didi' to promote financial
literacy by the women' for the women in Dal Lake of
Srinagar, J&K.
India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp
 Conducted in: November, 2022
(71)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Conducted By: IPPB
 GHI based on: Four indicators-Child stunting,
Undernourishment, Child wasting and Child
mortality
 Under initiative: ‘Niveshak Didi’
Key Points
 The Floating Financial Literacy Camp was conducted
among the local residents around the world-famous
Dal lake of Srinagar.
 The Niveshak Didi held the Financial Literacy
session in the local Kashmiri language.
About India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)
 It was setup under the Department of Post,
Ministry of Communication with 100% equity
owned by Government of India.
Global Hunger Index (GHI), 2022
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is an annual
publication that was started in 2006. According to GHI
2022, India has a score of 29.1 and hence falls under the
“serious” category.
About the Global Hunger Index Scores
 The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for
comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at
global, regional, and national levels over recent years
and decades.
Key Points of the Report
 Global Scenario
As many as 828 million people under-nourished
in 2021.
Due to rage of overlapping global crises
conflict, climate change, and the economic
fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic situation
is likely to worsen.
Africa (South of the Sahara) and South Asia are
the regions with the highest hunger levels and
are most vulnerable to future shocks and crisis.
Global Hunger Index, 2022
PM Gati Shakti Multimodal
 Published in: October, 2022
Waterways Summit, 2022
 Published Jointly by: Concern Worldwide and
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Welthungerhilfe.
India is ranked: 107th out of 121 countries.
India’s score: 29.1 (places it in the ‘serious’ category).
India was ranked 101st position in 2021
India’s Neighbours: Sri Lanka (64), Nepal (81),
Bangladesh (84) Pakistan (99), and Afghanistan (109)
Top Rank countries: Collectively ranked between 1
and 17 having a score of less than five.
Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile ,China,Croatia,
Estonia, Hungary, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania,
Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia,
Slovakia, Türkiye, Uruguay.
Worst Ranks: 121st- Yemen, 120th Central African
Republic, 119th Madagascar
With the aim to further strengthen the role of inland
waterways, the ‘PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways
Summit 2022’ was held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
About PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways
Summit, 2022
 Held on: 11- 12 November, 2022
 Held in: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
 Organised by: The Inland Waterways Authority
of India (IWAI), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways (MoPSW), GoI
Key Highlights
 Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the
foundation stones of community jetties on National
Waterways-1 (River Ganga) at Ravidas Ghat.
Important National Waterways of India
Sl.
National Waterway No.
No.
Details of Waterways
1
National Waterway 1 (1620 km)
Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System
(Haldia - Allahabad)
2
National Waterway 2 (891 km)
3
National Waterway 3 (205 km)
4
National Waterway 4 (1078 km)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)
West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam),
Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals
Krishna River (Vijayawada – Muktyala)
STATES
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Jharkhand & West
Bengal
Assam
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
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About PM GatiShakti National Master Plan
 The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan for
providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure
to various economic zones was launched on 13th
October 2021.
India’s First Sovereign Green
Bonds (SGrb) Framework
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman approves the final Sovereign
Green Bonds framework of India.
Sovereign Green Bonds Framework
 Approved on: 09 November, 2022
 Objective: Strengthen India’s commitment towards
its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs)
targets
Green Bonds
 Green bonds are financial instruments.
 Green bonds are bonds issued by any sovereign
entity, inter-governmental groups or alliances and
corporates with aim that the proceeds of the bonds
are utilised for projects classified as environmentally
sustainable.
 It generate proceeds for investment in environmentally
sustainable and climate-suitable projects.
 Panchamrit of India’s Climate Action:
1)Reach 500GW non-fossil energy capacity by
2030
2)50 per cent of its energy requirements from
renewable energy by 2030
3)Reduction of total projected carbon emissions
by one billion tonnes from now to 2030
4)Reduction of the carbon intensity of the
economy by 45 per cent by 2030, over 2005
levels
5)Achieving the target of net zero emissions by
2070.
15th Urban Mobility India (UMI)
Conference & Expo, 2022
On November 4, 2022, Union Minister of Housing
and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and
Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan
jointly inaugurated 15th Urban Mobility India (UMI)
Conference & Expo 2022 in Kochi, Kerala.
 Organized from: 4-6 November 2022
 Organized in: Kochi, Kerala
 Theme of 15th UMI: ‘Azadi@75 – Sustainable
2023
Aatmanirbhar Urban Mobility’
 Organized by: Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs in collaboration with Govt. of Kerala
 The primary objective of the conference is to
disseminate information to the cities and to keep
officials who attended, updated on the latest and
best urban practices adopted globally.
 16th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference &
Expo 2023 will be held in New Delhi.
Winner of Awards
 The city with the most sustainable transport system
: ‘Ahmedabad bus rapid transport system’.
 The city for the best public transport system was won
by Navi Mumbai for Sustainable city bus initiatives.
 The city with the best Non- Motorized Transport
(NMT) : New Town, Kolkata
 The city with the best intelligent transport
system : Chennai
 The City with the most innovative financial
mechanism : Bhopal City Link Ltd (BCLL).
 The city with the best green transport initiative:
Indore for Green mobility initiative.
 The city for the best multimodal integration
(metro rail) : UP metro rail corporation, Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh.
 The best metro rail for passenger service and
satisfaction : Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation.
Global Innovation Index, 2022
India, for the first time, made it to the top 40
countries at the Global Innovation Index (GII), 2022.
Global Innovation Index, 2022
 Published: 15th Edition of Global Innovation
Index 2022
 Title: What is the future of innovation driven
growth?
 Published on: September 28, 2022
 Published by: World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)
 Switzerland: For the 12th year in a row – ranks first
in the GII 2022.
Top 3 Countries
1st Switzerland (64.6)
2nd United States (61.8)
3rd Sweden (61.6)
Bottom 3 Countries
132nd Guinea (11.6)
131st Iraq (11.9)
130th Burundi (12.3)
 China ranked at 11th place.
India in index
 India’s six-notch jump to the 40th spot in the
132-nation GII in 2022 from 46th rank in 2021.
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CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 It is the
top most innovative economies among
lower middle-income economy in the world.
 India continues to lead the world in the ICT services
exports indicator with the first rank .
 LEADS 2022 focuses on indicators introduced
across 3 established pillars as:
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Infrastructure,
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Services
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Operating & Regulatory Environment.
What is Global Innovation Index
National Logistics Policy
 This index was started in 2007 by INSEAD.
On 17th September, 2022 Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics
Policy (NLP) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Since 2021, the GII has been published by WIPO
in partnership with the Portulans Institute, various
corporate and academic network.
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Logistics Ease Across Different
LEADS 2022 categorizes
States into 4 categories
States (LEADS) Survey, 2022
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LEADS Survey, 2022
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 Published in: October, 2022
 Published by: DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and
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Industry
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Landlocked,
Coastal,
North-eastern regions
and
Union Territories.
Grading each of these
categories into three
categories
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The “Achievers”
The “Fast Movers”
“Aspirers” –
LEADS Survey, 2022
Categories
Achievers
Fast movers
Aspirers
Landlocked states
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab,
Madhya Pradesh,
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Kerala
Goa, West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Coastal states
Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
North-Eastern Region
Assam
Sikkim, Tripura
UTs
Chandigarh, Delhi
Puducherry
Mizoram, Nagaland
Andaman & Nicobar, Daman Diu &
Dadara and Nagar Haveli, Jammu &
Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep
Trade and Development Report,
2022: UNCTAD
 Released by: United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD)
 Released at: Geneva, Switzerland
 Released on: 03 October 2022
 Theme: Development prospects in a fractured
world: Global disorder and regional responses
Key Findings of the Report
Growth Outlook : According to the Report, world
economic growth will slow to 2.5 per cent in 2022
and drop to 2.2 per cent in 2023.
Problem of Inflation
 69
Economies with confirmed double-digit
inflation, representing more than 2.1 billion of
world population.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
UNCTAD
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The United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) is a UN organization
established on 1964.
It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
UNCTAD has 195 members States.
NOBEL Prize in Economics
On October 10, 2022 Sveriges Riksbank Prize
in Economic Sciences for 2022 was awarded to three
American economists: Ben S Bernanke, Douglas
W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig for significantly
improving “our understanding of the role of banks
in the economy, particularly during financial
crises.”
Ben S Bernanke
 Bernanke was the head of the US central bank, the
Federal Reserve, when the 2008 crisis hit.
(74)2023
 Bernanke demonstrated how failing banks played a
decisive role in the global depression of the 1930s,
the worst economic crisis in modern history.
 His research was based on—
“If banking collapses can cause so much
damage, could we manage without banks?
Must banks be so unstable and, if so, why?
About National Logistics Policy
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Douglas W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig
What is Logistics?
 Both Diamond and Dybvig worked together to
develop theoretical models explaining:
Why banks exist;
How their role in society makes them vulnerable
to rumours about their impending collapse,
and how society can lessen this vulnerability.
 They are awarded for research on banks and financial
crises.
About Nobel Prize in Economics
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In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central
bank) established the Prize in Economic Sciences
in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the
Nobel Prize.
The first prize in economic sciences was awarded
to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969.
Previous Years’ Nobel in Economics
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David Card “for his empirical contributions to
labour economics”
Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens
“for their methodological contributions to the
analysis of causal relationships”
World Bank report “Poverty and
Shared Prosperity 2022”
A total of 5.6 crore Indians slipped into poverty
in the pandemic year of 2020, the World Bank said in
its “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting
Course” report. The pandemic increased the global
extreme poverty rate to an estimated 9.3% in 2020, up
from 8.4% in 2019, the report said.
Launched on: September 17, 2022
Launched by: Prime Minister of India
Launched at: Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi (India)
Logistics division comes under the Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal trade, Ministry
of Commerce.
 Logistics refers to the overall process of managing
how resources are acquired, stored, and
transported to their final destination.
 The
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
policy will be implemented through a
Comprehenisve Logistics Action Plan (CLAP),
which is divided into eight key areas—
Integrated Digital Logistics Sytem
Standardisation of physical assets & benchmarking
service quality standards.
Logistics Human Resources Development and
Capacity Building
State Engagement
EXIM (Export-Import) Logistics
Service Improvement Framework
Sectoral Plan for Efficient Logistics
Facilitation of Development of Logistics Parks
India becomes 5th largest Economy
According to figures from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), India passed the United
Kingdom (UK) to become the fifth-largest economy
in the world in the last quarter of 2021. A decade ago,
India ranked 11th among the largest economies, while
the UK was 5th.
 The United States, China, Japan, and Germany
are the only nations with economies larger than
India.
Hurun India Rich List, 2022
About the report
 Hurun India Rich List is a ranking of individuals
poverty globally and within India.
 In 2020 alone, the number of people living below
the extreme poverty line rose by over 70 million;
 Global median income declined by 4 per cent in 2020.

 Theme –“Correcting Course”
 Published in –October, 2022
 The Covid-19 pandemic broke a streak of declining
National Logistics Policy
In September, 2022 Prime Minister of India has
launched the National Logistics Policy in New Delhi.
2023
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(75)
with a net worth of INR 1,000 crore+ and has
grown to become the most comprehensive rich list
in India.
Over the last decade, the list grew from 100
individuals from 10 cities to 1,103 richest Indians,
from 122 cities.
Released on: September 21, 2022
Released by: Hurun India and IIFL Wealth
This is the 11th annual ranking of the richest
individuals in India.
As per report 1,103 individuals have INR 1,000
crore wealth.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
It is an increase of 62% over the last five years.
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With INR 10,94,400 crore, Gautam Adani
overtakes Mukesh Ambani, to bag the richest
Indian title.
602 individuals increased their wealth, of which 149
are new faces.
The Founder of Nykaa - Falguni Nayar overtakes
‘Biotech Queen’ Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
to
become the richest self-made Indian woman.
Co-founder of Confluent, a streaming data
technology company, Neha Narkhede (aged 37) is
the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur in India.
With 283 individuals, Mumbai tops the India Rich
list followed by New Delhi (185) and Bengaluru
(89).
India has 221 billionaires in the year 2022.
About the Hurun Report
 Hurun Report is a leading research, luxury
publishing and events group established in
London in 1998
 Hurun India was launched in 2012.
Eight Years of Pradhan Mantri
Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)
On 28th August 2022, PMJDY has completed its
8 years of operations. During the time it has completed
its major goals.
About PMJDY
 Announced on: 15th August 2014 (launched on—
28th August, 2014)
 Announced by: Prime Minister of India
 Key Objective: financial inclusion for the masses
 46.25 crore beneficiaries banked under PMJDY
since inception, amounting to Rs. 1,73,954 crore
 PMJDY Accounts have grown 3-fold from 14.72
 Top 5 leading companies of Agro-chemical sales,
2020
Company(HQ)
1. Syngenta group (China)
2. Bayer (Germany)
3. BASF (Germany)
4. CORTEVA (USA)
5. UPL (INDIA)
% Market share
24.6
16.0
11.3
10.4
7.9
 Pepsico (USA) Nestle (Switzerland) and JBS
(Brazil) are ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in
the leading companies by Food & Beverage Sales, 2020.
 India’s major food delivery platforms Swiggy and
Zomato are placed at 9th and 10th rank among top
10 e-commerce-based food delivery companies.
 Meituan (China) is the world’s biggest e- commerce
food delivery companies.
The Gender Snapshot, 2022
 Launched on: September 07, 2022
 Report titled: “Progress on the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG): The Gender Snapshot
2022”
 Launched by: United Nations (UN) Women and
the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UN DESA)
Key Highlights of the Report
 The report finds that at the current pace of progress,
SDG 5 - achieving gender equality - will not be met
by 2030.
 At the current rate of progress, the report estimates
that
It will take up to 286 years to close gaps in
legal protection and remove discriminatory
laws.
crore in Mar’15 to 46.25 crore as on 10-08-2022
11th Agriculture Census
are women and 66.79% (30.89 crore) Jan Dhan
accounts in rural and semi-urban areas
 About 5.4 crore PMJDY account holders
received direct benefit transfer (DBT) from the
Government under various schemes.
The Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) was
launched on 28 July, 2022 by the Union Minister for
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra
Singh Tomar.
 55.59% (25.71 crore) Jan-Dhan account holders
Food Barons, 2022
In September, 2022 a report titled Food Barons
2022 : Crisis Profiteering, Digitalization and
Shifting Power was published by ETC Group. As per
report the ‘geographic center of power of the food
barons is shifting east’.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Key Features
 This is the first time that data collection for
agricultural census will be conducted on smart
phones and tablets, so that data is available in time.
 Agricultural Census is being organized quinquennially
(occurring or being done every five years), since
1970-71. The field work of agricultural census is
started in August, 2022.
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 Agriculture Census is organized by Department
NAMASTE (National Action for
of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of
Agriculture.
Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem)
Power Sector’s Revamped
Scheme
Distribution Sector Scheme
 Launched on : 17 August 2022
 Launched by : Ministry of Social Justice and
On 30th July, 2022 addressing the Grand Finale
marking the culmination of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal
Bhavishya – Power @2047’, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi launched the Power Sector’s
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme.
 Launched on : 30 July, 2022
 Aimed at : Improving the operational efficiencies
and financial sustainability of the DISCOMs and
Power Departments.
 With an outlay of : 3,03,758 crore over a period of
five years from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26.
 Implementing Ministry : Ministry of Power.
National Portal for Rooftop Solar
The Prime Minister of India on July 30, 2022
launched National Solar Rooftop Portal for their
ambitious Grid Connected Solar Rooftop programme
or Solar Rooftop Subsidy Scheme.
Grid Connected Solar Rooftop Programme
 Launched by : Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE)
 Implementation Agencies : State DISCOMs
 Objective : For achieving cumulative capacity of
40,000 MW from Grid Connected Rooftop Solar
(RTS) Projects.
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Thus, the scheme offers financial assistance in
the form of subsidies.
 Period till : 31 March, 2026
Empowerment (MoSJE)
 Collaboration with: Department of
Drinking
Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs.
 Implementing Agency : National Safai Karamchari
Financial Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
 Type : Central Sector Scheme
 Budget : The Scheme has been approved with an
outlay of Rs. 360 crore for four years from 2022-23
to 2025-26.
Objectives
 Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India.
 All sanitation work is performed by skilled workers.
 No sanitation workers come in direct contact with
human faecal matter.
Business Reforms Action Plan
2020, Assessment
 Released on - 30 June 2022
 Released by - Ministry of Commerce & Industry
 Based on - Implementation of Business Reforms
Action Plan for the year 2020.
 Edition - 5th (Previously for the years 2015, 2016,
2017-18 and 2019)
Highlights of the Report
 States have been placed under the four categories
viz. Top Achievers, Achievers, Aspirers and
Emerging Business Ecosystems.
Top Achievers Category
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National Solar Mission (NSM)
 Initially known as Jawaharlal Nehru National
Solar Mission (JNNSM), was launched in
January 2010.
 It has launched with an aim to generate 20 GW
solar power capacity by year 2022 but later
increased to 100 GW.
 The 100 GW solar power capacity has been
divided into:

Roof top solar electricity generation – 40 GW
Large and Medium Scale grid-connected
solar projects – 60 GW
2023
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Punjab
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Aspirers Category
 Assam
 Chhattisgarh
 Goa
(77)
Achievers Category
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Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Emerging Business Ecosystems
Category
 Andaman & Nicobar
 Bihar
 Chandigarh
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
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Jharkhand
Kerala
Rajasthan
West Bengal
 Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
 Delhi
 Jammu & Kashmir
 Manipur
 Meghalaya
 Nagaland
 Puducherry
 Tripura
The Global Startup Ecosystem
Report, 2022
 Published On - June 14, 2022
 Published by - Startup Genome
 Published - ‘The Global Startup Ecosystem Report
2022’.
 Kerala has been ranked first in Asia in Affordable
Talent in Global Startup Ecosystem Report
(GSER).
 The first Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER)
was published in the year 2012.
Key Findings
 540 companies achieved Unicorn status in 2021, up
from 150 in 2020.
 Several Indian ecosystems have risen in the rankings,
such as Delhi, which is ranked 26 in GSER 2022.
 Bangalore ranked 22nd in GSER 2022.
 Mumbai has moved out of the Emerging Ecosystems
ranking and into the global overall rankings (ranked
36).
Top 3 Countries
Rank
Country
Performance
1
Silicon Valley
10
2
New York City
10
2
London
9
Indian Cities in GSER 2022
22
Bangalore
5
26
Delhi
8
36
Mumbai
6
State of Inequality In India Report
 Released in : May 2022
 Released by : Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairman,
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
(EAC-PM).
 Prepared by : The Institute for Competitiveness.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Five key areas : Income distribution, labour
market dynamics, health, education and household
characteristics.
 Based on : The Periodic Labour Force Survey
(PLFS), National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)
and UDISE+.
Key facts
 The share of the top 1% accounts for 6-7% of the
total incomes earned.
 The bottom 50% held approximately 22% across
the three time periods.
India’s Income Profile
 As per PLFS 2019-20, a monthly salary of
minimum Rs 25,000 (Rs 300,000 yearly) is
amongst the top 10% of the total wages earned.
Labour Profile
 According to the annual reports of PLFS report
India’s Labour Force Participation Rate
(LFPR) rose from 49.8% in 2017-18, it is 53.5%
in 2019- 20. In 2018-19 the LFPR was 50.2.
36th AAHAR, 2022
With a view to unlock the abundant potential in
food and hospitality sector, Agricultural & Processed
Food Products Export Development Authority
(APEDA), in association with the India Trade
Promotion Organization (ITPO), is organising Asia’s
biggest B2B international food and hospitality fair
AAHAR commencing from April 26, 2022 at Pragati
Maidan.
About AAHAR
 Organised from : April 26-30, 2022 at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi
 Theme “Geographical Indication Products
 More than 150 food and agri Products have been
registered as GI by the GI Registry out of which
123 GI products fall under APEDA’s category till
March, 2022.
RAMP Scheme
In March, 2022, the Union Cabinet has approved the
“Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance”
(RAMP) scheme that would commence in FY 2022-23.
About RAMP Scheme
 Recommendations made by: U K Sinha
Committee, KV Kamath Committee and Economic
Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC)
 Programme Assisted by: World Bank
 Aim: To improve the condition of MSMEs in India
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 Recently approved Fund: USD 808 million or Rs
 NLMC will work as a wholly owned Government
 Programme is to be implemented for: 5 years
 The programme focuses on improving access to
 It was setup with an initial authorized share capital
of India company.
6,062.45 crore (March, 2022)
market and credit, strengthening institutions and
governance at the Centre and State, improving CentreState linkages and partnerships, addressing issues of
delayed payments and greening of MSMEs.
Start-up Village Entrepreneurship
Programme
The Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Program is a
part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National
Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) of the
Ministry of Rural Development. SVEP aims to
support entrepreneurs in rural areas to set up enterprises
at the village level in Non-Agricultural sectors.
MoU between NIESBUD and Ministry of Rural
Development.
 MoU signed on : March 7, 2022
 MoU Signed between : National Institute of
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
(NIESBUD)
with the Ministry of Rural
Development (MoRD)
 MoU signed to : Develop a sustainable model
for promoting entrepreneurship at the grassroots
by initiating the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship
Programme (SVEP)
 SVEP was approved in May 2015 as a sub-scheme
under the NRLM and the guidelines were issued
on 15th June, 2015
 NIESBUD is an autonomous organisation
under the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
National Land Monetization
Corporation (NLMC)
The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up
National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC).
It is done to unlock the potential of unused or underused
assets by involving institutional investors or private
players.
About National Land Monetization Corporation
 Approved on : March 9, 2022
 Approved by : The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime
Minister
 The proposal is in pursuance of the Budget
announcement for 2021-22.
2023
of Rs. 5000 crore and paid-up share capital of Rs.
150 crore.
 Undertake monetization of surplus land and
building assets of CPSEs and other Government
agencies
 Fall under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Finance
 Facilitate the monetization of assets belonging to
PSUs that have ceased operations
MSME Innovative Scheme
 Launched on : 10 March, 2022
 Launched by : Ministry of MSME
 Combination of : Incubation, Design Intervention
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and IPR protection.
Equity support : Up to Rs 1 crore for
commercialisation of ideas, designs and Patents
across all three sub-schemes.
Fund Manager : SIDBI (Small Industries
Development Bank of India)
Implementing Agencies : Host Institutes, IISc,
IITs, NITs and IPFCs, etc.
Connect the link between industrial/academic
leaders and innovators
To promote all forms of innovations in the
complete value chain from developing ideas into
innovative applications.
NFHS-5 National Report 20192021
Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare
released the National Report of the fifth round of
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) for the
year 2019-2021.
NFHS-5
 Released on : 5 May, 2022
 Released by : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
 Round : Fifth (Phase 2), Phase 1 was released in
December 2020.
 Report comprises- around 131 indicators (population;
fertility; family planning; infant and child mortality;
maternal and child health; nutrition etc.)
 New dimensions added in NFHS-5 : Death
registration, pre-school education, menstrual hygiene,
disability, access to a toilet facility.
 NFHS-1 was conducted in : 1992-93.
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CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Key findings
 The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), has further
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declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level between
NFHS 4 and 5.
There are only five states in India which are above
replacement level of fertility of 2.1. These states
are Bihar, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand
and Manipur.
Bihar (3.0) and Meghalaya have the highest
fertility rates in the country, while Sikkim (1.1) and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the lowest.
Total fertility rate (children per women) is 2.4 (total)
in Uttar Pradesh (for rural areas it is 2.5 and for
urban areas it is 1.9)
In rural areas, TFR has declined from 3.7 children
per woman in 1992-93 to 2.1 children in 2019-21.
 The corresponding decline among women in urban
areas was from 2.7 children in 1992-93 to 1.6 children
in 2019-21.
 TFR of all communities except Muslims is now less
than the current TFR average of 2 in the country.
TFR of the Muslim community 2.4.
 West Bengal, along with Bihar, remains one of the
states with highest rate of underage marriages.
Domestic Violence Against Women
 Overall domestic violence has come down
marginally from 31.2% in 2015-16 to 29.3% in
2019-21.
 Domestic violence against women is highest in
Karnataka, followed by Bihar, Telangana, Manipur
and Tamil Nadu.
 Lakshadweep has the least domestic violence.
Indicator
Female population age 6 years and above who ever attended school (%)
Population below age 15 years (%)
Sex ratio of the total population (females per 1,000 males)
Sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (females per 1,000 males)
Households using clean fuel for cooking (%)
Children age 5 years who attended pre-primary school during the school year 2019-20 (%)
Women who are literate (%)
Men who are literate (%)
Women who have ever used the Internet (%)
Men who have ever used the Internet (%)
Women age 20-24 years married before age 18 years (%)
Total fertility rate (children per woman)
Adolescent fertility rate for women age 15-19 years
Neonatal mortality rate (NNMR)
Infant mortality rate (IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR)
Average out-of-pocket expenditure per delivery in a public health facility (Rs.)
Children born at home who were taken to a health facility for a check-up within 24 hours
of birth (%)
Institutional births (%)
Institutional births in public facility (%)
Home births that were conducted by skilled health personnel (%)
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
Children under 5 years who are stunted (height-for-age) (%)
Children under 5 years who are wasted (weight-for-height) (%)
Children under 5 years who are severely wasted (weight-for-height) (%)
Children under 5 years who are underweight (weight-for-age) (%)
Children under 5 years who are overweight (weight-for-height) (%)
Currently married women who usually participate in three household decisions (%)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
NFHS-5
(2019-21)
Urban Rural
82.5
66.8
23.1
28.1
985
1,037
924
931
89.7
43.2
18.1
12.0
83.0
65.9
89.6
81.5
51.8
24.6
72.5
48.7
14.7
27.0
1.6
2.1
27
49
18.0
27.5
26.6
38.4
31.5
45.7
3,385
2,770
NFHS-4
(2015-16)
Total Total
71.8
68.8
26.5
28.6
1,020
991
929
919
58.6
43.8
13.6
na
71.5
na
84.4
na
33.3
na
57.1
na
23.3
26.8
2.0
2.2
43
51
24.9
29.5
35.2
40.7
41.9
49.7
2,916 3,197
3.8
4.3
4.2
2.5
93.8
52.6
2.1
94.0
30.1
18.5
7.6
27.3
4.2
86.7
65.3
3.7
87.8
37.3
19.5
7.7
33.8
3.2
88.6
61.9
3.2
89.4
35.5
19.3
7.7
32.1
3.4
78.9
52.1
4.3
81.4
38.4
21.0
7.5
35.8
2.1
91.0
87.7
88.7
84.0
(80)2023
Women who worked in the last 12 months and were paid in cash (%)
Women owning a house and/or land (alone or jointly with others) (%)
Women having a bank or savings account that they themselves use (%)
Women having a mobile phone that they themselves use (%)
Women age 15-24 years who use hygienic methods of protection during their menstrual
period (%)
Ever-married women age 18-49 years who have ever experienced spousal violence (%)
Ever-married women age 18-49 years who have experienced physical violence during any
pregnancy (%)
Young women age 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age (%)
Women age 15 years and above who use any kind of tobacco (%)
Men age 15 years and above who use any kind of tobacco (%)
Women age 15 years and above who consume alcohol (%)
Men age 15 years and above who consume alcohol (%)
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate
Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget
2022-23 in the Parliament on February 01, 2022. As the
budget mentions, the country is expected to grow at 9.2
percent in the coming year. The Budget goals for FY202223 aim to further India’s aspirations in Amrit Kaal, as
it moves towards its 100th year post independence. With
a focus on four pillars of development — inclusive
development, productivity enhancement, energy
transition and climate action — the Budget gives a
blueprint of economy for India at 75 to India at 100.
The new union budget, worth INR 39.45 lakh crore,
outlines government expenditure for the year and is
expected to spend 4.6% more than last year.
Non-Tax
Revenue 5 p
24.6
38.4
53.0
45.9
89.4
72.3
77.3
57.6
24.2
31.6
29.3
31.2
2.5
3.4
3.1
3.9
1.1
5.4
28.8
0.6
16.5
1.6
10.5
42.7
1.6
19.9
1.5
8.9
38.0
1.3
18.8
1.5
na
na
na
na
KEY FEATURES
1
Focus on growth and all inclusive welfare
Promoting technology enabled development, energy
transition and climate action
1
3
Virtuous cycle starting from private investment, crowded
in by public capital investment
PM GatiShakti
Inclusive
Development
Four
Pillars
Productivity Enhancement
and Investment, Sunrise
Opportunities, Energy
Transition and Climate Action
Rupee goes to
Pensions
4p
Income-Tax
15 p
Customs
5p
Financing of
Investments
Rupee goes to (Budget, 2022-23)
Centrally
Sponsored
Scheme
Other 9 p
Expenditure
9p
Corporation
Tax
15 p.
Goods and
Service Tax
16 p
25.4
43.3
78.6
54.0
GOALS OF AMRIT KAAL
Rupee comes from (Budget, 2022-23)
Non-Debt Capital
Receipts
2p
25.6
45.7
77.4
46.6
In a major push for digital currency, the minister
stated that digital rupee will be issued using blockchain
technology by the RBI starting 2022-23. She added that
income from the transfer of any virtual digital asset shall
be taxed at the rate of 30 percent.
Union Budget, 2022-23
Borrowings &
Other Liabilities
35 p.
25.0
38.3
80.9
69.4
Central
Sector
Scheme
15 p.
Interest
Payments
20 p
States’s share of
taxes & duties
17 p
Defence
8p
Union Excise
Duties 7 p
Subsidies
8p
Finance Commission
& Other Transfers
10 p
2023
(81)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Union Budget, 2022-23
(In ` Crore)
2020-2021
Actuals
2021-2022
2021-2022
2022-2023
Budget
Revised
Budget
Estimates
Estimates
Estimates
Revenue Deficit
1449599
1140576
1088352
990241
(7.3)
(5.1)
(4.7)
(3.8)
Effective Revenue Deficit
1218734
921464
850667
672598
(6.2)
(4.1)
(3.7)
(2.6)
Fiscal Deficit
1818291
1506812
1591089
1661196
(9.2)
(6.8)
(6.9)
(6.4)
Primary Deficit
1138422
697111
777298
720545
(5.8)
(3.1)
(3.3)
(2.8)
Notes : (I) GDP for BE 2022-2023 has been projected at ‘25800000 crore assuming 11.1% growth over the estimated GDP
of 23214703 crore for 2021-2022 (RE); (II) Figures in parenthesis are as a percentage of GDP.
2. Revenue deficit
 Revenue deficit is the excess of revenue expenditure
over revenue receipts. Such a deficit implies the
government’s need to borrow funds to meet expenses
which may not provide future returns. The estimated
revenue deficit for 2022-23 is 3.8% of GDP.
3. Effective Revenue Deficit
 Effective Revenue Deficit is the difference between
revenue deficit and grants for creation of capital
assets. It was suggested by the Rangarajan Committee
on Public Expenditure and was introduced in the
Union Budget 2011-12. For 2022-23 the effective
Revenue deficite estimated 2.6% of GDP.
4. Primary deficit
 Primary deficit is the difference between fiscal deficit
and interest payments. It is estimated to be 2.8% of
GDP in 2022-23. The primary deficit of the budget
is calculated from budget 1997-98.
5. Tax
 Gross tax Revenue is estimated at Rs. 2757820 crores
(annual increase of 9.6 % over RE 2021-22). Net tax
revenue of the central government (excluding states
share in taxes) is estimated to be Rs. 1934771 crores
in 2022-23.
 Devolution to states from centre’s tax revenue is
estimated to be Rs. 8,16,649 crore in 2022-23. In 202122, the devolution to states increased by Rs. 79,222
crore from an estimate of Rs. 6,65,563 crore at the
budgeted stage to Rs. 7,44,785 crore at the revised
stage.
 Non-tax revenue is expected to be Rs. 2,69,651
crore in 2022-23. This is 14.1% lower than the revised
estimate of 2021-22.
 Capital receipts (without borrowings) are budgeted
to decrease by 20.7% over the revised estimates
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of 2021-22. This is on account of disinvestments,
which are expected to be Rs. 65,000 crore in 2022-23,
as compared to Rs. 78,000 crore as per the revised
estimates of 2021-22.
Indirect taxes
The total indirect tax collections are estimated to
be Rs. 13,30,000 crore in 2022-23. Of this, the
government has estimated to raise Rs. 7,80,000 crore
from GST. Out of the total tax collections under GST
nearly 85% is expected to come from central GST (Rs.
6,60,000 crore), and 15% (Rs. 1,20,000 crore) from
the GST compensation cess.
Corporation tax
The collections from taxes on companies are expected
to increase by nearly 13.4% in 2022-23 to Rs. 7,20,000
crore. The revised estimates of 2021-22 indicate an
increase in corporate tax collections to Rs. 6,35,000
crore from Rs. 5,47,000 crore at the budget estimate
stage.
Income tax
The collections from income tax are expected to
increase by 13.8% in 2022-23 to Rs. 7,00,000 crore.
According to the revised estimate for 2021-22, income
tax collection will be of Rs. 6,15,000 which is 9.6%
higher than Rs. 5,61,000 at the budget estimate stage.
Non-tax revenue
Non-tax revenue consists of interest receipts on loans
given by the centre, dividends and profits, external
grants, and receipts from general, economic, and social
services, among others. In 2022-23, non-tax revenue
is expected to decrease by 14.1% over the revised
estimates of 2021-22 to Rs. 2,69,651 crore. This is
due to a decline of 13.85% in interest receipts and a
decline of 22.67% in dividend and profits.
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Subsidies in 2022-23 (Rs. crore)
Actuals 2020-21
Food Subsidy
5,41,330.14
Fertiliser Subsidy
1,27,921.74
Petroleum Subsidy
38,454.64
Other Subsidies
50,458.82
Total
7,58,165.34
Sources: Expenditure Profile, Union Budget 2022-23.
Budgeted 2021-22
2,42,836
79,529.68
14,073.35
33,459.85
3,69,898.88
10. Disinvestment target
 The disinvestment target for 2022-23 is Rs. 65,000
crore. This is 16.67% lower than the revised estimate
of 2021-22 (Rs. 78,000 crore).
11. Subsidies
 In 2022-23, the total expenditure on subsidies is
estimated to be Rs. 3,55,638.6 crore, a decrease
of 27.1% from the revised estimate of 2021-22.
Allocation to food subsidy is estimated at Rs.
2,06,831.09 crore in 2022-23, a nearly 27.8% decrease
over the revised estimate of 2021-22.
12. Interest Payments
 In addition, expenditure on interest payment in
2022-23 is estimated to be Rs. 9,40,651 crore, which
is 23.8% of the government’s expenditure.
13. Budgetary Declaration 2022-23
 The Budget was presented in a paperless manner and
has eliminated the traditional ‘bahi-khata’ format. This
year, the key budgetary announcements were clubbed
under 4 categories or pillars –
1. PM GatiShakti
2. Inclusive Development
3. Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise
Opportunities, Energy Transition & Climate
Action.
4. Financing of Investments
 PM Gati Shakti: Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports,
Mass Transportation, Waterways, and Logistics
Infrastructure are the seven engines that propel
PM Gati Shakti. The seven engines for economic
transformation, seamless multimodal connectivity,
and logistical efficiency will be covered by the PM
Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
 Road Transport: In 2022-23, the National Highways
Network would be expanded by 25000 kilometres.
 Railways:
 The One Station One Product concept is developed
to assist local businesses and supply chains.
 In 2022-23, 2000 km of railway network will be
2023
Revised 2021-22
2,86,469.11
1,40,122.32
6,516.92
54,763.47
4,87,871.82
Budgeted 2022-23
2,06,831.09
1,05,222.32
5,812.50
37,772.7
3,55,638.61
brought under KAVACH, a world-class indigenous
technology that will increase capacity.
 400 new Vande Bharat trains will be constructed over
the next three years.
 Over the following three years, 100 PM Gati Shakti
Cargo terminals for multi-modal logistics will be
created.
ALL INCLUSIVE WELFARE FOCUS
1
Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal : 3.8 crore households to be covered
in 2022-23
2
PM Awas Yojana : 80 lakh houses to be completed in 2022-23
3
PM-DevINE: To fund infrastructure and social development
based on felt needs of the North East
4
Aspirational Blocks Programme: For development of lagging
blocks of aspirational districts
5
Vibrant Villages Programme: Targeting development of
villages on the Northern Border left out from the development
gains
6
Digital Banking by Post Offices: 100% of 1.5 lakh post offices
come on the core banking system
7
Digital Payments: Scheduled Commercial Banks to set up 75
Digital Banking Units in 75 districts
Agriculture and Allied Sectors
 Rs.2.37 lakh crore direct payment to 1.63 Lakh farmers
for procurement of wheat and paddy.
 Chemical free Natural farming to be promoted
throughout the country. Initial focus is on farmer’s
lands in 5 km wide corridors along river Ganga.
 NABARD to facilitate fund with blended capital to
finance startups for agriculture & rural enterprise.
 ‘Kisan Drones’ for crop assessment, digitization of
land records, spraying of insecticides and nutrients.
Economic Survey 2021-22
Introduction
 Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the global
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economy continues to be plagued by uncertainty, with
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resurgent waves of mutant variants, supply-chain
disruptions, and a return of inflation in both advanced
and emerging economies.
 Advance estimates suggest that GDP will record an
expansion of 9.2 percent in 2021-22. This implies
that the level of real economic output will surpass
the pre-COVID level of 2019-20.
in merchandise trade deficit. This was lower than
current account deficit of USD 22.6 billion in AprilSeptember 2019.
 In 2020-21, India reported a current account surplus
in April - September due to a steeper decline in
merchandise imports relative to exports.
State of the Economy 2021-22
 Fiscal deficit for April-November 2021 was 46.2%
 Indian economy is estimated to grow by 9.2 percent in
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real terms in 2021-22 (as per first advanced estimates)
subsequent to a contraction of 7.3 percent in 2020-21
(P.E.).
GDP is projected to grow by 8- 8.5 percent in real
terms in 2022-23.
The year ahead poised for a pickup in private sector
investment with the financial system in good position
to provide support for economy’s revival.
Projection comparable with World Bank and Asian
Development Bank’s latest forecasts of real GDP
growth of 8.7 percent and 7.5 percent respectively
for 2022-23.
As per IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook
projections, India’s real GDP projected to grow at 9
percent in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and at 7.1 percent
in 2023-2024, which would make India the fastest
growing major economy in the world for all 3 years.
Agriculture and allied sectors expected to grow by 3.9
percent; industry by 11.8 percent and services sector
by 8.2 percent in 2021-22.
On demand side, consumption estimated to grow by
7.0 percent, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)
by 15 percent, exports by 16.5 percent and imports
by 29.4 percent in 2021-22 (1st A.E.).
Macroeconomic stability indicators suggest that
the Indian Economy is well placed to take on the
challenges of 2022-23.
Fiscal deficit
of the budget estimate as compared to 135.1% in the
same period in 2020 and 114.8% in 2019.
 The Survey noted that the fiscal deficit for the current
year was more realistic as it brought in several offbudget items, such as food subsidy payments, within
the budget allocation. In April-November 2021,
revenue deficit was 38.8% of the budget estimate.
Debt
 Central government debt has increased from 49.1%
of GDP in 2019-20 to 59.3% of GDP in 2020- 21.
India’s vaccination drive
 Vaccination has been an integral pillar of the
comprehensive strategy of Government of India for
containment and management of the pandemic.
 On 16th January 2021, India commenced the world’s
largest vaccination program with an ambitious target
to inoculate its entire eligible population by 31st
December 2021, with at least the first dose.
Barbell Strategy
 The barbell strategy is an investment concept
that suggests that the best way to strike a balance
between reward and risk is to invest in the two
extremes of high-risk and no-risk assets while
avoiding middle-of-the-road choices.
Current account balance
 During April-September 2021, India’s current account
slipped into a deficit of USD 3.1 billion as compared
to a surplus of USD 34.3 billion in the corresponding
period of 2020. This was because of an increase
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External Sector
 Net capital flows were higher at US$ 65.6 billion in
the first half of 2021-22, on account of continued
inflow of foreign investment, revival in net external
commercial borrowings, higher banking capital and
additional special drawing rights (SDR) allocation.
 India’s external debt rose to US $ 593.1 billion at
end-September 2021, from US $ 556.8 billion a year
earlier, reflecting additional SDR allocation by IMF,
coupled with higher commercial borrowings.
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 Foreign Exchange Reserves crossed US$ 600 billion
 As of end-November 2021, India was the fourth
in the first half of 2021-22 and touched US $ 633.6
billion as of December 31, 2021.
largest forex reserves holder in the world after China,
Japan and Switzerland.
Economy Overview
Gross National Income (GNI)
at constant prices
2021-22
at current prices
2021-22*
23038772
Rs. crore
Growth rate 17.8%
*First Advance Estimates
Growth rate
9.4%
Manufacturing, Construction,
Electricity, Gas & Water supply
at current prices
2021-22*
5457953
Rs. crore
*First Advance
Estimates
at current prices
2021-22*
at constant prices
2021-22 series
12861032
Rs. crore
Growth rate 17.8%
*First Advance Estimates
GVA Growth rate constant
prices 11.6% annual
*First Advance
Estimates
2023
2020-21
71.9
197
2019-20
64.2
175.9
2020-21
66.9
183.4
2019-20
30.9
84.8
2020-21
30.1
82.4
Growth rate
8.4%
Trade, Hotels, Transport
& Communication
at constant prices
2021-22 series
at current prices
2021-22*
3560864
Rs. crore
GVA Growth rate constant
prices 5.2% annual
2470320
Rs. crore
*First Advance
Estimates
Pulses
Foodgrains
GVA Growth rate constant
prices 11.9% annual
2019-20
16
43.8
2020-21
16.4
45
2019-20
183.1
501.8
2020-21
185.4
507.8
Production of Major Livestock Products & Fish
Milk (Million
Egg (Million
Fish (Thousand
Tonnes)
Nos.)
Tonnes)
2017-18
176.3
95217
12610
2018-19
187.7
103804
13420
2019-20
198.4
114383
14070
Year
Progress of Electricity Supply
Year : 2020-21
Per Capita Net Availability of Foodgrains (As on 27
October 2021)
Crop
Year
Per Capita
Net
kg/Year
Availability
Gram/Day
Rice
2019-20
72
197.3
Other
Cereals
Growth rate 16.7%
*First Advance Estimates
2456308
Rs. crore
Production of Major Crops (Million Tonnes)
Commodity
Year
Year 2020-21
2019-20
(4th Advance
Estimates)
297.5
308.6
1. Foodgrains
143.8
149.6
a. Kharif
153.7
159.1
b. Rabi
2. Pulses
23.0
25.7
118.9
122.3
3. Rice
4. Wheat
107.9
109.5
5. Oilseeds
33.2
36.1
6. Sugarcane
370.5
399.3
7. Cotton (Bales of 170 kg)
36.1
35.4
8.Jute and Mesta (Bales of
9.9
9.6
180 kg)
Wheat
Growth rate
9.5%
at constant prices
2021-22 series
4420613
Rs. crore
3749971
Rs. crore
93973
Rs. crore
150326
Agriculture Forestry & Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
at current prices
2021-22*
at constant prices
2021-22*
at current prices
2021-22*
at constant prices
2021-22*
20573371
Rs. crore
14640445
Rs. crore
Per Capita Net National Income
Net National Income
Installed Plant Capacity
Utilities (in Thousand
Mega Watt)
46.2
Hydro
Thermal + RES
329.16
Nuclear
6.8
Total Installed capacity
382.16
Operations of Road Transport (in Thousand Kms)
1. Length of roads
2017-18
2018-19
Total
6215.8
6371.8
Surfaced
3748.3
4116.4
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Crude Oil
2. Length of National Highways
2017-18
2018-19
Total
126.4
132.5
Surfaced
126.4
132.5
Item
2019-20 (MTs)
2020-21 (MTs)
1. Refinery throughput
254.39
221.77
2. Domestic Production
32.17
30.49
16.17
15.10
a. On-shore
b. Off-shore
3. Imports
16.00
15.39
226.95
196.46
Production, Imports & Consumption of Fertilizers (Year 2020-21) (in Thousand Tonnes of Nutrient)
Fertilizer
Production
Import
Consumption
A. Nitrogenous Fertilizers
13715
5633
NA
B. Phosphatic Fertilizers
4739
2543
NA
C. Potassic Fertilizers
No Production in India
2670
NA
All Fertilizers (NPK)
18454
10846
NA
Yield Per Hectare of Major Crops (kg/hectare)
Commodity
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21 (4th A.E.)
1. Foodgrains
2235
2286
2343
2386
2. Cereals
2657
2752
2772
2815
3. Pulses
853
757
823
892
4. Rice
2576
2638
2722
2713
5. Wheat
3368
3533
3440
3464
6. Maize
3065
3070
3006
3195
7. Oilseeds
1284
1271
1224
1254
8. S ugarcane (tonnes/Hect.)
80
80
80
82
9. Cotton
443
378
455
462
Per Capita Availability of Certain Important Articles of Consumption
Year (kg)
Edible Oil (kg)
Sugar
Cloth (meters)
(Nov.-Oct.) (Kg)
Tea (Gram)
Coffee (Gram)
Electricity
(kWh)
2018-19
18.1
19.5
47.2
840
100
220.6
2019-20
19.2
18.8
53.33 (P)
850
100
233.8
2020-21
19.7(P)
19.8(P)
NA
863
100
NA
Top 5 Export Countries (Destinations)
Top 5 Import Countries
Country
Share (in %) 2021-22
(Apr.-Nov.)
Country
Share (in %) 2021-22
(Apr.-Nov.)
1. China
15.5
1. USA
18.4
2. UAE
7.3
2. UAE
6.6
3. USA
7.2
3. China
5.9
4. Saudi Arab
5.0
4. Bangladesh
3.5
5. Iraq
4.9
5. Hong Kong
2.8
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Top 5 Import Commodities (Share in Percentage)
Rank
2021-22 (P)
Commodity
2019-20
2020-21
2020-21
(Apr.-Nov.)
2021-22(P)
(Apr.-Nov.)
1.
Petroleum Crude
21.6
15.1
14.2
19.2
2.
Gold
5.9
8.8
5.6
8.7
3.
Petroleum Products
5.9
5.9
5.9
6.3
4.
Precious, Semiprecious Stones
4.7
4.8
4.2
5.0
5.
Coal, Coke and Briquettes etc.
4.7
4.1
4.4
4.9
Top 5 Export Commodities (Share in Percentage)
Rank
2021-22 (P)
Commodity
2019-20
2020-21
2020-21
(Apr.-Nov.)
2021-22 (P)
(Apr.-Nov.)
1.
Petroleum Products
13.2
8.8
8.8
14.9
2.
Pearl, Precious Semiprecious Stones
6.6
6.2
5.6
6.8
3.
Iron & Steel
3.0
4.2
4.4
6.0
4.
Drug formulations Biologicals
5.1
6.5
7.1
4.7
5.
Gold & other Precious Metal Jewellery
4.4
2.3
2.2
2.8
External Debt - Outstanding and Variation
Sector/Instrument
Sept 2021
June 2022 PR
Sept 2022 P
132.0
127.7
124.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
III. Deposit-taking Corporations, except the Central Bank
160.1
155.3
152.2
IV. Other Sectors
284.7
301.9
305.6
IV. 1. Other financial corporations
52.0
51.6
50.5
232.7
250.3
255.1
3.Households and non-profit institutions serving households
(NPISHs)
0.0
0.0
0.0
Direct Investment : Inter-company Lending
26.0
27.7
28.1
602.9
(20.3)
612.7
(19.3)
610.5
(19.2)
A. Total Long-term Debt@
498.1
486.7
478.7
B.
104.8
126.1
131.7
I.
General Government
II. Central Bank
2. Non-financial corporations
V.
Gross External Debt (I to V)
(As a percentage of GDP)
Memo Items :
Short-term Debt
#
PR : Partially Revised P : Provisional
@ Debt with original maturity of above one year
# Debt with original maturity up to one year
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding off
Source: Finance Ministry of India
2023
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News in Shorts
IIDPF
(India
Infrastructure
Development Fund Scheme
Project
 Launched On: 3rd November 2022.
 Launched By: Department of Economic Affairs
(DEA), Ministry of Finance
 Type of Scheme : Central Sector Scheme
 Objective: To aid development of quality PPP
projects by providing necessary funding support
 It will function for creating a shelf of bankable
viable PPP projects for achieving the vision of
modern infrastructure for the country.
‘FloodHub’
IT-gaints Google has recently launched a platform
globally to forecast flood called ‘FloodHub’.
 Launched in: November, 2022
 Launched for: Flood prediction
 Special: platform will display when and where
floods may occur
SAARC Currency Swap Framework
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a
currency Swap Agreement with the Maldives Monetary
Authority (MMA) under the SAARC currency swap
framework.
 SAARC currency swap facility came into operation
on 15th November, 2012.
 RBI can offer a currency swap arrangement within
the overall corpus up USD 2 billion.
Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR)
On 7th October 2022, the US government
applied FDPR to China's advanced computing and
supercomputer industry.
About FDPR
 First introduced in: 1959
 Introduced by: US government
 Type of: Trade control mechanism for US
technologies
 It was used against China telecom company Huawei
Technologies Co Ltd in 2020.
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Report
IMF latest World Economic Outlook (WEO )
report has sharply cut the forecast for global growth —
from 6.0 per cent in 2021 to 3.2 per cent in 2022 and 2.7
per cent in 2023.
About the World Economic Outlook
 Published on: October 11, 2022
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 Published by: International Monetary Fund
 Published: World Economic Outlook
 Title of the report: Countering the cost-of-living
crisis
 India is projected to grow at 6.8% in the current
fiscal year, following 8.7% growth in the fiscal year
that ended March 31, 2021.
 The IMF has projected 6.9% consumer price
inflation this year and 5.1% in the year 2023.
Digital Banking Units (DBUs)
On 16th October, 2022 the Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units
(DBU) across 75 districts to the nation.
 To ensure financial inclusion, banks are opening
specialised branches to deliver digital banking
products and services. These paperless branches are
called digital banking units.
 Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha
and Rajasthan will get four DBUs each.
RBI removes Central Bank of India from PCA
framework
On September 20, 2022, the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has removed Central Bank of India (CBI)
from its Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF).
 The RBI introduced the PCA framework in 2002.
Women in Engineering,
Technology (WEST)
Science,
and
 Launched by: Dr. Parvinder Maini, Scientific
Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
(PSA) to the Government of India.
 Launched on: 5th September 2022
 Objective: Cater to women with a STEM background and empower them to contribute to the science, technology, and innovation ecosystem.
 WEST initiative is the base for the I-STEM to
provide a separate platform for scientifically inclined
women researchers, scientists, and technology.
World’s First CNG terminal
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation
stone for the “world’s first CNG (Compressed
Natural Gas) terminal” at Bhavnagar in Gujarat
on September 29, 2022.
 This large terminal can handle 1.5 million metric
tonnes each year.
Swachh Toycathon Competition
 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched
Swachh Toycathon on September 26, 2022.
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 Swachh Toycathon is a competition under Swachh
Amrit Mahotsav with the aim of ‘Rethinking Indian
toy industry’
SCALE App
 The SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment
for Leather Employees) app was unveiled
on September 20, 2022 by Union Minister of
Education Dharmendra Pradhan.
 It was launched at the Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather
Research Institute (CLRI) in Chennai.
 App provides a one-stop solution for the skilling,
learning, assessment and employment needs of the
leather industry.
KRITAGYA 3.0
 Indian Council of Agricultural Research with its
National Agricultural Higher Education Project
and Crop Science Division organized Hackathon
“KRITAGYA 3.0” on September 16, 2022, on
promoting ‘speed breeding for crop improvement’.
Google Startup School India Initiative
 Launched on : July 6, 2022
 Launched by : Google India
 Aim : To gather relevant information on startup
building into a systematic curriculum to help
10,000 startups in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
 Duration of the program : July 6 to September
15, 2022 (nine-week programme)
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
Awards 2022
 On July 30, 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare organized the AIF Award
Ceremony to felicitate the Banks and States for their
contribution to the scheme.
 Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) was
launched the year 2020, under the ambitious
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package.
 Among the Best performing banks, State Bank of
India was awarded as numero UNO followed by
PNB.
BSNL-BBNL Merger
 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
had approved the merger of Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited (BSNL) and Bharat Broadband Network
Limited (BBNL) on July 27, 2022.
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"Jute Mark India" logo
 The government on July 9, 2022 introduced
certification of authenticity for jute products with
the unveiling of "Jute Mark India" logo by the
Union Textile Secretary U P Singh.
 The Jute Mark India (JMI) will be a hallmark of
the jute products manufactured in India.
Natural Farming Conclave
 The Natural Farming Conclave was organised on
July 10, 2022.
 The Conclave was organised in Surat, Gujarat.
Mission Kushal Karmi
 Manish Sisodia, the deputy Chief Minister of Delhi,
started Mission Kushal Karmi to help construction
workers improve their abilities.
 The government aims to train 2 lakh workers in a
year under this programme.
RBI’s Payments Vision 2025
On June 17, 2022 Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
released a document named “Payments Vision 2025”.
 Core Theme: E-Payments for Everyone,
Everywhere, Everytime (4 Es)
Roadmap
 The Payments Vision 2025 document is presented
across the five anchor goalposts of Integrity,
Inclusion, Innovation, Institutionalisation and
Internationalisation(5I's).
‘Udyami Bharat’ Programme
On June 30, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
participated in ‘Udyami Bharat’ programme.
 On the occasion, he launched following key
initiatives:
1.Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance
(RAMP) scheme
2.Capacity Building of First-Time MSME
Exporters(CBFTE) scheme
3.New features of Prime Minister’s Employment
Generation Programme (PMEGP) to boost
the MSME sector.
FSSAI Standards for fortified rice kernels (FRKs)
 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) in May, 2022 decided to operationalise
standards for fortified rice kernels (FRKs).
 FRKs are rice-shaped kernels, comprising of
vitamins and minerals produced through extrusion
technique. In terms of aroma, texture and taste,
they are required to resemble normal rice kernels as
closely as possible.
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T-Hub 2.0: World’s Largest Innovation Centre
India Post Payments Bank launches ‘Fincluvation’
 Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has been
established under the Department of Posts, Ministry
of Communication with 100% equity owned by
Government of India. IPPB was launched by the Prime
Minister of India on September 1, 2018.
About Fincluvation
 Launched on : April 21, 2022
 Launched by : India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)
 Fincluvation is a joint initiative to collaborate
with Fintech Startup community to co-create and
innovate solutions for financial inclusion.
28 June, 2022 inaugurated T-Hub 2.0, the world's
largest innovation campus in Hyderabad.
‘Dak Karmayogi’
 On June 28, 2022, Minister of Communications
Ashwini Vaishnaw launched ‘Dak Karmayogi’. It is
an e-learning portal of Department of Posts.
Vanijya Bhawan And Niryat Portal
 In the direction of Citizen-Centric Governance
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and ensuring ease of access to the all stakeholders
Government has launched Niryat Portal and a
new building called Vanijya Bhawan.
Inaugurated on - 23 June 2022
Inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi
Place - Delhi
NIRYAT stands for 'National Import-Export
Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade'.
Enterprise India National Coir Conclave 2022
In May 2022, ‘Enterprise India National Coir
Conclave 2022’ was organised under the Ministry
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, at
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
 A ‘Run for Coir’ was also organized on 6th May,
2022 to promote the use of coir, as a natural,
degradable, eco-friendly product.
Annual Survey of Industries (ASI)
 Recently, provisional results of the Annual Survey
of Industries (ASI) was released by the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is conducted
by National Statistical Office (NSO).
 Factories in the country increased by 1.7% year-onyear to 2.46 lakh in 2019-20, employing a total of 1.3
crore workers.
 Among states, Tamil Nadu showed the highest
number of employment of workers in 2019-20,
followed by Maharashtra and Gujarat.
India’s Textiles Exports in FY 2021-22
 In the financial year 2021-22, India recorded its
highest-ever apparel and textiles exports which
stood at USD 44.4 billion.
 The top export destinations of textiles from India
were: USA (27 per cent of all apparel and textiles
exports), European Union (18 per cent), and
Bangladesh (12 per cent).
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Global Ayush Investment and Innovation
Summit (GAIIS), 2022
Recently, Prime Minister inaugurated the Global
Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit 2022 at
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 The Summit was organized in line with Sustainable
Development Goal Number 3 of promoting
“Good Health and Well-being.”
Indian Pharma records highest Exports in 2021-22
The Central government on May 02, 2022 announced
that Indian pharma sector recorded its best-ever
exports performance in 2021-22, with a remarkable
growth of almost $10 billion in 8 years.
The pharma sector witnessed a growth of 103%
since 2013-14, from Rs. 90, 415 crore in 2013-14 to
Rs. 1,83,422 crore in 2021-22.
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
 Recently in April 2022, the pilot phase of the open
network for digital commerce (ONDC) was launched.
 The pilot phase is being conducted across five cities
Delhi, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Bhopal, and
Shillong. It will be later launched in 100 cities over
six months.
World’s First “Crypto-Backed” Payment Card
 In April 2022, Crypto lender Nexo has partnered
with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “cryptobacked” payment card.
 The card allows users to spend without having to sell
their digital assets such as bitcoin.
Identification of New Marine Species – ‘Queen
fish’ in Kerala
 A new Carangid species has been identified by the
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
from the Indian coast of Kerala in April 2022.
The scientific name of this fish is
Scomberoides pelagicus. In the local
language this fish is called ‘pola vatta’.
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Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
Development Programme (IFLDP) (erstwhile
IFLADP) has been approved for continuation from
2021-22.
On March 24, 2022, the Governor, Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) inaugurated the Reserve
Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in Bengaluru,
Karnataka. RBI is intended to encourage and
nurture financial innovation in a sustainable manner
through an institutional set-up.
Indian Railways’ First Gati Shakti Cargo
Terminal
 The first ‘Gati Shakti’ Cargo Terminal of Indian
Railways’ was inaugurated in the Eastern Railways'
Asansol Division.
Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center
 The Union Minister for Power on March 08, 2022 has
inaugurated the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center
(Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park established
within the POWERGRID centre in Manesar
(Haryana) with support from Ministry of Power.
Geo-Tagging of Payment System Touch Points
 On March 25, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
released a framework for geo-tagging of payment
system touch points.
 Geo-tagging of payment system touch points will
enable proper monitoring of availability of payment
acceptance infrastructure like Points of Sale (PoS)
terminals, Quick Response (QR) codes.
Waste to Wealth Creation Programme
 In February 2022, Small Industries Development
Bank of India (SIDBI) launched a new programme
named waste to wealth creation at South 24 Pargana,
West Bengal.
 It was aimed to empower the women.
Notorious Markets List
 On 17th February, 2022 the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) released the
findings of its 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for
Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List).
 The United States Trade Representative (USTR)
listed Alibaba-owned AliExpress and Tencentoperated WeChat, along with Weixin, which is the
China-specific version of WeChat, in the Notorious
Markets List (NML).
Indian Footwear and Leather Development
Programme (IFLDP)
Women's Representation in Boardroom
 On February 09, 2022 released,“Women in the
boardroom: A global perspective report.”
 Women holding 17.1 per cent of the board seats in
India in 2021.
 Only 3.6 per cent of the board chairs are women,
down by 0.9 per cent since 2018.
One Station, One Product
 On February 1, 2022, ‘One Station, One Product’
initiative was announced in the budget 2022-23.
 One station-one product as a concept aims to
promote a local product from each stop of the Indian
Railways by making the railway station of that area a
promotional and sales hub for the product.
SEED
 In February, 2022, Union Minister of Social
Justice and Empowerment, has launched a central
sector scheme named the Scheme for Economic
Empowerment for DNTs, (SEED). The seed scheme
launched at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New
Delhi.
Upper Bhadra Project- New National Project
 On February 16, 2022, government of Karnataka
announced that the central government gave national
project status to “Upper Bhadra Project”.
 This is the first project from state to get this status.
Airtel Payments Bank gets Scheduled Bank
Status by RBI
 Recently, in January 2022, the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) announced Airtel Payments Bank Ltd. has been
included in the 2nd Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934
 Scheduled Commercial Banks of India are categorised
in 5 different groups, according to their ownership or
nature of operations.
NBBL Launches Unified
Management System (UPMS)
 NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL), the wholly-
owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation
of India has introduced (On January 4, 2022) a
unique functionality called ‘Unified Presentment
Management System’ (UPMS).
 On February 5, 2022, the Government of India
announced that Indian Footwear and Leather
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Indian Science Congress (ISC)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
108th Indian Science Congress via video conferencing,
on January 3, 2023.
 Venue: R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur,
Maharashtra
 Theme: Science and Technology for Sustainable
Development with Women Empowerment
 Organised by: The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India
Objective
 ISC is an annual event organized by ISCA to advance
and promote the cause of Science in India.
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
 ISCA is a professional body based at Kolkata,
under the Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India.
 It was formed during the British era to promote
scientific culture in India.
Key points regarding ISC-2023
 ISC focused on sustainable development with
inclusive involvement of all sections of society
including women.
 A unique initiative of the Indian Science Congress
this year would be “Children Science Congress”
 The conference hosted a mega expo “Pride of
India” to showcase significant contributions largely
of Indian Science and Technology to the society.
 There was be also be a Women’s Science
Congress, a Farmers’ Science Congress, a Tribal
Meet, a section on Science and Society and a Science
Communicators’ Congress.
Project Vaani
Google have launched a collaborative digital
project with Indian institutions for mapping the
language diversity of India.
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About Project Vaani
 Launched by: The Indian Institute of Sciences
(IISc), ARTPARK (AI and Robotics Technology
Park) and Google
 Launched in: December 2022
 Type of: Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool
 Launched for: Mapping the language diversity of
India.
What it Vaani?
 It is supposed to be an AI-based language model
that can understand diverse Indian languages and
dialects.
Working Principle
 Project will map the language diversity of India by
collecting speech sets of about a million people
across 773 districts over three years.
 It intends to record over 150,000 hours of speech,
part of which will be transcribed in local scripts.
 The entire data set collected will be open sourced i.e.
available to all.
Process adopted for the project
 Step 1: Images collection by crowd source users.
 Step 2: Image curation i.e. Filter out collected
images to remove problematic ones.
 Step 3: Speech recording: Record when people
are asked to speak about images one by one.
 Step 4: Speech Quality control i.e. Filter out low
quality speech recordings.
 Step 5: Select 10% of all recordings and transcribe.
Government of India initiatives
 National Language Translation Mission: It
is an initiative undertaken by the Government of
India to make all knowledge texts accessible to all
through translation.
 Bhashini : It is a digital platform for language
data and AI.
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HAKUTO-R Moon Mission: Japan
A Japanese space startup Space Inc. launched a
spacecraft to the moon on December 11, 2022. This is
the first for any nation and for a private company.
 The national space agencies of the United States,
Russia and China have achieved soft landings on
Earth’s nearest neighbour in the past half century
but no companies have.
Functioning
 The satellite will survey at least 90% of the globe,
studying Earth’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and ocean
at least once every 21 days.
 This will help to improve ocean circulation models,
and weather and climate predictions, and to aid in
freshwater management around the world.
US announces historic nuclear
fusion breakthrough
Key Highlights
 Space Inc’s HAKUTO-R mission 1 took off from
Cape Canaveral, Florida, on SpaceX Falcon 9
rocket.
 The name HAKUTO refers to the white rabbit that
lives on the moon in Japanese folklore.
 The project was a finalist in the Google Lunar
XPRIZE before being revived as a commercial
venture.
 The HAKUTO-R’sM1 lander will deploy two robotic
rovers, two-wheeled, devices from Japan’s JAXA
space agency and a four-wheeled Rover belonging to
the UAE coined as the Explorer Rashid (22-pound
weight).
 If the rover Rashid lands successfully, it will be
the Arab world’s first Moon mission.
 As of today only the USA Russia and China have
managed to put a robot on the lunar surface.
Surface Water and Ocean
Topography (SWOT) Mission of NASA
NASA launched its SWOT satellite on 15th
December 2022. It was launched atop a SpaceX rocket
from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s
Vandenberg Space Force Base.
 Collaborative mission of: NASA and the French
space agency CNES with contributions from the
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the UK Space
Agency
 Objective: To track nearly all the water on the
surface of the Earth
 Mission duration: 3 years
About SWOT Satellite
 The scientific heart of
the spacecraft is an
innovative instrument called the Ka-band radar
Interferometer (KaRIn).
 KaRIn bounces radar pulses off the water’s surface
and receives the return signal using two antennas on
either side of the spacecraft.
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Recently Scientist from USA has announced a
nuclear fusion breakthrough claiming to achieve net
energy gain form nuclear fusion reaction.
About the breakthrough
 Announced by: Researchers at the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California
 Announced in: December 2022
 Key achievement: First time produced more energy
in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it
About Nuclear Fusion Energy
 Nuclear fusion energy powers celestial bodies like
the Sun and other stars. It is produced when two
light hydrogen atoms come together and release a
large amount of energy in the process.
 It is different from the nuclear fission, the energy
that is used to make atom bombs. The nuclear
fission reaction occurs when heavy atoms split apart.
Problems with Nuclear Fusion Energ y
generation
 Requires temperatures of over 100 million degrees
Celsius, almost impossible to achieve on Industrial
scale.
 Fusion reactions occur when materials are in plasma
state which is neither cheap nor easy to contain.
What scientist did?
 The US researchers used the world’s largest laser
for the first time to create a nuclear fusion reaction.
 This is the first scientific experiment that achieved
success in replicating the same energy that powers
the Sun.
Importance of The discovery
 For the first time scientist have been able to achieve
“net energy gain” by producing more energy from
fusion than the laser energy used to derive it.
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Vikram-S Launched by ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
successfully launched India’s first privately built
rocket Vikram-S (VKS), Skyroot launched its maiden
rocket under the launch mission, ‘PRARAMBH’.
 Launched on: 18th November, 2022
 Launched from: Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
 Developed by: Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot
Aerospace Private Limited
About Vikram-S
 It is a single-stage solid fuelled, sub-orbital rocket
developed over two years by incorporating advanced
technologies including carbon composite structures
and 3D printer components.
 The mission Prarambh carried three customer
payloads Space Kidz India, Bazoomg Armenia
and N-Space Tech India.
ISRO’s PSLV-C54 Launch
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
has successfully placed nine satellites, including an Earth
Observation Satellite (EOS-06) in multiple orbits with
the help of the space agency’s Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV-C54) recently.
About PSLV-C54 Launch
 Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre in
Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota
 Launched on: 26th November 2022
 Earth Observation Satellite EOS-06 (Primary
Payload): It is third generation satellite in the
Oceansat series, which provides continued services
of Oceansat-2 with enhanced payload capability.
 Astrocast is a 3U spacecraft with 4 nos. of Satellites
from Spaceflight Inc, USA and is technology
demonstrator satellite for the Internet of Things
(IoT) as the payload.
iNCOVACC gets Approved by
DCGI
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)
has approved World’s first Intranasal vaccine
iNCOVACC for SARS-CoV-2. It is developed by
Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech.
 Funded by: Partially by Department of
Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India
 It is a recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus
vectored vaccine with a pre-fusion stabilized SARSCoV-2 spike protein.
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Indian Biological Data Center
(IBDC)
Department of Bio-technology Government
of India, recently (on 10 November, 2022) dedicated
Indian Biological Data Center (IBDC) to the nation. It
is India’s first national repository for life science data.
 Established at: Regional Centre of Biotechnology
(RCB), Faridabad, Haryana
 Launched for: Repository for life science data
 Special: First such repository in India
Objective
 As per the BIOTECH-PRIDE guidelines of the
Government of India, IBDC is mandated to archive
all life science data generated from publicly-funded
research in India.
BIOTECH-PRIDE guidelines
 “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and
Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines”
were launched by Department of Biotechnology
(DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology in
2021.
 It has a data storage capacity of about 4 petabytes and
houses the ‘Brahm’ High Performance Computing
(HPC) facility.
 A petabyte equals to 1024 terabytes (TB).
Methane Alert and Response
System (MARS)
The Methane Alert and Response System
(MARS) was launched at the 27th Conference of
Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm
El-Sheikh, Egypt.
What is Methane?
 Methane is a colourless and odourless gas that
occurs abundantly in nature and as a product of
certain human activities.
 It is the most potent Greenhouse Gas.
 Objectives of
MARS : It is a data-to-action
platform set up as part of the UNEP International
Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) strategy
to get policy-relevant data into the right hands for
emissions mitigation.
Components of MARS
 MARS has four components:
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Detect & Attribute; Notify
& Engage;
Stakeholders Take Abatement Action; Track,
Learn, Collaborate, Improve.
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Indian initiative to Cut Methane Emission
 ‘Harit
Dhara’ (HD): Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed
an anti-methanogenic feed supplement ‘Harit
Dhara’, which can cut down cattle methane
emissions by 17-20% and can also result in higher
milk production.
 Artemis-1 is carrying several payloads in the form of
small satellites called “CubeSATs”.
 Each cubeSAT equipped with instruments meant
for specific investigations and experiments.
 The motive of investigations to explore long term
stays of human being in space and on the moon.
About the Rocket
 The ‘SLS’ (Space Launch System) is most power-
200th Consecutive Launch of
RH200
ful ever built, more powerful than the Saturn-V
rockets.
 It is 212 feet tall vehicle.
 It’s weight is 2.4 million pounds.
Recently ISRO successfully conducted 200th
launch of its RH200 sounding rocket.
About 200th Consecutive Launch of RH200
form: Thumba Equatorial Rocket
Launching Station (TERLS), Thiruvananthapuram
 Launched on: 23rd November 2022
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022:
“Click Chemistry”
 Launched
About RH200
 RH-200 is a two-stage rocket capable of reaching a
height of 70 kms while carrying scientific payloads.
 This 3.5-meter tall rocket belongs to the Rohini
rocket family. It is used by ISRO for atmospheric
studies.
India’s sounding rockets
 The launch of the first sounding rocket (Ameri-
can Nike-Apache) from Thumba in 1963, marked
the beginning of the Indian Space Programme.
 ISRO started launching indigenously made
sounding rockets from 1965.
 Awarded on: 5th October 2022
 Awarded to:

Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Stanford University, CA,
USA)

Morten Meldal (University of
Copenhagen,
Denmark)
K. Barry Sharpless (Scripps Research, La Jolla,
CA, USA)
 Awarded by: The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences, Sweden
 Awarded for : For the development of click
chemistry and bio-orthogonal chemistry
What is Click Chemistry?
 Sounding rockets are one or two stage solid
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propellant rockets used for probing the upper
atmospheric regions and for space research.
Artemis-1
Artemis-1 is headed to the Moon on board
‘Orion’ are 3 dummies that mimic astronauts with the
intention of carrying out tests ahead of future manned
missions to the Moon and beyond.
Important Facts
 Launch dated: 16 November, 2022.
 Launched by: NASA
 Launch Site : Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center in Florida.
 Rocket used: Space-Launch System (SLS) rocket.
 AIM of Artemis: To carry Human into the space in
future.
 “Orion” is a capsule where 3-dummies, placed and
it act as mimic astronauts.
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Functional form of chemistry – click chemistry
– in which molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently
Significance of Click Chemistry
 Chemists often try to recreate complex chemical
molecules found in nature, and this has applications,
among other things, in the field of medicine – how
to target and block pathogens in cells. However, this
process can be complicated and time-consuming.
 Click chemistry solve this complexity thus reducing
cost, saving time and reducing unnecessary biproducts produced during the reactions.
Area of Use
 ‘Click Chemistry’ reactions are now used globally to
explore cells and track biological processes.
 Using bio-orthogonal reactions, researchers have
improved the targeting of cancer pharmaceuticals,
which are now being tested in clinical trials.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2022 :
Mapping Neanderthal genome
About Nobel Prize in Medicine 2022
 Awarded on: 3rd October 2022
 Awarded by: The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska
Institute, Sweden
 Awarded to: Svante Pääbo, Sweden
 Awarded for: His discoveries concerning the
genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.
Key Highlights of Svante Paabo’s Research
 Svante Pääbo accomplished sequencing the genome
of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of presentday humans.
 He also brought to light the existence of a previously
unknown human species called the Denisovans,
from a 40,000-year-old fragment of a finger bone
discovered in Southern Siberia.
 Pääbo’s seminal research gave rise to an entirely new
scientific discipline; paleogenomics.
What is paleogenomics meaning?

Paleogenomics is a New scientific discipline
based on the revealing genetic differences
that distinguish all living humans from extinct
hominins.
What Scientists worked on
 Pääbo first decided to study mitochondrial DNA
from Neanderthals.
 Mitochondria, popularly called the powerhouse of
the cell, is an organelle inside the cell that has its own
DNA.
 Although the mitochondrial genome is small and
only contains a fraction of genetic information in
the cell, it is present in thousands of copies. This
increases the chance of its successful sequencing.
 Dr Pääbo’s research has great significance in
understanding the origin of Homo sapiens.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
About Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
 Awarded on: 4th October 2022
 Awarded by: The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences, Sweden
 Awarded to:

Alain Aspect (Université Paris—Saclay and
École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France)

John F. Clauser (J.F. Clauser & Assoc., Walnut
Creek, CA, USA)

Anton Zeilinger (University of Vienna, Austria)
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 Awarded
for: Experiments with entangled
photons, establishing the violation of Bell
inequalities and pioneering quantum information
science.
What is Quantum entanglement
 When two or more particles link up in a certain way,
they share a common, unified quantum state.
 So observations of one of the particles can
automatically provide information about the other
entangled particles, regardless of the distance
between them.
 Quantum entanglement was first elucidated by
Erwin Schrödinger in 1935, leading to his wellknown cat paradox.
What is Bell Inequality?
 In the 1960s, John Stewart Bell developed the
mathematical inequality - Bell Inequality which
states that if there are hidden variables, the
correlation between the results of a large number of
measurements will never exceed a certain value.
What Scientists worked on
 John F. Clauser developed John Bell’s ideas, leading
to a practical experiment which supported quantum
mechanics by clearly violating a Bell inequality
implying that quantum mechanics cannot be
replaced by a theory that uses hidden variables.
 Some loopholes remained after John Clauser’s
experiment which were closed by Alain Aspect’s
experiments.
 Anton Zeilinger started to use entangled quantum
states. Among other things, his research group
has demonstrated a phenomenon called quantum
teleportation, which makes it possible to move
a quantum state from one particle to one at a
distance.
Area of Use
 The path breaking results of the experiments
will have implications in the fields of quantum
computers, quantum networks and secure quantum
encrypted communication.
First commercial launch for LMV-3
On 23rd October 2022 Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) launched its heaviest rocket
Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3).
It successfully orbited 36 satellites of U.K.-based
OneWeb.
 It was a dedicated commercial mission for a foreign
customer OneWeb, through New Space India
Limited (NSIL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise
(CPSE).
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 It was first such mission of NSIL and LMV3.
Humanoid Robots in India
 This was till date heaviest payload mass of 5,796 kg.
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of LVM3.
New Space India Limited (NSIL)

New Space India Limited (NSIL) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of India
and commercial arm of Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO).
It was established on 6 March 2019.
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About LMV3
INS Arihant carries out
successful launch of Submarine
Launched Ballistic Missile
(SLBM)
 It is designed for launching 4,000-kilogram class
of satellites into GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer
Orbit) and 8,000 kgs of payloads into LEO.
 It is a three-stage launch vehicle.
Kuafu-1: China’s first
space-based solar telescope
China recently (on October 09, 2022) launched its
first space-based solar telescope, the Advanced Spacebased Solar Observatory (ASO-S) — nicknamed
Kuafu-1, after a giant in Chinese mythology who chased
the sun (using Long March 2D rocket).
On 14th October 2022 India’s strategic Strike
Nuclear Submarine INS Arihant carried out a successful
launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
(SLBM).
 A ballistic missile is a type of missile which uses
projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.
So, a SLBM is a ballistic missile capable of being
launched from submarines.
About Kaufu-1 launch
INS Arihant
 The instrument on board will study the sun's

magnetic field, solar flares and coronal mass ejections
(CMEs) and other eruptions.
 The ASO-S is China’s first full-scale satellite
dedicated to researching the Sun.
 It is also the world’s first solar telescope capable
of simultaneously monitoring both solar flares and
coronal mass ejections.

Aditya-L1 is the proposed first observatory-class
space-based solar mission from India. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the first
Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-Earth system.
Optimus – Tesla’s humanoid
robot
On 30th September 2022 Tesla CEO Elon
Musk has revealed his much-touted humanoid robot
'Optimus'. It is a prototype of the robot which was
launched on the Tesla’s "AI Day" event.
 A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human
body in shape.
 They are built to mimic human motion and
interaction.
2023
INS Arihant (Sanskrit: Vanquisher of Enemies),
Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine, is the lead
ship of India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered
ballistic missile submarines.
Commissioned in 2016 , it completes the nuclear
triad capabilities of India.
Ministry of Health launched
Tele-MANAS Initiative
Aditya-L1

Manav, India’s first 3D printed humanoid robot,
was first unveiled at IIT Mumbai Tech Fest.
IRA, launched by HDFC Bank Ltd, was placed
near the welcome desk at a branch in Mumbai.
Mitra, a customer-service robot, was developed
by Bangalore-based Invento Robotics. It is famously known for greeting Ivanka Trump and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the GES 2017
summit, and declaring the event open.
 Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
launched Tele Mental Health Assistance and
Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) on
the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10
October, 2022).
 The Tele-MANAS was launched virtually by the
Thawar Chand Gehlot, Hon’ble Governor of
Karnataka;
 It was launched at National Institute of Mental
Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
About TELE-MANAS Initiative

NIMHANS is the nodal centre.
International Institute of Information Tech-
nology-Bangalore (IIITB) and the National
Health Systems Resources Centre (NHRSC)
providing technology support.
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Forever Chemicals
According to a recent study, scientists have
found that rainwater from many places across the globe
is contaminated with "per - and Polyfluoroalkyel
substances (PFAs)"
What are PFAs?
 PFAs are synthetic chemicals used to create nonstick
cookware, water- resistant clothing, stain-resistant
fabrics, cosmetics, and a variety of other products.
 During the course of their manufacturing and usage,
PFAs can move to the land, water, and air.
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants (POPs)
 It is an international environmental treaty, signed
in 2001 in Stockholm.
 It gets effective from 17 May 2004, that aims to
eliminate or restrict the production and use of
persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
 POPs are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue
of living organisms and are toxic to humans and
wildlife.
 India ratified the Stockholm Convention in 2006
as per Article 25(4).
ISRO's SSLV-D1EOS-02 Mission
 ISRO’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
(SSLV) (launched on August 07, 2022), carrying
Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and a studentmade satellite- AzaadiSAT, lifted off from the
Sriharikota spaceport.
 Though it was launched successfully but Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the
satellites are no longer usable as they deviated from
their circular orbit.
Key Highlights
 ISRO developed a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
(SSLV) to cater the launch of up to 500 kg satellites
into Low Earth Orbits on ‘launch-on-demand’ basis.
 SSLV is capable of launching Mini, Micro, or Nanosatellites (10 to 500 kg mass) to a 500 km planar
orbit.
EOS-02
 EOS-02 is an experimental optical remote sensing
satellite with a high spatial resolution. The objective
of EOS-02 is to realise and fly an experimental
imaging satellite with a short turn-around time and
to demonstrate launch on demand capability.
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AzaadiSAT
 AzaadiSAT is a 8U Cubesat weighing around 8 kg.
 It carries 75 different payloads each weighing
around 50 grams and conducting femto-experiments.
 The payloads are integrated by the student team
of “Space Kidz India”.
 This is the first of its kind space mission with an
all-women concept to promote women in STEM
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as this year’s UN theme is 'Women in Space'.
First indigenous vaccine for
cervical cancer
 Approved on : 12 July 2022,
 Approved by : The Drugs Controller General of
India (DGCI)
 Prepared by : Serum Institute of India
 Name of vaccine : CERVAVAC
 Specialty : India's first Quadrivalent Human
Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical
cancer.
 Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the
cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that
connects to the vagina.
 Various strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV),
a sexually transmitted infection, play a role in causing
most cervical cancer.
China’s Pilot Reusable Spacecraft
On 5th August 2022, China successfully launched
its pilot reusable spacecraft.
About the Chinese Mission
 Launched by: Chinese Space Agency
 Launched from: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in
the northwest China
 Launched using: Long March-2F carrier rocket
 Objective: Technology demonstrator for reusable
spacecraft
 It is a reusable craft that means that the spacecraft
after its launch will return to a planned landing site
after operating in the orbit for some time to provide
technical validations for reuses.
National Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (NAFIS)
The Union Home Minister has inaugurated the
'National Automated Fingerprint Identification System'
(NAFIS).
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About the NAFIS
'Tomato flu' outbreak in India
 Launched by : Union Home Minister
 Launched on : August 17, 2022
 Developed by : National Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB).
Highlights of the NAFIS
 The project is a country wide searchable database of
crime and criminal - related fingerprints.
 In April 2022, Madhya Pradesh become the first
state in the country to identify a deceased person
through NAFIS.
How does it work ?
 NAFIS assigns a unique 10 - digit National
Fingerprint Number (NFN) to each person
arrested for a crime.
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This unique ID will be used for the person's
lifetime.
Evolution of National Automated Fingerprint
About Tomato Flu
 First observed in India: May 2022
 First observed in India at: Kollam distirct of
Kerala
 Observed mostly in: Kids under age of Nine
 Symptoms: Red and painful blisters on the skin
Cause of the disease
 An infected sample was tested in UK which revealed
that it is caused by a virus named Coxsackie A16.
 Coxsackie A16 causes hand, foot and mouth disease
(HFMD).
 It is very contagious and can be spread through
faeces and the fluid in the spots.
 Children with HFMD should be kept away from
school or nursery for five days after the symptoms
start.
 Upon the recommendations of the National Po-
lice Commission in 1986, the Central Fingerprint
Bureau first began to automate the fingerprint database.
 India First Automated Fingerprint Identification
System (AFI) was setup in 1992.
75th Regional Committee Session of
WHO South - East Asia
The 75th Regional committee session of the
World Health Organisation (WHO) South East Asia
was held in Bhutan between 5th to 9th September, 2022.
 The member countries endorsed the implementation
roadmap for the prevention and control of noncommunicable disease in South - East Asia 20222030.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
 Non-communicable Disease (NCDs), including
heart disease, stroke, cancer diabetes and
chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible
for almost 70% of all death worldwide.
Prithvi-II missile
On 15 June 2022, DRDO successfully test-fired
the short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-2
from an Integrated Test Centre in Odisha. It was a
successful test and met all the prescribed operational
and technical parameters during the test. On 10 January,
2023, a succesful training launch of this Missile was
successful.
Prithvi-II missile
 Type - Surface-to-surface missile and capable of
striking targets with high degree of precision.
 Specifications - Single staged, two engines, and
liquid-fuel propulsion.
 Strike range - 350 km,Short-Range Ballistic Missile
(SRBM)
 Warhead Carrying Capacity-500 to 1000 kilogram
of warheads.
 It can be launched through a mobile launcher.
 It uses advanced inertial guidance system with
maneuvering trajectory in order to hit its target.
 Prithvi is India's first indigenously developed
ballistic missile under IGMDP (Integrated Guided
Missile Development Programme).
Initiatives of India
 Department of Health & Family Welfare provides
DHANUSH
financial & technical support to the states and UT
under National Programme for Prevention and
Control of Cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular
disease and stroke (NPCDCS).
2023
 Dhanush is a variant of the surface-to-surface or
ship-to-ship Prithvi III missile, which has been
developed for the Indian Navy.
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About ILMT
Ethanol Blending
 Jointly developed by: India, Belgium, Canada,
Due to the coordinated efforts of the Public
Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) the
target of 10% Ethanol blending has been achieved
in June 2022, much ahead of the targeted timelines of
November, 2022.
Poland and Uzbekistan
 Funding: between Rs 30 Crore to Rs 40 crore, was
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What is Ethanol Blending?
 Ethanol is a bio-fuel naturally produced by the
fermentation of sugars by yeasts or by petrochemical
processes like ethylene hydration.
 Process of mixing petrol with ethanol that mixture
is called Ethanol Fuel / Gasohol.
 It is considered as a quasi-renewable energy.
 National Policy on Bio-fuels, 2009 made
mandatory for oil companies to sell petrol blended
with at least 5% of ethanol.
Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide
 USA > BRAZIL > EUROPEAN UNION > CHINA
> INDIA
Ethanol-blended petrol (EBP) programme
 Launched in - January, 2003
 Launched by - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Gas.
 Target - 5% ethanol blended Petrol(Now 20% till
2025,also called Mission E20)

Difference between Conventional and Liquidmirror telescope (LMT)
 A LMT is a stationary telescope whereas a
conventional telescope moves along the direction
of the object of interest in the sky.
 A LMT will survey and capture any and all
possible celestial objects such as stars, galaxies,
supernovae explosions, asteroids and even space
debris. However, a conventional telescope captures
just a piece of sky at a given point of time.
 LMT comprises mirrors with a reflective liquid
(ILMT has mercury as reflective liquid). On the
other hand, a conventional telescope uses highlypolished glass mirrors.
First Trial Flight Using GAGAN
Satellite Technology
 E20 will be rolled out from - April 2023 to April 2025
 Objective - To promote the use of alternative
and environment friendly fuels and to reduce import dependency for energy requirements.
India gets world’s first liquidmirror telescope
Recently India’s first liquid-mirror telescope
became operational. With this India became the first
country to have such telescope.
 The International Liquid-Mirror Telescope
(ILMT) has been set up at the Devasthal
Observatory campus owned by Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Sciences
(ARIES), Nainital in Uttarakhand.
What is Liquid-mirror Telescope?

jointly provided by Canada and Belgium
Operations and maintenance: By India
Set up at: Devasthal Observatory campus owned
by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational
Sciences (ARIES), Nainital in Uttarakhand.
Time line: Operational for next five years starting
October 2022
Mirror diameter is 4 meter.
Airport Authority of India (AAI) successfully
conducted at Kishangarh Airport, Rajasthan light trial
using GAGAN based LPV Approach Procedures.
Homegrown carrier indiGo used indigenously
developed GAGAN Satellite navigation system for
operations of one of its satellite. On 28th April 2022,
it carried out a landing operation of one of its flight
at Kishangarh Airport near Ajmer with an ATR72
aircraft using GAGAN navigation system. With this
IndiGo became the first airline in Asia that used
the indigenously developed satellite-based navigation
system. India becomes the first country in Asia Pacific
Region to achieve such a landmark.
About GAGAN
 Liquid-mirror telescopes are telescopes with mir-
 Developed by: AAI and ISRO jointly
 Developed for: Navigational services over Indian
 The most common liquid used is mercury, but
 First launched: 2015 (though was not used for civil
rors made with a reflective liquid.
other liquids will work as well (for example, lowmelting alloys of gallium).
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Technology behind liquid-mirror telescope
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FIR (Flight Information Region)
aviation purposes before)
 Full Name: GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation
 Type of : Satellite navigation system
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Air Independent Propulsion (AIP)
System
In May, 2022 French company Naval Group
has announced that it is unable to participate in
Government of India’s P-75I project.
About P75-I Project
 First approved in : 2007
 Launched for : Acquiring six conventional, diesel-
electric attack submarines for Indian Navy
 Full Name: Project 75 (India)-class submarines
 Estimated cost : 4000 Crore
 Six conventional, diesel-electric attack submarines
featuring advanced capabilities.
 These capabilities include Air- independent
propulsion (AIP), Special operations forces
(SOF),Anti-ship warfare (AShW), Anti-submarine
warfare (ASW), Anti-surface warfare (ASuW).
PARAM PORUL Supercomputer
PARAM PORUL was dedicated to the nation
under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
(launched in 2015) a joint initiative of Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and
Department of Science and Technology (DST).
About PARAM PORUL Supercomputer
 Inaugurated on : May 25, 2022
 Inaugurated at : NIT Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Naidu)
 Established under : Phase 2 of the National
Supercomputing Mission.
 Software stack developed by : C-DAC
 Launched on: April 20, 2022
 Class: French Scorpene/Kalvari class submarines
 Launched into water at: Mazagon Docks in
Mumbai
 Launched by: Veena Ajay Kumar & Ajay Kumar
(Union Defence Secretary)
 Vagsheer is named after: "Sand fish" (a deep sea
predator of the Indian Ocean)
Other 5 Submarines Launched under Project 75
 INS Kalvari was commissioned in December 2017
 INS Khanderi in September 2019
 INS Vagir in November 2020
 INS Karanj in March 2021
 INS Vela in November 2021
RS-28 Sarmat’ Nuclear-capable
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
(ICBM)
Recently (in April, 2022), Russia has tested its new
Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Sarmat.
It was launched from Plesetsk in North West Russia with
the intended target in the Kamchatka peninsula almost
6,000 km away.
About RS-28 Sarmat
 Launched in : April 2022
 Designer : Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
 The RS-28 Sarmat (NATO name Satan-II) is
Key Highlights
 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was
signed between NIT Tiruchirappalli and Centre
for Development in Advanced Computing
(C-DAC) to establish this 838 TeraFlops
Supercomputing Facility under NSM in October
2020.
INS Vagsheer
Project 75 (P 75) is one of the two lines
of submarines, the other being P75I, as part of a
plan approved in 1999 for indigenous submarine
construction with technology taken from overseas firms.
The contract for six submarines under P75 was given
to Mazgaon dock Ltd. in October 2005. In this series, the
last and 6th submarine, INS Vagsheer, was launched
into water. It will now undergo various trials and tests
before it is commissioned.
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About INS Vagsheer
reported to be able to carry ten or more warheads
and decoys and has the capability of firing over
either of the earth’s poles with a range of 11,000 to
18,000 km.
 The Sarmat will also be the first Russian missile
which can carry smaller hypersonic boost-glide
vehicles.
 The Sarmat is named after nomadic tribes that
roamed the steppes of present-day Southern Russia,
Ukraine and Kazakhstan in the early medieval
period.
Semicon India Conference 2022
In March 2022, Union Cabinet approved the
Semicon India program for the development of the
semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in
India. From April 29 - May 1, 2022, three-day Semicon
India 2022 conference held in Bengaluru.
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Semicon India Conference 2022
 Bosons
 Inaugurated by: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Conference held in: Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 Organized by: India Semiconductor Mission in
partnership with industry associations
 Theme:
catalyzing
India’s
Semiconductor
Ecosystem.
 Aim: To make India a global hub for Semiconductor
Design, Manufacturing, and Technology Development which will help propel the vision of the India
Semiconductor Mission.
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)
Booster
Air-to-air missiles which use SFDR technology
can achieve longer ranges as they do not require oxidisers
(take oxygen from the atmosphere). Recently, DRDO
successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
(SFDR) Booster.
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Booster
 Tested on : 8th April 2022
are sometimes called force particles,
because it is the bosons that control the interaction
of physical forces, such as electromagnetism and
possibly even gravity itself.
 W boson was first seen in 1983 at CERN located
on the Franco - Swiss border.
PARAM Ganga Super Computer
The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) was
announced in 2015, with an aim to connect national
academic and R&D institutions with a grid of more
than 70 high-performance computing facilities by
2022. In this series, NSM has deployed PARAM Ganga,
a High-Performance Computational (HPC) facility at IIT
Roorkee.
PARAM Ganga
 Supercomputing capacity : 1.67 Petaflops.
 Designed and Commissioned by : Centre for
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 Tested at : Integrated Test Range (ITR) in
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Chandipur, off the Odisha coast
Developed by : Defence Research and Development
Laboratory, Hyderabad in collaboration with DRDO
Advantage of the technology : It enables a
missile to intercept very long-range aerial threats at
supersonic speeds.
A ramjet is a form of air-breathing jet engine that
uses the vehicle’s forward motion to compress
incoming air for combustion without a rotating
compressor.
Unlike solid-propellant rockets, the Ramjet takes up
oxygen from the atmosphere during flight.
W Boson
According to a new measurement taken at the
Fermilab Tevatron collider in the US, the mass of
W bosons appears to be higher than that predicted by
the Standard Model. Thus, the new measurement
disagrees with the Standard Model of particle
physics.
What is W Boson?
 A boson is a type of particle that obeys the rules of
Bose-Einstein statistics.
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Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Commission Under : Under Phase-II of National
Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
Deployed at : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Roorkee.
Previous Supercomputer : 'Param Pravega' (IISc
Bengaluru)
In February 2022, the Indian Institute of Science
(IISc), Bengaluru, has commissioned and installed
Param Pravega (3.3 peta flops), which is claimed to
be one of the most powerful supercomputers in the
country.
Super Computer
 A supercomputer is a computer that performs at
or near the currently highest operational rate for
computers.
 PARAM Shivay was the first supercomputer
assembled indigenously, was installed in IIT (BHU).
GOES-T Satellite
 NASA Launches next-generation GOES-T
Satellite
 NASA has successfully launched the third in a
series of four next-generation weather satellites,
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES).
About GOES-T Satellite
 Launched on : 1st March, 2022
 Launched by : NASA
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 Launched from : Cape Canaveral, Florida
 Launched using : United Launch Alliance Atlas V
541 Rocket
 Operated by : National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
 GOES-T will track destructive wildfires, lightning,
Pacific Ocean-based storms, dense fog, and other
hazards that threaten the U.S. West Coast, Hawaii
Mexico, Central America, the Pacific ocean extending
to New Zealand and Alaska.
India TB Report 2022
Recently, World Tuberculosis Day 2022 was
observed to raise awareness about the serious bacterial
disease that affects the health of the lungs. On the same
day, government of India released India TB Report
2022.
About India TB Report 2022
 Released on : 24 March, 2022 (World Tuberculosis
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Day)
Released by : Dr. Manuskh Mandaviya (Union
Health Minister)
Theme of World TB Day 2022 : ‘Invest to End
TB. Save Lives.’
A 19% increase was witnessed in 2021 from the
previous year (2020) in TB patients’ notifications.
During 2021, the total number of TB patients
was 19, 33,381 as compared to 16,28,161 in 2020.
In India, the mortality rate due to all kinds of tuberculosis
increased by 11% between 2019 and 2020.
PSLV-C52 Mission
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the third
generation launch vehicle of India. It is the first Indian
launch vehicle to be equipped with liquid stages. After
its first successful launch in October 1994, PSLV
emerged as the reliable and versatile workhorse launch
vehicle of India with 39 consecutively successful
missions by June 2017. During 1994-2017 period, the
vehicle has launched 48 Indian satellites and 209 satellites
for customers from abroad. Recently, PSLV-C52 Mission
was launched successfully February 14, 2022 by ISRO
from Satish Dhawan space centre Sri Lanka.
 Three satellites namely EOS-04, INSPIRE sat-1 and
INST-2TD were injected successfully into a sunsynchronous polar orbit of 529 km.
 INS-2TD : INS-2TD is a precursor to India-Bhutan
Joint Satellite INS-2B.
2023
 EOS-04 (Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) :
Designed to provide high-quality images under all
weather conditions.
 INSPIRE sat-1 : A small satellite from the Indian
Institute of Space Science and Technology in
association with the Laboratory of Atmospheric and
Space Physics at University of Colorado.
NASA Ocean Melting Greenland
Mission
The Ocean Melting Greenland Mission, generally
referred to as OMG Mission was launched by NASA.
It was a five year mission which completed its mission
period on December 31, 2021.
Ocean Melting Greenland Mission
 Launched in : 2016
 Launched by : NASA
 Concluded on : 31 December, 2021
 Mission Duration : 5 years (sanctioned)
 Geographical area focused : Greenland
 Objective : to figure out how much of Greenland’s
ice melt is caused by warming oceans.
Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia
Policy
 Prime Minister of India has launched the National
Hydrogen Mission on India’s 75th Independence
Day (August 15, 2021). In this order February 17,
2022, the Central Government has notified the Green
Hydrogen and Green Ammonia Policy.
 Green Hydrogen is Hydrogen gas produced through
electrolysis of water — an energy intensive process
for splitting water into Hydrogen and Oxygen— using
renewable power to achieve this.
Green Hydrogen
 Policy aimed at boosting the domestic production
of green Hydrogen to 5 million tonnes by 2030
Anti-Microbial Resistance - GRAM
Report 2022
About GRAM Report 2022
 Released in : January 2022
 Aim of the Report : Generate accurate and timely
estimates of the magnitude and trends in AntiMicrobial Resistance burden across the world.
 Comprehensive Coverage : Global Impact of
Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR); covering 204
countries and territories.
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 GRAM is the flagship project of : University of
Oxford Big Data Institutes.
 1.27 million People died in 2019 as a direct result of
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
 The death due to AMR is now a leading cause
of death worldwide, it is higher than AIDS or
Malaria.
News in Short
India’s first private space vehicle launchpad
Chennai-based space-tech startup Agnikul
Cosmos recently opened (on 28 November, 2022)
India’s first private launchpad and mission control
centre. It is opened at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
(SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Background
 Founded in 2017 by Prof. Srinath Ravichandran,
Moin SPM, S.R. Chakravarthy by IIT Madras,
Agnikul is a startup founded by IIT Madras.
 The launchpad has been designed to accommodate
and support liquid stage-controlled launches.
LVM3-M2
 On October 23, 2022, Indian Space Research
Organisation’s heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 on its
maiden commercial mission successfully placed 36
broadband communication satellites of a UK-based
customer into the intended orbit.
 The LVM3-M2 mission is a dedicated commercial
mission for a foreign customer OneWeb, through
NSIL.
 It is the first multi-satellite mission with 36 OneWeb
Satellites to the LEO as the heaviest Payload mass
of 5,796 kg. of LVM3 till date.
 It became the first Indian rocket with a payload of
5,796 kg.
INS Sindhudhvaj
 On
July 16, 2022, INS Sindhudhvaj was
decommissioned from Indian Navy, after providing
service for 35 years. It was commissioned into the
Navy in 1987.
TiHAN
 India’s first Autonomous Navigation Testbed (Aerial
& terrestrials) facility, TiHAN was inaugurated by
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for
Science and Technology & Earth Sciences at IIT
Hyderabad on 4th July, 2022
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 TiHAN
(Technology Innovation Hub on
Autonomous Navigation) is a multidisciplinary
initiative that will make India a global player in
the futuristic and next generation ‘smart mobility’
technology.
Mpox
On November 27, 2022, World Health Organization (WHO); in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatizing language surrounding the name of the disease;
announced to renamed Monkeypox as mpox.
 Mpox is a rare viral disease that primarily occurs in
tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa,
but outbreaks emerged in other parts of the world in
2022.
Exercise PowerEX-2022
On 12th October 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 in New Delhi.
 Theme: Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT
& OT infrastructure
 The objective is to “Recognize, Analyse & Respond
to Cyber Incident in IT & OT Systems”.
First-Ever List of Fungal Infections by WHO
On 25th October 2022 the World Health
Organisation released the first-ever list of fungal
infections (Priority Pathogens) that can be a threat to
public health.
 The WHO FPPL aims to focus and drive further
research and policy interventions to strengthen the
global response to fungal infections and antifungal
resistance.
 Fungal priority pathogens list (FPPL) includes 19
fungi that represent the greatest threat to human
health.
 The WHO FPPL list is divided into three categories:
critical, high and medium priority.
Kala-azar Elimination by 2023
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
has informed the Lok Sabha that Government has set
the target to eliminate Kala-azar by year 2023 from the
country. Whereas World Health Organisation (WHO)
has set the target for Kala-azar elimination is 2030.
 According to the government, out of 633 Kalaazar endemic blocks, 625 blocks have achieved the
elimination target in 2021.
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INS VIKRANT
India's newest and most powerful ship, the
aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was commissioned in
September, 2022, by PM Narendra Modi.
 Vikrant is the largest warship to have ever been
built in India, and the first indigenously designed
and built aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.
 It is designed by the Warship Design Bureau
(WDB), its in-house organisation, from the
manufacturer, Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL).
 Construction of the IAC-1 was indigenised
through Steel Authority of India Limited
(SAIL) in collaboration with Defence Research
& Development Laboratory (DRDL) and the
Indian Navy.
India’s First Observatory to Monitor Space
Activity
India's first commercial Space Situational
Awareness (SSA) Observatory will be set up in the
Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
 Will be used to track objects as small as 10 cm in
size orbiting the earth
 Currently, there are no such observatory in the
region between Australia and southern Africa.
 USA is dominant player in the field.
Centre-State Science Conclave
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
inaugurated the Centre- State Science Conclave on the
10th September 2022, at Science City, Ahmedabad, via
video conferencing.
 It is first of its kind conclave organised in India.
 It will strengthen Centre-State coordination
and collaboration mechanisms - in the spirit of
cooperative federalism - to build a robust science,
technology & innovation (STI) ecosystem across the
country.
India wins UN award for hypertension control
initiative
on September 21, 2022, India
Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) won
‘2022 UN Inter-agency Task Force, and WHO
Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award’.
It was announced at the UN General Assembly
side event at New York, USA
 IHCI was launched in 2017 and expanded in a
phased manner to cover more than 130 districts
across 23 states in India.
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ISRO successfully demonstrates Inflatable
Aerodynamic Decelerator technology
 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on
September 03, 2022 has successfully demonstrated
a new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD).
 It was designed and developed by ISRO's Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
International Counter Ransomware Exercise
 India’s National Security Council Secretariat
(NSCS) and the UK Government in collaboration
with BAE Systems successfully designed &
conducted the Cyber Security Exercise for 26
Countries.
 It was part of the International Counter Ransomware
Initiative- Resilience Working Group which is being
led by India under the leadership of NCSC.
Internet service through ISRO satellites
 Hughes Communications India (HCI) has
launched India’s first commercial high-throughput
satellite (HTS) broadband service.
 Hughes will provide the HTS broadband using
the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s)
GSAT-11 and GSAT-29 satellites.
First cloned wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’
 A wild arctic wolf was successfully cloned by a
China-based gene firm, Sinogene Biotechnology.
 Maya's donor cell came from the skin sample of a
wild female arctic wolf. Its oocyte was from a female
dog and its surrogate mother was a beagle.
NASA's DART spacecraft hits target asteroid
 After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double
Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s
first planetary defense technology demonstration
– successfully impacted its asteroid target on
September 26, 2022.
 It was the NASA’s first attempt to move an asteroid
in space.
Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing
Facility (ICMF) Inaugurated
 President Droupadi Murmu on September 27,
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2022 inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s
(HAL) Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing
Facility (ICMF) in Bengaluru.
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 The ICMF is dedicated to Rocket Manufacturing
and its assembly for ISRO.
 INS Gomati was decommissioned at the Naval
'Abhyas' High-speed Expendable Aerial Target
 On June 29, 2022 the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) announced
the successful flight test of ABHYAS - the HighSpeed expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) in Odisha.
 The test took place at the Integrated Test Range
(ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in
Odisha.
Centre for Brain Research (CBR)
Dockyard in Mumbai on 28 May 2022.
It was decommissioned after 34 eventful years in
Indian Navy. The ship was paid off under the
command of Captain Sudip Malik.
 It was commissioned on 16 April 1988 by then
defence Minister, Shri KC Pant, at Mazagon Dock
Ltd. Bombay.
Astra Mark-1
 The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract
 On June 20, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi
inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research (CBR).
 The Centre for Brain Research (CBR) has been set
up at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), at a cost of
Rs 280 crore.
China: New Geological Map of the Moon
 A new comprehensive Geological map of the Moon
was released by China. It is the most detailed map till
date.
 Chinese scientists have created the high-resolution
topographic map on the basis of data from Chinese
lunar exploration project called “Chang’e project”.
GSAT-24
 On June 23, 2022 India launched its GSAT-24
satellite that has been built by ISRO for NewSpace
India Limited (NSIL).
 GSAT-24 satellite was launched on Ariane 5 space
launch vehicle, by French company Arianespace.
 It was launched from Kourou in French Guiana, in
South America.
South Korea: Launch of First domestically
built space rocket
 On June 21, 2022 South Korea launched its first
domestically built space rocket in second attempt.
Space rocket was launched months after its previous
lift-off could not place a payload into orbit.
India’s first ‘Flow Chemistry Technology Hub’
India's first flow chemistry technology hub was
launched in Telangana (Hyderabad) on 4th May,
2022.
What is flow chemistry?
 “Flow chemistry”, sometimes referred to as “Plug
flow” or “Continuous flow chemistry” is the process
of performing chemical reactions in a tube or pipe.
 In this process, reactive components are pumped
together at a mixing junction and flowed down a
temperature-controlled pipe or tube.
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INS Gomati Decommissioned
with the Hyderabad-based public-sector Bharat
Dynamics Ltd (BDL) for supply of the Astra
Mark-1, on May 31, 2022.
 The contract was signed for a cost of Rs 2,971
crore, for deployment on fighter jets of the Indian
Air Force and Indian Navy.
 The Astra Mk-1 is a beyond visual range (BVR),
air-to-air missile (AAM).
Astra Mk1 has a range of over 100 km and 20
km altitude.
Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technologies
 In May 2022, the Ministry of
Railways has
announced that it’s going to collaborate with IIT
Madras for the development of a made-in-India
Hyperloop system.
For this project, IIT Madras will receive Rs 8.34
crore in funding from the Indian Railways.
 The ministry will also help to set up a Centre of
Excellence for Hyperloop Technologies at IIT
Madras.
Country’s first greenfield grain-based ethanol
plant
 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on April 30, 2022
opened the country’s first Greenfield grain-based
ethanol plant in Purnea District.
 The grain-based ethanol plant was built for Rs 105 crore.
It is being set by Eastern India Biofuels Pvt. Ltd.
 Facts about the ethanol plant
The ethanol plant is a zero-liquid discharge (ZLD)
plant.
Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) is a wastewater
management strategy that eliminates liquid waste
and maximizes water usage efficiency.
First Human Case of H3N8 Bird Flu
 A H3N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in
humans for the first time, in China’s central province
of Henan.
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 Avian influenza: It is known informally as avian flu
or bird flu—refers to “influenza caused by viruses
adapted to birds”.
SPHEREx Mission
 SPHEREx, short for Spectro-Photometer for the
Powerthon-2022
Recently, Union Minister of Power, R K Singh
has launched Powerthon-2022. It was launched to find
technology-driven solutions to solve the complex
problems in power distribution.
History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization,
and Ices Explorer, will be launched in June, 2024 by
NASA.
 It is targeted to launch in 2024 on a Falcon 9 rocket
from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California.
About Powerthon-2022
National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022
Asia’s Largest Bio-CNG plant
 The Department of Pharmaceuticals, under the
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 19, 2022
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in March 2022,
released the Draft National Policy for the Medical
Devices, 2022.
 This Policy targets that by 2047, our Country –
Will be home and originator to 25 high-end
futuristic technologies in MedTech.
Will have a MedTech Industry of $100-300 Bn
size with 10-12% of Global Market Share.
ESA Vigil
 On 10th February 2022, The European Space Agency
(ESA) introduced its new one-of-a-kind mission
named “Vigil”, which is meant to protect the Earth
from its nearest star (sun). ‘
 This mission plans to position two spacecraft in the L1
and L5 Lagrangian points, where gravitational forces
interact to provide a stable region where propellant
may be saved and observations can be made.
Noor 2 Satellite
 On March 08, 2022, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a military
satellite, Noor-2.
 Noor 2 is orbiting at an altitude of 500 kilometres
(311 miles).
SpaceX Launches Italian Earth-observation
Satellite
After several delays, SpaceX has launched (on
February 01, 2022) the Italian Earth-observation
satellite, Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2
(CSG-2) aboard its Falcon 9 rocket from a station in
Florida, US.
 Purpose : Two satellites, to observe Earth using
synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
 Mission of : Italian Space Agency, the Italian
Ministry of Defense and the Italian Ministry of
Education, Universities and Scientific Research.
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 Focus : to find technology-driven solutions to solve
the complex problems in power distribution
 Implementing agency : REC limited (Navratna
Company under Ministry of Power)
 Partners: Ministry of Power and SINE (IIT Bombay)
inaugurated Asia’s largest bio-CNG plant in Indore
district of Madhya Pradesh.
KAVACH Technology in Railways
 In the Union budget, the Finance Minister announced
that the safety of the Indian trains, is to be increased
through the KAVACH technology.
 It is an anti – collision technology. It was indigenously
developed. It is SIL4 certified. The technology will
help India achieve its goal of zero accidents. The
technology will stop the train as soon as it detects another
train in the same track within a specific distance.
New Biotechnology Policy of Gujarat
 On February 17, 2022, Government of Gujarat
unveiled new Biotechnology Policy that offers up to
25 per cent financial support on capital investments
in the biotechnology sector.
 About the Policy : Operative period of the new
biotechnology policy will be five years, from 2022 till
2027.
Xenotransplantation
Recently, in January 2022, doctors transplanted a
pig heart into a patient in a last effort to save his life, in
Maryland hospital in USA. It was done for the first time
in the history of medical. But prior attempts at such
transplants—or xenotransplantation—have failed, largely
because patients’ bodies rapidly rejected the animal organ.
 Xenotransplantation involves the transplantation
of nonhuman tissues or organs into human
recipients.
Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022
 The World Economic Forum Recently published
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(in January, 2022) the Global Cybersecurity Outlook,
2022. It was released during its online Davos
Agenda Summit.
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Report on forced Displacement :
UNDP
30.06% of global cropland soil organic carbon.
 Black soil quickly loosing their soil organic carbon
UNDP, released report turning the tide on internal
displacement : A development approach to solutions.
Key finds of Report
 Due to conflict, violence and climate change, 59.1
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million people were displaced in their own country
at end of 2021.
An estimated 216 million people to move within
their own countries due to climate change by end of
2021.
Over 130 countries and territories recorded with
new displacements due to disaster.
Around 30% of professionals became unemployed
due to displacement.
48% of internally displaced households earned less
money than before displacement.
Suggestions
State of Finance for Nature Report
The world has changed dramatically since the first
“State of Finance for Nature” report was published in
2021. Recently, 2nd edition of this report was published.
 The report launched on : 1st December, 2022
 The report was published by : UNEP and
Economic forum and the Economics of Land
Degradation
Key Highlights of Report
 Approximately USD$ 154 billion year currently
flows into nature based solutions.
 Public funds make up 83% and private finance 17%
of those investments.
 Publish sector spending is dominated by United
States, China, Japan, Germany etc.
 Five key pathways to development solutions :
Strengthening governance institutions.
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Boosting socio-economic integration through
access to jobs and services.
Restoring security
Enhancing participation
Building cohesion.
Global Status of Black Soils
To mark World Soil Day 2022 on 5th December,
the Food and Agriculture Organization released its
first Global Status on Black soils.
Key Findings:
 It finds Black soils are at greater risk than ever due to
climate crisis, biodiversity loss and land use change.
 Black soils have potential to provide 10% of total
soil organic carbon sequestration if they receive
proper attention.
 Black soils were home to 2.86% of global population
and had 17.36% of cropland.
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stocks.
 Private actors can combine Net Zero with nature
positive.
 Goals of climate change, land degradation and
Biodiversity will not be met without an increase in
investments in nature based solutions to US $384
billion/year by 2025.
About UNEP
 Established on : 5th June, 1972.
 Major Reports: Emission Gap Report,
Adaptation Gap Report, Global Environment
outlook.
 Headquarters : Nairobi, Kenya
Saime initiative
A Mangrove is a small tree or shrub that grows
along coastlines, taking root in salty sediments, often
underwater. It plays an important role for sustainable
development. To conserve it, Sustainable Aquaculture
In Mangrove Ecosystem (SAIME) initiative, is extended
in Sundarban for mangrove restoration.
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About SAIME initiative
About CoP-27
Bengal under which farmers are planting mangrove
trees around shrimp ponds.
 SAIME initiative, farmers have taken up cultivation
of shrimp on 30 hectares in West Bengal.
 They are also rebuilding mangroves.
 The project has been implemented in India and
Bangladesh in collaboration with Global Nature
Fund, Bangladesh Environment & Development
Society (BEDS).
 Held at: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
 It is a community-based pilot project in West
Sundarbans Delta
 The
Sundarbans, located on the Ganges,
Brahmaputra, and Meghna River deltas on the
Bay of Bengal, are home to the biggest mangrove
forests in the world.
 40% of Sundarbans lies in India and the rest
in Bangladesh. Sundarbans was designated a
UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 (India) and
1997 (Bangladesh).
COP-15
Recently, at the 15th Conference of Parties
(COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological
Diversity “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
Framework” (GBF) was adopted.
About COP-15
 Conference concluded in Montreal Canada.
 Took place in -Kunming, China.
 It reinforced the commitment to address the biodi-
versity crisis and the Kunming Declaration was adopted by over 100 countries.
Key Targets of the GBF
 GBF includes 4 goals and 23 targets for achievement
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by 2030.
30*30 deal
Restore 30% degraded ecosystems globally (on
land and sea) by 2030
Conserve and manage 30% areas (terrestrial,
inland water, and coastal and marine) by 2030.
Reduce risk from pesticides by at least 50% by 2030
Reduce global footprint of consumption by 2030.
Secure the safe, legal and sustainable use and trade
of wild species by 2030.
 First CoP held at: Berlin
 CoP-26 held at: Glasgow, U.K.
 CoP-28 will be held in: United Arab Emirates
(UAE).
The Agenda at CoP 27
 Mitigation - The world is not on track to achieve
the Paris Agreement’s stated goal of limiting global
temperature rise to 1.5 or 2°C.
 Adaptation - At COP 26, the Glasgow–Sharm elSheikh (GlaSS) work programme was established till
2023 to define the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA)
and set up robust tracking mechanisms.
 Finance - At COP 26, developed countries noted
the US $100 billion target of climate finance, first
determined in 2009, has not been delivered and is
expected to be delivered only by 2023.
 Loss and Damage - At COP 26, the G77 and China
negotiating bloc (representing 80% of the world’s
population) had demanded for a loss and damage
(L&D) finance facility.
The major initiative from COP-27, 2022 at Egypt
Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC)
 MAC initiative is led by the UAE and Indonesia, and
includes India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and Spain.
 It seeks to educate and spread awareness worldwide
on the role of mangroves in curbing global warming
and its potential as a solution for climate change.
 Under MAC, UAE pledges to plant 100 million
mangroves by 2030.
AWARe (Action on Water Adaptation or
Resilience)
 Aware initiative, which was drafted by the CoP-27
presidency with support of world meteorological
organisation, was launched on 14 November, 2022
 It is an initiative that will champion inclusive
cooperation to address water related challenges and
solutions across climate change adaptation.
 AWARe aims at contributing to a successful outcome
at the 2023 UN Conference on Water.
'Loss and Damage'
CoP-27
This year annual Conference of Parties (COP)
of UNFCCC concluded its 27th edition at Sharm El
Sheikh, Egypt.
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 Held Between: 6th - 18th November, 2022
 'Loss and Damage' refers to impacts of climate change
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that cannot be avoided either by mitigation (cutting
greenhouse gas emissions) or adaptation (modifying
practices to buffer against climate change impacts).
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Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund
(IRAF)
 It was launched by the Coalition for Disaster
Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at the Indian
Pavilion, COP27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
 IRAF is a multi-donor trust fund, established with the
support of United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNDRR).
 It will be managed by the United Nation MultiPartner Trust Fund Office (UN MPTFO), New
York.
Global Shield Plan
 The Global Shield (GS) is a funding mechanism
that provides funding to countries suffering climate
disasters.
 Coordinators - The Group of 7 (G7) and the V20
group of climate-vulnerable countries.
 At present, the UNFCCC has 198 members.
 It is one of the three Rio Conventions –
Others are Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD), United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD).
19th COP of CITES
CITES (Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,
also known as the Washington Convention) is a
multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and
animals from the threats of international trade. Recently
its 19th Conference of Parties was held.
About 19th Conference of Parties (COP19)
 Held on:14th to 25th November 2022.
 Held in: Panama
 Aim: to reduce the risks of future zoonotic diseases
Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group
India and CITES COP19
established with the inaugural meeting of the V20
Ministers of Finance of the Climate Vulnerable
Forum in 2015 at Lima, Peru.
 Total Members - 58 Nations (India is not a member
of V20 Group).
international trade in ivory at the ongoing conference
of the CITES.
 The ivory trade was globally banned in 1989 when
all African elephant populations were put in CITES
Appendix I.
 In COP -19, two Indian turtle species – the redcrowned roofed turtles (Batagur kachuga) and Leith’s
soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia leithii) – have made it to
Appendix I of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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Red-crowned roofed turtle is native to India,
Nepal, and Bangladesh and known to be
widely found in the Ganga and Brahmaputra
river basins, according to the Wildlife Institute
of India (WII).
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At present in India, the National
Chambal River Gharial Sanctuary is the
only geographic area where the species is
found in substantial numbers.
 The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group was
 India has voted against a proposal to re-open the
Technology Mechanism
 The UNFCCC launched the first joint work
programme of the Technology Mechanism for 20232027.
 The joint work programme will focus on highpotential sectors and high-potential actions across
water, energy, food, industry, and other systems.
Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA)
 COP27 has seen new countries including Germany,
Japan, the UK, the US, Australia, etc., Join the Global
Offshore Wind Alliance to ramp up the offshore wind
to tackle the climate and energy security crises.
Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA)
 Global Offshore Wind Alliance was initiated by
the International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA), Denmark and the Global Wind Energy
Council.
UNFCCC
 The UNFCCC entered into force in 1994 to
stabilize greenhouse gas emissions and to protect
the earth from the threat of climate change.
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India Bioeconomy Report 2022
The bio-economy can be defined as "the production of renewable biological resources and the
conversion of these resources and waste streams into
value added products, such as food, feed, bio-based
products and bio-energy.
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About India Bio-economy Report, 2022
 The aim of COP-14 was calling for action for people
 Released by : Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State
 During the Conference, the Wuhan Declaration was
and nature.
 Released on : July 19, 2022
(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth
Sciences)
 Report prepared for : “Make In India Facilitation
Cell for Biotechnology” of Biotechnology Industry
Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) by Association
of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE).
Key Highlights
 India’s Bio-Economy in 2021 registered 14.1%
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growth over 2020.
The Indian Bio-Economy for the period JanuaryDecember 2021 is valued at $80.12 billion over
$70.2 billion in 2020.
Indian Bio-Economy share in India’s GDP is
about 2.6 percent in 2021.
Three Biotech Startups were incorporated
everyday in 2021.
India is among the top 3 in South Asia and top
12 destinations for biotechnology in the world, with
approximately 3% share in the global Biotechnology
industry.
India has 2nd highest number of USFDA
approved manufacturing plants outside the US.
As per report, India’s Bioeconomy will touch 300
billion US dollars by 2030 from 80 billion US
Dollars in 2021.
BioPharma sector accounts for the largest share of
the Bio-Economy.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
(COP14) Conference
Recently, the 14th Meeting of the Conference
of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands began to discuss the state of
wetlands globally.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14)
 Held on: 5-13 November 2022
 Co-hosted
by: Wuhan (China) and Geneva
(Switzerland), hybrid format
 Theme of COP14: ‘Wetland actions for people and
nature’
 World Wetland Network (WWN) played an active
role in it.
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adopted and a report on Ramsar sites was released.
The State of the Climate in Asia
2021 Report
The State of the Climate in Asia 2021 report
highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking
an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental
toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty and holding
back sustainable development.
The State of the Climate in Asia 2021 report
 Released on: November 14, 2022
 Released by: World Meteorological Organization
and the UN Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
 Asian countries incurred financial losses worth USD
35.6 billion in 2021 because of natural disasters.
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Flooding was the event with “by far the
greatest impact in Asia in terms of fatalities
and economic damage.”
 India suffered a total loss of USD 3.2 billion from
flooding.
 Storms also caused significant economic damage,
especially in India (USD 4.4 billion), followed by
China (USD 3 billion) and Japan (USD 2 billion).
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ive cyclonic storms (Tauktae, Yaas, Gulab,
Shaheen, Jawad) occurred in India during 2021,
with maximum sustained wind speeds of ≥ 34
knots.
Climate Change Performance
Index, 2023
Climate change performance Index 2023 was
released in COP 27, assessing 59 countries and the
European Union on Climate change policies and
actions.
Important Facts About CCPI
 India ranked 10th in CCPI, 2022 and 8th in CCPI,
2023.
 CCPI (Climate Change Performance Index) is
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published by German Watch, the New Climate
Institute and the Climate Action Network annually
since 2005.
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 CCPI Aims to enhance transparency in international
 The Agenda currently covers: More than two-
climate politics and enables comparison of climate
protection efforts and progress made by Individual
countries.
 The CCPI looks at four categories, with 14
Indicators : GHG Emissions (40% of the overall
score) Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%)
and Climate Policy (20%).
thirds of the global economy, with endorsement
from 45 world leaders, including those of the G7,
China and India
 There is an anticipated rise in worldwide renewable
capacity of 8% in 2022;
It is pushing beyond the 300GW barrier for
the first time and enough to powering almost
225 million homes.
 Together, the five industries examined in the report
represent almost 60% of the world's Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) emissions.
CCPI 2023
 India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in
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the world, and the best among the G20 countries,
based on its climate change performance.
CCPI places India as the only G-20 country in the
top 10 Rank.
Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco as the
only four small countries that were ranked above
India as 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively.
The First, Second and Third ranks were not
awarded to any country.
As per the CCPI report India is on track to meet its
2030 emissions target (compatible with a well-below
2°C Scenario).
The Breakthrough Agenda Report,
2022
Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a joint
convening of the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial
(CEM 13) and the 7th Mission Innovation
Ministerial (MI-7), was hosted by United States for
the first time, from 21st to 23rd September 2022. The
Breakthrough Agenda Report, 2022 puts forward 25
recommendations for leaders to discuss at Global Clean
Energy Action Forum.
The Breakthrough Agenda Report, 2022
 Released in: September, 2022
 Released by: International Energy Agency (IEA),
the International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA) and the UN Climate Change High-Level
Champions
 Primary Focus on: International collaboration to
drive faster reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
 It is First-of-its-kind report requested by: World
leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference
COP26 in November 2021
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State of the Global Climate
2021, Report
WMO released the State of the Global Climate
2021 report.
State of the Global Climate 2021 Report
 Launched on : 18 May 2022
 Focus on : Details of climate indicators such as
temperatures, ocean heat, ocean acidification, sea
level rise, sea ice glaciers and extreme weather.
Major highlights of the Report
 The report confirms that the past seven years have
been the warmest seven years on record.
World Meteorological Organization
 An intergovernmental organization with a mem-
bership of 193 Member States.
 India is a member.
 It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was
established at the 1873 Vienna International
Meteorological Congress.
 Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
 Four
key climate change indicators –
Greenhouse gas concentrations, Sea-level rise,
Ocean heat and Ocean acidification – set new
records in 2021.
 The global mean temperature in 2021 was around
1.11 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial
average.
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Global mean sea level reached a new record high
in 2021, rising an average of 4.5 mm per year over
the period 2013–2021.
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4
5
The State of the World’s Forests
2022
 Released on : May 2, 2022.
 Released by : United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)
 The state of the World's Forest report is published
bi-annually.
 Average annual PM2.5 concentration (µg/m3 ) for
regional capital cities in descending order:
Capital City
Score
1- New Delhi, India
(85.0)
2. Dhaka, Bangladesh
(78.1)
3. N’Djamena Chad
(77.6)
 Forests cover 31 percent of the Earth's land surface
(4.06 billion PA).
 The 420 mha of forests have been lost between
1990 and 2020, due to deforestation.
 Approximately 124 million more people fell into
extreme poverty after COVID-19 and this may
have longer-term impacts on wood-based fuel.
Top 5 Most Polluted Cities
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
World Air Quality Report
About World Air Quality Report
 Published on : March 22, 2022
 Published by : The Swiss-based organisation IQAir
 Published : World Air Quality Report 2021.
66.8
59.4
58.1
2021 Regional Capital City Ranking
Key Highlights of SOFO, 2022
The World Air Quality Report revealed that not a
single country managed to meet the World Health
Organization’s air quality standard in 2021, and smog
even rebounded in some regions after a Covid-related dip
in numbers.
Pakistan
Tajikistan
India
City
Bhiwadi,(Rajasthan)
Ghaziabad, (U.P)
Hotan
Delhi
Jaunpur (U.P)
Country
India
India
China
India
India
UNEP ‘Annual Frontier Report,
2022’
Since 2016, UNEP’s Frontiers Reports have cast
a spotlight on emerging environmental issues. The
2022 edition of the report looks at three concerns:
urban soundscapes, wildfires and phenological
shifts.
 Report is based on PM2.5 air quality data from
Annual Frontier Report, 2022
Key Highlights
 Report Titled as : Noise, Blazes and Mismatches
6,475 cities in 117 countries.
 Air pollution is now considered to be the world’s
largest environmental health threat
 Accounting for seven million deaths around the
world every year
 The index listed 35 Indian cities with the worst air
quality tag for 2021
 Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi topped the list followed
closely by Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad
 2021 average PM2.5 concentration (μg/m³) for
countries, regions, and territories in descending
order:
2023
Country
Bangladesh
Chad
 Objective of the 2022 Report : Identifies and
offers solutions to three environmental issues: urban
noise pollution, wildfires and phenological shifts.
 Frontiers Report first published in : 2016
 Edition : 4th
This Report is divided into 3 Segments
 Noise Pollution
 Phenological Shifts
 Wildfires
2021 Country/Region Ranking
Rank
1
2
 Released on : 17th February, 2022
Score
76.9
75.9
Key Highlights from the Frontiers Report of
UNEP
 Five Indian cities have been ranked in this list
of being among the noisiest cities of the world
– Asansol, Jaipur, Kolkata, New Delhi, and
Moradabad.
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Noisiest City Rank
1. Dhaka,
Bangladesh (119 db)
2. Moradabad,
Uttar Pradesh (144 db)
3. Islamabad, Pakistan (105 db)
 The ISA Assembly approved the Solar Facility, a
payment guarantee mechanism : Solar Payment
Guarantee Fund and Solar Insurance Fund.
 The ISA Assembly also approved the SolarX Grand
Challenge, which is planned to focus on innovation
and start-ups.
GM Crop
4th Asia Ministerial Conference
on Tiger Conservation
In January 2022, India participated in the
4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger
Conservation, an important event for reviewing
progress towards the Global Tiger Recovery
Programme and commitments to tiger conservation.
4th Asian Ministerial Conference
 Organized by : Government of Malaysia and
Global Tiger Forum (GTF).
 Host Nation : Malaysia (India hosted the 3rd
Ministerial conference in 2016)
 Out come : The Kuala Lumpur Joint Statement was
adopted.
Global Tiger Forum (GTF)
 Intergovernmental International Body
 Global campaign to protect the Tiger
 Located in New Delhi
years.
5th Assembly of the
International Solar Alliance
The Union Minister of Power and New &
Renewable Energy has inaugurated the Fifth Assembly
of the International Solar Alliance.
bout the 5th Assembly of the International
A
Solar Alliance
 Held on: October 18, 2022
 Conference inaugurated by: Shri Raj Kumar
Singh, Minister of Power and New & Renewable
Energy
 Held in: New Delhi, India
 India and France re-elected President and Co-President
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 Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH 11) is a genetically
modified variant of herbicide tolerant mustard.
 It contains two alien genes from a soil bacterium
called Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
 It is indigenously developed by the Centre for
Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP).
 Recently India has approved commercial cultivation
of only one genetically modified crop, i.e. BT
cotton, which has been a huge success.
 Title of the report: ‘Emissions Gap Report 2022:
 General assembly of GTF meets after every three
of the ISA Assembly for a period of two years.
DMH 11
13th Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP
 Formed in 1993
Key Highlights
Recently, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal
Committee (GEAC) that functions under the Union
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change has approved seed production prior to
commercial release of genetically modified (GM)
mustard.
The Closing Window — Climate Crisis Calls for
Rapid Transformation of Societies’.
 Released on: 27 October 2022
 Released by: United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
 The report assess: The gap between anticipated
emissions in 2030 and levels consistent with the
1.5°C and 2°C targets of the Paris Agreement.
What is Emission Gap?

“The emissions gap is defined as the difference
between the estimated total global greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the full
implementation of the nationally determined
contributions (NDCs), and the total global GHG
emissions from least-cost pathways consistent with
the Paris Agreement long-term goal of limiting
global average temperature increase to well below
2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C relative
to pre-industrial levels.”
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 The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
"Mission LiFE" (Lifestyle for
Environment)
Mission LiFE which was announced by PM Modi
at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26)
was launched at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat by
PM Narendra Modi.
"Mission LiFE" (Lifestyle for Environment)
 Launched: 20 October, 2022
Change is working in collaboration with the
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
 Under the plan, 50 Cheetahs will be introduced in
the different National Parks in the country in a span
of 5 years.
 This is the first time in the world that a large carnivore
will be relocated from one continent to another.
Cheetah (Scientific name- Acinonyx jubatus) is
listed in Schedule 2 of the Wild Life (Protection)
Act 1972, even though it was extinct long back before
this law was even framed.
 Nodal Agency: NITI Aayog
Key Point
 Mission life is a global initiative by India to help
to lead to a sustainable way of life to achieve the
sustainable development goals set by UN.
 It aims to nudge individuals and communities to
adopt a life style that is synchronous with nature and
does not harm it.
Kuno National Park
 Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh was
established in 1981 as wildlife sanctuary.
 It was later given the status of national park in
2018.
 It was named after Kuno River, one of the major
Climate Transparency Report, 2022
tributaries of the Chambal River.
 Released on: October 20, 2022
 Edition: Eighth (8th)
 Prepared by: Report was developed by experts
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from 16 partner organizations from the majority of
the G20 countries
Theme for the 2022 edition: G20 response to the
energy crisis: critical for 1.5°c.
Report highlights the link between: Climate And
Energy Crises
As per the report, the losses were the highest in four
sectors—
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Services, manufacturing, agriculture, and
construction.
With respect to global emissions, the USA ranked
first, as America contributes 25 percent of it;
India suffered an income loss of 5.4 per cent of
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest among
the G20 nations in 2021.
Reintroduction of Cheetahs at
Kuno National Park
Renewables Global Status Report
2022
 Released on : 15 June 2022
 Released by : Renewable Energy Policy Network
(REN21)
 Series : 17th
 Objective : Provides a world map of renewable
energy shares by country and highlights progress in
some of the leading countries.
Key Highlights
 Renewable power capacity additions grew 17% in
2021 to reach a new high of more than 314 GW of
added capacity globally.
 India added around 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of
renewable power capacity in 2021, the third
highest after China (136 GW) and the United
States (43 GW).
On September 17, 2022, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi (on his birthday) released eight African
cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park
from Namibia. Cheetahs in India went extinct long
back in 1952 due to too much reckless hunting activities.
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Wind power capacity
Hydropower
capacity
Geothermal power
capacity
China
China
United States India
United States Brazil
China
Canada
India
China
Turkey
Iceland
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Concentrating solar
thermal power
(CSP) capacity
Solar water heating
capacity
Air-source heat
pump sales
Ethanol production
Biodiesel production
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India
Turkey
China
Japan
United
States
Indonesia
Brazil
United
States
China
Brazil
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022
United
States
Table : Technologies/countries ordered based on total
capacity addition during 2021 (Net capacity/sales/etc
2021.)
 India was the second largest market for new
solar PV (Photovoltaic) capacity in Asia and third
largest globally.
National Air Quality Resource
Framework of India (NARFI)
 Inaugurated on : 22 June 2022
 Inaugurated by : Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal
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Scientific Adviser to Govt. of India
Developed by : National Institute of Advanced
Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru
Inaugurated at : India International Centre, New
Delhi
Objective : The framework will provide an allinclusive guide to collecting air quality data, studying
its impact and implementing science-based solutions.
The NARFI is an information mechanism to help
governments and all stake holders to address air
pollution issues in different climatic zones of India.
Global Annual to Decadal Climate
Update Report
India's First Green Hydrogen
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Toyota launched India’s first all-hydrogen
electric vehicle, Mirai, in India. As part of the
company’s pilot project with the International Center
for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Toyota launched
a car that runs on hydrogen generated electricity.
First hydrogen fuel cell car of India
 Name : Mirai ('future' in Japanese)
 Launched by : Toyota INDIA Motors
 Range : Up to 650 km in a single charge, with a
refueling time of five minutes.
 Aim : Spreading awareness about Hydrogen, FCEV
 Published on : 9 May 2022
 Published by : World Meteorological Organisation
(WMO)
 For the year : 2022 to 2026
 In one of the next five years, there is a 50%
possibility that the planet may momentarily exceed
1.5°C of warming.
 Between 2022 and 2026, the annual mean global
near-surface temperature is expected to be
between 1.1 and 1.7 degrees Celsius higher than
pre-industrial levels the average over the (years 18501900).
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Nearly 40 years after India first signed the
Antarctic Treaty, the government of India has
introduced 'The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022' in Lok Sabha
on April 1, 2022.
 Objective : To give effect to—
The Antarctic Treaty
The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources
The protocol on Environmental Protection to the
Antarctic Treaty
 India signed the Antarctic Treaty on August 19, 1983
and since has received consultative status the same
year.
The Antarctic Treaty
 Signed on : 1 December, 1959
 Entered in Force: June 1961
 Original Signatories : 12
 Current Parties : 54
 Focus : To make sure Antarctica shall continue for
ever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes
technology, and disseminating its benefits to support
hydrogen-based society for India.
 Equipped with : A high-pressure hydrogen fuel
tank and an electric motor.
 FCEV - Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
World Bank's Wildlife Conservation
Bond
The World Bank (International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has priced
first ever Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB).
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About Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB)
Water Birds Status Survey 2022
 Place : Chilika Lake (Odisha)
 Report Released by : Odisha State Wildlife
 Released by : World Bank
 Released on : 23 March, 2022
Organization
 Corpus : $150 Million
 Maturity period : 5 Years
 Released for : to provide support of South Africa's
efforts to conserve of endangered species.
 Also known as : Rhino Bond
 WCB is a first-of-its-kind, outcome-based, financial
instrument that channels investments to achieve
conservation outcomes – measured in this case by
an increase in Black Rhino populations.
India’s First Biomass-Based
Hydrogen Plant
India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based
Hydrogen Plant will come up at the Khandwa district
of Madhya Pradesh.
Aravalli Biodiversity Park-India’s first OECM site
 On World Wetlands Day, that is, on February 2, 2022
the Aravalli Biodiversity Park was announced as the
first Other Effective Area – based Conservation
Measures (OECM) site.
 The OECM tag is provided by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
According to IUCN, the OECM sites are not
protected but are rich in biodiversity. The Aravalli
hills are the first OECM site of the country.
 Related Bird Sanctuary : Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
 Related District : Puri, Ganjam, Khorda (About
1100 Km)
 Census on Water Birds held : Every year
 According to the Water Bird Status Survey-2022,
Chilika Lake saw a million birds including an
uncommon Mongolian gull visiting the water body
this year.
Red Sanders Falls Back in IUCN’s
‘Endangered’ Category
Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) has fallen
back into the ‘endangered’ category in the
International Union for Conservation of Nature’s
(IUCN) Red List. The species was classified as ‘near
threatened’ in 2018.
The International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN)
Formed on : 5 October 1948
Headquarters : Gland, Switzerland.
Nature : International Organisation
Formed for : Nature conservation and sustainable
use of natural resources
 Function : Categorises various flora and fauna
species into various lists based on their protection
status
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Red Sanders
India’s First Geo Park
 The first geological park of India will be built
in Lamheta, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. In
January 2022, approval for the park was given by the
Geological Survey of India, under the Ministry of
Mining.
 Lamheta Park : In 1928, William Henry Sleeman had
discovered Dinosaur fossil from this area. UNESCO
has also recognised Lamheta as geo heritage site.
Lameta Formation is also called Infratrappean Beds.
Water Birds Status Survey 2022
 Biological Name : Pterocarpus Santalinus
 Found in: Forests of Andhra Pradesh
 Geographical conditions needed: rocky, degraded
and fallow lands with Red Soil and hot and dry
climate.
News in Short
Three medicinal plant species added to the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 The IUCN assessment in the Himalayan region
Chilika Lake, the Asia’s largest brackish
water lagoon, witnessed over 10.74 lakh birds,
including uncommon Mongolian gull, visiting the
water-body in Odisha this winter, according to a
census report released on January 05, 2022.
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shows deforestation, habitat loss, forest fires,
illegal trade and climate change pose a serious
threat to the species.Recently,three medicinal plant
species (Meizotropispellita, Fritillaria cirrhosa,
Dactylorhizahatagirea) found in the Himalayas
have been added to the IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species.
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India’s Net Zero Strategy
Recently, India submitted its Long-Term Low
Emission Development strategy to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
at ongoing 27th conference of Parties (COP 27) in
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
 Recently India released a strategy document called
‘Long Term Low Emission Development
Strategy’ (LT-LEDS) to achieve net zero emission
by 2070 at COP 27 in Egypt’s Sharm el-sheikh.
India's First Geo Thermal Energy Project in
Ladakh
Geological Survey of India (GSI) estimate
suggests that there could be 10 GW geo-thermal power
potential in our country. In a recent development Oil
and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) started drilling
for India's first geo thermal energy project Puga Valley
in Ladakh.
India’s first e-waste Eco-park
 On February 24, 2022, the Deputy Chief Minister of
Delhi, Manish Sisodia, announced that Delhi will get
India’s first e-waste Eco-park.
Amazon Rainforest's
 According to a new report 'Living Amazon report'
2022 by the World Wide Fund, some 35% of the
rainforest is either totally lost or highly degraded.
Key Highlights
 'Living Amazon report' 2022 was released at 27th
Conference of Parties (CoP27) to the United
Nations Framework convention on climate change
in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
About National Clean Air Programme
 Launched by: Ministry of Environment, Forests
and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
 Launched in: January, 2019
Green Fins Hub
 The United Nations Environmental Programme
(UNEP), along with UK-based charity Reef-World
Foundation, recently launched the Green Fins
Hub on 13 September 2022. Green Fins Hub is a
global digital platform for diving and snorkelling
operators worldwide. The Green Fins Hub is
the first-ever global marine tourism industry
platform, helping operators to make simple, costefficient changes to their daily practices.
India’s longest rubber dam
 Recently, on September 08, 2022 Chief Minister
of Bihar Nitish Kumar inaugurated the country’s
largest rubber dam and a steel bridge over the Falgu
river near Vishnupad temple (Gaya) in Bihar.
 The foundation stone of the ambitious dam project
was laid on September 22, 2020 when the Covid
pandemic was at its peak.
Rhino Memorial in Kaziranga National Park
 Recently on September 22, 2021 Rhino Memorial
were unveiled at the Kaziranga National Park in
Assam.
 Named “Abode of the Unicorns”, it has three rhino
sculptures – an adult male, an adult female and a calf.
Fridays for Future Campaign
 Thousands of young activists took to the streets
across the world on September 23, 2022.
Living Planet Report - 2022
 The Global Climate Strikes were organised
Recently, WWF on October 13, 2022, has released
its biennial Living Planet report - 2022 showing trends
in global biodiversity and health of planet.
 69% decline in wildlife populations of mammals,
birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish across globe
between 1970 and 2018.
1st Year Anniversary of Shoonya Campaign
New Target under National Clean Air
Programme
Recently, the central government has set a new
target of a 40% reduction in particulate matter (PM)
concentration in cities covered under the National
Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2026. The earlier
goal was 20 to 30% reduction by 2024.
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under the banner of Fridays for Future (FFF)
campaign, a youth-led climate justice movement.
 This movement was inspired by Greta Thunberg.
 NITI Aayog held a day-long forum on September
14, 2022 to commemorate the one-year anniversary
of Shoonya, India’s zero pollution e-mobility
campaign.
First India Animal Health Summit, 2022
 On July 06, 2022, the Union Minister of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry, and Dairying inaugurated the
First India Animal Health Summit 2022, in New
Delhi.
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 The Summit was focused on understanding the
 Disaster resilient infrastructure represents that it is
significance of animal health towards the broader
objective of the country's food and nutrition security.
strategically designed to withstand the impact of a
natural disaster like a flood, earthquake, etc.
India’s first indigenously developed lithiumion cell
COP 15 UNCCD
 Ola Electric on July 12, 2022, unveiled India’s first
 Took place at : Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
indigenously developed lithium-ion cell, NMC 2170.
 It will start mass production from its upcoming
Gigafactory by 2023.
 COP 15 theme : ‘Land Life Legacy: From scarcity
to prosperity
 The COP-14 was held in New Delhi in 2019.
 First Session held : Rome (1997), Italy.
'Clean and Green' campaign
 Launched on - 5 June 2022, (World Environment
day)
 Launched by - Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs
 Objective - To make country free of Single Use
Plastic (SUP).
 Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
has issued a detailed advisory to States and UTs will
take up a range of activities to fulfill all mandates for
no use of Single Use plastic (SUP).
World’s largest freshwater fish: Giant Stingray
 Scientists have caught the world’s largest recorded
freshwater fish, named giant stingray, in the Mekong
River of Cambodia.
 The stingray was captured on June 13, 2022.
 It measured almost four metres from snout to tail
while weighed under 300kg.
State Butterfly of Sikkim
 On World Environment Day 2022 (June 05); the
Chief Minister of Sikkim, P.S. Golay, declared Blue
Duke as “State Butterfly of Sikkim”.
 Blue Duke is a native butterfly species of Sikkim.
 It represents Sikkim with its two unique colours.
Blue colour represents sky while white colour
depicts snow clad mountains of Himalayas.
International Conference on Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure
 Organised : In May 2022
 Edition: 4th
 On 4th of May, 2022 PM Narendra Modi addressed
the inaugural session of the fourth session of
ICDRI.
 Organised by: Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI) with member countries,
organizations and institutions.
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 Session took place : From 9 to 20 May 2022
75th World Health Assembly
From 22nd to 28th May 2022 World Health
Assembly was organized by World Health
Organisation (WHO).
 It is the first in-person Health Assembly since the
COVID-19 pandemic began.
 "Health for peace, peace for health" was the
theme of the World Health Assembly, 2022.
Global Collaboration Village
 Launched in : May 2022
 Launched by : World Economic Forum (WEF)
 Type of : A global village in Metaverse Universe.
 Launched during : WEF annual meeting at Davos.
 The Davos Annual Meeting is the focal point for
leaders to accelerate the partnerships needed to
tackle global challenges and shape a more sustainable
and inclusive future.
 Global Cooperation Village : The Village will
provide immersive spaces where stakeholders can
convene, create and take action on the world’s most
pressing challenges.
Amendment in Bio-fuels Policy
 In May 2022, the Union Cabinet recently made
amendments to the National Biofuel Policy 2018.
 The target for achieving 20% ethanol blending in
petrol is advanced by five years.
Thus, the new target is 2025-26 instead of 2030.
 The “National Policy on Biofuels was notified by the
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in 2018.
‘Nanjarayan Tank’
 The Nanjarayan Tank is recently declared the 17th
bird sanctuary of Tamil Nadu.
 Nanjarayan Tank is located on the outskirts
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
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First Organic Waste-powered EV Charging
Station: Mumbai
 Inauguration: Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the
 India’s first organic waste-powered Electric Vehicle
Sambhav and Swavalamban initiatives Launched
(EV) charging station has been inaugurated at
Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mumbai, on 9th May 2022.
 Aditya Thackeray, Maharashtra’s Minister of
Environment and Tourism inaugurated this charging
station.
‘Drought in Numbers, 2022’ report
 “Drought in Numbers, 2022” report was presented
recently in May 2022, by the United Nations
Convention
to
Combat
Desertification
(UNCCD).
2022 World Food Prize
 “Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA’s head of
the Climate Impacts Group and a senior research
scientist at Goddard Institute for Space Studies
(GISS) received this year’s prize from the World
Food Prize Foundation on 5th May 2022.
Blue Blob
According to new research,a region of cooling
water in the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland,
nicknamed the "Blue blob," has likely slowed the
melting of the island's glaciers since 2011 and may
continue to stymie ice loss until about 2050.
Rajasthan: First State to surpass 10 GW Solar
Capacity
According to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker,
Rajasthan becomes the first state in India to exceed 10
GW of cumulative large-scale solar power installations
with a total of 32.5 GW of installed power capacity,
with renewable energy contributing 55%, thermal
energy at 43%, and nuclear energy 2%.
 Rajasthan’s Solar Energy Policy 2019 was issued in
2019, with the goal of achieving a 30 GW solar
power target by FY 2024-25.
Palli: India’s First ‘Carbon-neutral Panchayat’
 Palli village located in the Samba district of Jammu
has become India’s first panchayat to become carbon
neutral, fully solar energy powered, and all its records
have been digitized which will help in receiving all
benefits of Central schemes easily.
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500 KW solar plant at this carbon-neutral panchayat.
 On 4th – 5th March, 2022 at New Delhi, Union
Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma inaugurated
International Summit on Plastic Recycling and Waste
Management.
 Motto of the summit was “Know your Waste and
how Recycling is the right thing to do, which is to be
done in a right way”.
 Two special initiatives - 'Sambhav' and 'Swavlamban'
launched to promote entrepreneurship amongst
youth, especially in aspirational Districts all across
the country.
50 Years of UNEP
 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
celebrated its 50th Anniversary (founded in 1972) at a
special session in Nairobi, Kenya on March 03, 2022.
 Theme of the event: “Strengthening UNEP for the
implementation of the environmental dimension of
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
First Dugong Conservation Reserve of India
 The Tamil Nadu government has commenced work
to set up the first Dugong Conservation Reserve of
India in the Palk Bay region.
 Dugong (commonly known as sea cows) is a
sirenian species found along the Indian coast. They
are endangered species and are protected under the
Wildlife Protection Act’s, 1972 Schedule 1.
World Sustainable Development Summit 2022
 Edition of the Summit : 21st
 Organised between : 6th to 18th February 2022
 Umbrella theme : Towards a Resilient Planet:
Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future.
 Organised by : The Energy and Resources
Institute’s (TERI)
 Earlier known as : Delhi Sustainable Development
Summit
 Objective : single platform to accelerate action
towards sustainable development and climate
change.
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Digi Yatra at Varanasi Airport
Bird Festival
 The government has introduced paperless entry at
 Yogi Government will organise Bird Festival this
selected airports to make air travel hassle-free. The
airport will use facial recognition software termed
as “Digi Yatra” for entry, which means passengers
won’t need to carry their ID card and boarding pass.
 Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
launched Digi Yatra in the national capital. In the
first phase, it will be launched at seven airports.
It was initially launched at three airports -- Delhi,
Bengaluru and Varanasi and it will followed by
four airports namely Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune
and Vijayawada by March 2023.
Mukhyamantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
 Government of
Uttar Pradesh has launched
Mukhyamantri Matasya Sampada Yojana on the line
of Pradhanmantri Matasya Sampada Yojana .
 Aim of this scheme is to increase the income of
farmers and increase the production of fishes in
ponds of villages.
 As per this scheme, government will set up 100 Fish
Seed Banks in Ponds.
'One District One Sport’ scheme
 Uttar Pradesh government has launched the One
District One Sport (ODOS) programme for
promoting local sporting talent.
 According to officials, one sport will be identified in
each of the 75 districts of UP.
 Under the One District, One Sport (ODOS)
scheme, players will get training in the specified
sport for their district to play both at national and
international events.
‘Mundera Baazar’ and ‘Telia Afghan’ village
 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given
its approval to the Uttar Pradesh government to
change the name of Gorakhpur district’s ‘Mundera
Baazar’ municipal council to ‘Chauri Chaura’ and
Deoria district’s ‘Telia Afghan’ village to ‘Telia
Shukla’.
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time in Bundelkhand. To promote the tourism of
Bundelkhand, an event will be held at Vijay Sagar
Bird Sanctuary in Mahoba.
Delhi-Meerut-Regional Rapid Transit System
Train
 Country’s first Rapid Train on track between Duhai
to Ghaziabad station successfully tested .
 Passenger will get a chance to travel in Rapid Train
from March 2023.
 The National Capital Region Transport Corporation
(NCRTC), the agency implementing the Regional
Rapid Transit System (RRTS).
Longest River Voyage
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world’s
longest river cruise on January 13, 2023 in Varanasi,
which the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal said that it will
herald a new age of river cruise tourism for India.
 The luxury cruise covers a distance of more than
3,200 km across 27 river systems in five states in
India and Bangladesh.
Country’s Largest city Forest
 The country’s largest city forest is being developed
in the Uttar Pradesh temple city of Vrindavan.
Saubhari Nagar Van is being developed by the state
forest department on 130 hectares of land near
Sunrakh village in Vrindavan.
State’s First cow Sanctuary
 The first’ cow sanctuary’ in Uttar Pradesh has been
proposed on 70 hectares of land in Chandan
village of Purkaji block in Muzaffarnagar.
Atal Swasthya Mela
 On December 24, 2022 Chief
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Minister Yogi
Adityanath inaugurated two-day Atal Swasthya Mela
at Vikas Nagar Mini Stadium, Lucknow to mark
the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and
Lucknow MP Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Maximum number of MSME
 Uma Singh, a mountaineer and cyclist from
 Uttar Pradesh is becoming an Industrial state .
 Uttar Pradesh is a state with maximum number of
MSME units, the state with maximum number of
consumers, Industrial Land Work.
Glass Skywalk
 Uttar Pradesh will get its first glass skywalk at the
Tulsi waterfall in Chitrakoot.
 It was initially called Shabri waterfall but earlier
this year, the state government changed its name to
Tulsi waterfall.
Clean Air Survey, 2022
 Three UP cities - Lucknow, Prayagraj and Varanasi
- have bagged top three slots among 47 cities with
population of over 10 lakh in the Swachh Vayu
Sarvekshan- 2022 (clean air survey) conducted by
the Union ministry of environment, forest and
climate change (MEFCC) under its National
Clean Air Programme.
 Lucknow was declared the ‘No.1 city’ in the national
ranking of ‘Clean Air Survey’, and received a reward
of R.s 1.50 crore along with a citation.
Ranipur Tiger Reserve
 Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh has
become the 53rd tiger reserve of India. Besides
this, it is also the fourth tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh.
 Ranipur Tiger Reserve located in Bundelkhand
region of Uttar Pradesh.
 Apart from Ranipur, the state has three tiger
reserves– Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh.
Unit of Civil Defence
 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has
directed the officers of the state to reorganise civil
defence units to form a unit of civil defence in every
district of the state.
 At present, Civil Defence units are formed in 27
districts of the state. Keeping in view the importance
and utility of Civil Defence, it is necessary to extend
it to all 75 districts.
Uma Singh of Gorakhpur Climbs Mount
Friendship by Bicycle
 Uma Singh of Gorakhpur district has created history
in the field of mountaineering, conquering the peak
of Mount Friendship in Manali in Himachal
Pradesh with a bicycle and thus becoming the first
mountaineer to reach the top of this mountain on a
bicycle.
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Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, has also climbed to
the top of Africa’s highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro in
Tanzania.
Convention Center in Gorakhpur
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to build
a large convention center in Gorakhpur in the state,
with a seat capacity between three thousand and
five thousand more than the capacity of Rudraksh
Convention Center built in Varanasi (1200 ).
Khelo India National University Game
 Khelo India National University Games to be held
in April 2023 in the country will be held in Uttar
Pradesh.
 Khelo India National University Game will be held
in four cities of the state - Lucknow, Gorakhpur,
Varanasi and Noida.
Lakhpati Mahila Karyakram
 Yogi Adtiyanath government is going to start
‘Lakhpati Mahila Karyakram’ to make the women
of the state financially more capable, through which
15 lakh women will be made millionaires in the first
three years.
 In the first phase of ‘Lakhpati Mahila Karyakram’,
it will be launched in 11 districts, including Aligarh,
Sultanpur, Bahraich, Banda, Basti, Lakhimpur Kheri,
Mirzapur, besides Varanasi and Prayagraj. Hamirpur
and Sonbhadra are also included.
Police Commissioner System
 The three new police commissionerates of Uttar
Pradesh namely, Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj
got their first police commissioners after witnessing
improved police working in Lucknow, Kanpur,
Varanasi and Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida).
New Tourism Policy, 2022 Approved in Uttar
Pradesh
 As per the new Tourism policy, Ramayan and
Mahabharata circuits would be developed in UP
and places of religious importance will be given
new identity. In the policy, creation of Buddha
and Shakti Peeth as well as Sufi circuit has been
conceptualised.
 As per new Tourism policy, cabinet minister A.K.
Sharma said that wild life and eco-tourism areas
would be identified for development. The aim
of the policy to boost tourism in less developed
areas, increase investment as well as employment
opportunities here.
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Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy 2022
Indian Road Congress to be held in Lucknow
 Uttar Pradesh aims to generate 22,000 MW solar
 The 81st annual convention of the Indian Roads
State of the Court will be built in all District of
Uttar Pradesh
International Abhidhamma Day
power over the next five years (2026-27) under the
state government’s Solar Policy-2022.
 The UP Solar Policy-2022 will be applicable for five
years.
 In addition to financial aid from the Centre, state
government contribution of Rs 15,000 per KW, up
to a maximum of Rs 30,000 per consumer has been
approved.
 The Uttar Pradesh government, headed by Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath, is readying to construct
integrated court complexes in 10 districts initially.
 The districts selected to pilot the project, which
aims to house all courts of a district under one
roof, are Mahoba, Hathras, Chandauli, Shamli,
Amethi, Hapur, Auraiya, Sonbhadra, Sambhal
and Chitrakoot.
Congress (IRC) was held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan
in Uttar Pradesh from October 8 to 11, 2022.
 It is worth noting that the last such event was held
in Lucknow in 1985, which was the Golden Jubilee
session of the IRC.
 The IRC, a premier body in the infrastructure sector,
will discuss the introduction of new technology and
maintenance of roads.
 International
Buddhist Confederation hosts
Abhidhamma Day (October 5, 2022) Conference in
Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
 International Abhidhamma Day program was
organized by the Ministry of Culture of the state
government.
 According to the belief, on this day Lord Buddha
returned from heaven to earth.
Integrated Check Post (ICP) Land Port
Jagriti Yadav of Lucknow became UK High
Commissioner for a Day
 Integrated Check Post (ICP) land-port will be built
 Twenty-year-old Jagriti Yadav from Lucknow, Uttar
Uttar Pradesh Global Investor Summit-2023
Uttar Pradesh Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
and Mobility Policy-2022
on 120-acre campus on the lines of the airport at
Sonauli, the international exit point of the Buddhist
circuit of Maharajganj.
 Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit (UPGIS)
2023 scheduled from 10-12 February 2023 at
Lucknow, is the flagship Investment Summit of
the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The 3-day long
Investors Summit will bring together policy makers,
corporate leaders, business delegations, academia,
think-tanks and Political and Government leadership
across the globe, to collectively explore business
opportunities and forge partnerships.
 UPGIS 2023 is an initiative aligned to the vision
of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, of making
our country a USD 5 Trillion economy, towards
which the Government of Uttar Pradesh has set
an aspiration target of making the State a USD 1
Trillion economy in next 5 years.
International Agriculture Research Center will
be Established in Gorakhpur University
 Consortium of International Agriculture Research
Center (GCIAR) will be established at the Institute
of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh.
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Pradesh, spent a day as the UK’s top diplomat in
India after winning the sixth edition of the ‘High
Commissioner for a Day’ competition.
 UP govt rolls out new Electric Vehicle Policy-2022 to
attract investments and promote faster EV adoption
in state.
 The new Electric Vehicle Policy is aimed not only at
developing an eco-friendly transport system in the
state;
But, it has also been decided to give a subsidy of
15 percent on factory price to EVs purchased
in UP.
Uttar Pradesh Dairy Development and Promotion
of Milk Production Policy-2022
 The UP government has given green signal to the
Uttar Pradesh Dairy Development and Milk Product
Promotion Policy-2022.
 Under the new policy, subsidy of up to 5 crore will
be given for setting up milk processing units in UP,
apart from this, an interest subsidy of Rs 10 crore
will be given for five years.
 A capital investment target of Rs 5,000 crore has
been set in the next five years to increase the level of
milk processing.
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GI Mahotsav Inaugurated
 Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary
Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated the six-day
at Deendayal Hastkala Sankul at Bada Lalpur in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
 GI Mahotsav organized by the Department of
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
 GI Utsav includes Terracotta of Gorakhpur, Wall
Hanging of Ghazipur, Black Rice from Chandauli,
Tricolor Barfi of Banaras, Banarasi Zardosi , Black
Salt Rice of Siddharth Nagar, Ittar of Kannauj,
Firozabad glass mosaics, Farrukhabad print dupatta
stalls have been set up.
CNG to be made from garbage in Lucknow,
Ghaziabad, Prayagraj
 Prayagraj, Lucknow and Ghaziabad districts will
have bio-solid waste-based bio CNG (compressed
natural gas) plants.
North Central Railway Becomes Fifth Zone in
the Country with 100% Electrification
 North Central Railway’s takes a long leap forward,
the entire broad gauge network becomes 100%
electrified .
 NCR attains this feat by electrifying the last section
of NCR, Barhan-Etah of Prayagraj division and
Ishanagar-Udaipura of Jhansi Division.
Center Approves Terai Elephant Reserve
 The Union Forest and Environment Ministry has
given its approval to the Terai Elephant Reserve
(TER), which will be developed over a 3,049 square
kilometre area, including the Dudhwa Tiger
Reserve and the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve located in
Lakhimpur and Pilibhit districts.
 India has now 33 Elephant Reserve.
India Food Expo held in Lucknow
 India Food Expo 2022, a three-day event from
2-4 November, 2022 held at Indira Gandhi
Pratishthan in Lucknow with focus on food
processing and agriculture based micro, small and
medium enterprises.
Uttar Pradesh Tops in Country in Vaccination
Against Lumpi Virus
 Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the first state in the
country to have administered 1.58 crore vaccine
doses to the cattle of the state for the Lumpy Virus
disease by vaccinating more than 1.50 crore animals
in the government campaign to prevent lumpi virus.
 Gujarat was second only to Uttar Pradesh.
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Uttar Pradesh Ranks Eighth in Plastic Waste
Emission
 According to the Plastic Alternative Report-2022,
Maharashtra ranks first in terms of plastic waste
emissions in the country and Goa is ranked one in
terms of per capita waste removal.
 Uttar Pradesh ranks eighth in terms of plastic
waste emissions in the country.
Asia’s First Pathogen Reduction Machine in
Lucknow
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Asia’s
first pathogen-reducing machine at the blood
and transfusion medicine department KGMU
Lucknow.
 This machine inactivates pathogens including virus,
bacteria and protozoa.
Uttar Pradesh Rank Second in Bajra Production
 Uttar Pradesh ranks second in the country in the
production of millets, including jowar, bajra, kodo
and sanwa among others.
World Dairy Conference, 2022 at Greater Noida
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
International Dairy Federation World Dairy
Conference 2022 held in Greater Noida, Uttar
Pradesh.
 The conference focuses on the theme ‘Dairy for
Nutrition and Livelihood’.
Nandi Sanctuary to be built in Moradabad
Division
 Moradabad Divisional Commissioner said that an
initiative is being taken to create Nandi Sanctuary in
Moradabad division to overcome the problem of
stray cattle.
Alakh Pandey Physicswala named in Global
Hurun Richlist
 India’s newst edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah’s co-
founders Alakh Pandey is the newest to join the
millionaires’ club, according to a report by Hurun
India and IIFL Wealth.
 Alakh Pandey is from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
India’s Second Nano-Fertilizer Plant Set-up in
Prayagraj
 India’s First Nano Fertilizer Plant was setup at
Kalol, Gujarat and country’s second nano fertilizer
plant has been ready in Phulpur, Prayagraj.
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State Planning Commission’ Now ‘State
Transformation Commission’
Annu Rani Won Bronze Medal in Javelin Throw
 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet cleared the proposal for
became the first Indian female javelin thrower
to win a medal, a bronze, in the Commonwealth
Games on the penultimate day in Birmingham on
August, 2022.
restructuring of the Uttar Pradesh State Planning
Commission on the lines of the NITI Aayog at the
Centre and renamed it as the State Transformation
Commission.
 State Transformation Commission (STC) will
be headed by the Chief Minister and the vicepresident of STC will be a renowned economist or
social scientist.
Uttar Pradesh Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises Promotion Policy-2022
 Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a Micro Small
Medium Enterprises Promotion Policy (MSME)
2022 and Uttar Pradesh Bioenergy Policy-2022 to
help setting up of MSMEs and bioenergy projects.
 Under the new policy, subsidy ranging from 10
percent to 25 percent will be made available as
capital subsidy to the new MSME enterprises to
be set up. Capital subsidy (rebate) is available for
investment on plant and machinery etc.
Metro in Twelve Cities of Uttar Pradesh
 After the successful run of metro rail in Lucknow,
Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Kanpur,
the Uttar Pradesh government is focussing on
expanding the services to Gorakhpur, Varanasi,
Meerut, Bareilly, Jhansi and Prayagraj while the
project is nearing completion in Agra.
 Annu Rani (Javelin Queen) scripted history as she
Cabinet Approves Formation of Uttar Pradesh
Eco-Tourism Development Board
 The state cabinet gave its approval for setting up an
eco-tourism development board, with headquarters
in Lucknow, for the development and management
of infrastructure facilities in forests and in outer
areas of wildlife sanctuaries.
 The CM would be the Chairman of the board.
Uttar Pradesh Plastic Waste Management
Conclave, 2022
 Plastic Waste Management Conclave, 2022 was
organized at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on
International Plastic Carry Bag Free Day in
Lucknow on 3rd July 2022.
 The theme of this conclave is ‘3R’ (Reuse, Recycle
and Reduce).
Van Mahotsav Campaign
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath started the Van
Mahotsav campaign by planting Harishankari
saplings in Kodand forest area located in Sehrin
village, the ashram of Maharishi Valmiki
Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh.
Singapore becomes Uttar Pradesh’s first
Global Partner in GIS-23
Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival, 2022
 Singapore will ally with UP for the success of
 In July 2022, Chief minister Yogi Adityanath
the Global Investor Summit-2023 to attract
investments in the state.
 Singapore has now become the first partner
country of Uttar Pradesh.
 An official spokesperson of the state government
said Singaporean companies have invested more
than US$ 250 million.
Rupal Chaudhary Won Bronze Medal in World
Athletics U-20
 Rupal Chaudhary of Meerut district of Uttar
Pradesh made history by becoming the first Indian
athlete to win two medals at the World U-20 Athletics
Championship here. After winning a 4x400m relay
silver, she won bronze in the women’s 400m.
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inaugurated the four-day Lucknow Aam Mahotsav
at the Awadh Shilpa Gram Lucknow.
 The event is being organised by the horticulture
and food processing department.
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the
creation of a mega cluster of mangoes in Lucknow.
An amount of Rs 100 crore has been sanctioned
from the Centre for this project. The project will be
completed in the next five years.
Unique River Art Gallery to be built in Prayagaraj
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to come up at Curzon bridge in Prayagraj before
Mahakumbh 2025.
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Biggest Mall of North India
 Provision of Rs 550 crore has been made in the
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated North
budget of the financial year 2022-23 under this
scheme.
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay State Employees
Cashless Medical Scheme
President of India inaugurates Sant Kabir
Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh
Darshan Yojana at Maghar
India’s largest ‘Lulu Mall’ in Lucknow.
 On 7th January 2022, Uttar Pradesh Government
Launched Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay State Employees Cashless Medical Scheme .
 According to this Scheme Cashless medical treatment facility has been provided to the government
servants, retired government servant and their dependent families of Uttar Pradesh state by the GO
dated 07 January 2022 issued by the Government
of Uttar Pradesh.
Salient Features of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Rajya Karmchari Cashless Chikitsa Yojna
 The scheme provides cashless treatment facility to
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UP State Government Employees, Retired State
Government Employees and their dependents.
Cashless Treatment facility is available in Ayushman
Empanelled Private and Government Hospitals.
Cashless Treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh per year
per family is available to each beneficiary family in
Private Hospitals Empanelled under Ayushaman
Bharat.
All State Government Employees, Retired State
Government Employees and their dependents are
eligible for cashless treatment under the scheme.
All State Government Employees, Retired State
Government Employees and their dependents
would be given a State Health Card.
One Tehsil-One Product Scheme
 The UP government’s One District, One Product
Programme aims to encourage such indigenous and
specialized products and crafts.
 There are products in UP that are found nowhere
else – like the ancient and nutritious ‘Kala namak’
rice, the rare and intriguing wheat-stalk craft,
world-famous chikankari and zari-zardozi work
on clothes, and the intricate and stunning horn
and bone work that uses the remains of dead
animals rather than live ones, a nature-friendly
replacement for ivory.
Mukhyamantri Nagar Srijan Yojana
 The UP government has approved a proposal to
set up Mukhyamantri Nagar Srijan Yojana. It will
set up the guidelines to upgrade, expand and create
new urban local bodies with an aim to improve basic
urban facilities.
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 The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind
paid tributes to Sant Kabir and inaugurated Sant
Kabir Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh
Darshan Yojana (June 5, 2022) at Kabir Chaura
Dham, Maghar, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh’s First Carbon-Free Zone to be
‘Kashi Vishwanath Dham’
 Kashi Vishwanath Dham will be the first such
temple in the state, which will be completely free
from carbon and dust particles.
 Kashi Vishwanath Dham Temple administration
has decided to install air purifiers to make the dham
area carbon and pollution free.
Sparrow-UP Portal for PCS Officers of the State
 Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has created
the ‘Sparrow-UP’ portal to provide online details
of their All Assets to PCS Officers of the state.
 Under this, all PCS officers of the state will have
to give an account of their assets between January
1 and 21 every year. Failing to do so, departmental
action will be taken.
Agra Cantt. Station gets Green Ratings
 Agra Cantt station, DRM office and railway hospital
have been given green rating by IGBC in terms of
greenery, garbage management and cleanliness.
Nano Silica Discovered from Bio Sources for
the first time in the Country
 National Sugar Institute, Kanpur has achieved
success in producing Nano Silica Particles from Fly
Ash of the Bioler in Sugar Industry .
ISKCON & PREM Temple of Mathura got
Bhog Certificate
 Food Safety and Drug Administration on behalf
of FSSAI, Government of India, granted Bhog
Certificates to Prem Temple and ISKCON at
Vrindavan in Mathura under ‘Eat Right’ programme.
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First Transgender Cell of Uttar Pradesh
Food Forest Project
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 Uttar Pradesh Government rolled out a new
Transgender Cell (Police Help Center)
inaugurated at Qaisar Bagh Kotwali, Lucknow
Police Commissionerate.
 The purpose of this cell is to hear the grievances
of the transgenders as well as to dispose of the
complaints within 24 hours.
Gharauni Yojana
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that
about 2.5 crore people living in villages of Uttar
Pradesh will be granted Gharauni certificates
under Svamitva Scheme by October 2023.
 The Gharauni certificate enables the villagers to get
loans easily and facilitates transfer of ancestral land
and properties to their rightful owners.
The Longest Saryu River Front to be Built in
Ayodhya
 Yogi Adtiyanath government has decided to build a
two kilometer long Saryu River Front on the banks
of Saryu river Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh.
e-Pension portal
 On the occasion of Labour Day, Chief Minister
Of Uttar Padesh Yogi Adityanath rolled out a new
platform e-Pension portal to ensure transparent
and hassle-free disbursement of pension to the
retired government employees.
Bhatkhande Music College got the status of
Cultural University
 On 10
May Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the
Deemed Bhatkhande State Cultural University
Ordinance, 2021.
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Ajay Kumar Mishra to be new Advocate general
of Uttar Pradesh
 Senior Supreme Court advocate, Ajay Kumar
Mishra, has been appointed as new advocate general
of Uttar Pradesh .
initiative under which Fifteen districts of different
agro-climatic zones have been identified where food
forests will be developed.
 The districts identified for this project are Bijnor,
Amroha and Saharanpur of the mango belt,
Sambhal, Rampur, and Badaun of the guava
belt. Similarly, fruit saplings will also be planted in
other districts of Bulandshahr, Meerut, Ghaziabad,
Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit,
Gorakhpur and Gautam Budh Nagar.
 The primary objective of the government is to
increase the income of the farmers.
NeVA Service Center
 Hon’ble Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on 19th
May, 2022, inaugurated the NeVA (National
e-Vidhan Application) Seva Kendra and Tablet
equipped Vidhan Mandap located in the Vidhan
Bhawan in the presence of Hon’ble Speaker Shri.
Satish Mahana.
 Nagaland Assembly is the first assembly in the
country to implement the NeVA.
Country’s First Floating swimming pool to
come up at Khirkiya (Namo) Ghat
 The country’s first floating swimming pool and
changing room will be built at Khirkiya (Namo)
Ghat.
 If the use of these pools and changing rooms built
on the waves of the Ganges is successful at the
Khirkiya Ghat, then it will also be prepared on other
ghats of Kashi.
Batagur Turtle
 On World Turtle day 2022 , Uttar Pradesh
Government released approx 300 Batagur Turtle in
Chambal river in Etawah.
India’s first AMRIT SAROVAR built in Rampur
 On May 13, 2022 India’s first Amrit Sarovar was
inaugurated in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh by the then
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi and Swatantra Dev Singh, Uttar Pradesh Jal
Shakti Minister.
 The Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on
National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2022
as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
with an objective to conserve water for future.
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Greenfield Economic Corridor approved
 The Center has approved a new expressway
connecting two industrial cities of Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad and Kanpur.
 The upcoming Ghaziabad and Kanpur Greenfield
Economic Corridor will have a length of around 380
kms. It will reduce travel time between the two cities
to three hours.
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Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Corridor
will pass through Nine districts which include
Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Kasganj,
Farrukhabad, Kannauaj, Unnao and Kanpur.
Prayagraj
The newly established police commissionerate
at Prayagraj has been divided into three zones
and 14 circles.
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The zones will be headed by DCPs, while
circles will be under ACPs. Three zones will be
city, Yamuna Nagar and Ganga Nagar.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act,1960
 Uttar Pradesh said that FIRs under the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals Act will be registered against
farmers who abandon their unproductive cattle.
 The purpose of this Act is ‘to prevent causing
unnecessary pain or suffering to animals’.
Uttar Pradesh Tops in buying from GeM Portal
 Uttar Pradesh tops the country among states in terms
of purchases made by the departments through the
GeM portal.
 Gujarat comes second followed by Madhya Pradesh.
School Chalo Abhiyan
 On April 4, 2022 Uttar Pradesh government launched
School Chalo Abhiyan to ensure 100% enrolment
in primary and upper primary schools.
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath kicked off the
campaign from Shravasti, which is an aspirational
district and has one of the lowest literacy rates in the
state.
Police commissionerate system in Agra,
Ghaziabad & Prayagraj
 The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the
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implementation of police commissioner system
in three more cities, namely Agra, Ghaziabad and
Prayagraj.
Earlier, it was implemented in Kanpur Nagar and
Varanasi in March 2021, and in Lucknow and
Gautam Buddha Nagar, where Noida is located, in
2020.
The state will now have a commissionerate system
of policing in seven districts out of the total 75
districts now.
Under the new system, senior police officers
with the ADG rank will be assigned to all three
commissionerates once the commissionerate system
comes into place. Officers with the IG rank will
become Joint Commissioners. With this, the task of
reviewing the district's law and order status will be
completed more quickly.
To improve law and order, the districts will be
divided into several zones. The rank of policing
will change once the commissionerate system is put
into place. In terms of police stations, ACP will be
posted in place of CO.
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'Eat Right Station' Certification
 The “Eat Right Station" certification is awarded by
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) to the railway stations that set benchmarks
(as per the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006) in
providing safe and wholesome food to passengers.
 The stations are awarded a certificate following the
completion of an FSSAI- empaneled third-party
audit.
 The certification began as a part of the ‘Eat Right
India’ initiative, introduced in 2018 to transform
and improve hygiene practices for the passenger’s
welfare.
Eat Right Stations Awarded
 Mumbai Central railway station was the country’s
first to earn the certification with a 4-star rating.
 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus received a 5-star
rating and ‘Eat Right Station’ certification in 2019.
 Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station was the
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third to be recognised with a 5-star rating by the
FSSAI.
Chandigarh Railway Station, won a 5-star rating
along with the certification.
Vadodara Railway Station: In 2020, this railway
station was also honoured with the certification and
a 5-star rating.
Bhubaneswar Railway Station have a 4-star rating.
Vizag Railway Station is a 4-star rated railway
station.
The Prayagraj junction station has bagged “Eat
Right Station” certification, thereby becoming the
first station in Uttar Pradesh to get this recognition
(2022).
The Varanasi Cantt railway station has been
awarded a 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification
(January, 2023).
Uttar Pradesh Special Security Forces
 Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided
to establish the Sixth Battalion of UPSSF in
Ayodhya.
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 In June 2021, five battalions of UPSSF were formed,
which include battalions of Lucknow, Gorakhpur,
Prayagraj, Mathura and Saharanpur.
Dastak Campaign
 The silk exchange will be developed as Integrated
silk complex in Varanasi .
 On April 15, 2022 Dastak campaign started in
Uttar Pradesh with Asha & Anganwadi workers to
educating people about the symptoms and cure of
communicable diseases and prevent the spread of
water-borne and vector-borne diseases.
National Center for Disease control in Lucknow
 The Uttar Pradesh Government approved a proposal
to set up a National Center for Disease Control in
Lucknow. A total of six centres will open across the
country with one in Lucknow.
 NCDC has its headquarters in Delhi and eight outstation branches located in Alwar in Rajasthan,
Bengaluru in Karnataka, Kozhikode in
Kerala, Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, Jagdalpur in
Chhattisgarh, Patna in Bihar, Rajahmundry in
Andhra Pradesh and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Textile and Garment Policy, 2022
 The U.P. Textile and Garment Policy – 2022 has
been prepared with the objective to attract fresh
investments to the tune of INR 10,000 crores in the
upcoming five years.
Operation Kayakalp
 The Yogi Adityanath government in its second
term under ‘Operation Kayakalp’ will transform the
primary and secondary schools into ‘smart schools’.
 ‘Operation Kayakalp’ which aims at transforming
the primary schools of the state, was started in the
year 2018.
Community Radio station to be launched in Jai
Ghosh at Sangeet Natak Academy
 CM Yogi Aditya Nath launches Radio Station
on August 9, 2022 ‘Jai Ghosh’ at Sangeet Natak
Akademi .
 The objective of this radio station is to preserve,
promote and popularize the unique cultural
identity of Uttar Pradesh.
 The Culture department has mentioned that they
will be publishing 75 books depicting the rich
history of 75 districts of the state on the occasion
of Amrit Mahotsav. Moreover, the department will
also produce and screen 75 short films based on
patriotism.
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Uttar Pradesh to have its own Silk Exchange
in Varanasi
 The complex is being developed at the cost of Rs. 8
crore under One District One Product scheme.
Uttar Pradesh’s Arti Rana and Neerja Madhav
Honored with Nari Shakti Puraskar
 On the occasion of women’s day President Ram
Nath Kovind conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskar
on 8th March 2022 for the years 2020 and 2021 at
the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
 Two Women of Uttar Pradesh Among 29 Awarded
‘Nari Shakti Puraskar.
 1- Arti Rana , A Handloom Weaver and a Teacher
from Kheri U.P., 2. Neerja Madhav is a Hindi Author
Hindi Sahitya Sammelan
 The two-day 73rd Annual Convention of Hindi
Sahitya Sammelan was organized at Prayagraj,
Uttar Pradesh from March 12 to 13, 2022.
 Till now seven conventions have been held in
Prayagraj.
Polio Campaign Launched from Gorakhpur
 On March 20, 2022 UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Launched Polio Campaign from Gorakhpur Uttar
Pradesh .
 Yogi Adtiyanath also flagged off a motorcycle rally
by employees of the health department to spread
awareness about the immunisation drive.
Lok Nirmala Samman-2022
 On March 30,2022 UP Governor Anandiben Ptael
honored folk singer Padam Bhushan Dr. Sharda
Sinha with Lok Nirmala Samman .
 It is noteworthy that the Lok Nirmala Samman was
started by Malini Awasthi (Son Chiraiya Sanstha).
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary Declared Ramsar
Site
 Two new Ramsar sites were announced by Minister
for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri
Bhupender Yadav in February 2022.
 The two new Ramsar sites are Khijadia Wildlife
Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife
Sanctuary (located in Sant Kabir Nagar district) in
U.P .
 The Sanctuary was established in 1980.
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Tableau of Uttar Pradesh Selected as Best Tableau
 Karmayoddha is written by the Former Governor
Ram Naik and ‘Rachnavali’ is written by the former
State Assembly speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit.
 The tableau of Uttar Pradesh has been selected as
the best tableau among the 12 States/UTs which
participated in the Republic Day parade on January
26, 2022.
 The tableau of Uttar Pradesh was based on the theme
‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath
Dham’.
Inauguration and Foundation Stone laying of
572 km Long National Highway Projects in
the State
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari in January 2022, inaugurated
and laid foundation stones for 572 km of National
Highway(NH) projects at a cost of Rs.12981 crore
in Kaushambi, Ayodhya and Basti in Uttar Pradesh.
India’s Documentary Feature ‘Writing with
Fire’
 India’s documentary Writing with Fire nominated
in Best Documentary Feature category at Oscars.
 The documentry narrates the real story of a
newspaper ‘Khabar Lahariya’; started as a social
experiment by an NGO (Nirantar from Chitrakoot
in the Bundelkhand region). It is newspaper run by
dalit women since 2002.
 The film is directed by filmmakers Rintu Thomas
and Sushmit Ghosh.
World’s most Advanced Artificial Heart
 The School of Medical Research and Technology
(SMRT), at the Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) Kanpur, has announced the launch of
Hridyantra, a grand challenge-based programme to
develop the world’s most advanced Artificial Heart
or a Left Ventricular Assist device (LVAD).
Made in India Perfume Launch in New York
Uttar Pradesh Gets Five Prestigious e-Governance Awards
 As a part of the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
 Uttar Pradesh has received five prestigious awards in
programme, a Made in India perfume from Uttar
Pradesh’s Kannauj city was launched in New York.
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First Green Booth in Lucknow
 In the fourth phase of voting for the Uttar Pradesh
Legislative Assembly that was held on February
23, 2022, a model green polling booth has been
established at AP Sen Memorial Girls’ PG College
near Charbagh Lucknow where people casted their
vote.
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Major Dhyan Chand Sports University
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the
foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports
University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
 The University will have the capacity of training
1080 sports persons including 540 female and 540
male sports persons.
Chief Minister Released the Books Published
by the Legislature Library
 On January 3, 2022, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi
Adityanath
released
‘Karmayoddha’,
‘Rachnavali’ and other books published by the
Legislature Library .
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different areas of e-governance. Of these, two have
been bagged by the Higher Education Department.
The prestigious CSI SIG E-governance awards are in
recognition of the endeavours of UP government in
pursuit of transparent, efficient and people-friendly
Good governance.
The UP-DARPAN Dashboard has been selected
for the Excellence Award for Chief Minister.
The Higher Education Department has got the
e-Governance Award 2021 in recognition of its
commendable works in two endeavors - Digital
Library Project and Online NOC and Affiliations
System for opening the new college/course.
Two other e-governance portals to get awarded at
the national level are Mine Mitra and Sewa Mitra.
Agra Master plan-2031
 The Agra Development Authority announced the
‘Master Plan 2031’ which restricts any construction
within 100 metres of any monument and requires
any industries currently operating in the area to
relocate elsewhere.
 In the Agra Master Plan-2031, the units operating
in the entire Taj Heritage area will be shifted to the
industrial areas proposed in the master plan.
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Uttar Pradesh Budget 2022-23
 The Finance Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mr. Suresh
Khanna presented the budget for the state for
financial year 2022-23 on May 26, 2022.
 Article 202 of the Constitution of India makes
provisions for the presentation of annual receipts
and expenditure of the state to be presented before
the State Legislature.
Size of the Budget
 The total size of the budget for the financial 2022-23
is Rs. 615518.98 crore.
 This year budget is Rs. 65248.2 crore bigger than the
Budget Estimate of 2021-22 which was Rs. 550270.78
crore.
Revenue Account Expenditure
 For the financial year 2022-23 estimated Revenue
Expenditure is Rs. 456089.06 crore.
 It was Rs. 395130.35 crore in the Budget Estimate
(BE) of 2021-22, an increase of Rs. 60958.71 crore
for the financial year 2022-23.
Capital Account Expenditure
 Capital Expenditure for the financial year 2022-23 is
estimated to be Rs. 159429.92 crore.
 It was Rs. 155140.43 crore in the budget estimate of
2021-22.
 Thus, there is an increase of Rs. 4289.49 crore (2.76%)
in Capital Account Expenditure in financial year 2022-23.
Rupees Come from (2022-23 BE)
Recovery
of Loan and
Advances
(0.4%)
Rupees Go to (2022-23 BE)
Public
Account
(Net)
(1.0%)
States share in
Central Taxes
(24.2%)
Item
Crore)
Budget
Estimate
2021-22
Budget
Estimate
2022-23
1.
Interest Payment
43529.81
48487.46
2
Administrative
Services
36918.59
39661.32
3.
Education, sports,
Arts and Culture
65185.23
71061.12
2023
Salary Government
Employee
(13.1%)
Grants-inaid (9.3%)
Subsidy
Salary-Government
(3.8%)
aided institutes
Assignment to local
(12.2%)
Bodies (3.0%)
Non-Tax
Revenue
(3.9%)
Major Items of Revenue Expenditure (in Rs.
S.N.
Loans
and
Advances
(0.5%)
Pension
(12.8%)
Grants in
aid from
centre
(17.9%)
Loan
Repayment
(3.7%)
Interest
(7.6%)
State's
own tax
Revenue
(36.5%)
Public Debt
(13.1%)
Capital
Outlay
(20.5%)
Other
Revenue
Expenditure
(13.5%)
Net Result
of all the
Transactions
(3.0%)
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4.
Health and
Family
Welfare
23671.74
33022.25
5.
Social
Welfare and
Nutrition
23299.34
30194.22
6.
Agriculture
and allied
Activities
12340.23
14671.56
7.
Rural
Development
19265.04
21176.96
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Capital Outlay
Revenue and Capital Account Receipts
 In the budget estimate of 2022-23 it is estimated to be
Total Receipt
Rs. 123919.85 crore (113767.70 crore, 2021-22 B.E.).
 Total receipt estimated in the budget 2022-23 is Rs.
 In the revised estimate it is estimated to decrease to
 Out of this, Revenue Account receipt is Rs. 499212.71
 As per the actual data of 2020-21 expenditure under
590951.71 crore.
crore and Capital Account receipt is Rs. 91739.00
crore.
 There is an increase of Rs. 120939.91 crore in the total
receipt over the revised estimate of Rs. 470017.80
crore in 2021-22.
Revenue Receipt
 There is an increase of Rs. 120481.31 crore (31.8%)
in the Revenue Receipt over the revised estimate of
Rs. 378731.40 crore in previous year.
 Out of this State’s own tax revenue is estimated to
increase by Rs. 60305.22 crore (37.6%)
 Share in Central taxes estimated to increase by Rs.
31604.57 crore (27.5%)
 Grants-in-aid from Centre is estimated to increase by
Rs. 20689.06 crore (23.5%).
Contingency Fund
 For the financial year 2022-23 there is no provision
for the Contingency Fund (Net).
In financial year 2020-21, Rs. 600.00 crore was
estimated as Contingency Fund (Net).
Public Account
 In the financial year 2022-23, estimated net receipts
under public account is Rs. 6000 crore.
 This year budget is Rs. 500 crore more than the
estimated net receipts of Rs. 5500 crore in 2021-22.
Net Results of all the Transactions
 Net results of all the transactions in the budget
estimate of the year 2022-23 is Rs. – 18567.26 crore.
 After initial balance and all the transaction, final
balance on the basis of net result is Rs. 21982.77 crore
in the budget estimate of 2022-23.
Revenue Surplus
 Revenue surplus of Rs. 43123.65 crore is estimated in
the budget estimate of 2022-23 (Rs. 23210.09 crore,
in 2021-22).
 In the revised estimate of 2021-22 revenue surplus is
estimated to be Rs. 22107.19 crore.
Rs. 96480.63 crore.
capital outlay is Rs. 52237.11 crore.
Gross Tax Receipt/Gross State Domestic
Product
 Tax revenue as a percent of Gross State Domestic
Product (GSDP) is estimated to be 17.9 percent in
the budget estimate of year 2022-23.
 It is 15.7 percent in the revised estimate of year 2021-22.
 As per the actual data of 2020-21 it was 11.7 percent.
Debt/Gross State Domestic Product
 This ratio was 30.9 percent in 2012-13 which has
come down to 29.1 percent in 2020-21.
 In the revised estimate of 2021-22 it is 34.9 percent
and in the budget estimate of 2022-23 it is 32.5
percent.
Medium Term Fiscal Restructuring Policy, 2022
 Estimates of the financial year 2023-24, 2024-25 and
2025-26 are as following -
Combined expenditure on salary, pension and
interest is estimated to be 55.4% of Revenue
Receipt and 60.7% of Revenue Expenditure.
This ratio is estimated to decrease to 51.2% and
58.8% by 2025-26 respectively.
Indebtedness of the Government
 In the budget estimate of 2021-22 the indebtedness
of the state was Rs. 611161.85 crore and Revised
estimate Rs. 611281.42 crore.
 In the budget estimate of 2022-23 is estimated to
increase to Rs. 666153.39 crore which is 32.5 percent
of GSDP.
Policy Highlights
 Accidental Insurance for farmers : The scope of
beneficiaries under the Farmers Accident welfare
Scheme has been expanded.
It will include members of registered family.
Under the scheme in case of death or disability
from an accident of a beneficiary five lakh rupees
is provided to the family.
Other major announcement in the budget speech
Fiscal Deficit
Agriculture and Farmer
to be Rs. 81177.98 crore (3.96% of GSDP).
 In the budget estimate of 2021-22 it was estimated
to be Rs. 90729.80 crore (Revised. 74745.64 crore).
 As per actual data of 2020-21 fiscal deficit is Rs.
54622.11 crore.
till 16 May 2022 against crushing season 2017-18 to
2021-22.
 Rs. 650 crore has been proposed for the year 2022-23
under Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan
Yojana.
 Fiscal deficit for the financial year 2022-23 is estimated
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 Rs. 1,72,745 crore has been paid as sugar cane price
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 15000 Solar pump will be installed under PM
KUSUM Scheme in financial year 2022-23.
 Rs. 1000 Crore has been proposed for Mukhya
Mantri Laghu Sinchai Yojana.
 619.47 lakh metric tonnes food grain was produced
in the year 2020-21.
 Loans of Rs. 7539.81 crore has been distributed in
the year 2021-22.
Women Empowerment
 72.50 crore for Mahila Samarthya Yojana.
 Establishment of 03 women battalion PAC in
Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Badaun.
Employment
 1.61 crore in private sector; 60 lakh self employment
and 4.50 lakh (in 5 years) government jobs have been
given in the state.
 Unemployment rate has declined from 18 percent in
June 2016 to 2.9 percent in April 2022.
 26 crore man days job was created under
MGNREGA in financial year 2021-22 and 32 crore
man-days is targeted in 2022-23.
 Under Uttar Pradesh Kaushal Vikash Mission,
more than 9.25 lakh youths has been certified and
trained. Out of this 4.22 lakh youths have been
employed in various companies.
Infrastructure and Industrial Development
 State government has planned to attract investments
of Rs. 10 lakh crore in next 10 years.
 Atal Industrial Infrastructure Mission will
be implemented for the development of quality
infrastructure for expected business partners and PM
Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
 Rs. 897 crore has been proposed for PM Gati Shakti
Scheme.
 Rs. 8640 crore has been proposed under Bundelkhand
Expressway.
 Rs. 695.34 crore has been proposed for the under
construction 6 lane Ganga Expressway which runs
594 km. from Meerut to Prayagraj.
Public Construction
 Rs. 18561 crore has been proposed for Roads and
Energy
 From 1 January 2022, private pump set consumers has
been provided 50% concession in their electricity bill.
 An ambitious project ‘Revamped Distribution
Sector Scheme’ is being started with the help of
central government in order to bring reform in power
distribution with the cost of Rs. 31,000 crore.
 It will be completed in 3 years and Rs. 5530 crore has
been proposed under this plan.
Housing
 Under Uttar Pradesh Ware Housing and Logistics
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Policy, 2018, 50% concession has been notified on
the land use alternation fee of logistics units.
Under H.A.B. component of PM Awas Yojna (Urban),
132493 houses has been accepted under 153 projects.
Rs. 747 crore for Kanpur Metro Rail Project and
Rs. 597 crore for Agra Metro project have been
proposed in the financial year 2022-23.
Rs. 100 crore has been proposed for Metro Rail
projects in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and other cities.
Rs. 1306 crore has been proposed for Delhi –
Gaziabaad- Meerut RRTS Corridor.
Urban Development
 Rs. 1353.93 crore has been proposed for Swachch
Bharat Mission (Urban).
 Under AMRUT 2.0, Rs. 2000 Crore has been
proposed for tap water connection,
 Rs. 2000 crore for 10 central Smart City and Rs. 210 crore
for 7 State Smart City projects have been proposed.
 Rs. 100 crore has been proposed for Kanha Gaushala
and Besahara Pashu Ashraya Yojna.
Rural Development
 Rs. 7000 crore has been proposed for PM Awas
Yojna (Grameen).
 Under Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Urban Mission Rs.
155.60 crore has been proposed.
 Under PM Gram Sadak Yojna more than 3414 km.
roads has been constructed in last five years.
Education
 Target of enrollment of 2 crore students has been
set under ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’.
bridges construction.
 Under Specific Area Programme, Rs. 700 crore has
been proposed for Purvanchal and Bundelkhand
regions.
 Under Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission,
Irrigation and Water Resource
 Presently, forest and tree cover in Uttar Pradesh is
 Rs. 2751 crore has been proposed for the Flood
Control and Water Drainage.
 Rs. 19500 crore has been proposed for the Jal Jeewan
Mission in financial year 2022-23.
2023
target has been set for providing training to 2 lakh
youth in the financial year 2022-23.
Forest and Environment
9.23 percent of geographical area. Which is targeted
to increase at 15 percent by 2030.
 Target of Plantation of 35 crore plants has been set
in the rain season of 2022.
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Bihar’s Arwal Women’s Police Station Included
in the Top Three Police Stations of the Country
 On January 5, 2023, the Union Home Ministry
 The penalty amount has also been fixed on those
who manufacture, import, store, distribute and sell
it.
has selected Arwal Women Police Station of
Bihar among the top three police stations in the
country for the year 2022.
 The top three police stations in the country include
Aska police station in Odisha’s Ganjam district
and Banbasa police station in Champawat district of
Uttarakhand .
Kriti Raj Singh
Sahitya Akademi Translation Award
 On November 29, 2022, 31 important agendas were
 On December 29, 2022, the Sahitya Akademi
announced the award for translation of the year
2022 in Hindi, Maithili and Konkani languages.
 Ratneshwar Mishra will be given the Maithili
language award for his Maithili translation of
Chaman Nahal’s English novel ‘Azadi’.
 He is originally a resident of Purnea and currently
lives in Patna.
Memorial of Ram Vriksha Benipuri
 On December 20, 2022 state government announced
to built a memorial of Ram Vriksh Benipuri on the
land allotted by the Bihar government on the banks
of Bagmati dam.
 Ram Vriksh Benipuri was considered as the father
of the Muzaffarpur socialist movement, freedom
fighter and eminent writer.
13th Patna Film Festival
 It was organized Kalidas Rangalaya, Patna from
December 19 to December 21.
Bihar Municipal Plastic Waste Management
(Amendment) Model By-laws 2022
 On December 12, 2022 , Bihar government approved
the Bihar Municipal Plastic Waste Management
(Amendment) Model By-law, 2022 .
 The government has made a provision to impose a
fine on those who use single-use polythene.
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 Kriti Raj Singh of Patna district of Bihar has won
six gold medals in the Sub-Junior Commonwealth
Power Lifting Competition recently held in New
Zealand.
Bihar Cabinet Approves 31 Major Decisions
stamped in the cabinet meeting chaired by Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna.
 Decisions include approval of the formation of
Bihar Archaeological and Museum Service
Amendment.
 Approval has been given to publish amendments
in Bihar Excise Rules 2001.
 The death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
will be celebrated as a state function on December
15 every year.
Gangajal Aapurti Yojna (Availability of Ganga
water scheme)
 On November 27, 2022, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar launched the ambitious Gangajal Aapurti
Yojna in Rajgir.
 In Phase 1 of the scheme, floodwaters of River
Ganga will be stored, treated, and supplied to Rajgir,
Gaya, and Bodh Gaya.
 It is part of ‘Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali’ mission of state
in which surplus water from river Ganga will be
taken to water-stressed cities in south Bihar.
Hooter will be used to Save from Lightning in
Bihar
 Bihar State Disaster Authority on November 11,
2022 has decided to install hooters in all districts to
save people from lightning, so that people can get
information about lightning 40 minutes in advance.
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Best Plus App
Bihar’s Jehanabad
 It is developed by UNICEF to support Bihar
 On October 11, 2022, Jehanabad district of Bihar
Education Scheme and was launched by Bihar
government.
 Its purpose is to monitor government schools in
Bihar.
 Full form: Bihar Easy School Tracking System Plus
Application.
Sri Lal Shukla IFFCO Samman for 2022
 Shri Jayanandan who was born in Newada district
of Bihar has bagged the Sri Lal Shukla IFFCO
Samman for 2022.
 His published books include 'Shram-Ev Jayate’, ‘Aisi
Nagariya Mein Kehi Vidhi Rehna’, ‘Sultanate ko
Suno Gaon Walo’, ‘Disruption’, ‘Chaudharhat’, and
‘Milkyat ki Vaagdor’.
Bihar State Child Labour Commission
 Government of Bihar has constituted Bihar State
Child Labour Commission in October 2022.
 Chakrapani Himanshu has been given the
responsibility of the post of chairman in this
commission, while Rajiv Kant Mishra has been
made vice-chairman.
Bihar government announces Rs 3,500 per
farmer’s family
 On October 22, 2022, the Chief Minister of the
state Nitish Kumar has decided to give Rs 3500 to
each farmer family in the districts facing drought
this year.
Commission for Most Backward Classes
 On October 19, 2022, the state government
Backward
constituted the Most
Classes
Commission under the chairmanship of senior JDU
leader Dr. Navin Chandra Arya.
 This commission will recommend reservation for
the most backward in the civic elections as per the
guidelines of the Supreme Court.
State’s First Multi Modal Logistic Park to be
Built in Patna
 On September 30, 2022, Industries Department
in Bihar informed that the state’s first multi-modal
logistic park would be developed in a hundred acres
of land near Jaitia village in Patna district.
 Multi-modal Logistics Park is a kind of large
warehouse, which is equipped with state-of-the-art
facilities.
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has become the first 100% digital banking district
with the joint effort of the Reserve Bank of India
and the Union Finance Ministry.
Kushal Yuva Program
 Objective : To teach English and computer to learn
English and computer construction workers or their
dependents.
 Eligibility - Workers working under the Bihar
Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare
Board.
 Plan by Labour Resources Department
Ramchandra Manjhi
 “Launda naach (folk dance)” artist Ramchandra
Manjhi has passed away on September 7, 2022.
 He hailed from Chhapra.
 Honours - Padmashree awardee (2021), Sangeet
Akademi Award (2017).
Rural Solar Light Scheme
 Launched on - Sept 15, 2022
 10 street lights in every ward.
 Total - 11,77,080 solar street lights in 1,09,647 wards
of rural areas.
 Budget – Rs 2000 crores
 Implemented by - Department of Energy and
Panchayati Raj Department.
Bihar State Institute of Mental Health and
Allied Sciences
 Inaugurated at Koilwar, Bhojpur
 2017 - Foundation stone was laid.
Mithila’s Makhana gets GI Tag
 In August 2022, Union government awarded
Makhana from Bihar’s Mithila, Geographical
Indication (GI) Tag.
 Mithila makhanas locally known as Makhan in
Mithila are famous all over the world. The taste of
these makhanas and the process of growing them
naturally makes them special.
 More than 90% of the makhanas found in different
regions of the country come from Mithila.
 This is the fifth product from Bihar which is
awarded the GI Tag. Bhagalpur’s Jardalu Mango,
Katarni Dhaan (rice), Nawada’s Magahi Paan
and Muzaffarpur’s Shahi Litchi have got GI tag
prior to this.
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Nitish Kumar Became Chief Minister of Bihar
for the Eighth Time
 On August 10, 2022, Janata Dal United (JDU) leader
Nitish Kumar took the oath of office and secrecy as
the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time.
 He was first elected as MLA from Chakai Assembly
Constituency of Jamui in the year 1985.
 Became Health Minister in the year 1990 in Lalu
Prasad’s government.
Dr. (Captain) Tribhuvan Narayan Singh
Atul Prasad
 Former MLA Dr. (Captain) Tribhuvan Narayan
 On August 4, 2022, Bihar government appointed Atul
Singh passed away on May 18, 2022.
 He served in the Indian Army in the Indo-Pak war
of 1971.
 He was elected Member of Legislative Assembly
from Jiradei in the year 1985.
Prasad, who retired from the post of Development
Commissioner, as Chairman of the Bihar Public
Service Commission (BPSC).
Aslam Azad
 Former Legislative Member, Professor Aslam Azad
Manoj Tiwari
passed away on June 8, 2022.
 He was the Chairman of the Urdu Department of
Patna University.
 He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council
from 2006 to 2012.
 He also became the deputy leader of Janata Dal
United (JDU) in the Legislative Council.
 In February 2022, the Bihar government has
Yogendra Pandey
Lily Ray
 On June 8, 2022, former minister Yogendra Pandey
 Prominent Maithili writer, Lily Ray passed away on
passed away at his ancestral residence Lauria.
 He was elected MLA for the Legislative Assembly
twice from Govindganj in the year 1985-90 and
1990-95.
 During the Chief Ministership of Lalu Prasad Yadav,
he was a minor irrigation minister of Bihar.
Hrithik Anand and Abhishek Kumar
 On May 19, 2022, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
honored international badminton player (deaf-mute)
Hrithik Anand and international rifle shooting player
(deaf-mute) Abhishek Kumar.
 The Chief Minister honored Hrithik Anand with a
check of Rs. 15 lakh and Ang Vastra for winning
the gold medal in the badminton event in the 24th
Deaflympics, 2022 held in May, 2022.
 For representing the country in the 50 m Three
Position and Prone event in the rifle shooting
event in the same deaflympics, Abhishek Kumar
was honored with a check of Rs. 2 lakh and Ang
Vastram.
Narendra Singh
 Narendra Singh a former agriculture minister of
Bihar and one of the prominent leader who emerged
from the JP movement in the state in the 1970s,
passed away on July 23, 2022.
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appointed Bhojpuri singer and Lok Sabha MP
Manoj Tiwari as the brand ambassador of Khadi
in Bihar.
 Manoj Tiwari will contribute in popularizing
handloom and handicrafts of Bihar along with
Khadi.
3rd February, 2022 at the age of 92.
 She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in the
year 1982 for the Maithili novel named ‘Marichika’.
India’s longest rubber dam on Falgu river
 Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated
India’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ on the
Falgu river on 8th September 2022.
 Designed by experts from IIT Roorkee, the dam is
411meters long, 95.5 meters wide and 3 meters high.
 Apart from the rubber dam, the banks along the
Falgu River have also been developed and a steel
bridge has been built for pilgrims to visit Sita Kund.
National Teachers Award 2022
 On the occasion of Teacher’s Day on September 5,
2022, President Draupadi Murmu honoured Saurav
Suman and Nishi Kumari, teachers from Bihar,
with the National Teacher Award-2022 at Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi.
 Nishi Kumari teaches at Mahadev Higher Secondary
School Khushrupur, Patna and Saurav Suman
teaches at Lalit Narayan Laxmi Narayan Project
Girls’ High School Triveniganj, Supaul.
 This year 46 teachers from across the country were
selected for the National Teacher Award.
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Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council
 Objective: “Introduce, promote and encourage en-
 JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur was elected
as the chairman of the legislative council in Bihar on
25th August 2022.
Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly
 Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Awadh
Bihari Chaudhary was unanimously elected as
the Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly on 26th
August 2022.
 He took the charge of speaker from Vijay Kumar
Sinha who resigned on August 24, 2022.
 He is 17th speaker of the Bihar legislative assembly.
Modi Nagar and Nitish Nagar
 It was announced in June 2022 that Bihar government
will come up with township in districts of Bihar,
where shelter will be provided to the homeless.
 These townships will be named as Modi Nagar and
Nitish Nagar.
Sambal Yojana
 On June 21, 2022, the Government of Bihar, under
the Sambal Scheme operated under the Chief
Minister’s Divyangjan Empowerment Chhatra
Scheme under the Social Welfare Department
decided to include the provision of distribution
of battery operated tricycles to the people with
disabilities (locomotive) and to change the eligibility
in the financial year 2022-23.
 Approval has been given to provide battery operated
tricycles from ALIMCO to 10,000 locomotive
disabled persons.
 An expenditure of Rs 42 crore has been given for
this purpose.
 Under this scheme, such persons with 60 percent
disability, whose age is 18 years or more and their
annual income is maximum 2 lakh rupees and their
residence is more than 3 km away from their college,
university, hostel or place of employment will be
eligible.
Nipun Bihar Scheme
 Nipun Bihar Scheme was formally launched by State
Education Minister in September, 2022.
 Under this scheme, children studying in government
schools of Bihar will be made proficient in alphabet
recognition, reading and writing, its meaning,
addition and subtraction and other numerical
activities as per the level of their age.
 This scheme has been started on the lines of Nipun
Bharat Yojana.
Kharif Campaign, 2022
 In May 2022, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched
the Kharif Mahabhiyan, 2022.
Bihar Startup Policy, 2022
 The Bihar Startup Policy, 2022 was launched on July
29, 2022.
 Under this new policy, institutional framework will
be established using (1) Bihar Startup Fund Trust,
(2) Monitoring and Implementation Committee of
Startup Policy, (3) Preliminary Scrutiny Committee
and (4) Startup Support Unit .
Bihar Startup Fund Trust will be chaired by the
Development Commissioner, Bihar.
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trepreneurship, education and career amongst the
youth and entrepreneurs through various programs
like "Udyami Bihar, Samridh Bihar Campaign",
Entrepreneurship Awards, Innovation Challenges
and Business Plan Competitions etc.
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Young Bihar entrepreneurs would get a loan
of 10 lakh without interest for ten years. This
sum will be allocated as seed money.
Each startup led by women entrepreneurs
will be provided 5% additional fund i.e. Rs 10
lakh 50 thousand as seed fund and Rs 3 lakh
15 thousand for participating in the accelerator
program.
An amount of Rs. 11 lakh 5 thousand will
be provided by the state government to SC
and ST and Divyangjan startup founders as
seed fund and Rs 3 lakh 45 thousand in case of
participation in accelerator programmes.
 This policy will be effective from the date of
notification and shall remain in force for the period
of 5 years.
 Works being done under Bihar Startup Policy, 2017
will be considered to be covered under the Bihar
Startup Policy, 2022.
the micro
irrigation awareness chariots under the Kharif
campaign towards districts.
 On this occasion, the Chief Minister also released a
booklet ‘Micro Irrigation Scheme’.
 Technical information of Kharif crops to the farmers
through these awareness chariots, information about
the schemes being operated by the Agriculture
Department in Kharif season will be provided.
 On this occasion, he flagged off
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Investors Meet-cum-Bihar Textile and Leather
Policy, 2022
 In June 2022, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled
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Investors Meet-cum-Bihar Textile and Leather
Policy of 2022.
Under this new policy, 15 percent subsidy on
capital investment for plant and machinery, up to a
maximum of Rs 10 crore, will be provided.
It has been decided to subsidize electricity duty at
Rs.2 per unit.
The grant will be given at 5000 per month to the
worker working in the industry for a period of 5
years.
30 percent transportation subsidy to export related
units for export will be provided.
50 percent of the grant will be given up to a
maximum of Rs 10 lakh on account of registration
expenses on patenting your product(s).
10 lakh per annum grant will be provided on freight
transportation for a period of up to 5 years.
Permission for discovery of country’s largest
gold reserves in Jamui district
 In May 2022, the Government of Bihar has decided
to grant permission for the discovery of the
country’s largest gold deposits in Jamui district.
 The Department of Mines and Geology of
the State of Bihar is in consultation with the
agencies involved in the exploration including the
Geological Survey of India (GSI) and the National
Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) for the
discovery of gold deposits in Jamui.
 According to GSI, there is a gold mineral reserves
of about 222.88 million tonnes in Jamui district. In
which 37.6 tonnes of gold is likely to be obtained.
Kosi-Mechi Inter-State Link Project
 In May 2022, the Government of Bihar approved
the expenditure for the survey and investigation
work for the formation of the Executive Detailed
Project Report of the Kosi-Mechi Inter-State Link
Project under the Water Resources Department.
 This is the first river interlinking project of Bihar
and the second largest in the country.
 By including this project in the national project by the
central government, the budgetary provision (centre
share of 60 percent and state share 40 percent) has
been approved.
 With the completion of this project about 2 lakh
15 hectare areas of four districts, Purnia, Katihar,
Kishanganj and Araria of Kosi and Seemanchal
region will be irrigated and they will also get relief
from the annual floods.
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 Under this scheme, the excess water of Kosi will be
taken to the Mahananda basin by constructing a long
canal of around 76 kms.
Agreement for Installation of solar power plants
in Banka and Jamui
 In May 2022, an MoU was signed between Sutlej
Solar Energy Vidyut Nigam Limited (SEVNL)
and Bihar State Power Holding Company
Limited (BSPHCL), North Bihar Power
Distribution Company Limited (NBPDCL) and
South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited
(SBPDCL) to set up solar power plant of total 200
MW in Banka and Jamui in Bihar.
 Under this agreement, SEVNL will set up a 75 MW
solar power plant at Banka and 125 MW at Jamui.
Resolution to rename Gaya as Gayaji
 In May 2022, in the Standing Committee meeting
of Gaya Municipal Corporation, a resolution was
passed to change the name of Gaya to ‘Gayaji’.
 This proposal to change the name has been sent to
the state and central government for approval.
 The belief behind the naming of the city is that Lord
Vishnu killed Gayasur in a battle here.
Mushroom production in the year 2021-22
 According to the latest data released by the
National Horticulture Board, Bihar ranks first
in mushroom production in the year 2021-22.
 More than 28000 tonnes of mushroom was produced
in Bihar during this period, which is 10.82 percent
of the total mushroom produced in the country.
National Family Health Survey 5
 5th May, 2022 Central Health and Family Welfare
Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the fifth
round report of National Family Health Survey-5
(NFHS-5).
 According to this report, the replacement rate of
fertility in Bihar is 2.98, which is higher than the
national rate of 2.1.
 Four other states in India with fertility replacement
rate of more than 2.1 are Meghalaya (2.91). Uttar
Pradesh (2.35). Jharkhand (2.26) and Manipur (2.17).
Place of Bihar in domestic violence cases
against women
 According to the report recently released by the
Union Minister for Family Welfare and Health
Mansukh Mandaviya related to the National
Family Health Survey-5, Karnataka ranks first (with
48%) in terms of domestic violence against women.
 In this case, Bihar is second, Telangana third and
Manipur is at fourth place.
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Shri Radha Banke Bihari ISKCON Temple
 On May 3, 2022, the Governor of Bihar, Fagu
Chauhan and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
inaugurated Radha Banke Bihari ISKCON Temple
Shrine at Buddha Marg in Patna.
New variety of paddy ‘Heera’
 In the 57th Annual Rice Research Meeting of
the Integrated Rice Improvement Project held
at Hyderabad on 25th to 27th April, 2022, a new
variety of paddy ‘Heera’ was selected for national
production.
 This new variety of paddy has been developed by
Dr. Prakash Singh, scientist of Veer Kunwar Singh
Mahavidyalaya, Dumraon and his team.
 The production of this variety of paddy is 70-80
quintals per hectare.
 Presently the length of this section is 34.90 km.
 This rail network covers a total distance of 68.72
km. and is part of the Jaynagar-Bijalpur Bardibas
project.
 Presently 2 DEMU trains are running on this section
which have been supplied by the Konkan Railways.
Ex-gratia amount on death due to snake bite
 In March 2022, the then Deputy Chief Minister
of Bihar and co-disaster Management Minister
Renu Devi announced that the state government
would provide ex-gratia amount if any person dies
of snakebite in the state.
 The state government will provide Rs 4 lakh to the
kin of the deceased. So far in Bihar, there was a
provision to provide the amount only in the flood
period.
Pepsi Bottling Plant
Bihar receives award under Jal Shakti Abhiyan
‘Catch the Rain’
 In April 2022, Chief
 Under the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan Catch the Rain’, held
Minister Nitish Kumar
inaugurated the newly constructed Pepsi Bottling
Plant at Barauni, Begusarai.
 The construction cost of this plant is Rs 550 crore.
 This plant has been set up by Varun Beverages
Limited.
State Energy and Climate Index Round-1
 In the report related to State Energy and Climate
Index Round-1 released by NITI Aayog in April
2022, Bihar was included in the category of large
states.
 In this category, Bihar is ranked 15th(score-38.3).
 Bihar’s score in terms of various parameters performance of DISCOMs (Score - 61.3);Access,
Affordability
and
Reliability
(Score-45);
Environmental sustainability (score-33.7); Clean
Energy Initiatives (Score-4.9); Energy Efficiency
(Score-22.8) and New Initiatives (Score-7.6)
Baba Kewal Dham State Fair, 2022
on 29th March, 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi,
the third prize was given to East Champaran
district as the best district in the Eastern Zone
category.
 Telari Gram Panchayat located in Gaya district
received the award for the best Gram Panchayat in
the eastern region.
 Telari Gram Panchayat is located under Neemchak
Bathani Block.
 Under the third National Water Award, Uttar
Pradesh was awarded first position in the category
of best states, while Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu got
second and third place respectively.
The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment)
Act, 2022
 The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill,
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 On April 10, 2022, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
inaugurated Baba Kewal Dham State Fair, 2022 by
lighting a lamp at Indrawara in Morwa block of
Samastipur district.
 This fair is held every year in the month of April.
Jaynagar-Kurtha Train Service
 Train service was started from Jaynagar (Madhubani
Bihar) to Kurtha (Nepal) in April 2022.
 It was jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister of India
Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal Sher
Bahadur Deuba through video conferencing.
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was passed in both the houses of the Legislature on
March 30, 2022.
In April 2022, the Governor approved this bill to
become an act.
This Bill amends the Bihar Prohibition and Excise
Act, 2016.
Under this act, a provision has been made to release
on payment of fine if caught while consuming
alcohol.
If the person does not deposit the amount of fine
immediately, then a provision of simple imprisonment
of one month has been made for him.
It will not be the right of any accused to be free by
paying the fine, the final decision in this regard will
be taken by the Executive Magistrate.
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 In case of repeated offences, the State Government
may, by notification, prescribe additional penalty or
imprisonment or both.
 Any intoxicant found in possession of the accused
shall be confiscated and destroyed in accordance
with section 57.
 On April 1, 2016, the prohibition law was
implemented in the entire state.
Bihar Urban Planning and Development
(Amendment) Act, 2022
 The Bihar Urban Planning and Development
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(Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the Bihar
Legislative Assembly on March 29, 2022.
Which got the assent of the Governor on 1st April,
2022 and this act came into force from 2nd April,
2022.
There is a provision in this act that the state
government can now acquire land at any place for
urbanization as per the requirement.
In lieu of land acquisition, the person with the land
concerned will be compensated.
Under the new provision, now for any urban
plans schemes to be implemented by the Planning
Authority, the consent of or the owner of 80
percent of the total plot area or consent of the 80
percent of the total number of land owners will not
be required.
Bihar State University Service Commission
(Amendment) Act, 2022
 The Bihar State University Service Commission
(Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the Bihar
Legislative Assembly. Which got the assent of the
Governor on 1st April, 2022 and this Act came into
force from 2nd April, 2022.
 In this act, the maximum age limit for the chairman
of the commission has been fixed at 75 years and for
the members 70 years.
Bihar Day, 2022
 On March 22, 2022, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
visited the historic Gandhi Maidan to commemorate
the 110th foundation day of the state. He
inaugurated the program in Patna by lighting the
lamp and blowing up the balloons of Bihar Day
program.
 Bihar formally separated from Bengal on 22 March,
1912 and a separate state was formed in 1912.
 Bihar Diwas is celebrated on 22 March every year
since 22 March 2010.
 The main theme of Bihar Day in the year 2022 is ‘Jal
Jeevan Hariyali’.
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Bihar Starup Conclave, 2022
 Bihar Startup Conclave 2022 was organised on
March 11-12, 2022 at Gyan Bhawan, Patna.
 In March 2022, the then Industries Minister of Bihar,
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain launched it. It is organized
by Bihar industries association in collaboration with
Industries Department.
Frogwalk App
 In March 2022, the Frogwalk App was launched in
Bihar.
 This app has been developed by Khagaria resident
Engineer Nirmal Dev.
 The purpose of this app is to solve the problem
of employment for small workers, Plumbers and
Painters etc.
 Information is also available for many other business
establishments including doctors, hotels, banquet
halls in this app.
 Nirmal Dev has been awarded the Bihar Change
Maker Award, 2022 by the Government of Bihar
for this app.
First state in the country to introduce the concept of dynamic maps
 In March 2022, Bihar has become the first state in
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Map to track land ownership in villages.
The map will update itself every time there is a
change in the ownership of the land.
The move aims to reduce legal disputes.
Recently the Bihar Land Mutation Amendment Bill,
2021 has been passed in Bihar assembly, making
mutation of maps mandatory.
Every time a mutation occurs, it will have three
changes-changes in text, changes in land parcels and
a revision in the survey map.
Export Preparedness Index, 2021
 The ‘Export Preparedness Index 2021’ was released
by NITI Aayog in collaboration with Competition
Institute on March 25, 2022.
 In this index, Bihar is ranked 10th in the category of
land-locked states with 32.06 points, while 22nd in
the overall ranking is in place.
 The top 3 states in the overall ranking are Gujarat,
Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Scotch State of Governance Report Card
 The Scotch Governance Report Card was released
by the Scotch Group in March, 2022.
 In this, the states are divided into 4 categories Star,
Performers, Catching-up and other states.
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Bihar is ranked 11th in the catching-up category.
Divyaspark Innovation Hab
 Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Gujarat and
 On February 21, 2022, in all the state engineering
colleges established and operated by the
Government of Bihar under the Department of
Science and Technology, approval was given to
nominate ‘Divyasampark Innovation Hub’ of IIT
Roorkee. The purpose of nomination is imparting
training in the field of technology development,
human resource and skill development, innovation,
entrepreneurship and startup subjects under the
Governments of India’s multidisciplinary cyber
physical system scheme.
Maharashtra are star states in the year 2021.
 Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam
adn Himachal Pradesh has been given the status of
‘Performance’.
Statue of Lord Buddha built in Bodh Gaya
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posture is being built in Bodh Gaya, Bihar.
Since the year 2019, this statue is being constructed
by Buddha International Welfare Mission.
This statue will be 100 feet long and 30 feet high.
This statue is being made by Fiber Glass in Kolkata
by sculptors.
The statue will be inaugurated in February 2023.
Valmiki Tiger Reserve
 An elephant resecue center has been set up in
Action Plan for Menstrual Hygiene Management
 On the occasion of International Women’s Day on
March 28, 2022 Purnea has become the first district
of Bihar to start Action Plan for Menstrual Hygiene
Management.
 NITI Aayog, the government’s think tank has
approved the proposal of the district administration
for toilets in 200 government schools of Purnea to
boost menstrual hygiene.
 In April, 2022, this scheme was started as a pilot
project in Kasba blocks in collaboration with NGOs
and UNICEF.
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Maithili Duck
 The name of Maithili duck found in North Bihar has
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Digitization of Patna Planetarium
 In March 2022, a 6-member team from Kolkata
visited Patna and inspected the planetarium (Indira
Gandhi Planetarium).
 After the inspection, the work of digitizing this
planetarium has started.
 Patna Planetarium will be the first such planetarium
in the country, where Red, Green and Blue (RGB)
laser projectors will be installed and these projectors
will be of variety of colors.
 Construction of planetarium in Gaya and Bhagalpur
in Bihar is also in progress.
Bihar Digipex, 2022
 Between February 24 to 27, 2022, the state level
postage stamp exhibition Digipex, 2022 was
organized in Bihar.
 Its theme was ‘India’s rich cultural heritage’.
 It was organized under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
 This exhibition is organized for the hobby of
postage stamps collection.
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Valmiki Tiger Reserve for the rehabilitation of stray,
abandoned and injured elephants by Bihar’s forest
department.
This Tiger Reserve is situated at eastern-most
boundary of Himalayan Terai forests in India.
It is the only tiger reserve in Bihar.
This tiger reserve is located in the West Champaran
district.
It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in the year 1978.
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been registered in the National Bureau of Animal
Genetic Resources, Karnal.
It has been named Maithili Duck by ICAR after
6 years of research by the scientists of Eastern
Research Complex of ICAR campus.
ICAR is engaged in saving ducks from extinction by
making farmers aware about Maithili ducks.
According to the National Bureau of Animal
Genetic Resources, the native name of Maithili has
been given in the areas of Sitamarhi, Madhubani,
Katihar, Araria, Kishanganj and Mothihari.
According to statistics, there are about 46,0000
thousands Maithili ducks in the state.
Rajgir Zoo Safari
 In February 2022, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
inaugurated the Rajgir Zoo Safari.
 This wildlife safari is spread over an area of 480
acres.
 Chief Minister became the first visitor after the
inauguration by taking a ticket from the ticket
counter. Chief Minister toured this zoo safari in a
safari bus (tourist vehicle).
 The foundation stone of this zoo safari was laid in
the year 2016.
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Statue of Immortal Martyrs Unveiled in Tarapur
Kalughat Intermodal Terminal
 On February 15, 2022, Chief Minister Nitish
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Kumar unveiled the statues of immortal martyrs at
Shaheed Smarak Tarapur, Munger through video
conferencing.
On the same day in the memory of the matryrs of
Tarapur (Munger) under the Cabinet Secretariat
Department, annual state celebration was approved
on 15th February every year in the Tarapur Martyrs
Memorial Complex.
Along with this, he also inaugurated Shaheed Park.
February 15 will henceforth be commemorated as
‘Shahid Diwas’.
In Bihar, Congress working president Shardul Singh
Kaviskar had called for hoisting the tricolor on all
government buildings on February 15, 1932.
The District Magistrate ordered to shoot at the
excited people, in which 34 people were martyred.
This incident of Tarapur is one of the important
events of the freedom struggle.
World’s Tallest Statue of Mother Sita
 The world’s tallest statue of Mother Sita will be
installed in Sitamarhi, Bihar.
 The height of this statue will be 251 feet.
 108 idols of Mother Sita will also be installed around
the main idol of Mother Sita.
 Along with the statue, a digital museum and research
institute and study center based on the life of Mother
Sita will also be built.
Inauguration of Rail-cum-Road Bridge on River
Ganga at Munger
 On February 11, 2022 Union Road Transport and
Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the
14.5 km long rail-cum-road bridge constructed
under the Ganga River Link Project on National
Highway 333B in Munger.
 The construction cost of this bridge is Rs. 696 crore.
 This bridge is named after the first Chief Minister of
Bihar, Shri Krishna Sinha.
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and Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal
laid the foundation stone of Kalughat Intermodal
Terminal on National Waterway-1 (Ganga River) in
Saran, Bihar.
This terminal is directly connected to NH-19.
This terminal is designed to handle container traffic.
On the same day, Sonowal flagged off the inland
waterway vessel MV Lal Bahadur Shahtri carrying
200 metric tonnes of food grains from Patna to
Pandu located in Guwahati.
The ship reached its destination in early March 2022
via Bangladesh.
World Class Genomic Laboratory
 In February 2022, the then Health Minister of
Bihar, Mangal Pandey inaugurated the world class
genomic laboratory for cancer screening at Homi
Bhabha Cancer Hospitcal and Research Centre,
Muzaffarpur.
Punaura Dham
 In Februar, 2022, Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan
Reddy have provided the information that on the
request of the Government of Bihar, Ministry
of Tourism has declared Punaura Dham under
Swadesh Darshan Scheme’s Ramayan Circuit.
 This Dham is located in Sitamarhi district of Bihar.
 This Dham is famous as the appearance site of
Mother Sita (Janaki).
 Here a grand temple of Mother Janaki will be built at
the place of her appearance.
MoU between Labour Resources Department
of Bihar and Tata Technologies
 In January 2022, the Labour Resources Department
of Bihar signed an MoU with Tata Technologies
to upgrade all 149 state-owned Industrial Training
(ITIs) in the state.
 Under this agreement, Tata Technologies will convert
these 149 institutions into centers of excellenece.
Fortified rice distribution approved
Padma Award, 2022
 The Central Government’s scheme of fortified rice
 On January 25, 2022, 128 Padma Awards were
(nutritional rice) from government ration shops was
approved in the meeting of the Bihar cabinet held
on February 8, 2022.
 Food and Civil Supplies Corporation, Patna is to
ensure the supply of fortified rice in place of normal
rice to the beneficiaries identified under the National
Food Security Act in the state by the Department of
Food and Consumer Protection.
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announced by the Central Government for the year
2022.
 In these awards, two persons from Bihar were
selected for the Padma Shri award.
 Acharya Chandana Ji (Social Work) and Shaibal
Gupta (Literature and Education) were awarded the
Padma Shri award.
 Shaibal Gupta was awarded posthumously.
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Prime Minister National Children’s Award, 2022
 These seven districts include Vaishali, Begusarai,
29 children from across the country in January 2022.
Bhagalpur, Aurangabad, Samastipur, Katihar and
Muzaffarpur.
 HRMN-99 variety of apple will be cultivated as a
pilot project in these districts.
service) was honored with this award.
Healthy States, Progressive India Report
Darbhanga was awarded the Prime Minister’s
National Children’s Award.
 On December 27, 2021 NITI Aayog released fourth
 PM National Children Award, 2022 was awarded to
 2 children from Bihar are among the award winners.
 Dheearj Kumar (bravery) and Pal Sakshi (social
 In the year 2021, Jyoti Kumari (bravery) of
Bihar Municipality (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022
 Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan on 13 January 2022
approved Bihar Municipal (Amendment) Ordinance,
2022.
 By notifying this ordinance on this day, a new system
of election of Mayor or President-Vice President has
been implemented in the municipal bodies in the state.
 As per the amendment, heads of various municipal
bodies along with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of
municipal corporation in the urban body elections
will now be directly elected by the people.
 Section 23 and 25 of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007
has been amended.
Apple cultivation in Bihar
 In January 2022, the Horticulture Department of
Bihar has decided to start a pilot project for apple
cultivation in seven districts of the state.
edition of ‘Healthy States, Progressive India’, report.
 In terms of overall performance in the year 2019-20,
Bihar is at 18th place (score-31.00) among large
stages.
 Among the large states in terms of overall
performance, Kerala (score 82.20) ranks first, while
Tamil Nadu (score 72.42) ranks second.
Good Governance Index, 2020-21
 On the occasion of
Good Governance Day
on December 25, 2021, the Union Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions released
the Good Governance Index, 2020-21.
 In this, the states and union territories are divided
into four categories viz. (i) Other States-Group A (ii)
Other States-Group B (iii)North-Eastern and hilly
states and (iv) Union territories.
 Bihar is ranked sixth in Group B with a score of
4.624 in the overall ranking.
Bihar Budget 2022-23
The Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of
Bihar, Mr. Tarkishore Prasad, presented the Budget for
the state for the financial year 2022-23 on February 28, 2022.
Budget Highlights
 The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Bihar
for 2022-23 (at current prices) is projected to be Rs.
7,45,310 crore. This is a growth of 9.7% over the
revised estimate of GSDP for 2021-22 (Rs 6,79,473
crore).
 In 2021-22, GSDP is estimated to grow at 9.7% over
the previous year (at current prices)
 Expenditure of Rs. 2,37,691.19 crore has been
estimated for the Year 2022-23 which is Rs. 19,388.49
crore more than Rs. 2,18,302.70 crore for the year
2021-22 budget estimate.
 For the year 2022-23 Revenue expenditure is
estimated at Rs. 1,91,956.67 crore and Capital
expenditure is estimated at Rs. 45,734.52 crore
respectively. The percentage of Revenue and Capital
expenditure in total expenditure is 80.76 and 19.24
respectively.
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 Revenue Expenditure for the financial year 2022-23
is estimated at Rs. 1,91,956.67 crore, which is Rs.
14,885.28 crore more than Rs. 1,77,071.39 crore for
the year 2021-22 budget estimate.
 Capital Expenditure for the financial year 2022-23 is
estimated at Rs. 45,734.52 crore, which is Rs. 4,503.21
crore more than Rs. Rs. 41,231.31 crore for the year
2021-22 budget estimate.
 For the year 2022-23, Development and NonDevelopment expenditures are estimated at Rs.
1,60,140.21 crore and Rs. 77,550.98 crore respectively.
 The percentage of Development expenditure and
Non-Development expenditure in total expenditure
is 67.37 and 32.63 respectively.
 Annual Scheme Outlay for the financial year 202223 is estimated at Rs. 1,00,000.00 crore, which is equal
to the year 2021-22 budget estimate.
 Good Governance Programme, 2020-25: Under
Seven Nischay-2 of Aatmanirbhar Bihar (202025) Rs. 5,000.00 crore budget estimated in Various
Department for the Financial Year 2022-23.
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 Total Revenue Receipts has been estimated at Rs.
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1,96,704.51 crore in 2022-23 which is Rs. 10,437.22
crore more than Rs. 1,86,267.29 crore for the year
2021-22 budget estimate.
State’s Own Tax Revenue is estimated at Rs.
41,387.00 crore in 2022-23 which is Rs. 6,337.00 crore
more than Rs. 35,050.00 crore for the year 2021-22
budget estimate.
State’s Non Tax Revenue is estimated at Rs. 6,135.62
crore in 2022-23 which is Rs. 630.15 crore more
than Rs. 5,505.47 crore for the year 2021-22 budget
estimate.
State’s Share in Central Taxes is estimated at Rs.
91,180.60 crore in 2022-23. This is equivalent to the
Financial Year 2021-22 budget estimate.
Grants - in - Aid from Central Government to State
is estimated at Rs. 58,001.29 crore in 2022-23 which
is Rs. 3,470.08 crore more than Rs. 54,531.21 crore
for the year 2021-22 budget estimate.
The State has Revenue Surplus of Rs. 4,747.84 crore
during 2022-23 which is 0.64% of GSDP. GSDP
estimate is Rs. 7,45,310.00 crore for the year 2022-23.
The Fiscal Deficit has been estimated at Rs.
25,885.10 crore which is 3.47% of GSDP for the
year 2022-23.
Debt Management: The Fiscal Deficit to GSDP has
been maintained within the statutory limit of 3.5% as
per FRBM Act.
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 The Outstanding Public Debt is estimated at Rs.
2,38,126.69 crore in 2022-23 which is 31.95% of
GSDP -Total debt including liability in public account
estimate is Rs.2,88,107.35 crore in 2022-23 which is
38.66% of GSDP.
 Fiscal Management: Fiscal deficit is likely to be
contained at 3.47% of State GDP (that is within the
FRBM limits of 3.5%).
 In the current financial year 2021-22 Ministry of
Finance, Govt. of India has provided Additional
Borrowing Limit of up to 1 percent of GSDP.
Therefore in the current Financial Year the Revised
Borrowing Limit is at 4.5 percent of GSDP.
Trends in Revenue Receipt
3%
21%
State own
Tax Revenue
Sectorwise Expenditure
Non Tax Revenue
25%
Economic
Public
Services
Debt
6%
46%
State share in
Central Taxes
41%
Social
Services
30%
Grants-in-aid
from Centre
0%
Aid and
grants
28%
General
Services
 At the end of financial year 2021-22 estimated revised
public debt is at Rs. 2,12,040.84 crore which is 31.21%
of GSDP of Rs. 6,79,473.00 crore in 2021-22.
 The department wise allocation for Annual Schemes
2021-22 has been made as follows:
Education Department
Scheme Outlay
(Rs.Crore)
22198.38
Percentage of
total outlay
22.20
2.
Rural Development Department
15193.19
15.19
3.
Social Welfare Department
8191.79
8.19
4.
Rural Works Department
7950.27
7.95
5.
Health Department
7035.56
7.04
6.
Road Construction Department
4420.99
4.42
7.
Urban Development and Housing Department
4055.10
4.06
8.
Water Resource Department
3232.63
3.23
9.
Agriculture Department
2781.99
2.78
10.
Public Health Engineering Department
1947.65
1.95
11.
Others
22992.45
22.99
Total
100000.00
100.00
The Six Sutras of this Budget
 1. Health, 2. education, 3. industry and investment in
industry, 4. agriculture and allied sector, 5. rural-urban
infrastructure, 6. welfare (of different sections).
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 Major Allocations:
1. Health sector – Rs. 16134.39 crore
2. Education Sector – Rs. 39191.87 crore (16.5% of total
budget)
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Industry Sector – Rs. 1643.74 crore
Agriculture & Allied Sector – Rs. 7712.30 crore
Rural-Urban Development – Rs. 29749.64 crore
Welfare (of different sections) – Rs. 12375.07 crore
 Swacch Sehar - Viksit Sehar
 Sulabh Samparkta
 Sabke Liye Atirikt Swasthya Suvidha
Under the Saat Nischay Yojana-2, programs for
the promotion of fishery will be undertaken.
Budget Provisions 2022-23
Programs for development of all 54 Bazaar
 Education, Sports, Arts, and Culture
Prangans will be executed (funded through loans
from NABARD).
Under the Saat Nischay Yojana-2, 361 pucca
check dams of up to 30 feet will be built.
Allocation towards cash incentives to female
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students for completing senior secondary is
Rs. 400 crore. Rs. 300 crore has been allocated
towards the mid-day meal scheme.
Rural Development
Rs. 5,014 crore have been allocated towards
PMGSY. Rs. 2,500 crore has been allocated
towards MGNREGS.
Health and Family Welfare
Rs. 3,156 crore has been allocated towards the
provision of health services in urban areas. Rs.
120 crore has been allocated towards incentives
to ASHA worker.
Social Welfare and Nutrition
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R s. 810 crore has been allocated towards
Mukhyamantri Vriddhhajan Pension Yojana.
Police
District police and village police have been
allocated Rs. 6,130 crore and Rs. 1,307 crore,
respectively.
Energy
Rs. 9,653 crore has been allocated towards
assistance to the state power holding corporation.
Housing
Rs. 8,689 crore has been allocated towards Indira
Awas Yojana.
Roads and Bridges
Rs. 3,821 has been allocated towards capital
outlay on roads and bridges.
Agriculture and allied activities
Rs. 145 crore has been allocated towards organic
farming. Rs. 76 crore has been allocated towards
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.
Urban Development
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R s. 524 crore has been allocated towards
Housing for All-Awas Yojana.
Bihar Saat Nischay Yojana-2
 Bihar Saat Nischay Yojana-2 to be carried out for
development works. These are:
Yuva Shakti - Bihar ki Pragati
Sashakt Mahila - Saksham Mahila
Har Khet Tak Sinchai Ka Paani
Swacch Gaon - Samridh Gaon
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Bihar Economic Survey 2021-22
Bihar Economy: An Overview
 The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of
Bihar grew by only 2.5 percent in 2020-21, but this
performance is better than the national average, as
Indian economy indeed shrank by 7.2 percent in
2020-21.
 The GSDP in Bihar in 2020-21 was Rs. 618.63
thousand crore at current prices; at constant
(2011-12) prices, it stood at Rs. 419.88 thousand
crore.
Correspondingly, in 2020-21, the Per Capita
GSDP at constant (2011-12) prices was Rs.
34,314. At current prices, the Per Capita GSDP
in the state was Rs. 50,555 in 2020-21.
 The share of primary sector in GSDP has declined
steadily, from 22.1 percent in 2016-17 to 19.2 percent
in 2020-21.
The share of secondary sector has recorded a
small decline — from 20.6 percent in 2016-17
to 19.5 percent in 2020-21.
It is indeed the tertiary sector which has
recorded a noticeable increase in its share, from
57.3 percent in 2016-17 to 61.2 percent in 202021.
 For the primary sector, the growth rate has been 2.3
percent for the period 2016-17 to 2020-21. The yearly
growth rates have varied considerably, from (-) 0.3
percent (2018-19) to 8.7 percent (2016-17).
For the secondary sector, the medium terms
growth rate has been 4.8 percent. Finally, for
the tertiary sector, the growth rate has been the
highest at 8.5 percent.
 From the ranking of the 38 districts with regard to Per
Capita GDDP (Gross District Domestic Product) in
2019-20, the highest Per Capita GDDP is recorded
for Patna (Rs. 1.31 lakh), whereas Sheohar has the
lowest Per Capita GDDP (Rs. 0.19 lakh).
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 The annual inflation rate in Bihar between September,
2020 and September, 2021 was 2.8 percent (rural), 4.9
percent (urban) and 3.1 percent (overall).
State Finances
 The total expenditure by the State Government in
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2020-21 increased by 13.4 percent over the previous
year to Rs. 1,65, 696 crore, out of which Rs. 26,203
crore was the capital expenditure and Rs. 1,39,493
crore was revenue expenditure. The revenue and
capital receipts of the State Government were Rs.
1,28,168 crore and Rs. 36,735 crore, respectively in
2020-21.
The total expenditure of the State Government as
a percentage of GSDP increased from 23.7 percent
in 2019-20 to 26.8 percent in 2020-21. The capital
expenditure as a share of GSDP increased from 3.3
percent in 2019-20 to 4.2 percent in 2020-21.
The capital expenditure increased by 30.5 percent,
whereas the revenue expenditure increased by 10.7
percent over the previous year. At the same time,
the increase in capital and revenue receipts was 25.9
percent and 3.2 percent, respectively.
The revenue of the State Government from its own
tax and non-tax sources increased from Rs. 33,858
crore in 2019-20 to Rs. 36,543 crore in 2020-21. The
gross transfer of resources to Bihar from the Central
Government increased from Rs. 91,654 crore in 201920 to Rs. 98,128 crore in 2020-21.
The outstanding liability as a percentage of GSDP was
36.7 percent of the GSDP in 2020-21. The public debt
liability on account of borrowings in the Consolidated
Fund accounts for 78.0 percent of the total liability
in 2020-21.
Agriculture and Allied Sectors
 The agriculture and allied sectors grew at a pace of
2.1 percent during the last five years (2016-17 to 202021). Among, the sub-sectors, livestock and fisheries
have grown at a pace of 10 percent and 7 percent,
respectively in the last five years. Overall, the sector
accounted for a share of 19 percent in Gross State
Value Added (GSVA) in 2020-21.
 As of 2020-21, the total foodgrain production in the
state was estimated at a record of 17.95 lakh tonnes.
 Further, the State Government is developing an
Organic Corridor in 13 districts in the state and
more than 17,000 acres of crop area have been issued
with organic C-1 Certificate.
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 In order to provide digital farmer services, ‘Bihan’,
a new mobile App has been launched by the
Department of Agriculture.
 The Gross Cropped Area was 72.97 lakh hectares
in 2019-20, with a cropping intensity of 144 percent.
The Gross Irrigated Area was 54.35 lakh hectares
in 2019-20.
 Bihar's total milk output stood at 115.01 lakh
tonnes in 2020-21.
 The total egg production increased from 111.17
crores in 2016-17 to 301.32 crores in 2020-21,
registering an annual growth rate of 32.4 percent.
Enterprises Sector
 In Bihar, three most attractive industries are—
ethanol, food processing, and renewable energy.
 To accelerate the production of oxygen for medical
purposes in Bihar, the State Government had adopted
the Oxygen Production Promotion Policy 2021.
Labour, Employment and Skill
 The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for male and
female workers is the lowest in Bihar. The male WPR
was 6.5 and 8.5 percentage points lower than the allIndia average in rural and urban areas respectively.
In case of female WPR, the difference between
Bihar and India was even wider. The female
WPR in rural Bihar was just 9.8 percent, 24.6
percentage points lower than the all-India
average. In case of urban Bihar, female WPR
was again low at 7.8 percent, 15.5 percentage
points lower than the all-India average.
 In 2019-20, the dependency ratio is the highest in
Bihar at 62.0 percent, compared to national average
of 46.4 percent. Given the high Total Fertility Rate in
Bihar, 46 percent of its population are children. This
contributed substantially to the high dependency ratio
in the state.
 In 2019-20, the Unemployment Rate (UR) in
urban Bihar (8.9 percent for male labour force and
12.6 percent for female labour force) is higher than
in rural Bihar.
 In 2019-20, in Bihar, 59.9 percent of male
workers were self-employed, while less than 30.8
percent of male workers were casual workers.
In case of female workers, 22.9 percent out of
51.7 percent of self-employed workers were
engaged in economic activities in the capacity
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of helper in household enterprises. On the other
hand, the proportion of female workers engaged
in causal labour was as high as 36.3 percent in
Bihar, 14.4 percentage points higher than the
all-India average (21.9 percent).
The industries which absorbed majority of male
workers in Bihar were — agriculture, / forestry
and fishing (45.9 percent), construction (21.0
percent), and wholesale and retail trade, repair
of motor vehicles (13.5 percent). In case of
female workers, two-thirds of the workers are
engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
The share of working age-group population
is expected to be 61.4 percent in 2036,
increasing from 53.5 percent in 2011. On the
other hand, the growth of elderly population is
slower in Bihar.
Bihar has recorded an increase by one year in
Life Expectancy at Birth, from 68.1 years in
2010-14 to 69.1 years in 2014-18.
The number of institutional deliveries increased
from 14.98 lakh in 2014-15 to 16.47 lakh in
2019-20, indicating an increase of 10.2 percent
over six years.
 According to Sample Registration System
of 2019, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in
Bihar is 29 deaths per 1000 live births, which
is lower than the national figure of 30.
The total enrollment at primary level in 201920 was 139.47 lakh, of which girls were 68.13
lakh and boys were 71.34 lakh. In the same year,
the enrollment for SC students at primary level
was 27.27 lakh, and for ST students, it was 3.38
lakh.
On observing the trend between 2012-13 and
2019-20, it is seen that the gap between the
number of boys and girls is gradually narrowing
at both primary and upper primary levels.
Between 2012-13 and 2019-20, the dropout rate
in the primary stage decreased by 9.0 percentage
points and in upper primary level, it decreased
by 7.9 percentage points.
Infrastructure & Communication
 Bihar recorded the highest growth (14.4 percent) in
transport, storage and communication sector during
the last decade (2011-20) in the country. Bihar had
recorded a growth rate of 10.3 percent, the highest
in India.
Energy Sector
 The Per Capita Consumption of energy in the state
has risen from 203 kwh in 2014-15 to 350 kwh in
2020-21, implying a growth of 72.4 percent in six
years.
The available power generation capacity in the
state was 6073 MW in 2019-20, which increased
to 6422 MW in 2020-21, implying a growth of
5.7 percent.
Urban Development
 The present level of urbanisation in Bihar is 15.3%
which indicates an appreciable growth. In addition, 32
old Nagar Panchayats have been upgraded to Nagar
Parishads, while 5 old Nagar Parishads have been
upgraded to Nagar Nigams.
The State Government has introduced ‘Har
Ghar Nal Ka Jal’ scheme to provide clean and
safe drinking water to all households in urban
areas with water pipeline connections by 2021 -22.
Human Development
 The share of expenditure on social services in total
expenditure has increased from 34.4 percent in 201516 to 44.0 percent in 2020-21.
The growth rate of expenditure on health during
this period was 16.6 percent, compared to 13.8
percent at all-India level.
 Likewise, in education too, Bihar registered
an annual growth rate of 14.3 percent in the
same period, which is again higher than all-India
growth rate of 10.9 percent.
2023
Child Development
 As per projections, child population (0-18 years)
in Bihar accounts for 42 percent of the total
population. The state accounts for 12 percent of
India’s total child population.
The adolescents constitute 19.8 percent of
the total population in Bihar.
 There has been a steady increase in child expenditure
in Bihar, during the last seven years. During 2013-14 to
2019-20, the overall expenditure on children increased
at an annual rate of 22.7 percent.
The coverage of functional drinking water
facility and toilets in all types of schools are
more than 90 percent in Bihar.
A total of 1.12 lakh out-of-school children
(OOSC) in the age group of 6-13 years
have been mainstreamed through different
interventions in 2020-21.
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Shri Rajiv Kumar
Persons in News
 Chief Election Commissioner (appointed in May,
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
 Retired Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Rituraj
Awasthi has been appointed as the chairperson of
the Law Commission of India (November, 2022).
Aruna Miller
 Indian-American woman Aruna Miller has became
the first immigrant to hold the office of Lieutenant
Governor in Maryland, Mid-Atlantic region of the
United States. (November, 2022)
Neeraj Chopra
 Switzerland
Tourism has appointed Olympic
Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra as the ‘Friendship
Ambassador’ in November, 2022.
Greg Barclay
 New Zealand’s Greg Barclay unanimously re-elected
as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman
for another two-year term in November, 2022.
 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Secretary Jay Shah was elected as the head of
ICC’s all powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs
(F&CA) committee at the board meeting.
Natasa Pirc Musar
 Natasa Pirc Musar (First Female President), won the
second round of Slovenia’s Presidential elections.
(November, 2022).
 Natasa Pirc Musar becomes the first female President
of the country.
Arvind Virmani
 Former Chief Economic Advisor, Arvind Virmani
has been appointed as a full time member of NITI
Aayog in November, 2022.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
 India has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi as the chief guest for the Republic Day in 2023.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
2022) Rajiv Kumar was invited by the Election
Commission of Nepal as an international observer
for the forthcoming elections to Nepal’s House of
Representatives and Provincial Assembly.
Deepa Malik
 Union Health Ministry designated Padma Shri, Khel
Ratna, Arjuna Awardee and the President of the
Paralympic Committee of India, Dr. Deepa Malik as
Nikshay Mitra ambassador in New Delhi.
Lalit Bhasin
 Noted lawyer Lalit Bhasin has been appointed as the
national president of Indian American Chambers of
Commerce (IACC). (October, 2022)
Pankaj Tripathi
 Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared
actor Pankaj Tripathi as the ‘National Icon’ of ECI.
(October, 2022)
Dr. Vivek Murthy
 Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy has been nominated
by US President Joe Biden to serve as the US
Representative on WHO Executive Board and he
will continue his duties as the US Surgeon General.
K G Balakrishnan
 The Union Government has appointed a three-
member commission, headed by former Chief
Justice of India K G Balakrishnan. (October, 2022)
 Commission was created to consider the possibility
of granting SC (October, 2022) status to “new
persons who have historically belonged to the
Scheduled Castes’’ but have converted to religions
other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
Justice DY Chandrachud
 Chief Justice of India, Uday Umesh Lalit named
Justice DY Chandrachud as his successor. (October,
2022)
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 He took oath as new Chief Justice of India on
November 9, 2022.
Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma)
 Spiritual
 He is the 50th Chief Justice of India.
 Justice Chandrachud will demit office on November
10, 2024.
 He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad
High Court in 2013.
Aparajita Sarangi
 Aparajita Sarangi has been elected as a member to
the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU). (October, 2022)
 She is a Lok Sabha member from Bhubaneswar,
Odisha.
Bharati Das
leader Mata, Amritanandamayi Devi
(Amma) has been appointed as the Chair of the
country’s Civil 20 (C20). (October, 2022)
 It is an official engagement group of the Group of
20 (G20), by the union government.
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan
 The government of India has announced the
appointment of Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired)
as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
(September, 2022)
Mohammed bin Salman
 Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Salman has been appointed as prime minister by
a royal decree. (September, 2022)
 The Governement of India has appointed Bharati
Das as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA),
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
(October, 2022)
Edward Snowden
 President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian
citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor
Edward Snowden. (September, 2022)
Dr Prashant Garg
 Dr Prashant Garg,executive chair, L V Prasad
Eye Institute, has been elected as a ‘Member’
of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmological
Internationalis (AOI). (October, 2022)
R Venkataramani
 Senior
advocate R Venkataramani has been
appointed as the new Attorney General of India.
Mr. Venkataramani replaced Attorney General K.K.
Venugopal.
Mallikarjun Kharge
 Veteran
Karnataka leader Mallikarjun Kharge
become the first non-Gandhi Congress President in
24 years and the first Scheduled Caste chief of the
grand old organization in four decades. (October,
2022)
Kalyan Chaubey
 Kalyan Chaubey was elected as president of the All
India Football Federation.
Volker Turk
 The United Nations (UN) General Assembly
Anna May Wong
approved Volker Türk of Austria to be the global
body’s Human Rights Chief by UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres. (September, 2022)
 Anna May Wong set to become first Asian American
to feature on US currency. (October, 2022)
Xi Jinping
Alkesh Kumar Sharma
 Chinese President Xi Jinping re-elected for an
 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named
unprecedented third term in power with the prospect
of ruling China for life. (October, 2022)
 He has created history, becoming the first leader
of the ruling Communist Party after party founder
Mao Zedong to get an unprecedented third term in
power.
Shefali Juneja
India’s Electronics and Information Technology
Secretary, Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of
eminent experts on Internet governance. (August,
2022)
Samir V Kamat
 Distinguished scientist Samir V Kamat was appointed
 Shefali Juneja has been elected as the chairperson of
the United Nations’ specialized aviation agency Air
Transport Committee (ATC).
2023
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as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research
and Development and Chairman of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
(August, 2022)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
K Subramanian
Yair Lapid
 Former Chief Economic Adviser, KV Subramanian
 Leader of Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid officially
Eknath Shinde
became the 14th Prime Minister of Israel from July,
2022 to December, 2022.
 Later, Benjamin Netanyahu became Prime Minister
of Israel since December, 2022.
 Eknath Shinde has elected as the new chief minister
T. Raja Kumar
was appointed as the Executive Director for India
at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). (August,
2022)
of Maharashtra (July, 2022)
 T. Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed
Rahul Narwekar
 Mumbai lawyer and first-time legislator, Rahul
Narwekar has been elected as the youngest Speaker
of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. (July, 2022)
Lt. General Mohan Subramanian
 India’s Lieutenant General, Mohan Subramanian has
been appointed the Force Commander in the United
Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). (July,
2022)
as the president of Financial Action Task Force
(FATF).(July, 2022)
Gita Gopinath
 India-born Gita Gopinath became the first woman
and second Indian to feature on the ‘wall of former
chief economists’ of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). (July, 2022)
Ranil Wickremesinghe
 Veteran Sri Lankan politician and six-time Prime
Jahnavi Dangeti
 19-year-old Jahnavi Dangeti has scripted history
by becoming the youngest to complete the Analog
Astronaut programme from the Analog Astronaut
Training Centre (AATC) at Krakow in South Poland.
(July, 2022)
Vineet Saran
 Former Supreme Court judge, Vineet Saran has
taken over as the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) ethics officer and ombudsman. (July,
2022)
Kamal Haasan
 Kamal Haasan, a prominent figure in the Tamil
cinema industry, has been given the prestigious
Golden Visa by the United Arab Emirates. (July, 2022)
Indermit Gill
 The World Bank has appointed Indermit Gill,
as its chief economist and senior vice-president
for development economics at the multilateral
development bank.
Gustavo Petro
Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as
the 9th President of Sri Lanka. (July, 2022)
Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem
 Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah has issued a decree to appoint Sheikh
Mohammed Sabah Al Salem as a new Prime Minister.
(July, 2022)
Dinesh Gunawardena
 Senior politician, Dinesh Gunawardena has been
appointed as the new and 15th Prime Minister of Sri
Lanka, by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Satish Pai
 The International Aluminium Institute (IAI),
the only body representing the global primary
aluminium industry, has announced the appointment
of Satish Pai as its new Chair. (6 June, 2022)
 He is the Managing Director of Hindalco Industries.
Ramkrishna Mukkavilli
 For the first time in the world, an Indian has been
 Gustavo Petro has been sworn in as the first leftist
president of Colombia. (August, 2022)
 He succeeds Ivan Duque.
named a Global Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) Pioneer for Water Stewardship by the
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Virat Kohli
 Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first
 Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has crossed the 200
Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court of
USA. (June, 2022)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
million followers mark on the social media site
Instagram. (June, 2022)
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Dr. D J Pandian
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Ethiopia)
 New Development Bank (NDB) has appointed Dr
 He is re-elected for a second five-year term
Ruchira Kamboj
Captain Abhilasha Barak (Haryana)
 Senior
 She has become the Indian Army’s first woman
D J Pandian as the Director-General of its India
Regional Office in Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (GIFT City). (21 June, 2022)
Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj has been
appointed Permanent Representative of India to
the United Nations at New York. (21 June, 2022)
Parameswaran Iyer
 Appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of
NITI Aayog. (24 June, 2022)
as Director-General of the World Health
Organization (WHO) (24 May, 2022).
 He was first elected in 2017.
combat aviator. (25 May, 2022)
Anthony Albanese
 He sworn in as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister on
May 23, 2022.
Devasahayam Pillai (Born in Tamil Nadu)
Anil Khanna
 Anil Khanna has been appointed the acting
President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
(24 June, 2022)
Major General Bajram Begaj
 Albania’s parliament has elected a top military
official, Major General Bajram Begaj as its new
president (4 June, 2022)
Krishna Srinivasan
 International Monetary Fund, Managing Director
Kristalina Georgieva has announced the appointment
of Indian national Krishna Srinivasan as director of
the Asia and Pacific Department (APD) from 22
June, 2022.
Arati Prabhakar
 US president Joe Biden has nominated Arati
Prabhakar as the Head of the White House Office
of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). (June,
2022)
 Devasahayam Pillai became the first Indian layman
to be declared a saint by the Vatican (15 May,
2022).
Elisabeth Borne
 She has been appointed as the France's new prime
Minister (16 May, 2022).
Manik Saha
 Manik Saha has taken oath as the new Chief
Minister of Tripura (15 May, 2022).
B.V. Doshi
 Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi has been conferred with
the prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022 (11 May,
2022).
 This award is said to be one of the world’s highest
honours that one can receive in the field of
architecture.
Katalin Novak
 She has been elected as the first female President
of Hungary (10 May, 2022).
Lisa Sthalekar
 Former Australia cricketer, Lisa Sthalekar has
become the first female president of the Federation
of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA),
the sport’s international player’s association.
Geetanjali Shree
 Geetanjali Shree has won the 2022 International
Booker Prize for translated fiction. (27 May, 2022)
 She won the award for her book ‘Tomb of Sand’,
which was translated by Daisy Rockwell.
 The original name of the book is “Ret Samadhi.”
 This book has been originally written in Hindi and
is the first book in any Indian language to have
won this high-profile award.
2023
Suman Bery
 The central government appointed economist
Suman Bery as the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog.
Ajay Kumar Sood
 Ajay Kumar Sood, an eminent physicist has been
appointed as the central government’s principal
scientific advisor (PSA). (20 April, 2022)
General Manoj Pande
 Lieutenant General Manoj Pande took charge
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of General from/incumbent General Manoj
Mukund Naravane as the 29th chief of the Indian
Army (30 April, 2022).
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Jay Shah
Madhabi Puri Buch
 BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has been appointed to
 Appointed as the new Chairperson of Securities
Shehbaz Sharif
G Ashok Kumar
 Shehbaz Sharif took oath as Pakistan’s 23rd prime
 Former Vice Chief of Navy, G Ashok Kumar has
the ICC Cricket Committee as the Member Board
Representative (10 April, 2022).
 The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has unanimously
extended the tenure of its incumbent President Jay
Shah for a period of one year (19 March, 2022).
minister on 11th April 2022, .
Harsh Vardhan Shringla
 For the G20 summit, which will be hosted in 2023
and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (22 February,
2022).
 She is the first woman to head the securities market
regulator.
 He has been appointed for a tenure of two years.
been appointed as India’s first national maritime
security coordinator (NMSC) on February 16, 2022.
M Jagadesh Kumar
by India, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla
has been appointed as its chief coordinator (9 April,
2022).
 The G20 sherpa will remain to be Piyush Goyal,
the Indian Commerce Minister.
 Appointed as the new Chairman of the University
Dr Ian Fry
Jahnavi Dangeti
 The United Nations Human Rights Council
(UNHRC) has appointed Dr Ian Fry as the world’s
first independent expert for human rights and
climate change (1st April, 2022).
Gilbert Houngbo
 He took office as 11th Director-General of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) (October,
2022).
 First African to hold the post.
Himanta Biswa Sarma
 Re-elected as president of Badminton Association
of India (BAI), for a second four years term, from
2022 to 2026 (25 March, 2022).
N Chandrasekaran
 N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, has
been appointed as the chairman of Air India (14
March, 2022).
Gabriel Boric Font
 Appointed as the new and 36th President of Chile
on March 11, 2022.
Raja Kumar
 Appointed as the next President of Financial
Action Task Force (FATF).
 This will be the first time that Singapore is taking
on the Presidency of FATF, since becoming its
member in 1992.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Grants Commission (UGC). (4, February 2022)
Xiomara Castro
 Sworn as first female President of Honduras (27
January, 2022)
 Jahnavi Dangeti, a 19-year-old engineering student
from Andhra Pradesh became first and only Indian
to undergo and complete the International Air
and Space Program (IASP) at NASA Launch
Operations’ Kennedy Space Centre in Alabama, the
U.S.
Prajakta Koli
 Prajakta Koli has become India’s first UN (24th)
Development Programme
Climate Champion.
(UNDP)
Youth
Navdeep Kaur
 India’s Navdeep Kaur has won the award for the
Best National Costume at the prestigious Mrs
World 2022 pageant in Nevada, Las Vegas.
 Navdeep Kaur, who is the winner of Mrs India
World 2021, was representing the country at the Mrs
World 2022.
Captain Harpreet Chandi
 Captain Harpreet Chandi has created history by
becoming the first woman of colour to complete a
solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole.
 She is an Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer.
T S Tirumurti
 T S Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative
to the UN, has been appointed as the Chair of
the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism
Committee for 2022.
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Virender Singh Pathania
Vinay Kumar Tripathi
 Virender Singh (VS) Pathania took charge as the
 Anil Kumar Lahoti takes charge as the Chairman
Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard
(ICG) on December 31, 2021.
and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Railway
Board, Ministry of Railways (1 January, 2023).
Other Important Personalities (National)
●● Subhrakant Panda : The Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
has announced Mr Subhrakant Panda as its PresidentElect (November, 2022).
●● Gaurav Dwivedi : Senior IAS officer, Gaurav
Dwivedi was appointed the Chief Executive Officer
of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on November
14, 2022.
●● Arun Kumar Singh : BPCL’s former chairman Arun
Kumar Singh is appointed as to be the new chairman
of India’s top oil and gas producer Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation (ONGC).
●● T G Sitharam : Professor TG Sitharam, Director
of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
(IIT Guwahati) has been appointed as the new
Chairman of the All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE).
●● Sandeep Kumar Gupta : Sandeep Kumar Gupta
assumed charge as the chairman and managing
director of GAIL (India) Limited.
●● Jaxay Shah : The Government of India has
nominated Jaxay Shah as the chairman of the Quality
Council of India (QCI) for three years, effective 21
October, 2022.
●● Bharat Lal : Bharat Lal has been appointed as the
Director General, National Centre for Good
Governance (NCGG). (September, 2022)
●● Dr Rajiv Bahl : Dr Rajiv Bahl has been appointed as
the new director general of the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR)- cum-secretary of the
department of health Research. (September, 2022)
●● Sanjay Arora : Sanjay Arora, a Tamil Nadu-cadre
IPS officer, has been appointed as Delhi Police
commissioner. (31 July, 202)
●● Suresh N Patel : Vigilance Commissioner, Suresh
N. Patel was appointed as the Central Vigilance
Commissioner.
●● Nallathamby Kalaiselvi : Senior electrochemical
scientist, Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first
woman director general of the Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research. (August, 2022)
●● Vikram Doraiswami : Vikram K. Doraiswami
appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to the
United Kingdom. (August, 2022)
2023
●● Ashish Kumar Chauhan : The National Stock
Exchange (NSE) has appointed Ashish Kumar
Chauhan as its new managing director and CEO.
●● Manoj Kumar : Manoj Kumar has been appointed
as the Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC).(July, 2022)
●● Jayanti Prasad : The Central Government has
appointed, Jayanti Prasad as a whole-time Member
of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
(IBBI) for five years.(July, 2022)
●● Rajarshi Gupta : Rajarshi Gupta has been appointed
as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh.
●● Nakul Jain : Paytm’s parent One97 Communications
has appointed Nakul Jain as the CEO of Paytm
Payments Services Ltd (PPSL).
●● A Manimekhalai : Ms. A Manimekhalai assumed
charge as Managing Director of Union Bank of
India. (3 June, 2022)
●● Alok Kumar Choudhary : Alok Kumar Choudhary
has took charge as the new Managing Director (MD)
of State Bank of India (SBI). (7 June, 2022)
●● B S Patil : Former Karnataka High Court judge,
Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil was sworn in as
the Lokayukta of Karnataka. (15 June, 2022)
●● Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai : Former Supreme
Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai assumed
charge as the chairperson of the Press Council of
India (PCI). (20 June, 2022)
●● S. S. Mundra : S.S. Mundra has appointed as the
chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
●● Tapan Kumar Deka : The Central government
has appointed senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka
as Director of Intelligence Bureau. (24 June, 2022)
●● Nitin Gupta : IRS officer Nitin Gupta has been
appointed as the new Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT) chairman. (June, 2022)
●● Akash Ambani : Mukesh Ambani’s eldest son
Akash Ambani will take over as chairman of Jio
Infocomm’s board, the digital division of Reliance
industries.
●● Vikas Kumar : Vikas Kumar has been appointed as
the new Managing Director of the Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation (DMRC).
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●● Dr Manoj Soni : Academician and former Vice ●● Dinesh Prasad Saklani : Appointed as the new
Chancellor, Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed
Director of the National Council of Educational
as the Chairman of the Union Public Service
Research and Training (NCERT), for five years.
Commission (UPSC) with effect from April 05,
(4, February 2022)
2022. He succeeds Pradip Kumar Joshi.
●● Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit : Appointed as the
●● Sanjiv Kapoor : Appointed as the new Chief
new Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University
Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, with effect
(JNU) on February 7, 2022.
from April 4, 2022.
●● Ravi Mittal : The former secretary, Department of
●● Vineet Joshi : IAS Vineet Joshi has been appointed
Sports, has been taken charge as the Chairman of
as the new Chairman of Central Board of Secondary
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
Education (CBSE) with effect from February 14,
(9, February 2022)
2022.
Other Important Personalities (International)
●● Tayyab Ikram : Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)
CEO, Mohammad Tayyab Ikram of Macau was
elected as the new president of the International
Hockey Federation (FIH). He succeed India’s
Narinder Batra as its full-time chief.
●● Captain Ibrahim Traore : Following Burkina Faso's
second coup in less than nine months, Captain
Ibrahim Traore was named President. (October,
2022)
●● Abdul Latif Rashid : Abdul Latif Rashid elected as
the President of Iraq. (October, 2022)
●● Mustafizur Rahman : The Bangladesh Government
has appointed Mustafizur Rahman as the next High
Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. (July, 2022)
●● Ferdinand Marcos Jr. : Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has
been elected as the 17th President of the Philippines.
(June, 2022)
●● Yoon Suk Yeol : Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as the
new President of South Korea in Seoul’s National
Assembly (23 May, 2022).
●● Emmanuel Macron : Marine Le Pen has been
defeated by Emmanuel Macron to be re-elected as
the President of France (24th April 2022).
●● Serdar Berdimuhamedow : Sworn as the President
of Turkmenistan on March 19, 2022
●● Zhang Ming : Veteran Chinese diplomat Zhang
Ming has taken over as the new Secretary-General of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Appointment is effected from January 01, 2022.
Obituary (National)
●● Jamshed Irani : On October 31, 2022, Jamshed
J Irani, also known as the “Steel Man of India”,
passed away.
●● Shyam Saran Negi : Three days after casting his
vote for the 34th time, India’s oldest voter Shyam
Saran Negi died (105 years old ) on November 5,
2022 at his home in Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh. He
was dubbed as "India's first voter".
●● Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta : The founding
chairman of the popular drink Rasna, Areez
Pirojshaw Khambatta has passed away.
●● Vikram Gokhale : Veteran Bollywood actor Vikram
Gokhale passed away recently at the age of 77.
Sangeet Natak Akademi conferred him with the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2011.
●● Raju Srivastava : Comedian Raju Srivastava has
passed away in Delhi at the age of 58 (September,
2022). He was the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh
Film Development Council.
●● Acharya Ramayatna Shukla : Padma Shri awardee,
Prof Acharya Ram Yatna Shukla, passed away at the age
of 90 years. He is popularly called as “Abhinav Panini”.
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●● Cyrus Mistry : Former chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus
Mistry has died in a road accident.

Cyrus Pallonji Mistry was an Indian-born Irish
businessman.

Mistry, who was the sixth chairman of Tata Sons,
was ousted from the position in October 2016.
●● Birju Sah : Indian boxer, Birju Sah has passed
away. (September, 2022). He was the first Indian
boxer to win medals at both the Asian and
Commonwealth Games.
●● Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati : DwarkaSharda Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand
Saraswati has passed away at Narsinghpur in Madhya
Pradesh. (September, 2022)
●● Nirmala Mishra : Renowned Bengali singer Nirmala
Mishra has passed away. (30 July, 2022)

The West Bengal government has awarded her
‘Sangeet Samman’, ‘Sangeet Mahasamman’ and
‘Bangabhi bhushan’ awards.
●● Bhupinder Singh : Legendary ghazal singer,
Bhupinder Singh passed away due to suspected
colon cancer and COVID-19-related complications.
(July, 2022)
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●● Rakesh Jhunjhunwala : Veteran stock market ●● Lata Mangeshkar : Indian Singer Lata Mangeshkar
investor, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away at the
(92) has died in Mumbai’s due to multiple organ
age of 62. (August, 2022)
failures. (6, February 2022)

Often referred to as ‘India’s Warren Buffett’

She started her singing career at the age of 13
and the Big Bull of Indian share markets,
and recorded her first song in 1942, Marathi
Jhunjhunwala’s net worth was $5.5 billion.
film Kiti Hasaal.
●● Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK) : Noted Bollywood

Lata Mangeshkar is lovingly referred to as
singer KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) who mesmerized
the ‘Nightingale of India’. Queen of Melody
music lovers for over three decades is dead (31 May,
was another nick name for her.
2022)

KK sang in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada,

Among Lata Mangeshkar’s most iconic songs
Malayalam, Marathi and Assamese.
is the patriotic composition Aye Mere Watan
●● Bhajan Sopori : Santoor maestro and Padma Shri
Ke Logo.
awardee, Bhajan Sopori has passed away at the age

She has won three National Film Awards.
of 73. (2 June, 2022)

She owns a music label with the name LM

Hailed as ‘Saint of the Santoor’ and the ‘King
Music.
of Strings’, Sopori won the Sangeet Natak

She was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 2001.
Akademi Award in 1992 and the Padma Shri in

She also won Dada Saheb Phalka and
2004.
Padma Awards
●● Bappi Lahiri : Singer and music composer Bappi
Lahiri, passed away on February 16, 2022 due to ●● Pandit Birju Maharaj : Legendary Kathak maestro,
OSA (obstructive sleep apnea). He won Filmfare
composer and singer, Pandit Birju Maharaj has
Lifetime Achievement Award at 63rd Filmfare
passed away on January 17, 2022.
Awards in 2018. His real name was Alokesh Lahiri.

He was born as Brij Mohan Nath Mishra and
●● Rahul Bajaj : Industrialist and former chairman of
popularly known as Maharaj Ji or Pandit Ji.
Bajaj Auto, Rahul Bajaj (83) has passed away, due

Maharaj Ji was the doyen of the Lucknow
to pneumonia and heart problem. Bajaj was awarded
Gharana of Kathak.
Padma Bhushan in 2001.

He was the recipient of Padma Vibhushan,
●● Praveen Kumar Sobti : Actor and athlete Praveen
Kumar (74) Sobti who is known for playing the role
country’s second-highest civilian award.
of Bheem in the TV series “Mahabharat” passes

A book based on his life, titled Nritya Samrat
away. (7, February 2022)
Pt. Birju Maharaj, was launched in 2021.
Obituary (International)
●● Dietrich Mateschitz : Austrian billionaire Dietrich ●● Kane Tanaka : World's Oldest Living Person, Kane
Mateschitz has passed away. (October, 2022)
Tanaka, a Japanese woman who held the Guinness

He was the co-founder of energy drink
World Record of being the world's oldest living
company Red Bull and founder and owner of
person, died at the age of 119 years on April 19,
the Red Bull Formula One racing team.
2022.
●● Amou Haji : Amou Haji is an Iranian man dubbed

Kane Tanaka was confirmed by the Guinness
the “dirtiest man in the world, “ died at the age of
World Records in 2019 as the oldest living
94 in the village of Dejgah, in the southern province
person.
of Fars Iran (October, 2022)
●● Shinzo Abe : Shinzo Abe, Former Japan’s Prime ●● Stephen Wilhite : The creator of the Graphics
Minister, who was shot at during an election campaign
Interchange Format (GIF) format passed away
in western Japan’s Nara city, has passed away. (July, 2022)
at the age of 74 years due to Covid-19 related issues

Abe was the country’s longest-serving prime
(14 March, 2022).
minister until he resigned in 2020.

Wilhite devised the Graphics Interchange

It was the first assassination of a sitting or
Format, or GIF, in 1987 while working at
former Japanese premier since the days of preCompuserve.
war militarism in the 1930s.
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Sikkim
Brand Ambassador
Name
Appointed
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Navi Technologies Ltd.
Suryakumar Yadav
Urban Gabru & ICICI
Prudential Life Insurance
Prasoon Joshi
Uttarakhand State’s Brand
Ambassador
Saurav Ganguly
Dream Setho & Bandhan Bank
Sachin Tendulkar
Goodwill Ambassador
(UNICEF) Continued
A.R. Rahman
Indo-UK Culture Plateform
Season of Culture
Vidya Balan
Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Rishabh Pant
Dish TV India for its Direct-toHome (DTH) Services
Shahrukh Khan
Thums-Up
Akshay Kumar &
Brand Ambassador of State
Rishabh Pant
Uttarakhand
Amitabh Bachchan
Meddi Buddy
Ram Charan
Hero MotoCrop
Smriti Mandhana
Gulf Oil India
 India’s first avalanche monitoring radar has been
installed in North Sikkim. (September, 2022)
Bhavnagar
 PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the
‘world’s first CNG terminal’ at Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
(September, 2022)
Mayapur (West Bengal)
 The World’s largest Vedic temple, Temple of
Vedic Planetarium is all set to open by 2023 in
Mayapur of Nadia district. (28 August, 2022)
 The temple will purportedly have world’s largest
dome and is the headquarters of the International
Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKON).
Mandla
 A tribal dominated district of Madhya Pradesh,
Mandla, has become India’s first fully functionally
literate district. (15 August, 2022)
Gun Hill (Ladakh)
 Point 5140 at Drass in Kargil (Ladakh) has been
Places in News
renamed as Gun Hill. (30 July, 2022)
 This is to commemorate the victory of Indian armed
National
forces and pay tributs to the sacrifice of the gunners
in ‘Operation Vijay’.
Tashigang

Tashigang (Lahaul & Spiti’), has world’s highest
polling station at 15,256 ft & 52 registered voters.
Kameng Hydro Power Station

Prime Minister of India Dedicates 600 MW Kameng
Hydro Power Station (in Arunachal Pradesh) to the
nation.
Srinagar

Kashmir’s first Technology Business Incubation
Centre named as ‘Greenovator Incubation
Foundation’ (GIF) is coming up in Srinagar.
(October, 2022)
Sitabdiara Village

Home Minister Amit Shah unveils 14 feet high
statue of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan at
Sitabdiara in Saran, Bihar.
Indore
 An International Seminar on ‘Road Safety :
Current Scenario & Way Forward’ was organized
in view of problem of road safety.
 The Seminar was organized on 28 and 29 October,
2022 at Indore.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Kibithu
 The military camp at Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh
has bee renamed as ‘Gen. Bipin Rawat Military
Garrison’. (September, 2022)
Tirupathi
 India’s first full-fledged lithium-ion cells manufac-
turing unit is set to commission at Tirupati, Andhra
Pradesh.
Hyderabad
 The Telangana Legislative Assembly and Council
has passed a legislation to set up University of
Forestry. (September, 2022)
 It will be first of its kind in the country.
 The Forest College & Research Institute (FCRI),
Hyderabad will be upgraded into the University.
Kavaratti
 The National Institute of
Ocean Technology
(NIOT) is setting up an Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion Plant (65 Kilowatt) in Kavaratti,
Lakshadweep. (4 August, 2022)
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Baansera
 World’s
 The Delhi’s first bamboo theme park titled
‘Baansera’ is going to set up at the Yamuna flood
plain. (9 August, 2022).
largest innovation centre T-Hub 2.0
inaugurated in Hyderabad. (28 June, 2022)
 The T-shaped facility will support over 2000 startups
under one roof.
Reasi
Nainital (Uttarakhand)
 The world's highest railway bridge - Chenab river
 A Unique Liquid-Mirror Telescope Commissioned
bridge's Golden joint has been launched.
 It is a steel and concrete arch bridge between Bakkal
and Kouri in Reasi district of J&K.
Haridwar
 The NITI Aayog has awarded the first rank to
Haridwar in basic infrastructure category among
aspirational districts in India.
at Devasthal, Nainital, Uttarakhand
 It is India’s first and Asia’s largest liquid mirror
telescope has commissioned at Aryabhatta Research
Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in
Nainital. (May, 2022)
Raxaul (Bihar)
 A National Food Laboratory (NFL) constructed by
Anang Tal (Delhi)
Food Safety and Standard Authority of India has
been inaugurated at Raxaul. (5 June)
 Anang Tal lake declared as monument of national
importance. (25 August, 2022)
Ramagundam
Manesar (Haryana)
 India’s
 Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has installed Asia’s largest
largest floating solar plant becomes
operational at Ramagandam in Telangana’s
Peddapalli district. (1 July, 2022)
Gandhinagar
 The Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) has
set up a ‘Remote Pilot Training Centre’ to teach
drone flying to defence and security forces personnel
as well as citizens at its campus in Gandhinagar. (5
July, 2022)
Ahmedabad & Kerala
 The State of Kerala and Ahmedabad city has
been listed by Time magazine among the “50
extraordinary destinations to explore” in its list of
the world’s greatest places of 2022. (13 July, 2022)
Pappankuzhi Village (Tamil Nadu)
20 Mega watt Peak (MWp) solar power plant at its
production facility in Manesar. (6 June)
 India gets first Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge
Centre, located within the POWERGRID
Centre in Manesar (8 March, 2022).
Panaji (Goa)
 Union
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
inaugurated ‘Dharohar’, the National Museum of
Customs & GST in Goa. (11 June, 2022)
 ‘Dharohar’ housed in Panaji’s famous Blue Building
on the bank of river Mandovi.
Ahmedabad
 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian National
Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (INSPACE) headquarter in Ahmedabad. (10 June, 2022)
 100% saturation of
Grey Water achieved in
Pappankuzhi village of Tamil Nadu. (15 July, 2022)
New Delhi
Bengaluru
 India’s first e-waste eco park will be developed in
 India’s first centralised AC railway terminal in
Holambi Kalan in Delhi in an area of 21 acres. (8
July, 2022)
Varanasi
 Varanasi nominated as the first ‘Cultural and Tourism
Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) for 2022-23. (September, 2022)
Kalol (Gujarat)
Bengaluru was made operational. (6 June, 2022)
Jaipur (Rajasthan)
 Jaipur became the country's first city to house two
leopard reserves, Jhalana and Amagarh.
Kolkata
 Kolkata becomes first major metro city to prepare
 Nano Urea (Liquid) plant built at IFFCO , Kalol has
been inaugurated Hyderabad (Telangana).
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People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) (22 May,
2022)
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Kanger Ghati National Park, Chhattisgarh
Jamnagar
 Kanger Ghati National Park became the 2nd
 The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment
National Park in the country where community
Forest Resource (CFR) rights has been recognised.
 In 2016, the Odisha government was first to
recognise CFR rights in the Simplipal National
Park.
Kathua (J & K)
 North India's first industrial biotech park has
been inaugurated at Kathua in J & K on 28 May
2022.
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)
 The construction of world largest integrated
renewable energy storage project (IRESP) has
been initiated on 17 May 2022.
of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine
at Jamnagar, Gujarat (9 March, 2022).
World’s Third Largest Cricket Stadium laid in
Jaipur
 The Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation
stone of world’s third-largest cricket stadium in
Jaipur on February 05, 2022.
 World Largest Cricket Stadium - Narendra Modi
Stadium (Ahmedabad)
India’s first geological park
 India’s first geological park is being set up at Lamheta
village of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.
Bhaderwah (J & K)
India Gate
 The India's first 'Lavender Festival' organised in
 January 23 is being observed as Parakram Diwas in
Bhaderwah on 25-26 May 2022.
 The 'Purple Revolution' in India is related with
'lavender crop'.
Ayodhya
 Ayodhya will now be developed as a “Climate
Smart City” with focus on renewable energy. (20
April, 2022)
India to mark the birth anniversary of the freedom
fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
 As a part of this year-long celebration, Prime
Minister inaugurated a hologram statue of Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate in New
Delhi.
Longewala
 The Monumental National Flag was put to a
Nagpur (MH)
Morbi (Gujarat)
grand public display at Longewala (Jaisalmer)
along the India – Pakistan Border on the occasion
of “Army Day” on January 15, 2022.
 It is the world’s largest national flag made of
Khadi fabric.
 PM Modi unveiled a 108 feet statue of Lord
Manipur
 India’s first ever radio channel for the visually
impaired, ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur
(Maharashtra) (17 April, 2022).
Hanuman in Gujarat’s Morbi (16 April, 2022).
 The 18th edition of the Kachai Lemon Festival
Palli (J&K)
 Palli in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of
Samba, became the country’s first ‘Carbon neutral
panchayat’. (24 April)
Mumbai
 In a bid to help the country achieve ‘net zero’ goal,
Mumbai has become the first city in India to
launch a climate action plan (13 March, 2022).
Gwalior
 India’s first Drone School inaugurated in Gwalior
(10 March, 2022).
 Country’s first medical city will be established in
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Gurugram, Haryana
 India’s first heli-hub with all aviation facilities is
proposed to be built at Gurugram in Haryana.
Telangana
 Telangana has bagged the top position among all
other States of the country in having the highest
number of ODF plus villages under the Swachh
Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II programme.
Kochi, Kerala
 Kochi has become India’s first city to have a water
Pune
Pune rural (11 March, 2022).
was held in Manipur on January 13 and 14, 2022.
metro project.
 After the first in a series of battery-powered electric
boats was launched in the city recently.
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Singapore
InterNational
 Asia’s premier security summit, the IISS Shangri La
Dubai
Dialogue, took place in Singapore on 10-12 June,
2022.
 A majestic Hindu temple has been inaugurated in
Jabel Ali Village, Dubai. (October, 2022)
 The worship village in Jebel Ali now houses nine
religious shrines, including 7 churches, the Guru
Nank Darbar Sikh Gurudwara and the new Hindi
temple.
Lake Sawa (Iraq)
 Iraq’s ‘Pearl of the South’ Lake Sawa dries amid
water crisis. (June, 2022)
 In 2014, Lake Sawa was named a Ramsar site.
Norway
Bahrain
 On the shore of Norway’s North Sea Coast, on as
 In a major boost to the export of mangoes, the
Kotka
Gabon and Togo
 Small amounts of radioactive isotopes have been
 The commonwealth has admitted Gabon and Togo
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) launched 8 day
long Mango Festival in the kingdom of Bahrain.
(13 June, 2022)
Island, Norway is building a carbon storage site.
(September, 2022)
 It is the World’s First Open access transport and
carbon storage infrastructure.
detected in air of Kotka in Finland. (31 August,
2022)
Ashgabat
 The 6th Caspian Summit has taken place at
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (29 June, 2022)
Russia, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.
 The group, made up of
Lisbon
 United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 has taken
place in Lisbon, Portugal between 27th June - 1st
July, 2022.
 The Ocean conference co-hosted by the Government
of Kenya and Portugal.
Abu Dhabi
 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
announced that it will established its first overseas
office outside Beijing, as the AIIB aimed to expand
its global presence. (7 July, 2022).
Turkiye
as its 55th and 56th members respectively. (25 June,
2022)
 Both countries are former French Colonies.
Pantanal Wetlands (Brazil)
 The pantanal is world's largest tropical wetland
area.
 It is located mostly in Brazil with some area extended
in Bolivia and Paraguay. (8 May, 2022)
Jamaica and St. Vincent & Grenadines
 President Ram Nath Kovind has visited Jamaica
(Capital - Kingston) and St. Vincent & Grenadines
(Capital - Kingstown) from 15-21 May 2022.
 He became first president of India to visit these
Caribbean Countries.
Ecuador (South America)
 Ecuador becomes first country in the world to give
legal rights to wild animals. (5 April, 2022)
Indonesia
 The Indonesian parliament has approved a bill to
change the capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to
Nusantara.
 Turkey will now be known as Turkiye at the United
Nations. (June, 2022)
Thailand
Awards and Honours
 Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise
National
Cannabis (Marijuana). (9 June, 2022)
Tasmania (Australia)
Jamnalal Bajaj Awards 2022 (08 December, 2022)
 Tasmania becomes third region (after Bhutan and
Winners –
 Outstanding contribution in constructive work :

Mr. Nilesh Desai (Madhya Pradesh)
Surinam) in the world to achieve Net Negative
Carbon Emissions (May, 2022)
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 Application of Science & Technology for Rural
Development

Mr. Mansukhbhai Prajapati (Gujarat)
 Development and Welfare of Women and Children :

Mr. Sophia Shaikh (Odisha)
 Promoting Gandhian values outside India by
Individuals other than Indian citizens :

Dr. Ogarit Younan & Dr. Walid Slaybi
(Lebanon).
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize
2022 (01 December, 2022)
 Winner – The Chipko Movement : A people’s
Movement
 The book has been written by historian and activist
Shekhar Pathak in hindi and translated by Manisha
Chaudhry.
Kuvempu National Award 2022 (29 December,
2022)
 Winner – Imayam aka V. Annamalai (Tamil)
 It is a national award instituted in the memory of
late Kannada poet Kuvempu.
SIES Award for Public Leadership 2022 (11
December, 2022)
 Winner – Venkaiah Naidu (Former Vice President)
 It is part of 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi
National Eminence Award (SIES).
 Tagore Prize for Social Achievement 2021-22
Winner – Sanjoy K. Roy
Digital India Awards 2022 (19 December, 2022)
Category
1. Digital
Empowerment of
Citizens
2. Digital Initiatives
at Grassroots Level
Winners
Platinum – eNAM
Gold – Transport Mission Mode
Project (eTransport)
Platinum – eVivechna App (MP)
Gold – DeGS Computer Basic
Training Grassroot level
3. Digital Initiatives Platinum – Mine Mitra (UP)
for Ease of Doing Gold – eAbkari (Odisha)
Business
4. Data Sharing
Platinum – Smart Cities Mission
and use for
Socio Economic
Development
5. Publish Digital
Platinum – Duare Sarkar (West
Platforms
Bengal)
6. Digital Initiatives Platinum – Digital Workforce
in Collaboration
Management System (Kerala)
with Startups
7. Best Web &
Platinum – Bilaspur District Website
Mobile Initiatives
(Chhattisgarh)
Atal Anveshi Shikhar Samman 2022 (24 December, 2022)
 Winner – Prabhu Chandra Mishra (Stem Cell &
Regenerative Medicine)
Local Adaptation Champion Award (12 November, 2022)
K.R. Gouri Amma Award 2022 (26 December,
2022)
 Winner – Swayam Shikshan Prayog (NGO)
 Pune based Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
 Winner – Aleida Guevara (Cuba)
 This is first award instituted by the K.R. Gouri
received the award organized by the Global Centre
of Adaptation, at the COP 27 climate summit.
GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award 2022
(22 December, 2022)
 Winner – UIDAI Headquarters in New Delhi
 It is top national Green Building Award
 GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment) is a national rating system for green
building in India.
Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2021-22 (19
December, 2022)
 Winner – Joint winners :
1.Book – A Sky full of Bucket List (Shobhana
Kumar)
2.
Book – Anthropocene : Climate change,
contagion, consolidation (Sudeep Sen)
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Amma Foundation.
PMAY (Urban) Awards 2021 (19-21 October, 2022)
 Winners –
1.
2.
3.
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Most Popular GI Food Award
Winner – Hyderbadi Haleem
 The award is given out by the ministry of commerce
and industry. (18 October, 2022)
National Intellectual Property Award 2021 &
2022
Winner – IIT Madras
 The award is given out by the Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry
of Commerce and Industry. (18 October, 2022)
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Kailash Gautam Kavya Kumbh Award-2022
 The award has presented by the ‘Kailash Gautam
Srujan Sansthan’ a literature, Social and cultural
institute at Prayagraj (27 December, 2022)
Winner – Azhar Iqbal (Muzaffarnargar)
Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman 2022 (November,
2022)
 Winner –
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
S. No.
Ajit Doval, NSA
General Bipin Rawat (Posthumously)
Prasoon Joshi (Writer & Poet)
Girish Chandra Tiwari (Late Poet & Author)
Viren Dangwal (Late Poet)
Category
FICCI’s TURF 2022 & India Sports Awards –
(November, 2022)
 Sportsperson of the Year (Para) – Avani Lekhara




(Para Shooting)
Lifetime Achievement Award – Sarkar Talwar (Cricket)
Sportsperson of the Year (Special) - Shrey Kadyan
(Softball)
Emerging Player (Male) – Payas Jain (Table Tennis)
Emerging Player (Female) – Linthoi Chanambam
(Judo) and Antim Panghal (Wrestling)
26th National Awards for e-Governance 2022
 The awards are presented by the Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
(DAR & PG) since 2003.
Project Name
Dept./Orgn./State/District
Award
Category I - Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation
1.
(i) Central
level initiatives
e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of
(eGramSwaraj & Audit Online)
India
GOLD
2.
(ii) State/ UT
level initiatives
MINE MITRA
GOLD
Directorate of Geology & Mining, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Category II - Excellence in Providing Citizen Centric Delivery
1.
(i) Central
level initiatives
Judgement & Orders search Portal eCommittee, Supreme Court of India,
(High Courts of India)
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government
of India
GOLD
2.
(ii) State/ UT
level
initiatives
eRegistration (Self Help Portal) for Department of Registration & Stamps,
document registration
Government of Maharashtra
GOLD
Chikitsa Setu
SILVER
3.
Medical Education Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Category III - Excellence in District level initiative in e-Governance
1.
(i) North-East
States + Hill
States
Parvarish (A step Towards Kuposhan District Cachar, Government of Assam
Mukta Bharat)
GOLD
Category IV-Outstanding research on Citizen Centric Services by Academic/Research Institutions
1.
Category IV
Video Analytics for Safety and Com- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
pliance Applications
GOLD
2.
Category IV
Analysing Public Grievances using Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Artificial Intelligence
SILVER
1.
Category V
Trinetra: Integrated Command and Police Department, Government of Gujarat
Control Center (i3C)
Category V - Excellence in Adopting Emerging Technologies
53rd International Film Festival of India 2022
(20-28 November, 2022)
 Founded - 1952
Winner –
 Golden Peacock (Best Film) – I have Electric
Dreams (Spanish) (Director-Valentina Maurel Costa
Rica)
 Silver Peacock (Best Director) – Nader Saeivar
(Iran), No End
2023
GOLD
 Silver Peacock (Best Actor Male) – Vahid Mobasseri
(Act of ‘No End’)
 Silver Peacock - Best Actor (Female) - Daniela Marin
Navarro (Act of I have Electric Dreams)
 Best Debut Feature Film of a Director – Behind the
Haystacks (Asimina Proedrou)
 ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal – Nargesi (Director-
Payam Eskandari)
 Indian Film Personality of the Year Award
2022-Chiranjeevi
(161)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
16th Film Bazaar
 Created and organized by the National Film
Development Corporation (NFDC) (from 2007).
 Prasad D.I. Award – ‘Agantuk’ (Bangladeshi Film)
‘Gopal Ratna Awards 2022 (November, 2022)
 Ministry of
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying announced the National Gopal Ratna
Awards.
Category
Winners
Best Dairy farmer rear- 1.Jitendra Singh, Haryana
ing indigenous cattle/ 2.Ravishankar Shashikant
Sahasrabudhe, Maharashtra
buffalo breeds
3.Goyal Sonalben Naran,
Gujarat
Dronacharya Awards 2022
JCB Prize for Literature 2022
Winner – ‘The Paradise of Food’
 The book is written by Khalid Jawed (as Ne’mat
Khana) in Urdu and translated by Baran Farooqi.
(November, 2022)
Gandhi Mandela Award 2019
 Winner – Dalai Lama (14th)
 The award is given by New Delhi based Gandhi
Mandela Foundation. (19th November, 2022)
 Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the
National Sports Awards 2022. (14 November, 2022).
 They have received their awards from the President
of India Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November, 2022.
Winner – Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)
Arjun Awards 2022
1. Seema Punia Athelitcs (Discus throw)
2. Eldhose Paul Athelitcs (Triple Jump)
3. Avinash Sable Athelitcs (3000m Steeplechase)
4. Lakshya Sen (Badminton)
5. Prannoy HS (Badminton)
6. Amit Panghal (Boxing)
7. Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)
8. Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni (Chess)
9. R. Praggnanandhaa (Chess)
10. Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey)
11. Shushila Devi (Judo)
12. Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi)
13. Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Bowl)
14. Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar (Mallakhamb)
15. Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
A. Regular Category—
1. Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery)
2. Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing)
3. Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting)
4. Sujeet Maan (Wrestling)
B. Lifetime Category—
1. Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket)
2. Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football)
3. Raj Singh (Wrestling)
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement
2022
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ashwini Akkunji C. (Sprint Athlete)
Dharamvir Singh (Hockey)
B.C. Suresh (Kabaddi)
Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para-Athletics)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
National Sports Awards 2022
Major Dhayan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022
16. Omprakash Mitharval (Shooting)
17. Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis)
18. Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting)
19. Anshu (Wrestling)
20. Sarita (Wrestling)
21. Praveen Kumar (Wushu)
22. Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton)
23. Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton)
24. Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Swimming)
25. Jerlin Anika J. (Deaf Badminton)
1. Trans Stadia Enterprises Private Limited
2. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
3. Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
2022
 Winner – Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22
 Presented by Ministry of Education.
 28 government and aided while 11 private schools
(Total 39) are the winners.
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021
Winners
Category
1. Naina Dhakad
- Sand Adventure
2. Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali
- Water Adventure
3. Kunwar Bhawani Singh Samyal
- Life Time Achievement
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament
and Development 2022
 Winner – The Country’s Medical Fraternity as a
whole.

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament
and Development 2021 winner is Pratham
(NGO).
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32nd Bihari Puraskar 2022
67th Film-fare Awards 2022
 Winner – Dr. Madhav Hada
 Dr. Madhav Hada was awarded for his 2015 literary
 Date - 30-31 August, 2022
 Place - Jio World Centre, Mumbai
criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri’.
 The Award was instituted by K.K. Birla Foundation
Important Winners-
in 1991 to honour Rajasthani authors.
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Best Film - Shershaah (Director-Vishnuvardhan)
Best Film (Critics) - Sardar Udham (Director-

Best Actor in a leading role (Male) - Ranveer
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Best Actor (Critics) - Vicky Kaushal (Sardar

Best Actor in a leading role (Female) - Kriti
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Best Actress (Critics) - Vidya Balan (Sherni)
Best Director - Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)
Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Pankaj
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Best Supporting Actor (Female) - Sai
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Best Lyrics - Kausar Munir (Lehra Do, 83)
Best Playback Singer (Male) - B. Praak

Best Playback Singer (Female) - Asees Kaur
Shoojit Sircar)
Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022
 Winner – Barbara Metcalf (American Historian)
 Sir Syed Excellence Award for 2022 was awarded
Singh (83)
by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on the birth
anniversary of its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
Udham)
31st Vyas Samman
Sanon (Mimi)
 Winner - Dr. Asghar Wajahat (Play-Mahabali)
 The Vyas Samman is given by K.K. Birla Foundation.
ahitya Puraskar 2022 of the Lok Nayak FounS
dation (05 September, 2022)
Tripathi (Mimi)
 Winner - Tanikella Bharani (Telugu Writer and
Tambankar (Mimi)
Actor)
 The award is popularly referred to as Andhra’s
Jnanpith.
 The award is given annually to an eminent Telugu
writer/poet.
(Maan Bharryaa, Shershaah)
Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur -

Winner - Swati Piramal
(Vice Chairperson, Piramal Group)
 Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the
Legion of Honour) is the highest French Civilian
award.
ata Mangeshkar Award 2019-2021 (September,
L
2022)
 Winners
2021 - Kumar Shanu (Singer)
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2020 - Anand-Milind (Composer)
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2019 - Shailendra Singh (Singer)
 The State Government of Madhya Pradesh started
this award in 1984.
5 2nd Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020 (September,
2022)
 Winner - Asha Parekh
 Asha Parekh worked in more than 95 films.
 She was the Chairperson of Central Board of Film
Certification from 1998-2001.

(Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah)
Best Story - Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen and
Tushar Paranjape (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)
Best Debut Director - Seema Pahwa
(Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022
Dates - 12-30 August, 2022
Place - Melbourne, Australia
 Winners­
Best Film - 83 (Director-Kabir Khan)

Best Indie Film - Jaggi (Director-Anmol
Sidhu)

Best Actor - Ranveer Singh (83)

Best Actress - Shefali Shah (Jalsa)

Best Director - Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham)

Best Director - Aparna Sen (The Rapist)

Lifetime Achievement Award - Kapil Dev
J.C. Daniel Award 2022
Winner - P. Jayachandran
 J.C. Daniel award is Kerala’s highest award in
Malayalam cinema.
Miss Diva 2022 (28 August, 2022, Mumbai)
68th National Film Awards 2020
 Miss Diva Universe 2022 : Divita Rai (Karnataka)
 Miss Diva Supranational 2022 : Pragnya Ayyagari
 Date - 22 July, 2022, announced the winner for year
(Telangana)
 Miss Popular Choice 2022 : Ojasvi Sharma
2023
2020.
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Best Feature Film (Swarna Kamal) —
Soorarai Pottru
(163)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
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Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film
of a Director (Swarna Kamal) — Mandela
(Tamil) (Director : Madonne Ashwin)
Best Popular Film providing wholesome
Entertainment (Swarna Kamal) — Tanhaji :
The Unsung Warrior
Best Direction (Swarna Kamal) — A.K.
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) (Director
- Sachidanandan KR)
Best Actor (Rajat Kamal) — Suriya (Soorarai
Pottru) & Ajay Devgan (Tanhaji : The Unsung
Warrior)
Best Actress (Rajat Kamal) — Aparna
Balamurali (Soorarai Pottru)
Most Film Friendly State Award - Madhya
Pradesh
Best Lyrics (Rajat Kamal) — Manoj Muntashir
(Saina), Hindi
Best Hindi Film (Rajat Kamal) - Toolsidas
Junior
Best Film on Social Issues (Rajat Kamal) Funeral (Marathi)
National Highways Excellence Award 2021
Excellence
in Toll
Management
(Gold)
Excellence in
Highway Safety
- Plain
Indian Railway (Project-Indian
Railways Mission Electrification)
District Skill Development Planning Awards
2022
 Top 3 Winners list
1. Rajkot (Gujarat)
2. Cachar (Assam)
3. Satara (Maharashtra)
National MSME Awards 2022
Category
Winner
States/UT for Outstand- 1. Odisha
ing contribution in the Pro- 2. Bihar
motion & Development of 3. Haryana
MSME sector.
To Aspirational district for 1. Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)
outstanding contribution in 2. Karauli (Rajasthan)
the Promotion & Develop- 3. Kalahandi (Odisha)
ment of MSME sectors.
UP in DSDP awards
 4 districts of Uttar Pradesh awarded with DSDP
Theme - Innovation & Excellence in Road
Construction
Category
Excellence
in Project
Management PPP
(Gold)
Green Highway
(Special Award)
Best Climate Change
adaptation and resilience
(Prosperity)
Winner
Welspun Enterprises Ltd. (DelhiMeerut Expressway) (Delhi & U.P.).
award.
10. Bahraich
16. Ghaziabad
17. Chandauli
22. Sonbhadra
PM Yoga Awards 2021
 Individuals –
1. Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Leh (Ladakh)
2. Marcus Vinicius Rojo Rodrigues, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
 Organisations –
1. The Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
2. British Wheel of Yoga, United Kingdom.
GR Infra Projects Ltd. Four Laning of
NH-56 bypass connecting NH-2 with
NH-56 as part of Varanasi Ring Road
(U.P.)
Farukka Raiganj Highway Ltd.
Project Work - Lakshmipur Toll Plaza
& Bagasarai Toll Plaza (West Bengal)
EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2021
 Winner from India - Falguni Nayar (12 April,
2022)
Simhapuri Expressway Ltd. (Andhra
Pradesh)
Project Name - Chilakaluripet-Nellore
Section of NH-5
 Falguni Nayar Founder and CEO FSN E-Commerce
Ventures Ltd. (Nykaa)
Saraswati Samman 2021
UIC International Sustainable Railway Awards
2022
Category
Winner
Best Use of Zero-Carbon Indian Railway (Project-Solar
Technology (Planet)
Energy directly feeding to 25
kvac traction system).
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Recipient - Prof. Ramdarash Mishra (4 April, 2022)
 Prof. Mishra has been awarded the Samman for his
collection of poems ‘Mein to Yaha Hun’.
 The Samman was instituted by the K.K. Birla
foundation in 1991.
 Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was the first
recipient of the award.
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National Water Awards 2022
Netaji Award 2022
 Best State award—
 The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
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1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Tamil Nadu
Best district in North Zone - Muzaffarnagar (U.P.)
Best district in South Zone - Thiruvanathapuram
(Kerala)
Best district in East-Zone East Champaran (Bihar)
Best district in West Zone - Indore (MP)
Best district in N-E - Goalpara (Assam)
Best village panchayat — North Zone.
1. Dhaspad, Almora (UK)
2. Jamola, Rajouri, J&K
3. Balua, Varanasi, (U.P.)
Best Village Panchayat-South - Yelerampura
Panchyat, Tumakuru, (Karnataka)
Best Village Panchayat-East - Telari Panchayat,
Gaya (Bihar)
Best Village Panchayat-West - Takhatgadh,
Sabarkantha (Gujarat)
Best Urban Local Body - Vapi Urban Local Body,
Gujarat
has been conferred with the Netaji Award 2022.
 Award was given by the Netaji Research Bureau,
based in Kolkata.
3rd National Water Awards for the year 2020
 The Union Minister of Jal Shakti declared the
winners of the third National Water Awards for
the year 2020.
 Uttar Pradesh has been adjudged as the Best State
in water conservation efforts in the National Water
Awards 2020.
 It is followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
respectively.
9th FICCI Water Awards
 Special Jury Award - National Mission for Clean
Ganga (NMCG) (March, 2022)
 NMCG is an implementation wing of National
Ganga council and a registered society under the
society registration Act, 1860.
2021 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians
 Conferred
upon Professor Neena Gupta, a
mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in
Kolkata. (22, February, 2022)
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival
Awards 2022
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Held in Mumbai on February 20, 2022.
Some of the winners are given below:
Film of the Year – Pushpa: The Rise
Best Film – Shershaah
Best Actor – Ranveer Singh for 83
Best Actress – Kriti Sanon for Mimi
Best Director – Ken Ghosh for State of Siege :
Temple Attack
Assam Baibhav Award 2022
 Assam has conferred its highest civilian award
‘Assam Baibhav’ for the year 2021 to industrialist
Ratan Tata. Dr. Tapan Saikia has been declared the
Assam Vaibhav for the year 2022-23.
2023
(165)
Category
“Best State”
“Best District” – North
Zone
“Best District”– South
Zone
“Best District”– East Zone
“Best District”– West Zone
“Best District”– NorthEast Zone
“Best Village Panchayat”–
North Zone
“Best Village Panchayat”–
South Zone
“Best Village Panchayat”–
East Zone
“Best Village Panchayat”–
West Zone
“Best Village Panchayat”–
North-East Zone
“Best Urban Local Body”
“Best Media (Print &
Electronic)”
“Best School”
“Best Industry”
“Best Water User
Association”
“Best Industry for CSR
activities”
Winners
Uttar Pradesh
Muzaffarnagar, Uttar
Pradesh
Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala
East Champaran, Bihar and
Godda, Jharkhand
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Goalpara, Assam
Dhaspad, Almora,
Uttarakhand
Yelerampura Panchayat,
Tumakuru District,
Karnataka
Telari Panchayat, Gaya
District, Bihar
Takhatgadh, Sabarkantha,
Gujarat
Sialsir, Sirchip, Mizoram
Vapi Urban Local Body,
Gujarat
Mission Paani (Network 18)
Govt. Girls Hr. Secondary
School, Kaveripattinam,
Tamil Nadu
Welspun India Textile Ltd.,
Gujarat
Panchgachiya MDTW
WUA, Hooghly, West
Bengal
ITC Limited, Kolkata, West
Bengal
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
ICC Award 2021
 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s
Cricketer of the Year – Smriti Mandhana (India)
UT Award
Smart Cities
Leadership Award
 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer
of the Year – Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
 ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus
 ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad
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Rizwan (Pakistan)
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Tammy
Beaumont (England)
ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year –
Janneman Malan (South Africa)
ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year –
Fatima Sana (Pakistan)
ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year –
Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)
ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year –
Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria)
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Babar
Azam (Pakistan)
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Lizelle
Lee (South Africa)
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root
(England)
Smart Cities Awards under ISAC 2020: Wining
List
Project Award: Theme-wise Winners/ Joint-winners
Social Aspects
Tirupati: Health Benchmark for
Municipal Schools
Governance
Vadodara: GIS
Culture
Joint Winners (Indore and Chandigarh)
Urban Environment Joint Winners (Bhopal and Chennai)
Sanitation
Joint Winners (Tirupati and Indore)
Economy
Indore: Carbon Credit Financing
Mechanism
Built Environment
Indore: Chappan Dukan
Water
Joint Winners (Dehradun and
Varanasi)
Sustainable Business Agartala ICCC
Model of ICCC
Urban Mobility
Aurangabad: Majhi Smart Bus
Innovative Idea
Indore: Carbon Credit Financing
Award
Mechanism
Covid Innovation
Joint
Winners:
KalyanAward
Dombivali & Varanasi
City Award: Overall Joint Winners: Indore & Surat
State Award
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Tamil Nadu
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Chandigarh
1. Ahmedabad
2. Varanasi
3. Ranchi
Padma Awards
Name
Padma Vibhushan (4)
Field
State/Country
Ms. Prabha Atre
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Radheyshyam
Khemka
(Posthumous)
General Bipin Rawat
(Posthumous)
Shri Kalyan Singh
(Posthumous)
Literature and
Education
Uttar Pradesh
Civil Service
Uttarakhand
Public Affairs
Uttar Pradesh
Padma Bhushan (17)
Shri Ghulam Nabi
Public Affairs
Jammu and
Azad
Kashmir
Shri Victor Banerjee Art
West Bengal
Ms. Gurmeet Bawa
Art
Punjab
(Posthumous)
Shri
Public Affairs
West Bengal
Buddhadeb
Bhattacharjee
Shri Natarajan
Trade and
Maharashtra
Chandrasekaran
Industry
Trade and
Shri Krishna Ella
Telangana
Industry
and Smt. Suchitra
Ella* (Duo)
Ms. MadhurJaffery
Others-Culinary United States of
America
Shri Devendra
Sports
Rajasthan
Jhajharia
Shri Rashid Khan
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi
Civil Service
Rajasthan
Shri Satya Narayana Trade and
United States of
Nadella
Industry
America
Shri Sundararajan
Trade and
United States of
Pichai
Industry
America
Shri Cyrus
Trade and
Maharashtra
Poonawalla
Industry
Shri Sanjaya Rajaram Science and
Mexico
(Posthumous)
Engineering
Ms. Pratibha Ray
Literature and
Odisha
Education
Swami Sachidanand Literature and
Gujarat
Education
Shri Vashishth
Literature and
Uttar Pradesh
Tripathi
Education
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 This Year 10 persons from Uttar Pradesh have been
conferred with Padma Shri Awards.
Awards
Kerala Jyothi Award 2022
(October, 2022)
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
2022 (November, 2022)
(Kerala)
India Agribusiness Award
2022
1st M.S. Swaminathan
Global Leadership
Award for Sustainable
Development 2022
Smita Patil Memorial
Award 2022
Karnataka Ratna Award
dPal rNgam Duston
Award-2022 (Highest)
1st Gaj Gaurav Award
2022
Mother Teresa Memorial
Award 2021
Times Business Awards
2022
Excellence in Cinema
Award 2022
The Best Private Hospital
in India 2022
Chameli Devi Jain Award
2021
Boltzmann Medal, 2020
Winner
M.T. Vasudevan Nair (Writer)
A. Sethumadhavan (Sethu),
Writer
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad (10 November, 2022)
Dr. William Dar (Philippines)
TIME’s Person of the Year 2022 (07 December,
2022)
 Time Magazine has named Ukrainian president
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Alia Bhatt (September, 2022)
Puneeth Rajkumar
Dalai Lama
Mahouts from Malasar tribal
community, working in the
Anamalai Tiger Reserve
(Tamil Nadu)
Dia Mirza and Afroz Shah
Rashmi Sahoo (Director of
Ruchi Foodline)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Medanta (Gurugram) (30
March, 2022)
Aarefa Johari, Mumbai based
journalist (14 April, 2022)
Deepak Dhar and John J.
Hopfield
Ispat Rajbhasha Award
National Mineral Devel2018-19 and 2020-21
opment Corporation Ltd.
(NMDC) (March, 2022)
31st GD Birla Award for
Prof. Narayan Pradhan
Scientific Research, 2022
(Material Science) (14 March,
2022)
AVRA (CSIR) Technology Krishna M. Ella (Chairman,
Award - 2021
Bharat Biotech)
Femina Miss India World Sini Shetty (Karnataka)
2022
Miss India Worldwide,
Khusi Patel (UK)
2022
Kempegowda
S.M. Krishna, N.R. Narayana
International Awards 2022 Murthy and Prakash
Padukone
2023
International
Volodymyr Zelensky and “the spirit of Ukraine” as
its 2022 person of the year.
‘Person of the year’ is an annual issue of the
American new magazine and website TIME.
TIME’s 2022 Heroes of the year – Women Protesters
in Iran
TIME’s 2022 : Athlete of the Year : Aaron Judge
(American baseballar)
TIME’s 2022 : Icon of the Year : Michelle Yeoh
(Malaysian Actress)
Mrs. World 2022 (17 December, 2022)
 Winner – Sargam Koushal (India)
 Aditi Govitrikar had won the title in year 2001.
PETA India’s Person of the Year 2022 (15
December, 2022)
 Winner – Sonakshi Sinha
 This year Sonakshi appeared in a campaign against
leather for PETA India.
Excellence in Leadership for Family Planning
(EXCELL) Awards 2022
 India came out as the only country which bagged this
award in the ‘country category’ at the conference.
Responsible Tourism Global Award 2022
 Winner – Kerala Tourism
 The award was given at World Travel Mart held in
London, 7-9 November, 2022.
UNEP Champions of the Earth 2022
Winner
1. Purnima Devi Barman
(Assam)
2. Partha Dasgupta (UK)
3. Arcenciel (Labanon)
4. Cecile Bibiane Ndjebet
(Cameroon)
5. Constantino Aucca
Chutas (Peru)
Category
Entrepreneurial Vision
Science and Innovation
Inspiration and Action
Inspiration and Action
Inspiration and Action
The Literature Nobel Prize 2022
 The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the
Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden.
 Winner – Annie Ernaux, France
(167)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 In her writing Ernaux consistently examine a life
marked by strong disparities regarding gender,
language and class.
 Some of her noted books are—Happening (2000),
A man’s Place (1983), I Remain in Darkness (1998),
A women’s story (1988), etc.
The Peace Prize 2022 –
FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2021-22
 FIH Player of the Year (Men) – Harmanpreet Singh,
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 The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee
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1.
2.
3.
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elected by Parliament of Norway (Stortinget).
Winners—
Ales Bialiatski, Belarus
Memorial, Russian Human Right Organization
Center for Civil Liberties, Ukrainian Human Right
Organization.
The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in
their home countries.
Ales Bialiatski was one of the initiators of the
democracy movement emerged in Belarus in 1980s.
He founded the organization Viasna in year 1996.
Memorial was established in year 1987 to memorize
the victims of the communist regime in Russia.
The centre for civil Liberties was founded in Kyiv in
2007 to advancing human rights and democracy in
Ukraine.
UNHCR Nansen Refuges Award 2022
Winner – Angela Merkel (former Chancellor of
Germany) (10 October, 2022)
 Under Merkel’s leadership, Germany Welcomed
more than 1.2 million refuges in 2015 and 2016.
The Booker Prize 2022
 Established – 1969
 Winner – Shehan Karunatilaka (Sri Lanka)
 Shehan Karunatilaka won the award for his book
‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’. (17 October,
2022)
Sastra – Ramanujan Award 2022
 Winner – Yunqing Tang (University of California,
USA)
 First awarded – 2005
 Given for – Contributions in the field of Mathematics
 Age – Given to individuals aged 32 or below.
Ballon d’Or 2022 (Football)
 Ballen d’Or is presented annually by French News




Magazine France Football.
WinnersBallon d’Or – Karim Benzema, France (Real Madrid)
Ballon d’Or (Women) – Alexia Patellas, Spain (FC
Barcelona)
Club of the Year – Manchester City F.C.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY

India
FIH player of the Year (Women) – Felice Albers
(Netherlands)
FIH Goalkeeper of the Year (Men) – PR Sreejesh,
India
FIH Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) – Savita
Punia, India
FIH Coach of the Year (Men) – Graham Reid (India
Men’s team)
FIH Coach of the Year (Women) – Janneke Schopman (India women’s tema)
UN SDG Action Awards 2022
1.
2.
3.
4.
Category
Changemaker
Mobilize
Inspire
Connect
Winner
Srishti Bakshi, India
Supvivors say no more - Ecuador
The Masungistory
Cyprusinno
amon Magsaysay Awards 2022 (64th) (30
R
August, 2022)
 Winners
Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia)

Tadashi Hattori (Japan)

Bernadette J. Madrid (Philippines)

Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia)

The annual awards are named after a Philippine
President.
Emmy Award (Creative Arts)
 Former US President Barack Obama won a creative
Arts Emmy Award, 2022. (4 September, 2022)
International Travel Award 2023
 West Bengal has bagged the award under category
‘best destination for culture’.
Hermann Kesten Award 2022
Winner - Meena Kandasamy (Chennai born)
 Hermann Kesten Award is given by the German
PEN Centre.
Breakthrough Prizes 2023 (September, 2022)
 Winners Mathematics - Daniel A. Spielman (Yale University,
USA)
 Fundamental Physics - Charles H. Bennett, Gilles
Brassard, David Deutsch and Peter W. Shor.
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 Life Sciences - Clifford P. Brangwynne and
Pulitzer Prizes 2022 (09 May 2022)
Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2022
A. Journalism
Category
1. Public Service
-
Category
-
Winners
1.
Fiction
-
The Netanyahus A historical novel by
Joshua Cohen
2.
Drama
-
Fat Ham by James Ijames
Anthony Arie Hyman, Demis Hassabis, John Jumper
and Emmanuel Mignot, Masashi Yanagisawa.
 Winners- Dursula Von der Leyen (President of
European Commission)

Dr. Radhika Batra (India)

Zahra Joya (Afghanistan)

Vanessa Nakate (Uganda)
UNESCO Peace Prize-2022
 Winner - Angela Markel
 Former German Chancellor has been awarded for
her efforts to welcome refugees.
Winners
The Washington Post
C. Johnson, R. Woolington
Investigative
- & Eli Murray (The Tampa
2.
Reporting
Bay Times)
Staff of the New York
International
- Times, notably Azmat
3.
Reporting
Khan
Salamishah Tillet, The
4. Criticism
New York Times
B. Books, Drama & Music
22nd International India Film Academy (IIFA)
Awards 2022 (4 June, 2022)
 Winners -
1. Best Picture
2. Best Director
3. Best Actor
4. Best Actress
Shershaah
Vishnu Varadhan (Shershaah)
Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
(i) Covered with Night - by Nicole
Eustace
(ii) Cuba : An American History - by
Ada Ferrer
Chasing Me to My Grave - by
Winfred Rembert
3.
History
-
 Winners 
Kaushik Rajashekara (USA) (Indian Origin)

Mercouri Kanatzidis (USA)

Viktor Orlov (Russia)
4.
Biography
-
5.
Poetry
-
Golden Achievement Award 2021
6.
 Winner – Vijay Amritraj
 The Golden Achievement Award is presented
General
Nonfiction
Invisible Child : Poverty, Survival and
Hope in an American City by - Andrea
Elliott
7.
Music
Voiceless Mass by - Raven Chacon
Global Energy Prize 2022
annually by the International Tennis Hall of Fame
(ITHF) and International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Cannes Film Festival 2022 (17-28 May 2022)
Winners
 Palme d'or - Ruben Ostlund (for - Triangle of
Sadness)
 Grand Prix (tied) - Lukas Dhont (for - Close)
 Grand Prix (tied) - Claire Denis (for - Stars at
Noon)
 Best Director - Park Chan - Wook (for - Heojil
Kyolshim) (Decision To Leave)
 Best Actor - Song Kang Ho (for - Broker)
 Best Actress - Zar Amir Ebrahimi (for - Holy
Spider)
 Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen's documenatry
"All That Breathes" won the Golden Eye award
for best documentary.
2023
-
Franks : Sonnets- by Diane Seuss
Stockholm Water Prize 2022
 The prize is widely considered to be Nobel Prize for
water. (22 March, 2022)
 Winner - Prefossor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert
(Belgiam-American)
64th GRAMMY Awards 2022 (04 April, 2022)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(169)
Record of the year - Leave The Door Open
Album of the year - We Are
Song of the year - Leave The Door Open
Best Music Video - Freedom
Best Music Film - Summer of Soul
Two Indians bagged Grammy awards 2022
Ricky Kej – won his second Grammy in the Best
new Age Album for ‘Divine Tides’ Falguni Shah –
won her first Grammy in the Best children Album
Category for ‘A colourful world.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
75th BAFTA Awards (13 March, 2022)
Winners
1.Best Film - The Power of the Dog
2.Best Director - Jane Campion (The Power of
the Dog)
3. Leading Actor - Will Smith (King Richard)
4. Leading Actress - Joanna Scanlan (After Love)
 The award ceremony was hosted by Australian
actress, comedian and writer Rebel Wilson.
Global Private Banking Awards 2021
 HDFC Bank has bagged the ‘Best Private Bank
in India’ award at the Global Private Banking
Awards 2021.
 It was organised by Professional Wealth Management (PWM).
Genesis Prize 2022
 The global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s
Chairman and Chief Executive, Albert Bourla,
has been awarded with the prestigious Genesis
Prize 2022.
Awards
47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle 2022 (15-18
November, 2022, Jakarta)
NSW Australians of the
Year 2023
Singapore’s Meritorious
Service Medal (Military)
Chevalier de la Legion
d'Honneur (The Legion
of Honour) (French
Government)
Liberty Medal 2022
Miss India USA-2022
(7 August, 2022, New
Jersey USA)
Heritage Wall of Fame
of SPSP in USA
Fields Medals 2022
Winner
NTPC’s QC Team from
Unchahar ABHYUDAYA
New South Wales Local Hero
Award – Amar Singh
Admiral Sunil Lanba (8
September, 2022)
Shashi Tharoor
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(President of Ukraine)
Aarya Walvekar
Professor Ramadhar Singh
(Amrut Mody School of
Management of Ahemdabad
University)
 Hugo Duminil - Copin
(France)
 June Huh (USA)
 James Maynard (UK)
 Maryna Viazovska (Ukraine)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Japan’s Order of Rising
Sun, Gold and Silver Star
Spring-2022
Mrs. Universe Divine
2022
Sir Winston Churchill
Leadership Award 2022
Shiromani Award 2022
Ayurveda Ratna Award
2022
Supreme Order of the
Chrysanthemum 2022
ICCR Distinguished
Indologist for 2021
award
Women’s Prize for
Fiction 2022
UN Public Service
Awards 2022
World Food Prize Award
2022
Wangari Maathai Forest
Champions Award 2022
(05 May, 2022)
Templeton Prize 2022
(11 May, 2022)
Special Bangla Academy
Award
Aster Guardians Global
Nursing Award 2022
Commander of the
Order of the British
Empire (CBE) 2022
Radio4child Awards
2022
World Press Photo
Award 2022
Maldives Sports Awards,
2022
Abel Prize, 2022
IFR Asia’s Asian Bank
of the Year 2021
Miss Earth 2022
Narayanan Kumar (ViceChairman of Sanmar Group)
Pallavi Singh (India)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(President of Ukraine)
Michelle Poonawalla
Tanuja Manoj Nesari
Shinzo Abe (Posthumously)
Jeffrey Armstrong (Canada)
Ruth Ozeki (The Book of
Form & Emptiness) (American-Canadian author)
Odisha’s MO Bus Service is
among the 10 winners of the
award.
Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig
Cecile Ndjebet (Cameroon)
Frank Wilczek (MIT Physicist
& Author)
Mamata Banerjee (for her
book 'Kabita Bitan'.)
Anna Qabale Duba (Kenya)
Ajay Piramal (Chairman of
Piramal group)
Radio Jockey Umar Nisar (RJ
Umar)
Amber Bracken (Canadian
Lady Photo Journalist) (7 April
2022)
Suresh Raina (17 March,
2022)
Dennis P. Sullivan (USA) (23
March, 2022)
Axis Bank (India’s 3rd largest
Private Sector Bank) (14
March, 2022).
Mina Sue Choi (South Korea)
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Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB)
Organisations/Institutes
 The government has transformed Bank Board
India
National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)
 NACO has revealed that the country’s annual rate of
Bureau (BBB) into FSIB by making some
amendments. (1 July, 2022)
National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)
HIV infection has declined by 46% between 20102021.
 NACO is a division of the Ministry of Heath and
Family Welfare.
 1992 – NACO was constituted to implement the
programme.
 Union Agriculture Minister, Shri Narendra Singh
Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA)
 NIXI has established two new Internet Exchange
 The government has approved the PADMA as
a self-regulatory body for publishers of news and
current affairs across country. (02 December, 2022)
 The order also appoint Chairman – Mool Chand
Garg (Former High Court Judge)
National Mineral Development Corporation
(NMDC) (Navratna)
 NMDC has won 14 awards, including the Champion
of Champions Award, at 16th PRCI Global Communication Conclave 2022. (12 November, 2022)
Indian Road Congress (IRC)
 81 Annual Session of the IRC has been held in
st
Lucknow. (8-11 October, 2022)
 The IRC is the Apex Body of Highway Engineers in
the country.
Coconut Development Board (CDB)
Tomar, inaugurates centenary year (100th) celebration of NDRI at Karnal, Haryana. (1st July, 2022)
 Established - 1923 (at Bangalore)
 Shifted to Karnal - 1955
National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
Points (IXP) in West Bengal’s Durgapur and
Vardhman. (9 July, 2022)
 Established - 2003
India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)
 IIBX is India’s first International Bullion Exchange
set up at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat,
inaugurated by PM Modi on 29 July, 2022.
 IIBX is the third exchange of its kind in the world.
National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI)
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates the
NTRI in New Delhi. (7 June, 2022)
 The NTRI will be the premier national institute for
the promotion and preservation of tribal heritage
and culture.
Tribal Health Observatory (TriHob)
(04 - May)
 The 6th State Centre of Coconut Development
Board has been inaugurated at Junagadh, Gujarat. (2
September, 2022)
Indian Virtual Herbarium (by the Botanical
Survey of India)
 Odisha is set to establish India's first TriHOb.
Cotton Council of India
 The Union Government has announced on 18 May,
the formation of Cotton Council of India under
Chairmanship of veteran cotton man Suresh Bhai
Kotak.
 On 1st July, 2022 India’s largest Online herbarium
database, the Indian Virtual Herbarium was
launched.
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
 The three municipal corporation of Delhi were
formally merged into a unified municipal corporation
on 22 May, 2022. (Delhi Municipal corporation
(Amendment Act, 2022)
 Ministry of Tribal Affairs organized ‘Samvaad’ a
virtual interaction of students of EMRS. (9 August,
2022)
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
 NIOT has invented India’s first Saline Water Lantern
Indian Gas Exchange (IGX)
 ONGC on 23 May 2022 became first exploration
called 'Roshni'. (13 August, 2022)
2023
(171)
& production (E&P) company in India to trade
domestic gas on the Indian Gas exchange.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
IIT - Madras
Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
 Indian Railways joined hand with IIT - Madras for
 Prasar Bharti has hosted 59th ABU General
the development of Hyperloop system and to set up
a centre of excellence for Hyperloop Technology at
IIT - Madras (19 May, 2022).
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)
 Government merged all film bodies under NFDC
(30 March, 2022).
 The decision is in line with Bimal Jhulka Committee’s
report (2020).
RBI
 The Reserve bank of India authorizes all Pre-
paid Instruments (PPI) in India, under the powers
conferred under the Payment and Settlement
Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act).
SIDBI
 Small Industries Development Bank of India has
launched the 'Waste to Wealth Creation' programme
for women in the Sundarbans in West Bengal. (14
February, 2022)
World
 India supports UAE proposal to include digitalization
in IMO strategic plan. (30 November, 2022)
 128th Session of the Council of International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) has been in London
during 28 November – 02 December, 2022.
 Established – 1948
 Headquarters – London (UK)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
 Scientists achieve a major breakthrough in nuclear
fusion. (13 December, 2022)
 The fusion record was achieved at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
 Nuclear fusion is source of power of the stars.
Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC)
 The Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project was handed
over to DGPC, Bhutan. (27 December, 2022)
 The 720 MW Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project
(MHP) was jointly inaugurated by India and Bhutan
in August, 2019.
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
has won IEC Vice Presidency and
Standardization Management Board (SMB) chair for
2023-25 term.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
 National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) and National
Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) of India have
hosted the 3rd WADA Athlete Biological Passport
(ABP) Symposium in New Delhi. (12-14 October,
2022)
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
 From 23-28 May the 7th Session of Global Platform
on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GP2022) took
place in Bali (Indonesia).
 Established - 1999
 Headquarters - Geneva (Switzerland)
Wor ld Trade Organization Ministerial
Conferences
 The WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC 12)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 India
Assembly 2022 in New Delhi. (25-30 November,
2022)
 Theme of assembly 2022 - Serving the People :
Media’s Role in Times of Crisis.
took place at WTO headquarters in Geneva. (12 to
17 June, 2022)
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
(CDRI)
 4th edition of the International Conference on
Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2022
concluded in New Delhi on 6 May 2022.
Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA)
 India has been elected as the new chair of
AAEA for 2022-24 (7 May, 2022).
 Established - 1998
New Development Bank (NDB)
 India's Governor for NDB Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
chaired 7th Annual meeting of Board of Governors
of NDB (19 May 2022).
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)
 India and Sri Lanka signed a MoU. (28 March, 2022)
to set up a MRCC in Colombo.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 India & ITU signed the Host Country Agreement
(HCA) for the establishment of an Area Office &
Innovation Centre of ITU in New Delhi on 3rd
March, 2022.
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WHO
 The theme for the 9th World Ayurveda Congress
 The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East
Asia Region (SEAR) has launched a 'Quit Tobacco
App'. (15 February, 2022)
BRICS
(WAC) this year is ‘Ayurveda For One Health’.
Agni Tattva campaign
 Agni Tattva campaign first seminar under LiFE
mission held in Leh. (October, 2022)
 The first BRICS Sherpas meeting of 2022 was held
virtually on January 18-19 2022.
 China has taken on the rotating chairmanship of
BRICS in 2022.
Conference
12th World Hindi Conference
 12th World Hindi Conference will take place in
February 2023 in Nadi, Fiji
14th edition of World Spice Congress
 14th edition of World Spice Congress will be
 It is being carried out by Power Foundation of India
in collaboration with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA).
The Semicon India Conference 2022
 Prime Minister Modi introduced the Semicon India
Conference 2022 in Bengaluru (April 29-May, 1,
2022)
 The objective of the conference is to make
India a leader in Electronics manufacturing,
semiconductor design, production, and
innovation.
 Theme - Catalyjing India's Semiconductor
Ecosystem
organized in Maharashtra (Mumbai).
 It will be held from February 16 to 18, 2023.
The Global Ayush Investment & Innovation
Summit 2022
The 90th General Assembly of Interpol
 Inaugurated by - PM Modi
 The Summit 2022 held at Mahatma Mandir in
 The 90th General Assembly of Interpol was held
in New Delhi from 18th October to 21st October
2022.
 The last General Assembly was held in India in the
year 1997.
SC-ST hub conclave
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization’ conference
 The city hosts the ‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization’
conference Surat,Gujarat
 The event is being organised by The Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
 The Ministry of MSME hosted the National SC-ST
Hub Conclave in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (September,
2022)
The 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC)
 The 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) and
Arogya Expo, was held in Panjim, Goa from 8th to
11th December 2022.
5th BIMSTEC Summit
 The Summit was hosted by The Government of
Sri Lanka (28-29 March, 2022)
 The theme of the Summit was “Towards a
Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies,
Healthy People”.
Exercises and Operations
Name of Exercise
12th Edition of ‘Agni Warrior’
(November 13-30, 2022)
Sudarshan Prahar
(November 29, 2022)
7th Edition of Exercise Sangam
(commenced from 01 Dec 22)
Participating Countries
Location
Indian Air Force (IAF) and JapHyakuri air base and Iruma air base (Jaanese Air Self Defence Force
pan)
(JASDF)
Field Firing Ranges, Devlali (MaharashSingapore & Indian Army
tra)
Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra
Deserts of Rajasthan
Corps
Indian Navy MARCOs and US
Goa
Navy SEALs
6th Edition of KAZIND – 2022
(15 to 28 December 2022)
Indo - Kazakhstan joint training
Umroi (Meghalaya)
exercise
Veer Guardian 23
(January 16 to 26, 2023)
2023
(173)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
IND-INDO CORPAT (39th coordinated
patrol exercise)
(08 – 19 December 2022)
SURYA KIRAN-XVI
(16 – 29 December 2022)
50th edition of Cape Town to Rio Race 2023
(Flagged off on 2 January 2023)
Shatru Nash
(on November 21, 2022)
India and Indonesia
Indo-Nepal joint training Exercise
INSV Tarini (from India) took
part in the race.
The South Western Command of
the Indian Army
13thEdition of the Indian Navy
Exercise Naseem Al Bahr – 2022
(IN) - Royal Navy of Oman
(November 19 to 24, 2022)
(RNO) bilateral exercise
8th edition of Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI Indian Army Special Forces and
(commenced on 21 November 2022)
Indonesian Special Forces
Indian Air Force (IAF), Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster ReSamanvay 2022
lief (HADR) Exercise, ASEAN
(November 28-30, 2022)
Member countries
Joint multinational maritime exerIBSAMAR VII (7th Edition)
cise, among the Indian, Brazilian
(October 10 to 12, 2022)
and South Africa navies
Tiger Triumph 2022
Indo-US Tri-Services Amphibi(18 to 20 October 2022)
ous HADR Exercise
st
1 edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania A joint maritime exercise between
Indian, Mozambique and TanzaTrilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT)
nian navies
(October 27, 2022)
Indian Air Force (IAF) and the
Exercise Garuda-VII (7th Edition)
French Air and Space Force
(FASF)
Simbex - 2022
29thedition of the Singapore-In(26 to 30 October, 2022)
dia Maritime Bilateral Exercise
YudhAbhyas 2022
18th Edition of Indo – USA joint
(Nov 16 – Dec 2, 2022)
training exercise
Vostok 2022
India and Russia
(September 01-07, 2022)
Indian Army and Indian Air
Gagan Strike (September 09, 2022)
Force
th
6 Edition JIMEX 2022 (September 17,
India and Japan
2022)
Joint Maritime Exercise (Nigeria’s first
joint operation deployment)
India and Nigeria
(September 12-13, 2022)
Coast Guard of India & United
Abhyas-01/22 (September 19, 2022)
States
Conducted by the One Strike
Parvat Prahar (September, 2022)
Corps of the Indian Army
Vajra Prahar 2022 (August 28, 2022)
India and USA
VINBAX 2022 (August 01-28, 2022)
Vietnam and India
Pitch Black 2022
India and Australia and more Na(August 19 – September 08, 2022)
tions
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022
(June 29 – August 04, 2022)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
26 Countries including India
The Andaman Sea and Malacca Strait
Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi
(Nepal)
From Cape Town and will culminate at
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
Offcoast of Oman
SanggaBuana Training Area, Karawang,
Indonesia
Air Force Station, Agra
Port Gqeberha (also known as Port Elizabeth), South Africa
Visakhapatnam
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Air Force Station, Jodhpur
Visakhapatnam
Auli,Uttarakhand
At Sergeyevsky, Eastern Military District, Russia
Punjab
Bay of Bengal Region
Gulf of Guinea
The coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Ladakh
Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
Chandimandir, Haryana
Australia’s Darwin
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii
(United States military base)
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Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)
(July 23, 2022)
Khaan Quest 2022 (multinational exercise)
(June 06 to 20, 2022)
Sampriti-X
(June 16, 2022)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(NATO) Exercise
 D
efender Europe 2022 (DE22)
 S
wift Response 2022 (SR22)
(May 01-27, 2022)
Bongosagar 2022 (Naval Exercise)
(24-25 May, 2022)
Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
(22 May, 2022)
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)
Maritime Exercise/ IMEX-22
(26 – 30 Mar 2022)
LAMITIYE 2022 (Joint Training Exercise)
(22 March 2022 - 31 March 2022)
VARUNA 2022 (Naval Exercise)
(March 30 to April 03, 2022)
Exercise Khanjar 2022 (Joint Special Forces)
(25 Mar 2022 - 06 April 2022)
KRIPAN SHAKTI (Integrated Fire Power
Exercise)
(April, 2022)
Dharma Guardian 2022
(27 February 2022 -10 March 2022)
Cold Response 2022 (Multilateral Military
Exercise)
(14 March - 31 March 2022)
Prasthan (Offshore Security Exercise)
(October 11-12, 2022)
SLINEX 21 (9th Edition)
(March 07 - March 10, 2022)
Suraksha Kavach 2
(March 22, 2022)
Exercise Dustlik (ExDustlik) 2022
(March 22-31, 2022)
Eastern Bridge-VI (Air Force Exercise)
(February 21 - 25, 2022)
MILAN 2022 (Biennial Multilateral Naval
Exercise)
(25 February - 04 March, 2022)
Japan and India
Andaman Sea
Mongolia and India and other 14
Mongolia
Nations
India and Bangladesh
Jashore Military Station, Bangladesh
Between Allies and Partners
Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North,
of the United States (US) and
the Baltics, and the Balkans
NATO
India and Bangladesh
Port Mongla, Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh
Northern Bay of Bengal, Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy (IN-BN)
Navies of Bangladesh, France,
Goa in the Arabian sea
India and Iran
India and Seychelles
Seychelles Defense Academy
India and France
Arabian Sea
India and Kyrgyzstan
Special Forces Training School, Bakloh,
Himachal Pradesh
Conducted by Trishakti Corps of Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR), near
the Indian Army
Siliguri, West Bengal
India and Japan
Foreign Training Node, Belagavi (Belgaum, Karnataka)
Conducted by NATO (North AtNorway
lantic Treaty Organisation)
Conducted by Western Naval Offshore Development Area of ONGC,
Command of India
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Sri Lanka and India
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Conducted by Indian Army’s
“Agnibaaz Division” with Maha- Lullanagar, Pune
rashtra Police
India and Uzbekistan
Yangiarik, Uzbekistan
Indian and Oman
Jodhpur Air Force Station, Rajasthan
Conducted by the Eastern Naval
Command (Indian Navy).
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (Indian
Theme: ‘Camaraderie – Cohesion Ocean Region)
–Collaboration’
Exercise Sea Dragon 22 (Anti-Submarine Conducted by the USA ParticiWarfare (ASW))
pating Countries: QUAD (USA,
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Island
(January 5-20, 2022)
Australia, India, Japan), SouthKorea and Canada
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Important Days/Week (National)
Important Days/Week
World Hindi Day, 2023 (Fiji)
Constitution Day
Date (Year 2022)
10 January
26 November
Martyrdom Day
24 November
National Newborn Week
National Press Day
Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
15-21st November
16 November
15 November
*
Theme
‘Hindi—Traditional knowledge to Artificial Intelligence’
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“Ensuring quality heatlh care for every Newborn”
“The Media’s Role in Nation Building”
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To honour tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda.
Children’s Day
National Education Day
National Legal Services Day
National Cancer Awareness Day
Vigilance Awareness week
14 November
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11 November
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9 November.
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7 November
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31 October to 6
“Corruption free India for a developed Nation”.
November
National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta 31 October
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Diwas
* To commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Swachh Bharat Diwas
2 October
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World Maritime Day
29 September
“New technologies for greener shipping”.
Hindi Diwas
14 September
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National Forest Martyrs Day 2022
11 September
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National Sports Day or Rashtriya Khel 29 August
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Divas
* As a tribute to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
Renewable Energy Day
20 August
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Javelin Throw Day
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7 August
* The day was declared in 2021 in honour of Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.
Kargil Vijay Diwas
26 July
National Fish Farmers Day
10 July
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* Every year, this annual event is celebrated to commemorate Professor Dr Hiralal Chaudhury and his colleague Alikunhi.
National Doctor’s Day
1 July
“Family Doctors on the Front Line."
National Statistics Day
29 June
‘Data for Sustainable Development‘.
National Endangered Species Day
third Friday of May
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(May 20, 2022)
National Maritime Day 2022
National Panchayati Raj Day 2022
National Women’s Day
*
5 April
24 April
13 February
“Propelling Indian Maritime to Net Zero”
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To commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu.
Important Days/Week (International)
Important Days/Week
Date (Year 2022)
International Day for the Elimina- 25 November
tion of Violence against Women
World Fisheries Day
21 November
World Children’s Day
20 November
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Theme
“UNiTE! Activism to End Violence against Women and
Girls.”
“Sustain and Conserve the lite in blue”
“Inclusion, for every child”
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World Toilet Day
19 November
Theme—‘Sanitation and Groundwater’
Campaign Title—Making the Invisible Visible
“Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together.”
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"Access to Diabetes Care.”
“Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development”.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 18-24 November
International Day for Tolerance
16 November
Day of Eight Billion
15 November
World Diabetes Day
14 November
World Science Day for Peace and 10 November
Development
United Nations Day
24 October.
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* This day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.
Global Dignity Day
19 October.
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* It is observed every year on the 3rd Wednesday of October.
World Statistics Day
20 October
“Data for Sustainable Development”.
Global Handwashing Day
15 October
“Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene”.
I n t e r n a t i o n a l D a y f o r t h e 17 October
“Dignity For All in Practice”.
Eradication of Poverty
World Food Day
16 October
“Leave NO ONE behind.”
International E-Waste Day
14 October
“Recycle it all, no matter how small”.
International Day for Disaster Risk 13 October
Reduction
* In 2022, the International Day focused on Target G of the Sendai Framework: “Substantially increase the availability of
and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030.”
World Arthritis day
12 October
“It’s in your hands, take action”.
International Day of the Girl Child 11 October
“Our time is now—our rights, our future”.
World Mental Health Day
10 October
“Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority.”
World Migratory Bird Day
8 October
“Dim the lights for birds at night”.
World Teachers’ Day
5 October
“The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers”.
World Space Week
4-10 October
“Space and Sustainability”.
International Day of Awareness of 29 September
“Stop Food Loss and waste, for the people, for the planet”.
Food Loss and Waste
World Rabies Day
28 September
“Rabies: One Health, Zero Death.”
World Tourism Day
27 September
“Rethinking Tourism”.
World River Day
25 September
“The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity”.
World Environment Health Day
26 September
“Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the
implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”.
International Day for the Total 26 September
—
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
International Day of Peace
21 September
“End racism. Build peace.”
World Bamboo Day
18 September
* International Equal Pay Day
International Day for the preserva- 16 September
tion of the Ozone Layer
World EV Day
9 September
“Montreal Protocol @ 35 : Global Cooperation Protecting
Life on Earth”.
International Literacy Day
Women’s Equality Day
World Senior Citizens’ Day
World Humanitarian Day
“Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces”
“Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”.
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World Sanskrit Day
* It is celebrated on the occasion of
International Youth Day
World Biofuel Day
World Lion Day
12 August
Shraavana Poornima.
12 August
10 August
10 August
International Day of the World’s
Indigenous Peoples
World Breastfeeding Week
World Day Against Trafficking in
Persons
International Tiger Day
World Hepatitis Day
World Brain Day
World Chess Day
World Youth Skills Day
World Population Day
9 August
International Asteroid Day
International Day Against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Day of the Seafarer
International Widows’ Day
United Nations Public Service Day
30 June
26 June
International Day of Yoga
World Refugee Day
21 June
20 June
World Day to Combat Desertification
and Drought
The International Day of Family
Remittances
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Blood Donor Day
17 June
International Albinism Awareness
Day
World Day Against Child Labour
World Oceans Day
World Food Safety Day
World Environment Day
World No-Tobacco Day
International Day of UN
Peacekeepers
World Thyroid Day
International Day for Biological
Diversity
13 June
“Recovery and resilience through digital and financial
inclusion.”
“Combatting Elder Abuse”.
“Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and
save lives”.
“United in making our voice heard”.
12 June
8 June
7 June
5 June
31 May
29 May
“Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour.”
“Revitalization: collective action for the ocean”
“Safer food, better health”.
“Only One Earth”
"Tobacco: Threat to our environment".
“People. Peace. Progress. The Power of Partnerships.”
25 May
22 May
“It’s not you. It’s your thyroid.”
“Building a shared future for all life”.
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1-7 August
30 July
29 July
28 July
22 July
20 July
15 July
11 July
25 June
23 June
23 June
16 June
15 June
14 June
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“Intergenerational solidarity: creating a world for all ages.”
“Biofuels Towards a Carbon Neutral World.”
“The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and
Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.”
‘Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support.
“Use and abuse of technology”.
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“Bringing hepatitis care closer to you.”
“Brain Health for all”
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‘Transforming youth skills for the future’..
“A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all –
Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices
for all”.
“small is beautiful.”
“Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian
crises.”
“Your voyage – then and now, share your journey”.
“Sustainable Solutions for Widows Financial Independence”.
“Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing innovative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development
Goal.”
“Yoga for Humanity”.
“Whoever Wharever Whenever. Everyone has the right to
seek safety.”
“Rising up from drought together”.
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World Metrology Day
20 May
Metrology in the Digital Era.
Anti-Terrorism Day
21 May
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* This day is observed on the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
World Bee Day
20 May
“Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and
beekeeping systems.”
International Museum Day
18 May
“The Power of Museums”.
International Day of Families
15 May
“Families and Urbanization”.
World Migratory Bird Day
14 May
“light pollution”
International Nurses Day
12 May
“Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect
rights to secure global health”.
World Thalassaemia Day
8 May
“Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community
as one to improve thalassaemia knowledge.”
World Red Cross Day
8 May
#BeHUMANKIND
3 May (first Tuesday of May) “Closing Gaps in Asthma Care”.
World Asthma Day
World Press Freedom Day
3 May
“Journalism under digital siege,".
International Labour Day
1 May
—
WHO’s World Immunization Week 24-30 April
“Long Life for All”
World Heritage Day
18 April
“Heritage and Climate”
World Health Day
7 April
“Our Planet, Our Health”.
International Day of Sport for De- 6 April
“Securing a Sustainable and Peaceful Future for All : The
velopment and Peace
Contribution of Sport”
International Mother Earth Day
22 April
‘Invest in our planet’
World Malaria Day
25 April
“Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden
and save lives”.
World Intellectual Property Day
26 April
“IP and Youth innovating for a Better Future”
Earth Hour 2022
26 March
—
International Day of Remembrance 25 March
“Stories of Courage : Resistance to Slavery and Unity
of the victims of Slavery and the
against Recism”.
Transatlantic Slave Trade
World Tuberculosis Day
24 March
“Invest to End TB. Save Lives”
World Down Syndrome Day
21 March
“Inclusion Means”
World Water Day
22 March
“Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible”
International Day of Forests
21 March
“Forests and sustainable production and consumption.”
International Day of Happiness
20 March
—
Commonwealth Day
14 March
‘Delivering a Common Future’ .
International Day of Mathematics 14 March
“Mathematics Unites!”
* It is also known as the Pi Day
International Women’s Day
8 March
“Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.
World Civil Defence Day
1 March
“Civil defense and work with displaced people in disasters and
crises, the role of volunteers and the fight against pandemics.”
World Wildlife Day
3 March
“Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.
National Science Day
28 February
“Integrated Approach in Science & Technology for Sustainable
Future”
World Wetlands Day
2 February
“Wetlands Action for People and Nature”
World Caneer Day
4 February
“Close the Care Gap”
National Youth Day
National Voters Day
12 January
25 January
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Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative”
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l Wildlife India @ 50 : Saving the Wild, Securing the
Books & Authors
l After Tiananmen : The Rise of China
-by Vijay Gokhale
l Mysteries of Mind : A Scientific Enquiry
- by Sunil Mishra
l All the World’s a stage : A personal Branding Story
- by Ambi Parameswaran
Rhythm of the Ruins
- by Mukul Kumar
The Struggle for Narmada
- by Nandini Oza
Kala Paani
- by M. Rajendran
The Museum of the World
- by Christopher Kloeble
Translated by – Rekha Kamath Rajan
l Our India : Reflections on a Nation Betwixt and
Between
- by Captain G.R. Gopinath
l Forks in the Road : My Day at RBI and Beyond
- by C. Rangarajan
l We the People of the States of Bharat – The Making
and Remaking of India’s Internal Boundaries
- by Sanjeev Chopra
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l The Most Incredible World Cup stories
- by Luciano Wernicke
l Among Tigers : Fighting to Bring Back Asia’s Big
Cats
- by K. Ullas Karanth
l The World : A Family History - by Simon Sebag
l Tippu Nija Kanasugalu (Real Dreams of Tipu)
- by Addanda C. Cariappa
l Hyderabad : Book 2 of the Partition Triology
-by Manreet Sodhi
l The Song of the Cell : An Exploration of Medicine
and the New Human -by Siddhartha Mukherjee
l The Last Heroes : Foot soldiers of Indian Freedom
-by P. Sainath
l The Chipko Movement : A People’s History
-by Shekhar Pathak
l Gods of Willow : A Coming of Age Innings
-by Amrish Kumar
l The Making of a Catastrophe : The Disastrous
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Economic Fallout of the Covid-19 Pandemic in
India
-by Jayati Ghosh
Kautilyanomics : For Modern Times
-by Sriram Balasubramanian
Vanishing Words : Poems -by Sukrita Paul Kumar
South vs. North : India’s Great Divide
- by Nilakantan RS
The Mendicant Prince
- by Aruna Chakravarti
Genetically Modified Democracy : Transgenic Crops
in Contemporary India
- by Aniket Aga
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Edited by – Manoj Kumar Misra
Future
l In the Shadow of the Mountain
- by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
l Nights of Plague
- by Orhan Pamuk
l Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics :
Polarization and the Growing Crisis of the Congress
– by zoya hasan
(2009-19)
l Shivaji : India’s Great Warrior King
- by Vaibhav Purandare
l Between Heaven & Earth : Writings on the Indian
Hills
– Edited by Ruskin Bond and Bulbul Sharma
l Ambedkar : A Life
- by Shashi Tharoor
l India’s Pakistan Conundrum : Managing a Complex
- by Sharat Sabharwal
Relationship
l Mahabali
- by Dr. Asghar Wajahat
l Do Different : The Untold Dhoni
-by Joy Bhattacharjya and Amit Sinha
l The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
-by Shehan Karunatilaka
l Liberalism and its Discontents
-by Francis Fukuyama
l The Dreams of a Mappila Girl : A memoir
-by B.M. Zuhara
l Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas -Selected
Speeches of PM Modi (May 2019 - May 2020)
l Sisters of Mokama : The Pioneering Women who
Brough Hope and Healing to India
-by Jyoti Thottam
l Ambedkar and Modi : Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s
Implementation
- Compiled by Bluekraft Digital Foundation
l The Lost Diary of Kastur, My Ba
- by Tushar Gandhi
l The Hero of Tiger Hill
- by Capt. Yogendra Singh Yadav
l The Longest Kiss : The Life and Times of Devika
Rani
- by Kishwar Desai
l Kashmir : Lands of Regrets
- by Moosa Raza
l Lockdown Lyrics
- by Sanjukta Dash
l Sojourn
- by Amit Chaudhuri
l India, Bharat and Pakistan. The Constitutional
Journey of a Sandwiches Civilisation.
- by J. Sai Deepak
l In Free Fall : My Experiments with Living
- by Mallika Sarabhai
l Indian Bankin in Retrospect : 75 years of
Independence
- by Dr. Ashutosh Raravikar
l Satyajit Ray Miscellany
- by Satyajit Ray
l From Space to Sea : My ISRO Journey and Beyond
- by Abraham E. Muthunayagam
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l Mind Master : Winning Lessons form a Champion’s
l The Book of Joy
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Life
The McMahon Line : A Century of Discord
- by General J.J. Singh
Lion of the Skies : Hardit Singh Malik, the Royal Air
Force and the First World War
- by Stephen Barker
Dangerous Earth
- by Ellen Prager
Beyond the Misty Veil : Temple Tales of
- by Aradhana Johri
Uttarakhand
Just Keep Buying : Proven Ways to Save Money and
Build Your Wealth
- by Nick Maggiulli
Dilip Kumar : In the Shadow of a Legend
- by Faisal Farooqui
How to raise an Antiracist - by Ibram X. Kendi
Bhartiya Samvidhan : Ankahi Kahani
- by Ram Bahadur Rai
The Final Strife
- by Saara El-Arifi
Business of Sports : The Wining Formula for
Success
- by Vinit Karnik
The Book of Form and Emptiness
- by Ruth Ozeki
Loktantra Ke Swar : The Republican Ethic
Selected Speeches of the President Ram Nath
Kovind, featuring 4th year of Presidency.
Start up Compass
- by Ujwal Kalra & Shobhit Shubhankar
Chemical Kichadi : How I Hack My Mental Health
- by Aparna Piramal Raje
The Power of Thoughts
- by Swami Mukundananda
Indo-Pak war 1971 Reminiscence of Air Warriors Edited by Jagjeet Singh & Shailendra Mohan
Listen to your Heart : The London Adventure
– by Ruskin Bond
The Struggle for Police Reforms in India
- by Prakash Singh
Birsa Munda : Janjatiya Nayak
- by Prof. Alok Chakrawal
Queen of Fire
- by Devika Rangachari
Crunch Time : Narendra Modi's National Security
Crisis
- by Sreeram Chaulia
Not just a Night watchman : My innings in the
BCCI
- by Vinod Rai
Decoding Indian Babudom- by Ashwini Srivastava
Mein to Yaha Hu
- by Ramdarsh Misra
The Boy Who Wrote a constitution
- by Rajesh Talwar
The Spy Chronicles
- by A.S. Dulat & Aditya Sinha
Kashmir : The Vajpayee Years
- by A.S. Dulat & Aditya Sinha
2023
- by Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu
- by Leah Thomas
l Unfilled Barrels : India’s oil story
- by Richa Mishra
- by Adele Myers
Author- Geetanjali Shree
Translator - Daisy Rockwell
Wrist Assured : An Autobiography
- by Gundappa Vishwanath wtih R. Kaushik
A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s
Pioneering Work in Rural Construction
- by Uma Das Gupta
A Nation To Protect : Leading India through the
Covid Crisis
- by Priyam Gandhi Mody
Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All
- by Ro Khanna
of Us
A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of
- by Ruskin Bond
Independence
Fearless Governance
- by Dr Kiran Bedi
Operation Khatma
- by R C Ganjoo & Ashwini Bhatnagar
India, That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation,
- by J Sai Deepak
Constitution
Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra
- by Navdeep Singh Gill
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- by Sagarika Ghose
India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons
- by Rajiv Bhatia
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic - by Bill Gates
Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace
- by Samuel Moyn
and Reinvented War
The Legend of Birsa Munda
- by Tuhin A Sinha & Ankita Verma
Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient
Nationalist
- by Chandrachur Ghose
Indomitable: A Working Woman’s Notes on Life,
Work and Leadership
- by Arundhati Bhattacharya
Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse
and His Idea of India
- by Dhirendra K. Jha
Mamata Beyond 2021
- by Jayanta Ghosal
Dr V L Dutt: Glimpses of a Pioneer’s Life Journey
- by Dr. V. L. Indira Dutt
The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0
– by Sanju Verma
The Kashmir Conundrum: The Quest for Peace in a
Troubled Land
- by Nirmal Chander Vij
The Turnover Wizard – Saviour of Thousands
- by Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury
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FIFA World Cup 2022
Hayya Hayya (Better Together): Performed
 FIFA world cup bags the title of most watched
sporting event in the world.
 Since 1930 twenty-two editions have been orga-
nized.
 However, only 8 teams have won the title at least
once.
Brazil (5 titles)
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1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 &
2002
Germany (4 titles) - 1954, 1974, 1990 & 2014
(*1954, 1974, 1990 titles was
won by West Germany)
Italy (4 titles)
- 1934, 1938, 1982 & 2006
Argentina (3 titles) - 1978, 1986 & 2022
- 1998 & 2018
France (2 titles)
Uruguay (2 titles) - 1930 & 1950
- 1966
England (1 title)
Spain (1 title)
- 2010
Official Mascot : La’eeb
 La’eeb is an Arabic word meaning ‘Super-skilled
player’.
 La’eeb encourages everyone to believe in them-
selves as ‘Now is All’.
Official Emblem
 Brazil is the only team which participated in all twen-
ty-two editions.
22nd FIFA Men’s World Cup, 2022
 22nd edition of the world cup has been organized
in Qatar during 20 November to 18 December,
2022.
 It has organized second time entirely in Asia after
Korea-Japan 2002 tournament.
 Qatar is first Arabic country to host the Football
World Cup.
 The opening ceremony and opening match (Ecuador vs. Qatar) have been taken place at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor.
Official Soundtrack
 It was the first time that Qur’an had been recited
as part of the opening ceremony.
 For the first time ever, instead of one official song,
an official soundtrack has been released.
 The FIFA World Cup 2022 official soundtrack
contains following 6 songs—
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by Trinidad Cardona, Davido and AISHA.
Arhbo: Performed by Ozuna and Gims
The world is yours to Take : Performed by
Lil Baby
Tukoh Taka : Performed by Nicki Minaj;
Maluma and Myriam Fares
Light the Sky: Performed by Rahma,
Balqees, Nora Fatehi and Manal
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Dreamers: Performed by Fahad Al Kubaisi
and JungKook (BTS Member)
 The FIFA World Cup 2022 emblem incorporates
the burgundy and white colour that are synonymous with Qatar national flag.
 The specially designed emblem – with swooping
curves to depict 8 stadiums used during 2022
event.
 It also depicts infinity symbol (∞) reflecting the
FIFA word cup nature – fusing tradition with
modernity.
Official balls : Al Rihla & Al Hilm
 ‘Al Rihla’ was the official FIFA World Cup 2022
ball. It means ‘the journey’ in Arabic.
 For the final match between Argentina and
France, an variation of Al Rihla named ‘Al Hilm’.
 ‘Al Hilm’ is Arabic word means – the dream.
 Both Balls have been manufactured by Adidas.
 The 2022 FIFA world cup followed a familiar for-
mat with the 32 teams divided into eight groups–
Group A to H.
 Eight teams have qualified for the Quarter-finals.
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 Semi-finals—
 First woman referee in the history of FIFA men’s
1. Argentina vs. Croatia (3-0)
2. France vs. Morocco (2-0)
 Third place play off—
Croatia vs. Morocco (2-1)
 Croatia finished the tournament at number three.
world cup – Stephanie Frappart (France)
 First African team to play semi-final in the history
of FIFA world cup – Morocco
 Debut team/teams – Qatar
 First host nation in the history of FIFA world cup,
who lose her opening match – Qatar
Argentina the Champion
Lionel Messi : World Cup 2022
 The final match, between Argentina and France, has
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been held at Lusail Stadium, Lusail on 18 December, 2022.
Argentina was playing her sixth final (1930, 1978,
1986, 1990, 2014 and 2022) whereas France’s fourth
(1998, 2006, 2018 and 2022).
Leonel Messi captained the Argentina while France
was laid by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Both team scored 3-3 goals after the end of extra
time.
Argentina’s goal scorer were Lionel Messi (2) and
Angel Di Maria (1), whereas Kylian Mbappe of
France recorded his hat-trick.
Argentina becomes champion after penalty shootout
(4-2).
This is Argentina’s third world cup title after 1978
and 1986.
 Lionel Messi became first player to win two
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Golden ball awards (2014 and 2022).
Messi won most ‘man of the match’ award (5
times) in a single world cup (2022).
Messi also has record of most ‘man of the match’
awards (11 times) during world cups.
Messi has played most number of matches (26) in
world cups (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 & 2022)
Messi has scored most goals (13) in world cups for
Argentina (2006, 2014, 2018 & 2022)
Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT)
 FIFA has deployed a new technology to quickly
confirm offside position during 2022 world cup.
8th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Awards
2022
 Golden ball (player of the tournament) – Lionel
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Messi (Argentina)
Silver ball – Kylian Mbappe (France)
Bronze ball – Luka Modric (Croatia)
Golden Boot (Most goal scorer) – Kylian Mbappe,
08 goals
Silver Boot – Lionel Messi, 07 goals
Golden Glove (Goalkeeper of the tournament) –
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina)
FIFA Young player of the Tournament – Enzo
Fernandez (Argentina)
FIFA Fair Play Award – England
World Cup 2022 : Important Facts
Total matches – 64
Total goals – Record 172 (without penalty shootouts)
Team which scored most goals – France, 16 goals
First player who scored goals in five world cups –
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
 Hat-tricks – Goncalo Ramos (Portugal) vs. Switzerland
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Kylian Mbappe (France) – In final
 Oldest player to score in 2022 world cup – Pepe
(Portugal) (39 year 283 days)
 Youngest player to score in 2022 world cup – Gavi
(Spain) (18 year 110 days)
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Dates – 16 October-13 November, 2022
Host – Australia
Total Teams – 16
Total Matches – 45
Winner – England (2nd Title)
Runner-up – Pakistan
England became first men’s cricket team to win
consecutive ODI World Cup (2019) and T20 World
Cup (2022).
Player of the tournament – Sam Curran (England),
13 wickets
Player of the final match – Sam Curran (England)
First Edition Men’s T20 World Cup – 2007
Winners – India (2007), Pakistan (2009), Sri Lanka
(2014), Australia (2021), West Indies (2012 and 2016),
England (2010 and 2022)
Important Facts, 2022
 Captain of England Cricket team – Jos Buttler
 Most Runs in the tournament – Virat Kohli (India),
296 runs
 Most wickets in the tournament – Wanindu
Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), 15 wickets
 Highest individual score – Rilee Rossouw (South
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Africa), 109 runs against Bangladesh
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Highest Team Score – South Africa (205/5) against
 9th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – 2024, West Indies
 Most Sixes – Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), 11 sixes (8
 10th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – 2026, India and
Bangladesh
innings)
 Most Fifties – Virat Kohli (India), 4 fifties
 Fastest half century – Marcus Stoinis (Australia),
17 balls, against Sri Lanka
 Hat-tricks in the tournament – 1. Karthik
Meiyappan (UAE) vs. Sri Lanka
2. Joshua Little (Ireland) vs. New Zealand
and USA
Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli became most run scorer player in the
history of ICC Men’s T20 World Cups.
He scored total 1141 runs with help of 14 half
centuries in 5 T20 World Cups between 2012-2022
(27 Matches, 25 innings).
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Tennis Grand Slam Tournaments, 2022
Category
Men’s singles
Winner
Runner-up
Women’s singles
Winner
Runner-up
Men’s doubles
Winner
Runner-up
Women’s doubles
Winner
Runner-up
Mixed Doubles
Winner
Runner-up
Australian Open, 2022
French Open, 2022
Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Casper Ruud
(Norway)
Ashleigh Barty
(Australia)
Danielle Collins
(American)
Nick Kyrgios
(Australia) &
Thanasi Kokkinakis
(Australia)
Matthew Ebden
(Australia) &
Max Purcell (Australia)
Barbora Krejčíková
(Czech Republic) &
Kateřina Siniaková
(Czech Republic)
Anna Danilina (RussiaKazakhstan) &
Beatriz Haddad Maia
(Brazil)
Kristina Mladenovic
(France) &
Ivan Dodig (Croatia)
JaimeeFourlis (Australia)
Jason Kubler (Australia)
IgaŚwiątek (Poland)
Coco Gauff (US)
Marcelo Arévalo
( El Salvador) &
Jean-Julien Rojer
(Netherlands)
Ivan Dodig (Croatia)
&
Austin Krajicek (US)
Katerina Siniaková
& Barbora
Krejčíková (Czech
Republic)
Elise Mertens &
Zhang Shuai
Ena Shibahara
(Japan) &
Wesley Koolhof
(Netherlands)
Joran Vliegen
(Belgium) &
UlrikkeEikeri
(Norway)
Desirae Krawczyk
(USA) & Neal
Skupski (Great
Britain)
Mathew Ebden
(Australia)
& Sammantha Stosur
(Australia)
 Djokovic Win gave him 4th successive and total
7th Wimbledon titles.
 Djokovic equalled William Renshaw (Britain)
and Pete Sampras (USA) each has 7 Wimbledon
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Mathew Ebden
& Max Purcell
(Australia)
Nikola Mektić & Mate
Pavić (Croatia)
Caroline Garcia
(France) & Kristina
Mladenovic (France)
Jessica Pegula (USA) &
Coco Gauff (USA)
Important facts : Wimbledon
titles.
Wimbledon, 2022
Novak Djokovic
(Serbia)
Nick Kyrgios
(Australia)
Elena Rybakina
(Kazakhstan)
ONS Jabeur (Tunisia)
U.S. Open, 2022
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Casper Ruud (Norway)
IgaŚwiątek (Poland)
ONS Jabeur (Tunisia)
Rajeev Ram (USA) &
Joe Salisbury (Great
Britain)
Wesley Koolhof
(Netherlands) & Neal
Skupski (Great Britain)
Katerina Siniaková
& Barbora Krejčíková
(Czech Republic)
Caty McNally & Taylor
Townsend (USA)
Storm Sanders & John
Peers (Australia)
Kirsten Flipkens
(Belgium) & Édouard
Roger-Vasselin (France)
 Roger Federer (Switzerland) has won most number
(8) of Wimbledon titles.
 This is overall 21st Grand Slam title for Djokovic.
 During the Wimbledon 2022, Elena Rybakina
Russian identity created a controversy as the “All
England Club” had banned the players from Russia
and Belarus to participate in the tournament.
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 India’s first Medal - Sanket Sargar (Weightlifting),
 Russian born Elena Rybakina becomes the first
Silver
tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam
singles title.
 Most Grand Slam title winners (Big three)—
1. Rafael Nadal - 22
2. Novak Djokovic - 21
3. Rojer Federer - 20
 India’s first Gold Medal - Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
(Weightlifting)
India won her first medal in following Sports/
Events Lawn Bowls -
Women’s Team - Gold Medal (Lovely Choubey,
Commonwealth Games, 2022
Dates - 28 July - 8 August, 2022
Place - Birmingham, England (U.K.)
Edition - 22nd
Teams - 72
Athletes - Above 4500
Sports - 19 sports and 8 para-sports.
Debut sports - Women’s T20 Cricket, Mixed
Synchronised Diving, 3 × 3 Wheelchair Basketball
and 3 × 3 Basketball.
 Mascot - Peery (A Multi-coloured Bull)
 Queen’s Baton Relay - Began on 7 October, 2021 and
Visited all the commonwealth nations in 294 days.
Medal Table (Top 5)
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Territory/Team
1. Australia
2. England
3. Canada
4. India
5. New Zealand
Gold
67
57
26
22
20
Silver Bronze Total
57
54
178
66
53
176
32
34
92
16
23
61
12
17
49
Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki Singh and Nayanmoni
Saikia)
Men’s Team - Silver Medal (Sunil Bahadur,
Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh and
Dinesh Kumar)
 Athletics3000m steeplechase - Avinash Sable (Silver)
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10000m Race walk - Priyanka Goswami (Silver)
and Sandeep Kumar (Bronze)
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High jump - Tejaswin Shankar (Bronze)
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Women’s Javelin throw - Annu Rani (Bronze)
 Para Table Tennis - Bhavina Patel (Gold) and
Sonalben Patel (Bronze)
 Women’s T20 Cricket - Silver
Achanta Sharath Kamal
 40 years old table tennis player won total 4 medals
and becomes the most successful Indian Athlete at
Birmingham 2022.
 India topped the medal table in following 4 sports
in commonwealth games 2022 - wrestling (6 gold),
Table tennis & para table tennis (4 gold), weightlifting
(3 gold) and Badminton (3 gold).
Emma Mckeon : Most decorated athlete in
CWG
 Australian Swimmer, Emma Mckeon becomes the
Eldhose Paul : Triple Jump
most successful athlete of Commonwealth Games
2022 [won 8 medals (6 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze)]
 Eldhose Paul won India’s first gold medal (17.03
m) in Men’s Triple jump event in the history of
commonwealth games, before him the silver by
Mohinder Singh Gill in 1974 was the India’s best
performance.
Feng Tianwei (Singapore) : David Dixon Award
 David Dixon Award has been given to the
outstanding athlete of each commonwealth games
since 2002.
Important Facts
India at Birmingham
 Total Athletes - 215
 Youngest Indian Athlete - Anahat Singh, 14 year,
Squash
 Oldest Indian Athlete - Sunil Bahadur, 45 years,
Lawn Bowls.
 Flag bearers (Opening ceremony) - Manpreet
Singh and P.V. Sindhu
 Flag bearers (closing ceremony) - Nikhat Zareen
and Achanta Sharath Kamal.
2023
 PV Sindhu's women’s singles badminton gold medal
was India’s 200th gold medal in the history of CWG.
 In the all time medal table of CWGs, India stands
at number 4 with 203 golds while Australia (1003
golds), England (773 golds) and Canada (510 golds)
are the top three.
 India’s first Gold medal in the CWGs was won
by Milkha Singh at the Commonwealth Games
1958.
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India's Gold Medal Winners
Wrestling
1.
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6.
Commonwealth Games, 2022 : Hockey
Vinesh Phogat - Women's Freestyle, 53kg
Sakshi Malik - Women's Freestyle, 62kg
Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Men's Freestyle, 57kg
Bajrang Punia - Men's Freestyle, 65kg
Naveen - Men's Freestyle, 74kg
Deepak Punia - Men's Freestyle, 86kg
Table Tennis & Para Table Tennis
1. Achanta Sharath Kamal - Men's Singles
2. Achanta Sharath Kamal & Sreeja Akula - Mixed
Team
3. Sharath Kamal, S. Ghanasekaran, Harmeet
Desai, Sunil Shetty - Men's Team
4. Bhavina Patel - Women's Single 3-5 (Para)
Weightlifting
Men’s Hockey  Gold - Australia
 Silver - India
 Indian Captain - Manpreet Singh
Women’s Hockey  Gold - England
 Silver - Australia
 Indian women beat New Zealand to won bronze
medal.
 This was India's first medal in 16 years. In CWG
2006 Indian women won silver.
 Indian Captain - Savita Punia
Commonwealth Games 2022 : Badminton
 Indian Shuttlers won total 6 medals, including 3
1. Mirabai Chanu - Women's 49kg
2. Jeremy Lalrinnunga - Men's 67kg
3. Achinta Sheuli - Men's 73kg
golds, and top the medal tally of the badminton at
Birmigham.
 This was India’s best performance in badminton
in commonwealth games history.
Boxing
1. Nikhat Zareen - Women's Light Flyweight
2. Nitu Ghanghas - Women's minimum weight
3. Amit Panghal - Men's Flyweight
36th National Games 2022
 Date – 29 September – 12 October, 2022
Badminton
 Place – Gujarat (First time) – Ahmedabad,
1. PV Sindhu - Women's Singles
2. Lakshya Sen - Men's Single
3. Satwik Sairaj Rankireddi & Chirag Shetty - Man's
Doubles
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Athletics
1. Eldhose Paul - Men's Triple Jump
Lawn Bowl
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1. Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, Chandan Kr.
Singh & Denesh Kumar - Men's Fours team
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Para - Power lifting
1. Sudhir - Men's Heavyweight
Commonwealth Games, 2022 : Cricket
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 It was first inclusion of women’s cricket in the
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commonwealth games.
Cricket format - Women’s T20 International
Teams - 8
Venue - Edgbaston, Birmingham (29 July - 7
August)
Winner - Australia (Gold Medal)
Runner-up - India (Silver Medal)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
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Gadhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar
and New Delhi (Cycling)
Main Venue – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Opening Ceremony – P.M. Narendra Modi,
29 September, 2022 , Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad
Teams – 37 (28 States, 8 Union Territories and
Servies)
Closing Ceremony – Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay
Indoor Stadium, Surat Chaired by Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar, 12 October, 2022
Mascot – Savaj (representation of The Asiatic Lion)
Anthem – Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (Judega
Indian Jitega India)
Motto – Celebrating Unity through Sports
Total Sports – 36
New Sports - Mallakhamb, Yogasana, Softball, Soft
Tennis and Golf.
35th National Games – Kerala, 2015
37th National Games – Goa, 2023
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Medal Table
Rank Team
Services Sports
1.
Uttar Pradesh in 2022
 Uttar Pradesh perform well in the games and won
total 56 medals including 20 golds in 18 different
sports. Uttar Pradesh ranked 8th in the medal
table.
Gold Silver Bronze Total
61
35
32
128
Control Board
(SSCB)*
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Maharashtra
Haryana
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
Punjab
39
38
27
25
23
20
20
20
19
38
38
23
22
18
25
18
10
32
63
40
38
27
13
21
18
20
25
140
116
88
74
54
66
56
50
76
XXIV Winter Olympics 2022 (420 February 2022)
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 Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) won Raja
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Bhalindra Singh Trophy at the National Games 2022
Maharashtra won the Indian Olympic Association’s
‘Best State’ trophy for finishing first amongst the
States and Union Territories.
Hashika Ramchandra: 14 years old Karnataka’s
Swimmer Hashika Ramchandra won the ‘best female
athlete’ award at the National Games, 2022.
She has won 6 gold and 1 bronze medal during the
36th National Games.
Sajan Prakash: The 29 year old Kerala’s Swimmer
Sajan Prakash won 8 medals (5 gold, 2 silver and 1
bronze).
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He has been named the ‘best male athlete at
the National Games 2022’.
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Sajan Prakash has bagged the honour second
consecutive time after Kerala, 2015.
New National Records—
1. Ram Baboo : Uttar Pradesh athlete Ram Baboo
set a New National Record in 35 km walk (2 hrs
36 minutes and 34 seconds).
2. Rosy Meena Paulraj : Tamil Nadu’s Rosy Meena
Paulraj set a New National Record in the women’s
pole vault with 4.20m jump at 36th National Games.
3. Siva Subramanium : Siva Subramanium marginally improve his own record in men’s pole vault
with 5.31 m jump.
4. N. Ajith : Tamil Nadu’s weightlifter N. Ajith
broke Achinta Sheuli’s clean and jerk National Record (315 kg) during 36th National Games.
5. Shauryajit Khaire : 10 year old Shauryajit Khaire
from Gujarat created history by becoming the
youngest medalist of the 36th National Games
with a bronze in the Individual Apparatus-Pole
event of Mallakhamb.
2023
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Place – Beijing (China)
Mascot – Bing Dwen Dwen (A Joint Panda)
Motto – "Together for a shared future"
Beijing became the first city to have hosted both the
summer (2008) and winter Olympics.
Opening and closing ceremonies - Beijing National
Stadium (Bird's Nest)
Total 2897 athletes representing 91 Nations.
109 events across 15 disciplines (in 7 winter sports)
Haiti and Saudi Arabia make their winters Olympic
debut.
Ecuador, Kosovo and Malaysia are three NOCs
competing with female athletes for the first time.
Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold medal of 24th
winter Olympics.
India's only athlete at Beijing Olympics was Arif khan
(Skier), finished 45th in the giant slalom event.
Medal Tally (Top 5 Countries)
Gold Silver Bronze
Norway
16
8
13
Germany
12
10
5
China
9
4
2
United States
8
10
7
Sweden
8
5
5
Total
37
27
15
25
18
 Norway breaks all time gold medal record in a single
winter Olympics (16 golds)
 This is most "gender-balanced" winter games with 45%
women athlete.
 This is the first Olympics games to have all venues
powered by renewable energy.
 25th winter Olympics 2026 - Italian cities of Milan and
Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Beijing Paralympic Winter Games 2022 (413 March, 2022)
 Place - Beijing
 Mascot - Shuey Rhon Rhon (A Chinese lantern child)
 Torch - “Flying”
(Colour - Silver and Gold)
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by India 2-0) matches have been organized between
04-26 December, 2022.
 Emblem - ‘Flying High’
8
The emblem is designed to invoke the image of
an athlete in a wheelchair pushing towards the
finish line and victory.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Medal Tally (Top 5 countries)
Gold
Silver Bronze
China
18
20
23
Ukraine
11
10
8
Canada
8
6
11
France
7
3
2
USA
6
11
3
Total
61
29
25
12
20
 Over the course of 10 days, 46 National
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Paralympic Committees (NPCs) participated in
78 events across six sports.
78 medal events- 39 for men, 35 for women and 4
mixed events
558 para athletes (422 men and 136 women para
athletes) from 46 NPCs.
Pam Wilson (USA) - 66 years old, was the eldest para
athlete.
Elina Stary (Austria) - Youngest para athlete, 15
years
Oksana Master (USA) - won 7 medals (3 Gold to
4 silver)
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She is most decorated athlete from 2022 winter
paralympics.
Jesper Pedersen (Norway) - Won 4 gold medals
and 1 silver.
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He is most successful winter paralympian at
Beijing.
First winter paralympic - 1976 (Sweden)
India has never participated in the game.
 During the 3rd match of the series at Zahur
Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram (10
December, 2022) Ishan Kishan has completed
fastest double century (126 balls) of the ODI
cricket. He broke the previous record of Chris
Gayle (138 balls).
 Ishan Kishan is 9th International and 4th Indian
after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and
Rohit Sharma batsman to score a double century
in an ODI match.
 Rohit Sharma is only International batsman who
scored three double centuries in the One Day
International matches.
CABI (Blind) T20 World Cup, 2022 (6-17
December, 2022)
 Hosted by – India
 Organiser – Cricket Association for the Blind in In-
dia (CABI)
 Teams – 06 (India, Australia, South Africa, Bangla-
desh, Sri Lanka and Nepal)
 Winner – India (3rd title)
 Runner-up – Bangladesh
 Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was appointed as the Brand Ambassador for this world cup.
Australian Women Cricket Team in India (0920 December, 2022)
 5 Women T20 International matches (won by Aus-
Cricket
Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2022-23 (12 November –
02 December, 2022)
Teams – 38
Winner – Saurashtra (2nd Title)
Runner-up – Maharashtra
Player of the Series – Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra)
 Most runs – N. Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu)
 Most Wickets – Jaydev Unadkat (Saurashtra)
 Ruturaj Gaikward: Maharashtra captain Ruturaj
Gaikwad sashed 7 sixes in an over against Uttar
Pradesh to set a List A world record.
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India Tour of Bangladesh
 During the tour an ODI series of 3 matches (won
by Bangladesh 2-1) and a test series of 2 test (won
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Ishan Kishan
tralia by 4-1) have been organized between the two
countries.
 Player of the Series – Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)
 Most runs in the Series – B.L. Mooney (Australia),
205 Runs
 Indian women captain – Harmanpreet Kaur
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 (11 October-5
November, 2022)
First Edition: 2007
Teams – 38
Winner – Mumbai (First Title)
Runner-up – Himachal Pradesh
Player of the Final Match – Tanush Kotian
(Mumbai)
 Most Runs – Yash Dhull (Delhi), 363 runs
 Most Wickets – Siddharth Kaul (Punjab)
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India Tour of New Zealand (18-30 November,
2022)
 During the tour Indian cricket team has played a 3
 Most Runs - Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan, 281
Runs)
 Most Wickets - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India, 11
wickets)
match T20 I series (won by India 1-0) and another 3
match ODI series (won by New Zealand 1-0)
Australia Tour of India (20-25 September, 2022)
8th Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2022 (October, 2022)
 A 3-match T20 International series (won by India
 Host – Bangladesh
 Teams – 7 (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
 Player of the Series - Axar Patel (India), 8 wickets
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Thailand, Malaysia and UAE)
Winner – India (7th title) Runner-up – Sri Lanka
Player of the Series – Deepti Sharma (India),
Most Runs – Jemimah Rodrigues (India), 217 Runs
Most Wickets – Deepti Sharma (India) & Inoka
Ranaweera (Sri Lanka) – 13 wickets each.
South Africa Tour of India 2022 (28 September
– 11 October, 2022)
 During the tour South Africa played an ODI series
(won by India 2-1) and a T20 International Series
[won by India (2-1)].
 Player of the Series in T20 I – Suryakumar Yadav
(India)
 Player of the Series in ODI – Mohammed Siraj
(India), 5 wickets
Irani Cup 2019-20 (October, 2022)
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Place – Rajkot, Gujarat
Teams – 2
First Edition – 1959-60
Winner – Rest of India (29th title)
Runner-up – Saurashtra
Deaf ICC T20 Champions Trophy 2022 (October, 2022)
 Place – Ajman, UAE
 Teams – 4 Deaf Cricket teams (India, Australia,
Bangladesh and South Africa)
 Winner – India
 Runner-up – South Africa
 Indian Captain – Virendra Singh
2-1) have been organised in India.
5th Test of India-England Test Series-2021
 India led the series by 2-1 at the end of 4th test.
 5th Test had been postponed due to corona outbreak
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Indian Cricket Team in England 2022 (7-17
July, 2022)
 The Indian cricket team toured England in July, 2022
to play 3 match T20I series (won by India 2-1) and 3
match ODI series (won by India 2-1) against England
team.
 Indian Captain - Rohit Sharma
 Rohit Sharma became 3rd Indian Captain to win an
ODI series in England after Mohammed Azharuddin
(1990) and M.S. Dhoni (2014).
Ranji Trophy 2021-22 (17 February- 22 June, 2022)
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Asia Cup T20 I 2022 (27 August - 11 September,
2022)
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 Place - Dubai & Sharjah (UAE)
 Teams - 6 (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
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Afghanistan and Hong Kong)
Edition - 15th (1st Edition - 1984)
Winner - Sri Lanka (6th title)
Runner-up - Pakistan
Player of the tournament - Wanindu Hasaranga
(Sri Lanka 66 runs, 9 wickets)
2023
and rescheduled 1-5 July, 2022 at Edgbaston,
Birmingham (England won by 7 wickets).
Player of the series - Joe Root (England) & Jasprit
Bumrah (India)
Highest wicket - Jasprit Bumrah (23 wickets)
Indian Captain for 5th Test - Jasprit Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah become the first pacer to lead India
in test since Kapil Dev.
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Edition - 87th
Most Successful Team Ever - Mumbai (41 titles)
Captain of Mumbai - Prithvi Shaw
Winner - Madhya Pradesh (first title)
Runner-up - Mumbai
Player of the tournament - Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai)
Player of the final match - Shubham Sharma
(Madhya Pradesh)
Most runs in Tournament - Sarfaraz Khan, 982 runs
(6 matches)
Most wickets - Shams Mulani (Mumbai), 45 Wickets
Sakibul Gani became the first cricketer in the world
to score a triple century on debut in a first-class match.
Sarfaraz khan become first Indian player to score
more that 900 runs in consecutive two seasons of
Ranji Trophy.
Mumbai broke New south wales 92 year old Sheffield shield record when they beat Queensland by 685 runs.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 (26 March29 May, 2022) (Season 15th)
 No Indian player in this team.
 Women’s team: Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami in
 Total Teams - 10
 New Teams - 2 (Gujarat Titans (GT) & Lucknow
ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2021
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Super Giant (LSG)
Final match venue - Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad, 29 May, 2022
Winner - Gujarat Titans (Trophy, Rs. 20 crore)
Runner-up - Rajasthan Royals (Rs. 12.5 crore)
Most valuable player - Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
Orange Cap (Most Runs) - Jos Buttler (863 Runs)
Purple Cap (Most Wickets) - Yuzvendra Chahal
(27 wickets), Rajasthan Royals
PayTm Fairplay award - Rajasthan Royals & Gujarat
Titans
Emerging player - Umran Malik (Sunrisers
Hyderabad).
Most Sixes - Jos Buttler (45)
12th ICC Women ODI World Cup 2022 (4
March to 3 April, 2022)
 Captain: Babar Azam
 No Indian in the team.
 In womens’ team only Smriti Mandhana in the team
from India
Three Indians in ICC Test Team-of-the-Year
 New Zealand’s Kane Williamson: Captain of the
ICC Test Team-of-the-Year for 2021
 3 Indian players: Rohit Sharma (India), Rishabh Pant
& Ravichandran Ashwin
First World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship 2023
 To be held in: January 10-20, 2023
 To be held at: Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India
 To be organized by : All India Sports Council of the
Deaf
New IPL title sponsor
Place - New Zealand
Total Matches - 31
Results -
 Winner - Australia (Record 7th time)
 Runner-up - England
 Player of the tournament - Alyssa Healy (Australia,
 Vivo has decided to quit sponsorship of IPL
 Tata group has replaced them for Season 2022 &
2023.
Men’s’ U-19 Asia Cup 2021
509 runs)
 Concluded at Dubai , UAE (23 December 2021 to
stone (21, England)
 Winner: India (Record 7th win for India)
 Runner-up: Sri Lanka
 Most Runs in the tournament - Alyssa Healy (509)
 Most wickets in the tournament - Sophie Eccle-
Alyssa Healy’s 170 runs in final, is the highest
individual score in ODI world cup final (men
or women).
 Australia (7 titles) and England (4 titles) are most
successful teams.
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 (14 January
to 5 February)
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the women’s ODI XI
Host – West Indies; Format – 50 Overs
Winner – India (Record 5th title)
Runner up – England
First time England play final in U19 world cup.
India captain – Yash Dhull
Tennis
Pro Tennis League 2022 (Season 4) (01-04
December, 2022)
 Place –New Delhi
 Teams – 08
 Players – 64
Result –
 Winner – Gurgaon Sapphires (First title)
 Runner-up – Paramount Proec Tiger
Tennis Premier League 2022 (Season 4) (07-11
December, 2022)
ICC’s ODI Team of the Year 2021
 International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently
announced ICC men and women teams for the year
2021 (20 January, 2021).
 Pakistan’s Babar Azam :Captain of the ICC ODI
Team-of-the-Year for 2021.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
31 December 2021)
 Place – Pune, Maharashtra
 Teams – 08
Result –
 Winner – Finecab Hyderabad Strikers
 Runner-up – Mumbai Leon Army
(190)2023
ATP Paris Masters-2022
WTA San Diego Open 2022 (10-16 October, 2022)
ResultsMen’s Singles –
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WTA Guadalajara Open 2022 (17-23 October, 2022)
 Winner – Holger Rune (Denmark)
 Runner-up – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
 Winners – Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands) and Neal
Skupski (Britain)
 Runners-up – Ivan Dodig (Croatia) and Austin
Krajicek (USA)
WTA Finals 2022
 Winner – Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
 Runner-up – Danis Shapovalov (Canadia)
Chennai Open-2022 (12-18 September, 2022)
 Place - Chennai, India
 A WTA tournament returned to India for the first
ATP Finals 2022
 Dates – 13-20 November, 2022
 Place – Turin, Italy
time since 2008 and it is India’s first WTA 250 event.
Women’s Singles -
Results –
Men’s Singles –
 Winner - Linda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic)
 Runner-up - Magda Linette (Poland)
 Winner – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
 Runner-up – Casper Ruud (Norway)
Laver Cup 2022 (23-25 September, 2022)
Men’s Doubles –
 Winners – Rajeev Ram (USA) and Joe Salisbury
(Britain)
 Runners-up – Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (Both
Croatia)
110th Davis Cup 2022
Dates – 4 March-27 November, 2022
Place (Finals) – Malaga, Spain
Teams – 148 (16 in finals)
The Davis Cup is an international team tournament
in men’s tennis.
Winner – Canada (First title)
Runner-up – Australia
India has ranked at 26th place in the final ranking.
India has finished runner-up on three occasions, in
1966, 1974 and 1987, but not won any title till now.
ATP Astana Open 2022 (03-09 October, 2022)
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Place – Astana, Kazakhstan
Results –
Men’s singlesWinner – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Runner-up – Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
2023
 Winner – Jessica Pegula (USA)
 Runner-up – Maria Sakkari (Greece)
Men’s singles-
 Winner – Caroline Garcia (France)
 Runner-up – Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
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 Place – Vienna, Austria
ResultsWomen’s Singles –
Result-
 Place – Guadalajara, Mexico
ATP Vienna Open 2022 (24-30 October, 2022)
 Dates – 31 October-07 November, 2022
 Place – Fort Worth, United States
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Place – San Diego, United States
Women’s singles –
Winner – Iga Swiatek (Poland)
Runner-up – Donna Vekic (Croatia)
Place - London, U.K.
Teams - 2
Winner - Team World
Runner-up - Team Europe
Roger Federer played last match of his ATP career
during Laver Cup 2022.
 Federer along with Rafael Nadal represented Team
Europe in men’s doubles.
 On 23 September, 2022, they lost their match to
Team World pair of Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.
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Charleston Open (Tennis) 2022 (2-10 April, 2022)
 Place - Charleston, South Carolina (USA)
 Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Czech
partner Lucie Hradecka lost the final match of
women’s doubles.
Results Women’s single -
 Winner - Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
 Runner-up - Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Women’s Double -
 Winner - Andreja Klepac (Slovenia) & Magda Linette
(Poland)
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Runners-up - Sania Mirza (India) & Lucie Hradecka
(Czech Rep.)
(191)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Mexican Open 2022 (February 2022)
ATP Cup
 Place – Acapulco, Mexico
 Concluded in Sydney, Australia
(01 - 09 January 2022)
Men's Single
 Organised by the International Tennis Federation
 Winner : Canada
 Runner-up : Spain
Winner - Rafeal Nadal (Spain)
Runner up - Cameron Norrie (Britain)
Tournament
Cincinnati Open 2022;
Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Canada Masters (National
Bank Open) 2022; For Men’s Montreal (Canada)
Hamburg European Open 2022;
Germany
Madrid Open (Tennis) 2022;
Madrid, Spain
Italian Open 2022; Rome (Italy)
Miami Open 2022; Miami (USA)
Men's Singles
Winner
Runner-up
Borna Coric
Stefanos Tsitsipas
(Croatia)
(Greece)
Pablo Carreno Busta
Hubert Hurkacz
(Spain)
(Poland)
Lorenzo Musetti
(Italy)
Carlos Alcaraz
(Spain)
Bernarda Pera
(USA)
Anett Kontaveit
(Estonia)
Carlos Alcaraz
(Spain)
Novak Djokovic
(Serbia)
Carlos Alcaraz
(Spain)
Alexander Zverev
(Germany)
Stefanos Tsitsipas
(Greece)
Casper Ruud
(Norway)
Ons Jabeur
(Tunisia)
Iga Swiatek
(Poland)
Iga Swiatek
(Poland)
Jessica Pegula
(USA)
Ons Jabeur
(Tunisia)
Naomi Osaka
(Japan)
 Indian men’s hockey team won third Sultan of Johar
Hockey
124th All India Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament 2022 (11-18 December, 2022)
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Place – Kolkata, West Bengal
Organiser – Hockey Bengal
Winner – Indian Navy (First Title)
Runner-up – Punjab National Bank
FIH Hockey Nations Cup (Women’s) 2022 (1117 December, 2022)
 Place – Valencia, Spain
 Teams – 08; India, Spain, Japan, Ireland, Italy, South
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Winner
Runner-up
Caroline Garcia
Petra Kvitova
(France)
(Czech Republic)
Simona Halep
Beatriz Haddad
(Romania)
Maia (Brazil)
Korea, Chile and South Africa
Edition – First
Winner – India
Runner-up – Spain
With the Nations Cup title India have now qualified
for the FIH Hockey Pro League for the 2023-24 seasons.
Cup title and leveled with England as the most
successful team.
FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 (2-18
July, 2022)
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Place - Spain & Netherlands
Winner - Netherlands (Record 9th title)
Runner-up - Argentina
Indian women hockey team finished the world cup
at 9th position, jointly with China.
FIH Hockey 5s Lausanne - 2022 (June 2022)
 Place - Lausanne, Switzerland
 Hockey 5s - Hockey 5s is a Super-fast, highly skilful,
short format. It is an attacking game played with only
5 players each side.
Men's Results -
 Winner - India
 Runner-up- Poland
Women's
Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 (22-29 October, 2022)
 Winner - Uruguay
 Runner-up - Switzerland
 Place – Johar, Malaysia
 Teams – 6 (India, Australia, Great Britain, Japan,
FIH Pro league 2021-22 (16 October 2021 to 30
June, 2022)
 Winner – India (3rd title)
 Runner-up – Australia
Men's Result-
South Africa and Malaysia)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Winner - Netherlands
(192)2023
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Runner-up - Belgium
Indian men's team secured 3rd position in the league.
Top Scorer - Harmanpreet Singh, India, 18 Goals
Most goals (team) - India, 62 goals.
Women's Result -
 Winner - Argentina
 Runner-up - Netherlands
 Indian Women's hockey team finished the league at
3rd position.
Women's Asia Cup Hockey 2022 (January 2022)
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Venue – Muscat (Oman)
Winner - Japan
Runner up - South Korea
Bronze Medal – India (Vs China)
Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON)
2022 (2-23 July, 2022)
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Place - Morocco
Teams - 12 (African)
Winner - South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up - Morocco
UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (6-31 July, 2022)
Place – India (Navi Mumbai, Bhubaneswar and Goa)
Debut Teams – India, Morocco and Tanzania
Winner – Spain (2nd Title)
Runner-up – Colombia
COSAFA Women’s Championship 2022 (31
August - 11 September, 2022)
 Place - South Africa
 Winner - Zambia (1st title)
 Runner-up - South Africa
 Place - England
 Winner - England (1st title)
 Runner-up - Germany
Awards -
 Golden Boot - Beth Mead (England)
 Player of tournament - Beth Mead (England)
Women’s Copa America Cup 2022 (8-30 July,
2022)
 Place - Colombia
 Winner - Brazil (Record 8th title)
 Runner-up - Colombia
Awards -
Awards-
 Player of the tournament - Barbra Banda (Zambia)
 Golden Boot - Barbra Banda (Zambia), 10 Goals
2022
 Top scorer - Gurkirat Singh (8 goals)
 Most valuable player - Gurkirat Singh (India)
 Player of Tournament - Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco)
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 (11-30
October, 2022)
131st Durand Cup
September, 2022)
Awards -
Awards -
Football
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 Winner - India (2nd title)
 Runner-up - Bangladesh
(16
August-18
 Place - Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal.
 Final - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
 1st Edition - 1888, Shimla, under the leadership of
Sir Henry Durand
 Winner - Bengaluru F.C. (1st title)
 Runner-up - Mumbai City
Individual awards-
 Golden Ball award - Greg Stewart (Mumbai City),
6 goals
 Golden boot - Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai
City), 7 goals
 Most Valuable Player - Linda Caicedo (Colombia)
 Goalkeeper of the tournament - Lorena (Brazil)
75th Santosh Trophy 2022 (16 April-2 May, 2022)
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Host - Kerala
Winner - Kerala (7th Title)
Runner-up - West Bengal
Top scorer - Jesin TK (Kerala), 9 goals
First edition of Santosh Trophy-1941
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West Bengal is most successful team with 32
titles in Santosh Trophy.
8th Hero Indian Super League Season (19th
November, 2021 to 20th March, 2022)
 Place - Goa, India
Men’s Single -
Winner - Hyderabad FC (First title)
Runner up - Kerala Blasters
SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 (25 July - 5
August, 2022)
 League Winners Shield - Jamshedpur FC (first time)
Golden boot - Bartholomew Ogbeche
 Place - Bhubaneswar (India)
 Teams - 5 (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and
Golden glove - Prabhsukhan Gill (Goalkeeper-
Sri Lanka)
2023
(193)
(Hyderabad, 18 goals)
Kerala blasters)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Pramod Bhagat
Badminton
Peru Para Badminton International 2022 (29
November – 04 December, 2022)
 Place – Lima, Peru
 Indian para-shuttlers shone at the Peru para-
badminton International by clinching total 14
medals (6 Gold, 1 Silver and 7 Bronze).
 Mandeep Kaur defeated world champion Oksana
Kozyna (Ukraine) in the final. Indian male parashuttler Nehal Gupta claimed two gold medals.
BWF Player of the Year Awards 2022 (04-05
December, 2022)
 Place – Bangkok, Thailand
 Male Badminton player of the year – Viktor
Axelsen (Denmark)
 Female Badminton player of the year – Akane
Yamaguchi (Japan)
 Male Para badminton player of the year – Daiki
Kajiwara (Japan)
 Female Para badminton player of the year –
Manisha Ramadass (India)
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
2022 (01-06 November, 2022)
 Place – Tokyo, Japan
 India ended its campaign with 2 gold, 2 silver and 12
bronze medals, total 16 medals.
 Indonesian para shuttlers bagged highest – 6 gold
medals in the World Championship.
Gold Medals –
1. Pramod Bhagat (Men’s Singles-SL3)
2. Manisha Ramdass (Women’s Singles-SU5)
Tournament
BWF World Tour Finals 2022;
Thailand
Hylo Open 2022; Germany
Australian Open (Badminton)
2022; Australia
Yonex Vietnam Open 2022;
Vietnam
Yonex Canada Open 2022;
Canada
BWF Denmark Open 2022;
Denmark
BWF World Junior Championship
2022; Spain
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Pramod Bhagat has appeared in his 7th para-
badminton World Championship in 2022.
 He has won 6 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals
in singles and doubles events during his career.
Thomas (Men’s) & Uber (Women’s) Cup 2022
(8-15 May, 2022)
 Host - Bangkok, Thailand
 32nd Thomas Cup (Men’s Badminton)
Thomas Cup
 Winner - India (First title)
 Runner-up - Indonesia
India becomes 6th country to win Thomas cup.
29th Uber Cup (Women’s badminton)
 Winner - South Korea
 Runner-up - China
Indian women badminton team ranked 5th in
the Uber Cup 2022.
Asia Team Championship 2022 (15-20 February
2022)
 Host – Malaysia
 Winners –
Men's Team - Malaysia
Women's Team - Indonesia
India’s first para-badminton academy
 Launched in: January 2022
 Launched by: Gaurav Khanna (head national coach
of the Indian para-badminton team) in association
with Ageas Federal Life Insurance.
 Launched at: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Winner
Runner-up
Winner
Runner-up
Viktor Axelsen
Anthony Sin
Akane Yamaguchi
Tai Tzu Ying
(Denmark)
Ginting (Indonesia)
(Japan)
(Taiwan)
Anthony Sin
Chou Tien Chen
Han Yue (China)
Zhang Yi Man
Ginting (Indonesia)
(Taiwan)
(China)
Gregoria Ma
Shi Yu Qi (China)
Lu Guang Zu
An Se Young
Tunjung (Indonesia)
(China)
(South Korea)
Kodai Naraoka
Sun Fei Xiang
Thuy Linh Nguyen
Goh Jin Wei
(Japan)
(China)
(Vietnam)
(Malaysia)
Alex Lanier (France)
Takuma Obyashi
Michelle Li
Sung Shuo Yun
(Japan)
(Canada)
(Taiwan)
Shi Yu Qi (China)
Lee Zii Jia
He Bing Jiao
Chen Yu Fei
(Malaysia)
(China)
(China)
Kuo Kuan Lin
S. Sankar Muthusamy Tomoka Miyazaki
Yuan An Qi
(Taiwan)
Subramanian (India)
(Japan)
(China)
(194)2023
Yonex French Open 2022; France
Yonex Japan Open 2022; Japan
Maharashtra International Challenge-2022; Maharashtra
BWF World Championships 2022;
Japan
Singapore Open 2022; Singapore
Indonesia Open (Badminton)
2022; Indonesia
POLISH OPEN (Badminton)
2022; Poland
YONEX SWISS OPEN 2022;
Switzerland
Viktor Axelsen
(Denmark)
Kenta Nishimoto
(Japan)
Meiraba Luwang
Maisnam (India)
Viktor Axelsen
(Denmark)
Anthony Sinisuka
Ginting (Indonesia)
Viktor Axelsen
(Denmark)
Kiran George
(India)
Jonatan Christie
(Indonesia)
Rasmus Gemke
He Bing Jiao
(Denmark)
(China)
Chou Tien Chen
Akane Yamaguchi
(Taiwan)
(Japan)
Mithun Manjunath
Miho Kayama
(India)
(Japan)
Kunlavut Vitidsarn Akane Yamaguchi
(Thailand)
(Japan)
Kodai Naraoka
P.V. Sindhu (India)
(Japan)
Zhao Jun Peng
Tai Tzu Ying
(China)
(Taiwan)
Chia Hao Lee
Anupama
(Chinese Taipei)
Upadhyaya (India)
H.S. Prannoy (India) P.V. Sindhu (India)
Viktor Axelsen
YONEX All England Open
(Denmark)
Badminton Championship 2022;
England
Odisha Open Badminton, 2022; Kiran George (India)
Cuttack
Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022,
India
Lakshya Sen (India)
Lakshya Sen (India)
Akane Yamaguchi
(Japan)
Priyanshu Rajawat
(India)
Unnati Hooda
(youngest Indian
to win a Super 100
tournament)
Busanan
Ongbamrungphan
(Thailand)
P. V. Sindhu (India)
LOH Kean Yew
(Singapore)
Syed Modi India International Note - Match was
2022; India
declared ‘No match’
as finalist was covid
positive
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Busanan
Ongbamrungphan
(Thailand)
An Se Young
(South Korea)
Smit Toshniwal
(India)
Supanida
Katethong
(Thailand)
Malvika Bansod
(India)
Results : Open
Chess
Tata Steel Chess India 2022; Kolkata (29
November – 04 December, 2022)
Results –
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Carolina Marin
(Spain)
AN Se Young
(South Korea)
Gadde Ruthvika
Shivani (India)
Chen Yu Fei
(China)
Wang Zhi Yi
(China)
Wang Zhi Yi
(China)
Aditi Bhatt (India)
Winner (Blitz Open) – Arjun Erigaisi (India)
Winner (Rapid Open) – Nihal Sarin (India)
Winner (Blitz Women) – Vaishali R. (India)
Winner (Rapid Women) – Anna Ushenina (Ukraine)
Speed Chess Championship 2022 (21 November
– 21 December, 2022)
 Winner – R. Praggnanandhaa (India)
 Runner-up – Harsha Bharathakoti (India)
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022
(November, 2022)
 Place – Sri Lanka
 Winner – P. Shyam Nikhil (India)
 Runner-up – Mitrabha Guha (India)
Fide World Team Championship 2022 (November, 2022)
 Winner – Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
 Runner-up – Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
 Place – Jerusalem, Israel
 Winner – China
 Runner-up – Uzbekistan
Asian Continental Chess Championship 2022
(25 October-04 November, 2022)
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022 (17-30
September, 2022)
 Place – New Delhi
 Place - Astana, Kazakshtan
2023
(195)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Runner-up - Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE),
19th Delhi International Open GM Chess
Tournament (22 to 29 March, 2022)
22nd Dubai Open-2022 (27 August-4 September, 2022); Dubai, UAE
State Team Championship
 Men’s 
Winner - Assam
 Winner - Aravindh Chithambaram (India)
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 Winner - Kateryna Lagno (FIDE), Russia
Russia
 Russian players are participating under FIDE flag
due to suspension of Russia and Belarus by FIDE.
44th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 (28 July - 10
August, 2022)
 Place - Mamallapuram/Mahabalipuram, Chennai
(First time in India)
 Teams - Open - 188, teams from 187 Nations
 Mascot - Thambi (a Chess Knight dressed in the
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traditional Tamil male attire vetti whith a white shirt)
Torch Relay
1st time in Chess Olympiad history
Started on 19 June, 2022 from Indira Gandhi
International Stadium, New Delhi
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich handed the torch
to the PM Narendra Modi, who in turn handed it over
to G.M. Vishwanathan Anand.
Gold Medal (Men’s) - Uzbekistan
Gold Medal (Women’s) - Ukraine
Paracin Open A Chess Tournament 2022 (8-16
July, 2022)
 Winner - Arjun Erigaisi (Telangana)
 Runner-up - D. Gukesh (Tamil Nadu)
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Runner-up - Uttar Pradesh
Women’s 
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Winner - Maharashtra
Runner-up - Tamil Nadu
47th National Women Chess Championship,
2022 (25 February to 2 March, 2022)
 Place - Bhubaneswar, Odisha
 Winner - Divya Deshmukh (16 yeard old, Ist
from Vidarbha)
58th National Senior Chess Championship,
2022 (25 February to 3 March, 2022)
 Place - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
 Winner - Arjun Erigaisi (Telangana’s GM)
Recent Indian Chess Grandmasters
 70th: Raja Rithvik (Telangana)
 71st: Sankalp Gupta (Maharashtra)
 72nd: Mitrabha Guha (West Bengal)
Basketball
 Place - Paracin, Serbia
72nd National Basketball Championship 2022
(27 November – 4 December, 2022)
 Runner-up - Alexandr Predke (FIDE)
 Place – Udaipur, Rajasthan
Biel International Chess Festival 2022 (10-24
July, 2022)
Men Result –
 Winner - R. Praggnanandha (India)
 Place - Biel, Switzerland
 Winner – Punjab
 Runner-up – Tamil Nadu
Grandmaster Triathlon-
Women Result –
 Runner-up - Andrey Esipenko (FIDE)
 Runner-up – Kerala Women
 Winner – Indian Railways Women
 Winner - Le Quang Liem (Vietnam)
 Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh finished the evetn at
number 3.
13th Chennai Open International Grandmaster
2022 (June, 2022)
FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022
(22 September – 01 October, 2022)
 Place - Chennai, Tamil Nadu
 Place – Sydney, Australia
 Winner – USA (11th title)
 Runner-up – China
 Runner-up- Nitin Senthilvel (India)
All India Basketball Tournament - 2022 (29
may - 3 June, 2022)
 Winner - Savchenko Boris (Russia)
Norway Chess Open 2022 (June, 2022)
 Place - Norway
 Winner - R. Praggananandhaa (India)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Place - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Men's (55th Nachimuthu Gounder Trophy)
 Winner - Indian Navy
(196)2023
Women's (19th CRI Pumps Trophy)
Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022 (16 October, 2022)
71st Senior National Basketball Championship
2022 (April, 2022)
 Place – New Delhi
 Winner - KSEB Thiruvananthapuram
(Ethiopia)
 Place - Nehru Stadium, Chennai
 Winner (Men’s) - Tamil Nadu
 Winner (Women’s) - Indian Railway
 Indian Finishers Men’s : Winner - Avinash Sable
(1 : 04 : 00 hours)
 Elite Categories Women : Winner - Irine Cheptai
Wrestling
(Kenya)
UWW World Championship (U23) 2022 (17-23
October, 2022)
 Place – Pontevedra, Spain
 Indian Wrestlers bagged 6 medals at the Championship
including 1 gold.
 Indian gold medal winners1. Aman Sehrawat – Gold (57 kg men’s freestyle)
 Place - Sofia, Bulgaria
 India concluded their campaign at the U-20 World
Wrestling Championship 2022 with best ever
performance, winning total 16 medals (1 Gold, 4
Silver and 11 Bronze).
 Antim Panghal : Antim Panghal, 17, became the first
Indian woman to win gold medal (53 kg cateogory) in
the history of U-20 world wrestling Championship.
Team Ranking
Jadhav (1 : 17 : 53 hours)
37th Indira Marathon 2022 (19 November, 2022)
 Place – Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
 Winner (Men’s) – Sher Singh (Rajasthan)
London Marathon 2022 (02 October, 2022)
 Place – London, UK
 Men’s – Amos Kipruto (Kenya)
 Women’s – Yalemzerf Yehualaw (Ethiopia)
Golf
Hero World Challenge 2022
 Place – Albany, Bahamas (01-04 December, 2022)
 Winner – Viktor Hovland (Norway)
Tata Steel Tour Championship 2022
 Place – Golmur & Beldih Golf Courses, Jamshed-
Men’s Freestyle
pur (21-24 December, 2022)
1. Iran (159 Points)
1. Japan (230 Points)
2. United States (132 Points)
2. India (160 Points)
3. United States (124 Points) 3. India (112 Points)
 Winner – Chikkarangappa S.
LPGA The Ascendant 2022 (29 September – 02
October, 2022)
Marathon
 Place – The Colony, Texas (USA)
 Winner – Charley Hull (England)
Valencia Marathon 2022 (04 December, 2022)
 Runner-up – Xiyu Lin (China)
 Place – Valencia, Spain
PGA Sanderson Farms Championship 2022 (26
September – 02 October, 2022)
Men’s Race –
 Winner – Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya)
 Runner-up – Gabriel Geay (Tanzania)
 Place – Country Club of Jackson, Mississippi (USA)
Women’s Race –
 Winner – Mackenzie Hughes (Canada)
 Winner – Amane Beriso (Ethiopia)
 Runner-up – Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia)
 Runner-up – Sepp Straka (Austria)
7th TATA Steel Kolkata 25K Marathon 2022 (18
December, 2022)
 Place – Kolkata, West Bengal
 Men’s Elite : Winner – Leonard Barsoton (Kenya)
 Women Elite : Winner – Desi Jisa (Bahrain)
2023
 Indian Women’s Finishers : Winner – Sanjivani
 Winner (Women’s) – Sudha Singh (Raebareli, U.P.)
UWW U-20 World Championship 2022 (15-21
August, 2022)
Women’s Freestyle
 Elite Categories Men : Winner - Chala Regasa
PGTI Players Championship 2022 (04-07
October, 2022)
 Place – Panchkula, Haryana
 Winner – Yuvraj Singh Sandhu (Chandigarh)
 Runner-up – Ajeetesh Sandhu (Chandigarh)
(197)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
PGTI Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2022 (1316 October, 2022)
 Place – Chandigarh
 Winner – Gaganjeet Bhullar (Punjab)
Barbasol Championship 2022 (7-10 July, 2022)
 Place - Kentucky (USA)
 Winner - Trey Mullinax (USA)
 Runner-up - Kevin Streelman (USA)
The Memorial Tournament (Golf) 2022 (30 May
- 5 June, 2022)
LPGA Dana Open 2022 (01-04 September, 2022)
 Place - Sylvania, Ohio (USA)
 Winner - Gaby Lopez (Mexico)
LPGA Portland Classic 2022 (15-18 September,
2022)
 Place - Portland, USA
 Winner - Andrea Lee (USA)
PGA Napa Golf Tournament/Fortinet Championship 2022 (15-18 September, 2022)
 Place - Ohio, USA
 Winner - Billy Horschel (USA)
U.S. Open (Golf) 2022 (16-19 June, 2022)




Place - The Country Club, Brookline, USA
Winner - Matthew Fitzpatrick (England)
It is first major tittle of Fitzpatrick.
He becomes second english golfer since Justine Rose
in 2013 to win the US open.
 Place - Napa, California (USA)
The PGA Championship 2022 (May, 2022)
 Winner - Max Homa (USA)
 Place - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa (USA)
 Winner - Justin Thomas (USA)
 Runner-up - Will Zalatoris (USA)
PGTI J&K Open 2022 (7-10 September, 2022)
 Place - Jammu Tawi Golf Course, Jammu
Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship (Diamond Cup) 2022 (12-15 May, 2022)
 Winner - Yuvraj Singh Sandhu (Chandigarh)
 Place - Oarai Golf Club, Ibaraki (Japan)
 Winner - Shugo Imahira (Japan)
PGTI Jaipur Open 2022 (14-17 September, 2022)
 Place - Rambagh Golf Club, Jaipur
Masters Tournament (Golf) 2022 (7-10 April, 2022)
 Winner - Om Prakash Chouhan (MP)
 Place - Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia (USA)
 Winner - Scottie Scheffler (USA)
 Runner-up - Abhijit Singh Chadha (Chandigarh)
Kapil Dev - Grant Thornton Invitational 2022
(27-30 September, 2022)
 Place - Gurugram, Haryana
 Winner - Varun Parikh (Ahmedabad)
 Runner-up - Manu Gandas (Gurugram)
Women’s British Open (LPGA) 2022 (4-7
August, 2022)
 Place - Muirfield, Scotland
 Winner - Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa)
150th Open Championship 2022 (14-17 July, 2022)
 Place - St. Andrews, Scotland (UK)
 Winner - Cameroon Smith (Australia)
 Runner-up - Cameroon Young (USA)
Genesis Scottish Open 2022 (7-10 July, 2022)
 Place - Scotland (UK)
 Winner - Xander Schauffele (USA)
 Runner-up - Kurt Kitayama (USA)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
The Players Championship 2022 (10-14 March
2022)
 Place - Florida, USA
 Winner - Cameron Smith (Australia)
 Runner up - Anirban Lahiri (India)
 After the tournament, Indian golfer
Anirban
comes to Rank 89 in world ranking. He find a
place in under 100 after the gap of 3 years.
DGC Delhi Open (Golf) 2022 (24-27 March)
 Place - New Delhi
 Winner - Nitithorn Tippong (Thailand)
 Runner-up - Ajeetesh Sandhu (India)
Squash
78th Senior National Squash Championship,
2022; Chennai (04-10 December, 2022)
 Winner (Men’s) – Abhay Singh (Tamil Nadu)
 Winner (Women’s) – Joshna Chinappa (Tamil
Nadu)
(198)2023
21st Asian Team Championship 2022 (31
October-4 November, 2022)
 Place – Cheongju, South Korea
 Winner (Men’s) – India (First Title)
 Winner (Women’s) – Hong Kong
Indian Medal Winner –
1. Gold – Rudrankksh Patil (10m Air Rifle Men)
2. Silver – Anjum Moudgil (50m Rifle 3 position women)
WSPS World Championship
November, 2022)
WSF World Doubles Squash Championships
2022 (April, 2022)
 Place - Glasgow, Scotland

India win her first ever gold medal in WSF World
Doubles (2 golds).
I ndia becomes first in Asia to win a World
double squash title.
 Winners (Mixed doubles) - Saurav Ghosal and
Dipika Pallikal Karthik (India)
 Winners (Women’s doubles) - Joshna Chinappa
and Dipika Pallikal Karthik (India)

Archery
Archery Asia Cup (Leg 3) 2022 (20-25
December, 2022)
impressive haul of 5 medals, including 3 golds (at 5th
Rank).
 The tally is topped by South Korea with 20 medals
(6 golds).
 Indian Medal Winners—
1. P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH 1 – Gold – Manish
Narwal, Singhraj and Nihal Singh
2. P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH 1 – Gold – Rahul Jakhar,
Singhraj and Nihal Singh.
15th Asian Airgun Championship 2022 (November, 2022)
 Place – Daegu, South Korea
 Indian shooters have won 25 out of total possible 28
gold medals at the Daegu.
and topped the medal tally with 10 medals – 5 golds,
3 silvers and 2 bronze.
1. Men’s Individual Compound
–
2. Women’s Individual Compound –
Priyansh
Pragati
(3-18
 Place – Al Ain (UAE)
 Indian para-shooters returned home with an
 Place – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
 Indian archers dominated the Asia Cup 2022 stage 3
Gold medal –
2022
Rank
1.
2.
Medal Table (Top-2)
Country
Gold Silver Bronze Total
India
25
9
4
38
South Korea
3
14
12
29
 Indian Gold Medal Winners-
Hyundai Archery World Cup, Stage 3 - 2022
(June, 2022)
1. 10m Air Rifle Women – Mehuli Ghose
2. 10m Air Pistol Men – Shiva Narwal
3. 10m Air Pistol Women – Rhythm Sangwan
 Place - Paris, France
 Indian archers won 3 medals, including 1 gold, at
ISSF World Championship (Rifle/Pistol) 2022
(12-28 October, 2022)
Archery World cup stage 3.
 Place – Cairo, Egypt
 Indian Medal - 1 Gold & 2 Silver
Events
Ind. Archers
Medal
1. Recurve
Women Team
Ankita Bhakat Simranjeet Silver
Kaur, Deepika Kumari
1.
2.
3.
Shooting
ISSF President’s Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun)
2022
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
China
India
Norway
27
12
7
16
9
3
15
13
2
58
34
12
WSPS Para-shooting World Cup-Chang won
2022 (15-25 August, 2022)
 Place - Changwon, South Korea
 Place – Cairo, Egypt (28 November – 04 Decem-
ber, 2022)
 India finished the Cairo meet with one gold and one
silver; whereas medal tally is topped by France with
6 medals.
2023
Country
(199)
Country
1. South Korea
2. France
3. Iran
4. India
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
11
6
3
1
9
5
2
4
8
0
1
5
28
11
06
10
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Shangwon 2022 (9-21 July, 2022)
 Place - Changwon, South Korea
 Indian shooters topped the medal tally at Changwon
with 5 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals.
 10m Air Riffle men (Gold Medal) – Arjun Babuta
WSPS Parashooting World Cup- Chateauroux,
2022 (4 -13 June, 2022)
Kabaddi
Pro Kabaddi (Season 9) 2022 (07 October – 17
December, 2022)
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Places – Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad and Mumbai
Winner – Jaipur Pink Panthers (2nd title)
Runner-up – Puneri Paltan
Most valuable player – Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink
Panther)
 Place - Chateauroux, France
Athletics
 The Indian para shooters put up a commendable
show at the world cup and placed 2nd in the medal
tally with rich haul of 12 medals.
 Indian Woman Parashoots Avani Lekhara won a gold
medal in R2 women's 10m Air Rifle SH1 with setting
a new world record score.
ISSF Shooting (Rifle and Pistol) World Cup,
Cairo (26 February to 8 March, 2022)
World Athletics Championships - 2022 (15-24
July, 2022)
 Place - Eugene, Oregon (USA)
 USA topped the medal tally at Oregon with 33 medals,
including 13 golds.
 India placed at 33th position with only one silver
medal.
 India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won silver
medal with his 88.13m throw.
 Place - Cairo, Egypt
 Indian shooters top the medal tally with a total of 7
medals, including 4 Golds.
Indian Winners -
1. 10 m air pistol (Men’s) - Gold (Saurabh Chaudhary)
2. 10 m air pistol (Women’s team) — Gold (Esha
Singh, Nivetha Paramanantham, Ruchita
Vinerkar)
3. 25 m pistol (Women’s team)–Gold (Rahi Sarnobat,
Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan)
 The Gold medal of Javelin throw event was won by
Anderson Peters (Grenada) with 90.54 m throw.
World Masters Athletics Tempere 2022 (29
June - 10 July, 2022)
 Place - Tempere, Finland
 First Edition - 1975 : Nations - 89
 Indian masters athletes won 6 medals including
one gold and ranked 36th in the medal tally.
Indian Medal Winners—
Boxing
1. Bhagwani Devi Dagar (94 years) - 1 Gold & 2 Bronze
 Bhagwani Devi was only participant in the W90 100m
event - with 24.74 second - won gold.
ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships 2022
(November, 2022)
25th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics
Competition 2022 (April, 2022)
 Place – Amman, Jordan
 Indian boxers have won total 12 medals, including 4
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1.
2.
golds at the Amman.
India ranked at 3rd position in the medal table.
India Gold Medals Winners—
Parveen Hooda (Light Welterweight, Women 63 kg)
Lovlina Borgohain (Middleweight, women 75 kg)
Shiva Thapa
 Indian boxer Shiva Thapa became the first male
boxer in the history of ASBC Asian Championship
to win six medals.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Place - Calicut, Kerala
1. Men’s 200 m Run
Winner - Amlan Borgohain (Assam) - 20.52
seconds (New National Record)
2. Men’s 5000 m Run
Winner - Avinash Sable (Maharashtra) - 13 :
39.43 minutes (New Meet Record)
3. Womens 100 m Run
Winner - Dutee Chand (Odisha) - 11.49 seconds
4. Womens 200 m Run
Winner - Hima Das (Assam) - 23.63 seconds
5. Mens Shot Put 
Winner - Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Punjab) 19.12 m
(200)2023
6. Mens Discuss Throw

Winner - Kirpal Singh (Punjab) - 61.83
7. Mens Long Jumb 
Winner- Jeswing Aldrin (Tamil Nadu) - 8.37 m
Formula-1
Winners of Formula One (F1) Grand Prix 2022
Cycling
109th Tour de France 2022 (July, 2022)
 Place - Started in Copenhagen (Denmark) and ended
at Champs-Elysees, Paris (France).
 Total Distance - 3349.8 km.
 Route - Denmark  Belgium  Switzerland
France
 Winner - Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) - Team
Jumbo -Visma
Table Tennis
ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2022 (17-19 November,
2022)
S. Grand Prix
No.
1. Bahrain Grand Prix
2022
2. Saudi Arabian Grand
Prix 2022
3. Australian Grand Prix
2022
4. Emilia Romagna Grand
Prix 2022
5. Bahrain Grand Prix
2022
6. Emilia Romagna Grand
Prix 2022
7. Miami Grand Prix 2022
8.
 Place – Bangkok, Thailand
Results -
 Winner (Men’s Single) – Tomokazu Harimoto
(Japan)
9.
10.
 Winner (Women’s Single) – Wang Yidi (China)
 Indian woman table tennis player Manika Batra
defeated Hina Hayata of Japan to won bronze medal.
 Manika Batra is first Indian woman player to win a
medal at the Asian Cup table tennis tournament.
ITTF World Team Championship 2022 (30
September-09 October, 2022)
 Place- Chengdu, China
 Winner (Men’s Single) – China (Record 22nd title)
 Winner (Women’s Single) – China (Record 22nd
title)
11.
12.
13.
17.
Austrian Grand Prix
2022
French Grand Prix
2022
Hungarian Grand Prix
2022
Belgian Grand Prix
2022
Dutch Grand Prix 2022
18.
Italian Grand Prix 2022
19.
Singapore Grand Prix
2022
Japanese Grand Prix
2022
United States Grand
Prix 2022
Mexico City Grand Prix
2022
14.
15.
16.
Snooker and Billiards
ACBS Asian Championships 2022 (March
2022)
 Place - Doha, Qatar
Men Snooker Championship
Winner - Amir Sarkhosh (Iran)
Runner up - Ishpreet Singh Chadha (India)
20.
Winner - Pankaj Adavni (India)
21.
Billiards Championship
Runner up - Dhruv Sitwala (India)
 This is Advani’s 24th International and 12th Asian
title.
2023
(201)
Spanish Grand Prix
2022
Monaco Grand Prix
2022
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2022
Canadian Grand Prix
2022
British Grand Prix 2022
22.
Winner
Charles Leclerc (MonacoScuderia Ferrari)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Charles Leclerc (MonacoScuderia Ferrari)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Charles Leclerc (MonacoScuderia Ferrari)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Sergio Pérez (Red Bull –
Mexico)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Carlos Sainz Jr. (Scuderia
Ferrari – Spain)
Charles Leclerc (Scuderia
Ferrari- Monaco)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Sergio Pérez (Red Bull –
Mexico)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Miscellaneous
68th Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2022 (04 September, 2022)
 Place - Punnamada Lake (Vembanad), Alappuzha
(Kerala)
 Winner - Pallathuruthy Boat Club (PBC)
 (Captain-Santhosh Chakko)
 (Boat-Mahadevikadu
Kattil
Thekkethil
Chundan)
Rugby Sevens World Cup 2022 (9-11 September,
2022)
 Place - Cape Town, South Africa
 Winner (Men’s) - Fiji
 Winner (Women’s) - Australia
75th Senior National Aquatic Championships
2022 (6-10 September, 2022)
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Place - Guwahati, Assam
Organising body - Swimming Federation of India
Winner (Men’s) - Karnataka
Winner (Women’s) - Karnataka
Bhavani Devi  Bhavani Devi won the gold medal in the senior
women’s sabre individual category of Commonwealth
Fencing Championship 2022.
 Bhavani Devi also won gold medal in last edition of
the game.
Raghavendra  Indian para-fencer Raghavendra scripted history as he
became first para-fencer from India to won a medal
at Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
 He won silver medal in Men’s individual wheelchair
Epee Category B.
Dahi Handi is now official sport in Maharashtra
an adventure sport and participants, called Govindas,
will be recognised as sportperson.
National Javelin Day
 The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) celebrated
August 7 as National Javelin Day across the country
to commemorate one of the greatest moments in
country’s sporting history, Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic
gold medal.
 Maana Patel - Women's 50m Backstroke (29.79
seconds)
 Aastha Choudhury - Women's 100m Butterfly
(1:03.07 minute)
 Siva S - Men’s 200m Medley (2 : 05.64 minutes)
 Chahat Arora - Women's100 m Breaststroke
(1:13.61 minute)
FIR Racketlon World Championships 2022
(19-28 August, 2022)
World Surf League Finals 2022 (8-16 September,
2022)
 Place - California, USA
 Place - Vienna & Graz, Austria
 Racketlon is a combination sport comprises of four
racket sports - table tennis, badminton, tennis and
squash.
Result of Elite & Amateur Team Event
(Nation’s Cup)
 Men’s Winner - Filipe Toledo (Brazil)
 Women’s Winner - Stephanie Gilmore (Australia)
Asian Netball Championship 2022 (3-11 September, 2022)
 Place - Singapore
 Winner - Sri Lanka (6th title)
 Runner-up - Singapore
Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022
(August, 2022)
 Governing Body - Commonwealth Fencing Federation
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Total
57
18
16
 Maharashtra government recognise Dahi Handi as
New National Records (Diving Team
Championship)
 Place - London, England
Overall Medal Table (Top-3)
Teams
Gold
Silver Bronze
1. England
22
10
25
2. Australia
7
3
8
3. India
2
8
6
 Winner - India (1st title)
 Runner-up - Britain
 Members of team - Vikramaditya Chaufla, Adarsh
Vikram, Sidharth Nandal, Karan Taneja, Ashutosh
Avinash Pednekar, Aadirai KA, Aadith KA and
Dhritih Kandpal.
11th The World Games 2022 (July, 2022)
 Place - Birmingham (USA)
 Organised - One year after summer Olympics.
 Organising body - International World Games
Association
(202)2023
 The World Games are an international multi-sport
event comprising sports and events that are not
contested during Olympic Games.
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
24
16
7
18
16
10
47
44
IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship
2022 (May, 2022)
 Place - Istanbul, Turkey
 Turkey won total 7 Medals (5 Gold, 2 Bronze) highest
medal.
 The only bronze medal for India was won by
Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam in
mixed team compound event of Archery.
 Next Edition (12th) - Chengdu (China), 2025
in Championships (India-1 gold).
Indian contingent successfully conclude its
campaign with three medals, including 1 gold,
at the Championship.
1. Nikhat Zareen (Women’s Fly, 50-52 kg) - Gold
Nikhat Zareen (Telangana) became the fifth
women in India to win a gold medal at women’s
World Boxing Championship after Mary Kom
(6 Golds), Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC.
Khelo India Youth Games, 2021 (4-13 June,2022)
World's third largest Cricket Stadium
1. Germany
2. U.S.A.
 India ranked 70th in the games with only one bronze
 Host - Haryana
 Edition - 3rd (If Khelo India School games, New
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Delhi, 2018 included, then it was 4th edition)
Inauguration - Mr. Amit Shah, Home minister
Mascot - Dhakad (A bull), Vijaya (A Tiger) and Jaya
(Black Buck)
(Jaya and Vijaya are mascot for khelo India youth
games while Dhakad for Haryana)
Motto - Kheloge Kudoge Banoge Lajawaab
Teams - 36 (All States & UTs); Sports - 25
New Sports - 5 Indigenous Sports (Mallakhamb,
Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Yogasana)
State
1. Haryana
Gold
52
Silver
39
Bronze
46
Total
137
2. Maharashtra
45
40
40
125
12. Uttar Pradesh
6
17
19
42
 Place – Jaipur
 It will be the third largest Cricket stadium in the world
after Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmadabad and
the Melbourne Cricket stadium, Australia.
 At present Eden gardens, Kolkata is the third largest.
World Archery Para Championships (February
2022)
 Place – Dubai, UAE
 Individual recurve event women - Pooja Jatyan -
Silver medal
 Pooja became first Indian to win a Silver in an individual
section of the para world championship
New games for Summer Olympics 2028
 The international Olympic committees has included
(i) Surfing
(ii) Skateboarding, and
(iii) Sport Climbing
among the core sports for the 2028 Summer games
in Los Angeles.
24th Deaflympics -2021 (1-15 May, 2022)
 Place - Caxias do Sul, Brazil
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Mascot - Nino (South American Coati)
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Motto - sports comes from the our hearts.
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First time Deaflympics held in South America.
India recorded her best performance at
Deaflympics in this edition by winning 16
medals, including 8 golds.
Indian gold medal winners
1. Dhanush Srikant (Shooting, World Record - 247.5)
2. Abhinav Deshwal (Shooting)
3. Jerlin Jayaratchagan (Women’s singles, Badminton)
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Jerlin Jayaratchagan emerged as the most
successful Indian athlete with 3 gold medals at
Deaflympics 2021.
Note : First edition of the games was held in Paris
(1924) as International silent games.
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Padma Awards 2022 to Sports person
 9 Indian Sports person bestowed with Padma Awards
2022.
 Padma Bhushan
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Devendra Jhajharia (Para Javelin thrower)
Padma Shri awardees
1. Neeraj Chopra (Javelin thrower)
2. Pramod Bhagat (Para-badminton)
3. Avani Lekhara (Para-Shooter)
4. Faisal Ali Dar (Martial arts)
5. Sankaranarayanan Menon Chundayil (Kalari art)
6. Brahmanand Sankhwalkar (Football)
7. Sumit Antil (Para Javelin thrower)
8. Vandana Katariya (Women hockey)
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CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Tayyab Ikram (Macau) has elected as new President
of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
(05 November, 2022)
Players in News
Max Verstappen
 Max Verstappen has crowned 2022 Formula 1 World
Champion. (20 November, 2022)
 This is his second World Championship title.
 Max has won 15 races in Formula 1 Season 2022, a
new F1 record.
 The previous record of 13 victories in a season was
jointly hold by Michael Schumacher (2004 Season)
and Sebastian Vettel (2013 Season).
Suryakumar Yadav
 Suryakumar Yadav has grabbed top position for
batsman in ICC Men’s T20 I player ranking. (02
November, 2022)
 Surya is only second Indian batsman to reach No. 1
position in T20 ranking I after Virat Kohli.
 Suryakumar Yadav become India’s leading T20I run
scorer in a calender year (1164 Runs). (December,
2022)
Akanksha Vyavahare
 Weightlifter Akanksha Vyavahare created new
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National Weightlifting Record in the 40 kg category.
(28 October, 2022)
She set new records at the Khelo India National
Ranking Women’s weightlifting tournament in
Ghaziabad.
She bettered her existing snatch national record, by
lifting 60 kg.
She recorded 71 kg in Clean & Jerk, and registered a
total lift of 131 kg.
She created the National Records in all 3 scores –
snatch, clean & jerk and total.
Vidhi and Deepika
 Vidhi (Uttar Pradesh) and Deepika (Haryana)
registered new girls under-18 national records in shot
put and Javelin throw respectively. (14 November,
2022)
Mary Com and Sharath Kamal
 Olympic boxing medalist Mary Com has been elected
as the chairperson of the ‘Athletes Commission’
of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). (15
November, 2022)
 The Vice Chairperson position went to Sharath
Kamal, the table tennis ace.
Mohammad Tayyab Ikram
 Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO Mohammad
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
PT Usha
 Former athlete PT Usha has been elected unopposed
as the President of the Indian Olympic Association
(IOA). (10 December, 2022)
 Usha is the first woman to occupy the top job of IOA.
 She is also the first international medalist to take over
the top post.
Pranay Sharma
 Pranay Sharma of India created history by winning
Gold medal in WKF Karate 1 Series A 2022, held in
Jakarta, Indonesia. (18-20 November, 2022)
 This is the first medal ever won by any Indian at world
level Karate Championship.
Harshada Garud
 Woman weightlifter Harshada Garud was sole
medalist of India (Bronze medal in 45 kg women
category) at Asian weightlifting Championship 2022
in Manama, Bahrain. (08 October, 2022)
 She won a bronze medal in women’s 45 kg category.
Pankaj Advani
 Pankaj Advani has claimed his 25th gold medal at
world level. (08 October, 2022)
 He won the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2022
in Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia.
Shiva Thakran
 Indian super middleweight boxer Shiva Thakran has
won the WBC Asia continental super-middleweight
title in Bangkok, Thailand. (28 September, 2022)
 He clinched a Technical knockout victory over
Malaysia’s Adli Hafidz.
Roger Binny
 Former cricketer Roger Binny has been elected as the
36th President of the Board of Control for cricket
in India (BCCI). (18 October, 2022)
 He replaces Sourav Ganguly, who held the post since
2019.
Karman Kaur Thandi
 Karman Kaur Thandi is now India’s No. 1 women’s
singles tennis player. (23 October, 2022)
Nityant Agarwal
 Nityant Agarwal won the World Sudoku
Championship’s U-18 (Junior), Poland, the Best
Newcomer award.
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Anishka Biyani
Dilip Tirkey
 6 year old Anishka Biyani won gold medal in the
 Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected as first
Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship
at Kuala Lumpur. (04 September, 2022)
player - President of Hockey India. (23 September,
2022)
Virat Kohli
Jhulan Goswami
 Virat Kohli has become first Indian player to appear
 The 39 year old Indian woman pacer Jhulan retired
in 100 international matches across all the three
formats. (28 August, 2022)
 At International level, he is just second player
after New Zealand’s Ross Taylor to played 100
international matches in all the formats.
from international cricket. (24 September, 2022)
 She was made her International debut in 2002 against
England.
 Her International Career 44 wickets W-Test, 255
wickets in W-ODI and 50 wickets in W-T20 I.
 She is leading (255) wicket taker in W-ODI.
Anupama Upadhyay
 Anupama Upadhyaya has become the second Indian
shuttler in U-19 girls singles category to claim the
top spot in BWF junior ranking. (7 September, 2022)
Neeraj Chopra
 Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has become first
Indian to win the Zurich Diamand League Final,
2022 (88.44 m) in Switzerland. (8 September, 2022)
 He also won gold Medal with 86.69 m effort at the
Kuortane games 2022 in Finland on 18 June, 2022.
 Nominated for the 2022 "Laureus world Breakthrough
of the year" award.
 Neeraj is only third Indian to be nominated for a
Laureus Award after wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Sachin
Tendulkar.
 She has 2nd longest career (20 years 261 days) in
W-ODI after Mithali Raj.
 She has 2nd longest Test Career (19 years 262 day)
after VE Burt (New Zealand-W)
Roger Federer
 The Swiss tennis giant Roger Federer announced his
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Vinesh Phogat
 Vinesh Phogat won bronze medal in the Women’s 53
kg at the 2022 world wrestling Championships held
at Belgrade, Serbia. (14 September, 2022)
Bajrang Punia
 Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal in the men’s 65 kg
at World Wrestling Championship, 2022 in Belgrade,
Serbia. (18 September, 2022)
Sudha Singh (Raibareli Express)
 Indian long-distance runner Sudha Singh announced
her retirement. (18 September, 2022)
 Sudha Singh won gold medal during Asian Games
2010 in Women’s 3000m Steepechase event.
Elvis Ali Hazarika and Rimo Saha
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Rupal Chaudhary
 Uttar Pradesh’s Rupal Chaudhary became first Indian
athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the
(U-20) world championship.
 She won bronze in women’s 400 m and was also part
of silver winning India’s 4 × 400m mixed relay team
at U-20 World Athletics Championship 2022 in Cali,
Colombia. (4 August, 2022)
Vishwanathan Anand
 India’s First Grandmaster and legend Viswanathan
 Hazarika and Saha have become the first relay team
from Asia to cross the North Channel in Europe. (21
September, 2022)
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retirement on 15 September, 2022.
Federer made his ATP debut in 1998 during Swis
Open.
French Open 1999 was his first Grand Slam
tournament.
During his two decades long career he won 20 Grand
Slam Singles title; 8 Wimbledon, 6 Australian, 5 U.S.
Open and 1 French Open.
He won Wimbledon 8 times between 2003 and 2017,
including five in a row from 2003-2007.
During Beijing Olympics 2008, Roger Federer along
with his Swiss fellow Stanislas Wawrinka won gold
medal in men's doubles event.
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Anand has been elected as deputy president of
FIDE, the Chess’s world governing body, while
Arkady Dvorkovich was elected President for a
second term. (7 August, 2022)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
V. Pranav
 He broke MS Dhoni’s record of 93 ball century against
 Chess prodigy V. Pranav became India’s 75th
Pakistan in 2006.
Sekar Dhanlakshmi
Grandmaster.
Manisha Kalyan
 The Athletics Integrity Unit has banned Olympian S.
 Striker Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian
footballer to play at UEFA women’s Champions
League when she made her debut for Apollon Ladies
FC at Engomi, Cyprus. (18 August, 2022)
David Popovici
 David Popovici, a 17 year old Romanian, became
the youngest male swimmer to break an individual
world record (100 m freestyle in 46.86 seconds) since
Michael Phelps.
Oleksandr Usyk
 Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk retained his world
heavyweight title with a win over British boxer
Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. (20 August, 2022)
Shreyansh Trivedi
 Uttar Pradesh’s para athlete Shreyansh Trivedi won
gold medals in 100m and 200m (Class T-37) events at
4th Indian open para athletics meet held in Bengaluru.
Gagan Kumar Paswan
 A U.P. Police constable posted in Noida, Gagan Kumar
Paswan has won Bronze medal in Badminton at
the World Police and Fire Games in Netherland’s
Rotterdam. (28 July, 2022)
Dhanlakshmi for three years as she had failed in dope
test in Turkey. (2 August, 2022).
Stuart Broad
 English Pacer, Stuart Broad bowled the most
expensive over in Test cricket, conceding 35 runs in
an over during Edgbaston test. (2 July, 2022)
Ben Stokes
 The captain of England’s test cricket team, Ben Stokes
announced retirement from One Day International
Cricket. (18 July, 2022)
 Ben has aggregated 2924 runs and 74 wickets in 105
ODIs.
Alfiya Pathan and Gitika
 Indian Women boxer Alfiya Pathan and Gitika has
won gold medals at the inaugural edition of the Elorda
Boxing Cup in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (4 July, 2022)
Arshdeep Singh
 Arshdeep Singh becomes third Indian bowler to bowl
a first over maiden on his T20I debut (Vs England).
(7 July, 2022)
 He became only the third Indian bowler after Jhulan
Goswami and Ajit Agarkar to bowl a maiden over in
their debut T20I.
Linthoi Chanambam
Pooja Ojha
 Manipur’s 15 year old Linthoi Chanambam made
 India's Pooja Ojha won the silver medal in the ICF
history as she won the gold medal at the world cadet
judo championship 2022 (First Indian) in Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Parul Chaudhary
Running meet in Los Angeles in Women’s 3000m
event. (2 July, 2022)
Rishabh Pant
 Rishabh Pant scored fastest century (89 balls) by an
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Kalyan Chaubey
 Former Indian goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey was
 Indian runner smashes the national record at sound
Indian wicket keeper in Test cricket. (1 July, 2022)
Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships,
2022 being held at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
elected as the new president of the All Indian
Football Federation (AIFF). He will become the
first ex-player to hold the office.
Mithali Raj
 The Captain of Indian Women Cricket Team, Mithali
Raj (39 year) announced her retirement from all
formats of cricket on 8 June, 2022.
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mountaineer to climb mount Annapurna peak
(8091m) without supplemental Oxygen on 28 April,
2022.
International debut - 26 June, 1999, ODI, against
Ireland, Scored 114 runs in her debut match.
Format
Matches
Runs
Highest
score
Century
Half
Century
Women
Test
12
699
214
1
4
Women
ODI
232
7805
125*
7
64
Women
T20I
89
2364
97*
0
17
Poorna Malavath
 Telangana mountaineer Poorna Malavath has
 She is highest run scorer in world in women cricket
ODI. (7805 runs)
 Leading run-scorer in women's international Cricket
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(10868 runs in 333 matches)
Appeared in 232 women ODI, a world record.
Only Indian women cricketer to score a double
century in a test.
Only woman cricketer to played in six world cups.
Third after Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miadad
(Pakistan).
Awards : 2003 - Arjun Award; 2015 - Padma Shri;
2017 - Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the world;
2021 - Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. (First
Woman Cricketer).
completed the 'Seven Summit Challenge'.
 She has completed Mt. Everest (Asia), Mt. Kilimanjaro
(Africa), Mt. Elbrus (Europe), Mt Aconcagua (South
America) Mt Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania), Mt.
Vinson (Antarctica) and Mt. Denali.
 She conquered the Mt. Everest at age 13 in 2014.
Andrew Symonds
 Former Australian cricketer Andrew symonds, 46 died
in a car accident on 14 May, 2022.
 Symonds represent Australia in 26 test, 196 ODIs and
14 T 20 Internationals.
 Infamous ‘Monkeygate’ scandal was verbal
altercation between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan
Singh in 2008.
Sabari Jaishankar (Tamil Nadu)
 Indian pro boxer Sabari Jaishankar beat Australian
champion Michael Pengue to lift the World Boxing
Council's (WBC) Australia title in the welterweight
devision in sydney on 28 May 2022.
Avinash Sable
 India's Avinash Sable set 8th time a new national
record in the 3000m Steeplechase with a timing of 8
: 12 :48 minutes at Rabat Diamond League (Morocco)
on 5 June, 2022.
Sebastian Steudtner
 German surfer Sebastian Steudtner has set a new
guinness world record for the " largest wave surfed
- mali for his ride measuring 26.21 meters (86 ft.) in
Nazare, Portugal.
Sunil Chhetri
 Indian Football Captain Sunil Chhetri (now be came
5th highest goal scorer) equals the 84 goals record of
Hungarian great Ferenc Puskas.
 Now he became 5th highest goal scorer in the world,
Jointly with Ferenc Puskas.
Preeti Maske
 The 45 years old, mother of two, Preeti Maske (Pune)
set a Guinness world record as the first woman to
cycle solo from Leh to Manali (430km) in 55 hours
and 13 minutes.
Skalzang Rigzin
Rhythm Mamania
 10 year old, Rhythm Mamania, become the youngest
Indian mountaineer to climb the Everest Base Camp
(EBC) in may 2022.
Dwayne Bravo
 Chennai Super Kings all rounder Dwayne Bravo
became the highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier
League (IPL) with 171 wickets.
Jayanti Behera
 Ace para-athlete from Odisha has been awarded the
 Skalzang Rigzin (Ladakh) become first Indian
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Best women para-athlete of the 20th National Para
Athletics Championship.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Sajan Prakash and Vedant Madhavan
R. Praggnandhaa (21- February)
 The Indian duo won individual gold medals at Danish
 16 years old Indian Grandmaster scripted history as
he defeated the world's number one Chess Champion
Magnus Carlsen in an online Chess tournament.
open swimming event at Copenhagen.
 Sajan Prakash won men's 200m Butterfly gold.
 V. Madhavan won a gold in men's 800m freestyle and
a silver in news's 1500m freestyle.
Sadia Tariq (25 February)
 Indian Wushu player has won a gold medal at a junior
Shane Warne
 52 years old Australian leg spinner died at Koh Samui,
Thailand.
 He played 145 tests for Australia and take 708 wickets,
only behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800)
tournament held in Moscow.
 The 15-year old from Srinagar (J & K) has been a gold
medalist in the junior national championship for the
last two years.
PR Sreejesh (31 January 2022)
 The veteran goalkeeper of Indian Men's hockey team,
 He also had 293 wickets from 194 ODIs.
Ravichandran Ashwin
 Ashwin becomes second most test wicket taker bowler
for India and surpasses Kapil Dev record of 434 test
wickets.
 Anil Kumble (619) is the highest test wicket taker for
has won the World Athlete of the year award for 2021.
 He is only the second Indian after Rani Rampal to win
the honour.
Chris Morris
 South African all-rounder Chris Morris has announced
Devendra Jhajharia
his retirement from all forms of cricket
 Morris has played in four Tests, 42 ODIs and 23 T20Is
for South Africa
 Devendra Jhajharia become the first para athlete to
Mohammad Hafeez
India.
receive the Padma Bhushan.
 Pakistani all-rounder, Mohammad Hafeez has
 Para javelin thrower has won two golds (2004 and
2016) and one silver (2020) for the country in
Paralympics game.
Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
 World number one woman Tennis player Ashleigh
Barty has decided to retire from the tennis at the age
of 25.
 Before her retirement, she won 15 tennis titles
including three Grand slam singles—French open
(2019), Wimbledon (2021) and Australian Open
(2022).
 Announced retirement from international cricket
 Played 233 ODIs , 112 tests and 102 T20Is for New
Zealand
 First cricketer to play more than 100 matches for New
Zealand in all three formats
Tasnim Mir
 As per new Badminton World Federation (BWF)
 13 years and 10 months old Mumbai’s Jiya Rai became
the youngest and fastest female swimmer in the world
to cover 29 km at a stretch in 13 hours and 10 minutes
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
Ross Taylor
 World no. 1 in Under-19 (U-19) Girls Singles category
Jiya Rai
across Palk strait.
announced his retirement from international cricket
on January 03, 2022.
 He has played 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 119 T20Is for
Pakistan.
Junior rankings
 First Indian to grab the spot
 The World No.1 position in Boy’s Singles is shared
by Lakshya Sen, Siril Verma and Aditya Joshi.
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