Daily Current Affairs 13th October 2022

Daily Current Affairs 13th October 2022

National News

Y. Chandra Chud has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

  • U.Lalit took charge as the 49th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on last August ,his tenure ends on November 8. after his tenure, D.Y.Chandrachud has recommened by CJI Lalit as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  • Chandrachud, who will be sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on November 9, will be the 50th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

 Cabinet approves new Scheme called PMDevINE

  • The new Scheme, PM-DevINE, is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding and will be implemented by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
  • The objectives of PM-DevINE are to:
  • Fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti
  • Support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER
  • Enable livelihood activities for youth and women
  • Fill the development gaps in various sectors.

 International News

Chinese-invented “flying car” launched in Dubai

  • A “flying car” built by Chinese electronic vehicle maker Xpeng Inc made its first flight in the United Arab Emirates, as this company works towards launching the electric aircraft on international markets.
  • The X2 is a two-seater electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that is lifted by eight propellers – two at each corner of the vehicle.

Higher Education Rank List was published

  • QS World University Rankings (QS World University Rankings – Quacquarelli Symonds) from London has published the ranking list for the year 2023.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology remains in top place. Also in India IISC Bangalore ranked 155th, IIT Mumbai ranked 172nd and IIT Delhi ranked 174th place.
  • IISC – Indian Institute of Science
  • IIT- Indian Institute of Technology

NASA plans to send a Drone Copter to Saturn’s moon

  • NASA plans to send a new drone copter to Titan to investigate whether life exists on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
  • NASA has named this drone copter as Dragonfly.
  • NASA has announced that the Dragonfly drone copter will be launched to Titan’s moon in 2026.

 NASA successfully deflected the asteroid

  • On September 26, NASA launched the Dart spacecraft by rocket to deflect the asteroid DeMarpass, orbiting 6.8 million miles from Earth.
  • After a successful collision, the spacecraft’s orbit was modified for 32 minutes and the asteroid was diverted successfully.

State News

The Chief Minister launched the ‘Kuti Kavalar’ Scheme

  • Chief Minister M.K.Stalin launched the ‘Kuti Kavalar’ scheme through a video conference to create road safety awareness among the students.
  • The main objective of the ‘Kuti Kavalar’ scheme is to teach young school children about road safety and make them aware of the importance of road safety.

Smart calculator was invented to help traders

  • A company called Tohands has produced a Wi-Fi enabled smart calculator with 16GB storage capacity that can store 50 lakh accounts has a headquarters in Maharashtra.
  • Many people including traders can use this smart calculator very easily.

 Geographical landmarks

Midstones have been found near Uthangarai

  • Two 1300-year-old Pallavar period midstones and a palangannada inscribed midstone of the Nulambars, who ruled the Uthangarai area at the end of the ninth century, have been newly discovered in Kunnathur village of Uthangarai taluk, Krishnagiri district.
  • A Midstone is a memorial stone taken in memory of the dead people in wars.

 APPOINTMENTS

Appointment of High Court Judges

  • The Central Government has appointed the Chief Justices of the three High Courts of Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan.
  • Bombay High Court Judge PP Varale has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
  • Justice Pankaj Mittal, who was the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, has now been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
  • J&K High Court Justice Ali Mohammed Macrae has been appointed as the Chief Justice of that High Court.

Economic news

India’s economic growth has fall to 6.8%

  • India’s growth for the fiscal year 2021-22 (April 2021 to March 2022) was 8.7 percent and now the International Monetary Fund predicts a decline to 6.8 percent in 2022 -23 due to International inflation.
  • The US has grown by 1.6 percent this year, while China has only grown by 3.2 percent.

 Sports News

36th National Games

  • Tamil Nadu team won the gold medal, Gujarat won the silver medal and Manipur won the bronze medal in the triathlon match (competition consisting of 3 races-swimming, running and cycling) mixed series category.
  • In the medal list, the Services team remains at the top with 121 medals including 56 gold.
  • Tamil Nadu is at the 5th position with a total of 73 medals including 25 gold, 21 silver and 27 bronze.

Badminton male and Female Players New Rank List was Released

  • Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen remains at the top of the Men’s Singles category, according to the International Badminton Federation.
  • Indian player PV Sindhu is ranked 6th
  • Indian young player Lakshaya Sen has moved up one place and ranked 8th

Important Days

International day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022

  • The United Nations General Assembly has designated 13 October as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction
  • Theme of this year is “Early Warning”