India News Get -CareerPM Modi arrives in Russia to attend BRICS Summit 2024, President presents national water awards in New Delhi
9 sports including hockey, wrestling and badminton excluded from Commonwealth Games 2026. Indian Air Force and Singapore Air Force participated in joint military exercise. At the same time, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched “e-Shram – One Stop Solution” for unorganized workers.
Let’s take a look back at these big news stories today, which are important for students preparing for government jobs
International
1. PM Modi arrived in Russia to attend BRICS Summit 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kazan, Russia today i.e. October 22 to participate in the BRICS Summit 2024. He will participate in the 16th BRICS Summit. Modi held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Putin this afternoon.
This visit of Prime Minister Modi is for 2 days and he has arrived in Russia for the second time in the last 4 months.
The BRICS summit will take place in two sessions. First, there will be a closed plenary in the morning and then an open plenary in the evening, during which Prime Minister Modi will also hold bilateral talks with many leaders. The 16th BRICS summit is chaired by Russia. Prime Minister Modi is attending at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. During his visit, Prime Minister Modi is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts and invited leaders of BRICS member countries in Kazan. Johannesburg, South Africa It was expanded by inviting 6 additional countries during the 15th BRICS summit in 2010. The newly invited countries include Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from West Asia, the Egypt and Ethiopia from Africa, as well as Argentina from Latin America. BRICS is the abbreviation for the grouping of the world’s five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In 2001, British economist Jim O’Neill proposed the term Brazil, Russia. to describe the four emerging economies of India and China. The group was formalized at the first meeting of BRIC foreign ministers in 2006. In December 2010, South Africa was invited to join the BRICs. After which this group received the abbreviation BRICS.
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2. The President presented the National Water Awards in New Delhi: President Draupadi Murmu presented the 5th edition of the National Water Awards in New Delhi today, October 22. Odisha has received the National Water Award from the Central Government. Odisha left Uttar Pradesh behind in the best state category. Puducherry and Gujarat jointly occupy the third position.
Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil had announced the National Water Awards on October 14.
The best district award (in terms of area) was jointly awarded to South Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), North East Dhalai (Tripura), Banda (Uttar Pradesh) and Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) from the north, to Indore (Madhya Pradesh) from the west and the East went to Balangir (Odisha). The Best Gram Panchayat award was given to Pulampara, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). The Best Urban Local Body award was given to Surat (Gujarat) and the Best School or College award was given to Jethavanka Bas Government Higher Primary School (Rajasthan). The Best Industry Award was given to Aravali Power Company Private Limited, Haryana. The Best Water User Association award was given to Pentakali Project Union of Water User Association, Maharashtra. The award for the best institution (other than school/college) was given to Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The Best Civil Society Award was given to BAIF Development Research Foundation, Maharashtra. The National Water Awards were launched in 2018. These awards recognize winners from across the country for their contribution to water management. These applications were evaluated by a jury committee based on reports from the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB).
Defense
3. The Indian Air Force and the Singapore Air Force participated in a joint military exercise: The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Singapore Air Force (RSAF) began the Joint Military Training Exercise (JMT) at Kalaikunda Air Base, West Bengal on 21 october. This is the 12th edition of the joint military exercise between the two countries.
The bilateral phase of the exercise will take place from November 13 to 21, 2024.
The bilateral phase is expected to further strengthen cooperation between the armies of the two countries. It will include advanced air combat simulations, joint mission planning and debriefing sessions. The objective of the bilateral phase is to increase interoperability, strengthen combat readiness and strengthen operations. The aim is to promote the exchange of knowledge between the two air forces. The RSAF is participating with its largest contingent ever, including aircrews and support personnel from the F-16, F-15 Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) squadrons. C-130 aircraft are also included. Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force will participate in this exercise with Rafale, Mirage 2000 ITI, Sukhoi-30 MKI, Tejas, MiG-29 and Jaguar Training (JMT)-2024 aircraft, reflecting strong bilateral cooperation. defense ties between India and Singapore are born out of years of cooperation and mutual assistance.
Sport
4. 9 sports including hockey, wrestling and badminton excluded from the 2026 Commonwealth Games: Badminton, shooting, cricket, hockey, squash, table tennis, wrestling, triathlon and archery have been excluded from the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow in 2026. Due to lack of budget , it was decided to eliminate these major sports. There will only be 10 events at Glasgow Commonwealth and it will be held from July 23 to August 2, 2026.
On October 22, the schedule for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow in 2026 was announced.
The 10 events include athletics, swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling, netball, weightlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and basketball. All these events will take place on four sites. Apart from this, there will be events for para-players. these Commonwealth Games will take place in Australia. Last year, the Australian government refused to hold the event, after which it was decided to hold the Games in Glasgow (Scotland). The previous Commonwealth Games (in 2022) were held in Birmingham, Scotland. England, which comprised 19 sports, archery and shooting were not included in the Birmingham Games, but India had won 12 medals in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
5. Deepika Kumari won silver in the 2024 Archery World Cup final: Indian star archer Deepika Kumari won the silver medal in the women’s recurve competition at the 2024 Archery World Cup Final on October 21. She suffered a 0-6 defeat in the final against “Li Jiaman” of the People’s Republic of China.
The final match took place in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Deepika, 30, faced a 0-6 defeat in the final against Li Jiaman of the People’s Republic of China. Li Jiaman was part of the Chinese team that won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics. Cup final for the ninth time. Only Dola Banerjee has won a gold medal in the World Cup final for India when she dominated in Dubai in 2007. 8 archers participated in the men’s recurve and archery events and women’s tournament. achieved an excellent record by winning 6 medals including 5 silver medals and 1 bronze. She was a finalist in the tournament in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2024. She won the bronze medal in 2018.
LAUNCH & EVENT
6. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launches “e-Shram – One Stop Solution” for the welfare of unorganized workers: Union Minister for Labor and Employment Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the ‘one-stop solution e-Shram’ in the capital New Delhi on October 21. This platform will make the registration process easier and more transparent by connecting workers to the many benefits offered by the government.
The main objective of e-Shram One Stop Solution is to simplify the registration process of unorganized workers and facilitate their access to government welfare schemes.
The e-Shram portal was launched by the Ministry of Labor and Employment on August 26, 2021. Over the last 3 years, more than 30 million workers have registered on e-Shram so far. Many programs have also been added to this portal. Such as One Nation One Ration Card, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, National Welfare Scheme, National Career Service, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan and other schemes. online platforms And their employees must also be registered on the e-Shram portal.
TODAY’S STORY
History of October 22: On this day in 1879, Thomas Alva Edison successfully tested the first electric light bulb. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 and died on October 18, 1931. He made many inventions, the most notable of which is the invention of the light bulb. College or university did not contribute much to Edison’s higher education; he was largely self-taught.
Edwards invented the automatic telegraph, the light bulb, the carbon telephone transmitter, the gramophone and the motion picture camera.
In 1947, King Hari Singh of Kashmir sought help from the Republic of India, following which the Indian Army was deployed in Jammu and Kashmir. In 1954, West Germany became a member of the United Nations. In 1962, India’s largest multi-purpose river. The “Bhakra Nangal” valley project was dedicated to the nation. In 1987, Indian cricketer Kapil Dev set the record of 300 wickets in Test cricket. In 1999, the world’s longest stock market boom began in India. The Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1. In 2016, India won the Kabaddi World Cup.
Current Affairs October 21: Prabowo Subianto takes over as president of Indonesia; India won 7 gold medals in Asian Cross Country Championship
New Zealand won the Women’s T20 World Cup title for the first time and Prabowo Subianto became the 8th president of Indonesia. ….
Current Affairs October 19: Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar becomes chairperson of National Commission for Women; Ajay Singh appointed new DGP of Jharkhand
National Apprenticeship Week has begun. President Draupadi Murmu met with the President of Malawi. India doubles grants to promote education in Sri Lanka’s plantation community.