Current Affairs - October 12, 2022 Current Affairs

UNESCO released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country

This year's theme for the International Day of the Girl Child is "Our time is now-our rights, our future".

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.

The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October next year.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held the 13th Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra.

Nobel Prize 2022 in Economics has been awarded to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig for research on banks and financial crises. They have received recognition for making substantial contributions to knowledge about the function of banks in the economy, notably during financial crises.

India's Harmanpreet Singh and Netherlands' Felice Albers have been named the FIH Player of the Year for the 2021-2022 season in the men's and women's competitions respectively.

Professor Wazahat Husain, a leading academic from Aligarh Muslim University has won an international award for Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.

India will play its inaugural match against the USA in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022.

International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated every year on October 11 to raise awareness about the significance of equal opportunity that must be provided to girls.

The 2nd UN World Geospatial Information Congress which is organized by the United Nations and the Departments of Science and Technology and Space is taking place in Hyderabad.

Researchers have reported that India's Chandrayaan-2 has mapped the abundance of sodium on Moon for the very first time using its large area X-ray spectrometer, CLASS.

China has been placed first in self-reliant defence production, while India has been ranked fourth among 12 countries in the Indo-Pacific, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an independent research institute on global security.

Indian women's skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has become India's first women's cricketer to win the ICC Player of the Month award.

India's space economy is likely to be worth nearly USD 13 billion by 2025, with the satellite launch services segment set to witness the fastest growth spurred by increasing private participation.

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the mental health service called Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative.

World Economic Forum launched the 'Education 4.0 India Report' explaining how digital and other technologies can help in addressing the learning gaps and make education more accessible to all.

A made-in-India camera drone 'Droni' has been with advanced features and was launched by the former Indian Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The drone is manufactured by Garuda Aerospace and the product will hit the shelves by the end of 2022.