Current Affairs - October 19, 2022 Current Affairs

The ethanol blending programme interest subsidy scheme under which the centre disburses loans has been extended till March 2023.

The International Cricket Council has entered into a partnership with UNICEF to empower women and girls and promote inclusion and gender equality through cricket.

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated IInvenTiv, the first-ever all-IITs R&D Showcase at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

The Women's Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to take place in 2023.

Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema won the Men's Ballon d'Or Award 2022 for the first time. He is also the fifth Frenchmen to claim the prestigious prize, the first since Zinedine Zidane in 1998.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice DY Chandrachud as the new chief justice of India. Justice Chandrachud will take his official oath. He will be the 50th CJI and will succeed Justice UU Lalit.

Shehan Karunatilaka, a Sri Lankan author wins the Booker prize for "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida". Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious rewards in the world.

18-year-old Rudrankksh Patil won gold in the men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship here, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary Abhinav Bindra.

The Indian women's team won the Asia Cup 2022 defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final.

The theme for 2022 is Leave NO ONE behind. World Food Day 2022 is being marked in a year with multiple global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, climate change, rising prices and international tensions.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and UNICEF have launched a global partnership to empower women and girls and promote inclusion and gender equality through cricket.

UNDP partners Arya.ag, FWWB India to strengthen the value chain in agriculture and allied sectors The UNDP has selected Arya.ag and Friends of Women's World Banking, India (FWWB India) as partners to implement enterprise promotion and value chain interventions in agriculture and allied activities.

American Express Banking Corp India has appointed Sanjay Khanna as its chief executive officer (CEO) and country manager.

Senior IFS officer Partha Satpathy has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Indian railways for the first time has floated a tender to invite private players to build a high-speed wheel plant under the Make in India initiative.

Jyothi Yarraji has become the first Indian woman to clock a legal sub-13 second time in 100-meter hurdles while smashing her own record at the National Open Athletics Championships in Bangaluru.

Badminton legend Prakash Padukone was awarded the Sports Journalists' Federation of India (SJFI) medal for 2019 at a warm ceremony at the Karnataka State Cricket Association.

Uttar Pradesh govt will provide a unique farm ID similar to an Aadhaar number to the farmers of the state.

Haryana has bagged the top position in the category of big states in the Public Affairs Index-2022.

Every year, October 17 is celebrated as World Trauma Day.