Important Days of October
International Day of Non-Violence: 02 October
World Teachers’ Day: 05 October
Theme: The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage
World Habitat Day: 1st Monday of October (04 October)
Theme: Resilient urban economies. Cities as drivers of growth and recovery
World Mental Health Day: 10 October
Theme: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right
International Day of the Girl Child: 11 October
Theme: Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being
World Food Day: 16 October
Theme: Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind.
International Day for Eradication of Poverty: 17 October
Theme: Decent work and Social Protection: Putting dignity in practice for all
United Nations Day: 24 October
The day marks the coming into effect of the UN Charter (the founding document of UNO) in 1945.
Appointments
- Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti Assumes Charge as Deputy Chief of The
Naval Staff - New Governors
1. Tripura – Shri Nallu Indrasena Reddy
2. Odisha – Shri Raghubar Das - Ashok Vaswani To Succeed Uday Kotak As New CEO Of Kotak
Mahindra Bank - Arindam Bagchi Appointed as India’s Ambassador to UN In Geneva
Awards and honours
- Gujarat’s Dhordo Awarded UNWTO’s Best Tourism Village 2023
- Tamil Writer Sivasankari Presented With Saraswati Samman 2022
- The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, for “having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse, “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
Sports affairs
- With an unprecedented haul of 107 medals (28 gold, 38 silvers and 41 bronze), India set a new benchmark for themselves at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China. It was the first time in Asian Games history that India’s medals tally crossed the three-figure mark.
- India won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-19 Championship 2023 after defeating Pakistan 3-0 in a dominating display in the finals at the Dashrath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was India’s eighth youth title in the SAFF championships, a clear testimony of their regional supremacy.
- Lionel Messi has been honored as the 2023 Ballon d’Or recipient. Messi secures his eighth Ballon d’Or, setting a new record, thanks to his pivotal role in leading Argentina to their first World Cup victory since 1986.
Business & Banking affairs
- Reliance’s JioMart Ropes In MS Dhoni As Brand Ambassador
- Google Launches DigiKavach Program To Fight Online Financial
Frauds In India - Swan Energy Pays ₹231 Cr To Acquire Reliance Naval And Engineering
- SBI Ropes In Cricket Icon MS Dhoni As Brand Ambassador
National & International affairs
- Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has launched “Project Nilgiri Tahr,” an initiative aimed at conserving and protecting the endangered Nilgiri Tahr species.
- Kati Bihu, also known as Kongali Bihu, is a significant festival celebrated the Assamese people in the northeastern state of Assam. It falls on the first day of the ‘Kati’ month, which typically occurs in the middle of October.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the third edition of the Global Maritime India Summit 2023 (GMIS 2023), set to be held from 17th to 19th October at MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai.
- In the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) for 2023, India has been ranked 111 out of 125 countries, marking a decline from its 107th position in 2022. The GHI is an annual assessment of hunger levels globally, published Irish NGO Concern Worldwide and German NGO Welt Hunger Hilfe.
- “Friends” star Matthew Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home. He was 54. The iconic actor was known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing in the legendary TV series “Friends.”