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CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS

World Food Day

  • World Food Dayis celebrated every year around the world on 16 October
  • The day was celebrating in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.
  • The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
  • Themefor this year – OUR ACTIONS ARE OUR FUTURE.HEALTHY DIETSFOR A #ZEROHUNGER WORLD

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

Government launches Food Safety Mitra Scheme

  • Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme, Eat Right Jacket and Eat Right JholaOn the occasion of World Food Day
  • Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced scheme of Food Safety Mitra (FSM) through which it plans to engage motivated individuals with the food safety ecosystem at ground level.
  • A FSM is an individual professional certified by FSSAI who assists in compliances related to FSS Act, Rules & Regulations with three avatars- Digital Mitra, Trainer Mitra and Hygiene Mitra depending upon their respective roles and responsibilities
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan
Constituency ChandniChowk, Delhi

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS

Kishan Dan Dewal concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Georgia

  • Kishan Dan Dewal has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Georgia, with residence in Yerevan.
  • Dewalwas presently working as Ambassador of India to the Republic of Armenia
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Georgia Capital Tbilisi
Georgia Currency Georgian lari
Georgia Prime Minister GiorgiGakharia

Kais Saiedelected as new President of Tunisia

  • Retired academic Kais Saied is set to become Tunisia’s next president
  • The electoral commission announced that the former law professor secured 73% of votes in the run-off election
  • The election was brought forward after the death of Tunisia’s first democratically elected president, BejiCaidEssebsi.

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Tunisia Capital Tunis
Tunisia Currency Tunisian dinar

Tunisia Prime Minister

Youssef Chahed

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed as the new Union Law Secretary

  • Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed as the new Law Secretary (Secretary, Legal Affairs) in the Union Law Ministry
  • Mendiratta is at present the District and Sessions Judge, North-East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.
  • He has been appointed to the post on contractual basis till March 30, 2023
  • District & Sessions Judge, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has become the first sitting judge to be appointed as the Union Law Secretary

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS

India wins four UNESCO heritage awards

  • The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation awards were announced at a ceremony held in Penang, Malaysia, marking 20 years since its institution
  • The four winners from India, include one from Ahmedabad — Award of Distinction for Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
  • Three from Mumbai — Award of Merit for KenesethEliyahoo Synagogue and Our Lady of Glory Church
  • While Honourable Mention for Flora Fountain.
  • The renewal of the historic Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong received the Award of Excellence, the highest award among all categories.

Complete list of winners

Award of Distinction

  • Keyuan Garden, Suzhou, China
  • Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
  • Nelson School of Music, Nelson, New Zealand

 Award of Merit

  • TsetoGoenpa, Paro, Bhutan
  • Guyue Bridge, Chi’an Town, Zhejiang, China
  • KenesethEliyahoo Synagogue, Mumbai, India
  • Our Lady of Glory Church, Mumbai, India
  • LytteltonTimeball Station, Christchurch, New Zealand

Honourable Mention

  • The 5s Classroom, Preshil The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew, Australia
  • Westpac Long Gallery, Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
  • Liddell Bros. Packing Plant, Wuhan, China
  • Flora Fountain, Mumbai, India

New Design in Heritage Contexts

  • Joan Sutherland Theatre Passageway and Lift, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
  • Dry Pit Latrine in Jiaxian Ancient Jujube Garden, Nihegou Village, Shaanxi, China
  • The Mills, Hong Kong SAR, China
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO Headquarters Paris, France
UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

  • India slipped to the 102 spot in the Global Hunger Index which features 117 countries
  • India was the lowest ranked South Asian country in Global Hunger Index even behind Pakistan which was ranked 94th.
  • Among the 117 countries, 43 have “serious” levels of hunger. The report said that the Central African Republic is in the “extremely alarming” level in the hunger index while Chad, Madagascar, Yemen, and Zambia were in the “alarming” level
  • Seventeen countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI scores less than five. Countries such as Ethiopia and Rwanda have shown notable progress
  • The share of wasting among children in India rose from 16.5 per cent in the 2008-2012 period to 20.8 per cent in 2014-2018
  • The GHI calculates the levels of hunger and undernutrition worldwide. The four indicators for the index are undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting (weight for age) and child mortality.
  • The focus of GHI 2019 is Climate Change and Hunger, exploring the impact of extreme weather on food production, nutrition and food security.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE

India hands over second pair of Mi-24V helicopters to Afghan forces

  • India handed over the second pair of Mi-24V helicopters to war-torn Afghanistan, boosting the capability of the Afghan forces.
  • The helicopters were officially handed over by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar to Afghanistan’s acting Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid at a ceremony held at the military airport in Kabul.
  • These helicopters are a replacement for the four attack helicopters previously gifted by India to Afghanistan in 2015 and 2016.
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Afghanistan Capital Kabul
AfghanistanCurrency Afghani
AfghanistanPresident Ashraf Ghani

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New Delhi

  • RakshaMantriRajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New Delhi.
  • Chiefs of the three forces & DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy were also present on the occasion.
  • Rajnath Singh stated that DRDO has played significant role in ensuring technological advancement of our forces and safeguarding our country.
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DRDO –Defence Research and Development Organisation
DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy
DRDO Headquarters New Delhi

CURRENT AFFAIRS:SPORTS

Mercedes’s ValtteriBottas wins Japanese Grand Prix 2019

  • ValtteriBottas won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix to help Mercedes clinch a record-tying sixth straight constructors’ championship,
  • Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished 2nd while Lewis Hamilton came 3rd

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