{"id":123474,"date":"2022-10-15T11:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T06:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=123474"},"modified":"2022-10-15T11:45:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T06:15:25","slug":"current-affairs-for-competitive-exam-15-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-for-competitive-exam-15-october-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries \u201315 October 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current Affairs<\/strong> is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post,\u00a0Daily Current Affairs 15 October 2022<\/strong>, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National\/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Affairs for Competitive Exam \u2013 15 October 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Himachal Pradesh govt launched \u201cHIMCAD\u201d scheme to help farmers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Himachal Pradesh govt launched \u201cHIMCAD\u201d scheme to help farmers:<\/strong> The state government<\/strong> of Himachal Pradesh<\/strong> has started a new scheme named \u2018HIMCAD\u2019,<\/strong> to provide irrigation facilities to farmers. According to the latest data, about 80% of the agricultural area of Himachal Pradesh is rain-fed. The scheme will provide end-to-end connectivity of farmers\u2019 fields for better water conservation, crop diversification and integrated farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is planned to provide command area development activities to 23,344 hectares of cultivable command area by March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Bank of India home loan AUM crosses Rs 6 trillion<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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State Bank of India home loan AUM crosses Rs 6 trillion: <\/strong>State Bank of India (SBI) has become the first bank in the country to achieve Rs 6-trillion Assets Under Management (AUM) in the home loan segment. SBI has offered a concession of up to 0.25% on Home Loans, 0.15% on Top Up Loans, and 0.30% on Loan Against Property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bank has also waived off the processing fees on home loans up to January 31.\u00a0 As per the Crisil, the share of bank in the home loan segment has risen to around 62% as of March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NTPC, Siemens inks MoU for demonstrating hydrogen co-firing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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NTPC, Siemens inks MoU for demonstrating hydrogen co-firing: <\/strong>NTPC and Siemens has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to demonstrate the feasibility for hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas in Siemens V94.2 gas turbines installed at NTPC Faridabad gas power plant. The total installed capacity of Faridabad gas power plant is 432 MW with two V94.2 gas turbines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim: To explore the pathways to reduce CO2 emissions from Faridabad gas power plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NTPC is India\u2019s largest energy conglomerate. As on 30 June 2022,\u00a0the govt of India holds 51.10% in NTPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J&K LG, Manoj Sinha inaugurates 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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J&K LG, Manoj Sinha inaugurates 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship: <\/strong>J&K LG, Manoj Sinha has inaugurated 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship that is being held in Srinagar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pencak Silat is relatively new to India and was introduced in 2014. The event brings together over 150 athletes from different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pencak silat:\u00a0It is an umbrella term for a class of related\u00a0Indonesian martial arts. Pencak silat was recognized as a\u00a0Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from Indonesia by UNESCO in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CIL signs MoUs with BHEL, IOCL and GAIL for Coal Gasificiation Projects<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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CIL signs MoUs with BHEL, IOCL and GAIL for Coal Gasificiation Projects:<\/strong> Coal India Ltd (CIL) has signed MoUs with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and GAIL (India).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reason: For setting up four Surface Coal Gasification (SCG) projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim:\u00a0To convert coal converted into syngas that can be subsequently processed for downstream production of value added chemicals. Aggregated estimated cost:\u00a0Rs.35,000 crores. The SCG projects are planned to be\u00a0set up in WB, Odisha, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra and TN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IISc Bangalore retains its spot in the 2023 THE ranking<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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IISc Bangalore retains its spot in the 2023 THE ranking:<\/strong> The IISc has topped the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) rankings among Indian institute. IISc Bengaluru is the only Indian university in the top 300 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

India has become the 6th most represented country in the list, with featuring 75 institutes in THE\u2019s 2023 ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Indian Institute: IIT Ropar (501-600), IIT Indore (601-800), IIT Gandhinagar ((801-1000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0University of Oxford is topped the ranking in the world (seventh consecutive year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India\u2019s first slender loris sanctuary in Tamil Nadu<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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India\u2019s first slender loris sanctuary in Tamil Nadu: <\/strong>The TN govt will set up the first Indian sanctuary for Slender Loris in Karur and Dindigul districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forest areas (11,806 hectares) of these two districts will be merged to create the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will be protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slender Loris:<\/p>\n\n\n\n