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1.Bharati Das, ICAS, has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts.
The Indian government has appointed Bharati Das, a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service, as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. She is the Ministry of Finance's 27th Controller General of Accounts.
Role -
She has worked as the Central Board of Direct Taxes' Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Ministry of Home Affairs. She has also worked as the CCA at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Director of Civil Aviation, and the Deputy Secretary at the Ministries of Road Transport and Highways and Port, Shipping, and Waterways.
Previously-
Sonali Singh, Additional Controller General of Accounts, took over as Controller General of Accounts, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, in February 2022, following the retirement of Dipak Dash. Singh joined the CGA in October 2019 as an Additional Controller General of Accounts. She previously worked as an Additional Secretary at the Central Vigilance Commission.
About-
The Controller General of Accounts is the Union Government's primary accounting advisor. The CGA is in charge of establishing and managing a technically sound Management Accounting System, as well as preparing and submitting the Union Government's accounts. The CGA is also in charge of the Centre's exchequer control and internal audits.
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Bharti Das was appointed Controller General of Accounts.
The Modi government has appointed a Controller General of Accounts for the Ministry of Finance's Department of Expenditure. This information was provided by the central government on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the central government, ICAS officer Bharti Das has been appointed as the Controller General of Accounts for the Ministry of Finance's Department of Expenditure. She will be the organization's 27th Controller General of Accounts. Recruitment ten is an Indian Civil Accounts Service officer from the 1988 batch.
2. Roger Binny will be the 36th President of the BCCI.
Roger Binny, a former India all-rounder, has been elected President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He is the BCCI's 36th President. He has taken over for Sourav Ganguly.
Roger Binny is India's first Anglo Indian cricketer. He was a key member of India's World Cup-winning team in 1983. Aside from that, while coaching the Indian Under-19 team, Roger Binny won the World Cup in 2000.
3. Gujarat's Deesa Air Base is located near the Indo-Pak border.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the groundwork for the Indian Air Force's (IAF) new airbase at Deesa in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, describing it as an effective centre of India's security.
He claims that the Deesa air base, which is only 130 kilometres from the Indo-Pak border, will be able to better respond to any threat from the west.
Although the Vajpayee government gave the Indian Air Force (IAF) in-principle approval for the Deesa airbase in 2000, the project was put on hold by the UPA government for the next 14 years. Although the project was revived when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, it was the 2017 massive floods in Banaskantha that really pushed it forward.
When Prime Minister Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the IAF to provide flood relief, the Air Headquarters, then led by Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa, found it difficult to provide a relief air bridge to the affected area due to bad weather and the lack of a nearby airfield because Deesa was still lying-in files. The airbase was approved by the government, along with the 1,000 crore funding, at the time of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Significance-
While PM Modi stated that the Deesa airbase will provide the IAF with faster offensive capability in this sector, the new airfield will also bridge a critical tactical gap between forward air bases in Gujarat at Naliya, Bhuj, and Phalodi.
The Deesa air base will act as a fire wall between enemy aircraft taking off from Mirpur Khas in Hyderabad and Pakistan's Shahbaz F-16 airbase in Jacobabad, with Gujarat's more than a trillion dollar industrial complex in and around Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, and Vadodara as a target to economically hit India in the worst-case scenario. Deesa's deep penetration strike aircraft will also make Pakistani cities like Hyderabad, Karachi, and Sukkur vulnerable.
Apart from providing support to any future land offensive, the airbase can also be used to retaliate against Pakistan in the event of a major terror strike in Gujarat or along the south-western sector.
More Information on Indian Air Force Stations-
There are currently seven Air Commands in the Indian Air Force. Each command is led by an Air Marshal as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.
The Air Force currently operates over 60 air stations throughout India. Western Air Command is based in New Delhi, Eastern Air Command is in Shillong, Central Air Command is in Prayagraj, Southern Air Command is in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), South Western Air Command is in Gandhinagar, Training Command is in Bengaluru, and Maintenance Command is in Nagpur. Hindon, Uttar Pradesh, has the largest airbase.
The Western Air Command is the largest. It has sixteen air stations in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and a couple in Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Air Command maintains fifteen air bases in eastern and northern India. The Central Air Command operates two air bases in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and other central Indian states. The Southern Air Command's responsibilities include the protection of vital shipping routes. It has nine airfields in southern India and two in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. South Western Air Command is the United States' first line of defence against Pakistan. This vital command runs twelve air bases in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
4. Shehan Karunatilak, a Sri Lankan writer, was awarded the Booker Prize in 2022.
Shehan Karunatilak of Sri Lanka has won the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel, 'The Seven Moons of Mali Almeida.' 'The Seven Muns of Mali Almeida' tells the story of Mali Almeida, a photographer who, after his death in 1990, arrives at what appears to be heaven's visa office.
5. Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched the first SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow.
The first SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow was officially launched in Gujarat by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology.
Chandrasekhar stated at the event that the roadshows were organised with the goal of encouraging startups, next-generation innovators, and business titans to invest in semiconductor design.
Important
The first SemiconIndia Future Design Roadshow has begun.
It will contribute to the development of a strong semiconductor ecosystem in the country, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The minister also unveiled the ISRO-tested and approved NavIC Receiver Chipsets at the event.
They are ready to enter the commercial market.
By bringing the programme to every student and every campus, the government hopes to get as many young Indians interested in and involved in the Semicon India trip as possible.
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar, State Minister for Electronics and Information Technology
Ashwini Vaishnav, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
6. Hyderabad Haleem receives GI status
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Hyderabad Haleem has been named the 'Most Popular GI' beating out other food items such as Rasgulla, Bikaneri Bhujia, and Ratlami Sev.
Hyderabadi Haleem is a popular dish made with meat, lentils, wheat, spices, and other ingredients. During the Ramadan month of Eid, this is the most popular dish in the city.
7. Romino is appointed as Sweden's new climate change minister.
Romina Pourmokhtari, a 26-year-old woman, has been appointed minister of climate change in Sweden's new government. She is now the country's oldest working woman in this position.
8. Ravi Kumar, the former president of Infosys, has joined Cognizant.
Former Infosys president Ravi Kumar S, who resigned from the Bengaluru-based IT firm last week, has joined Cognizant Americas as president.
Kumar will take over as CEO of Cognizant on January 16, 2023, and will report directly to Brian Humphries, the company's CEO. Kumar takes over for Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, who left Cognizant last year. Sinha is currently the president of Rackspace Technology's public cloud business unit. Surya Gummadi will serve as interim president of Cognizant Americas until Kumar arrives, after which he will lead Cognizant's $5 billion health sciences business.
Kumar was appointed as one of Infosys' two presidents in 2015, and he held that position for nearly seven years. He had worked for Infosys for 20 years. Cognizant has also announced the appointment of Prasad Sankaran, a former Bain executive, as the head of the software and platform engineering (SPE) service line.
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Brian Humphries is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cognizant.
Headquarters of Cognizant: New Jersey, United States of America (USA).
9. Kati Bihu Festival 2022
Kati Bihu is an auspicious harvest festival celebrated in Assam. It will be observed on October 18, 2022, on the first day of Kati month, according to the Assamese calendar. Every day in October, the Kati Bihu falls.
Kati Bihu, also known as Kongali Bihu, is a critical stage in the lives of farmers in Assam. It heralds the beginning of the harvest season and the relocation of rice saplings.
Significance-
There are three Bihu celebrations in Assam, all of which are related to agriculture. The Kati Bihu is one of Assam's harvest festivals, and the other two mark important harvest dates. Kati means "cutting," and it refers to the time of year when the granaries are usually empty and there isn't much to eat.
Date and time-
Kati Bihu 2022 will be held on October 18th this year. According to the Assamese calendar, today is the first day of the Kati month. The Kati Bihu is celebrated by lighting lamps and candles throughout the house, with the main lamp placed near the Tulsi plant. Tulsi is cleaned and kept on an earthen platform called Tulsi Bheti. During the Kati, Bihu people make offerings to goddess Tulsi and pray for the well-being of their family and friends, as well as a good harvest.
10. India Gate Basmati Rice is the world's number one basmati rice brand.
In a market study conducted by a leading global research company, India Gate, KRBL's flagship brand, was named the world's No. 1 Basmati Rice Brand. Mordor Intelligence conducted a quantitative study on the White and Brown Basmati Rice Category across continents such as the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East and Africa. The study employed methodologies such as primary and secondary research, data triangulation, and insight generation.
Mordor Intelligence, a leading global research firm founded in 2014, has conducted studies that have provided insights to over 4000 enterprises in over 100 countries across multiple industries.
History
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India Gate has built a successful global consumer franchise over the years, as evidenced by the fact that it is exported to over 90 countries and sells over 8 million packs per year.
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