Current events are important in UPSC CSE exams as well as any other competitive exams in the country. Though current affairs are important, there is no precise and defined syllabus to follow, which makes it difficult to cover in the limited time span available. Here are some of the most important stories you should live with.
congressional presidential election
Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is up against Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in the presidential election. The elections will be held on October 17, the results of which will be declared on October 19. About 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) representatives from across the country will cast their votes in this election. Both the candidates released their election manifesto stating their priorities.
Supreme Court’s split decision on Hijab controversy
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court has given a split verdict on the Karnataka government’s ban on wearing hijab in the state’s pre-university campuses. While Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia ruled against prohibition on the ground that the education of girls was more important than the hijab, Justice Hemant Gupta upheld the prohibition and determined that the hijab was not a necessary religious practice. The divided verdict means that the matter will now be placed before the Chief Justice India For further instructions and is likely to move to a larger bench.
Hyderabad win World Green City Award 2022
At the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 event held in Jeju, South Korea on 14 October, Hyderabad won the World Green City Award 2022. The award honors a ‘nature-oriented approach to the design and operation of the city’. Hyderabad was also awarded in the category of ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’.
Ukraine-Russia War Updates
According to emergency services in Ukraine, the most recent Russian missile attacks on Ukraine killed at least 19 people and injured more than 100. Following Russia’s recent attacks, Kyiv slammed Russia as a “terrorist state” at an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Ukraine’s state nuclear power corporation, Energoatom, accused Russian troops of ‘hijacking’ and holding the deputy head of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Facility at an undisclosed location.
Gyanvapi case: Carbon dating of ‘Shivling’ rejected
The Varanasi district court on October 14 dismissed a petition filed by the Hindu side regarding carbon dating of the disputed structure within the Gyanvapi mosque complex. While the Muslim side claims it to be a fountain, the Hindu side considers it to be an ancient Shivling.
covid-19 cases in india
According to the Union Health Ministry data, India recorded 2,430 new COVID-19 cases on October 15, taking the total number of persons infected with the virus to 4,46,26,427. The country reported 17 deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 5,28,874. Currently, the COVID-19 recovery rate in India has risen to 98.76 per cent.
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