Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 18, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 18, 2022
INDIA
– Number of poor people in India fell by 415 mn between 2005-06 and 2019-21: UN
– India has the largest number of poor people worldwide (228.9 mn) followed by Nigeria (96.7 mn): UN
– Justice DY Chandrachud appointed 50th Chief Justice of India; will retire on Nov 10, 2024
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– PM inaugurates PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi
– PM inaugurates 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras to retail agri-inputs
– PM launches Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana – One Nation One Fertiliser
– PM launches Bharat Urea Bags to enable companies market fertilisers under the single brand name ‘Bharat’
– PM launches ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine on fertilisers
– India’s sugar output to be higher at 36.5 million tonnes in 2022-23 marketing season: ISMA
WORLD
– International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed on Oct 17; theme: ‘Dignity for all in practice’
– World Trauma Day observed on October 17
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