Current Affairs in English – October 16 2022

National Events:

Times Higher Education Rankings 2023:

Times Higher Education Rankings 2023 has been announced. This year , the Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore has secured the top place among Indian universities. Five Indian universities made it into the world’s top 500 varsities.
IISc has been placed under the 251-300 bracket. The complete list of the top 10 Indian Universities is enlisted below.
Globally , the University of Oxford continued to retain the top spot for the seventh consecutive year , while the University of Cambridge jumped to joint third from joint fifth last year.
The US is the most represented country overall with 177 institutions in the overall ranking list.

Mahakaleshwar temple:

The central government has approved the Rs 209 crore ropeway project for Mahakaleshwar temple devotees.
Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Mahakaleshwar Temple corridor development project in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, the central government has approved the Rs 209 crore two-km ropeway project.

Uttarakhand Government:

Uttarakhand Government approves 13 km long ropeway project. It takes around 8 to 12 hours to cover the distance between Kedarnath Dham and Sonprayak on foot or by horse.
To reduce this, the Uttarakhand government has approved the ropeway project at Kedarnath Dham.
With the construction of the ropeway, the travel time between Sonprayak and Kedarnath Dham is just a few hours.

Tamil Nadu Events:

Copperplate:

A 16th century copperplate (1597) has been discovered at Palani.
This copperplate was issued by the Bandarams of the Sali Moolamarkandeya clan in the 11th year of the Vijayanagara king Venkatanayaka II.

International Events:

Yaogan-36:

China launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
The Yaogan-36 satellite was launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 3:12 a.m. (Beijing time) on October 15 and successfully entered the planned orbit. This was the 444th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.

World Spine Day-2022:

World Spine Day is observed annually on October 16. The day also aims to raise awareness about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of back pain and other spine problems.
The theme of World Spine Day 2022 is “Every Spine Counts”.

World Food Day–2022:

World Food Day is observed annually on October 16 to highlight the need for millions of people worldwide to continue to have access to healthy and nutritious food.
The theme for 2022 is “Leave No One Behind”.

Sports Events:

8th Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament:

The 8th Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament started on October 1 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. In the final match of the Women’s Asia Cup Cricket in Bangladesh, the Indian team won the trophy for the 7th time against Sri Lanka.
Renuka Singh was selected as the best player of the tournament. Deepti Sharma was awarded the best player of the series award.