Anandan Gunasekaran bags two gold medals for India at the World Military Games

1.Mole Day: 23 October

Mole Day is celebrated among chemists, chemistry students, chemistry enthusiasts and Design & Technology teachers and students on October 23, between 6:02 a.m. and 6:02 p.m.It marks the date 6:02 10/23 in the American style of writing dates.

The time and date are derived from the Avogadro number, which is approximately 6.02×10²³, defining the number of particles (atoms or molecules) in one mole (mol) of substance, one of the seven base SI units.

2.Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaims ascension to the throne

In Japan, Emperor Naruhito has formally proclaimed his ascension to the throne as the 126th emperor in an elaborate ceremony.The emperor officially began his reign in May after the abdication of his father, the then-Emperor Akihito.

But, after a series of traditional rituals inside the imperial palace in Tokyo, his ascension has now been formalised.

The ceremony comes as Japan reels from the effects of Typhoon Hagibis, which left almost 80 people dead.

A celebration parade was postponed out of respect for the victims and their families.

3.IAF fires 2 BrahMos missiles at Trak Island in Andaman Nicobar

Two BrahMos surface to surface missiles were fired by Indian Air Force at Trak Island in the Andaman Nicobar group of islands.The twin firings have been carried out as a part of the routine operational training.

The missile engaged the designated mock targets close to 300 Kilometres away.

A direct hit on the target was achieved in both cases.

The firing of the missiles has enhanced Air force capability to engage ground targets with pinpoint accuracy from a mobile platform.

4.Over 40,000 troops to participate in Indian Army’s exercise ‘Sindhu Sudarshan’

More than 40,000 troops will take part in the Indian Army’s exercise codenamed ‘Sindhu Sudarshan’ in the deserts of Rajasthan, from November 29 to December 4.The Indian Army will be carrying out this exercise using its integrated battle groups which are the new formations being raised by the force for warfighting in future.

Over 40,000 troops will participate in an all-arms battle array of Divisions and Brigades carrying out offensive operations in deserts.

5.HRD Minister interacts with children for DHRUV programme

Union Minister for Human Resources Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank interacted with children selected for ambitious DHRUV programme at his residence in New Delhi.The Minister said, out of 25 crore students in India 60 talented students are selected under this programme.

The government is polishing these bright children with the right orientation to make them shine like the polar stars.

DHRUV is a unique programme to identify talented students and mentor them in the centre of excellence for 14 days so that they can reach their full potential and work for society.

6.2-day India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ Meet underway in Guwahati

The two-day India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ Meet started in Guwahati with a focus on trade and connectivity.The focus is on improving its connectivity with the neighbouring country to get the best of the rest under Act East Policy for the host Assam.

A 70-member delegation from Bangladesh is participating in the meet, while a similar top-level team will represent the host nation.

The idea of the meet is to put Assam at the focus point of India’s trade expansion with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as well as Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.

7.TikTok surpasses Facebook, Instagram in app downloads

Video creating and sharing app, TikTok, has surpassed top social networking apps including Instagram, Snapchat, Helo, and Twitter, in terms of downloads on the Google Play Store.The Sensor Tower Report 2019 ranked TikTok as the most downloaded social media app worldwide for September 2019 with close to 60 million installs.

Downloads from India constitute about 44 per cent of its total downloads.

Facebook was the second most installed app, with the highest installs from India at 23 per cent.

Instagram, Likee, Snapchat were among the top five apps in terms of overall downloads.

8.2024 Olympic Games logo unveiled in Paris

The logo for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games unveiled at a ceremony in the French capital.The circular design with Paris 2024 in the art deco style which was in vogue in 1924 when Paris last hosted the Games, also incorporates the lips and outline of Marianne, the personification of the French Republic since the revolution in 1789.

The 2024 Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, France.

9.Sourav Ganguly took over as the 39th president of BCCI in Mumbai

One of India’s most decorated captains Sourav Ganguly took over as the 39th president of the BCCI in Mumbai at its Annual General Meeting, AGM.This will end the 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).

Ganguly is the unanimous nomination for the post of BCCI president along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay as the secretary.

Former BCCI president and current MoS Finance Anurag Thakur’s younger brother Arun Dhumal is the treasurer.

10.Anandan Gunasekaran bags two gold medals for India at the World Military Games

Para-Athlete Anandan Gunasekaran bagged two gold medals for the Indian contingent in the ongoing World Military Games in Wuhan, China.He won the first gold in the disabled men’s 100m IT1 event and won another gold in the disabled men’s 400m IT1 event.

Gunasekaran had completed the 100m IT1 race in just 12 seconds.

In 2008, he lost one of his legs while serving in the LOC.

He had managed to win one gold and one silver in the last edition of the World Military Games.