Current Affairs in Short: 19 October 2022

Oct 19, 2022, 18:12 IST

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the Mega Cleanliness Drives under Swachh Bharat 2022 from Chandni Chowk, Delhi.

Current Affairs in Short
Current Affairs in Short

211 Special Trains run to meet the festival rush

  • Indian Railways is running 211 special trains for the convenience of rail travellers to meet the festival season rush.
  • Special trains have been planned to connect major destinations such as Azamgarh, Darbhanga, Saharsa, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Firozpur, Patna, Katihar, and Amritsar.
  • The Indian Railways has notified additional 32 special services to ensure smooth and comfortable travel for passengers.
  • The Indian Railways had earlier also notified the 179 special services before the beginning of the festive season.

Union Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Mega Cleanliness Drives from Chandni Chowk

  • Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the Mega Cleanliness Drives under Swachh Bharat 2022 from Chandni Chowk, Delhi.
  • The main aim of the drive is to consolidate the efforts of Swachh Bharat 2022 by the Department of Youth Affairs.
  • The month-long nationwide Swachh Bharat 2022 was launched on the 1st of October from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
  • The program started with the objective of the collection of one crore Kilogram of waste in the span of one month.

Global Youth Climate in Bangladesh

  • Youth from 70 countries will participate in a Global Youth Climate Summit which will be inaugurated on October 20, 2022, in Khulna, Bangladesh.
  • The three day-summit which will be held between October 20-22 will bring together 650 youth in a hybrid format with 150 youth participating in person and 500 online.
  • The Global Youth Leadership Center is also being launched as a global organisation to mobilize youth, particularly from the Global South to tackle the climate crises.
  • Khulna has been chosen as the inaugural venue of GYLC as it is one of Bangladesh’s most climate-vulnerable regions.

Government launches Integrated Pensioners’ Portal for Central Government Employees

  • The Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh launched an Integrated Pensioners’ Portal for the Central Government pensioners.
  • The latest portal will act as a one-stop solution for all the needs of pensioners. BHAVISHYA, a portal for pension payment and tracking system is being integrated with the pension Seva portal of the State Bank of India (SBI).
  • As per the Government, the portal will enable the pensioners to get all the information and services in one place with a single login.
Shailaja Tripathi is an educational content writer with 2 years of experience. She is a Masters in Political Science from Delhi University and also holds a Bachelors in Education. At jagranjosh.com, she creates content for school students and college audiences. You can reach her at shailaja.tripathi@jagrannewmedia.com
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