Formerly known as: GSLV-III
Launch date: 22.10.2022
Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota
# | Field | Winners | Contribution |
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1. | Medicine | Svante Pääbo | for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution |
2. | Chemistry | Carolyn R. Bertozzi | for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. |
Morten Meldal | |||
K. Barry Sharpless | |||
3. | Physics | Alain Aspect | for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science. |
John F. Clauser | |||
Anton Zeilinger | |||
4. | Peace | Ales Bialiatski (Belarus) | For promoting the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. |
Russian human rights organisation Memorial | |||
Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties | |||
5. | Economic Sciences | Ben S. Bernanke | for research on banks and financial crises. |
Douglas W. Diamond | |||
Philip H. Dybvig | |||
6. | Literature | Annie Ernaux | for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory. |
Awarded by : France Football (French weekly magazine)
Winner of Ballon d'Or 2022: Karim Benzema (France) (Club: Real Madrid)
Winner of Ballon d'Or 2022 Feminin: Alexia Putelis (Spain) (Club: Barcelona)
Winner of Kopa Trophy (Best player under 21): Gavi (Spain) (Club: Barcelona)
Winner of Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper): Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) (Club: Real Madrid)
Club of the Year: Manchester City
Held from 01 to 15 October 2022
Hosts: Bangladesh
Winner: India
Runner-up: Sri Lanka
Player of the series: Deepti Sharma
Most runs: Jemimah Rodrigues (217)
Most wickets: Deepti Sharma (13) & Inoka Ranaweera (13)
Teams: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20.10.2022 launched Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), in the presence of the UN Secretary General António Guterres, at the Statue of Unity, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
The concept of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister at COP26 at Glasgow on 1 November 2021. On 5 June 2022, on World Environment Day, India furthered the vision of LiFE by launching the LiFE Global Movement, inviting academicians, researchers and start-ups across the world to think about specific and scientific ways in which the full potential of collective action can be harnessed to address the environment crisis. The movement received record support from global leaders.
Mission LiFE will action the ideas and ideals of LiFE through a mission-mode, scientific and measurable programme and demonstrate India’s commitment to walk the talk on climate change.
Mission LiFE is designed with the objective to mobilise at least one billion Indians and other global citizens to take individual and collective action for protecting and preserving the environment in the period 2022 to 2027. Within India, at least 80% of all villages and urban local bodies are aimed to become environment-friendly by 2028.
Held from 29 September to 12 October 2022
Venue: Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and Bhavnagar)
Motto: Celebrating Unity through Sports
Mascot: Savaj, the Asiatic lion
Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)
Medals Tally
# | Team | G | S | B | T |
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1. | Services | 61 | 35 | 32 | 128 |
2. | Maharashtra | 39 | 38 | 63 | 140 |
3. | Haryana | 38 | 38 | 40 | 116 |
4. | Karnataka | 27 | 23 | 38 | 88 |
5. | Tamil Nadu | 25 | 22 | 27 | 74 |
6. | Kerala | 23 | 18 | 13 | 54 |
Best Male Athlete: Swimmer Sajan Prakash (Kerala) who won 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals
Best Female Athlete: Swimmer Hashika Ramachandra (Karnataka) who won 6 gold and 1 bronze medal
37th National Games to be held in: Goa
Cleanest City in more than 1 lakh population
1. Indore; 2. Surat; 3. Navi Mumbai
Cleanest City in less than 1 lakh population
1. Panchgani; 2. Patan; 3. Karad
Best City in Safai Mitra Suraksha: Tirupati
Best Ganga Town: Haridwar
Cleanest State in "More than 100 ULBs" category
1. Madhya Pradesh; 2. Chhattisgarh; 3. Maharashtra
Cleanest State in "Less than 100 ULBs" category
1. Tripura; 2. Jharkhand; 3. Uttarakhand