Chhattisgarh Affairs
CMs home town ranks first in East Zone, second in country
Among small towns, Chhattisgarhs Patan (Durg district) was ranked first in the East Zone and second in the country in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022.
Ambikapur maintained its standing among clean cities. Chhattisgarh stood second in the category of Best Performing State.
Among the cities with a Population of more than one lakh, Ambikapur stood at number one in the state and Korba at number two. Raipur secured the second place among cities with a population more than 10 lakh.
The 7th edition of Swachh Survekshan was conducted to study the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) and ranked based on various cleanliness and sanitation parameters.
National and International Affairs
Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit nominates Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as his successor
Chief Lalits recommendation to the government would start the process for appointment of Justice Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India.If the government approval comes through, Justice Chandrachud would be the first second-generation Chief Justice of India. His father, Justice Y.V. Chandrachud, was the 16th Chief Justice of India and one of the longest serving ones.
Justice Chandrachuds years in The Supreme Court has seen his hand in almost every notable judgment of the court. His erudite verdicts and dissents on the Bench were marked by a reformist approach, especially in the arena of civil liberties, individual and womens rights.
His latest judgment had held thatsingle Women are equally eligible to the protection of abortion laws. Justice Chandrachud had decriminalised adultery, upheld the right of women short service officers in Army and Navy to be considered for permanent commission and stood by a womans right to marry a partner of her choice. Justice Chandrachud upheld theright of women of menstrual age to enter the Sabarimala temple.
Philip H. Dybvig
For the research on Banking and financial crises
Barry Sharpless
For the development of click chemistry and bio-orthogonal chemistry
Anton Zeilinger
For conducting experiments in quantum mechanics that laid the groundwork for rapidly-developing new applications in computing and cryptography.
Organization memorial and Organization Centre for Civil Liberties
For promoting the right to criticize power and protect the of citizens.
For showing outstanding efforts to document war crimes, Human Rights abuses, and the abuse of power.
Annie Ernaux
For the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restraints of personal memory.
Professor Svante Pbo
For the discovery of the genetic identity of two of humankinds earliest ancestors, and opening a new window on the HUMAN EVOLUTION process.
List of Noble Prize Winners 2022
Noble Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2022