It is the second FIFA tournament hosted by India ever. The maiden one was the Men’s 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was won by England. Though it’s the first time that our country is hosting any women’s tournament of FIFA.
16 countries are participating in the 7th edition of this biennial championship which was first held in 2008.
The tournament – to take place from 11 October to 30 October 2022 – is hosted by 3 venues namely at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, PJN Stadium in Goa and DY Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
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Emblem
The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 emblem is a trophy with a touch of Indian design elements. The trophy has a bright blue wave with “a paisley flourish” at its base and the football is made of marigold flowers framed by a water droplet. Have a look below to see it for yourself.
Points to know about the U-17 Women’s World Cup Football 2022
Originally it was to take place in 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic postponed it to 2022.
India, Morocco and Tanzania are making their debuts with this edition. Spain is the defending champions having won their first title in the last edition of 2018.
Mascot:
Ibha – an Asiatic lioness – is the mascot of this championship. Asiatic lions – a lion subspecies – are only found in the wild in India today. The name Ibha means “one with good vision or judgement” in Khasi, a language spoken primarily in the state of Meghalaya.
List of Champions
- North Korea: 2008
- South Korea: 2010
- France: 2012
- Japan: 2014
- North Korea: 2016
- Spain: 2018
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National Affairs
A 15-feet high statue of Jayprakash Narayan was unveiled on his 120th birth anniversary at his native village Sitab Diara
Jayprakash Narayan – popularly called JP or Lok Nayak (Hindi for “People’s leader”) – was a freedom fighter, activist, theorist, socialist and political leader.
He is best known for giving a call for a “total revolution” against the then PM Indira Gandhi in 1975. The movement finally culminated in insecure Indira Gandhi throwing the nation into the pits of Emergency.
A Magsaysay awardee for Public Service in 1965, he was posthumously given the Bharat Ratna – India’s highest civilian award – in 1999.
Sitab Diara is a village in Bihar’s Saran district.
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Phase I of the Mahakaal Lok Project dedicated to the nation
PM Modi has inaugurated the phase-1 of Mahakal Lok corridor project meant to renovate the Mahakaleshwar temple of Ujjain.
The project aims to decongest the area, increase footfalls and improve public amenities by grandly renovating the temple zone by expanding it seven times to that of the present area.
The project includes building world-class modern amenities such as parks, multi-storied parking lots, shops, pilgrim facility centres, light and sound systems, water pipelines and sewer lines to name a few.
Phase 2 of the Mahakal Lok project will develop the northern and eastern sides of the temple including Begam Bagh Road, Maharajwada, Mahal Gate, Hari Phatak Bridge and Ramghat areas.
At present, some 1.5 crore people visit the temple per year. With the expansion, this number can easily go beyond double that. The entire project will cost around Rs 850 crore – 316 crore for phase 1 while the rest will go to phase 2.
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India’s electricity consumption to double by 2030
At present, our total power consumption is 1,400 Billion Units. The data was quoted in the Meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Power which took place yesterday (October 11, 2022) in New Delhi.
Other Facts quoted in the meet:
All 5 regional grids in India were synchronised into the National Grid by December 2013. At present, the installed capacity of the National Grid is 404 GW and the peak demand met is 216 GW.
The subject of the meeting was “Development of National Electricity Grid in India – Its Significance”.
The country has achieved separation of central transmission utility (ctu) from Powergrid to bring transparency and a level playing field for all entities involved in the transmission of power to the end consumers.
We have also developed the integrated network (General Network Access) making it easier for people and companies to buy and sell power from anywhere.
International Affairs
Israel signs a historic maritime border pact with Lebanon
The agreement has been finally reached by the two countries after months of negotiations brokered by the US.
The peace deal will enhance Israel’s security and stability in the region apart from offering economic dividends like the inflow of billions of dollars into Israel’s economy.
Bankrupt Lebanon will gain economically from the deal as it will facilitate natural gas production and exploration in the Mediterranean.
Over 860 square kilometres of the Mediterranean Sea is claimed by both countries as their own so far.
Israel is technically still at war with its northern neighbour Lebanon ever since Israel’s creation in 1948. That means the country hasn’t signed any peace treaty ending the hostility legally.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to visit India in November ahead of G-20 meet
She will arrive to attend the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership which is going to take place before the G20 meeting scheduled in Bali (Indonesia) from November 15, 2022.
Growing food and energy crises in the world, infrastructural investments, strengthening global supply chains and investment in clean energy will be a few of the primary topics of discussion.
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6th meeting of the India-Norway Joint Working Group on Higher Education held in Delhi
The Joint Working Group was established to oversee the implementation of the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Higher Education signed between the two countries on 25th April 2022.
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