Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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E-commerce major Amazon India announced the launch of Amazon Future Engineer in India. It is the company’s global computer science education programme.
According to the company, the programme will enable access to quality computer science education and career opportunities for students from underserved communities. In the first year, Amazon aims to deliver learning opportunities to more than 1 lakh students from 900 government and aided schools across seven states in the country.

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Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is the apex trade promotion organisation set up by the Ministry of Commerce, and private trade and industry bodies in 1965.
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal recently launched the ‘Ease of Logistics’ portal. The new portal will be a connecting link between exporters and logistic service providers. With this, the users will be able to view the demand from exporters, quote, discuss and finalize business.

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Japan’s former foreign minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace Yoshihide Suga as the Prime minister. He has won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership vote on Wednesday.
The 64-year-old is set to replace PM Suga, after his approval ratings fell within his first year in office. Japan is facing a stagnant economy damaged  by the coronavirus pandemic, unprecedented public health crisis, and increased political threatening by China.

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Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-Hyderabad) researchers have recently developed an alternative to corneal transplantation.
The research team have developed a hydrogel from discarded corneas from human and bovine sources using a novel method. The team discovered that this tissue-specific hydrogel can prevent cells from scar tissue formation. The team also demonstrated that this hydrogel can be applied after injury which helps to regenerate the cornea without scarring.

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The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) was set up in 1957 in Cochin. It is the first and only national center where research in all disciplines relating to fishing and fish processing is undertaken.
CIFT has developed fertiliser and pet supplement from shrimp shell. ‘Foliar Spray’, the customised fertiliser with antimicrobial agents, is developed to enhance crop yield and improve disease. The institute has also tied up with a Kolkata-based company to commercialise the technology

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Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur launched a month-long Clean India Programme from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology-Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
The programme has been launched as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The aim of the cleanliness drive is to create awareness, encourage people and make them involve in cleaning waste especially the ‘Single Use Plastic’ waste throughout the country. This campaign will continue till 31st October.

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Every year, the 30th September is celebrated as the International Translation Day. This day is chosen to remember the Bible translator St. Jerome, who is considered the father of translators.
A resolution in this regard was passed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the year 2017, in order to recognise the role played by language professionals in connecting nations and promoting peace.

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Indian shooter Manu Bhaker is an ace Indian shooter. She is in news recently since she has made a  top podium finish in the ISSF Junior World Championship held at Lime, Peru. She won Gold in individual pistol event as well as in a mixed team pistol with Sarabjot Singh.
Her contribution helped India to rise to the top of the medal tally at the championship.

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The birth anniversary of India’s ‘Father of Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi is observed as the ‘International Day of Non-Violence’ every year, on October 2.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in a resolution adopted in 2007, established the day as an occasion to spread the message of non-violence through education and public awareness. In 2004, Iranian Noble Laureate Shirin Ebadi proposed the idea of the commemoration.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a new five-year term. The government has been facing a lot of challenges, including a long conflict in the northern region of Tigray.
Abiy’s Prosperity Party was declared the winner of parliamentary elections earlier this year. The prime minister was also the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner for restoring ties with neighbouring country Eritrea.