Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2020

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India’s largest Central Armed Police Force, the Central Reserve Police Force has set up the National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE).
This is a facility for training the CRPF personnel, who are injured and become physically challenged in the line of duty. The personnel will be trained in the latest technologies like artificial intelligence, cyber security or warfare among others.

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The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under the Union Ministry of Power celebrates December 14 as the National Energy Conservation Day.
The Day is being celebrated every year since 1991, to exhibit India’s steps taken towards energy conservation. BEE spreads awareness amongst the people about energy efficiency and the need to shift to sustainable energy sources.

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Veteran aerospace scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Roddam Narasimha has recently passed away at the age of 87.
He served at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), teaching Aerospace Engineering from 1962 to 1999. He also served as the director of the National Aerospace Laboratories. He was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan award in 2013.

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The Union Finance Minister chairs the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) meeting. FSDC was constituted as a non-statutory apex body under the Ministry of Finance in 2010.
Recently, the 23rd FSDC meeting was chaired by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman via video conferencing. The meeting discussed India’s efforts to economic recovery and the policy measures taken by the government.

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The Prime Minister headed Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a financial assistance amounting Rs.3500 crore to sugarcane farmers of the country.
The funds are to be credited directly into the bank accounts of the farmers. The decision is expected to benefit 5 crore sugarcane farmers and 5 lakh workers employed in the sugar mills.

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A Coroner in the United Kingdom has delivered a landmark judgement, which stated that severe air pollution was the cause of the death of a 9-year-old child in the year 2013.
The child named Ella Kissi-Debrah died in a hospital due to acute respiratory failure, severe asthma and air pollution exposure.

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The Union Minister for Oil and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has stated that India has set a target of 15% for natural gas in the total energy mix of the country by 2030.
The existing share of natural gas in energy mix is 6.2%. The government has aimed to create a natural gas infrastructure with an investment of USD 60 billion by the year 2024.

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The Government of Pakistan has approved a legislation that permits chemical castration of rapists. This new legislation is applicable to repeat as well as first-time offenders.
This provision has been added to the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020. As per the ordinance, it is the discretion of the trial judge to order chemical castration.

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Every year, 18th of December is observed as the International Day of Migrants by the United Nations.
This decision was made by the United Nation General Assembly in the year 2000, taking into consideration large and increasing number of migrants around the world. The theme for this year’s Migration day is “Reimagining Human Mobility”.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with their counterpart in Austria on technology cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector.
This Indo-Austria bilateral cooperation in the sector would focus on enhanced road safety and exploring financing possibilities in the sector. It will also strengthen ties, enhance trade and regional integration between the two countries.