Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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NITI Aayog released a study report, titled ‘Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage Policy Framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India’.
The report explores the importance of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage as an emission reduction strategy to achieve deep decarbonisation. The report outlines broad level policy interventions needed across various sectors for its application.

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Hornbill Festival of Nagaland, also known as the ‘Festival of Festivals’, showcases Nagaland’s rich culture.
India assumed the G20 presidency on 1st December 2022 and the 23rd Hornbill Festival 2022 also began on the same day in Nagaland. It is organized by the Government of Nagaland, to encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote the cultural heritage of Nagaland. Hornbill, Nagaland’s cultural icon, is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud mooted an idea to bring focus on a Project Great Indian Bustard similar to Project Tiger.
The apex court was informed about deaths of male and female Great Indian Bustard in priority areas. The bench directed the chief secretaries of Rajasthan and Gujarat to conduct assessment relating to transmission lines and bird diverters required to protect the Great Indian Bustard.

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The tenure of Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been extended for 16 months, beyond his date of superannuation.
This is informed Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. Vinay Mohan Kwatra assumed charge as the new Foreign Secretary of the country on May 1.

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog announced the launch of applications for Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF).
It is an initiative of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog in collaboration with UNDP India to facilitate knowledge building and provide infrastructure support to aspiring community innovators. At present, there are 22 community innovator fellows, who are being incubated.

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According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), more than 100 million people were forcibly displaced in 2022, most of them within their own countries, for the first time ever.
The report is titled ‘Turning the tide on internal displacement: A development approach to solutions’. This was the highest global figure and more than twice the number recorded 10 years ago, as per the analysis by UNDP and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.

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‘Technotex 2023’, India’s premier show on Technical Textiles will be held in Mumbai. The event is being organized by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Industry, under National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM).
This is the largest event of technical textile industry in India, which will be attended by top CEOs, manufacturers, industry peers, purchase managers and suppliers from India and around the globe.

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The Chief Justice of India, Justice Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has directed to organise a Hackathon event in the Supreme Court, for the first time in the history.
It is an initiative to identify innovative ideas for refining process of ‘filing to listing’ of cases. The event will be organised under the supervision and guidance of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Supreme Court Judge.

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The FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 will be hosted by Odisha at Bhubaneswar-Rourkela from 13 January, 2023.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the trophy tour of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023. The trophy will travel across 13 states and one Union territory and then across all districts of the state.

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India has jumped to the 48th position in the global aviation safety ranking by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The Indian aviation safety has scored the highest ever score of 85.49 per cent. In 2018, India was at the 102nd rank. In the ranking, Singapore is at the top, followed by the UAE and South Korea at the second and third positions.