Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recently approved the Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) as a self-regulatory body for publishers of news and current affairs across India.
The organisation, which has 47 digital news publishers on board, will look into grievances related to digital media news content on their platforms. The Ministry has approved nine self-regulatory bodies since May 2021.

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India’s largest botanical garden, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah, West Bengal, is under threat due to severe land erosion by Ganga River.
During a recent site visit, experts warned that parts of the fencing and inner plantation may get washed away by the swelling river. The garden is under the jurisdiction of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got a vote-share close to 13% in Gujarat Elections. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) rulebook, a political party can apply to be recognised as a national party if it is ‘recognised’ in at least four states; or polled at least 6% of the total votes in any four or more states in the previous Lok Sabha or assembly election, and sent at least four MPs to the Lok Sabha in the previous Lok Sabha election; it has won at least 2% of the total seats in the Lower House, from no less than three states.

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The International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime is observed on December 9.
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.

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The Union Ministry of new and renewable energy extended the rooftop solar programme till March 31, 2026.
With this, subsidy under the programme will be available until the target for the scheme is achieved. All residential consumers are advised not to pay any additional charges to any vendor on account of fee for application on the National Portal or any additional charges for net-metering or testing.

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University Grants Commission (UGC) announced new norms for undergraduate degrees. The draft regulations are mentioned in ‘Curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programmes'(FYUP).
Under this new system students will get a UG degree in three years on completion of 120 credits and a UG honours degree in four years on completion of 160 credits.

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Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane stated in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that more than 8,40,000 jobs created by Startups in country.
These jobs have been generated by 84 thousand government recognized start-ups. The start-ups are spread in 640 districts with 45 percent of them being from tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Over 100 Indian start-ups have achieved the status of Unicorn.

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers have developed an ‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’ that can generate electricity from sea waves.
The Device was deployed at a location about 6 KM off the coast of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The device targets generating 1MW of power from ocean waves in the next three years.

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Bengaluru is the host of the first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting from December 13 to 15.
The G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting is jointly hosted by the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The meeting will mark the start of discussions on the Finance Track agenda under the Indian G20 presidency. The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting will be held in Bengaluru during February 23-25 2023.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s sixth Vande Bharat Express between Bilaspur (Chattisgarh)-Nagpur (Maharashtra) route.
It will be operated by the Southeast Central Railways (SECR). The Vande Bharat Express can run up to a maximum speed of 160 kmph and has travel classes with better passenger amenities. The Prime Minister also launched phase-I of the Nagpur Metro.