Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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Tamil Nadu Government has raised the monthly pension amount of differently-abled persons from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 1500 from January 2023.
An expert committee has been formed by the state to identify vacancies in all the departments where differently abled can be employed.

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Ministry of Culture in association with Department of Post launched ‘Daakroom’, the famous letter writing carnival.
The event was organised under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, at Raj Ghat, New Delhi. The event is supported by India Post, Ministry of Culture and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, with the aim of reviving the art of letter writing in India.

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Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act was amended in 2021 to make provision for medical termination of pregnancies for up to 24 weeks for special categories of women.
Delhi High Court has allowed a 26-year-old woman to terminate 33 week pregnancy after she moved the court claiming ‘cerebral abnormality’ of the foetus. The bench cited the choice of mother and dignified life of unborn child.

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Bernard Arnault & family, who own the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group of luxury brands, were briefly placed in the top position on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk was at second position for a while after a fall in his automobile company Tesla’s shares. With a net worth of USD 185.4 billion, Musk is now again followed in the Forbes list by Arnault at USD 184.7 billion

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Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations-hosted entity based in Geneva, Switzerland, that has a goal to end the disease by 2030.
As per the ‘Tuberculosis Research Funding Trends, 2005–2021’ report, for the first time in history, funding for tuberculosis (TB) research and development (R&D) hit a billion dollars worldwide in 2021.

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The government permitted complete Work From Home (WFH) options to the employees of IT units in special economic zones.
The government has amended Special Economic Zones (SEZ) rules and permitted IT/ITeS units in SEZ, subject to certain conditions. The notification increases the duration of WFH, which could be extended up to 50% of the total employees.

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A Gender Toolkit based on ‘Enabling gender responsive urban mobility and public spaces’ was launched by Greater Chennai Corporation.
The toolkit was launched at a session conducted by the World Bank and the Chennai Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority.  It aims to highlight the gender issues surrounding mobility and city design.

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International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on 9 December, with the theme of ‘Uniting the World against Corruption’.
The 2022 International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) seeks to highlight the crucial link between anti-corruption and peace, security, and development. It also marks the start of twentieth anniversary of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

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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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France football team entered the semifinals of the World Cup by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute which helped Franc win the game.
France is also on course to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups. Kylian Mbappé is a 23 year old football player of the France team.