Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission to protect the natural resources in the state as well as to restore them.
The State’s Climate Action Plan will be implemented by the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC). Tamil Nadu has decided to stop any additions to its existing coal power capacity as the mission sought to generate half of electricity through renewable sources by 2030.

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The two-day-long National conclave of Universal Health Coverage was organised in Varanasi, by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched operational guidelines for AB-HWCs, Tele-MANAS along with training modules for CHOs and SASHAKT portal at the inaugural ceremony. He also felicitated Best Performing States/UTs.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually participated in a programme commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary, on 13th December.
The programme is being held in Kamban Kalai Sangam, Puducherry, under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The Prime Minister also released a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo. He was an Indian nationalist and editor of newspapers such as Vande Mataram. He later became a spiritual reformer and established Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry.

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Legendary athlete PT Usha was elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
She is a multiple Asian Games gold medalist and fourth place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final. The 58-year-old athlete was declared elected unopposed for the top post in the polls. The elections were held under the supervision of Supreme Court-appointed retired SC judge L Nageswara Rao. She became the first Olympian and first international medallist to head the IOA in its 95 year history.

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Ministry of Culture has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at seven places namely Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur.
These centers aim to conserve and develop art, culture and crafts across the country. The government provides regular annual grant-in-aid for conducting various activities and programmes to ZCCs. ZCCs organize a minimum 42 Regional Festivals for promotion of art and culture every year.

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has initiated investigations into around 23,000 rupees in Goods and Services Tax evasion by gaming companies.
These companies also include online gaming companies located in India as well as in other countries.  The tax evasion is related to the period between April 2019 and November 2022.

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Tokyo Olympian Haryana’s Manu Bhaker bagged a gold medal in the 10m pistol junior women’s event at the National Shooting Championship 2022 in Bhopal.
She had won gold medals in the senior and junior women’s individual 25m pistol events and women’s and junior women’s team gold medals in 25m pistol. Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar from Himachal Pradesh bagged the national title in the men’s 25m centre fire pistol. Karnataka’s Divya TS win the senior women’s 10m pistol gold medal.

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the fifth edition of Kochi Muziris Biennale. The Biennale will be hosted on the theme ‘In Our Views Flow Ink and Fire’.
The four-month-long celebration of art is scheduled to see several discussions, performances and film screenings. The biennale showcases more than 200 main artworks of 90 artists from about 40 different countries.

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Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited, wholly owned subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, announced an agreement to acquire clinker, cement and power Plants from Jaiprakash Associates Limited and its associate having total cement capacity of 9.4 MnT at an enterprise value of ₹5,666 crore.
This includes clinker of 6.7MnT capacity and thermal power plants of 280MW capacity.

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Each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) releases the ‘World Malaria Report’, which provides a comprehensive assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across the globe.
The 2022 report is based on information received from 84 malaria-endemic countries in all WHO regions. There were an estimated 619 000 malaria deaths globally in 2021 compared to 625 000 in 2020. The global tally of malaria cases reached 247 million in 2021 compared to 245 million in 2020.