Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has asked Google to comply with its advisory to refrain from publishing advertisements of online betting platforms.
The latest guideline was issued by the Ministry in October after it noted violations of a previous advisory in June 2022, as some online offshore betting platforms started using news websites as a surrogate product to advertise betting platforms on television channels.

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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 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched sanitation workers’ development programme across the state and distributed safety equipment.
A survey will be carried out to identify sanitation workers and details will be uploaded on a mobile application. In the first phase, the scheme will be implemented in five urban local bodies and will be extended to all other local bodies.

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Kashi Tamil Sangamam is a month-long programme organized by the Ministry of Education, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a new train service named Kashi Tamil Sangamam Express between Kashi and Tamil Nadu to commemorate the event. He also announced that sleeper Vande Bharat manufacturing would commence soon to provide modern amenities.

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After completing the Artemis-1 mission, NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
It was the first test flight of a new spaceship meant to carry people back to the Moon. Orion’s next trip will be a loop around the Moon with astronauts on board, named ‘Artemis II’. It is scheduled around 2024.

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The United Arab Emirates made history with the successful launch of the Arab world’s first lunar rover ‘Rashid’.
This marks the start of 385,000km journey that will make the UAE the fourth country to land on the moon and the first in the Arab world. Rashid Rover was named after the late former Ruler of Dubai- Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

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The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL) signed MoU with Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board (TNIDB).
The MoU seeks to help attract commercial capital into infrastructure opportunities in the state. Seven projects are identified across departments which have the potential to attract private investments of approximately Rs. 5,000 to 6,000 crores.

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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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Union Tourism minister dedicated four projects under Swadesh Darshan scheme to nation in Puducherry
The minister also inaugurated the Puducherry Shopping Festival 2022 logo. The festival aims to promote business tourism and trade, by creating unique shopping experiences for the tourists visiting Puducherry.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Department of Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a Krishi-Decision Support System (Krishi-DSS) using satellite data.
It is a decision support system using RISAT-1A and VEDAS of Department of Space.  It uses geospatial technologies and related databases for enhancing evidence based decision making of all stakeholders in the agriculture sector.