Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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Airbnb recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Goa Tourism Department, to promote inclusive tourism.
The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the official launch of ‘Rediscover Goa’, a week-long celebration of Goa’s vast cultural diversity. The MoU seeks to make Goa as one of the most sought-after tourism destinations among local and foreign tourists.

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Nine new items from various states of India including Gamosa of Assam, Tandur Redgram of Telangana, Raktsey Karpo Apricot of Ladakh, Alibag White Onion of Maharashtra have been given the GI Tags.
With this, the total number of GI Tags in India comes to 432. The top 5 states with the maximum number of GIs are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.

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Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, Vice President of CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research announced the launching of “One Week, One Lab” countrywide campaign from 6th January, 2023.
In this campaign, each of the 37 premier laboratories/Institutes of CSIR spread across the country will showcase their exclusive innovations and technological breakthroughs to the people of India, in every successive week.

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Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, has been appointed as the first Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara by the Indian President Smt. Draupadi Murmu.
The President has also appointed Dr. Manoj Chaudhary, as the first Vice Chancellor of Gati Shakti University, Vadodara. Dr Chaudhary is Professor as well as Dean of International Alumni and Corporate Relations in IIT Jodhpur. He is an invitee member of the 6G Task Force in the Department of Telecom.

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Casper Ruud has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. The winner of the award is selected by fellow players on the ATP Tour.
The 23-year-old Norwegian reached the summit clashes of French Open, US Open and ATP Finals this year. He also won titles in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad while finishing runner-up at Miami. Casper Ruud reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2 and finished the year as World No. 3.

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The Sela Pass tunnel is being built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), to provide all-weather connectivity to China border in Arunachal Pradesh.
The tunnel being built at a height of 13,000 feet, will give the Indian Army access to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Tawang.

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A UN nature deal has recently proposed calls to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030. At present, just 17% of terrestrial and 10% of marine areas are protected.
The proposal called on rich countries to increase financial aid to the developing world to USD 20 billion annually by 2025, rising to USD 30 billion per year by 2030, to save their ecosystems.

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Indian contestant Sargam Koushal was named Mrs World 2022, beating contestants from 63 countries to bring the title back to India after 21 years.
Mrs World 2021 Shaylyn Ford of the U.S. presented the crown to Mumbai-based Sargam Koushal. Mrs Polynesia was named the first runner-up, followed by Mrs Canada as the second runner-up in the event.

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Several Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have agreed to form a ‘Coalition for Nature’ for the implementation and adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The coalition is being led by Cabo Verde, Samoa and Seychelles. The goal of the coalition is to advocate for common SIDS priorities and needs such as greater means of implementing biodiversity objectives in these places.

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Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has been established with effect from 24th July, 2020.
It was formed on the basis of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. CCPA has sent notices to e-commerce players Flipkart and meesho.com for gross violations of norms related to sale of acid on their platforms.