Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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The government has approved a revival package of Rs 1,64,000 crore for revival of BSNL. Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that this project will transform BSNL.
The revival measures focus on infusing fresh capital for upgrading BSNL services, allocating spectrum, de-stressing its balance sheet and merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) with BSNL.

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According to a new report, India currently has around 350 million online transacting users across e-commerce, shopping, travel and hospitality, and OTT.
There are about 40-45 million mature users who spend a significant share of their wallet online. The report also estimates that these mature users would account for USD 400 billion online spending by 2030. With 780 million, India is home to the second-largest Internet user base in the world.

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The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the Earth science satellite to track nearly all the water on Earth’s surface.
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft was launched atop a SpaceX rocket with a mission of three years. The satellite will measure the height of water in freshwater bodies and the ocean on more than 90 per cent of Earth’s surface. This information will provide insights on how the ocean influences climate change.

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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated ICMR-NARFBR (National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research) at Genome Valley in Hyderabad.
NARFBR is an apex facility which will provide ethical care and use and welfare of laboratory animals during research. The Centre will create processes for pre-clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics along with quality assurance checks.

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International Migrants Day is being celebrated December 18 to focus toward the social and economic conditions of migrants all across the globe.
In 2020 over 281 million people were international migrants while over 59 million people were internally displaced by the end of 2021. The estimated number of international migrants has increased over the past five decades.

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The Speedtest Global Index for November has been released by network intelligence company Ookla.
In November, India jumped 40 ranks to the 71st spot globally in terms of mean download speed to 50.26 Megabits per second (Mbps), nearly double 27.13 Mbps in October. Qatar had the highest media mobile download speed. Chile, meanwhile, had the highest fixed broadband download speed.

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Spain’s lower house of Parliament passed a law that allows people over 16 years of age to change their legally registered gender without any medical supervision.
Under the law, minors aged 12 or 13 will need a judge’s authorisation to make the change, while those between 14 and 16 will have to be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians. The law also banned conversion therapies, established fines and punishments for attacks on LGBT people.

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Automobile major Tata Motors has announced that Tata Safari will be the official partner for the Maharashtra Open tennis tournament.
This is South Asia’s only ATP 250 tournament, which is scheduled to be held in Pune. Tata Motors committed itself as the title sponsor for the fifth consecutive year.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin launched the Mananala Nallaadharavu Mandram (Mind Health Support Forum) at government medical colleges to offer counselling and support to school students.
A helpline 14416 was also introduced to reach out to psychiatrists at government medical colleges. In all medical colleges, the forum has been created to offer programmes to improve the mental health of students. The programme will be extended to all colleges and schools.

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Zydus Worldwide DMCC, a subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market Selexipag Tablets in different strengths.
Selexipag is used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), to delay disease progression and reduce the risk of hospitalisation in adults.