Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023

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Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) proposes to use river names as tag line and branding for Indian agricultural products.
APEDA is identifying agricultural products that can be sourced from the Gangetic, Brahmaputra, Cauvery and Godavari river basins, among others. APEDA will showcase riverine source of agri exports as unique identifier.

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The government has rolled out Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP), to make vaccinations of children and pregnant women hassle-free.
The platform aims to digitise India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and has been launched in pilot mode across two districts of each state and union territory. This platform will help in registering and vaccinating every pregnant woman, recording her delivery outcome, registering newborn delivery, and administering birth vaccinations and all immunisations.

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The President has approved the conferment of 106 Padma Awards- 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri Awards in 2023.
Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous), Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous), Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna, Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) and Srinivas Varadhan were conferred Padma Vibhushan. Dr Dilip Mahalanabis served the country and saved millions of lives when there was an outbreak of cholera in 1971, during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He was the pioneer of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS).

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India’s Union Power ministry has proposed allowing some power financing companies including Power Finance Corp (PFC), REC Ltd, and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to issue tax-paid green bonds.
The power ministry has proposed PFC as the nodal agency for climate financing to tap cheaper finance from multilateral agencies. The issuer pays for tax-paid bonds, instead of the investors, getting higher returns on investment.

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The mega Krishi Mahotsav – Exhibition and Training programme recently concluded in Kota, Rajasthan.
It was organized by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It was attended by thousands of farmers, with the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar gracing the occasion.

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The Food Corporation of India (FCI) decided to off load 30 LMT wheat from the Central pool stock to the market, through various routes under Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic).
Offloading of 30 LMT wheat within a span of two months through multiple channels will have immediate impact on the rising Wheat and Atta prices. Wheat will be offered to the Flour millers, Bulk Buyers etc through e-auction, and to State Governments/UTs for their schemes without e-auction.

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The 30th National Child Science Congress began at Science City in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) and Gujarat Council of Science City are hosting the congress.
Over 1400 delegates including child scientists, teachers, evaluators, and government officials will attend the congress. As many as 850 students from across the country will showcase their projects.

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A report recently published by Hindenburg Research has accused Adani Group of stock manipulation, improper use of tax havens and money laundering.
It has also raised concerns about the group’s mounting debts. The report has led to sharp erosion in the valuation of listed companies like Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, Adani Total Gas, Adani Transmission, Adani Ports & SEZ, Adani Green Energy and NDTV among others.

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MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and Meta have announced the list of 120 startups and innovators for the XR Startup Program.
XR Startup Program is a collaboration between MeitY Startup Hub and Meta to discover, nurture, and accelerate Extended Reality (XR) technology startups and innovators across India. The Accelerator Program supports 40 early-stage start-ups working in XR technologies with a grant of Rs. 20 lakhs each.

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Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) head Arvind Kejriwal launched 400 “Aam Aadmi clinics” in Amritsar, Punjab.
The first set of 100 Mohalla clinics were opened in Punjab last year and more than 10 lakh people had availed health services in the Mohalla clinics.