Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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E-commerce giant Flipkart has recently acquired mobile gaming start-up Mech Mocha, which runs the first live-social gaming platform, ‘Hello Play’.
After the acquisition, the intellectual property from the start-up and the skilled gaming team will also join Flipkart. This is a part of the Walmart-owned company’s initiatives to engage with users on its platform.

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The Indian Naval Ship Airavat carrying 100 tonnes of food aid has reached Sudan. This is a part of the “Mission Sagar-II” under which Indian Navy would deliver food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea.
Earlier in May – June 2020, Mission Sagar was undertaken by the Indian Navy to provide food and medicines to Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros.

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The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has launched the ‘Go Electric’ campaign in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The state government has nominated the Non-conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (NREDCAP), as the state nodal agency to set up charging stations. The state government has also planned to launch 400 charging stations in the state.

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As per the recent statement from the Earth Sciences Ministry, the Economic benefits from the use of weather forecasting services to farmers and fishermen since 2015 amounted to Rs 19,000 crore.
The Ministry cited a study it had commissioned from the research firm National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The Ministry also stated that this can record Rs 5000 crore, when extrapolated to the next five years.

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The Education department of Assam had launched an Aadhaar enrolment drive that aims to cover nearly 70 lakh students of the State.
The drive aims to cover 66,133 schools across the state. The drive would enrol all students of age 6 to 18 studying in Government and Private schools of Assam.

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The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has stated that the Shipping Ministry is being renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
The Prime Minister announced this modification after inaugurating a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha. The Ministry is being expanded to provide clarity in the nature of work.

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India has recently gifted 20 fully trained military horses and 10 mine detection dogs to the Bangladesh Army. These animals have been trained by Remount and Veterinary Corps of the Indian Army.
Army dogs are extremely useful in mine detection and contraband items. The gifting is seen as a good will gesture to improve the diplomatic ties between the two countries.

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently announced a grant of Rs 900 crore for research and development of COVID-19 vaccine.
The grant has been announced to the Department of Biotechnology for the vaccine research. The grant is provided for Covid Suraksha mission. The actual cost of vaccine and distribution expenses will be announced later.

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‘National Rail and Transportation Institute’ (NRTI) is the first and only transportation university of India, which is located in Vadodara, Gujarat.
NRTI has recently launched seven new programmes including Undergraduate, MBA and MSc. The MSc programme is offered in partnership with the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom whereas the MBA programs focus at Transportation and Supply Chain Management.

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The international rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service has recently revised India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast to -8.9% contraction from -9.6% projected earlier, for calendar year 2020.
The agency has projected the GDP of India for 2021 as 8.6%, an upward revision from the earlier projection of 8.1%.