Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2020

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A ‘High Level Monitoring Committee’ is proposed to be set up by India and Bangladesh to review projects implemented with Line of Credit (LoC) provided by India.
The decision was made at the 6th Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting between the two countries held in a virtual mode. The High-Level Monitoring Committee would be headed by Secretary, Economic Relations Division of Bangladesh and High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh.

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The Union Defence Ministry has designated Alpha Design Technologies Limited (ADTL) to upgrade the soviet era Pechora surface to air systems.
As per the Rs.591 crore contract, the firm would be upgrading 16 such systems. Alpha Design Technologies Limited is a Bengaluru based company that is specialized in defence electronics, avionics and space satellite systems.

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The Union Finance Ministry has permitted Uttar Pradesh to raise an additional Rs.4851 crore of debt which is linked to the reforms undertaken in Public Distribution System (PDS). The additional borrowing can be done by rolling out “One Nation One Ration Card” scheme in the state.
Andhra Pradesh has been permitted for additional borrowing of Rs.2,525 crore for which it will have to make reforms on Ease of Doing Business. In May, the centre increased the borrowing limits of states from 3% to 5% of GSDP. Out of the additional 2%, 0.25% is linked to reforms in PDS and 0.25% is linked to ease of doing business.

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Union Ministry of Tourism organised a webinar on “Charkhe pe Charcha” under its Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series on 2nd October 2020.
The Webinar focused on spinning wheel and Khadi. Mahatma Gandhi placed Khadi in the forefront as a symbol of boycott of foreign cloth and thereby opposing colonialism. The webinar aimed to explore the dimensions of khadi in the freedom struggle of India.

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The Indian Navy along with Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation had undertaken Aerial Seeding in Vishakhapatnam.
This initiative is aimed to increase green cover in and around Vishakhapatnam. Over 6.25 tonnes of seed balls were air dropped in five locations from the Naval helicopters.

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The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) has completed its live trading and other business operations from a Disaster Recovery (DR) site.
As per a release from NSE, all commercial operations of the exchange were executed from the DR site which is located in another city, which is a replica of the main production site located in Mumbai. After successful testing of the DR site, the operations were reverted to the original site.

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As per the recent press release issued by the Ministry of Defence, two exercises namely Bongosagar and Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) will be held between India and Bangladesh in October first week.
Under the India Bangladesh Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) exercise, both navies will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The exercises are held as part of Prime Minister’s SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) initiative.

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American Scientists Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology.
The award has been presented for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Their work helped to explore a major source of blood-borne hepatitis, which couldn’t be explained by the hepatitis A and B viruses.

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World Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on October 5, across the world to celebrate the importance of all educators.
The theme for World Teachers’ Day 2020 is “Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future”. This day has been celebrated since 1994 to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO-UNESCO Recommendation regarding the status of Teachers.