Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2023

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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has selected DSP Pension Fund Managers as the 11th fund manager permitted to manage retirement savings under the National Pension System (NPS).
PFRDA is looking to tap regional rural banks (RRBs) to enhance its reach to citizens across the country.

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The Chhattisgarh government has revealed plans to provide homes to over 47,000 impoverished individuals in rural areas as part of the initial stage of the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas NYAY Yojana. This initiative follows the failure to implement the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in 2021 as Chhattisgarh government could not contribute its required share of funds.

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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) issued its first rupee-denominated AAA rated social bonds with a total size of ₹1040.50 crore. The bonds issued privately to eligible institutional investors will be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on September 29, 2023.
The face value of each bond is ₹1 lakh. The base issue size is ₹1,000 crore, with an option to retain oversubscription up to ₹2000 crore.

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Drugmaker Cipla has launched drone-based deliveries of its critical medicines for hospitals in Himachal Pradesh, in partnership with Skye Air Mobility.
The medicines included cardiac, respiratory, and other essential chronic therapies. The use of drones will support on-time delivery of the company’s medicines to chemists and clinics in remote areas, while minimising risks including temperature-linked issues affecting cold chain products.

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Tamil Nadu government has unveiled its new tourism policy to develop the State into the most attractive experiential destination in Asia.
Over the next five years, the state aims to attract ₹20,000-crore investments and to facilitate the skill development of 3 lakh people. In the next five years, the State expects tourism to contribute at least 12 per cent of the State GSDP annually and tourism and supporting industries in the State to employ 25 lakh people.

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Nepal became the first team to score more than 300 runs in a T20I when it posted a total of 314 against Mongolia at the Asian Games, China.
Nepal’s Kushal Malla scored 137 not out off 50 balls, including 12 sixes and eight fours, while Dipendra Singh blasted eight sixes in 10 balls in his unbeaten 52 on the way to recording the fastest fifty in the format, breaking Yuvraj Singh’s record.

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Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala inaugurated the newly renovated Marine Museum at Fishery Survey of India, Visakhapatnam.
It displays more than 250 preserved specimens. All the specimens in the museum were displayed with modern technology such as QR coding, in which complete information could be obtained with just one click by science students, researches and general public.

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The United Nations body ITU’s Study Group, during its meeting in Geneva, has endorsed India’s 6G Vision, during a recent meeting.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is responsible for developing international mobile telecommunication standards. IMT 2030, also known as 6G, is being developed by Working Party 5D of ITU-R Study Group 5.

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‘Toto Shabda Sangraha’ Dictionary is set to be released to save Toto, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the tribal Toto people, from extinction.
A language spoken by barely 1,600 people living in parts of West Bengal bordering Bhutan, is written in the Bengali script. Though Dhaniram Toto developed a script as recently as in 2015, most people either write it in Bengali script or write in Bengali language.

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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently released a consultation paper on “Digital Transformation through 5G Ecosystem”.
The aim of this discussion document is to recognize the policy obstacles and propose the appropriate policy structure to accelerate the integration and efficient utilization of emerging technologies, fostering comprehensive and sustainable economic advancement facilitated by the 5G ecosystem.