Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2023

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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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A report titled ‘Gender Gaps in Agriculture Productivity and Public Spending in Nigeria’ was released recently by the World Bank.
According to this report, the Nigerian economy can earn an additional 8.1 million USD each year if it closes gender gaps in the agricultural sector.

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The Draft Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 was released recently by TRAI.
It proposes safeguards against SIM-swap frauds. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) seeks suggestions on connectivity and mobile porting.

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UAE Ministry of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, in collaboration with the Dubai Media Council, has officially launched a guide titled ‘100 Practical Use Cases of Generative AI in Media.’
The launch took place on the opening day of the 21st Arab Media Forum in Dubai.

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Global Innovation Index 2023 was released recently by the World Intellectual Property Organization. India retains 40th rank in this index out of 132 economies.
India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 40 in 2023.

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Uttar Pradesh has attained a significant milestone by achieving 100% ODF Plus coverage in the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen, with 95,767 villages declaring themselves ODF+ with solid and liquid waste management systems.
Over 80,000 villages achieved ODF Plus status in the past nine months, coinciding with the nationwide ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign, where 88 lakh people participating in the state.

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Titled the “Pearl of The Silk Road,” the Tashkent International Film Festival was inaugurated in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
The festival was initially inaugurated in 1968. India’s participation in TIFFEST revolves around the theme ‘Showcasing India’s Creative Economy’.

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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen launched the island’s first domestically made submarine for testing at a port in Kaohsiung.
The submarine, if successful in its tests, will be a major breakthrough for Taiwan in shipbuilding and design.

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World Heart Day is an annual event, observed every year on 29th September. The day is celebrated by organizing various events globally to raise awareness about the heart disease and its preventive measures to manage the cardiovascular diseases.
This year, the theme of the ‘World Heart Day’ is ‘Use Heart, Know Heart’.

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Russia is set to hike defence spending by almost 70 per cent in 2024, its finance ministry document published showed.
The document said defence spending was set to jump by over 68 per cent year-on-year to almost 10.8 trillion rubles (USD 111.15 billion), totalling around 6 per cent of GDP. Russia has been pouring resources into its full-scale offensive in Ukraine.