Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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The Embassy of Poland and Polish Institute in Delhi has recently illuminated Qutub Minar in white and red, Poland’s national colours.
It was done to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the creation of Solidarity movement of Poland. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of Solidarity movement, which is a civil rights movement based on Gandhian principles of non-violence.

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The Union Ministry of Defence has recently set up a committee to review the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services (AFHQ CS) cadre.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh approved the proposal to set up the committee, that will be headed by Lt Gen Shekatkar (Retd). The other two members include R Chandrashekhar and AN Das. The committee would identify appointments in Service HQs and Inter-Service Organisations (ISO).

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The 17th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultations was held virtually and was co-chaired by Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry & Railways.
The virtual meeting was attended by the Trade Ministers of 10 ASEAN countries. The discussion was focused on ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA).

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Japan has extended an emergency loan support of 50 billion Japanese Yen (Rs 3500 crore) to India for its response to Covid-19 pandemic.
This financial support will be in the form of a 15-year loan at 0.01% rate of interest. The loan will support the health and medical policy of Indian Government and would be used to develop hospitals equipped with ICUs, infection prevention and management facilities.

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Bengaluru-based Financial solutions company Razorpay has been named in the ‘Fintech 250’ List of Fastest-growing Fintech Start-ups, by CB Insights.
Razorpay recorded a growth rate of 35 per cent month-on-month and contributed significantly in the digital payment sector in the recent months. The company has recently introduced neo-banking platform RazorpayX and has recently acquired a payroll management software company, Opfin.

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Two Union Territories of India Ladakh and Lakshadweep have been recently integrated to One Nation One Ration Card Scheme.
With this, a total of 26 states and UTs are seamlessly integrated in the national cluster of the scheme. The UTs have successfully completed the trial of portability transactions with other States and UTs.

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Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a 6-member panel to examine feasibility of permitting life insurance companies to offer index linked insurance products.
The panel would be headed by the appointed actuary of LIC, Dinesh Pant. Presently Life Insurance companies are offering two types of products namely Unit linked insurance plans and traditional plans.

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The current President of the European Union, Germany has launched its Indo-Pacific strategy with India.
The strategy launched by the Germany’s Foreign Ministry suggested dialogue with institutions such as Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), in the fields of maritime safety and disaster risk management.

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IIT Tirupati (IITT) in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, have developed a new technology named the ‘Hybrid sterilization system’.
It can decontaminate the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that are used by the Health workers to contain the spread of COVID 19. This Portable Optical Cavity Sterilization Unit (POSCU) sterilises the PPEs and other items which can be reused.

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The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has conferred the National Award to teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, which is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
As many as 47 educators across the country were conferred with the prestigious award for their selfless contribution for promoting education. Around 40 percent of the winners were women and this is the first time the event is held virtually.