Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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The Delhi Government’s Women and Child Development Ministry is set to re-start vaccination and immunization of children from September 2020.
The programme was halted due to the nationwide COVID 19 lock-down. It will be implemented through 10,000 Anganwadi centres in Delhi with the help of ASHA and Anganwadi Workers.

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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a direction to Banks stating to refund charges collected by them on electronic transactions made by customers after January 1.
The CBDT has directed the Banks not to charge any fee for any transaction carried out through electronic modes like RuPay, BHIM – UPI, QR Code etc. Such practice by Banks is a breach of section 10A of Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act and section 269SU of the IT Act.

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India’s premier news agency, the Press Trust of India has elected the Vice Chairman of Ananda Bazar Group of Publications (ABP), Aveek Sarkar as the next Chairman.
Aveek Sarkar is to succeed Vijay Kumar Chopra, Chief Editor of the Punjab Kesari Group. He was also the editor of the Bengali language daily ‘Anandabazar Patrika’ and English daily ‘The Telegraph’. He was the founding MD of Penguin India and the founding Editor of Business Standard.

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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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In a boost to Make in India mission in Defence Sector, the Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), Tata Power Company Ltd. (TPCL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
The contracts have been signed for supply of 6 Pinaka Regiments to the Artillery unit of the Indian Army. The approximate cost of the project is Rs 2580 Crores

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During the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit in Moscow, India and Russia have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India.
The rifles will be manufactured in India as part of the joint venture Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL). The AK-47 203 is the advanced version of the AK-47 rifle and will replace the INSAS assault rifle.

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“Wilmington” in the US state of North Carolina has been declared as the World War 2 Heritage City. It is first of such cities to be announced.
This announcement was made by the US President Donald Trump during a ceremony held to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War 2. During the WW2, North Carolina Shipbuilding Company situated in Wilmington built 243 ships in 5 years as a part of the USA’s emergency ship building programme.

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India has recently initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of Vitamin C from China, as per the recent statement from the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR).
Earlier, Bajaj Healthcare filed a complaint to DGTR that dumping is leading to a decline in its market share, profits and causing damage to the domestic industry. Vitamin-C is mainly used by the pharmaceutical companies.

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The Government of Assam has re-launched an old scheme named “SVAYEM” which aims to provide self-employment to 2 lakh youth in the state. SVAYEM stands for Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment.
The scheme would provide Rs.50,000 as seed capital to selected youth, to commence their business. The total outlay of the scheme is Rs.1000 crore.

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The International Day of Charity is observed every year on September 5, across the world. The day aims to sensitize people and NGOs to engage in volunteer and philanthropic activities.
This date of 5 September marks the day of the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa. She was honoured as a Saint was known for her missionary work in Kolkata. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.