Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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Researchers at CSIR’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) have developed solar based spray systems to tackle water crisis in agriculture.
Two variants of the equipment have been developed – one for “marginal famers” and other for “small farmers”. These sprayers are equipped with two separate tanks, flow control and pressure regulator to handle different water requirements of the crops.

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A painting of V.S. Gaitonde has become the most expensive work of art by an Indian artist, as it has fetched Rs 32 Crore at an auction held at Mumbai auction house Pundole.
The untitled oil-on-canvas painting was created in the year 1974 and was bought by an unnamed international buyer. This sale breaks the record held by another art work of V.S. Gaitonde that fetched Rs 29.3 crore in the year 2015.

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“Mylab”, a molecular diagnostic company based at Pune, became the first company in India to get Covid 19 test kits validated by Drug Controller of India.
The validation of the Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests kits developed by the company has been validated by the National Institute of Virology.

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The Kaziranga National Park in Assam, which is home to the Asiatic one-horned rhinos, is to be expanded by 3,053 hectares.
The Government of Assam has issued a notification approving 7th, 8th and 9th addition to the National Park. These additional areas include encroachment-evicted areas at riverine islands that were vulnerable to encroachment.

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The Railway Ministry has proposed to amend Sec 144 of Railways Act 1989. As per the present provision in the act, begging in Railway property is an offence and makes it liable for imprisonment or a fine of Rs.2000/-.
The section is proposed to be changed by stating that begging will not be allowed in properties of Railways including Trains and Railway premises.

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The Union Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh attended the country’s first high-level political meet with China amid prevalent border tensions.
This meet has been organised on the side-lines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in the Russian capital Moscow. As per media reports, the Chinese side initiated the meeting attended by the Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe.

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Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed a theragnostic (diagnostic therapy) drug candidate for lung cancer.
JNCASR is an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India. Lung cancer is one of the most common cause of cancer related death and is tough to detect at early stages thereby making it difficult to treat.

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The Vodafone Idea Limited has revealed its new integrated brand identity “VI” (read as ‘We’), using just the initials of both Vodafone and Idea.
The new brand name has been launched after 2 years since the merger of Vodafone and Idea took place. The company has also revealed a reward programme named ‘Happy Surprises’. The Supreme Court has given telecom companies 10 years to pay adjusted gross revenue dues (AGR) dues.

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The programme named ‘Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission’ is implemented by the Union MSME Ministry. The programme is aimed at creating employment for the unemployed and migrant workers give handholding artisans and support the local agarbatti industry.
To make India self-reliant in this sector, the total size of the programme, has been increased to more than ₹55 crore. This includes immediate support to 1,500 artisans and development of two centres of Excellence costing at ₹2.20 crore.

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The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced a new electronics & hardware manufacturing policy.
The policy aims to increase the State’s electronics industry output to $100 billion by 2025. The policy undertakes to impart skill training for more than 1,00,000 people by 2024, to meet the state’s human resource demand in electronics sector.