Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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The Ease of Doing Business Rankings for Indian stated has been released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in collaboration with World Bank.
The ranking is based on implementation of “Business Reforms Action Plan”. Andhra Pradesh has topped the list followed by UP and Telangana.

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The Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) is to establish two new Centres for skilling and technical support at Bhagalpur and Varanasi.
CIPET is an autonomous research and training institution under the Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry. Around 1,000 youths will be trained in each centre every year through Diploma and Skill development programmes for employment in petrochemicals and allied industries.

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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is set to hold a programme named ‘SVanidhi Samvaad’ with street vendors from Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan will also participate in the program through video conferencing. Prime Minister is to interact with three beneficiaries from the state through virtual mode. 4.5 lakh street vendors of Madhya Pradesh registered in the PM SVANidhi scheme.

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The formal ceremony to induct 5 Rafale fighter aircrafts to Indian Air Force is scheduled to be held at Ambala airbase in Haryana on September 10.
The aircrafts are to be inducted into the No.17 Squadron of IAF also known as “Golden Arrows”. French Defence Minister Florence Parly is expected to take part in the induction ceremony.

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The Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched a scheme named YSR Sampoorna Poshana.
The scheme will be implemented in Anganwadi centres to provide supplementary nutrition to newborn babies, including pregnant women suffering from anaemia. Under the scheme, hot milk, rice, pulses, vegetables, and eggs would be distributed to pregnant and postpartum women for 25 days a month.

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The Prime Minister is to launch a new platform for managing Livestock named as e-Gopala App, which will serve as a breed improvement marketplace.
The portal also aims to provide information on managing livestock including buying and selling of germplasm of livestock. It also ensures Quality breeding services for livestock, Animal nutrition and traditional medical treatment. It also sends alerts to remind vaccination and calving.

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The US-based Aerospace and Defence company Northrop Grumman has named its spacecraft named after Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian descent to go to space.
The company’s next space station resupply ship, which is a NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft has been named as ‘S.S. Kalpana Chawla’. The company has a tradition of naming each of its Cygnus ship after an individual achiever in Human spaceflight.

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Social media major Twitter India has recently launched a dedicated search prompt for resources on mental health and suicide prevention.
This initiative has been launched on the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day. The search prompt #ThereIsHelp has been launched in association with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).

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As per the credit rating agency CRISIL, Indian economy will contract by 9 per cent in 2020-21 on account of COVID 19 pandemic.
The agency has stated that the infection is yet to peak and the financial assistance provided by the Government is not sufficient. Earlier in May 2020, Crisil had estimated the economy to contract by 5 per cent

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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recently released the States’ Start-up Ranking Framework 2019.
As per the ranking, Gujarat has been named as the best performer among states and Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been named as the best performer in the category of Union Territory. Karnataka and Kerala emerged as the Top performers. The framework is based on 7 broad reform areas.