Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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The Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020 has been recently passed in the Rajya Sabha, to bring a law, that punishes those who attack Health workers or Doctors who are fighting the coronavirus outbreak or a similar situation. It provides for up to five years in jail for the act.

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As per a recent report by WPP Plc and Kantar, HDFC Bank has emerged as the most valued brand in India.
The Bank is placed at the top position for seventh consecutive year. HDFC Bank is valued at USD 20.2 billion and it is followed by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) at second position.

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India has recently amended its public procurement rules. Under the amended rules, entities of countries which do not allow Indian companies to participate in their government procurement will not be allowed to participate in government procurement in India.
This amendment been notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce.

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Alzheimer’s is a progressive diseases which leads to memory loss. The condition worsens with time and makes it difficult to perform day to day functions. Since 1994, each year 21st September is observed as the World Alzheimer’s Day. September is the month which is observed each year as the World Alzheimer’s Month in order to enable national and local Alzheimer associations worldwide to extend their reach of awareness programmes over a longer period of time.

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Recently, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has advised the States and Union Territories to stamp “International Convention of Road Traffic” on the first page of International Driving Permit (IDP) issued by them because many countries are not accepting the International Driving Permit issued to Indian citizens and ask for the validation of IDP in accordance of International Convention of Road Traffic. This convention is an International treaty for promoting safety of international traffic by making certain uniform rules for the contracting parties and is also known as the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic. It was signed in 1949 and came into force in 1952.

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Since 1914, every year an Annual Indian Science Congress has been hold and this year it was 107th Indian Science Congress which was held at University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka. The theme for this year was – Science and Technology: Rural Development.

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Every year, World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September, to raise awareness around cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and how they can be prevented. World Heart Day is a reminder for people across the world to stop and assess lifestyle choices for them and their family, while acknowledging the need to take strict steps to ensure the safety of their health against this morbid disease.

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The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is responsible for implementing the scheme “Building Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)” in order to encourage registration of IPR by MSMEs to provide financial assistance.

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Each year, World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is observed on 14th June and the theme of World Blood Donor Day 2020 was “Safe Blood Saves Lives” to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products.

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The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is implementing National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) for development of Block Level clusters across the country including Andhra Pradesh & Telangana States. The Block Level clusters are sanctioned on the basis of the viable proposals received from States Government.