Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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Oracle has been chosen by TikTok to be its trusted technology provider in USA. In the acquisition battle between Microsoft and Oracle, Oracle has taken a lead.
President Donald Trump claimed that the USA’s Tik Tok user data are siphoned to Chinese authorities. The US administration ordered ByteDance, the parent company of Tik Tok to sell its U.S. business.

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The Lok Sabha has passed the Salary, Allowances and Pension of MPs (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
The Bill would reduce the salaries of Members of Parliament by 30 % for a period of 1 year to meet the exigencies arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, the government had brought an ordinance in this regard.

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Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation (Keltron), owned by the Government of Kerala, is set to manufacture commercially available Ventilators.
The corporation has signed a pact with Society for Bio Medical Technology (SBMT) under the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) for technical expertise in ventilator production.

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Tata Projects Limited has won the contract bid to construct the new Parliament building.
The construction of the parliament building is a part of the Central Vista redevelopment project. The Central Vista redevelopment project consists of a triangular Parliament building, a common central secretariat and revamping of the 3 km-long Rajpath. Tata Projects Ltd had submitted a bid of Rs 861.90 crore.

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Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has recently lifted the ban of movement of onion supplies, that were already contracted for by the importers of Bangladesh.
Earlier, the DGFT banned all exports of Onion following shortage and sudden increase in prices in the domestic market. After Bangladesh had formally complained about the exports of the commodity, India has lifted the ban.

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The Union Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change has recommended 8 Indian beaches for the “Blue Flag” International eco-label.
The decision has been made based on the recommendations made by a national committee comprising of eminent environmentalists & scientists. The eight beaches include Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Kasarkod and Padubidri beach in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden beach of Odisha among others.

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Belgium secured the first position in the latest rankings released by FIFA followed by France and Brazil at the second and third position respectively. While, The Indian national team drop by one spot to rank 109th in the world

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Tata Project Limited has got the contract to form a new parliament. This contract has been received by Tata for Rs861.9 crore.

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Recently, On 22nd September, the Parliament passes the Essential Commodities (Amendment)Bill, 2020 to help more investment in cold storages, modernization of food supple chain, bringing price stability and creating competitive market environment. However, The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020 with provisions to remove commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities.

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World Rhino Day is celebrated every year on September 22 and provides the opportunity for cause-related organizations, NGOs, zoos, and members of the public to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways and also provides an opportunity to work towards saving the animal, which has been the target of poaching for decades.