Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has permitted SII – Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trials of COVID vaccine, which was paused last week as per an order by DCGI.
The SII is conducting trials of the vaccine being developed by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Astra Zeneca. DCGI has advised SII to take additional care during the trial and to submit the details of medication to ensure that it in accordance with the protocol for the management of adverse events.

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has initiated a complete investigation into the accident that involved the Howitzer gun system.
The indigenously-developed gun system when undergoing firing caused an accident in Pokhran in Rajasthan. DRDO is presently developing ‘Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)’ along with two private sector defence firms.

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“A Promised Land” is a book being written by the former US President Barack Obama. It is set to be published in November, shortly after the US elections.
The book is to be published by Penguin Random House. It is a 768-page book, which will be the first of two volumes of the memoir of Barack Obama.

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In order to improve the prescription practices among India’s medical graduates, a free online course has been launched by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
The course named ‘Prescribing Skills for Indian Medical Graduates’ will be offered by National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai. Medical Council of India (MCI) has made the course compulsory for postgraduates.

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Star Chef of India, Vikas Khanna will be honoured with the prestigious 2020 Asia Game Changer, presented by the Asia Society.
It is a US-based non-profit organisation that honours the people, who make a positive contribution to the future of Asia. Vikas Khanna has been selected for arranging ‘#FeedIndia initiative’ a food distribution drive that helped millions of people across India, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers in the Indian Navy to embark on Navy warships as part of ship’s crew. It is the first time in the history of Indian naval avaiation, two women officers are selected as an ‘Observers’ (Airborne Tacticians) in the helicopter stream as the part of Multi-Role-Helicopters (MRH)crew.

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FELUDA is a test for Covid-19 powered by CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) which recently got approval for its commercial launch by Drug Controller Of India. The test met high quality benchmarks with 96 per cent sensitivity and 98 per cent specificity for detecting the Novel Corona virus.

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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued a press note permitting foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence production above 74 % on the automatic route without permission.

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To mark the 75th anniversary of UN in 2020, a meeting of the UN General Assembly was organized virtually on 21st September 2020. It released a declaration titled “The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism”. Year 2020 marks 75th anniversary of UN which was established on October 24, 1945.

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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.