Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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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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A draft of Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules 2020 has been prepared by the Ministry of Power for the first time.
As per the regulations, the time period to provide new electricity connection and modify existing connection in metro cities is not more than 7 days and in rural areas is not more than 30 days.

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Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank virtually conferred Second Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award.
The USVA Award is being organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) since 2019, to motivate AICTE approved institutions. This year, the theme of the award is “India Fights Corona”. College of Engineering, Pune won the award in the overall category.

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Proposals for the National Highways Excellence Awards 2020 have been invited by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The award was first instituted in 2018 and is conferred to companies that are performing exceptionally well in the construction, operations, maintenance of highways. The awards are given every year in seven categories.

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As per the recent statement of the External affairs ministry, India had joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCOC).
DCOC is an association on Maritime affairs that aims to piracy and armed robbery against ships in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. India has joined the grouping as an observer. As of now, a total of 20 countries have signed the conduct.

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Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Amitabha Ghosh has recently passed away at the age of 90.
He had the shortest stint as the RBI Governor for 21 days, from January 15, 1985 to February 4, 1985. He was earlier serving as a Deputy Governor of RBI. He handed over the designation to the 17th RBI Governor R N Malhotra.

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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meeting is scheduled to be held on 24th September 2020. The meeting would be held in a virtual mode through video conference.
The meeting would be chaired by Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. The foreign ministers of all the member countries would take part in the meeting. Ministers of India and Pakistan are also scheduled to meet.

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September 18 is observed as the International Equal Pay Day by the United Nations. It has been celebrated for the first time this year.
The day is observed by the United Nations to throw light and end discrimination against women and girls. As per the UN, women are paid less than men in all parts of the world, with the gender pay gap estimated at 23 %.

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The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has launched “National Generic Document Registration System” (NGDRS).
This system marks a shift from the existing manual registration system to online registration for sale or purchase of land. The new system would add strength to the UT’s e governance by establishing a transparent and accountable land registration mechanism.

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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.