Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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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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The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani has recently announced subsidy schemes for electric two-wheelers and e-rickshaws.
The schemes aim to encourage the use of electric vehicles to prevent air pollution. The Chief Minister announced the subsidy as a “Panchsheel gift” of five development schemes in Gujarat. Under the scheme, Students will get a subsidy of Rs 12,000 to buy e-scooters.

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China has recently reported the spread of Brucellosis, a bacterial infection. It is often caused by close contact with infected animals or animal products.
The disease causes fevers, joint pain and headaches. The Health authorities of China have said there has been no evidence of person-to-person transmission of Brucellosis so far in the country. It is said to have spread among people working in a state-owned biopharmaceutical plant in Lanzhou.

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In a first of its kind in India, Vistara has started offering “in flight Wi-Fi internet” connectivity to its passengers.
It is the first Indian airline company to offer this feature. It has been introduced in Boeing 787-9 Dream liners on flights between New Delhi and London. As a part of the introductory offer, Vistara has offered this facility free of cost.

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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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Smart City Index 2020 has been released by Institute for Management Development (IMD) in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD).
As per the report, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru have made a sharp fall in the global listing due to lack of updated technology. Hyderabad is placed at the 85th position followed by New Delhi at 86th position. Mumbai has been placed in 93th rank and Bengaluru is placed in 95th rank.

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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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There is a gap of 11 days, 1 hour, 31 minutes and 12 seconds(approx 11 days) between solar year and lunar year because the solar year is of 365 days and about 6 hours and the lunar year is of 354 days which results into Adhik Mas in Hindu Calender after 32 months.

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The World Peace Day is celebrated each year on September 21 and is first established by the United Nations in 1981. The theme in 2020 was Shaping Peace Together and is dedicated to strengthen peace in the World. The World Peace Day is also known as the International Day of Peace.

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Facebook has helped 2.5 million people to register as US voters before the National Voter Registration Day( 22 September). Further, it also aims to register 4 million eligible voters in the United States in 2020.