Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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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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Every Year, September 17 is celebrated as World Patient Safety Day. It was established in the 72nd World Health Assembly of WHO in 2019.
The day is observed globally to enhance the understanding of patient safety and to increase public engagement in safety of health care.

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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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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.

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The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is a new flagship programme that is being implemented by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying envisages enhancing fisheries exports to about Rs.1 lakh crore, and increasing the fish production to 22 million metric tons by 2024-25.

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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.

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The Parliament of India passes, The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to confer the status of Institution of National Importance(INI) to Five IIITs which are located in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur. It was introduced by Human Resource Development Minister Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

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The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) launched a hackathon named as ‘KRITAGYA’ in order to promote potential technology solutions for enhancing farm mechanization with special emphasis on women friendly equipments.

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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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The Gunda and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Bill was passed by Gujarat Legislative Assembly on September 24, 2020. The Bill seeks to strictly deal with anti-social elements and hardened criminals, prescribing jail terms ranging from seven to 10 years and it also empowers the police to seek 30 day remand instead of 15 days while a charge sheet can be filed within 90 days instead of the present provision of 60 days.