Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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The High Court of Delhi has directed all private and Government schools incuding Kendriya Vidyalayas to provide gadgets and an internet package to poor students for attending online classes.
The court held that, if the schools do not provide such facilities to the poor students, it is tantamount to discrimination and digital apartheid. The court also said that segregation in education is a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution and Right to Education Act 2009.

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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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Since 1914, every year an Annual Indian Science Congress has been hold and this year it was 107th Indian Science Congress which was held at University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka. The theme for this year was – Science and Technology: Rural Development.

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The Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India has formulated following schemes to provide attractive avenues and opportunities to Indian researchers who are residing in foreign countries to work in Indian Institutes and Universities which are as follows –
1. Visiting Advanced Joint Research(VAJRA) Faculty Scheme which is a scheme to bring overseas scientists and academicians to India to work in public funded Institutions and Universities.
2. Ramanujan Fellowship provides opportunities to Indian researchers of high academic intelligence to work in all area of Science , Engineering and Medicine.
3. Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP) which provides opportunities to researchers to establish their career in Clinical or Public Health in India.

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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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The Government of India is going to setup the country’s first Medical Devices Park in Kerala which will specialize in high risk medical devices sector involving medical implants and extracorporeal devices.

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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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Karnataka has the highest number nursing colleges in India. It have 314 total number of colleges among which 13 are government colleges and 301 are private colleges. Health is a subject of State list, therefore opening of new nursing colleges falls under the purview of the respective state government.

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The Sports Ministry of Government of India is all set to establish the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) in Meghalaya and five more states, under the ministry’s flagship Khelo India scheme. Besides Meghalaya, five other states of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Sikkim.

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Kerala has received the United Nations award for its “outstanding contribution” towards the Non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals (SDGs).
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General announced this year’s UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) award on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. Kerala is one among the seven ministries of health across the world.