Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2021

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The Centre has allocated 600 lakh tonnes of foodgrains for free distribution under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
The additional 5 kg food-grains scheme was initially announced in the month of April, 2020 and was later extended till November 2021 in four phases. As per official data, 83 per cent grains out of the 600 lakh tonnes, were lifted by states till September 15.

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The Government of India has recently launched the “National single-window system for investors and businesses”. This portal is designed to act as a single point of contact for obtaining all approval and clearance for business enterprises and investors. This would enhance Ease of Doing Business, transparency, and accountability.
Presently, approvals across 18 central departments and nine states have been onboarded to the portal and another 14 departments would be onboarded by December 2021.

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India’s leading private sector Bank – Axis Bank, has committed a sum of Rs.30,000 crore for lending to sustainable financing till the financial year 2025-26, which is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. This commitment is intended to assist India to reach the SDG targets by 2030.
The Bank intends to make wholesale lending to Sustainable Development projects which would  have positive social and environmental impact.

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The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has designed and developed indigenously, a charger for electric vehicles, named AC001. This is taken up for large scale manufacturing by Bharat Electronics.
Presently most of the charging components for electric vehicles are imported. The indigenous development and manufacturing of these components would boost electric mobility in India.

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India’s Comptroller and Auditor General G C Murmu selected as the external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
IAEA is a prestigious international institution that promotes peaceful use of nuclear energy. As per the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), his candidature received majority support of the IAEA general conference and his tenure will be for six years, from 2022 to 2027.

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U.S.-based not-for-profit entity Freedom House recently released a report on Internet freedom, a term that includes digital rights, freedom of information, and the right to Internet access.
As per the report, Internet Freedom has declined for the 11th year in a row worldwide. The greatest damaging effects were found in Myanmar, Belarus, and Uganda. China was ranked as the worst environment for Internet freedom for the seventh year in a row.

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Jyothi Surekha Vennam has bagged a silver medal in the women’s compound event at the ongoing World Archery Championship in Yankton.
She was defeated by world number three Sara Lopez of Colombia in the final clash. Earlier, the Indian women’s and mixed compound teams won silver medals in the World Championships. India women’s team comprised of Jyothi, Muskan Kirar and Priya Gurjar.

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The Uttarakhand Forest Department dedicated the state’s first Palmetum and the biggest one in North India, to the people in the Haldwani, Nainital.
The Palmetum took over 3 years to develop and has over 110 species of palms. It was developed under CAMPA scheme. The Palmetum has palm species under various IUCN categories of critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable among others. The palm species which is endemic to Uttarakhand is called Trachycarpus Takil (Takil Palm), that can survive sub-zero temperature.

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The XENON1T experiment, which was seen in the news, is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. It was operated deep underground at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy.
Dark energy is said to be the mysterious form of energy that makes up about 68% of the universe. A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, suggests that some unexplained results from the XENON1T experiment may have been caused by dark energy. However, the experiment was designed to detect dark matter.

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British champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes has become the first F1 driver in the world, to win 100 Grand Prix, by winning the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi track. His 99th victory was at the Silverstone Grand Prix.
This also made Lewis Hamilton clinch 5th Russian Grand Prix victory. He had broken Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins last year. Hamilton won his first F1 race in Canada in 2007 in his 22^nd year.