Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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The United Nations marked the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent on 31 August 2021.
This occasion also comes at the midpoint of the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024). The Decade aims to celebrate important contributions of people of African descent advance inclusion policies, eradicate racism and promote human rights.

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According to the latest NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) report, the highest number of sedition cases was recorded in Andhra Pradesh (29).
76 cases for sedition were registered in 2021 in the country under IPC Section 124A.  In 2020, no sedition case was recorded in the state of Andhra Pradesh. There were 1,604 arrests under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA].

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad.
The mascot is named as ‘Savaj’ which means cub in Gujarati. The theme of the anthem is ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. The National Games will be organised from September 29 to October 12, across six cities in the state.

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed a former president of Kyrgyzstan as his new special envoy for Afghanistan.
Roza Otunbayeva, who also served as foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, replaces Deborah Lyons, who stepped down in June this year.

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Kurki is a process of attachment of a farmer’s land, pledged to the money lending institution or individual, in case of a loan default.
Kurki orders are executed under Section 60 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908. A 65-year-old farmer, from Punjab recently died by suicide against kurki orders for his land based on a court case filed against him by the local moneylender for defaulting on loan payment.

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The Tamil Nadu government inaugurated the Schools of Excellence and Model Schools Scheme, broadly based on the schools of Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the scheme in Tamil Nadu in the presence of his counterpart M K Stalin. As many as 26 Schools of Excellence and 15 Model Schools are covered under the scheme, in the initial phase. ‘Thagaisal Palligal’ and ‘Mathiri Palligal’ are the official Tamil names for the SoE and Model Schools.

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Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped amongst all Ministries/Departments for resolving Public Grievances in the ranking report published by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) for the month of August 2022.
UIDAI has been a top performer in resolution of cases received through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS).

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Warangal from Telangana and Thrissur and Nilambur from Kerala have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
77 cities from 44 countries joined the list recently, which includes 294 cities from all around the world. The cities have been included in recognition of their outstanding efforts to promote lifelong learning across their communities at local level.

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The government has approved an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Pune at a cost of Rs 500 crore.
The proposal, approved by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, is expected to attract investments of up to Rs 2,000 crore. The cluster will be set up over an area of 297 acres.

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The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the country’s first intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in those aged above 18 years.
The vaccine named ‘iNCOVACC’ was developed by Bharat Biotech and it is the only the second such vaccine in the world after CanSino Biologics’ vaccine in China, to get regulatory approval. iNCOVACC is a chimpanzee adenovirus vectored recombinant nasal vaccine that has been formulated to allow delivery through nasal drops.