Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released a study on the incidence, mortality, morbidity and socioeconomic burden of snakebite in the country.
As per the study, snakes kill more than 45,000 people in India each year, while only 30% of the victims reach hospitals to seek medical treatment. The number of deaths due to venomous snakebites in India is 46,900 per year.

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India observes National Nutrition Week from September 1 to September 7 every year to raise awareness about the importance of consuming nutritious food.
Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 across the nation from 1^st to 30th September. This year, the objective of the Poshan Maah is to celebrate Poshan Maah through Gram Panchayats as Poshan Panchayats with key focus on ‘Mahila aur Swasthya’ and ‘Bacha aur Shiksha’.

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Dr Ashutosh Raravikar, Director in the DEPR of RBI has authored a book titled ‘Indian Banking in Retrospect’- 75 years of Independence.
The books attempts to capture developments in the Indian banking sector over the last 75 years. It describes how the banking sector displayed great resilience during South-East Asian crisis of the late ’90s, global meltdown of 2008, the taper-tantrums of 2013-14 among other crises.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, has passed away at the age of 91.
In 1986, Gorbachev made a historic proposal to eliminate all long-range missiles held by the United States and the Soviet Union. It was the beginning of the end of the Cold War. He was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.

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The Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to make collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable with a sentence of more than six years.
This has been done to increase conviction rate and to integrate the criminal justice system with forensic science investigation. Delhi Police has integrated the Criminal Justice System (ICJS) with forensic science investigation and collaborated with National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Gandhinagar to train its officers.

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Puli Thevar was a 18th century Tamil King who fought against the British. He was one of the first fighters to refuse to pay taxes to the British.
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and Chief Minister M K Stalin paid floral tributes to the statue of freedom fighter while Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the leader.

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‘Nuakhai’, which means ‘new food’, is an agricultural festival observed by people of Odisha and Southern Chhattisgarh in India.
Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. It is also called as a ‘Harvest festival’ and is celebrated during the August-September season.

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‘Sattriya’ is a dance form that was originally a medium of worship at Sattras (monastries). Sattriya was accorded a classical status in the year 2000.
As per the veteran artiste Jatin Goswami, who has been popularising the dance form, it was once preserved as the art of male monks. However, at present, it features several women artistes and new-age interpretations.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new Naval Ensign (flag) at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi
The Indian Flag is placed on the top left of the flag, while a blue octagonal shape that encompasses the national emblem sits atop an anchor on the right, which depicts steadfastness. The octagonal shape has been designed to represent eight directions, depicting the multi-directional reach and of the Indian Navy. The twin golden borders surrounding it are inspired from Chhatrapati Shivaji.

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The strongest tropical storm of 2022, dubbed Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, has been moving across the western Pacific Ocean with wind speeds of up to 241 kilometres per hour.
It was classified as the category 5 typhoon, the highest classification on the scale. The typhoon is expected to develop further, as it moves towards the Japanese islands. , Japan’s Meteorological Agency has warned of flooding, heavy downpour, landslides and thunderstorm warnings.