Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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Environment officials from the Group of 20 nations met at Indonesia’s Bali Island for talks on climate action and the global impact of the war in Ukraine.
They also discussed the implementation of each G20 nation’s contribution to fight climate change and synchronise targets among developing and developed countries.

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The Ministry of Electronics and IT released draft titled Guidelines for Anonymisation of Data (AoD) and Mobile Security Guidelines (MSG) for e-governance projects conducted by the government.
Mobile Security Guidelines (MSG) have been proposed to achieve mobile security goals such as confidentiality, integrity, authentication, accountability among others

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September 2 is observed as World Coconut Day across the world. This year’s theme for World Coconut Day is ‘Growing coconut for a better future and life.
Coconuts are some of the most popular and versatile food product in the world. This day highlights the significance of coconuts in our daily lives and its benefits for health.

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Tibetan Democracy Day is celebrated on September 2, to mark the inception of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala.
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala, governs over 1 lakh refugees across the world. It is the home of the Dalai Lama and all the Tibetans in exile. This year, the 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day was celebrated.

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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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Japan’s government has recently declared a war on floppy disks. Japan’s Digital ministry has announced that it will do away with floppy disks and other outdated technology to modernise its bureaucracy.
The magnetic storage disks became obsolete and were phased out globally decades ago. Japan has announced to move administrative procedures online. Used between 1970s and 1990s, a floppy disk is a removable disk storage device used to save computer data and programmes.

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently launched the Gujarati translation of his book, “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” in Gujarat.
The original version of the book in English was launched in the year 2020. India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar seeks to address the question of ‘what should be the direction of India’s foreign policy as the global order changes?’ in the book.

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India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the UK Government in collaboration with BAE Systems successfully conducted the Cyber Security Exercise for 26 Countries.
The exercise has been conducted as part of the International Counter Ransom ware Initiative- Resilience Working Group, which is being led by India under the leadership of National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC).

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The Union Cabinet approved a policy for long-term leasing of railway land for the PM Gati Shakti programme.
The new policy will facilitate to provide land lease for a longer period of up to 35 years as against five years at present. The new policy will enable the development of infrastructure and more cargo terminals. It has also cut down land lease fee from 6 percent to 1.5 percent.

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India’s largest integrated power producer NTPC has successfully acquired Jhabua Power Limited (JPL) through Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process for Rs 925 crore.
The process initiated by National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata, (NCLT). This is the first acquisition of a power asset by NTPC through NCLT route. JPL has an operational thermal power capacity of 600 MW located in Madhya Pradesh.