Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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As per the recent data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the Indian economy expanded at the quickest pace in a year.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal year grew by 13.5%. This is lower than RBI’s projections of 16.2% economic growth. GVA for the first quarter of FY23 (April-June) has come in at 12.7%.

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WHO and UNICEF released a report titled ‘Progress on WASH in health care facilities 2000-2021: special focus on WASH and infection prevention and control’.
The report has established the global baseline on hygiene services. As per the report, half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub and at toilets in these facilities. Around 3.85 billion people use these facilities, who face greater risk of infection.

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Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under Ministry of Electronics & IT, in collaboration with Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), successfully designed and conducted the Cyber Security Exercise ‘Synergy’ for 13 Countries.
It was conducted as a part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group which is led by India under the leadership of National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). The theme of the exercise was ‘Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware Attacks’.

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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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Higher education sector regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) has come up with the e-Samadhan-Online Grievance Registering and Monitoring System which is a digital platform for stakeholders to identify and apply for grievances, feedback or queries
Through the centralised portal, UGC will be able to monitor and resolve all grievances of students and staff in universities through a centralised portal called `e-Samadhan`.

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Karnataka government launched the global startup challenge ‘VentuRISE’, which aims to support startups in manufacturing and sustainability related sectors.
VentuRISE will be a part of the Global Investors Meet-Invest Karnataka 2022, which will be held in Bengaluru. The winners of the challenge will get a cash prize of USD 100,000 and access to customers and mentoring sessions.

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According to figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India passed the United Kingdom (UK) to become the fifth-largest economy in the world in the last quarter of 2021.
The United States, China, Japan, and Germany are the only nations ahead of India. However, in terms of per capita income, which is a measure of how much money is made per person in a country, India is ranked 122 out of 190 countries.

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India’s medical regulatory body National Medical Commission (NMC) recently told the High Court that it declared conversion therapy as an act of professional misconduct, as per court order.
Conversion therapy is the attempt to change an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. NMC banned the practice under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002.

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Former USA President Barack Obama won the best narrator Emmy Award for his Netflix documentary series ‘Our Great National Parks’.
Barack Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground, is behind the series on national parks around the world. The former President has already received two Grammy awards. He becomes only the second US president in history to win an Emmy.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of mechanization and industrialization projects worth Rs 3,800 crores in Mangaluru.
He inaugurated a project for mechanisation of containers and other cargo undertaken by the New Mangalore Port Authority, and laid foundation stone of projects worth around ₹1,000 crore undertaken by the port. He also inaugurated two projects undertaken by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL).