Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) was announced in the National Educational Policy (NEP).
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the state education boards are collaborating to draw up a ‘benchmark framework’ to bring uniformity across state and central boards. PARAKH will be the national single-window source for all assessment-related information. It will oversee the periodic tests like the National Achievement Survey (NAS) and State Achievement Survey.

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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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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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Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Central Armed Police Forces’ eAwas web-portal.
It is an online portal for the CAPF personnel to increase their chances of finding government accommodation. The new portal will allow CAPF personnel to find houses among themselves instead of looking for accommodation within the force.

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Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced to build India’s first and one of the world’s largest Carbon Fibre plants at Hazira, Gujarat.
The plant will have a capacity of 20,000 MTPA based on Acrylonitrile feedstock. Ambani announced an investment of ₹75,000 crore over the next five years to expand capacities in existing and new value chains including Polyester value chain, Vinyl chain, and New Materials.

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As per the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau, the number of cybercrime incidents in 2021 has gone up by 18.4 per cent since 2019.
The number of such cases against women has risen at 28 per cent. Out of the 52,974 incidents reported in 2021, 20.2 per cent were reported as cases of crime against women. Karnataka had the highest share with 2,243 cases, followed by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

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The State cabinet of Rajasthan approved the Handicrafts Policy-2022 under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
The objective of Rajasthan Handicrafts Policy 2022 is to empower 6 lakh craftsman and artisans across the state. Under the new policy National-level Handicrafts Week will be organised every year in December and artisans will be felicitated.