Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, more than 8,700 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras have been opened across the country. They sell quality generic medicines, surgical equipment in affordable prices.
It is implemented by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers said in a statement. The government recently launched diabetes drug Sitagliptin and its combinations at rates as low as Rs 60 per pack of ten, at Janaushadhi Kendras.

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The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Rajeev Chandrasekhar, is set to inaugurate India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
The unit has been set up by Chennai-based Munoth Industries with an outlay of Rs 165 crore. At present, India imports 100 percent of its lithium-ion batteries primarily from China, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) signed a FinTech Co-operation Agreement to facilitate regulatory collaboration and partnership in FinTech.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator. The agreement includes ‘Regulatory Sandbox Collaboration’ and ‘Sharing of Information’.

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Iran signed a formal MoU to become a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi became the first Iranian president in 20 years to visit Uzbekistan, by attending the SCO Summit. Iran acquired observer status in the organisation in June 2005. Its bid for full membership was approved in September 2021 after a wait of 15 years.

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Google Cloud has launched the first cohort of the computing foundations with Kubernetes course in collaboration with FutureSkills Prime.
It is a digital skilling initiative launched by the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT and NASSCOM. The beginner-level course aims to provide participants an opportunity to experience cloud computing, cloud basics, big data and machine learning (ML).

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The Central government notified the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, which would enable investigating Police Officers to collect the biometric details of prisoners.
The law was passed by the Parliament in April 2022. The law also empowers a magistrate to order the documenting of measurements or photographs of a person during the probe of an offence.

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Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launched the SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app.
It provides a one-stop solution for skilling, learning, assessment, and employment needs of the leather industry. He launched the application during a visit to CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai.

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India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development, AIBD has been extended for one more year.
This was decided by the AIBD member countries at the two-day General Conference held in New Delhi. At present, CEO of Prasar Bharati and Director General of Doordarshan- Mayank Kumar Agrawal is the President of AIBD.  Malaysia-based AIBD was established in 1977 as a regional inter-governmental organisation of UN-ESCAP.

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The Union Ministry of Power has proposed for the Market-Based Economic Dispatch (MBED) mechanism.
The MBED mechanism seeks a centralized scheduling for dispatching the entire yearly consumption of electricity. However this system is expected to interfere in the autonomy of states in managing their electricity sector. Distribution companies, owned by the state governments will become dependent on the centralized mechanism.

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The Union Government has formed a five-member committee to consider a legally enforceable mechanism for regulating the marketing practices of pharmaceutical firms.
It is chaired by V K Paul, member (health) of NITI Aayog. At present, the publicity and promotion made by pharma companies is supervised under Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP), the Indian Medical Council Regulations, 2002, and by the Central Board of Direct Tax.