Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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‘National Conference of Tourism Ministers of States & UTs’ is organised in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala.
The conference is being organised by the Ministry of Tourism to discuss issues related to development of tourism in the country. Development of tourism infrastructure and sustainable tourism will be the focus of the conference.

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced that there will be two percent reservations in government jobs for sportspersons in the state.
The government has increased the prize money for players who won international medals to Rs 3 crore. Participants of all age groups across the state have participated in the Rural Olympic Games.

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‘International World Snakebite Awareness Day’ is observed on September 19 every year. Snakebite envenoming (SBE) was added to the list of Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2017 by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
WHO estimates that there are 4.5-5.4 million snakebites recorded across the world.

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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson, retired Justice Arun Kumar Mishra has been elected as a member of the Governance Committee of the Asia Pacific Forum (APF).
He has also been elected as a member of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Bureau. The GANHRI is one of the world’s largest human rights networks.

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‘Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan’ is an autonomous organization under Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched a capacity building training programme for 14,000 youth volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan. The Online Training Programme is aimed at enhancing the life skills of Youth volunteers so that they can effectively contribute towards national development.

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Germany nationalised its largest gas importer Uniper for energy security against the backdrop of Russia’s gas supply freeze and rising gas prices.
Uniper has a 50 per cent share of Russian gas in its portfolio and is responsible for about 40 per cent of gas supply in Germany. Russia earlier decided to completely suspend gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline on September 1.

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The Assam government signed two MoUs with Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) and SIDBI Venture Capital Fund to revamp MSME sector in the state.
The agreements were signed at MSME conclave held in Guwahati. The agreement with CGTMSE aims to provide additional guarantee coverage for the loans given to Micro and Small Units in Assam. SIDBI Venture Capital Fund shall work as Investment Manager for the proposed Assam Start-up Venture Capital Fund.

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The Breakthrough Prizes was created in 2010 by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, including a venture capitalist Milner, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, of Facebook and Sergey Brin of Google.
The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes, also known as the ‘Oscars of Science’ were announced recently in the life sciences category, one for mathematics and one for physics. The winners will split a total of more than USD 15 million.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Chandigarh International Airport will be named after Bhagat Singh, the great revolutionary of India’s freedom struggle.
The name change will be effected on September 28, on the freedom fighter’s birth anniversary. The decision has followed a seven-year-old political tussle between Punjab and Haryana over renaming the terminal. The Chandigarh Airport Project is a joint venture of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and governments of Punjab and Haryana.

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Indian major Public sector Unit Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazilian oil major Petrobras, to diversify its crude oil sourcing.
Bharat PetroResources Limited (BPRL) plans to invest USD 1.6 billion to develop an oil block in Brazil to procure equity oil overseas. For the first time, India will ink a long-term supply deal with Oil major- Petrobras that operates in the oil, natural gas and energy industry.