Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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The strategically important Kibithu military garrison on the banks of Lohit Valley Arunachal Pradesh was named after India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat.
It is located along the Line of Actual Control. General Rawat commanded his Battalion Gorkha Rifles at Kibithu from 1999-2000 and contributed in strengthening the security structure in the area. Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Rima post is just opposite this eastern-most military garrison of India.

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The President of India appointed Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Chief Justice, Madras High Court as Chairman of Appellate Tribunal under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act (SAFEMA).
The Justice was set to retire retire as Chief Justice of Madras High Court on September 12. The order was issued by the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.

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Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the Asia Cup final to secure its sixth title in Dubai. Sri Lanka scored 170-6 off their 20 overs, with Bhanuka Rajapaksa’s unbeaten 71 from 45 balls.
The Sri Lankan cricket team is being coached by former England coach Chris Silverwood.

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Union Ministry of Shipping, Ports and Waterways, along with Gujarat Maritime Board and FICCI, will organise an ‘International Conference on ‘Green Ship Recycling and Vehicle Scrapping’ in Gandhinagar.
It aims to showcase the status of the ship recycling industry and explore synergies of ship recycling industry with the vehicle scrapping industry.

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The sixth planet from the sun, Uranus appeared to pass directly behind Earth’s moon, going out of sight for three and a half hours.
The disappearing act is also known as the lunar occultation of Uranus. Only viewers in Europe, northern Africa and western Asia were at the exact right angle to see the phenomenon.

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‘Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme’ is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the United Nations Development Programme and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
It provides financial and technical support to projects that restore environment while enhancing lives of local communities. The project aims to work on biodiversity, climate change and land degradation through funding of NGOs.

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The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) recently committed to adopting 100,000 TB Patients under the Tuberculosis Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on September 9. The scheme aims to bring together all community stakeholders to accelerate the country’s progress towards elimination of TB.

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is being held in Samarkand in Uzbekistan. It is SCO’s first in-person summit in after two years.
The summit will also see the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting aims to deliberate on regional security challenges, boosting trade and energy supplies among other issues.

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Andhra Pradesh emerged as India’s top investment destination in the first seven months of 2022, as per the recent Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT) report.
The state attracted investments amounting to Rs 40,361 crore in the first seven months of 2022, out of India’s investment of Rs 1,71,285 crore. Andhra is followed by Odisha with Rs 36,828 crore.

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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.