Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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Every year on September 15, World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is observed to raise awareness of lymphoma.
Lymphocytes are white blood cells in the immune system that fight infection and lymphoma is a type of cancer.  These cells can be found in the bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and other organs.

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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, NCPCR has revamped its online portal E-Baal Nidan for redressal of grievances against violation of child rights.
NCPCR is an Indian statutory body working under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the breakfast scheme for government school students from class 1 to 5 in Madurai.
The Chief Minister announced that several studies have concluded that breakfast programmes led to improvement in learning skills and school attendance. The first-ever noon meal scheme was launched in 1922 in Chennai by the Justice Party, the precursor to the Dravidian movement.

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Vigyan Pragati is a popular science magazine released by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The magazine has received the National Rajbhasha Kirti Award at the Second All India Rajbhasha Sammelan held at Surat from Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. ‘Vigyan Pragati’ magazine aims at communicating Science and Technology to the masses in simple language.

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The Foreign Trade Policy of India has been amended, under which international trade invoicing, payment and settlement will be allowed to be settled in the Indian Rupee.
The move has thus activated the mechanism of Reserve Bank of India to facilitate trade in the Indian currency.

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The Army, in collaboration with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), has activated satellite broadband-based internet service on the Siachen Glacier.
The glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas at a height of 19,061 feet. The BBNL is a wholly government-owned broadband infrastructure provider company. It is working under Bharat Net scheme to provide internet connectivity through satellites to rural remote areas.

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As per a recent study by the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP), out of total donations worth Rs 23,700 crore given by Indians between October 2020 and September 2021, the maximum of 64% went to religious organisations.
As per the study “How India Gives 2020-21”, the highest number of donations was made by lower-income and middle-class households. The amount donated was higher in urban areas, while the number of donations was more in India’s rural areas.

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Amazon announced its first solar project in India with three new solar farms in Rajasthan, with a combined energy capacity of 420 megawatts (MW).
Amazon aims to use 100% renewable energy across its business by 2025. The Indian project includes a 210-MW project to be developed by ReNew Power, a 100-MW project to be developed by Amp Energy India, and a 110-MW project to be developed by Brookfield Renewable Partners.

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The Indian Army and the Defence Geo-informatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) have jointly installed India’s first Avalanche Monitoring Radar in north Sikkim.
The avalanche radar was made operational by Defence Research and Development Organisation’s wing DGRE. The radar can also be employed to detect landslides, besides being used for detection of avalanches.

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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched an Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary mobile application called ‘Sign Learn’.
It is based on the Indian sign language dictionary of the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) which contains 10,000 words. ISLRTC signed MoU with NCERT to convert NCERT textbooks from classes 1 to 12 into the Indian Sign Language to make the textbooks accessible to children with hearing disabilities.