Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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The International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICC) is observed worldwide on the third Saturday of September.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has led this campaign in India since 2006. This year, the Coast Guard leaned beaches at 75 locations across the country as part of the International Coastal Clean-up Day and ‘Swachh Sagar Abhiyan’. ICG’s efforts align with the programme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, ‘Swachh Sagar-Surakshit Sagar.’

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25­-year-­old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
She created a platform called Rise Up Movement to support African climate activists. She led an initiative to stop the deforestation of African rainforests and launched ‘Vash Greens Schools Project’, which aims to install solar panels in remote areas of her home country, Uganda.

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The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has entered into an agreement with Biovet Private Ltd. for the commercial production of the indigenous vaccine of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) called ‘Lumpi-ProVacind’.
The agreement for transfer of technology is the first of the series of tie-ups that Agrinnovate are set to tie-up for grant of non-exclusive license of ‘Lumpi-ProVacind’. Agrinnovate is the commercial arm of ICAR.

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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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India’s Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry co-chaired the 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meeting held in Siem Reap City, Cambodia.
The representatives from all 10 ASEAN countries Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam attended the meeting. The bilateral trade between ASEAN and India reached USD 91.5 billion in 2021 increasing by 39.2 per cent year-on-year.

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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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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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The report titled ‘Food Barons 2022, Profiteering, Digitalization and Shifting Power’ was released recently.
The report says that the geographic center of power of the food barons is shifting east. It reports that the China-based Syngenta Group is the world’s largest agrochemical input firm.

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‘Make in India’, the flagship program of the Government of India was launched in 2014. It has completed 8 years on 25th September 2022.
The scheme aspires to facilitate investment, promote innovation, enhance skill development, and build manufacturing infrastructure. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across key manufacturing sectors, was launched in 2020-21 as a big boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative.

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‘Brothers of Italy’ party won the most votes in Italy’s national elections and is set to deliver Italy’s first far-right-led government since World War II.
Its leader Giorgia Meloni, is set to become Italy’s first woman premier. The winning of a right-wing party is seen as a shift in Europe’s geopolitical reality. Former President of the European Central Bank – Mario Draghi is the current Prime minister of Italy since February 2021.