Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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National Sports Development Fund NSDF of the Department of Sports signed Memorandum of Understandings MoUs with NTPC and REC Ltd, two major PSUs under Ministry of Power.
NTPC made a commitment for Rs 115 crores towards Archery while REC Limited made a commitment for Rs 100 Crores for 3 years towards Women’s hockey, Boxing and athletics.

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The Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, also known as the anti-conversion bill, was passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in December 2021
The bill was recently passed by the upper house in Karnataka, despite opposition from the opposition parties. The government had earlier passed an Ordinance to stop forcible conversions.

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Indian scientist and industrialist Dr Swati Piramal has been conferred France’s top civilian honour -The Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur.
The vice-chairperson of the Piramal Group was conferred the Knight of the Legion of Honour for her contributions in the fields of business and industry, science, medicine, and towards strengthening Indo-French ties.

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Minister of Science & Technology Jitendra Singh presented INSPIRE awards to 60 startups and financial support to 53,021 students.
The award is instituted by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), and these innovators will be extended complete incubation support along their entrepreneurship journey. The annual INSPIRE Awards MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) competition was launched during 2020-21.

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Regulatory technology (Regtech) is a new technology which uses information technology to enhance regulatory and compliance processes.
SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch recently launched Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FICCI) initiative to strengthen compliance with a tech-based solution. It is supported by a regulatory technology (Regtech) solutions company. It allows tracking of over 2,000 SEBI compliances and auto-generation of select SEBI disclosures.

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Maharashtra government has announced that it is planning to set up an institution on the lines of NITI Aayog.
The institution would be responsible to perform comprehensive data analysis and make decisions on various sectors in the state. NITI Aayog has also carried out an extensive study on similar issues and developed a tool, where inter-related data from various departments is analysed for a better decision-making process.

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The Film Federation of India has announced the Gujarati film, Chhello Show as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2023.
The film, which is titled Last Film Show in English, has been selected in the Best International Feature Film category. Chhello Show revolves around a 9-year-old boy who resides in a remote village in India and his love affair with cinema. The film is directed by Pan Nalin.

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The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry released ‘First advance estimates of production of major Kharif crops’.
As per the first advance estimates, foodgrain production of 149.92 million tonnes estimated in Kharif Season of 2022-23. Total production of sugarcane in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at record 465.05 million tonnes.

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The Galilean moons or Galilean satellites are the four largest moons of Jupiter namely Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They were first identified by Galileo Galilei in 1609-1610.
On September 26, Jupiter is set to make its closest approach to Earth in the last 59 years according to NASA. The planet’s banding and three or four of the Galilean moons will be visible when seen with binoculars.

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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.