Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Swachhta Pakhwara 2022 and released the Annual report on Environment Sustainability 2020-21.
The report is a comprehensive document highlighting the steps taken by Railways to promote green and clean energy. This report brings out the efforts of Railways Ministry towards net zero emission.

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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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Indian private sector bank Federal Bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 list. It becomes the only bank in India to be listed by Great Place to Work, the international authority on workplace culture.
The report assesses employee experiences of trust, innovation, company values and leadership. Companies are also evaluated on how well they are creating workplace experience, inclusive of all employees.

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The International Equal Pay Day is observed annually to highlight gender pay gap. It is a United Nations-recognized event that falls on September 18.
International Equal Pay Day was first observed back in 1996 by the National Committee on Pay Equity. The main aim of the event is to end the history of gender discrimination that women are facing across the world.

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‘João Lourenço’ has sworn in as the President of Angolan for a second term in the Central African country’s capital- Luanda.
The results of the Elections were heavily disputed by the opposition. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which was in power since independence from Portugal in 1975, won the elections.

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The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77) was inaugurated recently in New York followed by the High-Level Week
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the United Nations. This year’s theme is ‘A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges’ with focus on crises such as COVID-19, climate change and conflict and need for solutions to build global sustainability and resilience.

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Google Cloud has launched the first cohort of the computing foundations with Kubernetes course in collaboration with FutureSkills Prime.
It is a digital skilling initiative launched by the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT and NASSCOM. The beginner-level course aims to provide participants an opportunity to experience cloud computing, cloud basics, big data and machine learning (ML).

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Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat declared Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.
The Minister handed over the certificate to Lieutenant Governor Admiral DK Joshi declaring the UT as India’s first “Clean and Sujal Pradesh”. All the villages of the state have been certified as Har Ghar Jal and ODF (Open defecation free) Plus.

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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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Pakistan has received the second consignment of six J-10C fighter aircraft from Pakistan. The aircraft is referred to as ‘Dragon from the East’ by the Pakistani Air Force.
With this second batch, the total number of such fighter jets of Pakistan is increased to 12. The Pakistan Air Force commissioned the first batch of six J-10C fighter aircraft in March 2022. Pakistan is set to acquire a squadron of 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India’s purchase of Rafale aircraft.