Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched National Lists of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2022.
NLEM ensures accessibility of affordable quality medicines and helps in reduction in Out of Pocket Expenditure on healthcare for the citizens. 384 drugs have been included in this list with addition of 34 drugs, while 26 from the previous list have been dropped.

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India clinched the SAFF under-17 Championship title, defeating Nepal in the final in Colombo. With this victory, India retains the title, lifting the title for the fourth time.
India captain Vanlalpeka Guite was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament, while 16-year-old Sahil Poonia won the Best Goalkeeper award.

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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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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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As per recent data, as many as 1,703 Corporate Insolvency Resolution Processes (CIRPs) ended up in liquidation orders till June 2022. The processes took an average of 428 days for liquidation.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has amended regulations to allow sale of one or more assets of an entity undergoing insolvency resolution process. The amendments aim to provide better market-linked solutions for stressed companies.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has unveiled a detailed framework for Social Stock Exchange (SSE).
It specifies minimum requirements for a Not-for-Profit Organisation (NPO) for registration and disclosure requirements. The capital markets regulator SEBI earlier notified rules for Social Stock Exchange (SSE) to provide social enterprises with an additional avenue to raise funds.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently released a supplement to its Asian Development Outlook (ADO).
As per the report, the 2022-23 growth projection for India’s economy was slashed to 7% from 7.5% estimated in April. The report says that India’s inflation has turned out to be more persistent than expected, and led to a sharp tightening in monetary policy, eroding consumers’ purchasing power.

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As many as 3,696 Bru families displaced from Mizoram have been resettled in Tripura since signing of the Bru agreement in January 2020.
The Union Home Minister chaired a review meeting of the Bru Agreement and the processes of resettlement. Out of the total 6,959 rehabilitated families in Tripura with 37,136 Bru migrants, 3,696 have been resettled.

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The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has reappointed Dilip Asbe as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of the company for a period of five years.
Dilip Asbe took over as MD&CEO of NPCI in January 2018. NPCI is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India.

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India has exported the first consignment of plant-based meat products from Kheda district of Gujarat to California in the United States.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export of the first consignment of plant-based meat products under the Vegan Food category. APEDA has planned to promote a variety of vegan food products to Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and others.