Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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India has become the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka by disbursing a total of USD 968 million in loans in four months of 2022, surpassing China.
China has maintained its position as the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka in the past five years from 2017 to 2021. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been the largest multilateral lender in the past five years by disbursing an amount of USD 610 million in 2021.

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World Alzheimer’s Day is being observed on September 21. This year the theme for world Alzheimer’s month 2022 is ‘Know dementia, Know Alzheimer’s’.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is a progressive brain disease which results in loss of memory and thinking skills. It destroys the brain cells leading to memory loss, memory changes, erratic behaviour, and loss of body functions.

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Kazakhstan is set to host Conference on Confidence Building Measures and Interaction in Asia (CICA) Summit in capital Astana.
The country has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the CICA Summit. This year’s summit, which is to be held in the year of the 30th anniversary of CICA, will give Central Asian countries an opportunity to expand ties with India. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee attended the first CICA Summit in July 2002 in Kazakhstan.

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The full week ending on the last Sunday of September is observed as the International Week of the Deaf (IWD), every year.
In 2022, IWD is being observed from September 19 to 25 September 2022. The theme of the 2022 International Week of Deaf People is “Building Inclusive Communities for All”. The IWD is an initiative of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and was first launched in 1958 in Rome.

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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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The Union Government has formed a five-member committee to consider a legally enforceable mechanism for regulating the marketing practices of pharmaceutical firms.
It is chaired by V K Paul, member (health) of NITI Aayog. At present, the publicity and promotion made by pharma companies is supervised under Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP), the Indian Medical Council Regulations, 2002, and by the Central Board of Direct Tax.

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As per the latest World Bank assessment, Sri Lanka ranks 5th in the highest food price inflation in the world. The list is led by Lebanon followed by Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Turkey.
Sri Lanka’s inflation surged to 70.2 per cent in August from 66.7 per cent a month ago as the country is grappling with the worst economic crisis. According to official data, food prices have risen by 84.6 per cent. In mid-April, Sri Lanka declared its international debt default due to the forex crisis.

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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to tackle the issue of plastic pollution.
The aim is to achieve the universal goal of clean water bodies through ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’ and ‘Tide Turners Plastic Challenge programme’. National Cadet Corps is the youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces with its headquarters in New Delhi.

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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 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.