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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The Oxfam India has released a new report titled ‘India Discrimination Report 2022’. As per the report, Gender discrimination is the reason for 98 per cent of employment gap between males and females in India.
It also shows that discrimination causes 100 per cent of employment inequality faced by women in rural areas in labour market and 98 per cent in urban areas. Self-employed males earn 2.5 times more than females, 83 per cent of which is attributed to gender-based discrimination.

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The Foreign Trade Policy of India has been amended, under which international trade invoicing, payment and settlement will be allowed to be settled in the Indian Rupee.
The move has thus activated the mechanism of Reserve Bank of India to facilitate trade in the Indian currency.

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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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Tata Group-owned airline Air India has recently launched its transformation plan named ‘Vihaan.AI’. The plan has outlined a detailed roadmap for the next five years to establish itself as a world-class airline.
Vihaan.AI will focus on five main points– exceptional customer experience, robust operations, industry-best talent, industry leadership and commercial efficiency and profitability.

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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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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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The UN General Assembly declared 23 September as the International Day of Sign Languages(IDSL), to raise awareness of importance of sign language in realization of the human rights of people who are deaf.
It commemorates the day on which the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was established in Rome in 1951. The International Day of Sign Languages was first celebrated in 2018 as part of the International Week of the Deaf.

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Germany nationalised its largest gas importer Uniper for energy security against the backdrop of Russia’s gas supply freeze and rising gas prices.
Uniper has a 50 per cent share of Russian gas in its portfolio and is responsible for about 40 per cent of gas supply in Germany. Russia earlier decided to completely suspend gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline on September 1.

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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.