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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Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh is set to lead an Indian delegation at Global Clean Energy Action Forum at Pittsburg in the US.
Ministers from over 30 countries will participate in the event to discuss ways to accelerate clean energy innovation and deployment.

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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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Defence Accounts Department (DAD) signed a memorandum of understanding with Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank, to onboard them as Service Centres under the System for Pension Administration (SPARSH) initiative.
The MoU will onboard around 8000 branches of Bank of Baroda and 6000 branches of HDFC Bank as Service Centres to provide last mile connectivity to pensioners.

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The Gujarat Legislative Assembly unanimously withdrew the controversial Gujarat Cattle Control (Keeping and Moving) in Urban Areas Bill, 2022.
The cattle-rearers warned the State authorities that they would stop supplying milk to dairies. The Bill aimed at prohibiting the movement of stray cattle on roads and public places in urban areas of the State.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
The two-day conference will have six thematic sessions with topics focusing on LiFE, Combating Climate Change ; PARIVESH -Single Window System for Integrated Green Clearances ; Forestry Management ; Prevention and Control of Pollution; Wildlife Management ; Plastics and Waste Management.

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The IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022 was topped by Gautam Adani and family, with an estimated wealth of ₹10,94,400 crore. Mukesh Ambani and family has been named in the second place with ₹7,94,700 crore, followed by Cyrus Poonawalla and family.
Founder of Nykaa – Falguni Nayar has overtaken Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, 69, to become the richest self-made Indian woman.

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Team World ended Team Europe’s dominance in the Laver Cup. It is a tennis tournament played with European players against the rest of the world.
Frances Tiafoe and Felix Auger-Aliassime stepped up on the final day of Laver Cup 2022 as Team World won their maiden title in the 5th edition of the tournament. The Europe side had all the members of the Big 4. Frances Tiafoe joined hands with Jack Sock to beat Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in Federer’s last match before retirement.

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The Ministry of Housing And Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has recently launched the Swachh Toycathon under the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav.
The competition is a convergence between the National Action Plan for Toys (NAPT) and Swachh Bharat Mission phase two (SBM 2.0). It aims to explore solutions for the use of waste in manufacturing toys. The Center for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar is the knowledge partner for the programme.

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The World Bank has announced that it will provide USD 2 billion in aid to Pakistan for reconstruction and rehabilitation.
It includes food, shelter and other urgent needs of the victims such as health, food, shelter, rehabilitation, and cash transfers of the recent devastating floods. Pakistan has witnessed its worst floods triggered by record rain in three decades. Over 1,600 people have been killed and over 33 million were affected due to the massive floods.