Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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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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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 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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The Appointments committee of the Cabinet appointed Rajiv Bahl- a senior World Health Organisation researcher- as the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Bahl is the head of research on maternal and newborn child, adolescent health and aging at the World Health Organisation (WHO). He will also be the Secretary, department of health research (DHR). Prior to joining WHO, he was a Senior Scientist at the AIIMS for 10 years.

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The Rajasthan Assembly recently passed the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2022.
The bill proposes that the registration of companies would not be cancelled even if they fail to file the return for six months. Input Credit Tax has been reformed in the Bill, which also seek to start the system of issuing credit notes.

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Dorna Sports, the international organiser of MotoGP, signed a MoU with Fairstreet Sports, promoters of the race in India.
The ‘Grand Prix of Bharat’ is scheduled to be held in 2023 at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. The international motorcycling federation (FIM) publishes the calendar of Grandprix events every year.

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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.

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World Tourism Day is observed globally on September 27 each year. It was established by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in 1980. The 2025 theme is “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation.” The UNWTO selects a unique theme annually to reflect current issues impacting the tourism sector. In 2022, the theme was “Rethinking Tourism.”

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The Odisha state government is set to host its first ever ‘Edu Invest’ conclave next year, with the aim to attract Rs 1,000 crore investment in the state’s educational sector.
The primary objective of the conclave is to become a preferred investment destination for world class education and research.

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Union Environment Ministry has set a new target of 40 percent reduction in particulate matter concentration in cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2026.
The earlier target of 20 to 30 percent reduction by 2024 has been updated. Twenty cities have met the national standards for annual average PM10 concentration (60 microgram per cubic metre). Under NCAP, city-specific action plans are prepared.