Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2023

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NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), which is a navigation system established by ISRO. It is a regional navigation satellite system which was erstwhile known as Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
The Indian government will soon require smartphones to integrate with the NavIC, according to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology. By January 1, 2025, 5G phones will need to offer mandatory support for NavIC, while other phones operating in the L1 band currently using GPS must provide NavIC support by December 2025.

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A team of scientists from India, China, Malaysia and the US has won this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for humorous scientific feats, in the mechanical engineering category for its study of repurposing dead spiders to be used in gripping tools.
Counting nose hairs in cadavers, repurposing dead spiders, smart toilets idea, and explaining why scientists lick rocks, were among the 10 winning achievements in the 33rd Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.

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Russia chess player Aleksey Grebnev clinched the Tata Steel Asian junior title, playing under the FIDE flag.
He added another championship by claiming the blitz title to bring some cheer to Russian chess. G. Teswaini claimed the championship in the classical event, and Bommini Mounika Akshaya won the blitz title.

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MotoGP Bharat has roped in IndianOil as the title sponsor for the event scheduled to take place at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
The event will be organised from September 22 to 24, as per its promoter Fairstreet Sports.

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The Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Prahari is on an overseas deployment to ASEAN countries from September 11 to October 14, 2023, as part of India’s ASEAN initiatives for Marine Pollution Response.
Equipped with a Chetak Helicopter in Pollution Response configuration, the ship aims to showcase the Indian Coast Guard’s capabilities and commitment to addressing marine pollution issues in the region. During this deployment, it will make port calls in Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, and Jakarta.

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Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Maharashtra (BoM).
This collaboration aims to promote and facilitate co-lending and loan syndication for Renewable Energy projects across the nation. Under this agreement, Bank of Maharashtra can invest in the Bonds issued by IREDA.

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Olympian Elavenil Valarivan won her second gold at the Olympic Shooting Centre range in Rio de Janeiro.
She clinched the women’s 10m air rifle title, at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage.

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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is set to introduce a groundbreaking online platform called Bima Sugam, which aims to become the world’s largest online market for insurance products and services.
This platform will offer customers a user-friendly interface to explore and choose insurance schemes from various companies, covering life, health, and general insurance, including motor and travel insurance. It will streamline claim settlements, offering paperless processing based on policy numbers. IRDAI has allocated a budget of Rs 200 crore for Bima Sugam.

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Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India, unveiled the “People’s G20” eBook, highlighting India’s G20 Presidency, in New Delhi.
The eBook provides a comprehensive overview of India’s G20 Presidency, featuring three main parts. The first section covers the G20 Summit held in September 2023 in New Delhi, while the second part offers a summary of meetings held by various Working Groups under the Sherpa and Finance Track.

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The Indian Army is emphasizing long-range and augmented firepower with the induction of Dhanush artillery guns, expansion of the Pinaka Multi-Rocket Launch Systems (MRLS) range, and the induction of the Pralay surface-to-surface quasi-ballistic missile.
The Army has ordered 114 Dhanush guns, with one regiment already operational, and expects to receive all guns by 2026. Dhanush is a 155 mm, 45-caliber towed artillery gun with a range of 36 km, upgradable to 38 km. The Pinaka MRLS, developed by DRDO, is being expanded, with efforts to increase its range to 120 km and 300 km.