Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2023

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India and the United States have initiated a collaboration to deploy 10,000 made-in-India electric buses across Indian cities.
This partnership, announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House, focuses on expanding options for electric public transportation in India, fostering cleaner urban environments, and promoting healthier communities.

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Amidst ongoing diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, India has suspended its visa services in Canada till further notice.
This was announced by BLS Visa Application Centre, the application centre for Indian visas in Canada. Earlier, India issued an advisory to Indian nationals in Canada, including students, to exercise utmost caution while travelling in the country.

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Haryana submitted its ‘State Action Plan for Management of Paddy Stubble Burning’ to Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
In the plan, Haryana aims to significantly reduce and potentially eliminate fire incidents resulting from paddy stubble burning this year. To achieve this, the state plans to implement bio-decomposer applications in 5 lakh acres of land during the current harvesting season.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of an international cricket stadium in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
The stadium is inspired by Lord Shiva and will be constructed on an expanse of more than 30 acres. It will have a capacity of 30,000 spectators, which can be expanded to 40,000 in the future.

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Studio Bot is an AI-powered coding assistant for Android development, launched by Google. It has recently been rolled out in more than 170 countries and territories.
The Bot is powered by artificial intelligence and can understand natural language, so that one can ask development questions in plain English. Studio Bot can help Android developers generate code, find relevant resources, learn best practices, and save time.

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National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body responsible for implementing India’s flagship public health insurance schemes.
NHA is organising ‘Arogya Manthan’ to celebrate 5 years of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and 2 years of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.

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Recently, the Civil Aviation Minister inaugurated the newly developed infrastructure of the Tezu Airport in Arunachal Pradesh.
It was developed at a cost of Rs. 170 crores. The Minister also announced three direct routes from Itanagar under the UDAN 5.0 namely Itanagar to Delhi, Itanagar to Jorhat, and Itanagar to Rupsi which will be operationalised soon.

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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri flagged off the country’s first green hydrogen fuel cell bus in Delhi. The bus is powered by renewable energy-produced Green Hydrogen.
The vehicles will undertake operational trials across the national capital and NCR. The trial period, more than 3 lakh kilometres across all buses, will generate data that will serve as a national repository.

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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently revealed that the Indian Standards would serve as a valuable addition to the goals of the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA).
It is the international forum introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent G20 leaders’ summit. The key standards will help stakeholders dealing with biofuels or related matters.

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Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers launched the National Policy on Research and Development and Innovation in Pharma-MedTech Sector in India and Scheme for promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector (PRIP).
It is also proposed to set up an Indian Council of Pharmaceuticals and Med-tech Research and Development to facilitate and promote collaboration among industry, academia and research institutions.