Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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Assam state government launched a scheme to provide stipend of Rs 10,000 per annum to female students pursuing post-graduate programmes in educational institutions of the State.
This stipend would be helpful in covering their commutation and other related expenses of the students.

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‘The Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare’ is commemorated on November 30 every year.
This day was adopted by the United Nations to remember the victims of chemical warfare. It aims to encourage efforts for eliminating the use of chemical weapons and remember those who have suffered because of such warfare.

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An international team of scientists has discovered a new drought-resilient semi-dwarf wheat gene named ‘Rht13.’
It can be grown in drier soil conditions. The Reduced height gene seeds can be planted deeper in the soil, giving access to moisture.

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Uttarakhand government has named Prasoon Joshi as the state’s brand ambassador. He is a native of Uttarakhand, is a prominent member of the Indian advertising and media industry.
Earlier this month, the state government bestowed the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman honour for his contributions to art, literature, culture and advertising. His campaigns on malnutrition, polio eradication, women’s empowerment, student suicide and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan have been popular.

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Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has observed ‘Adoption Awareness Month’ in November.
As part of the ‘Adoption Awareness Month’, CARA organised 10 State orientation programmes, 200 special social media campaigns, held meets with Prospective Adoptive Parents. CARA is a statutory body of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

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The servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) remains hacked for over a week, after AIIMS reported a failure in its server.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has joined the investigation into the alleged ransomware attack, with agencies including the India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), Delhi Police, Intelligence Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Ministry of Home Affairs.

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The government asked multi-system operators to apply to register as a company within the next three months to provide local news and current affairs programmes.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued guidelines that permit Multi-System Operators (MSOs) to transmit their own programming service.

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According to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report titled ‘the Global Wage Report 2022-2023’, the severe inflationary crisis combined with a global slowdown in economic growth are causing a striking fall in real monthly wages in many countries.
The slowdown is driven in part by the war in Ukraine and the global energy crisis. According to the report, the crisis is reducing the purchasing power of the middle classes and hitting low-income households.

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Two entirely new minerals have been found in a huge meteorite that fell on Somalia. The official names for the new minerals are elaliite and elkinstantonite.
The name ‘elaliite’ marks the fact that the meteorite was unearthed in the district of El Ali in Somalia, and ‘elkinstantonite’ is named after the NASA expert Lindy Elkins-Tanton. A third unidentified mineral, is being analysed by the University of Alberta researchers.

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The Kanger Valley National Park is located in Chhattisgarh. It is also home to a population of Chhattisgarh’s state bird, the hill myna.
Bird watchers and forest department officials recently counted 200 types of birds in Chhattisgarh’s first-ever inter-state bird survey conducted in the Kanger Valley National Park.