Page-10 of Current affairs - September, 2022

“The Merge” of the Ethereum

September 21, 2022

Ethereum – the world’s second largest blockchain – has transitioned from the legacy “proof-of-work” to a “proof-of-stake” consensus mechanism. Key facts The Ethereum Merge is an upgrade that changes how new crypto transactions take place on the blockchain. The Ethereum ..

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New Framework for Social Stock Exchange

September 21, 2022

The SEBI has unveiled a framework for the SSE, which was notified in July 2022. Key facts Under the new rules, the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) will be a separate segment from existing stock exchanges. Social enterprises eligible to participate ..

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Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022

September 21, 2022

The Home Affairs Ministry has notified the rules governing the implementation of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022. Key facts The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 repeals the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, whose scope was limited to collecting finger ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 21, 2022

September 21, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 21, 2022 INDIA – Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ is India’s official entry for Oscars 2023; titled ‘Last Film Show’ in English, the movie is directed by Pan Nalin – India’s ..

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Centre notifies new medical device rules

September 21, 2022

The Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2022 were notified by the Union Cabinet recently. Key facts The new rules require online registration of all manufacturers of all class A medical devices. Class A medical devices are those having low-to-moderate risk to ..

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Soviet Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov passes away

September 20, 2022

Valery Polyakov, who held the record for the achieving the longest single stay in space, has passed away at the age of 80. Key facts Valery Polyakov’s record of 437 days in space started on January 8, 1994. While aboard ..

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India’s presidency of AIBD extended for one year

September 20, 2022

The Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) has unanimously extended India’s presidency for one more year. Key facts The member countries of the AIBD have decided to extend India’s presidency at the two-day General Conference of the Institute that was ..

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InSight lander detects space rocks hitting Mars

September 20, 2022

NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic and acoustic waves caused by the impact of four meteoroids and found the location of the craters left by these space rocks. Key facts For the first time, scientists were able to calculate the ..

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NASA’s Perseverance finds organic matter on Mars

September 20, 2022

The Perseverance Rover has collected samples having high concentration of organic matter from the Martian surface. Key facts The Perseverance Rover has collected several organic rock samples from an ancient river delta on Mars. These samples are currently stored for ..

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IDMC-ADB report: southwest monsoon lasting longer, displacing millions in South Asia

September 20, 2022

The recently released joint report of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised concerns regarding long southwest monsoon causing large-scale displacement of masses in South Asia. Key findings The report found that southwest monsoon ..

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