Page-11 of Current affairs - September, 2022

RBI asks large UCBs to set up Board-approved policy, compliance function

September 20, 2022

The RBI has directed urban cooperative banks (UCBs) belonging to tier 3 and tier 4 categories to create a Board-approved policy and compliance function. Key facts The central bank has asked the urban cooperative banks with more than Rs.10,000 crore ..

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77th session of the United Nations General Assembly

September 20, 2022

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) opened on September 13 and will include a high-level debate organized from September 20 to 26 this year. Key facts The theme of the UNGA 77 is “A watershed moment: ..

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World’s First Cloned Arctic Wolf

September 20, 2022

Scientists in China have successfully cloned wild Arctic Wolf for the first time Key facts A Beijing-based gene firm had succeeded in cloning the Arctic Wolf to prevent the endangered species from going extinct. The newly cloned wolf was named ..

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Lassa fever in Nigeria

September 20, 2022

171 people have died because of Lassa fever in Nigeria despite the government’s measures to reduce the spread of the viral infection across the country. Key facts Nigeria currently has the total of 917 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, with ..

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Congo Basin Forests – State of the Forests 2021

September 20, 2022

The report titled “Congo Basin Forests – State of the Forests 2021” was released recently by the Central African Forests Commission. Key findings Increased investment and research is required for the protection of peatlands in central Congo basin, which are ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 20, 2022 INDIA – PM Modi meets Deputy PM and Finance Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong in New Delhi – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calls on President of Egypt Mr ..

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Market-Based Economic Dispatch (MBED) mechanism

September 19, 2022

The Union Ministry of Power is currently calling for the Market-Based Economic Dispatch (MBED) mechanism – a radical shift from the current decentralized, voluntary pool-based electricity market. What is the MBED mechanism? The MBED mechanism envisages a centralized scheduling for ..

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Indian Government to set up panel to study status of SC converts to Islam and Christianity

September 19, 2022

The Central Government will constitute a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of members of Scheduled Castes or Dalits who have converted to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Key facts This proposed commission is ..

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Global Registry of Fossil Fuels

September 19, 2022

Global Registry of Fossil Fuels is the world’s first public database on fossil fuel reserves, production and emissions. Key features The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels is the “first-ever fully transparent” public database that tracks fossil fuels across the world. ..

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9th Session of Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

September 19, 2022

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated the 9th Session of Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which is being held in New Delhi from September 19 ..

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