Daily Current Affairs Quiz : January 15-16, 2022

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM).
The Missile is an indigenously developed, low weight missile developed by DRDO in association with a private Indian Defence Contractor. It is an Indian third-generation fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile derived from Nag ATGM.

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven Start-Up named ‘Swajal Water Private Limited’ started by IIT alumni for water purification.
The company’s patented system, ‘Clairvoyant’ uses Artificial Intelligence to optimise purification systems and predict future breakdowns. They have also developed clean drinking water solutions in the form of Water ATMS, which combines Internet of Things technology with solar energy.

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The National Education Policy introduced a national assessment centre named PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development),
Recently, the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) launched a portal of Student Learning Assessment (PARAKH), which will conduct assessments of students and faculty members of higher educational institutes and schools.

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India’s oldest sloth bear, named Gulabo, died at the age of 40 at the Van Vihar National Park and Zoo in Bhopal.
The female bear was rescued from a street performer in 2006 at the age of 25 years. The autopsy determined that failure of internal organs due to old age is the cause of death of the sloth bear.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new building of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Perumbakkam on the outskirts of the Chennai city.
CICT was formerly known as the Centre of Excellence for Classical Tamil (CECT), is an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Education. It was functioning at the campus of the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore from 2006 to 2008.