Daily Current Affairs Quiz : October 18-19, 2022

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The Global Hunger Index scores are based on four indicators — Undernourishment, Child Stunting, Child Wasting and Child Mortality. China and Kuwait are the Asian countries that has ranked at the top of the list. South Asian region has the highest hunger level, highest child stunting rate and highest child wasting rate in the world. 17 countries have been collectively ranked between 1 and 17 with a score of less than 5. Yemen is at the last position in the Global Hunger Index 2022 in the world.

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ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is developing Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) to replace Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which was created in 1980s.

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ISRO chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath made the announcement of the new NGLV launch during a press conference on the sidelines of ‘Engineers Conclave 2022’ at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Valiyamala. NGLV will be cost-efficient three-stage reusable heavy-lift vehicle with a payload capacity of ten tonnes to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). NGLV is using semi-cryogenic technology which will be both efficient and cost-effective.

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After Coal India Ltd has signed MoUs with BHEL, IOCL, and GAIL (India) Ltd— Government has planned to establish proposed surface coal gasification (SCG) projects in West Bengal, Odisha, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. The proposed SCG projects will be established at an aggregated estimated cost of Rs. 35,000 crores.

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In the next few months, NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) will launch at least six commercial missions. OneWeb is a London-based global communications network. Bharti Global is a major investor in OneWeb. Currently, India has three operational launch vehicles – the PSLV, GSLV, and GSLV Mk III.