Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2022

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Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a Micro Small Medium Enterprises Promotion Policy (MSME) 2022 and Uttar Pradesh Bioenergy Policy-2022.
The state cabinet also approved a proposal to reorganise the State Planning Commission as the State Transformation Commission (STC) on the pattern of the Niti Aayog. STC would act as a policy think tank to the government as well as perform the work of planning commission.

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India has signed a USD 250 million deal to export arms and ammunition to Armenia, which is currently engaged in clashes with its neighbour Azerbaijan.
India will send indigenously developed multi-barrel Pinaka launchers, anti-tank rockets, and other range of ammunitions to Armenia, the former Soviet region. This is the first time, India is set to export its Pinaka missile system.

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At least 125 people have been killed and dozens were injured in a stampede at the Kanjurujan Football Stadium, Malang in Indonesia.
Police said about 3,000 people had stormed the pitchafter Arema FC lost to Persebaya Surabaya. Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya are long-time rivals and the latter club’s fans were not allowed to buy tickets for the game due to fears of violence.

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The ‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers’ was recently held in New Delhi. It was held under chairmanship of the Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Union Minister announced that Rs 26,000 crore had been approved to install new 25,000 towers in the next 500 days.

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On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the State Bank of India launched the 4th phase of the ‘SBI Gram Seva’ program.
The bank announced that it will adopt 30 remote villages across Aspirational Districts in Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. The bank would take active intervention in areas like education, healthcare, livelihoods, and infrastructure.

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International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) constituted the ‘Committee of Experts on Sustainable Finance’.
Headed by C.K. Mishra, Former Secretary to Government of India, submitted its final report to Chairperson, IFSCA. Some important recommendations include developing a voluntary carbon market, framework for transition bonds, enabling de-risking mechanisms and promoting regulatory sandbox for green Fintech. The committee also proposes to set up a dedicated MSME platform for sustainable lending.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) grants certificate of registration to the Credit information companies (CICs) in India.
Recently, the RBI in its ‘Statement of Developmental and Regulatory Policies’, has called for which type of companies to appoint an internal ombudsman by April 1, 2023. This step aims to strengthen and improve the efficiency of the internal grievance redressal mechanisms.

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Union Home Ministry has announced Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir.
Home Minister Amit Shah announced that Justice GD Sharma Commission has recommended reservation for Paharis in the report submitted to the government. The people are classified into two main groups Speakers of Western Pahari set of languages and Speakers of Lahnda.

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2022 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation ‘Center for Civil Liberties’.
As per the Norwegian Nobel Committee, they have promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulates credit rating agencies and their functioning.
Recently, SEBI has ordered credit rating agency Brickwork Ratings India to wind up its operations within six months. It has barred the agency from taking on any fresh clients or business. Several violations of the provisions of CRA Regulations and SEBI Circulars were found during the RBI-SEBI inspection.