Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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Donimalai, which is known for Iron Ore mining is located in Bellari district of Karnataka. The rich Irone Ore mine was under state-owned NMDC for 50 years. The lease of NDMC ended in 2018 and since then the production has stopped here. Recently, the Karnataka government has decided to resume mining at Donimalai.

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Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), M/o Commerce and Industry, has given permission to the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) to introduce ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) Tank Containers for movement of Liquid Oxygen for domestic transport as there is an urgent need to move oxygen in a sufficient quantity.

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Saubhagya Scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th September 2017, in order to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas. It was launched with an aim to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas across the country.

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The Union Government has extended the suspension on initiating Insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings against firms for three more months.
The suspension will be effective till three months from September 25, as per a notification from the Corporate affairs Ministry. Initially, the proceedings were suspended for six months starting from March 25. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has also been amended to include the provision.

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Kerala has received the United Nations award for its “outstanding contribution” towards the Non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals (SDGs).
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General announced this year’s UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) award on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. Kerala is one among the seven ministries of health across the world.

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Activities regarding the “Yoga Break” protocol of Ministry of AYUSH have been resumed, after it was suspended due to Covid-19.
This 5-minute protocol is intended to introduce yoga to people at work and help them to take a break from the work schedule. This protocol was developed by Ministry of AYUSH in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY).

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The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is a strategic forum organised between the United States, Japan, Australia and India.
Recently, the QUAD consultation of the four member countries was held virtually to discuss regional issues of common interest. The last Ministerial engagement was held in September 2019. The Senior officials reaffirmed their commitment for an inclusive Indo-Pacific region.

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A new ‘Cable Stayed Bridge’ has been inaugurated across Durgam Cheruvu Lake, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the new bridge, which is 426 metres long and 25.8 metre wide. It also has a total of 52 stay cables and is said to be one of the longest in the country constructed at a cost of over Rs.334 crores.

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A rare species of butterfly named the ‘Branded Royal’, was recently spotted in the Nilgiris, along the slopes of Kotagiri.
The butterfly was previously documented in the Nilgiris in the year 1888 by G.F. Hampson. There is only one such record about the butterfly in Tamil Nadu. The Branded Royal (Tajuria melastigma) is a species of lycaenid.

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The World Health Organisation has been observing September 28 as World Rabies Day, across the world.
It is observed annually to raise awareness about the prevention of Rabies disease and to focus on the progress in defeating this disease. It also commemorates the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur, who developed the first Rabies vaccine.