Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in partnership with the Serum Institute of India is set to launch India’s first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), India accounts for about a fifth of the global burden for cervical cancer with 1.23 lakh cases and around 67,000 deaths every year.

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS) initiative in July 2022, with an outlay of more than Rs 750 crore.
Under the scheme, the central government will promote over 10,000 startups in the next five to six years. GENESIS is a National Deep-tech Startup Platform, to support and create successful startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting in Thiruvananthapuram.
In the meeting, 26 issues were discussed, 9 issues were resolved and 17 issues were reserved for further consideration. The main objectives of the Zonal Council meeting are settlement Centre- State disputes and inter-state disputes through mutual agreement, promotion of regional cooperation between States, among others

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Google has allowed Parler back onto the Google Play Store, after it removed the app in January 2021.
Last year, Google cited that the platform lacked moderation on posts inciting violence at the US Capitol. Apple re-instated Parler to its App Store in May 2021. Parler advertises itself as a platform for free speech.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad.
The mascot is named as ‘Savaj’ which means cub in Gujarati. The theme of the anthem is ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. The National Games will be organised from September 29 to October 12, across six cities in the state.

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The Gujarat Science Conclave of State Science & Technology (S&T) Ministers is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Science City, Ahmedabad.
The conclave will include discussions on the theme of ‘Doubling Private Sector investment in R&D by 2030’. All States and UTs will be asked to have individual STI policy on the lines of National STI policy.

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The first edition of ‘World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathy’ was held in Dubai with the theme “Diseases caused by climate change and global warming”.
The summit aimed to promote homoeopathic system of medicine, drugs, and practices. The summit was virtually addressed by Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State of Environment Forest & Climate change.

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A space consortium formed by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was awarded the contract for the next five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs).
The consortium bagged a Rs 860-crore contract for end-to-end realisation of five PSLVs over a period of four years from NewsSpace India (NSIL). This was announced during the inaugural session of the 7th Bengaluru Space Expo 2022.

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Niti Aayog released a report titled ‘Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times’.
As per the report, Maharashtra won the top rank among states in the implementation of the Poshan Abhiyaan scheme. Andhra Pradesh came second and Gujarat is at the third rank. Andhra Pradesh is first in 100 per cent recruitment of human resources required for implementation of Poshan during Covid. It also tops in the distribution of mobile phones to Anganwadi workers.

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Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will lead an official and business delegation to Milan, Italy to attend the Gastech Milan-2022.
Gastech is the World’s largest gathering focussed on LNG as a bridge fuel will bring together Ministers and CEOs to discuss evolving energy landscape and sustainable energy transition. The Minister will chair the panel discussion on sustainable future of India’s energy industry.