ALL EXAM QUIZ 26.09.2023

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• Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) scientists have discovered a new species of vibrant orange-coloured marine fish in deep waters off Digha Mohana, West Bengal.
• The new species, commonly known as gurnards or sea robins, belongs to the family Triglidae.
• It has been named Pterygotrigla intermedica, and it has characters quite similar to those of species like Pterygotrigla hemisticta.
• Anil Mohapatra, a senior scientist and in-charge of ZSI's Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Gopalpur, Odisha, led the discovery of the new species.
• It is the fourth species of Pterygotrigla genus reported in India so far, and there are a total of 178 species of the Triglidae family worldwide.
• On September 20, the detailed characteristics of this new fish species were published in Thalassas, an international marine science journal.

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• Dr Swati Nayak has been selected for the Norman Borlaug Field Award 2023.
• She is an Indian scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
• She will be awarded for Field Research and Application.
• She will formally receive the Borlaug Field Award during a 2023 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue ceremony on October 24-26 in Des Moines, Iowa (US).
• Dr Swati Nayak is the South Asia Lead for Seed System and Product Management at the IRRI.
• She will be awarded for her innovative approach to engaging smallholder farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems.

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• INS Sahyadri took part in the first India-Indonesia-Australia trilateral maritime exercise.
• INS Sahyadri is the Indian Navy’s indigenously built warship. It participated in the exercise from 20-21 September 2023.
• The trilateral exercise offered an opportunity for the three maritime nations to strengthen their partnership.
• It also offered them an opportunity to improve their collective capability to support a stable, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region.
• INS Sahyadri is the 3rd ship of the indigenously designed and made Project-17 class multirole stealth frigates.
• It was built at Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai. It is commanded by Capt Rajan Kapoor.

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• A comic book titled "Chacha Chaudhary aur Chunavi Dangal" has been released by CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar and ECs Shri Anup Chandra Pandey and Shri Arun Goel.
• The Election Commission of India has announced that Indian comic characters like Chacha Chaudhary, Sabu, Raaka, Dhamaka Singh, and Billoo will be used to create awareness about elections among children.
• This comic book is a joint initiative of ECI & Pran Comics to inspire the youth to enrol and participate in Elections.

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• The Ministry of Tourism has declared Biswanath Ghat in Assam as the Best Tourism Village of India for the year 2023.
• The recognition comes after an extensive selection process that included the review of 791 applications from 31 different states and union territories across the country.
• Expressing happiness over the achievement, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted the immense efforts made by the government to promote rural tourism in the state.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘International Lawyers’ Conference 2023‘ at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan.
• This conference, organized by the Bar Council of India, has brought together legal experts from across the globe to deliberate on the theme ‘Emerging Challenges in Justice Delivery System.’
• The event, scheduled for September 23 and 24, marks the first of its kind in India and aims to facilitate discussions on pressing legal issues of both national and international significance.

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• In a strategic move to cater to the evolving needs of Indian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Axis Bank has recently unveiled its groundbreaking Transaction Banking platform, ‘NEO for Business.’
• This innovative digital offering is designed to comprehensively address the real-time requirements of MSMEs, marking a significant milestone in the landscape of business banking in India.
• There are more than 6.5 crore MSMEs in India, with a contribution of more than 30% to the GDP, MSMEs are the backbone of the economy.
• Now MSMEs are increasingly adopting digital payments instead of cash, with 72% of payments being made in digital mode compared to 28% of cash transactions.

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• Pramila Mallik of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party was elected unopposed as the speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on 22 September 2023. She is the first woman speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The opposition parties did not put any candidate for the speaker post.
• The speaker post fell vacant after the resignation of Bikram Keshari Arukha in May this year.
• Pramila Mallik is a six time MLA from the Binjharpur assembly seat in the Jajpur district of Odisha. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled Caste communities.
• She was first elected as an MLA in 1990 as a Janata Dal MLA, and later, she joined the BJD party headed by the current chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
• She has been the minister in the BJD government, and before becoming the speaker, she was the Revenue and Disaster Management minister.
• The total strength of the Odisha Legislative Assembly is 147.

Explanation:

• The Ministry of Transport and Highways of Sri Lanka has signed a contract with India's IRCON International Limited for the design, testing and commissioning of signaling systems with Sri Lanka Railways.
• This deal has been done for 14.90 million US dollars.
• IRCON started its operations in Sri Lanka in March 2009 and has completed various projects.

Explanation:

• Every year on 25 September, World Pharmacists Day is celebrated across the world.
• Let us tell you that whenever a person falls ill, he goes to the doctor and the doctor prescribes him some medicines, to get which you have to go to the pharmacist.
• Celebrating this day was started with the aim of drawing attention to these pharmacies. Celebrating this day was started by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in Istanbul, Turkey.
• International Pharmaceuticals was established in the year 1912 on 25th September, due to which World Pharmacists Day is celebrated every year on 25th September.