ALL EXAM QUIZ 12.09.2024

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• IIT Delhi opened its first international campus in Abu Dhabi with a batch of 52 students.
• The Abu Dhabi campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was officially inaugurated by Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
• The first batch of graduating students receiving B.Tech degrees in Energy Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering were welcomed by the Crown Prince.
• This first batch of 52 students was selected through the JEE Advanced exam and the recently introduced Joint Entrance Entrance Test (CAET) for international candidates.

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• India has emerged as the largest plastic polluter in the world.
• A new study by the University of Leeds, published in the journal Nature, has revealed that India is the biggest contributor to plastic pollution.
• 57 million tons of plastic pollution are produced each year, spread to every surface on Earth – from the deepest trenches, mountain peaks to the human brain.
• The researchers gave an example to explain the massive scale of plastic waste production.
• The annual global plastic waste is enough to fill New York City's Central Park and stack up to 157 Empire State Buildings.
• Nearly two-thirds of this pollution is generated by uncollected and improperly disposed waste.

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• 33% quota for women in police force has been approved by the Rajasthan government.
• Rajasthan government has approved 33% reservation for women in the police force by amending the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989.
• It will help in creating more employment opportunities for women.
• The state government has also decided to add the names of especially abled children and siblings and the dependent parents in the pension payment order (PPO) of the government employees.
• The state government has also decided to amend Rules 67 and 87 of the Rajasthan Civil Services Pension Rules, 1996.
• The government also made an announcement of giving a 5 per cent additional allowance to pensioners of 70 to 75 years of age
• The state government also allotted land for a 3,150 MW solar power project.

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• Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of the year in the US Open Tennis.
• Jannik Sinner won over American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the final.
• Earlier in the year, Jannik Sinner had already won at the Australian Open.
• He became the first Italian guy to win the US Open, making history.
• Sinner won his sixth championship of the year and his 55th match overall with the victory.

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• The 17th Paris Paralympics ended with a grand ceremony at the Stade de France Stadium in Paris, France on 8 September 2024. The 17th Paralympics was organized by the International Paralympic Committee in Paris, the capital of France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
• India won 29 medals including seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
• India surpassed its medal tally of 19 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
• India crossed the 50-medal mark in total in the history of the Paralympic Games.
• A total of 84 Indian para-athletes participated in 12 sports at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
• The 18th Summer Paralympics will be held in 2028 in the city of Los Angeles, United States.
• The Paralympic Games are held after the end of the Olympic Games.
• The 33rd Summer Olympics were held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The Summer Olympics were organized by the International Olympic Committee.
• China topped the medal table with 220 medals while India finished 18th.

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• The Cyber Security Policy 2.0 has been released by the Tamil Nadu government.
• The main aim of the policy is to protect the information assets of the government (infrastructure, software, citizen services).
• It has listed steps for ensuring the protection of assets of the government through guidelines, and standard operating procedures (sop) for audit, compliance and monitoring of cyber threats and attacks.
• It will develop a comprehensive security risk reduction strategy, establishing security capabilities and infrastructure for layered security of mission-critical systems and data.

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• In the Union Environment Ministry's Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024, Surat city achieved first place.
• Union Minister of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav named it the nation's "National Clean Air City" in Jaipur.
• The award comes with a cheaque of Rs 1.5 crore. Mayor Daxesh Mawani and Surat Municipal Commissioner Shalini Agrawal received it.
• Surat came in at number thirteen in Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2023, with Indore at the top.
• Last year, Surat city topped the list of the nation's cleanest cities.

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• Senior bureaucrat Tuhin Kant Pandey was named as the new Finance Secretary by the Central Government.
• Pandey, a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Odisha cadre, was till now posted as Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
• The post of Finance Secretary fell vacant after the appointment of TV Somanathan as Cabinet Secretary in August.
• Tuhin Kant Pandey is known for his role in the privatization of Air India and the country's biggest IPO brought by LIC.
• Before joining the Finance Ministry, he worked as Principal Secretary in his home cadre Odisha.

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• International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on 8 September across the world. This day is celebrated every year since 1967.
• This day is celebrated to remind the public, government and other stakeholders of the importance of literacy, and its role in creating a just society.
• In the UNESCO General Conference held in the year 1966, a proposal was passed to celebrate 8 September as International Literacy Day.

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• Veteran French conservative leader Michel Barnier has recently taken over as the Prime Minister of France.
• Barnier, 73, took over from Gabriel Attal, France's youngest Prime Minister, who has been in office for the last eight months.