ALL EXAM QUIZ 16.10.2023

Explanation:

• Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has once again won the prestigious ‘Best Innovation in Refinery’ award for the year 2022-23, given by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas at the 26th Energy Technology Meet 2023.
• This is a significant achievement. This is the second consecutive year that MRPL has received this honour, after tough competition with major players in the industry including IOCL, BPCL and HPCL.
• Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is an oil refinery located at Katipalla, north of Mangalore city.

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• The 11th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup is scheduled to be held in Johor, Malaysia in 2023.
• Hockey India has announced the 20-member Indian junior men's hockey team that will participate in the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup.
• This prestigious tournament is scheduled to take place from 27th October to 4th November. Notably, this year's edition will feature eight teams, expanded from the traditional six.
• This year, India has been placed in Pool B in the Sultan of Johor Cup.They will face tough competition from Malaysia, Pakistan and New Zealand. Pool A will have teams from Germany, Australia, South Africa and Great Britain.

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• Every year on 14 October, World Standards Day is celebrated.
• It is celebrated by the members of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• The day is intended to show gratitude to many experts worldwide who evolved the voluntary technical norms that are issued in the form of international standards.
• The day aims to raise awareness among regulators, industry, and consumers about the importance of implementing and developing standards in the global economy.

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• Pankaj Bohra, a Chartered Accountant from Ahmedabad, became the first person from Gujarat to assume charge as the president of IACC.
• Bohra currently serving as the Senior Partner at Pankaj Bohra & Co., Chartered Accountants.
• He has also been on the boards of several companies advising senior management on business strategies, financial planning and corporate governance.

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• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde approved a proposal to establish an Independent Scheduled Tribes Commission.
• It will be established for Maharashtra on the lines of the Central Government.
• This proposal has been approved in the 51st Maharashtra State Tribes Advisory Council meeting held in Mumbai.

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• India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2023.
• India slipped four spots in the Global Hunger Index 2023. India has been ranked at 111.
• In the 2022 ranking, India was in the 107th position out of 121 countries.
• ‘Concern Worldwide’ and ‘Welt Hungerhilfe’, two NGOs from Ireland and Germany, have released this report.
• India has a score of 28.7 in the latest ranking, which shows a serious level of hunger.
• As per the index, India also has the highest child-wasting rate in the world at 18.7 per cent.
• The rate of undernourishment in India stood at 16.6 per cent and under-five mortality is at 3.1 per cent.
• The prevalence of anaemia in women aged between 15 and 24 years stood at 58.1 per cent.

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• 32nd Saraswati Samman awarded to Sivasankari.
• On 12 October, noted author and activist Sivasankari was honoured with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 at the National Museum in Delhi.
• She has been awarded for her memoir written in Tamil, Surya Vamsam.
• The award was presented to her by former Union Minister M. Veerappa Moily.
• A Chayan Parishad (Selection Committee) headed by former Supreme Court judge Arjan Kumar Sikri selected her work.

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• A monetary penalty of Rs 5.39 crore on Paytm Payments Bank imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for violating Know Your Customer norms, among others.
• The Paytm bank had failed to meet certain regulatory provisions under Know Your Customer (KYC) as well as the norms for increasing the maximum balance at the end of the day as stated in the licensing conditions of payments banks.
• The bank was also found to be non-compliant with the 'Cyber Security Framework in Banks', 'Guidelines on Reporting of Unusual Cyber Security Incidents', and 'Securing Mobile Banking Applications including the UPI Ecosystem'.

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• Government granted Navratna Status to IRCON International and RITES.
• IRCON became the 15th Central Public Sector Enterprise to get Navratna status.
• Another PSU, RITES, becomes the 16th Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) to receive this prestigious recognition.
• Over the past year, the stocks of these public sector undertakings (PSUs) have increased significantly.
• These companies will get more freedom in making decisions related to investments, joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions.
• A Navratna company can get ‘Maharatna’ status by meeting specific performance benchmarks and fulfilling certain eligibility criteria.

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• Anurag Thakur launched the trailer of the animated series Krish, Trish and Baltiboy – Bharat Hain Hum.
• It is produced by the Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Graphiti Studios.
• It has a total of 52 episodes featuring stories from the Indian Freedom struggle from the 1500s to 1947.
• The series is being hosted by the iconic animated characters Krish, Trish and Balti Boy.
• This series will inspire younger generations from the story of people whose efforts have shaped modern India.
• It will be released in multiple languages including foreign languages.