ALL EXAM QUIZ 06.09.2023

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• The 3-year partnership between the Ministry of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and META was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan.
• It aims to empower a generation of students, teachers and entrepreneurs.
• Under this, 3 agreements were signed between META and NIESBUD, AICTE and CBSE.
• Meta Platforms Inc. doing business as Meta and formerly known as Facebook Inc. is a multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California.
• The company is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.
• Meta is one of the most valuable companies in the world and is ranked along with Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft in the U.S. It is considered one of the big tech companies in information technology.

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• The General Body of the International Esports Federation (IESF) has elected Lokesh Suji, Director of the Esports Federation of India (ESFI) and Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation (AESF), to its Membership Committee for a three-year term.
• This election is the first time that an Indian has become a part of the membership committee of the International Esports Federation.
• Lokesh Suzy is a pioneer and respected figure in the Indian and global eSports industry.
• International Esports Federation was established in 2008, its objective is to promote esports.

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• A Hyderabad-based robotics firm (Graene Robotics) has unveiled a state-of-the-art AI-powered anti-drone system named Indrajaal.
• This system can not only protect important installations like nuclear installations, oil fields, but can also protect entire cities from any type of drone.
• Indrajal is designed to defend against all types of drones in an area of 4,000 square kilometers.
• Indrajal uses cutting-edge technology and is a significant advancement in drone defense technology.

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• Jammu and Kashmir Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the community radio, the first of its kind in the Union Territory, on the 54th Foundation Day of Jammu University. It may be noted that the University of Jammu has been declared as the nodal university by the UGC for the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the UT.
• This initiative will serve as a medium to express the views of various stakeholders of the University and inspire people to participate in the integrated development of the country.
• Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, Umesh Rai said that being nominated by the University Grants Commission as the nodal university for the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 in the union territory has helped the institute to establish a high status in the academic field.

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• Gabon's military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has been sworn in as the country's interim president.
• Recently, military officers led by General Nguema of Gabon seized power by ousting Gabon's President Ali Bongo.
• Gabon is a Central African country located along the Atlantic coast. Its capital is 'Libreville'.

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• In India, every year on 05 September, the birth anniversary of educationist and former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teachers' Day.
• President Draupadi Murmu presented the National Teacher Award 2023 to 75 selected award winners at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
• This year, 50 school teachers, 13 teachers from higher education and 12 teachers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship were honored.

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• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited has signed MoU with Union Bank of India and Bank of Baroda to accelerate the development of renewable energy in India.
• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited was established in the year 1987 as a Mini Ratna Company under the Government of India.
• Union Bank of India is a public sector unit of India in which 60% of the share capital is held by the Government of India.
• The bank entered the capital market with an initial public offer on August 20, 2002 and a flow-on public offer in February 2006. At present 44.57% of the share capital of the bank is held by institutions, individuals and others.
• Bank of Baroda is a public sector bank of India.
• It is the third largest bank in the region after State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank.

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• Mohun Bagan Super Giant won the Durand Cup 2023 title by defeating East Bengal 1-0 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Mohun Bagan had earlier won the Durand Cup title in the year 2000.
• He made it to the finals in 2004, 2009 and 2019 but could not win the title.
• Durand Cup 2023 started on 3 August, it was the 132nd edition of the tournament, in which 24 teams participated.

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• Scientist N Valarmathi, who used to voice the countdown of every launch mission at Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Sriharikota, has passed away in Chennai.
• He also gave voice to India's successful Chandrayaan-3 mission launched on July 14.
• This was his last countdown voice. Valarmathi was the director of the remote sensing RISAT-1 project in 2012.
• Valaramathi was honored with the Tamil Nadu government's Abdul Kalam Award in 2015, soon after her role as director in the RISAT-1 project.
• She was part of the launch of the DS-SAR remote sensing satellite on a PSLV C56 rocket on 30 July and the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on an LVM3 rocket on 14 July.

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• The second edition of the Naval Commanders' Conference, 2023 began in New Delhi.
• The conference serves as the highest-level biennial event, which facilitates discussion and policy formulation among naval commanders.
• During the three-day conference, to be held in a hybrid format, the senior leadership of the Indian Navy will review major operational, material, logistics, training, and administrative activities undertaken during the last six months.