Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – September 13-15, 2022
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Current Affairs Quiz – Set 321: September 2022, Week 2
September 13-15, 2022
For the first time Sikkim will host three Ranji trophy matches
Sikkim will host three Ranji trophy matches for the first time in December. The matches will be played at the mining cricket ground near Rangpo in Sikkim.
Key Points
- The state will welcome three northeast teams: Mizoram, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, at the Mining Cricket Ground near Rangpo.
- Along with Ranji Trophy matches, Sikkim will also play two Cooch Behar Trophy matches, and three Col CK Nayudu Trophy matches at Mining.
- The Cooch Behar Trophy match on November 12 against Assam will be the first major domestic match in Sikkim.
Nagaland celebrates the first ever Naga Mircha Festival
Nagaland celebrates the first-ever ‘Naga Mircha (King Chilli) Festival’ at Seiyhama village in Kohima District. The first Naga Mircha Festival was sponsored by the Department of Horticulture.
Key Points
- Naga king chilli has been considered as the world’s hottest chilli and is constantly on the top five in the list of the world’s hottest chilies based on the Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).
- Naga Mircha is also referred to as ‘Raja Mircha’, ‘Bhoot Jolokia’ or ‘Ghost Pepper’.
- Naga Mircha was the first product to receive a GI tag from Nagaland in 2008.
- It is an indigenous crop of Nagaland believed to have originated from Nagaland’s Zeliangrong region; and is extensively grown in Peren, Mon, Kohima and Dimapur.
JIMEX 2022: India-Japan begins joint naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal
The sixth edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22), hosted by the Indian Navy, commenced in the Bay of Bengal.
Key Points
- The JIMEX series of exercises began in Japan in 2012.
- The JIMEX 22 exercise marks the 10th anniversary of JIMEX and also coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.
- JIMEX 22 exercise involves two phases that includes one at sea and another is the harbour phase at Visakhapatnam.
- This exercise seeks to consolidate the high degree of interoperability that exists between maritime forces of the two countries, through complex exercises in the surface, sub-surface and air domains.
- The Indian Navy is represented by three indigenously designed and built warships, Sahyadri, a multi-purpose stealth frigate and Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes Kadmatt and Kavaratti.
- Additionally, Guided Missile Destroyer Ranvijay, Fleet Tanker Jyoti, Offshore Patrol Vessel Sukanya, submarines, MIG 29K fighter aircraft, Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft and ship borne helicopters are also participating in the exercise.
- The 5th edition was conducted in October 2021 in the Arabian Sea.
National Defense MSME Conclave and Exhibition
The two-day National Defense MSME Conclave and Exhibition began in Kota, Rajasthan. In the exhibition defense equipment including T-90 and BMP-2 tanks, artillery guns, various types of sniper and machine guns and military bridges are being displayed.
Key Points
- Youth innovating in the defense sector, start-ups and MSMEs are also displaying their products.
- More than 50 companies, start-ups and MSMEs working in the defense sector are participating in this event.
- The Drone Light Show and Live Concert will also be the highlight of the programme.
- Defense Conclave and Exhibition is being held for the first time in Rajasthan.
Kalinga Institute of Medical Science conferred with the UNESCO International Literacy Prize 2022
Kalinga Institute of Medical Science conferred with the UNESCO International Literacy Prize 2022 at a ceremony organised by UNESCO in Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa).
The award comprises a silver medal, a diploma and a cheque for USD 20,000.
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences is the fifth recipient from India and the first and only institute from Odisha to receive the highest global recognition on literacy. It is also the third among the Indian non-profit NGOs and the first Indian tribal-based organisation to be conferred with this award.
Kalinga Institute of Social Science
- Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) was founded in 1993.
- It is an NGO based in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
- Its aim is to promote inclusive education, women empowerment, tribal uplift and sustainable development.
- It has collaboration with various UN bodies and international organisations.
Exercise Parvat Prahar
Parvat Prahar Exercise is an exercise conducted by the Indian Army to undertake disengagement from Patrolling Point 15 in eastern Ladakh.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande recently visited the Ladakh sector to review Exercise Parvat Prahar. The exercise witnessed the deployment of all new major inductions of the Army.
Key Points
- The exercise comes as India and China are separating from the Gogra-Hot Springs (PP-15) in eastern Ladakh, as announced on September 8.
- It is being conducted by the One Strike Corps of the Indian Army.
- The exercise was held in the Ladakh plateau at an altitude of 14,000 feet.
- This exercise used newly inducted all-terrain vehicles transported by Chinook heavy lift helicopters and K9-Vajra howitzers.
- The exercise featured a display of operational capabilities by artillery guns and other key weapon systems.
- The exercise involved high-altitude infantry personnel, T-90S and T-72 tanks, mechanized infantry, K-9 Vajra, Bofors and M-777 howitzers, helicopters and aircraft.