Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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NLDSL-NICDC Logistics Data Bank (LDB Project) has achieved a milestone of handling 50 million EXIM containers.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister lauded the NICDC Logistics Data Services for the achievement. NICDC stands for National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation. LDB handles 100% per cent of India’s EXIM container volume. It uses RFID technology through Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Cloud-based solution for real-time tracking of EXIM container movement.

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Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pandey, who is on a visit to Bhutan, held a bilateral discussion with the fourth King of the country Jigme Singye Wangchuk.
Army Chief concludes his visit by paying homage at the Druk Wangyal Khang Zhang Chortens at Dochula. It was established in honour of the fallen heroes of the Royal Bhutan Army who made supreme sacrifice in operations against insurgents.

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The Central Government has established a task force to monitor monkey-pox situation in India. It is headed by Dr VK Paul, member (Health), NITI Aayog.
The task force also includes Secretary, Union Health Ministry, Pharma and Biotech. It will advise the government on expanding diagnostic facilities and investigating vaccination against the disease. India has reported four Monkeypox cases so far, three cases in Kerala and one in Delhi.

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Scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell.
It is the world’s most durable cell so far and also the most cost-effective. This can expand the scope of application of green energy across the world. Hydrogen fuel cells efficiently generate power by converting hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, without emitting carbon dioxide, particulate matter, and other air pollutants.

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The Ministry of MSME launched the Udyam Registration Portal in 2020, after the adoption of the revised definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Since then, as many as 1 crore MSMEs have registered on the Udyam portal on a voluntary basis. The MSMEs have also declared that they employ 7.6 crore people, of which 1.7 crore are women. The Digi Locker facility for Udyam Registration was also launched.

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Indian women lawn bowls team created history at 2022 Commonwealth Games by winning the first-ever gold in the sport.
It was also the first ever medal for India in the sport. Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey clinched  gold, beating South Africa 17-10.

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A panel led by Justice Srikrishna, a retired judge of the Supreme Court, prepared a draft version of the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2018.
The draft was reviewed by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which submitted its recommendations along with a draft Bill in November 2021. Recently, the government has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill from Parliament citing that a comprehensive legal framework is being worked upon.

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Lava and smoke was spewed from Mount Fagradalsfjall, located near the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik.
A volcano erupted for six months in 2021 in the mountain. Geldingadalir volcano erupted in an uninhabited valley near Reykjavik, after days of continuous seismic activity.

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The Dutch government (Netherlands) has recently declared a water shortage, following an unusually dry summer with no rain forecast in the near future.
Intense heat-waves hit large parts of Europe and the United States last month, rising calls for more efforts to tackle global warming. As two-thirds of the Dutch population living below sea level, droughts can become an acute problem in the Netherlands. This may lead to silting up of rivers and hampering of water traffic.

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The Government has set the target to eliminate Kala-azar by 2023 from the country. In a written reply in Lok Sabha given by the Union Health Minister, out of 633 Kala-azar endemic blocks, 625 blocks have achieved the elimination target last year.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Neglected Tropical Diseases Road map has set the target for Kala-azar elimination as 2030.