Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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Entomologists from the Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS) have recently identified the species, Anamalai Reed-tail (Protosticta anamalaica) from the Western Ghats in the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur.
With this, the number of odonates in Kerala has grown to 182. The insect was first spotted at Ponmudi hills in the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary of the Munnar landscape. The genus Protosticta Sels consists of slender-built damselflies commonly known as Reed-tails or Shadow-damsels.

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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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Long March is a flagship series of rockets launched by China. The ‘Long March 5B Rocket’ recently crash-landed near the Indian Ocean.
It was launched in June to deliver the solar-powered Wentian experiment module to China’s Tiangong Space Station. In a statement, NASA said that China did not share specific trajectory information as the Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth.

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Red Bull’s Ace Racing Driver Max Verstappen won the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the starting grid.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second while his Mercedes team mate George Russell finished third and on pole for the first time in his F1 career. The win was Verstappen’s 8th of the season and 28th of his career.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released a book titled ‘Lockdown Lyrics’, a collection of poems written by poet Sanjukta Dash.
Dash, an Odia poet has three anthologies of poetries in Odia language. ‘Lockdown Lyrics’ is her debut book in English. It was written based on the experiences during the pandemic.

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also launched ‘Responsible AI for Youth 2022′ program, which was created by National E-Governance Division (MeitY) in collaboration with Intel India and the Ministry of Education. The program is for school students studying in classes 8-12 across India to foster a deeper understanding of AI-tech.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and IT also inaugurated the event to celebrate ‘8 Years of MyGov’ in New Delhi.

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Unclaimed deposits are defined as balance in savings, current accounts, or term deposits which are not claimed for within ten years from date of maturity. These amounts are transferred by banks to ‘Depositor Education and Awareness’ (DEA) Fund maintained by the Reserve Bank of India.
RBI has been encouraging people to claim such deposits from the respective banks. However, the amount of unclaimed deposits is on the rise.

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The birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of India’s national flag, was celebrated recently. To mark the event, the Central government released a special commemorative postage stamp.
He was born in Andhra Pradesh on August 2, 1876. Pingali Venkayya designed many models of the national flag. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi approved the design during the Indian National Congress meeting in Vijayawada.

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The SVC Co-operative Bank (SVC Bank) has signed an agreement with the Small Industries Development Bank in India (SIDBI) to improve the flow of credit to MSMEs.
The Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank is a scheduled co-operative bank in India that was established in 1906.

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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated India’s largest online herbarium database, the ‘Indian Virtual Herbarium’ web portal.
The portal has been developed by the Botanical Survey of India under the framework of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and ‘Digital India’. Botanical Survey of India is a subordinate office under the Environment Ministry.