Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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Egypt released a commemorative postage stamp to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between Egypt and India.
Egypt’s recognition of the independence of India on 18 August 1947 marked the establishment of ties. It led to the historic Friendship Treaty in 1955. India and Egypt have had traditionally strong bilateral relations.

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Punjab and Haryana has agreed to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.
Both the states had a decade-old tussle for renaming the international airport. Earlier Punjab Vidhan Sabha had passed a resolution to name the airport as ‘Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali’. The Haryana Vidhan Sabha passed a resolution on renaming the terminal, with the use of ‘Chandigarh’.

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A two-day ‘National Conference of Women Police’ is being organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) in Shimla in collaboration with Himachal Police.
The conference will showcase the achievements of women police officers and discuss challenges faced by them. It will also discuss the new roles and responsibilities of women in terms of emerging technologies and crimes.

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Scotland has agreed to transfer seven stolen artefacts to India including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh.
This has been carried out as part of Scotland’s largest-ever repatriation of objects from a single collection. Lt also includes Indo-Persian talwar or sword, dating back to the 14th century. It is also repatriating 19 Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

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Dr. R. S. Sharma, CEO of the National Health Authority (NHA) issued hardware guidelines for healthcare institutions like hospitals, clinics and health and wellness centres to promote digitization in hospitals.
The guidelines provide a basic framework to States and UTs for planning, assessment and procurement of the IT hardware to operate applications compliant with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

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The government has recently awarded geographical indication (GI) tag to ‘Mithila Makhana’, to help farmers get the maximum price for their produce. Its botanical name is ‘Euryale Ferox Salisb’ and it is a special variety of aquatic fox nut.
Mithila Makhana is cultivated in the Mithila region of Bihar and some parts of Nepal. It is the fifth product from Bihar after Bhagalpur’s Jardalu Mango, Katarni Dhaan (rice), Nawada’s Maghai Paan and Muzaffarpur’s Shahi Litchi.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been named for this year’s ‘Liberty Medal’ by the National Constitution Center.
He was selected for his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny. Zelenskyy has been serving as the nation’s President since May 2019, has also been the recipient of awards such as the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award and the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award as well as honors from other governments.

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Asia’s largest Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in the Sangrur district of Punjab has recently started commercial production.
The Bio-gas is being supplied to the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) outlet. Punjab Energy Development Agency has allocated 42 additional CBG projects based on paddy straw and other agro-residue to prevent stubble burning.

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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Health Authority and the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
As per the MoU, transgender persons across the country will get composite healthcare services under the Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY. They need to hold only the transgender certificate issued by the National Portal for transgender persons.

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Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and is responsible to promote competition.
The government has introduced Competition Amendment Bill 2022, which proposes certain changes to the Competition Act, 2002. The bill has been referred to the Standing Committee of Finance for further review. CCI has recently summoned online food aggregators Swiggy and Zomato and cab aggregators Ola and Uber, on monopoly in the market and anti-competitive activities.