Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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Union Health Ministry has partnered with Edelweiss General Insurance to help create digital health IDs for all in the country.
‘ABHA’ or the Ayushman Bharat Health Account is a 14-digit number that helps users to share and access their health records digitally with registered healthcare providers. National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body responsible for implementing this program under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.

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The MSME Ministry announced two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between India and Mauritius on cooperation in promoting the MSME sector of the two countries.
The MoUs signed were part of the India-Mauritius 3rd Joint Committee Meeting on SME cooperation.

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‘National Sports Day’ or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard of India.
It is an annual observance that falls on August 29 and it aims to create awareness about the need and benefits of incorporating sports and physical activities into our day to life. Major Dhyanchand played a key role in India’s gold medal victory at the Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936.

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The Civil Aviation Ministry has exempted Boeing 787 aircraft from GPS-aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) augmentation system compliance till 2025.
GAGAN is an augmentation system jointly developed by the Airports Authority of India and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). . It is capable of providing navigation services for departure, en-route and landing operations to equipped planes.

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Red Bull’s Dutch driver and reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix.
He won the race despite starting the race from 14th place on the grid. Mexican racing driver Sergio Perez finished second while Carlos Sainz Jr, Spanish motorsports racing driver finished third.

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Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title, beating Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the final in Tokyo.
World number-one Axelsen, who won Olympic gold last year, also claimed the world title in Glasgow in 2017. The 28-year-old has reached the final without losing a single game. This is also his sixth title of the season.

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Pulikkali is a traditional street art form played in the state of Kerala. Ruler of the erstwhile kingdom of Cochin Sakthan Thampuran introduced Pulikkali two centuries ago.
It is prominently played during the Onam celebrations in the state. The tiger-themed art form has people dressed like tigers roaming the streets in dance steps with drum beats.

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The ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’ was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. However, the UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
It is an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.

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Nagaland got its second railway station, after a gap of 100 years. The Donyi Polo Express from Shokhuvi Railway Station was flagged off by the state’s Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
The train will run between Guwahati in Assam and Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh on a daily basis. The first railway station was set up at Dimapur Railway Station in 1903.

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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has approved an allocation of Rs 230 crore for rural infrastructure projects in Mizoram.
The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was launched in 1995-96. NABARD has sanctioned aggregate loans amounting to Rs 1744.51 crore for critical rural infrastructure like rural roads, bridges, drinking water and health infrastructure.