Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

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Recently, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a London-based think tank, in collaboration with India’s Bharat Shakti defense platform, organized the UK-India Defence and Military Technology Cooperation workshop in London.
The workshop aimed to explore joint initiatives in defense research and industrial production, focusing on various themes such as the changing strategic context of UK-India defense relations, perspectives on India’s Atmanirbhar program, and the UK’s defense technology partnerships.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a powerful message on climate change, urging immediate radical action to address the record-shattering July temperatures.
He said that this phenomenon indicate that the Earth has entered an ‘era of global boiling’ surpassing warming phase.

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The Danish World No.1 Viktor Axelsen clinched victory in the Japan Open final after defeating Jonatan Christie of Indonesia.
In women’s singles, world number two An Se-Young of South Korea beat He Bing Jiao of China to clinch the title. She also replaced replacing Japan’s reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi to bag the World No. 1 spot.

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The compound mixed archery team of Aman Saini and Pragati clinched a gold medal, India’s fourth in the event, at the World University Games in Chengdu, China.
The Indian archers have also won two more medals in archery in men’s and women’s compound team events.

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NASA is using rocks from Scotland’s Isle of Rum to practice testing methods for examining Martian rocks, as they share similarities in geological, mineral, and chemical content.
The igneous rocks from the Isle of Rum exhibit comparable geological, mineral, and chemical characteristics to those discovered on Mars.

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Jim Skea of the United Kingdom has been elected as the new Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
WMO and the United Nations Environment Programme are co-sponsors of the IPCC. The main responsibility of the IPCC Chair is to supervise the reports published in every assessment cycle.

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According to a recent study titled ‘Global climate-change trends detected in indicators of ocean ecology,’ human-induced climate change has caused a substantial change in the color of Earth’s oceans over the last two decades.
The study revealed that over 56% of the world’s oceans, surpassing the total land area on the planet, have undergone this color shift.

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Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is a system for ensuring that pharmaceutical products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards.
The Indian government mandated the implementation of revised GMP standards by all drug manufacturers. Companies with a turnover exceeding Rs 250 crore must comply within six months, while smaller enterprises have a year to implement the updated GMP in line with World Health Organization (WHO) standards.

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The Rajya Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, allowing the private sector to mine six atomic minerals, including lithium, as well as deep-seated minerals like gold and silver.
In the past, the mining and exploration of all 12 atomic minerals were exclusively reserved for state-owned entities.

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Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur introduced the Press and Registration of Periodicals (PRP) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha.
The bill aims to replace the current Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867, which regulates the registration of the print and publishing industry in India.