Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

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The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a report titled the ‘World Wildlife Crime Report 2020’.
As per the report, Pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal and the number of times the mammal’s scales were seized increased nearly ten times between 2014 and 2018. The report also highlighted that zoonotic diseases account for 75 per cent of all emerging infectious diseases.

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The 15th summit between the India and the European Union was held recently through a virtual mode. India was represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The EU was represented by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and Charles Michel, President of the European Council. The leaders adopted the “India-EU Strategic Partnership: A Roadmap to 2025”, a strategic guide for mutual cooperation, over the next five years.

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India’s third largest services company, HCL Technologies announced that its Co-founder Shiv Nadar had stepped down as Chairman of the board of directors.
His daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been named as the next Chairperson of the company. Shiv Nadar will continue in the post of Chief strategy officer. Roshni Nadar became the vice-chairman of the board in 2018. HCL was founded in the year 1976 by Shiv Nadar as one of the 5 founders.

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P. Praveen Siddharth, a 2001 batch Indian Revenue Service- Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, P. Praveen Siddharth, has been appointed Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind.
He has replaced Vikram Singh, who has recently been appointed as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping. The new Private Secretary is serving as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the President’s Secretariat.

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World Emoji Day is celebrated every year on July 17, across the world. It was founded by Jeremy Burge.
He is called an emoji historian as he created an unofficial Wikipedia for emojis named Emojipedia. This day has been observed since 2014, to celebrate the usage of emojis, the ideograms used in online text conversations.

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The state Government of Odisha is implementing a pension scheme named ‘Madhu Babu Pension Yojana’.
Recently, it was announced that the people of transgender community will also be included in the Pension scheme. Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to the destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows. Now, Around 5,000 transgenders will get a monthly pension between Rs 500 and Rs 900 based on their age.

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The International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad has developed a Ultra-violet Baggage Disinfection System named ‘KritiScan’.
ARCI, an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology (DST) has co-developed the system along with Noida-based Vehant Technologies. The compact system can efficiently carry out a dry and chemical-free disinfection.

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The International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad has developed a Ultra-violet Baggage Disinfection System named ‘KritiScan’.
ARCI, an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology (DST) has co-developed the system along with Noida-based Vehant Technologies. The compact system can efficiently carry out a dry and chemical-free disinfection.

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Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) is located in the state of Assam. Assam is witnessing heavy floods, which has affected around 40 lakh people.
The Tiger reserve, which is also a UNESO World Heritage site, remains submerged in water, due to the heavy floods. As many as 86 animals have died, including rhinoceros, deer and wild boar. This year’s flood is said to be the sixth worst flood since 1988.

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The Delhi Cabinet has approved the doorstep delivery of ration products to eligible beneficiaries across the Union Territory.
As per the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the scheme will be called ‘Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna’. The programme is expected to be functional in the next six to seven months, after completion of tenders and other requirements.