Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2020

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The United Nations is observing the Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week from July 6 to July 10, 2020.
The event has been convened under the theme of “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment”. Throughout the week, several webinars and interactive discussions on the fields like bio and cyber terrorism, flagship UN counter-terrorism programmes, among others.

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The Chief Minister of Odisha has recently launched a monitoring system named ‘BLUIS’, and it has become the first state to use Space Technology & Artificial Intelligence to safeguard Government Lands.
BLUIS stands for Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System, which would monitor changes in government lands in Bhubaneswar by deploying high resolution satellite imagery. BLUIS is a geo-tagged repository, which works both in web and mobile.

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As per the World Health Organisation’s new release, the Maldives and Sri Lanka have become the first two countries in the South East Asian Region, to eliminate both measles and rubella.
The countries have completely eliminated the diseases ahead of the deadline of 2023. WHO declares a country to have eliminated measles and rubella, when there is no evidence of transmission of the disease for over three years.

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The first international cricket match, after the occurrence of Covid-19, commenced between England and West Indies.
The test match started at Ageas Bowl in London. After the delay of 117 days caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the international cricket match has begun. England team is lead by Ben Stokes while the West Indies team is led by Jason Holder.

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The State Government of Gujarat has recently constituted a five-member commission to decide rightful beneficiaries among three tribal communities residing in the areas of Gir, Barda, and Aalech forests.
The commission would consist of a retired High Court Judge, two retired District Court Judges, a retired Forest Department official and a retired Additional Collector. The aim is to prevent wrong persons from taking benefits of the tribal people and to protect their rights.

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National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated in India on July 10, every year, to commemorate the two scientists: Dr K H Alikunhi and Dr. H.L. Chaudhury, who had invented ‘Induced breeding technology’ on this day in 1957.
A webinar was conducted by the Department of Fisheries in association with National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB). The Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries attended the webinar. The Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for fish farmers.

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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently launched a report on “Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control”.
As per the report, India has been ranked eighth for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries including Australia, China, Japan among others. Australia tops the Asia-Pacific region, followed by South Korea and Malaysia.

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The Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket, that was launched by China, has recently suffered a failure during its maiden flight.
Kuaizhou means ‘fast ship’ in Chinese. It is a low-cost solid-fuelled carrier rocket, that was designed to launch low-Earth orbit satellites. A malfunction occurred during the flight though the exact reason for the failure is not yet known.

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GOAL is a literacy and mentorship initiative, that aims to identify leaders and make them train 5,000 youth from tribal communities across the country. It is implemented by the Tribal Affairs Ministry.
The Ministry has hosted a webinar on Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) Project, to sensitise Members of Parliament from Scheduled Tribe (ST) Constituencies. Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda and other officials from the Ministry participated in the seminar.

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Global leader in payments technology Visa has partnered with Federal Bank to deploy Visa Secure to the bank’s cardholders.
Visa Secure is an authentication program that uses the latest standards of the EMV protocol. This upgraded technology will provide security to curb online frauds and quick check-out experience to the card-holders.