Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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India approved its fourth Covid-19 vaccine, and its first mRNA vaccine, Moderna’s mRNA-1273. It is sold under the brand name ‘Spikevax’ in the US.
Now the vaccines can be imported to India without bridging clinical studies. Moderna vaccine which has 94.1 percent efficacy will be available in India through the Indian pharma company Cipla.

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The Rampal Power Station is a 1320 megawatt coal-fired power station currently under construction at Rampal Upazila of Bagerhat District in Khulna, Bangladesh. It will be the country’s largest power plant. It is being setup by BIFPCL (Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited).

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Pushkar Singh Dhami (bron 1975) has recently become the 11th and youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Khatima constituency in Udham Singh Nagar district.

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Mariyappan Thangavelu is announced as the flag bearer of the Indian contingent in Tokyo Paralympics 2021.
Mariyappan Thangavelu is India’s first Paralympian gold medallist since 2004. He won gold medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games in High jump. He was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for Para-Atheletics, Arjuna Award for Para-Atheletics and Padma Shri.

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India joined the global tax deal under the G20-OECD Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).
It seeks to reform international tax rules and ensure that multinational companies pay their fair share wherever they operate. However, when the global tax regime is implemented, India will have to roll back the equalisation levy that it imposes on MNCs such as Google, Amazon and Facebook.

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Assam government has recently launched a scheme to incentivise the production of orthodox and specialty tea in the state.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Assam Tea Industries Special Incentive Scheme (ATISIS). It aims to boost the production of orthodox or specialty tea in the state by extending incentives to the tea gardens. Government will provide interest subvention of 3% on the working capital loan per annum.

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Taal Volcano is part of a chain of volcanoes located along the western edge of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.
Recently, the Authorities in the Philippines have warned that the Taal volcano, could erupt anytime soon after recording the highest levels of sulphur dioxide gas emission. The average of 22,628 tonnes a day was the highest ever recorded in Taal volcano.

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The Delhi government has recently unveiled the new Excise Policy 2021-22, as it announced the existing liquor policy old and cumbersome.
Under the new system, the government will close the state-run retail liquor shops and will promote private players retail liquor trade. The policy aims to boost excise as an important source of revenue by announcing new changes.

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Bagram Airfield is the key base of the military troops of the United States in Afghanistan. Recently, the US military left Bagram Airfield in the night without notifying the Afghans, as per the base’s new commander.
The Taliban are said to be advancing rapidly in Afghanistan as US troops withdraw. The Afghan forces were even expecting the Taliban to attack Bagram.

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Haiti Prime Minister Jovenel Moise, a 53-year-old who took office in 2017, was shot dead recently by a group of heavily armed assassins, at his home.
Subsequently, the country’s Security forces in Haiti have shot dead four suspected killers of President Jovenel Moise and captured two others. Haiti is a Caribbean country near to the Dominican Republic.