Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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Department of Land Resources (DoLR), functioning under the Ministry of Rural Development, is the nodal department responsible for registering property index.
As it has fared low in the Land Administration Index part of World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) Index, the Government is planning to link e-court with land records and registration base. The pilot project has been completed in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana

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The Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javdekar has recently inaugurated Asia’s longest high-speed test track at Pithampur of Indore in Madhya Pradesh.
Called as NATRAX (National Automotive Test Tracks), it is 11.3 km in length and will be put to use for testing by automotive companies and component testing companies.

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Saudi Arabian Airlines, owned by the state is the biggest carrier in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Others include low-cost carrier Flyadeal sand Flynas.
Recently, Saudi Arabia announced plans to launch a second national airline. This would push the kingdom to the fifth rank globally in terms of air transit traffic. The decision aims to turn the kingdom into a global logistics hub, diversifying from oil.

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Israel’s Defence major Rafael Advanced Defense Systems launched Sea Breaker, a 5th generation long range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system.
It is a naval and artillery unit force-multiplier, which can hit high-value maritime and land targets. It has ranges of up to 300 km, can be fired both from land and surface ships. The firm would offer the system to India in future.

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The Pakistan Army has formally inducted the first batch of the China-made VT-4 battle tanks into its armoury. Produced by Chinese state-owned armoured vehicle manufacturer, Norinco, the delivery of VT-4 tanks from the manufacturer began in April 2020. Pakistan is the third country to have bought these tanks from China after Thailand and Nigeria.

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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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The first commercial shipment of Mishri variety of cherries from the Kashmir valley has been exported to Dubai from Srinagar.
This export is a significant step towards boosting horticultural exports. Earlier, a sample consignment was sent through the air which was transhipped from Mumbai. After a huge response from the consumers in Dubai, this commercial shipment was undertaken.

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mars probe is otherwise called as ‘Hope’. It has captured pictures of auroras around the Red Planet, for the first time in the world.
The three images of atomic oxygen emission from the planet Mars were captured by the Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer instrument. The data collected during these observations include far and extreme ultraviolet auroral emissions.

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Dashli ada or Dashly Island is one of the islands of Baku Archipelago, located in the Caspian Sea. The volcanic island is also called as the Ignatiy Stone Island.
Recently, an explosion occurred near an oil field in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan. As per media reports, a mud volcano is the cause of the explosion. Mud volcanoes are driven by hot water and natural gas. They tend to occur where layers of water-saturated clay rocks, in Earth’s interior, are under pressure from the layers above.

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The #Benderaputih (white flag) campaign is being undertaken in Malaysia, which has gained momentum on social media. It aims to encourage people to help others in distress during the long lockdown in Malaysia.
In response to the white flag campaign, neighbours, businesses, politicians and celebrities have stepped in to donate to the needy people. Malaysia has reported more than 7,85,000 cases of COVID-19, the third-highest numbers in Southeast Asia.