Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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The loading operation for the maiden shipping voyage in Green Freight Corridor-2 has been inaugurated recently by the Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya.
The corridor is in the state of Kerala and connects Kochi to Beypore and Azhikkal ports. It is proposed that Kollam would be added later to this corridor.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has joined hands with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have launched a financial literacy curriculum for students of Class VI.
The Financial Literacy Textbook (FLT) has been launched as part of a new elective ‘financial literacy’ subject. This will enable students to have an understanding of basic financial concepts at an earlier stage of their education.

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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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Indian Navy’s athlete MP Jabir qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 400m hurdles on July 1, 2021 after he clocked 49.78s to win gold at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala. Jabir qualified through the World ranking quota where there are 14 spots available.

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Andrew R. Jassy (born January 13, 1968) is an American businessman and the CEO of Amazon Web Services. He is also one of the minority owners of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League. Jassy has led AWS since its inception in 2003. He will replace Jeff Bezos as CEO of Amazon on July 5, 2021; Bezos will become executive chairman.

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India announced the ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code’ and it came into force from May 2021. As per the rules, all significant social media intermediaries had to publish monthly reports on the details of complaints, actions taken and monitoring details.
Facebook recently launched its first monthly report for the period between May 15 and June 15. As per the report, Facebook took action against about 30 million pieces of content.

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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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Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix 2021. Max Verstappen is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver currently competing in Formula One, under the Dutch flag, with Red Bull Racing.
The race was the ninth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas was the runner-up. McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton were on the 3rd and 4th positions respectively.

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) gave its nod to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education to provide technical assistance for satellite TV classrooms in India.
This aims to bridge the learning gap due to COVID-induced lockdown. ISRO scientists made a presentation before the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Education, MEITY and Doordarshan, about the proposed satellite TV classroom for students.

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Digital payments and financial services platform Paytm launched small ticket loans named as Postpaid Mini.
This service will enable users access loans ranging from Rs 250 – Rs 1,000, in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. Users will be assisted to maintain liquidity during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with the loan of 30 days repayment with zero per cent interest.