Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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The Indus water treaty between India and Pakistan was signed in the year 1960, after 9 long years of negotiations. This treaty aims to establish how the two countries would utilize the water resources of six rivers—Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.
India has been recently working to exercise its rights over the Indus Treaty to stop the flow of excess water from India to Pakistan and use the water for irrigation.

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Union AYUSH Ministry recently launched Ayurveda dataset on The Clinical Trials Registry- India CTRI Portal.
The Ayurveda Dataset of CTRI has been jointly developed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the Ministry of AYUSH. Union AYUSH Minister also launched four more portals namely AMAR, SAHI, e-MEDHA and RMIS.

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The International Olympic Committee, for the first time, had made provisions for flagbearers from both genders at the opening ceremony only last year. This will be made effect from the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Indian Boxer M.C. Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be flagbearers for India at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. Wrestler Bajrang Punia will be the flagbearer at the closing ceremony on August 8.

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India hosted the BRICS Education Ministers 2021. This meeting is being held as part of the 13th BRICS Summit being hosted by India this year.
Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State for Education, chaired the meeting of the 8th BRICS Education Ministers in virtual mode. Education Ministers from the five BRICS member states resolved to enhance academic collaboration in higher education

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China has banned construction of skyscrapers that are taller than 500 meters, following the rising concerns about public safety in the country.
These new mandates come after the near 300-metre-high Shenzhen Electronics Group Plaza, one of China’s tallest skyscrapers, was evacuated recently after it began to shake. All local authorities are directed to strictly limit construction of towers taller than 250 metres, citing quality concerns and public safety hazards.

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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.

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Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the Middle East to join the (International Air Transport Association) IATA Turbulence Aware platform.
This platform helps aircrafts to mitigate the impact of turbulence by using a pool of shared data from multiple participating airlines and thousands of daily flights.

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The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in association with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched a M.Tech. Program in Defence Technology.
The aim of this Post Graduate course is to enhance the theoretical knowledge, experimental knowledge, skills and aptitude in various defence technology streams.

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The state-owned insurance company Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), will be having a Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer instead of Executive Chairman.
This is in the similar lines as that of Public Sector Banks in India. This amendment has been announced by the Department of Financial Services – Finance Ministry ahead of LIC’s IPO (Initial Public Offering).

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The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a special package amounting Rs.23,123 crore, to improve the health infrastructure in India to fight COVID-19.
This package aims to create an additional 20,000 ICU beds, with special focus on paediatric care. This announcement was made by the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who has recently assumed charge. This will be jointly implemented by the Centre and the states.