Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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DBT-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani is an Autonomous Institute funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
DBT-NIBMG has created a database of genomic variations in oral cancer named dbGENVOC. This is the first of its kind database in the world. It is a free, browsable online database, which has a built-in powerful search engine. It also allows statistical and bioinformatic analysis to be carried out online.

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Paradoxurus hermaphrodites, the common palm civet has been spotted in Odisha after 129 years, in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR).
It is also called as the Asian palm civet, found in southern and south-eastern Asia. It is a small mammal belonging to the family Viverridae. Their long body is covered with coarse hair, which is usually grey in colour.

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Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has recently detected an unusually high concentration of methane, along with carbon dioxide and dihydrogen, in the moons of Saturn.
The spacecraft has found that Titan, another moon of Saturn has methane in its atmosphere and Enceladus has a liquid ocean with gas and water. Researchers assume that there may be methane-producing processes on Enceladus.

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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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World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year to raise awareness on various population issues. In 2020, the world is marking its 31st Population Day.
World Population Day was established by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. The theme of 2021 is: “Rights and Choices are the Answer: Whether baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies in prioritising all people’s reproductive health and rights”.

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International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) was set up to develop and regulate the financial products, financial services and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs).
IFSCA has issued a framework for setting up and operating International Trade Finance Services Platform (‘ITFS’). This will help the Exporters and Importers to avail various types of trade finance facilities for their international trade transactions.

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An MoU was signed between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Delhi University to set up the ‘Bangabandhu Chair at Delhi University.
The Chair will focus on the common heritage of the two countries and several subjects including Buddhist Studies, languages including Bangla, Geography, History, Music, Fine Arts, Political Science, International relations and Sociology. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first President of Bangladesh.

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The National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) is proposed to be constructed in Patna, which is seen as a huge leap to conserve the endangered Gangetic River dolphin species in India.
The centre is expected to be set up in a 4,400 square meter plot of land on the premises of Patna University, on the banks of the river Ganga.

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Critical race theory, or CRT, acknowledges that systemic racism is part of the society of the United States of America. examines American history through the lens of racism.
The theory was seen in the news often after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police and the subsequent nation-wide protests. The conservatives of the country are against the theory, as they consider this as an attempt to rewrite American history, and have been insisting to pass laws against CRT.

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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a draft three-year action plan to develop the country’s cyber-security industry.
It also estimates that the sector may be worth more than $38.6 billion by 2023. The Cyberspace Administration of China proposed draft rules, which called for all data-rich tech companies with over 1 million users to undergo security reviews before listing overseas.