Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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IIT Madras is collaborating with Sony India Software Centre to conduct a National-level hackathon called ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’.
The IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation (IITM-PTF), which organises the hackathon, aims to inspire citizens to solve India-specific problems of public interest using IoT sensor board. Along with prize money, the winners will be eligible for entrepreneurial support scheme by IITM-PTF.

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Ashadhi Bij – the Kutch New Year is an auspicious day for the farming communities in Gujarat. It is generally celebrated on the second day of Shukla paksha of Ashada month of Hindu calendar.
This festival is celebrated to mark the beginning of rains in the Kutch region of Gujarat. During this time, the farmers check the moisture content in atmosphere and predict the type of crops to be grown in the region.

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Jack Dorsey, the technology entrepreneur is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter. He is also the founder and CEO of Square, a financial payments company.
Recently, Square has confirmed that it will initiate plans to develop a new tool for Bitcoin- a Hardware wallet and accompanying service for the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. A hardware wallet is a special type of cryptocurrency storage that maintains and secures the user’s private crypto keys in the hardware device.

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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.

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Coal India Ltd (CIL) has formally engaged Accenture as consultant, for digitalization of mine process in seven select opencast mines of the company.
The seven identified mines are Kusmunda, Gevra, Dipka of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) and Nigahi, Jayant, Dudhichua, Khadia of Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL). SECL and NCL are subsidiaries of Coal India. This tie-up aims to use data analytic techniques to raise mine productivity and efficiency.

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The Union Cabinet has approved the Eleventh Extension of the term of the Commission constituted under Article 340 of the Constitution to examine the issue of Sub-categorization within Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central List by 6 months, up to 31st January 2022.
The commission, which took charge on October 11, 2017, is headed by retired Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini.

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As per the data released by World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF, 23 million children across the globe have missed their routine immunization in the year 2020 and this figure is 3.7 million more than the 2019 value.
This reflects the global service disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

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The World Youth Skills Day is observed every year by the United Nations on 15th July. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution in this regard and this day has been celebrated since 2014.
This day is dedicated to the importance of equipping young people around the world with essential skills for employment.

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India has recently opposed a move by developed countries at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to scrap subsidies for fishermen.
India demanded a balance between current and future fishing needs of developing countries as well as effective special and differential treatment (S&DT). India justifies its opposition that it wants to subsidies for low-income, resource-poor fishermen while developed countries see this as a distortion in global fish markets.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention Centre – Rudraksh in Varanasi. It has been constructed with the financial assistance from Japan.
The objective of the project is to provide opportunities for social and cultural interactions between people at the international convention centre. It is said to be an environment-friendly building, fit for level 3 of Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA).