Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair was an applauded lawyer and judge in the Madras High Court and one of the early Presidents of Indian National Congress in 1897.
Filmmaker Karan Johar recently announced his decision to produce the biopic of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair. Nair had accused O’Dwyer in his book, ‘Gandhi and anarchy’ for being responsible for the atrocities at the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He also fought a case against Michael O’Dwyer.

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Indian biologists have identified a species of moss during an expedition to Antarctica in 2017. This has been published in an international journal recently.
The biologists, based in the Central University of Punjab, have named the species as Bryum bharatiensis. Bharati is the name of one of India’s Antarctic research stations. The most astonishing fact is how the moss survives in the landscape of rock and ice.

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Geographical Indications (GI) certified Madurai jasmine and other traditional flowers such as button rose, lily, chamanthi, and marigold were exported to the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Tamil Nadu.
As per the Commerce & Industry Ministry, this export initiative generated employment for 130 women workers. The flowers sourced from places near Madurai are processed in APEDA registered centre.

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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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As per Chinese officials, Giant pandas are not classified as endangered while they are still classified as vulnerable, in the indigenous environment list of China.
The classification was downgraded as their number in the forests has reached 1,800, due to its long-term conservation efforts, including the expansion of habitats. Giant pandas are native to South Central China. IUCN had classified the animal status as “vulnerable” in 2016.

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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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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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The Senate of Pakistan has recently passed a bill named “Torture and custodial death prevention and punishment bill” which aims to criminalise torture and custodial deaths. The bill has been passed unanimously by all members of the Senate.
The bill contains a punishment with imprisonment for a minimum of 3 years upto 10 years who commit the crime of torture or conspire to do so.

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India’s state-owned PSU Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam has signed an MoU with the Government of Nepal, to establish 679-Megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower project in eastern Nepal.
The cost of the project is approximately $1.3 billion and is the single biggest foreign investment project of Nepal. This is the second mega project being undertaken by India in Nepal.

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Union Minister Piyush Goyal was appointed as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, filling the vacancy created by Thaawarchand Gehlot, who is now the Governor of Karnataka.
Piyush Goyal, who is a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, is in charge of several Ministries including Commerce and industry, Consumer affairs, food and public distribution, and Textiles. The Leader will play a key role in ensuring the smooth functioning of the House and better coordination with all parties.