Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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British formula one champion Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix racing for the 8th time and has set a record in this regard. He is presently racing for Mercedes. This victory is 99th in the list of wins registered by Hamilton. His team mate Valtteri Bottas finished third in the event.
During the event, Lewis Hamilton collided with Max Verstappen in the first lap and received a 10 second penalty.

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Russia has delivered the commercial offer for delivery of 21 MiG-29 fighters to India, which would be commissioned to the Indian Air Force.
The decision to procure 21 MiG-29 fighters from Russia was made by India’s council for defense purchases in the year 2020. Presently, Indian Airforce has three squadrons of the MiG-29s, which are operational.

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Jeff Bezos – the founder of Amazon owns the privately funded space agency Blue Origin. The agency’s spaceship named “New Shepard” has made a successful trip to space and back to earth, with Jeff Bezos and three others on board.
The booster rocket touched down seven minutes after lift-off and the capsule containing the astronauts landed back to earth after 10 minutes after lift-off.

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Rasmi Ranjan Das, a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as member of the UN tax committee for the 2021 to 2025 term
A group of 25 tax experts from around the world are appointed as members of the UN tax committee, formally known as the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters. It aims to guide the efforts of countries to adopt stronger tax policies.

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Meghalaya Cabinet approved the Meghalaya Youth Policy 2021. Drafted by the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Meghalaya, the final policy is to be notified soon.
The Meghalaya state Government has fixed a target of transforming the state to be amongst the top 10 states in 10 years in GSDP per capita and SDG ranking. 45 programmes would be implemented and would be measured by 54 performance monitoring indicators. These indicators have been mapped to 10 departments and is planned to measured quarterly, bi-annually and annually.

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The Government of Kerala has removed the upper age limit of transgender students seeking admission in the state’s universities for higher education and in the state’s affiliated arts and science colleges. This move is intended to bring more transgender into formal higher education system.
The Kerala Government has stated that universities shall make necessary changes in their statutes, to give effect to this decision.

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Indian Army Skiing Expedition, ARMEX-21, was recently flagged in by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The expedition was conducted in the mountain ranges of the Himalayas with an aim to promote adventure activities in the country.
It commenced at the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh on 10th March and ended on 6th of July at Malari in Uttarakhand. The team covered 1,660 kms in 119 days and travelled through several passes of 5,000-6,500m, glaciers, valleys and rivers.

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The Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa has submitted his resignation to the state’s Governor Thawarchand Gehlot recently.
This move is a result of eight-month speculation and demand for removal of the BJP leader from the post of Chief Minister by a section of BJP members in the state. The new Chief Minister is set to be announced shortly.

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Operation Vijay or more commonly called as the Kargil war, was a defence operation against Pakistan, conducted in the year 1999.
July 26th of every year is celebrated as the Vijay Diwas, which marks India’s victory against Pakistan in the war, which lasted for more than 3 months in Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control.

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The Government of China has announced a set of reforms for private education companies, under which they are banned from making profits, raising capital, or going public. They are also prohibited from offering tutoring related to the school syllabus on weekends and during vacations.
The new reforms further prohibit these educational institutions from giving online or academic classes to children under the age of six.