Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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The Project 75I is the Defence Ministry’s ambitious project to design and construct submarines for Indian Navy, indigenously.
Recently, the Defence Ministry has issued a tender amounting Rs.50,000 crore for building six conventional submarines under the project 75I and the tenders have been issued to Mazagon Dockyards Limited and Larsen and Toubro.

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China has launched a high-speed train that works on magnetic levitation (maglev), which is designed to achieve a top speed of 600 kmph. This is stated to be the world’s fastest ground vehicle.
This project was launched by China in the year 2016 and the prototype was made ready in the year 2019. The model was tested in 2020 and now it is made operational.

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The Government of India has sought an approval from the Parliament of India, for additional spending of Rs.23,675 crore for the financial year 2021-22. Of this, Rs.17,000 crore would be for additional expenditure to be made by the Union Health Ministry.
The bill for approval of additional expenditure was tabled in the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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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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Bhilar, a village in Maharashtra’s Satara district, was declared a ‘village of books’ by the State government in 2017.
India’s second village of books, has been set up in the small Kerala village, Perumkulam, five kilometres from the Kottarakkara town in Kollam district. A library has been started in memory of Mahatma Gandhi, to promote readers from the village to read more books.

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The Government of India has launched a dedicated portal for children who have been orphaned due to COVID 19 pandemic. Anyone can share the details of such children in this portal, in turn help them to be benefited by the PM CARES Scheme.
The portal can be accessed at www.pmcaresforchildren.in.

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The Joint Venture between Tata and Boeing – Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) has announced the delivery of 100th Apache Helicopter.
TABL fabricates the fuselage of the helicopter at its manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, which is then delivered to Boeing’s facility in the USA for further assembly. The JV was established as an equity partnership in the year 2015.

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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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Multiple sclerosis (MS), is a neurological disease whose effects range from cognitive impairment to significant physical disability.
World Brain Day is dedicated to raise awareness related to brain health. It is celebrated on July 22. This year, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) together with partner agencies are leading the campaign to spread awareness about the Multiple sclerosis (MS).

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The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2015. UNESCO celebrates International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26 annually.
It aims to raise awareness about mangrove ecosystems and to promote their sustainable management and conservation. According to UNESCO, mangroves are disappearing at a rate that is three to five times faster than overall losses of global forest cover. The main reasons are infrastructure development, urbanisation and agricultural land conversion.