Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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WHO launched its first Regional Status Report on Drowning Prevention in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
As per the report, nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in the Asia Pacific. Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, at 7 per cent of all injury-related deaths. Low and middle-income countries account for more than 90 per cent of unintentional drowning deaths.

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Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) which is a group company of the Adani Transmission Ltd has proposed to set up Global Medium-Term Notes bonds programme for $2-billion.
This along with sustainability-linked bond issuance is a part of the company’s plan to raise capital of the company.

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India’s chief hydrographer Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar received the Alexander Dalrymple award by the British government, in recognition of his works in areas of hydrography and nautical cartography.
The award has been named after the first hydrographer of the British Admiralty and was instituted in 2006. Vice Admiral Badhwar was conferred with the award in 2019 but the award ceremony was held recently, due to the pandemic.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the ‘MyGov-Meri Sarkar’ portal, through which, the government will receive feedback from the people.
The portal would also inform the people about various schemes of the government. The portal would help the people of the state to communicate their views, suggestions and feedback to the government, leading to public participation and good governance.

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recently conferred the ‘World Heritage Site’ status to the 13th-century Ramappa which is situated in Palampet, Telangana.
This temple is said to be built in the year 1213 by Recharla Rudra of Kakatiya Dynasty. At the world heritage committee, a consensus of 17 countries supported this move.

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The games Karate, Skateboarding, Surfing and Sport climbing have been included as four new games at the Tokyo Olympics 2021. Apart from these 4 games, baseball and softball are being reintroduced in 2021 Tokyo Olympics, after they were dropped in the year 2016.
The inclusion of these sports in the Olympics is set to create a new spotlight for them.

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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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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has been implementing the Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought (BOLD) project. It was launched from a tribal village in Rajasthan in July, with plantation of 5000 saplings of special bamboo species.
Recently, KVIC planted 1000 bamboo saplings at Tanot village in Jaisalmer, in collaboration with the Border Security Force (BSF). BSF will be responsible for maintaining the plants. It aims to reduce desertification and provide livelihood to the local population.

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Basavaraj S Bommai, a senior BJP Leader of Karnataka has been sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister of the state. He is succeeding BS Yediyurappa who resigned from the post of CM recently. Earlier Bommai served as the home minister for the state in BS Yediyurappa’s government.
His name, for the post of CM of the state was proposed by BS Yediyurappa and seconded by all MLAs, in the legislature party meeting of BJP.

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“Inland Vessesl Bill” was passed  in the Lok Sabha on July 29, 2021. It was introduced by Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. This bill creates unified law instead of separate rules framed by state. The bill replaced the Inland Vessels Act of 1917. The bill also provides central database for recording the  details of the vessels and their crew on an electronic portal. The main of the Bill is to promote safer and cheaper navigation, ensures protection of life & cargo and brings uniformity in application of laws related to waterways and navigation.