Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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According to the third annual report on periodic labour force survey (PLFS), conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) between July 2019-June 2020, the unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in 2019-20.
The unemployment rate in 2018-19 was 5.8% and in 2017-18 was 6.1%. Labour indicators recorded an increase in 2019-20, as compared to previous years.

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Renowned Marathi poet Satish Kalsekar recently passed away in Maharashtra at the age of 78.
Satish Kalsekar was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 2014 for his collection of essays ‘Vachanaryachi Rojanishee’. He had written several popular collections of poems. He worked in several forms of literature and contributed in the various fields including poetry, translation, prose writing and editing.

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The North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) is a joint initiative of Department of Space (DOS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC). It is located in Umiam, Meghalaya.
The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, recently laid the foundation stone for the Multipurpose Convention Centre and Exhibition Facility of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre-NESAC, in Shillong.

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China’s Industry ministry has announced a 6-month campaign to clean up the internet applications, which it considers problematic and violating consumer rights, cyber security and disturbing market order.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that the companies must fix pop-ups on apps that deceive and mislead users or force them to use unwanted services.

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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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Indian space agency ISRO has stated the un crewed mission to space as a part of India’s first manned mission to space named ‘Gaganyaan’ will be delayed due to the COVID-19-induced disruption.
It has been stated that the covid related lock downs have resulted in delayed delivery of key hardware components of the mission.

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The Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Union Ministry of Finance, has called for name, tagline and logo from the citizens of India, for the proposed new Development Financial Institution (DFI) in India.
The setting up of this DFI for financing infrastructure projects, was announced in the Budget 2021 and in this regard the Parliament passed the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Bill in March 2021.

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Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) Amendment Bill was introduced on July 29, 2021 in the Lok Sabha by Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation. The Bill proposes to modify the definition of major airport under the AERA Act 2008. It paves the way for privatisation of a small loss-making airport by clubbing it with a larger airport. It will also help in accelerating the UDAN regional connectivity by expanding the air connectivity to relatively remote areas. The main objective is to pair the smaller non-profitable airports and profitable airports so that bidders will consider  it as a viable combination for investment under PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) mode.

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The 12th edition of the biennial bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy was held in the Baltic sea from 28 July, 2021 to 29 July, 2021. This bilateral exercise is known as INDRA NAVY. The INDRA NAVY  biennial bilateral exercise was initiated in 2003.
Russian Navy celebrated their 325th Navy Day recently on 25th July. In this edition, The Indian Navy was represented by the stealth Frigate INS Tabar and the Russian Federation Navy was represented by Corvettes RFS Zelyony Dol and RFS Odintsovo of the Baltic Fleet. The primary aim of 12th edition is to further consolidate inter-operability built up by the two Navies over the years and also to enhance understanding and procedures for multi-faceted maritime operations.

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Kangra painting is the pictorial art of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Kangra painting evolved as a unique form of art under the reign of the rulers of the former princely state, Kangra. But Without Government patronage, this unique art is getting unpopular slowly and its almost dying.
To make the art popular again, Kangra Arts Promotion Society has experimented in producing a commerial form of Kangra art that could help sustain artists. They have decided to adorn sarees with Kangra painting.
Akshay Runchal, the president of Kangra Arts Promotion Society told that Gaurang Shah, an owner of the Hyderabad-based Indian emporium, had commissioned the work of Kangra painting on sarees.