Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 with its headquarters at Nairobi, Kenya.
It has recently released a report World Cities Report 2022, to coincide with the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum held at Poland. The report says urban areas are responsible for 70 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.

 

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Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde sworn in as Maharashtra CM while BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to the leaders. This was preceded by the resignation of the former CM Uddhav Thakarey amidst an internal party rebellion.

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The National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) is the statutory mechanism under GST law to check unfair profiteering activities by the registered suppliers.
The GST watchdog has held cosmetics and personal care company L’oreal guilty of not passing on the rate reduction benefits to consumers to the tune of ₹186 crore.  NAA has directed L’oreal to deposit the sum along with 18% interest in the consumer welfare fund.

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World Asteroid Day 2022 is marked and celebrated globally on June 30 every year, in order to raise public awareness about asteroid’s hazardous effect.
In December 2016, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that declared 30 June as International Asteroid Day. It observes the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation on the same day in 1908.

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IRDAI and National Health Authority (NHA) are set to develop a National Health Claims Exchange as a digital platform to settle health claims.
Based on a presentation from NHA, Chairman of IRDAI Debasish Panda, has proposed to create a working group with representation from the industry. It will decide how to make the largest segment of general insurance in India attract more people to buy health insurance.

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Every year, National Doctor’s Day is observed on July 1 in the memory of Dr Bidhan Roy, the former Chief Minister of Bengal, since 1991.
The theme this year is ‘Family doctors on the front line.’ The day honours the contributions made by the doctors and healthcare professionals, along with the sacrifices they have made to save millions of lives.

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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz sealed the first Formula One victory of his career in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Sergio Pérez and Lewis Hamilton finished second and third in the tournament respectively. Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Mick Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Kevin Magnussen were among the top ten.

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Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has organised ‘Hariyali Mahotsav’ in New Delhi in the spirit of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
Hariyali Mahotsav, the ‘Tree Festival’ is organized to create awareness about the importance of trees and forest conservation. Hariyali Mahotsav is being organized by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with the State Governments, Police Institutions and Schools of Delhi for undertaking plantation drives.

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India’s first Autonomous Navigation facility, TiHAN was inaugurated by Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science & Technology at the IIT Hyderabad campus.
TiHAN (Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation) is a multidisciplinary initiative, developed at a budget of Rs. 130 crores by the Union Ministry of Science & Technology. The Testbed will provide a unique platform for high quality research between academia, industry and R&D labs.

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Scientists from Argentina have discovered a new giant carnivorous dinosaur species named ‘Meraxes gigas’.
The dinosaur, which resembles Tyrannosaurus rex, has been named after a fictional dragon in the Game of Thrones book series. The dinosaur species is found to have had a massive head and tiny arms.