Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) with a budgetary outlay of ₹2,516 crore.
The objective is to increase efficiency of PACS, bring transparency and accountability in their operations This project proposes computerization of about 63,000 functional PACS over a period of 5 years with Government of India share of ₹1,528 crore. State Cooperative Banks and District Central Cooperative Banks were already automated by NABARD and brought on Common Banking Software.

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ALH MK III helicopters have been indigenously manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
An advanced light helicopter (ALH) MK III squadron was commissioned in Gujarat’s Porbandar by the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard at the ICG Air Enclave. It includes advanced RADAR, electro-optical sensors, Shakti engines, advanced communication systems among others.

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Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won a bronze medal in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The 23-year-old wrestler after losing to Azizbek Fayzullaev of Uzbekistan and Nurtilek Karypbaev of Kyrgyzstan, settled for the bronze. India won 25 medals in all in the U23 meet in the event, including 10 gold medals.

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The World Bank approved two complementary loans of USD 500 million each to support India’s health sector.
Through this financing of USD 1 billion, the Bank will support India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM). One of the loans will prioritize seven states including Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in 2020.
The scheme was launched under the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ campaigns, to provide technical, financial and business support to micro food processing units in the country. The government intends to provide direct financial and technical assistance to about 200,000 micro food processing units under this scheme.

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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released ‘Start-ups Ranking 2021’.
The ranking focuses on seven reform areas. Gujarat, Karnataka and Meghalaya were categorised as best performers while Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram and Ladakh have an emerging start-up ecosystem. Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir were ranked as the top performers section.

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Kerala Health Minsitry confirmed the presence of Anthrax, after several wild boars contracted the infectious disease in Athirappilly of Thrissur district.
Anthrax, also known as malignant pustule or woolsorter’s disease, is a disease caused by the rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax is a zoonotic disease, as it is naturally transmissible from animals to humans.

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Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal released the first State Ranking Index for implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013. The states and UTs were ranked based on three parameters for the year 2022.
Among the 20 big states and Union Territories (UTs), Odisha topped the index followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, while Goa was at the last. Tripura ranked first and Ladakh was at the last among the 14 smaller states and UTs.

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World Zoonosis Day is observed annually on July 6 across the world to raise awareness about the infectious diseases called zoonotic diseases.
The day is celebrated in memory of Louis Pasteur, a French biologist who successfully administered the first-ever Rabies vaccine to a patient on July 6, 1885. Zoonotic diseases originate in animals and can spread to humans.

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‘Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life’ is the memoir of Chess legend and five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand.
Recently, Hachette India announced the expanded paperback edition of the book, ahead of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad. The book features a bonus chapter on how to navigate uncertainty and rapidly changing realities in the wake of the pandemic.