Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched three satellites from Singapore in its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C53) mission.
It is being launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. PSLV-C53 is also the second dedicated mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a corporate arm of the Department of Space. ISRO has successfully launched the PSLV-C52 mission in February 2022 by injecting Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04).

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Tata Motors and Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp have formed a strategic partnership to design, develop and manufacture semiconductor solutions.
Renesas will also work with Tejas Networks, another Tata Group firm, on wireless network technologies, including 5G, as part of the partnership. The primary market for the products will be India, with plans to expand to global markets.

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Four Indian cities namely Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai appeared in the list of top 20 sustainable cities, as per the Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021.
Knight Frank’s APAC Sustainably Led Cities Index rated 36 cities based on urbanisation pressure, climate risk, carbon emissions and government initiatives. Singapore, Sydney, Wellington, Perth, and Melbourne were the top five green-rated cities. Bengaluru at 14th rank in the region, was the only Indian city to achieve the ‘Gold’ standard category.

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India’s largest floating Solar Power Project is made fully operational at Ramagundam, Telangana. NTPC declared Commercial Operation of the final part capacity out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, Telangana
With the operationalisation the project, the total commercial operation of Floating Solar Capacity in Southern Region rose to 217 MW. Earlier, NTPC declared operation of Floating Solar at Kayamkulam (Kerala) and at Simhadri (Andhra Pradesh).

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Punjab has become the first state in the country to pass a resolution against the Agnipath recruitment scheme.
The resolution also said that more than one lakh soldiers from Punjab served in the armed forces of the nation. The house also recommended the state government to take up the matter with the Union government in order to roll back the Agnipath scheme immediately.

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The NITI Aayog released its report titled ‘Harnessing Green Hydrogen — Opportunities for Deep Decarbonisation in India’.
It has recommended tax breaks like reduction or exemption of GST and custom duties on green hydrogen production. It has also proposed setting up green hydrogen corridors and offering grants to start-ups working on green hydrogen solutions.

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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced that the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) will be included in the Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) scheme.
The new facility will provide direct government benefits to all apprentices. Earlier, companies would pay apprentices the full amount and then seek reimbursement from the government. In 2016, the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) was launched to promote apprenticeship training in the country and to provide financial support to establishments pursuing apprenticeships.

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Peter Brook, one of the greatest theatre directors of the 20th century, passed away recently at the age of 97.
He is also regarded as one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors. He was known for staging Peter Weiss’s “Marat/Sade” and Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”. He is known for bringing nine-hour adaptation of the Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata” from France to New York in 1987.

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Union Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced setting up of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Award in public administration in the field of academic excellence.
He announced the award in memory of the first President of India, while he chaired the meeting of Executive Council of Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) in New Delhi.

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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.