Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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Go Digit General Insurance has launched ‘Pay as you Drive’ (PAYD) add-on feature for motor insurance Own Damage (OD) policies.
Customers who drive less will now pay less with this feature. Digit will use odometer reading, telematics data and annual kilometre opted to give this discount.

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The Government has prohibited import of human embryos in line with the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.
This was announced by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. Earlier, imports were prohibited except for research purposes based on the guidelines of the Department of Health Research. Surrogacy is a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention to hand over the child after the birth to the couple.

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Maharashtra’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port has become the first 100 per cent Landlord Major Port of India with all berths being operated on PPP model.
JNP is one of the leading container ports of the country and is ranked 26th among the top 100 global ports. The terminal will also handle Ro-Ro vessels which will not only lower the logistics cost and reduce transit time but will also contribute in reducing congestion on roads.

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World Chess Day is observed on 20 July every year. It is also known as International Chess Day. On the same day in 1924, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded in Paris.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proposed the idea of celebrating the day in 1966.

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Nasscom Foundation has set up a call centre to help women farmers scale up their business called the “DigiVaani Call Center”.
It has been set up in collaboration with non-profit Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP). The project is run on a pilot basis to initially reach out to 20,000 rural women entrepreneurs across six states- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Rajasthan. The project has been funded by Google.

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The Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry recently rolled out the schemes under the banner of ‘Strengthening Pharmaceuticals Industry’ (SPI), to strengthen Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the pharmaceutical sector.
SIDBI will be the project management consultant for implementing the scheme. It includes the Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS), Assistance to Pharma Industries for Common Facilities Scheme (API-CF), Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Promotion and Development Scheme (PMPDS).

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India and the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Recognition of Educational Qualifications including maritime education and a Framework agreement on the health care workforce.
India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations are expected to be concluded by 31st August, 2022.

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The 9th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes was recently held in a virtual mode.
Both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation under the framework of ASEAN-India Work Plan to combat Transnational Crimes. The 10th ASEAN-India SOMTC Consultation on Transnational Crimes will be held in 2023 in Indonesia.

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched ‘Swanirbhar Naari’, an initiative of the Handloom and Textiles Department.
The scheme aims to empower the indigenous weavers of the State and to provide financial support to their families. Under the scheme, the government has decided to procure handloom items directly from the indigenous weavers without involving any middle men through Swanirbhar Naari web portal.

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Union Minister Home Minister Amit Shah launched the e-FIR system of Gujarat Police in Gandhinagar.
The system will enable the citizens to file an FIR online, without visiting the police stations. All important services of Gujarat Police will be made available online. Within 48 hours of registering the FIR, the police will contact the complainant directly.