Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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Indian Tech Major Infosys announced that it will acquire Denmark-based BASE life science for about 110 million euros (Rs 875 crore).
This acquisition will deepen the expertise of Infosys in life sciences domain and strengthen its footprint across Europe. BASE life science has finest industry experts across Denmark, Switzerland, UK, Germany, France, Italy, and a near-shore technology hub in Spain.

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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched the ‘Knowledge Portal for Khadi’, developed by the Centre of Excellence for Khadi.
The platform aims to provide design directions to the Khadi institutions. The Centre of Excellence for Khadi has been set up by KVIC, Ministry of MSME at National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), to support Khadi Institutions.

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The US Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced that it has tested two different hypersonic missiles systems.
The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) had its second consecutive successful test. ARRW is a boost-glide system that uses a rocket to accelerate a missile to hypersonic speeds before releasing a hypersonic glider.

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The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the Second Advance Estimates of Area and Production of various Horticultural Crops for 2021-22
Total Horticulture production in 2021-22 is estimated to be 341.63 Million Tonne, an increase of about 7.03 Million Tonne over 2020-21. Increase in production of Fruits, Vegetables and Honey while decrease in production of Spices, Flowers, Aromatics & Medicinal Plants and Plantation Crops over previous year, is expected.

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The Telangana government decided in 2021 to move landless, non-tribal farmers engaged in shifting cultivation inside forests to peripheral areas, to combat deforestation.
Some parties have announced protests and rallies in the support of rights of adivasis and tribals in forest areas.

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Tardigrades are a group of microscopic invertebrates that are known for their ability to survive extreme conditions. It was first discovered in 1773.
It is also known as ‘water bears or moss piglets’ and they can live for up to 60 years, and grow to a maximum size of 0.5 mm. Recently a species named ‘Cornechiniscus mystacinus’ was founded in Kyrgyztan.  The species is yellow to dark orange in color, has a large body, , round, black crystalline eyes, long peribuccal cirri, and smooth claws.

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The 52nd Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB)- Border Security Force (BSF) Director General level Border conference started in Bangladesh in Dhaka.
The Indian team led by Director General, BSF Pankaj Singh arrived in Dhaka for the conference. The two sides discussed on border management, smuggling of arms and ammunition, drugs, trafficking of women and children among others.

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Kerala has become the first and only state in the country to have its own internet service. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced this news.
Kerala Fiber Optic Network Ltd, the ambitious IT infrastructure project of the government to make the internet accessible to everyone in the state, received the Internet Service Provider (ISP) license from the Department of Telecommunications.

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The 2022 Presidential Election is conducted to choose the 15th President of India are being held in India.
NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu and the opposition’s Yashwant Sinha are participating in the election. The President is elected by the members of the Electoral College, comprising elected members of both houses of Parliament and legislative assemblies of all states as well as the NCT of Delhi and the UT of Puducherry.

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Sri Lanka’s interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe prohibited the use of the word ‘His Excellency’ to address the President and abolished the presidential flag.
He was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s acting president until a successor is elected to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after protests against his government for mishandling the economy.