Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) recently released the compilation of success stories of 75,000 farmers.
To commemorate the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the e-publication has been prepared by compiling success stories of 75,000 farmers out of all farmers whose incomes have increased. A State-wise brief publication on Doubling Farmers Income has also been prepared. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar also distributed awards to scientists and farmers on the 94th foundation day of ICAR.

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India and European Union (EU) recently attended the 10th round of ‘Human rights dialogue’ in New Delhi.
India and the European Union deliberated on the importance of safeguarding freedom, independence and diversity, including human rights defenders and journalists. Germany, a key member of the EU, had earlier criticised Indian authorities over fact-checker Mohammed Zubair’s arrest.

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‘World Brain Day (WBD) 2022’ is marked every year on July 22, to increase public awareness and promote advocacy related to brain health.
This year, the World Brain Day is dedicated to the theme “Brain Health for all”. WBD 2022 campaign will focus on five key messages globally: Awareness, Prevention, Advocacy, Education and Access.

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi recently resigned after a collapse in support among his coalition backers,
President Sergio Mattarella called for an election for a new parliament in September. Mario Draghi was a former president of the European Central Bank. The country has been fighting inflation surge and an economic slowdown.

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The 13th Petersberg Climate Dialogue began recently in Berlin. The two-day ministerial meet is chaired by Germany and Egypt, the hosts of annual climate meet (COP-27).
The informal ministerial meet proposes to build consensus and provide political direction to resolve divergences in improving implementation of climate action, which is the core goal of COP-27.

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Australian authorities have killed millions of honeybees recently in an effort to stop a catastrophic parasite plague from spreading to other parts of the country.
Honey sector, which is Australia’s multimillion-dollar business, is under severe threat from the outbreak of the varroa mite. Varroa mite or Varroa destructor is a parasitic bug that attacks and feeds on honeybees.

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The World Bank has approved a loan of USD one billion to provide support to India’s flagship PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
The loan includes two complementary loans of USD 500 million each namely for ‘Transforming India’s Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness Program (PHSPP)’ and ‘India’s Enhanced Health Service Delivery Program (EHSDP)’.

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Every year, India celebrates the National Flag Day on July 22. On the same day in the year 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the National Flag.
When the members of the Indian Constituent Assembly met in the Constitution Hall in Delhi on July 22, 1947, the first thing the Assembly discussed was a motion by Jawaharlal Nehru to adopt the national flag for free India.

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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.

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‘PM SVANidhi’ scheme was launched on 1 June 2020, to provide financial support to Street vendors. As of july, Rs. 3,661 crores had been provided as micro-credits to more than 30 lakh street vendors.
The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri addressed the meeting of National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), which was held on the theme of ‘From Encroachers to Self-Employed’.