Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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The Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde restored the ‘Emergency pension scheme’, which was scrapped by the Uddhav Thackeray-led government in 2020.
The pension scheme meant for those political activists who were imprisoned during the Emergency imposed in 1975. It was introduced by the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2018.

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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued an advisory to e-commerce platforms on the sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani (AYUSH) drugs.
As per the advisory, e-commerce platforms should sell Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs only after customers upload valid medical prescriptions from the registered practitioners on the platforms.

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The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the e-FIR facility and Uttarakhand Police App.
The launch of the e-FIR facility will help people file an online FIR in cases related to the theft among others. All online services provided by the State police to the public have been integrated in the Uttarakhand police app. These include Gaura Shakti, Traffic Eye, Public Eye, Meri Yatra and Lakshya Nasha Mukt Uttarakhand.

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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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Eleven districts of West Bengal reported over 65 cases of black fever or ‘Kala-Azar’ disease recently, based on state-administered surveillance.
Kala-azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis is a protozoan parasitic disease, spread by sand-fly bites. The flies are infected with the parasite called ‘leishmania donovani’. The disease is endemic in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

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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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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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Veteran playback singer Bhupinder Singh, who is famous for his Bollywood songs, passed away recently at the age of 82 in Mumbai.
He is a renowned ghazal singer with a five-decade-long career. He began his career working in the All India Radio, Delhi, as a singer and musician.

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The Delhi government celebrated ‘Happiness Utsav’ marking the fourth anniversary of its Happiness Curriculum for schools.
During the Happiness Utsav, various activities will be organised for the next 15 days. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had introduced the Happiness Curriculum in 2018.

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Under ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana’, the States were asked to propose at least 15% of the length of annual projects using any of the new technologies or materials.
The step aims to promote cost-effective and fast construction technologies in the construction of rural roads. The ‘Vision document on New Technology Initiatives, 2022’ has been launched in May 2022.