Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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South European countries including Spain, Greece and France have been witnessing huge wildfires and heat-wave.
Hundreds of deaths were reported due to rising temperatures that are related to climate change. France has evacuated over 16,000 people threatened by wildfires in the south-west and fires spread in Spain, Croatia and Greece.

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DBS Bank was named as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for second time. The bank also clinched three more awards.
They include World’s Best ‘Financial Innovation of the year’, ‘Asia’s Best Bank for Wealth Management’ and ‘Best Bank in Hong Kong’.

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Researchers have discovered a new giant 18-million-year-old crocodile species that mysteriously disappeared.
Kinyang mabokoensis and Kinyang tchernovi are the names of the giant dwarf crocodiles, which inhabited east Africa. The species is similar to the dwarf crocodiles that may be found in central and western Africa at present.

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Union Personnel Minister Jitendra Singh launched the “National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions” (NSCSTI).
The standards are developed by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), to create standards for civil service training institutions at national level.

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Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to connect all registered commercial vehicles equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).
Now these vehicles can be tracked anywhere in the country through VLTD by both the police and the transport department. When the panic button is pressed, a signal will be received through satellite to 112 and the person in distress would be connected and alert the police.

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The CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth Partnership was launched in 2005 with the support of India’s Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Commerce & Industry. It aimed to encourage the development of private investment from India in African countries.
The 17^th edition of the Conclave is being held in New Delhi. High-level diplomats from around 17 African nations are participating in the summit.

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The Reserve Bank of India has hiked the minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR) for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) to 12 per cent from the earlier ratio of 9 per cent.
The requirement is applied for Tier 1 banks, with deposits above Rs 100 crore. RBI has also provided a path till March 2026 to meet revised CAR norm in phases, for UCBs that don’t meet it currently. This is based on recommendations of a panel headed by N S Vishwanathan, former Deputy Governor.

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As per a recent survey of the Reserve Bank of India, the US surpassed the UAE as the top source country of India’s remittances, accounting for 23% of total remittances.
India is by far the world’s largest recipient of remittances, as it received $87 billion in 2021 with a growth of 4.6%. The share of remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council region in India’s inward remittances is estimated to have declined.

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‘Basic Road Statistics in India-2018-19’ was released by the Transport Research Wing of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
It covers information relating to road length, surfaced road length, major initiatives of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. India has a network of over 63,31,757 kilometres of roads on 31.03.2019, which is the second largest in the world. Maharashtra has the largest network of National Highways, State highways as well as Rural Roads.

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As per a recent government data, Tamil Nadu tops the list of states so far as utilisation of funds under Smart City Mission.
Tamil Nadu has spent over Rs 3932 crore out of the Rs 4333 crore released by the Centre, Uttar Pradesh is at second position with utilisation of Rs 2699 cr out of the release of Rs 3142 crore. Ther Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was launched on 25 June, 2015.