Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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Indian Naval Warship, INS Satpura and P8I LRMRASW aircraft are taking part in one of the largest multilateral naval exercises, the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC).
The exercise involving the Navies of 28 friendly foreign countries is held at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, a state in the United States. INS Satpura is an indigenously designed and built 6000-tonne guided missile stealth frigate.

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Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report, which covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
It also includes a summary of a controversial human rights impact assessment of India conducted by Meta commissioned law firm Foley Hoag.

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The World Day for International Justice is observed on July 17 every year to sensitise on international justice and to promote the rights of the victims.
It is also known as the Day of International Criminal Justice, and celebrates the approval of the Rome Statute and the formation of the new international criminal justice system in 1998. Over 139 countries have signed the International Criminal Court’s Treaty.

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Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR CIFT) recently launched a national campaign on ‘Fish for Health and Prosperity’.
ICAR-CIFT is located in Kochi, Kerala. The campaign highlighted the importance of fish as a nutritious food for humans and alleviating malnutrition in society. It was launched as a mark of commemorating the 75th year of Indian independence as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

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The website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been ranked first in the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment.
The Digital Police portal was ranked second in the service delivery assessment of websites of central government ministries, conducted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in association with its knowledge partners NASSCOM and KPMG in 2021.

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Two-time Olympian and India’s ace Skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan won the country’s first ever individual gold in the ISSF World Cup at Changwon, Korea.
India stays on top of the medal standings with five gold, five silver and three bronze medals with two more days of competitions left. India also won a bronze with the 50m Rifle women’s team of Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to adopt a simple four-tiered regulatory framework for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs).
The framework will be based on size of deposits, with an aim to strengthen their financial soundness. An expert committee, headed by former RBI deputy governor N S Vishwanathan, made a host of recommendations for strengthening the UCBs.

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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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‘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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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.