Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through its autonomous Institute National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology for conversion of sea water to potable water.
Three desalination plants using the technology have been developed and demonstrated at Kavaratti, Agati and Minicoy Islands of Lakshadweep

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The 9th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes was recently held in a virtual mode.
Both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation under the framework of ASEAN-India Work Plan to combat Transnational Crimes. The 10th ASEAN-India SOMTC Consultation on Transnational Crimes will be held in 2023 in Indonesia.

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The winners of the 68th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi. The prestigious awards are administered by the Government of India’s Directorate of Film Festivals.
This year, the ‘Best Feature Film’ award was given to the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, while its actor Suriya and Aparna Balamurali won two awards. Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji also shared the Best Actor award. The Malayalam movie ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyam’ won several awards including Best Director.

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A partnership of 18 economies, including India, the US and the European Union (EU), unveiled a four-point roadmap for building long-term resilient supply chains.
A virtual supply chain ministerial meeting was hosted by US secretary of state Antony Blinken, as a follow-up to the supply chain summit convened by US President Joe Biden last October. The measures are aimed at reducing the dependence of the 17 partners on Chinese supply chains.

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Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani replied in Lok Sabha that over 2,000 children have died in specialised adoption agencies since 2014.
As many as 27,085 children have been adopted since 2014. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) developed an application namely Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection (MASI) for real-time monitoring of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs).

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Tech giant Microsoft has introduced ‘Viva Engage’, a new application in Teams to build community and connection and for providing tools for personal expression.
The app has been built on the foundation of Yammer. It brings people together across the organisation to connect with leaders and co-workers, find answers to questions, share their story among others.

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Sports Authority of India has started a new initiative to cheer for Indian contingent of the Commonwealth Games with the campaign ‘Create for India’.
A 215-member Indian athlete contingent across 16 disciplines is set to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Participants were asked to submit entries using the hashtags #create4India and #cheer4India.

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Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix in the year 2022.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second in his 300th Grand Prix and George Russell finished third. Another ace driver Charles Leclerc crashed out. The victory was also Verstappen’s seventh in 12 races this season and 27th of his total career.

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Union Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated a Vaccination Centre for children at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA).
The Minister also launched the ‘Bal Raksha’ mobile app, to create awareness among parents on paediatric preventive healthcare through Ayurveda intervention. The app will also collect feedback from parents regarding the impact of the kit on their children’s health and immunity.

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‘United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)’ is headquartered at Amman, Jordan and Gaza, Palestinian Authority. It was founded in 1949.
India recently contributed USD 2.5 million to this UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees. Since 2018, the Government of India has contributed UNRWA 20 million US dollars to UNRWA.