Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2023

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide 400 million US dollars in loans to Bangladesh for the construction of 102 kilometers long dual gauge railways between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar to promote trade, investment and tourism.
Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Railway is part of the Trans-Asia Railway (TAR) network, an initiative led by the United Nations, aiming to provide seamless rail links between Asia and Europe to better connect people and markets.

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Indian golfer Diksha Dagar won her second Ladies European Tour (LET) title as she grabbed a four-shot win at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open.
The 22-year-old won her first LET title back in 2019 in her rookie year and in 2021 she was part of the winning team at the Aramco Team Series in London. This was Diksha’s 79th start on the LET and she now has two individual wins and nine Top-10 finishes.

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Union Minister Parshottam Rupala launches NOC Approvals for New Drugs & Inoculation System (NANDI) portal.
With this portal, DAHD will facilitate the regulatory approval process with transparency to assess and examine veterinary product proposals will be more streamlined through integration with the SUGAM portal of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization.

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International Pineapple Day is celebrated on June 27th each year to honor and appreciate the tropical fruit.
One of the finest varieties of pineapple called Queen Pineapple is particularly grown in Tripura. Another famous variety of pineapple that is grown in the state is Queue.

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As per a recent scientific discovery, Pinanga subterranea is a member of palm species having the ability to flower and fruit below ground.
This species is native to the tropical island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. This is one of a kind of palm species, out of the 2,500 species of palm known to science.

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MOVEit is a managed file transfer application used throughout the financial sector to securely transfer large volumes of sensitive data between systems.
Recently, hackers have gained access to personal data of more than 15.5 million individuals by exploiting a security vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer tool. The victim organisation includes U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) among others.

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Recently, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) has been enacted and brought into effect in the United States.
This legislation ensures that millions of pregnant workers throughout the country will benefit from enhanced social protections. The law mandates to offer “reasonable accommodations” to employees in the workplace for medical conditions related to the entire period from pregnancy to postpartum recovery.

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The World Health Organization’s cancer research division has intended to classify the widely used sugar substitute aspartame as “potentially carcinogenic to humans.”. The official declaration is expected in the upcoming months.
Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages.

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Due to budget constraints, Australia was forced to abandon National Space Mission for Earth Observation.
The main goal of the program was to develop, build, and operate a set of four satellites, scheduled for launch between 2028 and 2033, with the purpose of collecting crucial Earth observation data.

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Transponders are wireless tracking devices that function by utilizing radio frequencies. The national rollout project for vessel communication and support systems, which includes the installation of transponders, has been granted approval by the central government.
This initiative aims to equip around 100,000 fishing vessels across coastal states and Union territories of India.