Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2023

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By utilizing NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft’s Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) instrument, planetary scientists studied the Martian atmosphere and observe surface characteristics in extraordinary detail.
The IUVS instrument aboard MAVEN is capable of measuring wavelengths ranging from 110 to 340 nm, which fall beyond the range of wavelengths visible to the human eye.

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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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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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India ended their Special Olympics World Games campaign with 202 medals, including 76 gold medals.
The Indian athletes bagged six medals from the track events (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) on the concluding day. The Special Olympics- World Games, closing ceremony was held at the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin.

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The International Conference on Green Hydrogen is scheduled to take place in New Delhi from July 5 to 7, 2023.
The primary objective of the conference is to establish a comprehensive Green Hydrogen Ecosystem and accelerate progress towards global decarbonization goals by leveraging the potential of Green Hydrogen.

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Since 2010, India has been included in the report of the Secretary-General on Children and armed conflict, alongside other countries such as Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Lake Chad basin, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
As a result of the government’s efforts to enhance the protection of children, India is presently not mentioned in the United Nations General Assembly Security Council Children and Armed Conflict Report of the Secretary-General.

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The Department of Expenditure has given a boost to reforms by the States in power sector by providing financial incentives, under which an additional borrowing space of up to 0.5 percent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is available to the States annually for a four-year period from 2021-22 to 2024-25.
A total of 12 states have received Rs. 66,413 crores in incentives for their efforts in implementing power sector reforms.

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The bald eagle is a bird of prey and a sea eagle found in North America. It is the national bird of USA. In 2007, the American bald eagle was taken off the endangered species list in the United States. Since then, there has been a consistent increase in the population of these birds.
According to a report by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 2021, the number of bald eagles in their natural habitat has multiplied by four since 2009.

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June 30 marks the annual celebration of the International Day of Parliamentarism which commemorates the founding of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1889.
This special day was established by a United Nations General Assembly Resolution in 2018 to reflect on the progress made by parliaments worldwide in achieving predetermined goals.

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CERT-In issued “Guidelines on Information Security Practices” for Government Entities for a Safe and Trusted Internet.
The guidelines serve as a roadmap for both government entities and the industry, facilitating the establishment of a secure and trusted cyber space.