Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2023

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L&T Construction, an arm of Larsen and Toubro, has bagged a mega contract from NHSRCL to construct the 135.45 km MAHSR – C3 package.
It is a crucial part of the Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project. The scope of the MAHSR – C3 package involves building viaducts, stations, bridges, tunnels, depots, and other auxiliary works.

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Union Health Ministry has launched an online portal (www.violation-reporting.in) to facilitate reporting of violations under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act (PECA).
Despite the ban imposed by the Union government in 2019, e-cigarettes continue to be sold on e-commerce sites, even to children below 18.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a centralised aviation security control centre at New Delhi.
The Centre will monitor all threats and social media chatter for the 66 civil airports currently under the CISF’s security cover. The aviation security control centre (ASCC) will access 24×7 real-time data monitoring and trend analysis of passengers and air traffic.

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According to a recent study, smaller and lighter-colored butterflies, particularly those from the Lycaenidae family, may encounter difficulties in regulating their body temperatures as the Earth’s climate warms.
Unlike their larger-winged and darker-colored counterparts, these butterflies might struggle to cope with rising air temperatures.

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Scientists have sounded an alarm as the Batagaika crater, the largest permafrost crater in the world located in Russia’s Far East, is experiencing thawing.
The concerning “mega slump” poses a threat to cities and towns in northern and northeastern Russia.

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Amid preparations for the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, a dispute over the “Bali Paragraphs” has arisen, as Russia and China oppose language related to the war in Ukraine contained in the statements.
India has been forced to issue a series of “Chairman’s Summary and Outcomes Documents” instead of a Joint Communiqué due to the disagreement, raising concerns about the future of the G-20’s consensus-based approach.

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The Swiss Network in India is working on the development of an Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform, aimed at strengthening collaborations between Switzerland and India.
The platform is an extension of the Switzerland-India Science and Innovation Alliance, established during former President Ramnath Kovind’s visit to Switzerland in September 2019.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam, commemorating the third anniversary of the National Education Policy’s introduction. The event will take place at ITPO, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Additionally, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, and the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Guwahati jointly conducted a press conference in Guwahati, discussing the implementation of NEP 2020.

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World leaders assembled at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) and urged for a renewed dedication to eliminate poverty, which is a crucial challenge outlined in the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
The HLPF serves as the primary global platform for monitoring and assessing progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDGs. The event took place in New York under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council.

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‘Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports’ Scheme is a central sector scheme implemented since 2016.
The ‘Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games’ sub-component of this scheme, assistance is provided to Mallakhamb, Kalaripayyattu, Gatka, Thang-Ta, Silambam, and Yogasan in various aspects. These include infrastructure development, equipment support, coach appointments, coach training, and athlete scholarships.