Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2020

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The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy has recently launched the Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC), to mark the World Environment Day celebrations on June 5.
The Corporation would perform several prescribed tasks including collecting, segregating and scientifically disposing off industrial waste. It will also ensure if the industries follow the waste-management protocol mandated by the state.

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As per the recent announcement from the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, the city of Gairsain in Chamoli district has been declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand.
The Governor of Uttarakhand Baby Rani Maurya also gave her assent to the decision. Gairsain is located about 270-km from the existing capital of Dehradun. It is expected that the declaration of summer capital in the region will accelerate development of the hilly areas.

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The Indian Naval Ship Kesari reached Port Victoria in Seychelles to provide COVID-19 related essential medicines, as a part of Mission Sagar.
Under Mission Sagar, the government of India is extending assistance to friendly foreign countries in fighting COVID-19 pandemic. The programme is being implemented in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs and other Government agencies. This is in line with the ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region’ vision proposed by the Government earlier.

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The Indian Air Force has designed, developed and inducted a transportation system named Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT).
ARPIT will be utilised to evacuate critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude and remote places. The cost of this indigenously designed system is Rs 60000, as compared to the imported air evacuation system priced at several lakhs. As of now, the Indian Air Force is inducting 7 ARPITS.

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The 12th edition of the biennial Environment Performance Index (EPI Index 2020) has been released by the Yale University.
In the index that measured the environmental performance of 180 countries, India secured 168th rank with a score of 27.6 out of 100. Last year, the country scored 30.57 and was placed at 177th rank. Denmark was placed at the first place, followed by Luxembourg and Switzerland. The United States was placed at 24th rank.

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The president of the UN General Assembly is Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, who is a Nigerian diplomat. He had also served as the Vice President of UNGA.
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has recently announced that world leaders will not be arriving in New York for their annual gathering in late September. This happens for the first time in the 75-year history of the UN due to the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 193 heads of state and government will give speeches during the General Debate, the process of which will be announced.

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The unmanned submersible of China “Haidou-1” has dived to a depth of 10,907 metres at the world’s deepest ocean point.
Haidou-1 has set the record by submerging under the Pacific Ocean surface of the Mariana Trench, the deepest area in the world. During the deep-sea diving operation, it has also collected samples from the deep sea and high-definition images of the geological environment.

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India’s leading digital payments platform PhonePe has partnered with ICICI Lombard to launch the first-of-its kind domestic multi-trip insurance cover.
This comprehensive insurance cover has been exclusively made available for the users of PhonePe. It provides affordable annual insurance cover for unlimited trips. Under this feature, there is no need to insure every trip separately unlike traditional insurance products.

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The Madhya Pradesh government has recently launched the Rozgar Setu portal that will provide employment to migrant labourers.
It was announced that all migrant workers who have returned to their home state have been registered on the portal. The portal also has the details of the employers who are looking for workers as they re-start economic activities. The state will also hold Rozgar melas in the next two months to employ these workers.

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The United States has confirmed General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the Chief of the Air Force of the country.
Charles Q. Brown is currently serving as the four-star general and is the first African-American to hold the position. The General recently opened up about his experience with racism in the United States. The Senate has unanimously confirmed the General for the post with full vote.