Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2021

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Alexander Pushkin is a Russian poet, who is considered the father of modern Russian language. His birthday is selected as the UN Russian Language Day.
It is observed annually on June 6. The event was initially established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010. The UN language days aim to celebrate multilingualism and promotion of equal use of all six of the UN’s official working languages.

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The Centre has provided a security cover of armed CISF commandos for the Hyderabad premises of Bharat Biotech.
The registered office and plant of the company located at Genome Valley in Telangana’s capital city will be secured by a team of 64 armed personnel of the paramilitary force. Bharat Biotech is the manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.

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The General Assembly of the United Nations has called for an immediate action to end AIDS from the world by the year 2030.
The assembly had passed an approval in this regard and has noted the present condition of AIDS with an alarm. The declaration was adopted with 165 votes in favour and four against.

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An exercise named the “Operation Pangea XIV” was conducted by the Interpol, in which the agency has taken down more than 1.10 lakh web links, including websites and online marketplaces, which were involved in illegal sale of medicines and medical products.
India also participated in this operation and along with India, 92 countries participated in this exercise.

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Tech Major Google announced that it is building an undersea cable called ‘Firmina’, that would connect the United States, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
The cable, which will be the longest cable in the world, aims to bolster internet connection capacity between these regions. The cable will run from the East Coast of the United States to Argentina and improve access to Google services for users in South America.

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The Maharashtra Cabinet has recently approved an amendment to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.
This introduced the concept of “Heritage tree”, a tree with an estimated age of 50 years or more. It is expected to come into force through an ordinance. The Cabinet also approved the formation of the Maharashtra Tree Authority, to take all decisions regarding protection of trees.

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The UN General Assembly has recently approved the nomination of Rebecca Grynspan to head the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, known as UNCTAD.
The Costa Rican economist is the first woman and Central American to lead the Geneva-based organization. She previously served as UNDP’s Regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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IEA-International Energy Agency has released a special report titled “Financing clean energy transitions in emerging and developing economies”. This report addresses the challenges in mobilising finance and investment for supporting clean energy transitions.
The report has been based on detailed analysis of 50 successful projects implemented across the globe.

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World Blood Donor Day is observed on June 14 every year, to create awareness across the world about the need for safe blood and life-saving components of blood required for transfusion.
For 2021, the World Blood Donor Day slogan will be “Give blood and keep the world beating”. Italy hosts the World Blood Donor Day 2021 through its National Blood Centre.

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WISA Woodsat is a nano satellite, which would be the world’s first wooden satellite to be launched to space by the end of this year from New Zealand.
This nanosatellite is a cube shaped structure made of birch plywood with its sensors developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It would be launched from a rocket electron which is developed by “Rocket Lab” – an American space company.