Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2021

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Every year, the United Nations observes June 16th as the International Day of Family Remittances. This day recognizes the contribution made by more than 200 million migrants, which strive to enhance the lives of their 800 million family members.
This year’s day is observed under the theme “Recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion”.

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The historical summit between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place recently in Geneva, Switzerland.
This visit was a part of the US President’s three-country foreign trip undertaken for a period of 8 days. The talks covered cybersecurity, arms control, human rights and Ukraine.

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Russia and China recently unveiled a roadmap for a joint International Lunar Research Station. The International Lunar Research Station is a comprehensive scientific experiment base with the capability of long-term autonomous operation. The ILRS will become operational from 2036 onwards, providing a range of scientific facilities and equipments.

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The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi has launched a customized crash course programme for Covid-19 frontline workers, which would make available trained health workers across the country to assist the battle against covid.
The course has been launched with a financial outlay of Rs.276 crore under the Central Component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0.

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The CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) has entered into a partnership with Tata group’s health care venture “Tata MD”. This partnership aims to increase the Covid-19 testing capacity across Tier 2 and 3 towns and in rural regions of the country.
Under this partnership, Tata MD CHECK SARS-CoV-2 test kits would be extensively used to perform RT-PCR tests across the CSIR labs in India.

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The Indian Navy, for the first time is participating in a joint exercise with the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR), which is set to take place in the Gulf of Aden, also known as the Gulf of Barbera.
This exercise would involve some of the most advanced air defence, anti-submarine exercises, cross deck helicopter operations, tactical manoeuvres etc.

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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has released the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction-Special Report on Drought 2021.
As per the assessment, Drought has directly affected 1.5 billion people so far this century, more than any other disaster. This increased number is due to climate change, environmental degradation and demographic shifts.

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The Union Health Ministry released information about a software named ‘Covid Severity Score’, which will identify Covid patients who may require ventilation, based on an algorithm.
The Foundation For Innovations In Health, Kolkata with support from the Department of Science & Technology, in collaboration with IIT Guwahati, have developed an algorithm. It allocates a Covid Severity Score (CSS), using the measures of symptoms, signs, vital parameters, test reports etc.

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The Union government has issued a gazette notification to set up the Karnataka Coastal Zone Management Authority. under provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
This 15-member body would protect and improve the quality of the coastal environment. Its target is preventing and controlling environmental pollution in the Coastal Regulation Zone in Karnataka.

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43-year-old Laurel Hubbard from New Zealand has been selected as the first transgender athlete to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Hubbard will be the first Trans Olympian when she takes part in the super-heavyweight women’s competition. She will compete in the super-heavyweight 87-kg category after testosterone levels required by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are met.