Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

Notes:
Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched a pan India drive “Operation Mahila Suraksha” was launched from May 3 to May 31, 2022.
During this drive, RPF has arrested more than 7,000 persons who were travelling in the coaches reserved for women without being authorised. RPF also rescued 150 women from becoming victims of human trafficking. Another pan India initiative “Meri Saheli” is also operational to provide safety and security to lady passengers.

Notes:
Croatia is set to adopt the euro currency from the start of 2023 after meeting all the criteria to join the European Commission.
This move will make Croatia the 20th European country to use the single currency. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that Croatia has made a step towards adopting the Euro common currency.

Notes:
India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is on a three-nation tour, reached Senegal, a West African country.
India signed three MoUs with the country on 1) visa-free regime for Diplomatic and Official passport holders; 2)renewal of Cultural Exchange Progarmme (CEP) for the period 2022-26 and 3) bilateral cooperation in youth matters.

Notes:
Actor Jennifer Lopez is selected for her film and television achievements at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The Generation Award celebrates actors whose diverse contributions in both film and television have turned them into household names. Previous recipients include Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Johnson, Tom Cruise, Will Smith among others. Jack Black will receive the Comedic Genius Award.

Notes:
The Punjab and Himachal Pradesh governments announced to impose a ban on single-use plastic from July.
The Central government has decided to stop single-use plastic from July 1, 2022. Himachal Pradesh is the first state in the country to ban plastic envelopes.

Notes:
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has published a fresh draft of amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021.
The draft proposes to create government-appointed appeal committees that will be empowered to review and reverse content moderation decisions taken by social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Notes:
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the ‘Ayurveda Aahar’ logo on the occasion of World Food Safety Day on June 7
Ayurveda Aahar is food prepared in accordance with the recipes, ingredients and processes as described in the books of Ayurveda listed under ‘Schedule A’ of FSSAI regulations. The design of the green-coloured logo contains initial letters of the words Ayurveda and Aahar in Devnagari and English.

Notes:
Cambodia has partnered with China for modernisation of ‘Ream Naval Base’. It would be able to accommodate ships of up to 5,000 tons displacement.
Cambodia denied that it will allow any Chinese military presence at a port. United States and other countries have expressed concern that it will be used by China as a naval outpost on the Gulf of Thailand. China also recently signed a security deal with the Solomon Islands.

Notes:
The Union Government has launched the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal for inviting nominations for various awards of the various Ministries and agencies.
The portal aims to ensure transparency and public partnership and to bring together all the awards under one digital platform. Nominations for Padma Awards are open till September 15, 2022 and for Sardar Patel National Unity Awards till the 31st July.

Notes:
In its latest World Investment Report, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said FDI inflows to India declined to USD 45 billion in 2021 from USD 64 billion in the previous year.
India’s rank jumped one place to 7th position among top recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2021 calendar year even though the FDI inflows into the country is declining. The United States (USD 367 billion) remained the top recipient of FDI.