Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Israel has signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, its first big trade pact with an Arab state.
The agreement, which aimed at boosting trade between the two Middle Eastern nations, would encourage more Israeli companies to set up offices in the UAE, particularly in Dubai. The deal with Israel is UAE’s second bilateral free trade agreement after a similar accord with India in February.

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Etalin hydroelectric project is proposed to be set up in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The 3,097-MW project requires diversion of over 1100 hectares of forest land and felling of over 280,000 trees.
Wildlife scientists and conservationists in the state have written to Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), about the threats to local biodiversity from the project

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Indian women’s shooting team of Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita have bagged a gold medal for India in the 10m air rifle women’s team event at the ISSF World Cup 2022.
This was India’s first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup being held in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.

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GST revenue for May was recorded at nearly Rs 1.41 lakh crore, a 44 per cent increase over the same month last year, as per the Finance Ministry.
This is the fourth time that the monthly GST collection has crossed Rs 1.40 lakh crore mark since the inception of GST and the third straight month since March 2022. In March GST revenues were at Rs 1.42 lakh crore, while in February it was at Rs 1.33 lakh crore.

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World Number One Iga Swiatek of Poland won the French Open 2022 Women’s Singles Title by beating US teenager Coco Gauf
The 21-year ols clinched her second title in three years in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 over Gauff. She is the youngest player ranked in the top ten. Iga was the 2020 French Open champion and is the first player representing Poland to win a Grand Slam singles title.

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The New York state legislature has recently passed the “Fair Repair Act”, which requires digital electronics manufacturers to make parts, tools, information, and software available to consumers and independent repair shops.
The independent repair shops will finally be able to compete with manufacturers. As per the New York assembly, the act levels the playing field for independent repair shops, and reduces the e-waste footprint on the environment.

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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated National Food Laboratory of FSSAI at Raxaul in Bihar.
This laboratory has been established under the Indo-Nepal bilateral agreement to reduce the time in the testing of imported food samples brought into Raxaul from Nepal.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a special series of coins that are also visually impaired friendly, while addressing the ‘Iconic Week Celebrations’ of the Ministry of Finance.
The coins of Re 1, Rs 2, 5, 10 and 20 denominations will have the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) design. These are not commemorative coins and will be part of circulation across the country.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been signed on as brand ambassador and a minority shareholder of Garuda Aerospace.
It is a Chennai-based aviation and aerospace component manufacturing firm that deals with designing and building of unmanned aerial vehicles. The company is known for developing low-cost drone solutions.

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Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is headquartered in Dhaka.
BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell addressed the members on the occasion of the 25th Founding Day of the organisation in Dhaka.