Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Ace Music Director A R Rahman was named the season ambassador of the British Council’s ‘India/UK Together 2022, a Season of Culture’.
The initiative was launched to celebrate India’s 75th anniversary and bilateral relations between the two nations. Under the program, over 1,400 artists from India-UK will showcase collaborations in dance, music, theatre, poetry, literature, visual arts and creative technology.

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The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), commenced in Singapor, two years after the Covid-19 pandemic
The Shangri-La Annual Dialogue is one among the important Asia’s Defence Summits. It’s a unique meeting where ministers debate the region’s most significant security challenges. It was launched in 2002 by the British think tank IISS with the support of the Singaporean government. The Shangri-La Dialogue is officially known as the Asia Security Summit.

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Chelonoidis phantasticus meaning ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ has been recently confirmed to belong to a Galápagos species which was believed extinct.
The giant tortoise ‘Fernanda’, which was found alive in 2019, was named after ‘Fernandina Island’, where she was found in. The tortoise is the first of her species, Chelonoidis phantasticus, to be identified in more than a century.

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The Telangana government signed MoU with Karnataka-based Elest for a fabrication unit which will manufacture next generation displays for smartphones, tablet computers, and laptops.
India’s first display fabrication unit is to be set up in Hyderabad with an investment of ₹24,000 crore. The display fab would be set up under the India Semiconductor Mission programme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.

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Assam government is to set up Joint Venture Company (JVC) with Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC India Ltd) to produce one GW plus solar power with an investment of Rs 5000 Crore.
Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that MoU will be signed to produce 1GW plus solar power on Government land. This will be the first such initiative among PSUs in energy sector.

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Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev became the World No. 1 men’s player in the ATP rankings for a second time in his career, replacing the 20- time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev jumped to a career-high 2nd spot pushing Novak to third place. Medvedev is unable to compete at this year’s Wimbledon as Russian and Belarusian players have been banned after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the last 19 years, the ‘Big Three’ -Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were occupying the first two spots.

 

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LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, is set to invest USD 5,00,000  in partnership with UN Women to advance women’s economic empowerment.
The project will launch a pilot in Maharashtra to cultivate the digital and employability skills of 2,000 women. It will also present them with a range of career-building opportunities through job fairs, and mentoring sessions. The three-year regional collaboration will digitally upskill women, providing them greater access to jobs.

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Kerala has been ranked first in Asia in Affordable Talent in Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER).The State has also been ranked fourth in global ranking in the GSER, from its previous rank of 20.
It is released by Startup Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network. Kerala founded ‘Kerala Startup Mission’ in 2006 to become a start-up powerhouse. As per the report, Kerala is suitable for investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics.

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The annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development was recently released.
India has registered the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-place jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the index due to gains in economic performance. Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China were the top-performing Asian economies. Denmark was placed on top, while Switzerland slipped from the top to the second position.

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The BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) Innovation Center signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
The MoU aims to facilitate bilateral cooperation in such fields as artificial intelligence, industrial internet, energy conservation and environmental protection. The BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center was launched in Xiamen in December 2020.