Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Australia’s new Centre-Left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently named his cabinet. A junior Minister Matt Thistlethwaite was named as ‘Assistant minister for the republic’, for the first time ever.
This is seen as a significant step, as Australia is a Constitutional Monarchy. The United Kingdom’s 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee, and her recently-elected government in Australia took a symbolic step toward her removal.

 

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The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has invited public feedback on the new draft national policy on persons with disabilities (PwD).
It proposes interventions in disability prevention, education, healthcare, social security and accessibility. It also focussed on other causes of disability, such as malnourishment, medical negligence and impairment caused by disasters. The draft called for a comprehensive national programme on prevention. It stated that one-third of disabilities in children were preventable.

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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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A team of researchers from the University of Delhi has discovered a unique set of fossilised dinosaur eggs in Madhya Pradesh.
One egg nesting within the other was found at the Dinosaur Fossil National Park, Madhya Pradesh. The rare phenomenon of eggs-within-eggs is far known to occur only in birds so far.

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The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the year 2011 on 15 June.
‘Digital Equity for All Ages’ is the theme of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022. The Global Wind Day is also celebrated on June 15 to acknowledge the prospects of wind power. This year, it is celebrated with the tagline of ‘We are #InWithWind, are you?’.

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Egypt has hosted the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Sharm El Sheikh. The conference is jointly organized by the House of Representatives and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Around 200 young MPs, from 60 countries are participating to discuss strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change. Nagaland’s first woman elected as Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha S. Phangon Konyak is representing India at the Conference.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched ‘Ennum Ezhuthum’ scheme to bridge learning gaps in primary education.
The scheme will ensure that all students under eight years of age in the state are able to read with comprehension and have basic arithmetic skills by 2025. A committee was formed to design the syllabus for the scheme, to help each student develop their own skill set. The scheme will be implemented in government and government-aided schools for 3 years.

 

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Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced ambitious climate targets for his country.
He has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030, up from the previous government’s target of between 26% and 28%. Australia is one of the world’s highest per capita carbon emitters. While Canada is aiming to reduce emissions up to 40% by 2030 from 2005 levels, U.S has a target of 52%.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the main tunnel and five underpasses of Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project in New Delhi.
The project is fully funded by the central government and is built at a cost of over ₹920 crore. The project is aimed at providing hassle free access to the new exhibition and convention centre being developed at Pragati Maidan. It is a part of Pragati Maidan Redevelopment Project.

 

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The Haryana state government and Israel have signed a joint declaration in the field of integrated water resources management and capacity building.
The Joint Cooperation Agreement was signed by the Project Director of Atal Bhujal Yojana, Haryana with the representative of Israel, to make significant transformation in water management sector.