Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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The Union Cabinet has approved a memorandum of association (MoA) by India for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre in Colombo.
The MoA was signed by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC Summit held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in March 2022.

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Neeraj Chopra bettered his national record in Javelin throw, in the Paavo Nurmi Games held in Turku, Finland.
With a throw of 89.30 metres, he created a new national record, better than his Tokyo Olympics performance of 87.58m. It made him India’s first track and field gold medallist. His recent throw, which fetched him a silver medal, is also the fifth best throw by an athlete this year.

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‘World Sea Turtle Day’ is celebrated on June 16 every year to highlight the importance of sea turtles in the marine system and save this aquatic species from extinction.
Sea turtles graze on sea-grass, preventing the sea-grass beds from becoming overgrown and stimulating new growth. Sea turtles in India are protected by the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, which bans consumption of turtle meat and eggs by all except for indigenous tribal communities.

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India hosted the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS) Meeting in its capacity as chair of the SCO-RATS.
The meeting aims to deliberate on security challenges, including threats of terrorism. Delegations from China, Pakistan and other member nations of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) attended the meeting in New Delhi. India hosted a meeting of counter-terror experts from the SCO countries in May 2022.

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The United States has announced a funding of USD 122 million for India, to prevent avoidable epidemics, early detection of disease threats, and rapid and effective response.
The total funding will be distributed to three top health research institutions- ICMR, National Institute of Virology (NIV) and National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) over a period of five years.

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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released the ‘Making the right to social security a reality for domestic workers’ report.
As per the report, only six per cent of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection. 76.2 per cent of domestic workers (57.7 million people) are women, who are more vulnerable.

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The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status.
The recommendation from the EU’s executive arm will be discussed by leaders of the 27-nation bloc during the upcoming summit in Brussels. The European Commission also proposed making Moldova, which shares a long border with Ukraine, an EU membership candidate.

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18 June is marked as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. In July 2021, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution “promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech”.
Hate speech goes against the core principles of the UN Charter such as equality, peace, and respect for human dignity leading to social disharmony.

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‘CERT-In’, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats.
‘CERT-In’ recently issued threat alerts for multiple software including Adobe and Microsoft products on their website, shared multiple vulnerabilities affecting products from Citrix, Adobe, Microsoft, and Zimbra webmail.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in Karnataka’s Mysuru. The theme of this year’s Yoga Day celebrations is ‘Yoga for Humanity’.
Over 25 crore people across the world took part in various events and doing yoga in unison. A programme in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs has also been organised for a mass Yoga Protocol around the world on the day following the movement of the sun.