Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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The UN refugee agency, UNHCR released the ‘2022 Global Trends Report’. As per the report, 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally.
UNHCR also highlighted worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan as leading causes. As per the report, the number displaced by war, violence, persecution and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, by the end of 2021.

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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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Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) organized an eight-day long mango festival in Bahrain to boost the export of Mangoes.
Commerce and Industry Ministry said, 34 varieties of mangoes from states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha are being displayed at eight different locations of Bahrain’s Al Jazira group supermarket.

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Mongolia’s Khuvsgul Lake National Park has been recently added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO.
The decision was taken during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France. Khuvsgul Lake is located in the northern Mongolia near the Russian border, holding nearly 70 per cent of Mongolia’s fresh water.

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Mumbai based Swal Corporation has introduced a new paddy product in the market, named ‘Kar Max’
The company has introduced the product in order to effectively control the stem-protruding worm that affects paddy crop and to increase the productivity of the crop.

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Germany announced emergency measures including increased use of coal to boost gas storage levels and to phase out imports.
As Germany relies on Russia for most of its gas, it is affected after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which led to cut in deliveries. The new measures include increased reliance on coal-fired power plants and an auction system to incentivise industry to consume less.

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World number-18 Golfer England’s Matt Fitzpatrick captured his first major title by winning the US Open in a thrilling fight.
The 27-year-old player, who has won the 2013 US Amateur, has bagged his first professional US victory. Americans Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris were the other ace players who participated in the event.

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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys, and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) were included in the Global Top 100 list in the Kantar Brandz 2022 Most Valuable Global Brands report.
TCS jumped 12 positions to 46th position from 58th in 2021 and its brand value was up 61 per cent. HDFC Bank’s rank was up five positions while LIC saw its rank slip 19 positions to 92, and its brand value was down by 4 per cent compared to 2021.

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The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” was conducted at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.
The exercise provided a platform for mutual learning and sharing best practices amongst the armies from 16 Nations. The Indian contingent consisting of personnel from the Ladakh Scouts participated in the exercise. Mock tactical operations as per United Nations (UN) mandate among other exercise were held.

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A 300kg stingray caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia is the biggest freshwater fish ever documented in the world.
Though there is no official database of the world’s biggest freshwater fish, the previous largest recorded fish was a 293kg Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005. The Mekong River flows from the Tibetan Plateau through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.