Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the apex government body responsible for laying down policies related to disaster management in India. It is chaired by Prime Minister and has nine other members.
NDMA was set up as per the Disaster Management Act, 2005. As Assam faces floods and rain-induced landslides, NDMA has recently released dos and don’ts before, during and after the floods. It also provided tips to follow during the evacuation process.

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Iran has launched a solid-fueled rocket into space named ‘Zuljanah’. It is a a 25.5 meter-long rocket, capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms.
The satellites will gather data in low-earth orbit. Zuljanah is named after the horse of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Odisha’s Dhenkanal forest department has announced plans to install automatic sirens near its national highway to protect elephants from accidents.
These sensor-based sirens will ring and a red light will turn on when elephants cross the road to alert drivers within a distance of up to 1 kilometre.  The pilot project has been initiated by ‘Change’, a voluntary organization.

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Avinash Kulkarni has been selected as the CEO of India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL). It was formed to resolve more than ₹83,000 crore of bad loans to be acquired by the government-backed National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL).
He was the Chief executive of India Resurgence Asset Reconstruction Company (IRARC) and also had served in SBI. Another SBI veteran Natarajan Sundar was selected as CEO of the NARCL in April 2022.

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao recently inaugurated the new facility of business incubator T-Hub in Hyderabad.
The new building, called T-Hub 2.0 is claimed to be world’s largest innovation campus. The facility will support over 2,000 startups under one roof. Established in 2015, T-Hub (Technology Hub) is an innovation hub and ecosystem enabler based in the city of Hyderabad.

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India and the UK announced to create a joint Commonwealth Diplomatic Academy programme to train young and aspiring diplomats from both nations.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his UK counterpart announced plans for the establishment of the new academy to jointly promote Commonwealth values after the meeting in Rwanda.

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The Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has started authorising two Indian private firms, for private space sector launches in the country.
Dhruva Space’s Dhruva Space Satellite Orbital Deployer – (DSOD 1U), a technology demonstration payload, and Digantara’s Robust Integrating Proton Fluence Meter (ROBI), a Proton dosimeter payload, were authorised.

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Scientists have discovered the world’s largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp. The bacterium named ‘Thiomargarita magnifica’ is so big to be seen with the naked eye.
The thin white filament is by far the largest bacterium known to date. It has a large central compartment or vacuole, that allows some cell functions to happen in that controlled environment instead of throughout the cell.

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UAE is India’s third-largest trade partner and second-largest export destination in 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held bilateral talks with President of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Abu Dhabi.
Prime Minister conveyed condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Both leaders reiterated their commitment to further deepen and diversify the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

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The England Men’s white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has retired from international cricket after his 13-year career with England.
The 35-year-old won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup as Captain in 2019, the first time England Men had won the world title. He was also a part of the England team that won the 2010 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. He is the all-time leading run-scorer and most-capped player for England Men in both ODI and T20I matches.