Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA), which comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The NHA was set up for the implementation of the government’s flagship health insurance scheme PM-JAY.
NHA is set to host the first open-to-all hackathon series to drive innovation around different components of the ABDM. The series will commence with the focus on the Unified Health Interface from July 14. The hackathon will provide the opportunities for innovators, data experts and developers from across the world to collaborate and build innovative solutions for increasing access to digital health services.

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Kempe Gowda was a chieftain under the Vijayanagar Empire, who was known for the fortification of Karnataka’s capital, Bengaluru in 1537.
His birth anniversary is observed every year across Karnataka on June 27 since 2017. In his honour, Kempe Gowda International Award was instituted earlier this year, to recognize the contributions towards development of Bengaluru. The recipients of the inaugural edition of this award are former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, Infosys founder NR Narayan Murthy and veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone.

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June 25 was designated as the Day of the Seafarer (DotS) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency responsible for regulating global shipping industry.
It was observed for the first time in the year 2011. The day recognizes the importance of sea transport and honours seafarers for their contribution towards the global economic growth despite the risks involved. The theme for this year’s DotS is “Your voyage – then and now, share your journey”.

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PMAY aims to achieve ‘Housing for All’ by the year 2022. It was launched on June 25, 2015. It is implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It caters to the housing needs of the Economical Weaker Sections, Lower Income Groups and Middle Income Groups.
This year marks the 7th anniversary of this flagship scheme. To commemorate this, the government released an e-book featuring the achievements under this scheme. The goal of this scheme is to complete 2.7 crore houses by 2022. Till date, about 67 per cent of this goal has been achieved.

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The Mandakini River in Uttarakhand is the tributary of the Alaknanda River, which is one of the two head-streams of Ganga River. It originates from the Chorabari Glacier in the Garhwal Himalayas. The river drains into the Alaknanda, which flows into the Ganges.
Recently, a joint operation was conducted by Uttarkhand Police and the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to rescue two youths trapped in the Mandakini River.

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The 14th BRICS Summit, which was convened under Chairship of Chinese President Xi Jinping in a virtual format, concluded with the Beijing Declaration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led India’s participation at the Summit. The declaration supported talks between Russia and Ukraine. They expressed support for United Nations agencies and Red Cross to provide humanitarian assistance. The summit called for finalisation and adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism within the UN framework.

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An informal inter-governmental grouping called the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) was launched by the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
It is a five-nation ‘informal mechanism’ to support Pacific islands and to boost diplomatic, economic ties in the region. The Indo-Pacific region accounts for 63 per cent of the global GDP and 46 per cent of the world’s merchandise trade.

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Every year June 26 is observed as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. It aims to urge all the stakeholders to unite for people who have faced and continue to face the abuse and torture.
In 1997, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, declaring June 26 as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. It not only spread awareness on the unacceptable character of human torture but also notes that it’s a crime.

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State Bank of India’s latest Ecowrap recent report stated that ‘Income inequality in India has been on a decline since FY17’.
The report noted that India also fared well during coronavirus pandemic in terms of navigating income shocks across population.  Sikkim and Goa led the states with a ratio of per capita income exceeding 3.

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After Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan is the third state where uranium has been found in India. The rare mineral is found at Rohil in Sikar district.
The Rajasthan government has issued a letter of intent (LoI) to Uranium Corporation of India, for excavation of ore of this rare mineral in the state.