Page-19 of Current Affairs - July, 2021

“COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam” Campaign Launched

July 17, 2021

Tribal Affairs Minister, Arjun Munda, launched “COVID Teeka Sank Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam” campaign. About the campaign This campaign will help in beating “infodemic” against coronavirus vaccine and myths, rumours, disinformation & misinformation that are adding to infodemic. It ..

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US released Online hub to help ransomware victims

July 17, 2021

United States government has released an online hub for victims of ransomware attacks. Key Points Online hub will make it easier for companies and municipalities to find resources and get assistance in case they are targeted by cyber hackers. US ..

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Jurisdiction of Krishna & Godavari River boards notified

July 17, 2021

Central Government has notified jurisdiction of Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) & Godavari River Management Boards (GRMB), Seven years after their constitution under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. Key Points With the constitution of boards, Centre transferred operation of all projects, ..

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COVIHOME: IITH develops affordable COVID-19 testing kit

July 17, 2021

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad have developed India’s First Rapid Electronic and Artificial Intelligence-powered COVID-19 test called COVIHOME. This test can be performed at an affordable cost at home. About COVIHOME test kit Test kit can produce results ..

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Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: July 17, 2021

July 17, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 17, 2021 INDIA Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana launches ‘FASTER’ (‘Fast and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records’) to instantly transmit bail and other orders to jail authorities – BRICS ..

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Biden extends USA’s Child Tax Credit programme

July 16, 2021

American President Joe Biden called on Congress to extend “Child Tax Credit Programme” because this programme has potential to reduce child poverty in America. Key Points Programme will be extended beyond its December expiration date. This announcement was made on ..

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IISc-Mynvax’s heat-tolerant Covid vaccine

July 16, 2021

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru has developed a heat-tolerant COVID-19 vaccine formulation. While studying on animals, it was found to be effective against all current SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. Key Points Research was published in ACS Infectious Diseases journal. ..

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‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Program’ launched

July 16, 2021

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda jointly launched ‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Program’ on July 16, 2021. Key Points This scheme was launched for 50,000 school teachers. It will be implemented from July 20. Who ..

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Key Railway Projects to be inaugurated in Gujarat

July 16, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate and dedicate to the nation several key projects of Railways in Gujarat on July 16, 2021. Key Facts Railway projects comprise of Newly redeveloped Gandhinagar Capital Railway station Gauge converted cum electrified ..

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Twitter shuts down ‘Fleets’ service

July 16, 2021

Twitter Inc announced on July 14, 2021 that it is going to shut down its Fleets feature. Key points As per Twitter, this feature will no longer be available after August 3. Twitter will shut down this feature because it ..

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