Page-34 of Current Affairs - July, 2021

India & Russia to hold 2+2 dialogue

July 10, 2021

External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar recently held productive talks with the Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Both sides reviewed the progress on broad-ranging cooperation between both the nations on nuclear, space, energy and defence sectors. Highlights Both leaders discussed global and ..

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WWF-UNEP report on Human-wildlife coexistence

July 10, 2021

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released its report titled “A future for all – the need for human-wildlife coexistence”. Key findings of Report As per report, human-animal conflict is one of the main ..

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India-UK First Financial Markets Dialogue

July 10, 2021

UK-India Financial Markets Dialogue (FMD) held first virtual meeting on July 8, 2021 in order to strengthen bilateral financial connections. UK-India Financial Markets Dialogue ·Government-to-government conversations took place during Dialogue in a bid to increase cooperation on four major themes: 1.   ..

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Himalayan yaks set to be insured

July 10, 2021

National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh has partnered with National Insurance Company Ltd. to insure high-altitude yak. What are the concerns? High-altitude yaks are feeling the climate change heat in Himalayan belt. Climate change and ..

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RBI asks banks to stop Libor soon

July 10, 2021

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued an advisory to banks and other financial institutions to be prepared for year-end transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). Transition from Libor Global transition from Libor became necessary because banks were manipulating rate ..

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UP to launch new policy on population control for 2021-30

July 10, 2021

Uttar Pradesh government is set to release its new policy on population control for 2021-30. It will be released on July 11, on the occasion of World Population Day. Highlights Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath urged for community-centric ..

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DBT-NIBMG creates world’s 1st database of Oral Cancer variants

July 10, 2021

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) & National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) has created a first of its king database of genomic variation in oral cancer. NIBMG made this database accessible to public. Database is being called as dbGENVOC. About dbGENVOC ..

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Jewish state law upheld by Israeli court

July 10, 2021

Supreme Court of Israel upheld a controversial law on July 8, 2021. This law defines the country as ‘nation state of Jewish people’. Highlights This law also rejects claims by opponents regarding discrimination against minorities. Israeli court acknowledged shortcomings in ..

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