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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: June 22, 2022

June 22, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 22, 2022 YOGA DAY AWARDS – Prime Minister’s award for outstanding contribution for promotion of Yoga announced – Individual winners: Bhikkhu Sanghasena from Ladakh and Marcus Vinicius Rojo Rodrigues from ..

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Study: Human Middle Ear Evolved From Fish Gills

June 21, 2022

According to a study led by scientists from Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Palaeoanthropology (IVPP) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, middle ear of human has evolved from fish gills. Human Middle Ear Middle ear of human houses three tiny, vibrating ..

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Ban of Use of ‘Single-use plastic’

June 21, 2022

Union government has banned the use of ‘single-use plastic’ from July 1, 2022. Highlights Gazette notification was issued by Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2021, and announced the ban. It has now defined a list of items, ..

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Gustavo Petro: Colombia’s first leftist President

June 21, 2022

Gustavo Petro has become the first leftist President of Colombia. He secured 50.5% of vote in second round of the presidential election, which was held on June 19, 2022. Background In April 2021, there was a series of anti-establishment protests ..

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Critical Information Infrastructure

June 21, 2022

In a notification issued on June 16, 2022, the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared IT resources of HDFC bank, ICICI Bank, and NPCI as ‘critical information infrastructure (CII)’. What is critical information infrastructure? According to Information ..

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Extension of Telecom PLI scheme

June 21, 2022

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has amended the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for promoting telecom and networking products manufacturing, based on the feedback of stakeholders. What are the amendments? DoT has extended the scheme by one year. It has ..

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Giant Stingray: World’s largest freshwater fish

June 21, 2022

Scientists have caught the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, named giant stingray, in the Mekong River of Cambodia. Key Points The stingray was captured on June 13, 2022. It measured almost four metres from snout to tail while weighed under 300kg. ..

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EX KHAAN QUEST – 2022 Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise

June 21, 2022

The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” was concluded on June 20, 2022 at “Peace Support Operations Training Centre” in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Key Points Ex Khaan Quest 2022 was conducted from June 06 to June 20, 2022. It provided ..

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