Daily Current Affairs Quiz : July 31, 2021

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In 1986, “All India Quota” scheme was introduced  under the directions of Supreme Court. It was introduced with an aim to provide domicile-free merit-based opportunities to students from any state who aspire to study in medical college located in another state. The scheme comprises 15% of UG seats and 50% of PG seats in government medical colleges.
The Union Health Ministry has recently announced that 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) will be offered under the All India Quota scheme for Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) medical and dental courses from 2021-22 onwards.

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On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Bhupendra Yadav (Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate change) stated that 14 Tiger reserves of India have received accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS). The 14 accredited tiger reserves are Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam; Satpura, Kanha and Panna in Madhya Pradesh; Pench in Maharashtra; Valmiki tiger reserve in Bihar; Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh; Sunderbans in West Bengal; Parambikulam in Kerala; Bandipur in Karntaka and Mudumalai & Anamalai in Tamil Nadu.
CA|TS is a set of criteria that sets best practice and standards to manage tigers and their conservation. It is a globally accepted conservation tool. CA|TS was launched in 2013. It was developed by tiger and protected area experts. It is an important part of T*2 , the global goal to double the number of tigers by 2022. The long term goal of CA|TS is to ensure safe heavens for Tigers.

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According to the fourth national serology survey of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),Madhya Pradesh has the highest Covid-19 Sero-prevalence and Kerala has the lowest Covid-19 Sero-prevalence.
21 states were taken under consideration in this survey. The state-wise approximate prevalence was issued on July 28, 2021. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are the top three states with high sero-prevalence rate.  Madhya Pradesh has a sero-prevalence of 79%, Rajasthan has sero-prevalence of 76% and Bihar has sero-prevalence of 75%. Kerala has a sero-prevalence of only 44%.
Sero-prevalence refers to the frequency of individuals with antibody to a particular virus in a population. Higher Sero-prevalence rates means more antibodies and more immunity and lower Sero-prevalence rates means less antibodies and less immunity.

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Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Bhushan Selection Committee selected Asha Bhosle for the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2021. It was announced by Amit Deshmukh, the cultural affairs minister of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Bhushan is the highest civilian award of Maharashtra. It is given for the outstanding achievement in the fields of literature, art, sport, science, social work, journalism and public administration. It is presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra. It was first awarded in 1996. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first person to won this award.
Cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh, a memento and citation is given to the winner of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award.

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Intel, CBSE and Ministry of Education announced the launch of the “AI For All” initiative on July 29, 2021.
The main aim of this initiative is to create a basic understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for everyone in India. AI for All is a 4-hour, self-paced learning programme. It is applicable to students, a stay-at-home parent or the professionals and working parents, Senior citizens. This programme is divided into two sections :
AI Awareness (2.5 hours) and AI Appreciation (2.5 hours).