Daily Current Affairs Quiz : June 20, 2023

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A report titled “Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies” was released recently by the World Bank.
According to this report, large amounts of money are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels, which could be utilized to tackle climate change and benefit humanity and the environment, rather than causing harm.

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The European Green Deal, initiated in 2019, consists of a collection of policy initiatives aimed at guiding the European Union (EU) towards achieving climate neutrality by the year 2050.
Its current mandate is for the region to achieve climate neutrality by the middle of this century. The European Parliament’s environment committee voted 44-44 on an amendment tabled by the European People’s Party to reject the Nature Restoration Law.

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The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology has launched Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellowships programme.
The programme aims to connect the Indian STEMM diaspora (Science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) with Indian academic and R&D institutions for collaborative research. The fellowship would be awarded to outstanding scientist/technologists of Indian origin (NRI/OCI/PIO) who are engaged in research activities in their respective countries.

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The National Time Release Study (TRS) Report 2023 is released by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Time Release Study (TRS) is a performance measurement tool which aims to present quantitative measure of the cargo release time (i.e) the time taken from arrival of the cargo at the Customs station to its out of charge for domestic clearance in case of imports and arrival of the cargo at the Customs station to the eventual departure of the carrier in case of exports.

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The Indian Navy conducted an outreach programme at Ladakh named “Julley Ladakh” (Hello Ladakh), to awareness about the Indian Navy in Ladakh. The programme included a 5000km Motorcycle Expedition.
The core objectives of the programme are to Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Conduct Awareness drives at Schools/ Colleges about career opportunities in Indian Navy and to showcase Nari Shakti in the region.