Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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The WWF has launched the ‘Good for You, Good for the Planet’ campaign to guide people towards eating a planet friendly diet.
The campaign’s long-term aim is to encourage people to become conscious of their food choices every day. This year’s Earth Overshoot Day was observed July 28. As per a WWF study, food waste amounts to 10 per cent of GHG.

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Market regulator SEBI has named Ashish Chauhan as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Ashish Chauhan is currently the MD and CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). He is known for reviving the exchange, which was on the edge of a shutdown in 2009. BSE and its subsidiary CDSL, launched successful IPOs under his leadership.

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CoWIN is being repurposed for the universal immunisation program (UIP), at present.
CoWIN head and CEO of the National Health Authority Dr. R.S. Sharma announced that the app will help in discovery of vaccination centres and reminders for subsequent vaccinations for preventable diseases for mothers and the newly born.

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As per researchers, two invasive species, the American bullfrog and brown tree snake have collectively caused USD 16.3bn in global damage between 1986 and 2020.
In addition to ecological harm, the invasive pair have also ruined farm crops and caused costly power outages. The brown tree snake caused damages by spreading uncontrollably across several Pacific islands. These findings will help officials to invest more in pest controls and bio-security measures.

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Twenty heritage sites, including ancient mounds at Haryana’s Rakhigarhi have been identified for the ‘National importance’ tag.
The other sites include Anangtal in Delhi,rock painting at Chintakunta, Andhra Pradesh; rock art site Murgi at Rdanag, Leh; Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Himachal Pradesh among others. Rakhigarhi site is one of the “five iconic sites” declared by the Centre in the Union budget 2020-21.

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Aurangabad has become the first in the country to release the Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) data from Google.
Under the EIE feature, cities measure the carbon emission sources, conduct analysis and identify strategies to reduce emissions. The EIE feature in India is only available for Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Pune and Aurangabad is the first city to make the transportation emissions data public.

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Unclaimed deposits are defined as balance in savings, current accounts, or term deposits which are not claimed for within ten years from date of maturity. These amounts are transferred by banks to ‘Depositor Education and Awareness’ (DEA) Fund maintained by the Reserve Bank of India.
RBI has been encouraging people to claim such deposits from the respective banks. However, the amount of unclaimed deposits is on the rise.

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The Union Cabinet has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.
The NDCs are to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). India last submitted its NDC in the year 2015. India has committed to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030 and achieving 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan amidst rising threats from China over the visit. China warned the US overt his action and the Chinese military also vowed to launch targeted military actions.
As per the US, the visit is one of several Congressional delegations to Taiwan and it does not contradict United States policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and U.S.-China Joint Communiques.

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Andhra Pradesh ranks first among all states of the country in utilisation of agricultural infrastructure funds.
Union Agriculture and Family Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar presented the award to Andhra Pradesh for the highest utilisation of Agri Funds in the financial year 2021-22.