Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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As per a paediatric sero-survey conducted in Mumbai, 51.18% of those below the age of 18 in Mumbai have antibodies against Covid-19.
The survey was conducted by a hospital run by BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) between April 1 to June 15. This was the third sero survey conducted since the beginning of the pandemic.

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The State Government of Odisha has decided to set up district-level Industry and Investment promotion agencies (DIPAs) in different districts.
This aims to create new employment opportunities and boost economic activities in rural areas. DIPAs would be managed by three professionals under the direct supervision of the respective District Collectors.

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Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, is the nodal department to monitor the legislative and policy reforms, to strengthen the “Enforcing Contracts” system for Ease of Doing Business in India.
Department of Justice has recently an exclusive “Enforcing Contracts Portal”. The “Enforcing Contracts” indicator is a part of the Ease of Doing Business survey by World Bank. It measures time and cost to resolve a commercial dispute and a series of good practices in the judiciary.

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US-based (Educational Testing Service), the world’s largest private educational assessment organization, conducts several tests including TOEFL and GRE.
It was recently announced that Aadhaar Card will be accepted as an identification for taking the TOEFL and GRE tests. Students have to, however submit the original version of their Aadhaar Card as received in the mail.

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Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI will launch a mobile app for students of foundation, intermediate and final course students. The mobile app named, “ICAI-BOS” will provide next-generation interactive learning and innovative ways to improve quality services to the students.

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World leaders, philanthropists and organizations have pledged at least $40 billion at an international conference in Paris to boost gender equality, as women and girls worldwide have been deeply affected by the consequences of the pandemic. U.N. Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka welcomed the pledges at the three-day Generation Equality Forum that started in Paris on June 30, 2021. The conference is being co-organized by the U.N., France and Mexico.

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a moratorium on federal executions while it reviews policies and procedures. U.S. President Joe Biden had said on his campaign website that he would legislate the end of capital punishment at the federal level and incentivize states to follow suit.

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The French Navy hosted the 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS). It was concluded at Réunion island, a French department in the Indian Ocean.
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium is a biennial event, which was conceived by the Indian navy in 2008. IONS includes 24 member nations that touch or lie within the Indian Ocean Region and 8 observer nations.

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Maharashtra has become the 5th state in India and 125th global state to join the “Under2 Coalition” to fight the climate change. The other four states are: Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana and West Bengal.
The Under2 Coalition is a global community of state and regional governments committed to ambitious climate action in line with the Paris Agreement. It started as a MoU which was signed by 12 founding jurisdictions in 2015 in Sacramento, California.

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The Supreme Court of India had struck down the Section 66 of IT Act in the year 2015. The legislation deals with punishment of online communication which is considered “grossly offensive, menacing”.
Recently, the Supreme Court of India has expressed its displeasure on the Government of India, that even after the Section 66 was struck down by Supreme Court, people are being booked under the same section.