Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2023

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Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala launched the ‘Report Fish Disease(RFD)’ App.
The app has been developed by ICAR-NBFGR under National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD), funded under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. It is a centralized platform that integrates fish farmers, field-level officers, and fish health experts.

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Since 2010, India has been included in the report of the Secretary-General on Children and armed conflict, alongside other countries such as Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Lake Chad basin, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
As a result of the government’s efforts to enhance the protection of children, India is presently not mentioned in the United Nations General Assembly Security Council Children and Armed Conflict Report of the Secretary-General.

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The festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha or Baqraeed is being celebrated in various parts of the country. It is a significant Muslim festival that billions of people observe across the world.
During this festival, individuals of the Muslim faith come together in unity to offer Salah (prayer) simultaneously. It holds the distinction of being the second major festival among Muslims.

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A group of researchers from China, Pakistan, Australia, Germany, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, and the United States has discovered epidemiological proof indicating a potential link between high ambient temperature and the risk of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women.
Each 1 °C increase in the annual mean temperature was associated with a mean increase in IPV prevalence of 4.49%.

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The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has recently created National Defence Mobilisation Offices (NDMO) and introduced significant revisions to its Reserve Personnel Law.
NDMOs are being established in in Beijing, Shanghai, Shandong, Fujian, Wuhan, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, etc which are primarily influenced by the insights gained from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

 

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The Indian Air Force is celebrating the seventh anniversary of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) on July 1, 2023.
Originally named Tejas in 2003, this aircraft is a versatile platform renowned for its exceptional capabilities within its category. Designed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), the multi-role Tejas fighter can perform the roles of air defence, maritime reconnaissance and strike, switching between roles with the press of a button.

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Researchers from Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have identified the cause of an over three million square kilometres-wide ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean.
It is here that the Earth’s gravitational pull is at its weakest and as a result, the sea level is a 100 metres lower than the global average. The Indian Ocean geoid low (IOGL) represents the most prominent gravitational anomaly on Earth.

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Vienna-based Wiener Zeitung, one of the world’s oldest newspapers, ceased its daily print edition after more than three centuries, marking the end of an era in journalism.
The newspaper’s final front page paid tribute to its remarkable legacy, highlighting 320 years of publication encompassing multiple presidents, emperors, and republics.

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The Karnataka government intends to implement the ‘Anna Bhagya’ initiative, which seeks to offer 5 kg of rice to each member of a below poverty line (BPL) household.
Due to inadequate rice availability, the government has opted to deposit funds into the beneficiaries’ bank accounts instead.

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The Odisha government has introduced the Mo Jungle Jami Yojana, a scheme designed to enhance forest rights for tribal communities and forest dwellers in various districts of the state.
This initiative will work in conjunction with the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, commonly known as FRA.