Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2021

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Indian woman boxer Pooja Rani Bohra has clinched her second continental title at the Asian boxing championships, being held in Dubai.
The Olympic bound boxing champion registered this victory against Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan in the 75kg category with a score of 5-0.

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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a detailed photograph of a spiral galaxy called NGC 691.
NGC 691 is a spiral galaxy located at around 125 million light-years away in the constellation of Aries. It is the foremost member of the NGC 691 group, a collection of nine galaxies of varied shapes and colors.

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China has reported the first human infection of a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3. The case has been confirmed in a 41-year-old man, by China’s National Health Commission.
This bird flu variant is supposed to be low pathogenic, which means it causes relatively less severe disease in poultry. No other case of this infection has been reported in the world.

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The US administration headed by President Joe Biden has proposed to suspend the oil and gas leases at Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This decision has been welcomed by environmentalists and Arctic tribals.
This move is reversal of the lease brought about by earlier US administration by President Trump.

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The Government of Japan has announced to find an additional USD 800 million towards the COVAX programme.
COVAX programme is promoted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the WHO. It is a platform that aims to achieve equal access to vaccines by all countries, regardless of their income levels.

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The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 was launched recently by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).
The organisations also launched a report titled ‘#GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem restoration for People, Nature and Climate’, to mark the launch of the decade. The report urges the countries to restore at least 1 billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade.

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The membership of Mali has been suspended by the African Union in response to the recent military coup in the country. African Union has pressed for a civilian led democratic government in Mali.
The military of Mali has arrested its interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and has pressured them to resign.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the E-100 pilot project in Pune to mark the World Environment Day.
This project aims to set up a network for production and distribution of ethanol across the country. The Prime Minister released the ‘Report of the Expert Committee on Road Map for ethanol blending in India 2020-2025’. He also said India is resolved to meet target of 20 % ethanol blending by 2025.

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The State Government of Goa has released a short film on Chhatrapati Shivaji, titled “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shivrajyabhishek Divas”, on the occasion of the king’s coronation day.
This film has been released in Konkani and Hindi versions. It covers the history of Goa and the role of Shivaji in Goa’s fight against the Portuguese. It is set to restore the forts, temples built by the king.

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The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an intergovernmental organization comprising seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
This organization was first established in the year 1997. The 24th BIMSTEC day was celebrated on June 6th 2021