Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2021

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World Day against Child Labour is observed on June 12. The 2021 World Day Against Child Labour marks a “Week of Action” that began on June 10.
The theme of this year’s World Day Against Child Labour is ‘Act now: end child labour’. The world has seen an increase in child labour and millions more of children are vulnerable due to pandemic situation.

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in association with Malaria No More, a NGO, has created an India Interagency Expert Committee on Malaria and Climate (IEC).
It aims to to explore and provide climate-based solutions for fast-tracking Malaria elimination in India.

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Madhya Pradesh is at the first position with a score of 64.1, in the Anemia Mukt Bharat Index. It is released by the National Health Mission.
M.P is followed by Odisha with a score of 59.3. Himachal has jumped to third spot this year, against its rank 18 in the year 2018-19. Almost 50% of the pregnant women, 59% of children less than five years of age, 54% of adolescent girls and 53% of non-pregnant non-lactating women in India are anemic.

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Indian Ace Chess Player D. Gukesh won the $15,000 Gelfand Challenge chess title and eventually a ‘wild card’ for the elite Meltwaters Champions Chess Tour.
15-year-old Gukesh won all four rounds, including the key fight against Praggnanandhaa. He is the second youngest person to qualify for the title of Grandmaster, in March 2019.

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The 7th edition of the UNESCO Science report has been released recently under the title “The race against time for smarter development”.
This report makes a detailed analysis of the development path that countries have been following over the last five years in the field of science.

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The Union Government has launched the Trusted Telecom Portal under the Cyber wing of the National Security Council. This portal has been launched after the Cabinet approved the National Security Directive on
the Telecommunication Sector.
From now on, telecom operators are mandated to use equipment and connect networks using devices which are designated as trusted products / authentic sources.

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The Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat’
NMHC, a world-class facility is to be developed near the ASI site of Lothal, located about 80 kms away from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The complex would be developed as an international tourist destination, where the maritime heritage of India would be showcased.

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Google Pay has collaborated with Visa and has announced to expand its cards tokenisation feature. This feature would enable users to make debit or credit card payments in a secure mode using a digital token attached to their phone.
In India, card tokenization feature of google pay has been on boarded to Kotak Mahindra Bank, SBI, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Federal Bank etc.

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ICICI Bank has launched a comprehensive set of digital banking solutions for corporates named “ICICI STACK”.
This platform caters to the entire system within a corporate like promoters, group companies, employees, dealers, vendors and all other stakeholders. It enables the corporate houses to meet all banking needs on a single platform.

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The state government of Uttar Pradesh has been implementing “Elderline” scheme which aims to provide emotional, healthcare and legal assistance to senior citizens of the state. A dedicated helpline “14567” has been created by the state in this regard.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded this novel initiative recently. Under this scheme, the helpline receives an average of 80 to 90 calls for per day.