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1) The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment announces the establishment of five “Divyangta Khel Kendras”.
A) It is established by looking at interest towards sports among Divyangjan of the country.
B) Aids and Assistive devices to Divyangjan were distributed under the Assistance to Disabled Persons Scheme (ADIP).
C) It is organized by ALIMCO, a PSU under DEPWD.
2) The Kuraloi (A) North Mine has been successfully auctioned.
A) The mine is located in Odisha.
B) Mine has been successfully auctioned with Vedanta Limited.
3) International Organisations in Geneva respond to concerns of the Special Procedures Branch regarding India’s IT Rules 2021.
A) The term Special Procedures refers to a list of mechanisms to report and advise on human rights from country specific perspectives.
B) Special Procedures cover all Human Rights, Civil, Cultural, Economic, Political and Social issues.
C) Special procedures report annually to the Human Rights Council.
4) DBT issues a special call for the NorthEast Region as part of BIOTECH -KISAN programme.
A) Aim will be to understand the local problems of NER farmers and provide scientific solutions to those problems.
B) BIOTECH-KISAN stands for Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network.
C) Objective is to connect science laboratories with the farmers to find out innovative solutions and technologies to be applied at farm level.
5) International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice observed on June 21.
A) Day was proclaimed by UNGA on June 20th of 2019.
B) A solstice is an event that occurs when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly day arc relative to the equator.
C) June 21 is observed as Summer Solstice and December 21 is observed as Winter solstice.
6) Mawya Sudan becomes first Woman Pilot Fighter in IAF from Jammu and Kashmir.
A) She is the country’s 12th Woman Fighter Pilot.
B) She belongs to Lamberi village on LOC in Rajouri district.
7) India Positioned 51st in Annual Bank Statistics of 2020 launched by Swiss National Bank.
A) UK topped the listing with CHF 377 Billion.
B) Funds held by using Indian Individuals and firms in Swiss Banks rose over 2.55 billion Swiss Francs in 2020 marking the highest stage in 13 years.
8) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting publishes the Reviser edition of Yoga Sachitra on 7th International Day of Yoga.
A) It was published 26 years ago.
B) Illustrated book is written by renowned Yoga Expert Dharmavir singh Mahida in Hindi.
C) The book beautifully encapsulates the eight limbs of Yoga Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi.
C) This will promote the development of solar, wind, Hydro Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and trading of RE across states.
