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1) Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar receives the Alexander Dalrymple Award from British High Commissioner.
A) He is Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India.
B) He was conferred with the award in 2019 but the ceremony was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic.
C) Alexander Dalrymple Award has been named after the first Hydrographer of Admiralty.
2) Defence Minister Rajnath singh flagged Indian Army Skiing Expedition “ARMEX-21”.
A) It was conducted in the mountain ranges of Himalayan Region to promote adventure activity in the country.
B) The expedition was flagged off at Karakoram Pass in Ladakh.
3) India scores 90.32% in the UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation.
A) India is the best performing country when compared to the South and South West Asia region and Asia Pacific region.
B) India has achieved 100% score for the Transparency Index and 66% in the “Women in Trade” component.
C) The Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation is conducted every two years by UNESCAP.
4) PM Modi addressed the nation on Ashadha Purnima Dhamma Chakra Day on July 24.
A) It is observed on Full moon day in Ashada month of hindu calendar.
B) It is celebrated to commemorate the first sermon that Gautama Buddha gave to his five ascetic disciples.
C) Day is aptly observed as Guru Purnima by both Budhists and Hindus.
5) Report on “Renewables Integration in India 2021” jointly released by NITI Aayog and International Energy Agency(IEA).
A) Report is based on the outcome of three state workshops held with the governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat.
B) Report highlights that India’s power system can efficiently integrate renewables.
C) Larger shares of renewable energy can be better managed by shifting time of use in agriculture.
6) NBCC Limited provides CSR funding to set up a lab space at Thaiyur campus of IIT Madras.
A) NBCC Limites is a Government of India CPSE in the category of Navratna.
B) The new lab space founded by NBCC will enable the setting up of 12 additional labs .
C) Partnership was facilitated by the Strategic Alliances division of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India.
7) The UK reports an outbreak of Norovirus Infection.
A) Public Health England issued a warning regarding Norovirus.
B) Norovirus is very contagious that causes diarrhoea and vomiting.
C) There is no specific medicine for the virus.
