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1) Archaeological site Dholavira received the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag.
A) It became the fourth site from Gujarat and 40th from India to make the list.
B) It is the first site of Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation in India to get a tag.
C) Remains of Copper Smelter indicate Harappans who lived in Dholavira knew metallurgy.
2) Puri in Odisha becomes the first Indian city where people can avail High quality drinking water directly from Tap.
A) The facility will be available for 24 hours, People need not have to store or filter drinking water.
B) No metropolitan city in India has such a facility.
C) Similar projects are under various stages of implementation in 16 other urban Centres of Odisha.
3) 12th edition of India-Russia joint Military exercise INDRA 2021 to be held at Volgograd, Russia.
A) Exercise will entail conduct of counter terror operations under UN mandate.
B) 250 Army personnel of both the nations will form part of the exercise.
4) Union Minister for Women and Child Development inaugurates National Commission for Women’s 24×7 helpline number -7827170170.
A) It aims to provide 24×7 online support to women affected by Violence.
B) Helpline will function with a team of Trained Experts.
C) The Helpline will be operated from the premises of National Commission for Women, New Delhi.
5) India to explore indigenous deposits of Phosphatic Rock to become Atma Nirbhar in Fertilizer production.
A) Phosphorus Rocks are unprocessed ores.
B) Worldwide more than 85% of the phosphate rock mined is used to manufacture phosphate fertilizers.
C) Large Sedimentary deposits are located in China, Middle East, Northern Africa and the US.
6) NASA set to launch a large Infrared James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) touted as “Premier Observatory” of the upcoming decade.
A) It is considered the successor of the Hubble Space Telescope.
B) JWST will study various phases in the history of the Universe, from the formation of the solar system to the evolution of our own Solar System.
7) Russian Module Docking port “Pirs” used on ISS to be replaced by ” NAUKA”.
A) Pirs was detached from the 22 year old floating laboratory.
B) NAUKA will serve as the country’s main research facility on the Space Station.
C) NAUKA, meaning science in Russian, is the biggest space laboratory Russia has launched to date.
8) Vantika Agarwal from Delhi wins the National Women Online Chess Title.
A) She scored 9.5 points from 11 rounds.
B) All India Chess Federation due to the ongoing pandemic decided that they consider this online event’s performance for selection of players who will represent India in Asian Individual Championships.
