GK & CA
Collection of weekly GK & CA since year 2016.
June, 2021
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Delta Plus
Delta Plus is a sub-lineage of the Delta variant first detected in India, which has acquired the spike protein mutation called K417N. Some scientists worry that the mutation could make it more transmissible. (Source: The Indian Express)
Sun, 27 Jun, 20215114
Bill C-10
Canadian lawmakers passed a controversial bill (C-10) that aims to regulate programming distributed by media streaming services and social platforms like Facebook and YouTube, a measure that critics warn could infringe on individual speech. (Source: The Indian Express)
Sun, 27 Jun, 20215113
The draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021
The new draft proposes to amend the Cinematograph Act of 1952 with provisions that will give the Centre “revisionary powers” and enable it to “re-examine” films already cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). (Source: The Indian Express)
Sun, 27 Jun, 20215112
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger’, UN committee recommends. The world’s biggest coral reef system had deteriorated and action was needed to counter the effects of climate change, said the UNs Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Source: The Indian Express)
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António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician serving since 2017 as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations. A member of the Portuguese Socialist Party, he served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. UN General Assembly appointed Antonio Guterres as the UN Secretary General for a second term beginning January 1, 2022.
Sun, 27 Jun, 20215108
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 20 Jun, 20215107
SLS: Nasa's assembled 'megarocket'
Nasa has assembled the first of its powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rockets, which will carry humans to the Moon this decade. Nasa plans to launch the SLS on its maiden flight later this year. (Source: bbc.com)
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Hungary's parliament passes anti-LGBT law
Hungary's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday that bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change, amid strong criticism from human rights groups and opposition parties. (Source: reuters.com)
Sun, 20 Jun, 20215105
Largest diamonds unearthed in Botswana
One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country's government has announced.
The 1,098-carat stone, believed to be the third largest "gem-quality" diamond ever found, was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday (Source: cnn.com)
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Milkha Singh
Milkha Singh also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field sprinter. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 20 Jun, 20215102
Margherita Hack
Margherita Hack Knight Grand Cross OMRI was an Italian astrophysicist and scientific disseminator. The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 13 Jun, 20215101
Content delivery network (CDN)
A content delivery network, or content distribution network (CDN), is a geographically distributed network of proxy servers and their data centers. The goal is to provide high availability and performance by distributing the service spatially relative to end users (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 13 Jun, 20215100
Operation Pangea XIV
More than 1.10 lakh web links have been taken down in an operation involving the police, customs and health regulatory authorities of 92 countries against the sale of fake and illicit medicines and medical products. Code-named “Operation Pangea XIV”, the exercise was coordinated by Interpol. (Source: The Hindu)
Sun, 13 Jun, 20215099
Dehing Patkai and Raimona
Two new national parks, Dehing Patkai and Raimona, notified in Assam
Assam now is the state with the second highest number of national parks in the country, after Madhya Pradesh's 11. The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar has nine national parks (Source: The Indian Express)
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Dingko Singh
Ngangom Dingko Singh (1 January 1979 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian boxer who won the gold medal at 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. He was from the North-eastern Indian state of Manipur. He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2013 (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 13 Jun, 20215093
Alaska: Arctic drilling leases suspended
US President Joe Biden's administration will suspend oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge pending an environmental review.
The giant Alaskan wilderness is home to many important species, including polar bears, caribou and wolves. (Source: bbc.com)
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World's First Floating Transparent Swimming Pool
The Embassy Garden, London opens up the first transparent swimming pool in the world, claims that it will offer the feeling of floating and flying all together. The suspended pool between two buildings gives the actual feeling of swimming in the air, the pool is stretched between the 10th floors of two buildings (Source: The Republic World)
Sun, 06 Jun, 20215091
China ending a two-child policy
China says it will allow couples to have three children, up from two - Births in China have fallen for four consecutive years, including in 2020, when the number of babies born dropped to the lowest since the Mao era. (Source: The Indian Express)
Sun, 06 Jun, 20215089
MV X-Press Pearl
The sinking of cargo ship MV X-Press Pearl carrying chemicals near Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. was on its way from the UAE via Qatar, India and Sri Lanka en route to Singapore and had reported a nitric acid leak before reaching Sri Lanka on May 19. (Source: The Economics Times)
Sun, 06 Jun, 2021