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July 2021 Current Affairs 2021: Monthly Capsule
Monthly Current Affairs
July 2021 Current Affairs
Agreements, Treaties, MOUs, etc.
1. AJNIFM, Microsoft partner to build AI, This proposed solution comprises of two
emerging technologies components:
The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial 1. First pillar is about reallocation of
Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft announced a additional profit share to market
strategic partnership to build an AI and emerging jurisdictions and
technologies centre of excellence at AJNIFM.
2. Second pillar comprises of minimum tax
The collaboration seeks to explore the role of cloud, and subject to tax rules.
AI and emerging technologies in transforming and
shaping the future of public finance management in However, some significant issues like share
India. The centre of excellence will serve as a of profit allocation and scope of subject to
central body for research, AI scenario envisioning tax rules are open and need to be addressed.
and tech-led innovation. Technical details of proposal will be
AJNIFM and Microsoft will jointly explore use worked out soon and a consensus
cases of emerging technologies in finance and agreement will come by October 2021.
related areas, across central and state ministries and
3. Tourism Ministry signs MoU with Yatra
public sector enterprises.
to strengthen hospitality, tourism
Microsoft will partner closely with AJNIFM to industry
define the future of public finance management in The tourism ministry signed a Memorandum of
India, providing the technology, tools and resources Understanding (MoU) with Yatra to strengthen and
to build a strong ecosystem of partners, upskill enable the tourism and hospitality industry.
government officials and build thought leadership.
The event was organised under an arrangement
2. India joins G20-OECD Tax Framework between the Ministry of Tourism and the Quality
deal Council of India (QCI), where the MoU for the
India and majority members of OECD and G20 Tourism Ministry Yatra tie-up was signed.
Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion & Profit While the MoU is meant to mainly strengthen
Shifting adopted a high-level statement that outlines tourism, it also takes into consideration and
a consensus solution in a bid to address tax provides support for accommodation units.
challenges that are arising from digitalisation of
economy. The MoU outlines that both parties signing the
document would participate in encourage the
accommodation units to self-certify themselves onthe System for Assessment, Awareness & Training EU side also underlined that; EU has set a
for the Hospitality Industry (SAATHI) on the target of bringing 25 per cent of area in EU
Online Travel Agency Platform (OTA). under Organic Farming by 2030.
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Tourism had also Indian side explained the scenario of
signed an MoU with ClearTrip and Ease My Trip. agriculture in India, dominance of small
There has been an ongoing effort by the ministry to farmers and commitment of Government of
strengthen the tourism sector in India while India for welfare of farmers in India.
extending support to accommodation units. Recent initiatives taken by Government to
increase farmer’s income, launch of
The accommodation units registered on NIDHI and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, agriculture
SAATHI on the OTA platform are to be provided marketing infrastructure for rural areas,
extended visibility with the signing of this MoU. scheme of formation of 10000 FPOs were
SAATHI is an initiative by the Ministry of Tourism explained to EU.
in partnership with the Quality Council of India.
5. India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic
4. India – EU Cooperation in Agriculture Cooperation
sector
21st Session of India-Italy Joint Commission for
Virtual meeting between Union Minister for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) was held recently.
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh
Tomar and Member of European Commission- This session was co-chaired by Piyush
Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, was held on Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister and
7th July, 2021. Mr. Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign
Affairs & International Cooperation of
During the meeting, strong momentum of Italy.
India-EU relations was acknowledged.
Both the countries held discussions on
They discussed EU Common Agriculture bilateral trade & Investment and economic
Policy (CAP). recent India market reforms, cooperation across the areas of Textile,
UN Food System Summit, EU Farm to Food Processing, Railways, Leather, Start-
Fork Strategy and bilateral cooperation. ups and promotion of SMEs. All these
They also discussed G20 Agriculture sectors play significant role in growth of
economy and employment generation.
Minister process and fixation of Maximum
Residue Limit of Tricyclazole in Indian Both the ministers also discussed bilateral
Basmati Rice by EU. market access issues and non-tariff barriers
in order to facilitate trade & investment.
Member of European Commission,
Agriculture explained recent reforms They also reviewed the outcomes of India-
undertaken by EU in Common Agriculture EU leaders Summit in Porto, Portugal was
Policy and EU Farm to Fork Strategy in also reviewed.
order to make agriculture green &
sustainable. Other issues raised by India were- Mutual
recognition of COWIN Vaccine Certificate,
opening of Travel restrictions, long
duration of Business Visas and Portabilityof social security benefits for Indians and economic recovery. Apart from that,
working in Italy. issues of combating terrorism & extremism
were raised. These issues are key purpose
6. Nepal, India sign deal for Lower Arun of SCO.
Hydropower project
8. Cabinet approves MoU with Russia on
Nepal has inked a USD 1.3 billion deal with Satluj coking Coal
Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) of India to develop a
679-megawatt hydropower project in eastern Nepal. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi approved a Memorandum of Understanding
his will be the second mega venture in (MoU) between India and Russia on cooperation in
Nepal, undertaken by India. coking Coal. Coking coal is used for Steel making.
It is the single largest foreign investment
MoU was signed between Ministry of Steel (India)
project. and Ministry of Energy (Russia).
MoU will benefit entire steel sector by
It is based on 2017 cost estimates.
reducing their input cost.
To develop the project, a memorandum of
It will reduce cost of steel and promote
understanding was signed by Chief
equity & inclusiveness.
Executive Officer of Investment Board of
Nepal Sushil Bhatta and Chairman & An institutional mechanism for co-
Managing Director of SJVN Nand Lal operation in coking coal sector will also be
Sharma in Kathmandu. provided by MoU.
This hydropower project will be developed 9. Cabinet approves MoU with Denmark
under build, own, operate and transfer on Health
(BOOT) model.
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
7. SCO Dushanbe meet- Highlights Narendra Modi has approved Memorandum of
India, during SCO meeting in Dushanbe, has called Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Health
& Family Welfare (India) and Ministry of Health
on members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) to act against terrorism and terror financing. (Denmark) on Cooperation in areas of Health and
Medicine.
Meeting was dominated by deteriorating
security situation in Afghanistan. 10. Ladakh signs MoU with Sikkim to turn UT
organic by 2025
Meeting was attended by representatives
from countries having observer status with The union territory of Ladakh organic, the
SCO and SCO members. administration of Ladakh, signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Sikkim State
External affairs minister of India, S Organic Certification Agency (SOCCA).
Jaishankar, raised these issues when he
joined his counterparts from SCO states. A tripartite MOU has been signed between Ladakh
and SSOCA regarding the implementation of
Three prominent issues discussed by Prampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Mission
members were Afghanistan, public health Organic Development Initiative (MODI) in theLadakh region with the aim to convert Ladakh into Ladakh region with the aim to convert Ladakh into
organic by 2025. organic by 2025.
The main objective of this MOU is to get the The main objective of this MOU is to get the
organic certification after a tie-up with the organic certification after a tie-up with the
Government of India. Government of India.
11. IAHE inks pact with University of New 13. Dvara E-Dairy partners with IFFCO Tokio
South Wales to set up CATTS in Noida General Insurance for AI-led tag
The Indian Academy of Highway Engineers Dvara E-Dairy Solutions, a portfolio company of
(IAHE) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Dvara Holdings has launched an artificial
Highways has inked an agreement with the intelligence (AI) led digital tag ‘Surabhi e-Tag’ to
University of New South Wales, Australia for identify cattle based on muzzle identity.
setting up a Centre for Advanced Transportation
Technology and Systems (CATTS) in Noida, Uttar This will be used for cattle insurance products
Pradesh. offered in partnership with IFFCO Tokio General
Insurance.
The Agreement was signed in a virtual ceremony in
the presence of Road Transport and Highways Muzzle images of the cattle are collected through
Minister Nitin Gadkari. the Surabhi mobile application and stored in hi-
resolution images as a unique digital identity.
The Agreement is for a project for capacity
building, technology transfer and creation of The artificial intelligence-driven mobile application
enabling environment for establishment of Centre of Dvara E-Dairy captures muzzle images with the
for Advanced Transportation Technology and mobile phone, compares the cattle’s unique digital
Systems in, IAHE. identity stored in a secured cloud server and
retrieves the results in less than 60 seconds.
The University of New South Wales will also
deliver a course on smart transport systems and Conventional methods like polyurethane ear tags
modelling. (PU ear tags) can be easily tampered with and are
prone to duplication and fraud.
The project will help improve the road safety
scenario in the country. Also, Injectable Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) tags are considered expensive and require
12. Ladakh signs MoU with Sikkim to turn UT specialized skills.
organic by 2025
On the other hand, muzzle printing or nose printing
The union territory of Ladakh organic, the is a unique identifier because it perceives patchy
administration of Ladakh, signed a memorandum of traits on the muzzle of cattle, just like human
understanding (MoU) with the Sikkim State fingerprints.
Organic Certification Agency (SOCCA).
Summit and Conferences
A tripartite MOU has been signed between Ladakh
and SSOCA regarding the implementation of 1. 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
Prampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Mission Concludes in France
Organic Development Initiative (MODI) in theThe 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval About CoWIN Global Conclave
Symposium (IONS), concluded in France on July
01, 2021. The biennial event was hosted by the It is a joint initiative by Union ministries of
French Navy at La Réunion from 28 June to 01 July health, external affairs and the NHA.
2021.
This virtual conclave will be inaugurated by
From India, Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
Naval Staff, Indian Navy, participated in the
It will witness participation from health &
inaugural session of the event virtually. France is technology experts who will represent
the current chair of the Symposium, which assumed countries from worldwide.
the Chairmanship on 29 June 2021 for a two-year
tenure. Conclave will be organised with the aim of
sharing India’s experience with respect to
The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) is a universal vaccination in order to fight
series of biennial meetings, held between the littoral COVID-19 through Co-WIN.
states of the Indian Ocean region, to enhance
maritime cooperation among Navies of the member 3. CII organised Indo Pacific Business
states, by providing an open and inclusive forum for Summit
discussion of regionally relevant maritime issues
such as maritime security cooperation, discuss First edition of Indo Pacific Business Summit is
regional maritime issues, and promote friendly being organised by Confederation of Indian
relationships. Industry (CII) in partnership with External Affairs
Ministry. It was inaugurated on July 6, 2021.
The first such symposium was held in 2008 with
India as host. Key Points
The chairmanship and location of the Symposium This event witnessed the participation from
rotates between the various member states. Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various
countries across Indo Pacific.
2. CoWIN Global Conclave
Secretary (East) in External Affairs Ministry, Riva
CoWIN Global Conclave will be held on July 5, Ganguly Das addressed the summit and underlined
2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to promotion of trade facilitation in Indo-Pacific by
share his thoughts at CoWIN Global Conclave. improving cross border linkages and trade
infrastructure.
India will be offering CoWIN platform as
digital public good to other countries run She highlighted importance of a free, open, & rules-
their COVID-19 vaccination drives. based Indo-Pacific in facilitating trade &
connectivity across the region.
Around 50 countries like Mexico, Canada,
Nigeria, Uganda and Panama have shown She also highlighted initiatives undertaken by India
interest in adopting CoWIN. including building up of cross border linkages &
infrastructure, promotion of digital connectivity,
Prime minister has thus directed officials to Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, and Indo-Pacific
create an open-source version of platform Oceans Initiative.
and provide it to any country that wants it
for free. Significance of Indo-PacificIdea of Indo-Pacific as a single strategic space is an · Meeting was chaired by senior officials from UK
outcome of China’s growing influence in Indian Treasury and Indian Ministry of Finance.
Ocean region. It signifies interconnectedness of
Indian & Pacific Oceans and importance of oceans · Representatives from independent British and
in security & commerce. Indian regulatory organisations also took part.
4. Rajasthan to develop Tiger Corridor · Financial Cooperation is a significant pillar of
connecting Three Tiger Reserves 2030 Roadmap adopted by both the countries and
India-UK Financial Market Dialogue is the key
Rajasthan government has planned to develop a elements of this Financial Cooperation.
tiger corridor connecting Ranthambore tiger
reserve, Ramgarh Vishdhari tiger reserve and · Both the countries agreed that, there is significant
Mukundra tiger reserve. scope to strengthened financial services cooperation
them.
About new Ramgarh Vishdhari sanctuary
6. India & Russia to hold 2+2 dialogue
Centre government have its nod for creation of
Ramgarh Vishdhari sanctuary, recently. External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar recently
held productive talks with the Russian counterpart,
This sanctuary will link Ranthambore Tiger Sergey Lavrov. Both sides reviewed the progress on
Reserve in Northeast side and Mukundra Hills broad-ranging cooperation between both the nations
Tiger Reserve on southern side. on nuclear, space, energy and defence sectors.
Proposed site for the sanctuary is in Bundi District Both leaders discussed global and regional
of Rajasthan. It will connect Ranthambore Tiger issues such as Afghanistan, Iran and Syria.
Reserve in Sawai Madhopur district and Mukundra
Hills Tiger Reserve in Kota district. According to S. Jaishankar, even though so
many things are changing worldwide,
5. India-UK First Financial Markets Dialogue India’s relationship with Russia has
remained steady and contributed to
UK-India Financial Markets Dialogue (FMD) held security, global peace & stability.
first virtual meeting on July 8, 2021 in order to
strengthen bilateral financial connections. He also appreciated Russia’s support to
India during second wave of covid-19
UK-India Financial Markets Dialogue pandemic. India has become a partner of
·Government-to-government conversations took Russia to produce and use Sputnik V
vaccine.
place during Dialogue in a bid to increase
cooperation on four major themes: They also reviewed the progress in different
1. Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City, dimensions of our broad-ranging
cooperation.
2. Banking and payments,
They agreed upon holding 2+2 dialogue of
3. Insurance, and foreign and defence ministers.
4. Capital markets. Both the leaders also discussed
connectivity, especially on North-South
corridor.7. India chairs BRICS Contact Group on 8. G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting 2021
Economic and Trade Issues
The G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting 2021 is
From 12 to 14 July, 2021 the BRICS meeting on one of the ministerial meetings organized as part of
Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues the G20 Leaders Summit 2021, which will be
(CGETI) was held. hosted by Italy in October 2021.
During the three day CGETI meeting, the The 2021 G20, under the Italian Presidency, will
BRICS members deliberated on the focus on three broad, interconnected pillars of
proposals which were circulated by India. action: People, Planet, Prosperity.
These proposals were mainly for increasing
and strengthening the intra-BRICS trade Within these pillars, the G20 aims to take the lead
and cooperation was said by the Ministry of in ensuring a swift international response to the
Commerce and Industry. COVID-19 pandemic – able to provide equitable,
worldwide access to diagnostics, therapeutics and
vaccines – while building up resilience to future
health-related shocks.
Proposals made by India
The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the
The proposals put forward by India are European Union. The 19 countries are Argentina,
Cooperation of BRICS regarding Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France,
Multilateral Trading System. India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian
Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South
A framework to ensure Consumer Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US.
Protection in E-Commerce.
9. 11th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation meeting
For SPS/TBT measures, Non-Tariff held
Measures resolution mechanism.
On July 21, 2021, while addressing the
Working Mechanism on Phytosanitary and 11th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) meeting, S
Sanitary. Jaishankar India’s External Affairs Minister has
called for a “collective and collaborative” response
A Framework of BRICS regarding to effectively deal with the ongoing Coronavirus
Cooperation in the Professional Services. pandemic, saying that national boundaries are not
respected by this virus.
India considers the Mekong region of great
Outcome of the meeting
importance and hence seeks a multi-
All the BRICS Members have agreed upon India’s dimensional engagement with Mekong
proposals and seeks to finalise them before the countries.
BRICS Trade Ministers’ meeting, on 3rd September,
India wants to identify newer areas of
2021 and will be chaired by Piyush Goyal, Indian
cooperation and doing so will broaden the
Commerce and Industry Minister.
partnership of the countries.
The members also agreed to three more of India’s
Addressing the meeting, S Jaishankar has
proposals which were put forward to strengthen
said that India wants to promote better
economy and trade.connectivity in this region through museum will be closed to the public on July
economic, digital and people-to-people 30.
connectivity.
Discussion on Key Topics
In the meeting finding ways to the fight
against the pandemic through better MGC The key topics which were up for discussion in
partnership was reflected upon. S Rome were:
Jaishankar said that the partner nations need
Protect and promote the cultural and
to work together in addressing the crisis.
creative sector as an engine for balanced
India said that Mekong Ganga Cooperation growth which is also sustainable.
stands on a strong foundation based on Protect cultural heritage from risks,
shared historical and geographical ties and including natural disasters, environmental
cooperation among the countries should be degradation and climate change, sabotage
improved to bring progress and prosperity. and looting, and illegal traffic in cultural
10. Italy hosts G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting property.
On July 29 and 30, the first G20 Culture Ministers Promote digital and technological
Meeting was held in Rome, Italy. This was a major transformation in the cultural and creative
two-day event that took place during the Italian G20 fields.
presidency. The Colosseum and Palazzo Barberini
Develop the capacity through training to
hosted the G20 Summit in Rome. face the complexity of the contemporary
The meeting began on Thursday on the world and the challenges of the cultural
stage of the Colosseum. The culture sector.
ministers of the 20 largest economies in the Joint Statement on Climate Change through
world and 40 high-level cultural Culture.
delegations attended the meeting.
The meeting was attended by the Italian
Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, the Minister New Projects, Schemes etc.
of Culture, Dario Franceschini, and the
Director General of UNESCO, Audrey 1. Andhra CM launches ‘YSR Bima’ scheme
Azoulay.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan
OECD, UNESCO, the Union for the Reddy has launched the ‘YSR Bima’ scheme with
Mediterranean, the Council of Europe, new guidelines, where the government itself will
ICOM, ICCROM and ICOMOS, Interpol, directly pay the insurance amount to the family of
the United Nations Office on Drugs and the deceased to make the insurance claims easier.
Crime (UNODC), and the World Customs
In order to support 1.32 lakh families through the
Organization (WCO) took part in the
YSR Bima scheme, the State government allocated
meetings.
Rs 750 crores for the year 2021-22. In the last two
On Friday, July 30, conference was held at years, the State government had spent Rs 1307
Palazzo Barberini, the museum houses the crore for YSR Bima.
collection of ancient Italian art and the2. Agri Ministry launches Crop Insurance foundational reading, and understanding for early-
Awareness Campaign stage students.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, About ‘NIPUN Bharat Mission’
Narendra Singh Tomar, has launched the Crop
Insurance Awareness Campaign for Fasal Bima NIPUN stands for “National Initiative for
Yojana. It was launched during Crop Insurance Proficiency in reading with Understanding
Week. and Numeracy”.
Fasal Bima Yojana was launched with the This scheme would provide an enabling
aim of providing security cover to each environment in a bid to ensure universal
farmer. acquisition of foundational literacy and
numeracy.
Minister also announced that, this scheme
has achieved milestone of 95 thousand It will ensure that every child achieves
crore of claims paid to farmers. desired learning competencies in reading,
writing, and numeracy by end of Grade 3,
According to minister, state governments by the year 2026-27.
and insurance companies played an
important role in implementing this This initiative will be a part of school
Scheme. education programme, Samagra Shiksha.
In last four years, premium of 17 thousand 4. Ayurveda dataset on Clinical Trials
crore rupees was deposited by farmers, Registry-India Portal
against which about 95 thousand crore Ayurveda dataset on Clinical Trial Registry-India
rupees have been provided as claims.
(CTRI) Portal will be launched on July 5, 2021 by
On the occasion, he also flagged off IEC Ayush Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju.
vans. These vans would continue to engage Launch of CTRI Portal marks a significant
farmers on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima step towards worldwide visibility with
Yojana throughout crop insurance week. respect to Ayurveda based clinical trials.
Aim of the campaign
Ayurveda Dataset of CTRI was jointly
This campaign aims to bring stories of beneficiary developed by ICMR and CCRAS, Ministry
farmers through videos and photo stories on social of Ayush.
media. Stories of those farmers would be shared On the occasion, four more portals namely
who have not only benefited from this scheme but AMAR, SAHI, e-MEDHA and RMIS will
helped entire farming community through their be launched, all of them have been
thought-leadership.
developed by Central Council for Research
3. NIPUN Bharat Initiative in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS).
Union government is set to launch a new scheme What is Clinical Trial Registry-India (CTRI)?
called “NIPUN Bharat Initiative” on July 5, 2021. It CTRI is primary register of Clinical Trials under the
will be launched to improve numeracy,
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
(ICTRP) by World Health Organisation (WHO).Creation of Ayurveda dataset in CTRI facilitates integrated system for automation of sanction and
will make use of Ayurveda terminologies to record disbursement of defence pension.
clinical study meta data on the basis of Ayurveda
interventions. Till date, clinical trials in Ayurveda This web-based system processes pension claims
were dependent on terminology borrowed from and credits pension directly into the bank accounts
modern medicine. With this portal and joint efforts of defence pensioners without relying on any
of ICMR and CCRAS, Ayurvedic terminology has external intermediary.
become part of CTRI.
A Pensioner Portal is available for pensioners to
5. DPIIT starts project on Open Network for view their pension-related information, access
Digital Commerce (ONDC) services and register complaints for redressal of
grievances, if any, relating to their pension matters.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade (DPIIT) has launched a project on Open SPARSH envisages the establishment of Service
Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). Centres to provide last-mile connectivity to
pensioners who may be unable to directly access the
Aim of ONDC project SPARSH portal for any reason.
Project on Open Network for Digital Commerce In addition to several offices of the Defence
was launched with the aim of promoting open Accounts Department, which are already
networks developed on open-sourced methodology. functioning as Service Centres for pensioners, the
Open network will be developed using open two largest banks dealing with defence pensioners –
specifications & open network protocols State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National
independent of any specific platform. Bank (PNB) – have been co-opted as Service
Centres.
6. GoI launches mobile app ‘Matsya Setu’ for
Indian aqua farmers 8. GoI sets up 25-member development
council for cement industry
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry
and Dairying, Giriraj Singh has launched the Online The central government has set up a 25-member
Course Mobile App “Matsya Setu”. development council for the cement industry under
Dalmia Bharat Group CMD, Puneet Dalmia.
The app was developed by the ICAR-Central
Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), The council will suggest ways to eliminate waste,
Bhubaneswar, with the funding support of the obtain maximum production, improve quality,
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), reduce costs and promote standardization of
Hyderabad. products. Dalmia is the chairman of the council.
The online course app aims to disseminate the latest Its members include Shree Cement Ltd MD HM
freshwater aquaculture technologies to the aqua Bangur, The India Cements Ltd Executive President
farmers of the country. Rakesh Singh; Birla Corporation Limited CEO
Pracheta Majumdar; J.K. Cement Ltd Deputy
7. Ministry of Defence implements SPARSH Managing Director Madhavkrishna Singhania, and
System JSW Cement Ltd CEO Nilesh Narwekar.
Ministry of Defence has implemented SPARSH 9. “COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan
(System for Pension Administration Raksha), an aur Uddyam” Campaign LaunchedTribal Affairs Minister, Arjun Munda, launched Similar programme is run by AICTE for
“COVID Teeka Sank Surakshit Van, Dhan aur teachers in higher education.
Uddyam” campaign.
Teachers will be trained in online mode
This campaign will help in beating only for a duration of two months.
“infodemic” against coronavirus vaccine
and myths, rumours, disinformation & Training will be provided in five modules
misinformation that are adding to to encourage innovation and creativity
infodemic. among school students.
It focusses on reassurance, pride & self- Five modules include- entrepreneurship,
efficacy and promotes ‘Livelihoods with innovation, intellectual property rights,
Health’ in tribal areas. product development, design thinking and
idea generation etc.
It also tracks activities of Van Dhan Vikas
Kendra (VDVK) and accelerates COVID- 40 trainers have been tasked with the work
19 vaccination pace among tribals engaged to train teachers.
in procurement, value addition & marketing
of handlooms, handicrafts & forest
produces. 11. IOC to build India’s first green hydrogen
plant at Mathura
Campaign is being launched in partnership
with UNICEF & WHO. IOC, India’s largest oil firm will build the country’s
first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at its refinery in
It seeks to connect over 50 lakh tribals by Mathura. This decision has been undertaken with
emphasizing that, COVID-19 vaccination is the view of preparing for a future to cater to the
free, available at nearby centres and it growing demands cleaner forms of energy.
protects people from hospitalization cost &
death as well as helps to carry forward This project will be the India’s first ever
livelihood activities. green hydrogen unit.
10. ‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Earlier, ‘grey hydrogen’ production
Program’ launched projects have been announced making use
of fossil fuels such as natural gas.
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and
tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda jointly launched Several hydrogen production units are
‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Program’ being planned to be set up by IOC.
on July 16, 2021.
With Hydrogen fuel cell powered buses are
This Programme will provide training to plying on the road it will be essential to set
teachers from Central Board of Secondary up hydrogen power plants.
Education (CBSE)- affiliated schools
including Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, 12. NMGC approves new projects for
Kendriya Vidyalayas, and Eklavya rejuvenation of 6 rivers in Uttarakhand
Residential Model Schools in India.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in
its 36th Executive Committee has approved newprojects for the rejuvenation of six rivers in A monthly stipend will be provided to the
Uttarakhand. child from the age of 18 for the next five
years to help them with their higher
According to the Central Pollution Control Board education.
(CPCB), there are a total of nine polluted stretches
in Uttarakhand and six of them are in the Udham When the child attains the age of 23, they
Singh Nagar district on various tributaries or small will receive the lump sum corpus amount at
rivers such as Bhela, Dhela, Kichha, Nandor, one go.
Pilankha and Kosi.
Under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme the
The projects shall cover the six polluted river government of India will also help with
stretches in the Kumaon region. Out of the rest their school education and provide those
three polluted stretches, the project of Ganga at children with a health insurance cover of Rs
Jagjeetpur, Haridwar has already been 5 lakh.
commissioned and on the remaining two, Namami
Gange projects are already under execution. 14. Amit Shah launches Green Sohra
Afforestation Campaign at Sohra
13. Government announces portal to register (Cherrapunji)
children orphaned by COVID-19
On 25th July, 2021 the Green Sohra Afforestation
Details of any child orphaned due to COVID-19 can Campaign at Sohra (Cherrapunji) was launched by
be shared with the government via a web portal and Home Minister Amit Shah. “Evergreen Northeast”,
the child will have a claim to benefits under the PM was the slogan given for this campaign highlighting
CARES scheme. www.pmcaresforchildren.in is the the importance of tree plantation and afforestation.
website through which details can be uploaded. This campaign will be run by the Assam Rifles and
the Meghalaya.
On July 15, 2021, the government has
introduced this portal for all the States and 15. Govt. proposes to set up National Research
Union Territories of the country. Foundation (NRF)
Through this portal any citizen can inform On 26th July, 2021, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union
the administration regarding the children Minister of Education announced that the
who are eligible for receiving support under government of India is planning to set up a National
this scheme. Research Foundation (NRF) with the primary aim
to strengthen the country’s research ecosystem.
In the month of May the Prime Minister
had approved a scheme under the PM The National Research Foundation (NRF) will be
CARES fund for all those children who functioning as a structure that will connect the
have lost both or lone surviving parent or industry, academia and the R&D of the country.
an adoptive parent or a legal guardian due One of the primary aims of setting up the NRF is
to COVID-19 disease. the facilitation and growth of research capabilities
and outcomes in those institutions (colleges,
Under this scheme a corpus of Rs 10 lakh universities, etc) where research capacity is
to each child will be provided when he or currently developing. The National Research
she turns 18 years old. Foundation (NRF) will also support and fund multi-
institutional, large scale, multi-investigator, highimpact, multi-nation or interdisciplinary projects The benefit of teaching in the regional
which will be dine in association or collaboration languages will open up access to higher
with the relevant departments or ministries as well education for the students who are from
as governmental and non-governmental industries low-income, rural families. These students
of the country. want and are capable of learning, but not
being fluent in English hinders their
16. MP government made ‘Devaranya’ scheme learning process.
to promote Ayurveda
18. Intel, Education Ministry, CBSE launch ‘ÁI
In order to promote AYUSH in Madhya Pradesh For All’ drive
and to link it with employment, the government has
made the ‘Devaranya’ scheme. Intel has collaborated with the Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Ministry of
The scheme has been made to provide employment Education to announce the launch of the ‘AI For
to the people living in the tribal areas of the state. All’ initiative. This initiative has been launched
A complete value chain for the production of with the aim of creating a basic understanding of
artificial intelligence (AI) for everyone in the
AYUSH medicines will be developed in the state
country
through Devarnya Yojana. Self-help groups will
also play an important role in this work. Emerging technologies such as AI plays a
crucial role for economic growth.
For this, medicinal plants should be cultivated in
the beautiful plains of the villages. AYUSH and NITI Aayog’s National Strategy for AI
tourism will be brought together. focuses on leveraging AI for inclusive
growth and also to develop AI solutions for
17. AICTE Creating Database to Promote
the various societal needs.
Higher Education in Regional Languages:
PM The National Education Policy 2020 of
India also emphasizes in preparing the
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
has announced that it is creating a database of students of the country for an AI driven
resources so that colleges can offer more economy.
programmes in the regional languages of the India is striving to build a digital-ready
country. AICTE has also developed a tool to foundation, and to achieve this it is
translate the engineering content into 11 languages essential to focus on demystifying AI so
of the country. that it can be used by a broader section of
the population and will also help them to
This step has been taken so as to promote
regional languages in the field of technical understand about how AI can impact their
education. lives in a positive manner.
19. ‘Krishikarna’ Project of Kerala
In eight states, 14 engineering colleges are
going to start engineering studies in five Mini polyhouse which is a kind of greenhouse will
Indian languages. They are Bengali, Hindi, be built under the “Krishikarna” project, launched
Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi. in Kerala, a joint initiative of the National Society
for Agricultural Horticulture (SAHS), the
Sustainability Foundation and Qore3 Innovations. Although SAHS, a government-recognized The Minister stated that with the increase in
cooperative, is involved in promoting civil aviation activities, cargo handling
agricultural and gardening practices, the services have also developed by leaps and
Sustainability Foundation, a non- bounds.
governmental organization based in
Thiruvananthapuram, promotes sustainable During the Covid pandemic, cargo handling
development. via airlines also increased from 2% to 19%.
Qore3 Innovations is a start-up company The number of cargo operators in the
that claims to provide “end-to-end support” country has been increased to 28.
for farms.
21. Govt announces 27% reservation for OBCs,
Under Krishikarna, a small polyhouse will 10% quota for EWS in medical seats
be built on a 2.5 cent land.
The centre has announced 27% reservation for
The total estimated cost of each plastic OBCs and a 10% quota for students from the
house is Rs 2,35,000. economically weaker sections (EWS) for
undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental
Aneesh N Raj won Kerala’s Best Hi-Tech courses under the All-India Quota (AIQ) scheme.
Farmer Award and is also an agronomist of
Qore3 who is implementing Krishikarna’s Under the AIQ scheme, 15% of seats at the UG
innovations. level and 50% seats at the PG level are kept
domicile free in government medical and dental
Unprecedented climate changes have had a colleges against which students from other states to
negative impact on Kerala’s agriculture. are offered admission while the rest of the seats are
Hence, it is necessary to promote high-tech kept only for students from within the state.
agricultural practices so that farmers can
farm all year This will immensely help thousands of our youth
every year get better opportunities and create a new
Qore3 has established more than 30 paradigm of social justice in our country.
projects successful high-tech farms in
Kerala. A statement by the government said that the
decision would benefit nearly 1500 OBC students
20. 780 New Air Traffic Routes Approved in MBBS and 2500 OBC students in PG while it
under UDAN will also impact around 550 EWS students in
MBBS and around 1000 EWS students in PG
The Government of India announced that it has medicine.
approved 780 new air traffic routes under the
UDAN regional air connectivity scheme. 22. Kerala police launched ‘Pink Protection’
project for women safety
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
informed the Lok Sabha that after the The Kerala Police launched a new initiative called
launch of the scheme, 359 routes has been the Pink Protection project for the protection of
opened in the country. women in public, private and digital spaces.
59 new airports have been established The Pink Protection project aims to prevent dowry-
under the UDAN scheme. related issues, cyber-bullying & humiliation inpublic places. It has 10 components, one of which is oriented and open the way for an AI-driven
activating the existing Pink Police Patrol system, economy.
named Pink Janamaithri Beat.
24. Rajasthan Government launches ‘Mission
They will collect information from panchayat Niryatak Bano’
members, neighbours and other locals and hand it
over to the Station House Officers for further The Rajasthan government’s industries department
action. and the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and
Investment Corporation (RIICO) have launched the
The Pink Beat system, in which specially trained ‘Mission Niryatak Bano’ campaign to promote
women police officers have been deployed, will be aspiring exporters in the state.
present at Karnataka State Road Transport
Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses and in The campaign is aimed at registering and
front of schools, colleges and other public places handholding the local traders willing to expand
including bus stops. their business to foreign countries, in six steps.
Pink control rooms have been set up in all 14 This shall cover assistance from training, securing
districts to coordinate the activities. necessary documentation, registration in Rajasthan
Export Promotion Council and even support in
The Pink Shadow Patrol team will also be deployed exports and trade operations.
to detect the presence of anti-socials in crowded
areas and to take action. The state government in consideration of the
challenges of small businesses had waived off the
A bullet patrol team of woman police officers called need for several state-level clearances for the initial
“Pink Romeo” was also launched as part of the three years of upcoming businesses.
project.
The exporter assistance campaign shall be another
23. PM Modi launches Academic Bank of step in helping the local business develop
Credit and Artificial Intelligence understanding towards the procedures and increase
programme their business.
PM Modi has launched multiple educational 25. Ministry of Earth Sciences launches
initiatives including the Academic Bank of Credit ESSDP (Earth System Science Data Portal)
that will provide multiple entries and exit options
for students in Higher education. On its 15th Foundation Day the Ministry of Earth
Sciences (MoES) launched Earth System Science
Academic Bank of Credit is envisaged as a digital Data Portal (ESSDP)
bank that holds the credit earned by a student in any
course. Dr Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of
World Meteorological Organization
Academic Bank of Credit is a major instrument for (WMO), gave a lecture during this event.
facilitating multidisciplinary and holistic education
and multiple entry and exit in higher education. A report on ‘WMO, Disasters, Climate and
COP-26’ was discussed along with the
Academic Bank of Credit and the Artificial issues relating to climate change.
Intelligence programme to make the youth future-
ESSDP (Earth System Science Data Portal)Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of the Ministry Every year on the day of the establishment of the
of Earth Sciences launched the MoES-ESSDP ICAI, CA Day is celebrated to honour the Chartered
(Earth System Science Data Portal). It is an Accountant.
integrated digital web portal of the MoES institutes.
This web portal will make the data regarding the 3. National Doctors’ Day: 01 July
various themes of earth system science available for The National Doctors’ Day is organized on 01 July
public usage. This is available at annually in India by the Indian Medical Association
https://incois.gov.in/essdp and it has been (IMA).
developed by using the latest technological tools.
This portal has been aligned with the initiative, The day is celebrated to honour the great physicians
Digital India, of the Government of India which and help us understand the importance of doctors in
aims to transform India into a digitally empowered our lives and value them, to offer them our respects
economy and society. This portal will facilitate in by commemorating one of their greatest
the retrieval and search of science data on earth representatives.
system such as ocean, atmosphere, geosciences,
poles, and seismology for benefit of the society. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of the
second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan
Chandra Roy who was born on July 1, 1882, and
died on the same date in 1962.
Important Dtaes & Days
4. International Day of Cooperatives: 3 July
1. National Postal Worker Day: 01 July
The United Nations celebrates the International Day
The National Postal Worker Day is marked every of Cooperatives every year on the first Saturday of
year on July 1 globally in recognition of the July to increase awareness of cooperatives.
contribution made by postal workers in our society.
The day is a unique opportunity to say ‘thank you In the year 2021, the International Day of
not only to postmen but also to all delivery Cooperatives will be celebrated on 3rd July with a
personnel, as online shopping has become a lifeline focus on the contribution of cooperatives to
for many of us. combating climate change.
The day was initiated by a popular postal service This July 3rd, the International Day of Cooperatives
provider from Seattle, the United States of America (#CoopsDay) will be celebrated as “Rebuild better
in 1997 to felicitate and honour the co-postal together”.
workers for their dedication.
Cooperatives around the world will showcase how
2. National Chartered Accountants Day: 01 they are meeting the COVID-19 pandemic crisis
July with solidarity and resilience and offering
communities a people-centred and environmentally
National Chartered Accountants Day or CA Day is just recovery.
celebrated on July 1 every year. This day is
celebrated to commemorate the finding of the 5. World Population Day celebrated on 11th
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) July
by the parliament of India in 1949.
World Population Day is observed globally on 11th
July every year. This day is observed to raise
awareness among people about the impact of agrowing population and issues including gender It was known as the Rome Statute of the
equality, the importance of family planning, International Criminal Court, All the countries that
poverty, maternal health, human rights, etc. agreed to adopt the statute were accepting the
jurisdiction of the ICC.
This year theme of World Population Day 2021:
“the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on fertility”. 8. Nelson Mandela International Day
celebrated on 18 July
In 1989, World Population Day was established by
the Governing Council of the United National The United Nations observes 18 July every year as
Development Programme as an outgrowth of the Nelson Mandela International Day. The day
interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which acknowledges Nelson Mandela’s contribution to the
was observed on 11 July 1987. struggle for democracy internationally and the
promotion of a culture of peace throughout the
6. World Malala Day: 12 July world.
The United Nations has declared 12th July as World Nelson Mandela Day is an occasion for all to take
Malala Day to honour the young activist, Malala action and inspire change. On 18 July 2009, the first
Yousafzai. Mandela Day was observed in New York. The
Malala Day is commemorated, the birthday of United Nations General Assembly adopted a
Malala Yousafzai to honour women and children’s resolution on 10 November 2009 declaring 18 July
rights around the world. as “Nelson Mandela International Day”.
On October 9, 2012, Malala was shot in the head by This day marks his contribution to peace through
Taliban gunmen after she publicly advocated for the his active involvement in resolving conflicts,
education of girls. promoting human rights, international democracy
and reconciliation and addressing racial issues.
Despite the attack, Malala soon returned to the
public eye, fiercer in her views than earlier and 9. International Chess Day: 20 July
continued her advocacy for gender rights. The International Chess Day is celebrated annually
She founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit on July 20, since 1966, to celebrate one of the most
organisation to help young girls go to school and ancient and most popular games in history that
also co-authored a book titled “I Am Malala”, an promote fairness, equality, mutual respect and
international bestseller. understanding among nations.
7. World Day for International Justice: 17 July It was on this day that the International Chess
Federation (FIDE) was founded, in 1924. The idea
The World Day for International Justice, (also to celebrate the day as the international chess day
known as Day of International Criminal Justice or was proposed by UNESCO.
International Justice Day), is celebrated globally on
July 17 to support and recognize the work of the Invented in India in the fifth century, this board
International Criminal Court (ICC). game was originally named “Chaturanga”. Chess is
likely one of the oldest games of this era. After the
The day marks the anniversary of the adoption of development of the game in India, it eventually
the Rome Statute on July 17, 1998, the treaty that spread to Persia.
created the International Criminal Court. It came
about when 120 states adopted a statute in Rome. 10. Science Exploration Day: 20 JulyScience Exploration Day (also called Moon Day) is On this day in 1927, the first-ever radio broadcast in
marked every year on 20 July. It was on this day in the country went on the air from the Bombay
1969 that Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin Station under the Indian Broadcasting Company.
became the first humans to land on the Moon’s
surface. The first radio broadcast was made on July 23,
1927, from Bombay Station. The station was then
The origins of Space Exploration Day date back to owned by a private company called the Indian
man first walking on the moon, with the day itself Broadcasting Company.
first observed to commemorate this historic event
during events held in the early 1970s. The Government took over the broadcasting on
April 1, 1930, and renamed it as Indian State
Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the Broadcasting Service (ISBS).
moon’s surface. The Armstrong- Aldrin duo spent
21.5 hours on the surface of the moon out of which It was initially on an experimental basis. Later it
they spent 2.5 hours outside of their capsules. permanently came under government control in
1932.
To commemorate their achievement, the day was
declared a holiday in 1984 by the then President of On 8th of June, 1936, the Indian State Broadcasting
the United States, Ronald Reagan. Service became All India Radio. Currently, AIR is
one of the largest public broadcasting organizations
11. World Brain Day: July 22 in the world.
The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) 13. Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax Day)
celebrates World Brain Day on every July 22, celebrated by CBDT on July 24
focusing on a different theme each year.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
Many public awareness programs and educational observed the 161st Income Tax Day (also known as
& social media activities are promoting the Aaykar Diwas) on 24 July 2021.
movement to stop multiple sclerosis, commencing
July 22, 2021, & continuing until October 2022. In India, the Income Tax Day is celebrated every
The theme for this World Brain Day is “Stop year on July 24, as it was on 24 July 1980 that
Multiple Sclerosis”. Income Tax was introduced for the first time in
India by Sir James Wilson.
World Brain Day advocates early diagnosis of this
condition that can help improve the quality of life The purpose of this tax was to compensate for the
of the patient. losses incurred by the British regime during the first
war of independence against British Rule in 1857.
12. National Broadcasting Day celebrated on July 24 was first celebrated as Income Tax day in
23rd July 2010.
National Broadcasting Day is observed on 23rd July 14. Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated on 26th July
every year, to celebrate the radio, which has been
an important part of people’s life in India, both as Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on July
an easy medium of entertainment along with the 26 since the year 1999, to mark India’s victory over
news. Pakistan in the Kargil conflict. This year nation is
celebrating the 22 years of victory in the Kargil
war.It was in 1999 that a high altitude mountain war Blumberg, who discovered the hepatitis B virus
broke out along the peaks of Kargil near the Line of (HBV) and developed a diagnostic test and vaccine
Control, the de-facto border that divides Kashmir for the virus.
between the two nations.
There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus –
The Kargil War was fought between May-July of A, B, C, D and E. Together, hepatitis B and C are
1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir the most common cause of death, with 1.3 million
along the Line of Control (LoC) in which India got lives lost each year.
the victory.
17. World Nature Conservation Day: 28th July
The Kargil war was fought for more than 60 days,
ended on 26 July. World Nature Conservation Day is observed on
28th July every year.
July 26 is celebrated as “Kargil Vijay Diwas” every
year to mark the successful completion of The main objective of celebrating this day is to
“Operation Vijay” that ended the 3-month war raise awareness about protecting nature and
along the Line of Control. adopting best practices for conserving our natural
resources.
The operation White Sea was also launched during
the Kargil war, 1999. The Earth is supplied a limited amount of properties
that we all rely upon each day like water, air, soil
15. World Drowning Prevention Day: 25 July and trees.
World Drowning Prevention Day, declared through 18. International Tiger Day 2021
the April 2021 UN General Assembly Resolution
“Global drowning prevention”, is held annually on Global Tiger Day or International Tiger Day is
25 July. observed on 29th July every year to raise awareness
about the declining population of wild cats and
This global advocacy event serves as an opportunity making efforts to conserve them.
to highlight the tragic and profound impact of
drowning on families and communities and to offer The goal of the day is to promote a global system
life-saving solutions to prevent it. for protecting the natural habitats of tigers and to
raise public awareness and support for tiger
16. World Hepatitis Day is celebrated on 28th conservation issues. This year marks the 11th
July International Tiger Day.
World Health Organization is observed on 28th July The theme/Slogan for the 2021 International Tiger
every year as “World Hepatitis Day”. Day celebration is “Their Survival is in our hands”.
This day is celebrated to enhance awareness of viral The Global Tiger Day came into being during the
hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a signing of the Saint Petersburg declaration by 13
range of health problems, including liver cancer. tiger range countries in 2010 in Russia.
This year theme of World Hepatitis Day 2021 is The governments of these tiger range countries had
‘Hepatitis Can’t Wait’. resolved to encourage the conservation, protecting
natural habitats and double the number of tigers by
The date of 28 July was chosen because it is the 2022.
birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Dr Baruch19. World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: identities of those with information about
30th July unlawful discrimination.
United Nations observes 30 July every year as Three bills were passed by House and
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Senate through Congressional Review Act.
It allows Congress to overturn certain
In 2013, the General Assembly designated July 30 regulations that were in place for a short
as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons to time.
raise awareness of the situation of victims of human
trafficking and for the promotion and protection of 2. China is certified malaria-free by WHO
their rights.
Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded
The 2021 theme for World Day Against Trafficking a malaria-free certification from WHO – a notable
in Persons is Victims’ Voices Lead the Way. feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of
the disease annually in the 1940s.
This year’s theme puts victims of human trafficking
at the centre of the campaign and will highlight the China is the first country in the WHO Western
importance of listening to and learning from Pacific Region to be awarded a malaria-free
survivors of human trafficking. certification in more than 3 decades. Other
countries in the region that have achieved this status
International include Australia (1981), Singapore (1982) and
Brunei Darussalam (1987).
1. Joe Biden signs three Bills to change
Trump-era rules Globally, 40 countries and territories have been
President Joe Biden has signed three separate bills granted a malaria-free certification from WHO –
on June 30, 2021 that dismantle part of Donald including, most recently, El Salvador (2021),
Trump era. Algeria (2019), Argentina (2019), Paraguay (2018)
and Uzbekistan (2018).
These laws,
3. Chinese astronauts complete First
1. Block payday lenders from avoiding caps Spacewalk at New Space Station
on interest rates,
Chinese astronauts have successfully performed
2. Restrict climate-warming greenhouse gas China’s first tandem spacewalk on July 4, 2021.
emissions from oil & gas drilling and They worked for seven hours outside new Tiangong
station in orbit around the Earth.
3. End rules on how Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settles Key Points
claims.
Construction of Tiangong is a major step in
Each of the rules signifies the return to China’s ambitious space programme. It has
common sense and a commitment to the seen nation land a rover on Mars and send
common good. probes to Moon.
As per Biden administration, EEOC claims Three astronauts were blasted off in June
process had increased the risk of retaliation 2021 to become station’s first crew.
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