Issue 508 Children's Cup of News and Knowledge 19 July 2022

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CBI arrests 8 persons for alleged malpractices in NEET UG 2022 exam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested eight people on Monday for alleged malpractices in

NEET UG 2022 exam held on July 17. The CBI claimed that candidates' user IDs and passwords were

collected by the accused, who made necessary modifications to get desired examination centres. The

accused also tried to morph photographs to facilitate use of proxy candidates.

Rail Ministry shares before-after pics of

India and Fiji hold 5th Foreign Office Consultations in

Gauriganj Station, says 'Glimpse of new

Suva
India' Delegations from India and Fiji

held the fifth Foreign Office

Consultations on Monday in Suva

during which the entire gamut of

bilateral relations between the

countries was reviewed, the

Indian High Commission in Suva

said. The two sides also
discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties, the mission

added. It further informed that the Indian delegation met

senior Fijian cabinet ministers.

Terror hideout busted by security forces in J&K's Ramban

district
Security forces busted a terror hideout and seized a cache of

ammunition and explosives in J&K's Ramban district on

The Ministry of Railways took to Twitter

Monday, officials informed. The hideout was detected during

to share before-after pictures of

a joint search operation by the Rashtriya Rifles and the

Gauriganj Station, which is situated in

police, officials added. According to officials, a grenade, 35

Uttar Pradesh. "Glimpse of new India:

AK rounds, explosive material and seven pistol rounds were

Gauriganj Station," the ministry wrote

among the items seized.

alongside the tweet. "Superb," a user

commented on the post. The station is

located in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district.

Govt advises screening of foreign

arrivals as India sees 2 monkeypox

cases
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

on Monday advised strict health screening

of all international passengers on arrival to

minimise the risk of importation of

monkeypox infections. This comes after the

country's second positive case of monkeypox

was confirmed in Kerala's Kannur district.

India's first confirmed monkeypox case was

also reported in Kerala on July 14.

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India's defence imports have come down by
Tamil Nadu CM gets discharged from hospital,

21%: PM at naval seminar votes in Presidential poll

PM Narendra Modi while speaking at naval seminar
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin was discharged

on Monday said India's defence imports have come

from Chennai's Kauvery Hospital on Monday after

down by about 21% in the last four-five years. "We

recovering from COVID-19 and went directly to the

are developing new defence ecosystem in India,"

Secretariat complex to cast his vote in the

PM Modi added. He said, "In last eight years, we

Presidential poll. The ruling DMK and its allies are

increased defence budget and also ensured it was

backing Opposition choice former Union Minister

useful in development of defence manufacturing

Yashwant Sinha. AIADMK is supporting Droupadi

ecosystem in India." Murmu who is the nominee fielded by BJP.

SC to hear plea seeking to worship 'Shivling' in

Karnataka fits radio collars on 2 elephants to

Gyanvapi premises reduce human-animal conflicts

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for
The Karnataka government's forest department has

hearing a fresh plea seeking its permission to

fitted radio collars on two elephants in MM Hills

worship the 'Shivling', which is said to be found in

Wildlife Sanctuary to prevent human-animal

the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Uttar Pradesh's

conflicts in the nearby areas. A radio collar is a

Varanasi during a court-ordered survey. A bench

belt equipped with GPS and its real-time

comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justices Krishna

monitoring will send early warnings to forest staff.

Murari and Hima Kohli posted the matter for

"We have received complaints that two tuskers

hearing on July 21. often enter the village areas," an official said.
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GHANA SINGAPORE
What is the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus
2 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected

disease reported in Ghana? in Singapore

An outbreak of Marburg virus disease has been
Two individuals with a travel history to India have

reported in Ghana. As per WHO, Marburg virus

tested positive for Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75,

disease is a highly virulent disease that causes

nicknamed Centaurus, in Singapore, local media

haemorrhagic fever, with fatality ratio of up to

reported citing the country's health ministry. The

88%. It's in the same family as virus that causes

ministry said that the two individuals had isolated

Ebola. A type of fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus,

themselves immediately after testing positive for

is considered to be the natural host of the virus. COVID-19. It added that the patients have made a

full recovery since then.

BANGALDESH
52nd India-Bangladesh DG-level border

UK conference begins in Dhaka

Indian and Bangladeshi delegations led by chiefs of

UK residents asked to stay indoors as temp

BSF and Border Guards Bangladesh respectively met

expected to breach 40°C in Dhaka on Monday to commence the 52nd Director

People in the UK are being advised to stay

General-level border conference between the two

indoors and avoid non-essential travel as the

nations. Issue of cross-border crimes and future

country may experience temperatures above

challenges will be discussed during the conference. It
40°C on Monday or Tuesday for the first time
will conclude with the signing of a joint record of

since records began. The advisory comes as the

discussion, an official said.
country has issued its first-ever red alert for

extreme heat amid unprecedented

temperatures. Notably, several regions in

Europe are experiencing heatwaves.

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Solar storm to hit Earth , may cause radio &

Why is the July 13 full Moon called the Buck

GPS disruptions Moon?

A solar flare or solar storm that erupted from

the Sun on July 14 is expected to hit Earth and

disrupt radio and GPS signals early on July 19,

experts have warned. Space weather expert Dr

Tamitha Skov said that strong aurora or polar

lights will also possibly be seen on Earth due

to the solar storm.

According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, the

July 13 full Moon is called the Buck Moon

because the antlers of bucks or male deer

normally grow around this time. "Early

summer is normally when the new antlers of

buck deer push out of their foreheads in

coatings of velvety fur," said NASA. It's also

referred to as the Thunder Moon.

These bacterial microrobots can kill cancer

Chinese scientists develop robot fish that eats

without causing any pain and tears
microplastics
Chinese scientists have developed a robot fish

that eats microplastics and believe it may one

day help to clean up world's polluted oceans.

The 1.3-cm-long black robot fish is irradiated

by a light that helps it in motion and can be

controlled using it. When eaten by other fish,

the robot fish, made up of polyurethane, can be

easily digested.

The microrobots release drugs directly into the

tumors and destroy cancer cells in a painless and

effective manner. “This on-the-spot delivery would

be minimally invasive for the patient, painless,

bear minimal toxicity, and the drugs would

develop their effect where needed and not inside

the entire body,” said Yunus Alapan, co-author of

the study. During their study, the researchers

successfully attached nanoliposomes (spherical

vesicles made of lipid that are used for storing

The fish is able to absorb pollutants and recover

drugs inside them) and magnetic nanoparticles to

itself even when it is damaged. It can swim up to

about 86 E. coli bacteria. These special

2.76 body lengths per second, faster than most

attachments turned the common bacteria into a

artificial soft robots. small army of bacterial biohybrid microrobots.

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Rupee hits record low of 79.97 against US
Plea to stop SpiceJet's operations amid recent

dollar mishaps dismissed by Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking to

stop the operations of SpiceJet over recent

technical snags. The plea cited several incidents

involving SpiceJet flights and claimed that

passengers' lives are at risk due to their improper

management. The DGCA has taken note of incidents

involving SpiceJet flights and is free to proceed on

its own, the court noted.

The rupee hit a record low of 79.97 against the US

dollar on Monday after opening at 79.76. The

Finance Ministry, while speaking about the matter

said that global factors such as the Russia-Ukraine

war, soaring crude oil prices and tightening of

global financial conditions are the major reasons

for the rupee's weakening.

11 SEBI officials' email accounts hacked &

Sunak praises father-in-law Narayana

used to send 34 emails, FIR filed Murthy, says 'His firm employs thousands in

Mumbai police has filed an FIR after the Securities

UK'
and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approached
One of the frontrunners for the UK PM's post, Rishi

them, alleging the email accounts of its 11

Sunak, said he is proud of what his parents-in-

officials had been hacked and used to send as

law built. Speaking about Infosys Founder NR

many as 34 emails by unknown persons. "It was a

Narayana Murthy, Sunak said, "My father-in-law

small incident. CERT-IN is fully in the loop. No

came from...nothing and just had a dream and a

sensitive data was lost," the markets regulator

couple of hundred pounds [from my] mother-in-

said. law's savings…He...built one of the world's

largest...companies that...employs thousands of

people...in the UK."

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India bow out of FIBA Asia Cup after
Messi, Mbappe and other PSG stars draw thousands at

losing to Lebanon Tokyo training

JAKARTA: The Indian men's basketball

team suffered a huge defeat against

Lebanon, its third consecutive in the

competition, to end its campaign in the

FIBA Asia Cup on a disappointing note

here on Sunday.India lost 63-104 in its

final Group D match at the Istora

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. Winless

India finished last in the four-team

group. The top team from each group

TOKYO: Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe drew gasps

advanced to the quarterfinals, while the

from a crowd of thousands in Tokyo on Monday as Paris

second and third placed sides will

Saint-Germain held the first training session of their Japanese

feature in the playoffs. tour. About 13,000 fans turned up at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya

rugby ground to watch an open session and were treated to

Determined to turn our form

an hour and a half of tricks and flicks from PSG's star

around at CWG: Savita attacking trio. The crowd erupted in cheers as the team

BARCELONA: Indian women's hockey

trotted out to jog around the pitch and the players' every

team skipper Savita is determined to

touch was greeted with loud squeals.
stage a turnaround in the upcoming

Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase wins world women's

after its mediocre outing in the FIH

marathon
World Cup. India finished joint ninth
EUGENE (United States): Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase cut

with China at the World Cup.

loose in the latter stages to claim gold in the women's

"Unfortunately, we couldn't play to our

marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene,

potential at the FIH Hockey Women's

Oregon, on Monday. Gebreslase, who won the 2021 Berlin

World Cup. But we are very determined

Marathon on her debut and finished third in this year's Tokyo

to turn our form around at the

Marathon, kicked with 2km to go, winning in a championships

Commonwealth Games 2022. record of 2hr 18min 11sec.

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