Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 June 2022

b) Reserve Bank of India

It is released by the Reserve Bank of India. The core theme of the ‘Payments Vision 2025’ is ‘E-Payments for Everyone, Everywhere, Everytime’. The Reserve Bank’s ‘Payments Vision 2025’ document, which seeks a three-fold jump in the number of digital payments, is progressive and aims to establish India as a powerhouse of payments globally, opined industry players.

b) Yoga for Humanity

The theme of the International Yoga Day 2022 is ‘Yoga for Humanity’. The theme promotes the holistic route to health while taking into consideration the fact that the last few years have caused significant mental, emotional and mental strife to individuals all over the world. The International Day of Yoga 2022 will be celebrated all over the world on June 21, 2022.

b) Mongolia

The Khuvsgul Lake National Park, which is located in northern Mongolia near Russian border, has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO. The reserve holds 70 per cent of freshwater of Mongolia or accounts for 0.4 per cent of world’s total.

b) China

India and other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) supported an initiative of China to organise a joint border operation ‘Solidarity-2023’ for the border agencies of the member countries next year.
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) Director announced this at the conclusion of the eighth meeting of the heads of border authorities of the competent bodies of SCO member states, which was held in Delhi, under the chairmanship of India.

c) Bat

A team of scientists has discovered a new species of bamboo-dwelling bat from a bamboo forest in Meghalaya.
It was named as ‘Glischropus meghalayanus’ after the state of Meghalaya, which is celebrating its 50 years of statehood. With this discovery, the total number of bat species from India stands at 131 species with Meghalaya registering the highest bat diversity with 67 species.