Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2020

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India’s leading payment and fin-tech company PayTM has entered into the insurance segment, as its subsidiary received licence to sell life-and non-life products from the regulator- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
Noida-based Paytm announced that it will commence its insurance services through its subsidiary, PayTM Insurance Broking Pvt Ltd (PIBPL). The company would also provide policy management and claim services for its customers.

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The 16-year-old Indian cricketer Shafali Verma was seen in news recently, as she was placed in the top spot in the ICC women’s T20 International rankings.
She achieved the feat following her outstanding performance (161 runs in four innings) at the ongoing World Cup. She has become only the second Indian batter after Mithali Raj to top the women’s T20 International rankings

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The World Bank has recently announced a USD 12 billion fast-track aid package that will provide funds to help countries for tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
As per the notification of the World Bank President David Malpass, the funds are targeted to the poorest nations of the world and it can be used for medical equipment, health services or policy advice.

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The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the 10-day Rangotsav festival at Barsana in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He also participated in the inaugural event of the festival called Laddoo Holi.
Mathura is known for the colourful Holi celebration and will host various forms of the Holi festival at different venues by cultural events.

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The Coordination Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently nominated Daren Tang from Singapore for the post of Director General.
The WIPO General Assembly will confirm the Coordination Committee’s nomination. Tang is currently serving as the Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. The current Director General Francis Gurry’s term ends this September.

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‘Namaste Orchha’ is a famous cultural festival celebrated in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The three-day festival has just commenced in the famous tourist destination town of the state- Orchha.
The town is famous for several historical buildings and a Ramaraja temple. The festival will highlight the cultural and architectural heritage of Madhya Pradesh through several traditional activities. All the houses of the Orchha town have been painted with cream colour to celebrate the festival

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Former Executive of CISCO, Bipasha Chakrabarti has been recently appointed as the new communications head of Facebook India.
Under her new role as the Communications Director at Facebook India, Bipasha would lead the corporate communications and public relations in India. She will handle the communications sector for both Facebook and Instagram in the country.

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The government has recently reconstituted the ‘National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)’ with Union Home Minister Amit Shah as its chairperson.
NPDRR’s vice-chairpersons include the minister of state in-charge of disaster management in the Home Ministry and the vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar are some of its members.

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The Indian Railways is conducting a ten-day long campaign from March 1 to 10 to celebrate the International Women’s Day (March 8).
The theme of the campaign is ‘Each for Equal’, representing the gender equality. The Indian Railways is also focussing on #SheInspiresUs, which highlights the inspiring stories of women achievers. Under this campaign, the steps taken to provide exclusive facilities to women passengers and to empower the women employees working in Indian Railways.

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As per the recent rankings of top-500 global NGOs published by the Geneva-based organization NGO Adviser, the Bangladesh-based NGO BRAC has secured the first position for the fifth consecutive year.
BRAC is an international development organization which was founded by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in 1972, after Bangladesh came into existence as an independent nation in 1971. The NGO aimed at helping the returning war refugees with relief and rehabilitation project. It works in Bangladesh and 11 other countries in Asia and Africa.