Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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The Hubble Space Telescope has recorded an image of two merging galaxies in the VV-689 system that appears to be shaped like wings.
The interaction between the two galaxies is symmetrical, and the image appears to resemble wings. The two galaxies are currently in the middle of a collision and are nicknamed Angel Wing. Other galactical alignments only appear to overlap because of the angle they are viewed from on the earth.

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In 2018, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (Ministry of Education) launched the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0’. It has completed four years.
It was launched with the vision to bring transformational change in rural development processes. UBA 2.0 is the Challenge Mode of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan programme where all Higher Education Institutions are required to willingly adopt at least 5 villages.

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An MoU was signed between iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
iCreate is the Government of Gujarat’s flagship technology incubator. The MoU will promote rapid economic development and help create world-class start-ups. CSIR will explore new ways of financially supporting innovative start-ups.

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Himachal Pradesh government has signed MoU for the development of seven ropeway projects in Kangra, Kullu, Chamba, Sirmour and Bilaspur districts of the state.
The MoU was signed between Ropeways and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation (RTDC) HP Limited and National Highways Logistic Management Limited (NHLML) for the development of ropeways as innovative transport solution in Himachal Pradesh.

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Taiwan Military Forces recently announced a date for its ‘Han Kuang’ (Han Glory) wargames, and the commanders also insisted that the conflict in Ukraine would factor into the exercises.
The War-games simulate defending their island from Chinese attacks. Over 23 million people of Taiwan live under constant threat of an invasion by China. China had announced that the self-ruled democratic island as part of its territory to be re-taken one day, by force if necessary.

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Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh launched ‘Azadi se Antyodaya Tak,’ 90-day inter-ministerial campaign under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The identified districts are aligned with the birthplace of 100 Indian Freedom Fighters. The campaign aims to saturate 75 Districts with 17 beneficiary schemes of 9 central ministries and departments namely MoRD, MoW&CD, MoL&E, MoSD&E, DH&FW, DFS, DSJ&E, DA&FW and DAH&D.

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IndiGo became the first airline in Asia to use the indigenously developed satellite-based navigation system ‘GAGAN’ during landing.
The system has been jointly developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation. It provides corrections to the global positioning system (GPS) signal to improve air traffic management, with the help of reference and uplink stations.

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Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has directed all service providers, intermediaries, data centre providers, corporate and government organizations to report cyber incidents within six hours of their detection.
CERT-In, India’s nodal cyber-security agency also mandated virtual asset, exchange, and custodian wallet providers to maintain records on KYC and financial transactions for a period of five years. The directions have been issued under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

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In the recent study published by Washington State University, the researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a cement mixture to create stronger, more durable concrete.
As per the paper, the mixture using mask materials was 47% stronger than commonly used cement after a month of curing. Production of cement is a carbon-intensive process, responsible for 8% of carbon emissions worldwide.

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Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) released the ‘World Review of Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022’.
As per the report, over 95 percent of the 2.3 million motorized small-scale fishing vessels operate uninsured. It also highlighted that Insurance coverage for fisheries, aquaculture units is very minimal in India. It suggested the involvement of public and private insurance providers to undertake proactive measures.