Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

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For the second Games in a row, Norway topped the medal tally in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, with 16 golds. It was followed by Germany with 12 golds and China with 9.
The Games recently ended in the “Bird’s Nest” stadium, China and its President Xi Jinping handed over the games to 2026 hosts Milano-Cortina.

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Candidates from Manipur follow a special ‘flag-hoisting ceremony’ in their respective constituencies, before starting the campaigns for the Manipur elections.
This is unique to Manipur, across all parties, religions and communities. A practice called the Athenpot Thinba is done during the flag-hoisting ceremony, where women carry fruits and vegetables, rice and flowers and place them at the base of the party flagpole.

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Ministry of Rural Development implements the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAYG)’ scheme.
Recently, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh launched the PMAYG Dashboard for strict monitoring of the implementation of the scheme. The dashboard will be used by the stakeholders of PMAYG for monitoring and administration purpose.

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JPMorgan Chase has opened a lounge in Decentraland, one of the most popular metaverses. It is the biggest bank in the US and has started exploring the opportunities in the virtual world known as the metaverse.
In Decentraland, one of the most popular metaverses, the bank’s Onyx lounge is in Metajuku, a virtual version of Tokyo’s Harajuku shopping district.

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The Administrative Council (AC) under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the policy on promotion of foreign investment in the industrial sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
The New Policy aims to facilitate foreign investments higher than Rs 100 crore with a minimum of 51 per cent foreign stakes.

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Under the directions from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), packaged food items are set to bear a ‘Health Star Rating’.
The number of stars will indicate how healthy or unhealthy the item is. The rating will be based on the amount of fats, sugar and salt present in the food item. The supporting study was conducted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

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‘Vishaka Guidelines’  were passed by the Supreme Court of India, in Vishaka and others v State of Rajasthan case in 1997, regarding sexual harassment at workplace.
Recently, the first Workshop on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace was held under the aegis of Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice. Sexual harassment at workplace is the violation of the Fundamental Rights under Article 14, 21 of the Constitution.

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Paleontologists have found six specimens from three species of ornithuromorph (modern) birds at the China’s Gansu province.
It’s the second-richest Mesozoic fossil bird site in the world. Out of the six specimens, four belong to Gansus yumenensis, a species of aquatic bird that lived 120 million years ago. The two new species are : Meemannavis ductrix and Brevidentavis zhangi.

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBAGR) has launched a study of ‘Kombai’ dogs.
The study of the breed has been launched under a project to document the indigenous dog breeds. ICAR has already registered the ‘Rajapalayam and Chippiparai’ dogs of Tamil Nadu and the ‘Mudhol Hound’ of Karnataka.

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Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Narayan Rane inaugurated the ‘MSME Conclave’ at Sindhudurg.
He also announced the establishment of MSME-Technology Centre with an outlay of Rs. 200 Crore, in Sindhudurg.  MSME Conclave for National SC/ST Hub was also inaugurated as a part of the Conclave.