Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023

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India Stack is a multi-layer cluster of digital solutions like Aadhaar, UPI, Digi Locker, Co-Win, GeM, and GSTN that have played a significant role in the digital transformation in India.
The first India Stack Developer Conference will be held in New Delhi, to ensure wider adoption of India’s digital goods all over the world. India Stack will be one of the focus areas at the World Government Summit 2023 which will be held at Abu Dhabi next month.

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The Monument Mitra scheme was transferred from the Ministry of Tourism to the Ministry of Culture.
Union Culture Secretary announced that the government will soon launch a revamped version of the Monument Mitra scheme under which the Culture Ministry will seek partnerships with private industries for upkeeping of 1,000 ASI monuments.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India has decided to elevate bilateral relations with Egypt to a strategic partnership,
India and Egypt also exchanged Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of cyber security, culture, information technology, youth matters and broadcasting. Exchange of commemorative postage stamps to mark the milestone of 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Egypt was also held.

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A white card was shown for the first time in a women’s cup quarter-final match between Benfica and Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.
The card was initiated by Portugal to try and improve ethical value in the sport. It is in contrast with yellow and red cards which are used to discipline players for misconduct. The exact purpose and consequence of the card are yet to be announced. When a fan fell ill in the stands, the medical teams from both the teams rushed to the spot and the card was shown as an appreciation to the medical teams for their spirit.

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The Swedish government has announced an international information campaign, to discourage refugees from coming to the country.
The campaign includes distributing an information package to foreign authorities and other authorities with contact points abroad. 76 per cent of the refugees who arrived in the Nordic countries in 2019 ended up in Sweden.

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The Ministry of Defence in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy, organised the Veer Gatha Project 2.0.
Under the project, school students may be motivated to do projects/activities based on gallantry award winners. Veer Gatha Edition-1 was attended by 8 lakh students last year, while this time the number of these entries has crossed 19 lakhs.

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The G20 Startup20 Engagement Group will hold its first inception meeting in Hyderabad. Delegates from G20 nations and nine special invitees from observer countries, and representatives from multilateral organizations will attend the meeting.
The Startup20 inception meeting is expected to lay a foundation for the official Policy Communique, a Startup Handbook with a set of commonly agreed-upon definitions and terminologies, and a Global Innovation Centre to foster collaborations across borders.

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A swallowtail butterfly which disappeared from its previously known ranges from Myanmar and southern China to Vietnam has been recorded for the first time in India.
Butterfly enthusiasts recorded the extremely rare Noble’s Helen (Papilio noblei) from three locations in the Namdapha National Park of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Jharkhand Migration Survey is a part of the State’s Safe and Responsible Migration Initiative (SRMI) launched by the end of 2021.
The objective is to prepare a database of migrant workers that can be used when the government is formulating policies. Two-month exercise involves 24 districts, 60 enumerators and 11,000 households.

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Canada has appointed its first special representative on combatting Islamophobia as the government seeks to tackle hatred after a series of attacks targeting members of Muslim communities in the country in recent years.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that human rights advocate Amira Elghawaby would hold the post, to offer advice on government policies, legislation and other programmes.