Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2021

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India’s first undersea tunnel is being constructed in Mumbai, as a part of the Coastal Road project of the city. It is expected to be completed by the year 2023.
The twin tunnels have a length of 2.07 km of which around a kilometre will be under the Arabian Sea. The undersea tunnel will be 20 metres below the seabed.

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Indian Government think tank NITI Aayog has prepared a draft national migrant labour policy, along with a working group of officials and other members.
The draft highlights two approaches in designing the policy: one focussed on cash transfers, special reservations; two focussed on enhancing the capability of the community.

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The world’s largest cricket stadium located at Motera in Ahmedabad has been renamed as the Narendra Modi Stadium. It was inaugurated recently, by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind recently.
The stadium is built as a part of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, which is spread in 220 acres in the banks of Sabarmati river.

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For the year 2021, the chairmanship of BRICS is vested with India.
India has commenced its chairship with the inauguration of 3-day-long Sherpas’ meeting. The meeting was chaired by Secretary (CPV & OIA) of Ministry of External Affairs. During the meet, India introduced to the member countries its themes and priorities for the year 2021.

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The “State of School Feeding Worldwide” is published by the United Nations – World Food Programme (WFP). It was first published in the year 2013 and the most report has been published for the year 2020.
This report provides a detailed analysis on the implementation and coverage of school based nutritional programmes.

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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has recently launched the City Innovation Exchange (CiX) platform.
The platform aims to bring together academia, businesses, and the government to design innovative solutions for the challenges of the cities. The platform has over 400 start-ups, 100 smart cities, more than 150 challenge statements and over 215 solutions when it was launched.

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As per the recent statement of the Indian Army chief General M M Naravane, the Indian Army is set to start using a messaging platform called SAI (Secure Application for Internet), for internal communications.
The application, which was developed by Colonel Sai Shankar, is undergoing the process of obtaining cybersecurity clearance and data testing. After getting clearance, the platform will be used from April 1, this year.

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India and Ireland recently held bilateral consultations on the UN Security Council issues via video conference.
During the session, both the countries congratulated each other on their election to the UNSC and agreed to work closely together during their stint at the UNSC in 2021-2022. Joint Secretary (UNP and Summits) Prakash Gupta led the Indian delegation.

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The World Employment and Social Outlook 2021 is released by the International Labour Organisation.
This report is one of ILO’s flagship publications that gives details on transformation of way work is organised. It also depicts the experience of workers and businesses on online web-based and location-based platforms.

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E-Daakhil portal was launched on 7th September, 2020 by the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission. The portal has been designed for Consumer grievance redressal and is presently operating in 15 States and Union Territories.
It has been now decided to integrate the Common Service Centres with the e-daakhil portal.