Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations released the second part of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability’.
It was also called an “Atlas of human suffering”, as per the UN Head. The report was compiled by 270 authors from 67 countries. As per the report, Cities which house more than half of the world’s population — are at the highest risk from climate change.

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The world’s largest aircraft, An-225, nicknamed ‘Mriya’ or ‘Dream’ was owned by Ukraine and it was destroyed during the Russian invasion.
During the Russian assault, the aircraft was stationed at the Antonov Airport for maintenance work. Antonov is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company, headquartered at Kyiv, Ukraine.

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A special logo has been unveiled to commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Belgium.
Belgium was among the first European countries to have bilateral relations with India. The logo is a peacock with national flags of both the nationals. The Belgian Royal family has led the economic delegations to India.

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DIKSHA, SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds), PMeVIDYA (One Class One Channel) and NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement) are flagship initiatives of Ministry of Education.
Union Minister of State for Education recently presented National ICT Awards to 49 teachers across the country.

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The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade releases Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI).
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 144.4 in January 2022, at an increase of 3.7 per cent from that of January 2021. The production of Coal, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Steel, Cement and Electricity industries increased in January 2022, the other two being Crude Oil and Fertilizers.

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“Quami Waqf Boards Taraqqiati Scheme” is an initiative of Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, which aims to geotag all Waqf properties across the country. It was launched in 2017.
‘Central Waqf Council’ is an autonomous body under the Minority Affairs Ministry, has called for bids to empanel more agencies to carry out the GIS/GPS survey. It has revised its deadline from March 2022 to November 2023.

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The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the resolution titled ‘Aggression Against Ukraine’, with support of 141 nations voting in favour and five against.
Nearly 100 UN Member States co-sponsored the resolution including Afghanistan, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. The resolution required a 2/3 majority and it demanded that Russia immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine and refrain from any further unlawful threat or use of force against any UN member state.

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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the formation of Village Defence Groups (VDGs) in Jammu and Kashmir.
The members of the Village Defence Groups will be designated as Village Defence Guards. In 1990s, 4,125 Village defence committees (VDCs) existed in Jammu and Kashmir. This new initiative is seen as a process of rejuvenating VDCs. They assist the forces in counter-terrorism operations and help in maintaining peace.

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The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates responses to environmental issues within the UN system. It was formed after the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972. UNEP is headquartered at Nairobi, Kenya.
The UNEP is set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its creation in a special two-day session of the UN Environment Assembly.

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Every year, 3rd March is celebrated as World Wildlife Day by the United Nations and this year, the day is celebrated under the theme “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.
This aims to conserve some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora and form solutions to conserve them.