Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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Operation Ganga is the name of the initiative launched by the Government of India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.
So far, India has brought back more than 1,000 of its nationals from the country.  It has also set up 24×7 control centres to assist in the evacuation of Indians through the border crossing points with Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovak Republic.

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‘International Women’s Day’ was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977. International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries, to recognise women for their achievement and create awareness about their rights.
This International Women’s Day, the campaign of UN is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. Another campaign of International Women’s Day is ‘Break the Bias’.

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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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Every year, the Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1, to celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life with dignity.
This year, the theme of ‘Zero Discrimination Day’ is “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower”. This year, UNAIDS is highlighting the urgent need to take action against discriminatory laws prevalent across the world.

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Swiss and its parent company, the Lufthansa Group, have partnered with synthetic fuel group Synhelion to use its Solar Fuel.
This will make Swiss the first airline in the world to use “sun-to-liquid” fuel. Switzerland-based Synhelion, has developed a technology for manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable energy sources.

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The Union government has allowed manufacture and import of machine-made polyester national flags by amending the 2002 Flag Code of India.
The rules earlier permitted only flags made by “hand-spun and hand woven wool or cotton or silk khadi bunting”. The import of machine-made flags was banned in 2019.

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The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) with 175 member countries, signed a mandate which makes it legally binding for the signatories to end plastic pollution.
The Global Plastics Treaty will be drafted and ratified in the next two years.  The mandate recommends measures to tackling plastic production and addressing the toxic burden of plastic.

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MyGov, which is the Government of India’s citizen engagement platform has launched “Sabka Vikas MahaQuiz” series commencing from 1st March 2022. This quiz would continue for the entire year and comprise 14 episodes.
This initiative aims to build awareness amongst citizens about good governance, various government schemes and initiatives.

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National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
The Union Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) have signed a memorandum understanding (MoU) to develop a sustainable model for promoting entrepreneurship at the grass roots by initiating the ‘start-up village entrepreneurship programme’ (SVEP).

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das launched UPI for feature phones called UPI123Pay. He also launched 24×7 helpline for digital payments named ‘DigiSaathi’.
UPI 123Pay will allow customers to use feature phones for all transactions except scan and pay. It doesn’t need an internet connection for transactions while customers have to link their bank account with feature phones to use this facility.