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 Indian Navy conducted ‘Operational Demonstration’ at Visakhapatnam and a colourful International City Parade. It showcased various operations including special operations and sky diving, rescue operations and fly-past by naval aircraft.
The event was conducted as part of the ongoing Multilateral Exercise MILAN 22. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was the Chief Guest for the event.

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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is celebrating its ‘Iconic week’ under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahosav’ from 28.02.2022 to 06.03.2022.
Ministry of MSME will launch Phase II of its ‘National Level Awareness Programme – Sambhav’, through which more than one lakh students from 1300 colleges all across the country will be motivated to take up entrepreneurship. Phase I of the scheme was launched in 2021.

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Niti Aayog is in the process of developing a National Gender Index, which will support policy action and advocacy around gender and will be aligned to the framework of Sustainable Development Goals.
Niti Aayog has also developed a draft State Energy and Climate Index to assess the performance of states on various parameters. The index will help states to efficiently manage their energy resources and provide people better access to energy.

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In May 2008, 107 states concluded an international treaty prohibiting the cluster weapons, named the ‘Convention on Cluster Munitions’.
Recently, Russia has been accused for using cluster bombs and vacuum bombs in the ongoing war against Ukraine. As per the convention, the cluster munitions release explosive sub-munitions each weighing less than 20 kilograms, and includes those explosive sub-munitions. They are non-precision weapons designed to injure or kill human beings over a large area.

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Every year, 3rd March is organized as World Hearing Day by the World Health Organisation. This year the World Hearing Day is being organized with the theme “To hear for life, listen with care!”.
This year, WHO will focus on the importance of safe listening as a means of maintaining good hearing across the life course.

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On the occasion of Jan Aushadhi Diwas week celebrations, Jan Aushadhi Bal Mitra programme has been conducted across the country at 75 locations.
It aims to engage children as ‘Bal Mitras’ with Jan Aushadhi scheme to educate them about the benefits of the PM Bharatiya Jan Aushadi Pariyojana.

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is a major electricity supplier in Ukraine. The plant generates 40-42 billion kWh which accounts for one fifth of the average annual electricity production in Ukraine.
Recently, Ukraine has claimed that Russian military has seized the plant and started shelling. It is also the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the scheme- Modernisation Plan-IV for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in continuation of the scheme -Modernisation Plan-III for CAPFs.
The mew scheme would run from 2022 to 2026, with a total financial outlay of Rs 1,523 crore is to be implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The project will equip the CAPFs with state-of-the-art weapons and equipment as per their operational requirements.

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Mercom India Research recently released a report titled ‘Annual 2021 India Solar Market Update’. As per the report, India installed a record 10 gigawatt (GW) of solar capacity during 2021, registering a year-on-year rise of 212 per cent.
The country made 3.2 GW of solar capacity installations during 2020. Cumulative solar installed capacity in India was approximately 49 GW at the end of December 2021.