Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is the flagship scheme of Ministry of Rural Development.
From the next financial year, the Centre will not give funds for MGNREGS to states that do not appoint ombudspersons in 80 per cent of their districts where the scheme has been applied. States are mandated to appoint Ombudsperson for each district to receive grievances and pass awards.

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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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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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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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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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Thermobaric munitions are also known as ‘Fuel-air explosive devices’ or ‘Vacuum bombs’. They create an oxygen-eating fireball followed by a shockwave and are far more powerful than most other conventional weapon.
Unlike Cluster ammunition, they are not explicitly prohibited for use against military targets. They are generally deployed as rockets or bombs, and they work by releasing fuel and explosive charges.

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On the 4th Day of Jan Aushadhi Diwas weeklong celebrations, the ‘Health heritage walks’ were organised at 10 locations in 9 cities to spread the message of quality and affordable generic medicines available at Janaushadhi Kendras.
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) started weeklong celebrations of Jan Aushadhi Diwas from 1st March, 2022. Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Chemicals & Fertilizers participated in the health heritage walk at Purana Qila in New Delhi.

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New data-wiping malware known as HermeticWiper has attacked hundreds of computers in Ukraine in a series of cyber-attacks after Russia’s invasion.
In June 2017, the world witnessed most destructive malware ever deployed named NotPetya, with Ukraine as its primary target. It quickly spread to more than 60 countries, destroying the computer systems of thousands of multinationals.

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The Study in India (SII) programme was launched in the year 2018 and is implemented by the Union Ministry of Education. The scheme aims to encourage the global student community to undertake higher education in India.
Study in India (SII) 2022 meet was recently launched and conducted in Dhaka by High Commission of India.

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The Environment Ministry issued a draft notification on “Building Construction Environment Management Regulations, 2022”.
It has proposed that at least one tree be planted in every 80 square metres of land, so that residential and commercial construction sites have at least 10 per cent of their plot area under tree cover.