Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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Rafael Nadal defeated Cameron Norris 6-4, 6-4 to win the Mexican Open 2022. He also extended his best-ever start of his career at 15-0 as he won his 91st ATP title.
Nadal won his third title in 2022, including the Australian Open for his record 21st Grand Slam singles title. At present, he is three victories from tying Ivan Lendl’s total of 94 for third place for most championships in Open Era. Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) are at first 2 places.

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India’s export of fresh fruits has witnessed considerable growth during 2020-21. India’s major exporting destinations of fresh fruits during 2020-21 were Bangladesh (USD126.6 million), Netherland (USD 117.56 million), UAE (USD 100.68 million).
Fresh Grapes is the largest exported items among all fresh food category. During 2020-21, the export value of Fresh Grapes was USD 314 million. The export of guavas from India sees a growth of 260% since 2013.

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India’s Union Ministry of Earth Science launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) on the occasion of National Science Day 2022. The International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) will be hosted at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)- Pune, an institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, initially for five years.
It would undertake activities related to international monsoon research, under the leadership of the World Climate Research Programme and the World Weather Research Programme.

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Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani launched the new motto of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, NCPCR on its 17th foundation day at Red Fort, New Delhi.
The New Motto is ‘Bhavishyo Rakshati Rakshit’. The Minister also complemented the collaboration between NCPCR & Border Security Force for the initiative called ‘SAHARA’, which provides psycho-social counselling to children of BSF jawans who laid down their lives.

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Scientists have described a new species of the Neotropical orchid genus Maxillaria from northern Ecuador.
Named Maxillaria anacatalinaportillae, it grows as an epiphyte in cloud rainforests at altitude of 1,700 m above sea level. According to the IUCN Red List criteria, the species should be classified as ‘Critically Endangered’, as per the Scientists.

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Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Electronic Bill (e-Bill) processing system, announced in Union Budget 2022-23, on the occasion of 46th Civil Accounts Day. The move is a part of ‘Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and Digital India eco-system’
Currently, the suppliers of various goods and services to the Government have to submit physical, ink signed copies of their bills to the respective Ministries/Departments/Offices of the Government of India.

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Bhupender Yadav, Union minister of environment, forests and climate change, released Centre for Science and Environment –Down To Earth’s Annual State of India’s Environment Report 2022. This was released at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue organised by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
As per the report, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are below the national average in 11 and 14 SDGs, respectively. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh fared best in SDGs.

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Airports Authority of India has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
It is located at 15 kms from the state’s capital city of Itanagar. The Greenfield Airport will be constructed with an estimated amount of Rs 645 crores and will be operational from 15 August 2022.

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The Union Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Sulabh International have jointly organized an event titled Swacchagraha, which was conducted under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at New Delhi.
The event was organized to create and encourage mass awareness on the thought of “Swachhta, Swadhinta and Sulabh”.

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Rajasthan state government has announced a ‘Camel Protection and Development Policy’ in its budget 2022-23.
The Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot proposed a budget of Rs 10 crore in the next financial year under the new policy for rearing, protection, and overall development of the state animal. The policy has been announced amidst the declining numbers of the animal.