Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’. Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 5000 will be given to women on the birth of second girl child.
He also released ‘Kanya Vivah Yojana’ Coffee Table Book and Sakhi One Stop Center Telephone Directory. The Chief Minister visited the stalls set up as part of the four-day-long state-level ‘Mahila Madai’.

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NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission has partnered with camera firm Snap Inc, which owns social media platform Snapchat, to drive Augmented Reality (AR) skilling among youth.
Snap Inc is expected to train over 12,000 teachers affiliated with the Atal Tinkering Labs on Augmented Reality, over a two-year timeframe. Snap will conduct special workshops to introduce young women in India to AR as part of its ‘Lensathon’.

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International Labour Organisation (ILO) has recently released a report “Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender-equal world of work”.
As per the report, three in ten women of reproductive age (649 million women) have inadequate maternity protection. Making more investments in care services and policies could create almost 300 million jobs by 2035.

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The Ministry of Tourism publishes the draft of the National Digital Tourism Mission (NDTM) for stakeholder comments and feedback.
As per the draft, the autonomous body will be at the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism, with a CEO and Board of Directors. The vision of National Digital Tourism Mission is to bridge the existing information gap among different stakeholders of tourism ecosystem through digitisation.

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Sahityotsav, the literature festival of Sahitya Akademi recently commenced at New Delhi. The Festival of Letters 2022 is being celebrated to commemorate 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.
It comprised of various events including “The Rise of Young India” event, “Panel Discussion on Publishing in Indian Languages”, “Tribal Writers’ Meet”, National seminar on “Impact of Literature on Indian Independence Movement” and “Purvottari: North Eastern & Northern Writers’ Meet”.

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European Space Agency’s (ESA) upcoming space weather mission has been renamed as ESA Vigil. It was earlier known as “Lagrange”.
The mission aims to protect Earth’s infrastructure, satellites, inhabitants and space explorers from unpredictable solar events like solar flares and ‘coronal mass ejections’.

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Former Financial Services Secretary Debasish Panda has been appointed as Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as chairperson of the insurance regulator initially for a period of three years. Subhash Chandra Khuntia completed his term before 9 months.

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‘Halari’ is a breed of Donkeys native to the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. The population of the breed is fast declining in the country.
Union Minister Parsottam Rupala will preside over a meeting of Maldharis (or traditional herdsmen) for the conservation of Halari donkeys. An animal fair with the best of Halari donkeys, goats of Kahmi and Bhagri breeds, will also be organised.

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Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL) becomes the World’s First Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) Manufacturer to be accredited with the BIS Certification.
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers conferred the company’s ‘Superlab’ brand with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification.

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A huge white stone from the Iron Age, known as ‘Menhir’, was spotted on the roadside at Ellarigudem, a hamlet of Mahaboobabad district, Telangana.
It was noticed during his survey of archaeological and heritage remains under ‘Preserve Heritage for Posterity’ programme. As per archaeologists, the menhir belongs to the Iron Age (3,500 years old) erected in memory of a dead person.