Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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In 2016, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama co-authored on “The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World”.
The book has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into more than 40 languages. A picture-book edition of a bestseller is set to be released soon with text worked by Rachel Neumann and Douglas Abrams, and illustrations provided by artist Rafael López.

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Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio presented the state budget for FY 22-23. He announced a Rs 65 crore worth micro-finance scheme to help MSME entrepreneurs and farmers.
The Chief Minister’s Microfinance Initiative will improve credit flow to hard-working farmers and young entrepreneurs. Other new schemes are Target Champion Scheme (TACS), and the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme.

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India’s AYUSH Ministry is set to conduct the world’s first clinical trial to examine the efficacy of Ayurveda in treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
It added that the clinical trial will be conducted in accordance with International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use – Good Clinical Practice (ICH- GCP) guidelines.

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The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is marked each year on March 25.
The day is marked on the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a former journalist who was working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in 1985. Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel was adopted by the UN in 1994.

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The ‘India TB Report 2022’ was recently released by the Union Health Minister. As per the report, India reported a sharp 19 per cent rise in tuberculosis cases in 2021 over the previous year.
The total number of incident TB patients notified during 2021 were around 19 lakhs as opposed to that of 16 lakhs in 2020. There has been an increase in the mortality rate due to TB between 2019 and 2020 by 11 per cent in India.

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European External Action Service (‘EEAS’) announced a joint declaration by the EU, Australia, Comoros, India, Japan, Mauritius, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.
The ‘Declaration on Privacy and the protection of personal data’-Strengthening trust in the digital environment aims to improve international cooperation to promote high data protection and privacy standards.

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Reserve Bank of India released the framework for geo-tagging of payment system touch points. Geo-tagging refers to capturing the geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude).
The framework aims to ensure proper monitoring of the availability of payment acceptance infrastructure including Point of Sale terminals, and Quick Response codes.

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As per recent official data, the doctor-population ratio is 1:834 in the country. There are 13,01,319 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on November, 2021.
Also, there are 2.89 lakh registered dentists, 32.63 lakh registered nursing personnel and 13 lakh allied and Healthcare Professionals in the country.

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Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched TEJAS (Training for Emirates Jobs And Skills) in Dubai, UAE. It is a Skill India International Project to train overseas Indians.
The programme aims to skilling, certification and overseas employment of Indians. During the initial phase, it aims at creating a 10,000 strong Indian workforce in UAE. He also invited UAE for collaboration in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Sector.

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Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. Has launched the world’s longest commercial passenger flight by distance.
It has planned to reroute its New York-Hong Kong service to avoid Russian airspace, and that would be the longest flight. The distance of 16,618 kilometers is covered at 17 hours would surpass Singapore Airlines’ New York service, which takes about 17-and-a-half hours to cover 15,349 km.