Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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Suraksha Kavach 2, a Joint Security Exercise was organised between Indian Army and Maharashtra Police at Lullanagar, Pune.
The aim of the exercise was to harmonize the procedures undertaken by Army and Police to counter any likely terrorist actions in Pune. It is participated by Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) of Indian Army, Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra Police, Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs), Dog Squads and Bomb Disposal Teams of both agencies.

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Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared the procurement of 14 items for over 380 crore rupees from the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) startups or MSMEs.
These items will be procured by the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. The DAC also approved the new simplified procedure for procurement from the iDEX startups and MSMEs.

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Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has recently launched the Sujalam 2.0 campaign for Greywater management.
Greywater is wastewater from non-toilet plumbing systems. The theme for this year’s campaign is Groundwater: making the invisible visible. Under the Campaign, government will mobilize Communities, Panchayats, Schools to undertake greywater management.

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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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Devendra Jhajharia became the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan in India. Padma Bhushan is the country’s third-highest civilian award.
Devendra Jhajharia has won many Paralympic medals, including his first gold at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, second gold at the 2016 Rio Games, and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Avani Lekhara, a para-shooter, was awarded Padma Shri award.

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Yoga Mahotsav 2022 is a campaign for 100 days, 100 organizations at 100 places, with an objective to give wider promotion to various dimensions of Yoga.
It also aims to promote the 100 days countdown campaign to IDY-2022 for Health, Well-being and World Peace. National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Ministry of Ayush, will conduct a yoga session on ‘Common Yoga Protocol’ at Aga Khan Palace, a Gandhi Heritage site at Pune.

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The Udaan project was launched by the Rajasthan government in collaboration with a consulting group ‘IPE Global’.
The project aims to keep girls in schools through their enrolment at the secondary level and also ensures that the eligible ones get their scholarships. It has strengthened the scholarship delivery system through IT-enabled services.

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The Union Cabinet has approved a draft legislation to provide a regulatory framework for India’s research activities in Antarctica and protect the environment in the continent.
The Indian Antarctica Bill was piloted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The Indian Antarctic programme, which began in 1981, has completed 40 scientific expeditions and built three permanent research base stations in Antarctica. Maitri and Bharati are fully operational at present.

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IIT Kharagpur has launched the peta-scale supercomputer PARAM Shakti inaugurated by West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
PARAM Shakti was developed under the National Supercomputing Mission, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Department of Science and Technology. Supercomputer ‘PARAM Ganga’ was earlier installed at IIT Roorkee.

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A massive fire has recently broken out in the Sariska Tiger Reserve, located in Alwar district, in the state of Rajasthan
Air Force helicopters equipped with water sprays are battling the fire, as the 8-10 sq km area in the Akbarpur range has been affected. Sariska Tiger Reserve has a total of 27 tigers. As per the forest officials, the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained.