Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2023

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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has confirmed that Karnataka is set to get India’s first Marina which will be constructed in the Udupi district.
This project has been initiated to promote coastal tourism in the state. He was speaking at a function ‘Seven Wonders of Karnataka’ hosted under the Department of Tourism.

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Seattle has become the first US city to ban discrimination based on caste after a vote by the city council.
The caste system in India dates back over 3,000 years and divides Hindu society into rigid hierarchical groups. Similar bans on caste bias that have been introduced on the campuses of US universities in recent years.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the flight acceptance hot test for the CE-20 cryogenic engine.
The engine will power the LVM3 launch vehicle’s Cryogenic Upper Stage for the upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission, which is slated to be launched in the later part of 2023. The test was carried out at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Tamil Nadu.

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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has recently launched a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication.
UIDAI is a statutory body that was established by the Indian Government in January 2009. It comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

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Ozempic, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, is facing global shortages due to its popularity and its potential for weight loss.
Ozempic is found to slow down the rate at which food leaves the stomach, thereby reducing appetite. A research found that nearly three-quarters of users lost over 10% of their body weight after taking in this drug.

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The Indian Army has proposed the acquisition of an indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) to fill critical capability gaps in high altitude regions
The ATAGS has been designed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to replace the current 155 mm artillery system in service, the Bofors towed guns.

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The SWAMIH Investment Fund is a social impact fund designed to provide debt financing for stalled and RERA-registered residential projects.
Managed by SBICAP Ventures Ltd, the Fund is sponsored by the Union Ministry of Finance. The Fund has provided final approval to nearly 130 projects worth around Rs 12,000 crore, and has raised Rs 15,530 crore to date.

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The world’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier, named “Bahu Balli,” has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway in Vidarbh, Maharashtra.
It has also been accredited by the Indian Road Congress and provides an eco-friendly alternative to steel barriers with higher recycling value. The ‘Bambusa Balcoa’ bamboo is treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High-Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE).

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The Digital India Bill is the proposed successor to the Information Technology Act, 2000, which currently regulates entities on the internet in India.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT will hold a public consultation at Bengaluru to present the basic guiding principles and architecture of this proposed legislation. The Digital India Bill aims to ensure that the internet in India is open, free from user harm and criminality, and that there is an institutional mechanism of accountability.

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Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival celebrated for three days in March, usually a day after the Hindu festival of Holi.
A fair is organized in Anandpur Sahib on Hola Mohalla. The festival concludes with a long military-style procession near Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, one of the five seats of temporal authority of the Sikhs.