Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2023

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The final full moon of the winter season, called the Worm Moon, was visible on March 6 and 7 in the year 2023. The name of this full moon is derived from the time it appears in the year when winter subsides in the Northern hemisphere, leading to the earthworms emerging from the ground as the soil softens.

Tribes named each full moon after the weather events occurring during that time. March’s full moon is also referred to as the Sap Moon.

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SEBI’s Principle-based Framework for Cloud Adoption is a set of guidelines to ensure safe usage of cloud services by registered entities (REs) and cloud service providers (CSPs) in the securities industry.
It provides instructions on governance, risk, and compliance, choosing CSPs, data ownership and localization, due diligence by REs, security controls, legal and regulatory obligations, and vendor lock-in risks.

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NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission is a collaborative project between NASA and ISRO.
It is aimed at building and launching an Earth observation satellite equipped with a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar. The satellite will be used to remotely sense natural phenomena on Earth, such as the Antarctic cryosphere. The US Air Force recently handed over the NISAR satellite to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently proposed the need for a lunar time zone. It has called for an international coordination and consensus to establish it.
Moon Time Zone has been proposed for establishing a universal timekeeping system that will simplify communication and coordination among different lunar missions.

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Chabahar Port is a seaport located in southeastern Iran on the Gulf of Oman. It is the only oceanic port in Iran.
India has announced that it would deliver 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via the Chabahar Port in Iran. The shipment will be sent in partnership with the UN World Food Programme.

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Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) programme is the revamped version of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme (SDS). It was launched by the Union Ministry of Tourism to create theme-based tourist circuits across India.
As many as 30 cities from 15 states are shortlisted to be developed as sustainable and responsible destinations under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 programme. These include Dwarka and Dholavira in Gujarat, Colva and Porvorim in Goa and Nalanda and Gaya in Bihar.

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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was a telescope mounted on a Boeing 747 SP aircraft that used infrared light to observe the universe. It is a joint effort between NASA and the German Aerospace Center and was cancelled in 2022 due to its high cost and inadequate scientific output.
For the first time, Oxygen-18 was detected in Earth’s mesosphere and lower-thermosphere using the data collected by the GREAT instrument on SOFIA observatory. This is the first time that the heavy oxygen has been detected outside a laboratory.

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The Mahakali River is a transboundary river that originates in the Himalayas in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India.
It flows along Nepal’s western border with India and it is also known as the Kali River or the Sharda River. Uttarakhand Chief Minister recently inaugurated an 11 km long stretch of the Mahakali River for rafting. It will help promote adventure sports and tourism in the region. The state government is currently planning to conduct a national rafting competition in the Mahakali River.

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The WHO Global Report on Sodium Intake Reduction allocates a sodium country score to each member state to estimate the impact of policy progress on population dietary sodium intake and cardiovascular disease.
According to the report, the WHO recommended policies to reduce sodium intake can prevent 2 million deaths by 2025 and 7 million deaths by 2030. The world is not on track to achieve the global target of reducing sodium intake by 30% by 2025.

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The first international conference on Shared Buddhist Heritage commenced in New Delhi. It is being organised with a focus on India’s civilisational connect with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) nations 2023.
The event, under India’s leadership of SCO, will bring together Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian and Arab countries on a common platform to discuss Shared Buddhist Heritage.  The programme is being organised by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of External Affairs and the International Buddhist Confederation.