Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2023

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Yaosang is one of the key festivals in Manipur. It is celebrated over five days during the full moon day of the Lamda month (February-March).
The festival is part of the indigenous traditions of the Meitei people. The celebrations include a wide range of activities such as the Thabal Chongba, a traditional Manipuri dance, sports competitions like Mukna Kangjei (a combination of hockey and wrestling), and Pana Sankirtana, a form of traditional music.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived on a two-day visit to Gujarat. Mr. Antony Albanese visited Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad and paid tribute to father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr. Albanese watched the first day of the fourth test match of Border Gavaskar trophy between the two countries at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.

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Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, as per the United Nations.
In a statement released on International Women’s Day, the U.N. mission said that Afghanistan’s new rulers have shown a focus on imposing rules that leave most women and girls effectively trapped in their homes.

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BSE and UN Women India launched a new programme, ‘FinEMPOWER’, at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
It is a year-long joint capacity-building programme between BSE and UN Women to empower women towards financial security.

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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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According to a report titled “Everyday Mobility and Changing Livelihood Trajectories: Implications for Vulnerability and Adaptation in Dryland Regions,” short-distance migration accounts for the most significant proportion of global migratory movements.
The report states that economic, social, and environmental factors like climate change are the primary reasons behind short-distance relocation in most migratory movements. The study focused on inhabitants of drylands in India and parts of Africa like Ghana, Kenya and Namibia.

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The state government of Madhya Pradesh has launched a new scheme called Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana to empower women financially.
Under this scheme, women aged 23 to 60 years with an annual family income of less than Rs.2.5 lakh or less than 5 acres of land will receive Rs.1,000 per month. The funds under this scheme will be distributed from June 10 this year.

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The safe harbour principle of the IT Act, 2000 relieves the internet intermediaries from responsibility for third-party content on their platforms.
This provision ensures that social media platforms are not liable for posts published by users. The newly introduced Digital India Act, 2023, which seeks to replace the IT Act, has proposed the revision of the safe harbour clause. The legislation seeks to make social media sites accountable for user-generated contents.

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CISF Raising Day is celebrated annually on March 10th to recognize the contributions and achievements of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Established in 1969 with three battalions and 2,800 personnel, the CISF has grown to become one of the largest security forces in India with over 165,000 personnel. The 2023 CISF Raising Day event was held in Hyderabad. This is the first time that it is conducted outside the National Capital.

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NASA and the Italian Space Agency will work together to launch the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) mission.
The mission will last for three years and focus on studying 11 cities worldwide, including New Delhi, Beijing, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Rome, to examine the health effects of air pollution. The mission is set to launch before the end of 2024.