Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2023

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The ‘Triple Threat Report’ was released recently by the UNICEF. According to this report, the absence of monitoring of the WASH-related programmes, projects and policies are the main drivers of the water insecurities in the world’s worst-impact countries.

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Medium Power Radar ‘Arudhra’ is a 4D multi-function phased array radar developed by DRDO and manufactured by BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited).
The Union Ministry of Defence recently entered into a contract with the BEL for the supply of this radar to the IAF.

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G20 Chief Science Advisers’ Roundtable (CSAR) is a government-to-government level initiative of the G20 Presidency that will be held in New Delhi in September this year.
It will focus on the important topic of free and universal access to scientific journals.

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The government has scrapped the long-term capital gains treatment (with indexation benefits) for income from debt mutual funds.
The returns from such funds will be treated as short term capital gains. Currently, capital gains arising from transfer of mutual fund units, other than equity-oriented funds held for more than three years, are considered as long-term investments and taxed at 20% with indexation benefits.

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Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change- Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Aravalli Green Wall Project.
It involves the greening of 5 km buffer area around the Aravalli Hill Range in four states. At the event, he unveiled the National Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation Through Forestry Interventions.

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Depleted uranium is the by-product obtained during the creation of enriched uranium, which is used in nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors.
The British government recently announced that it would provide Ukraine with armour-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.

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Operation Interflex is an initiative that is providing Ukraine military recruits with basic military training.
It is being implemented by the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, and the Netherlands.

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The Ministry of Culture is implementing a Scheme by the name of ‘Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture’ to protect all genres of artists including folk song artists.
It consists of 3 components including (i) Award of Scholarships to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields (SYA), (ii) Award of Senior/Junior Fellowships to outstanding persons in different cultural fields and (iii) Award of Tagore National Fellowship for cultural research (TNFCR).

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Spring Fiesta 2023 is a first-of-its-kind event organized by the National Gallery of Modern Art. It was organized to celebrate 69 years of the museum.
It was officially inaugurated in 1954 by the then Vice President Dr. S Radhakrishnan. Over 50 stalls will be set up for display and sales at the museum lawns by enthusiastic participants from different walks of life who specialise in items such as handicrafts, ceramics, indigenous art, fashion, and so on.

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H3N8 is a subtype of the Influenza A virus. It is also known as Equine influenza virus.
China reports its first H3N8 bird flu of 2023, and this is the third time that the virus has been discovered in the country, although a previous strain caused the 1889 pandemic.