Page-26 of Current Affairs - March, 2022

Kaushalya Matritva Yojana

March 9, 2022

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of Chhattisgarh has launched the ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’. On this occasion cheques of Rs 5,000 each were also given to five women beneficiaries for safe motherhood at a state-level conference. Overview: Under this scheme, on the ..

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123PAY: UPI for Feature phones

March 9, 2022

On 8th March 2022, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for feature phones called “UPI123Pay”. About UPI 123PAY UPI ‘123PAY’ is a three-step method to initiate and execute services for those who use ..

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Manas National Park- Rise in Tiger Population

March 9, 2022

The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam have witnessed a sharp rise in the population of rhinos and tigers. Overview: The authorities of the national park expect the tiger population will rise to more than 60 from 48 ..

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What is a ‘Trellis structure’?

March 9, 2022

Trellis structure is an architectural structure made from a lattice of interwoven pieces of any material like wood, bamboo, or metal. Uses of Trellis structure Trellis structure can be used to cultivate climbers and creepers like bitter gourd, pointed gourd, ..

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Stonehenge as Solar Calendar

March 9, 2022

Due to its alignment with the solstices, Stonehenge, the world’s most famous prehistoric monument, has long been thought to serve as an ancient solar calendar. A new study has discovered how the solar calendar might have functioned. Overview: Led by ..

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Assam: Paper Ballots to EVMs in Local Polls

March 9, 2022

The Cabinet of Assam in its meeting that was presided over Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave approval to the proposal of replacing paper ballots with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the polls of Guwahati Municipal Corporation. Overview: The approval ..

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Plastics Innovation Hub Indonesia

March 9, 2022

A partnership has been established by Australia and Indonesia with the aim of tackling plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific region. Overview: The Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: March 9, 2022

March 9, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for March 9, 2022 INDIA – President confers Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020 and 2021 on 29 women achievers on International Women’s Day: March 8 – Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announces ‘Sushma ..

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Next-Gen 3D Printed Catalysts

March 8, 2022

Next-Gen 3D Printed Catalysts are developed by researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Melbourne, Australia. About the research The researchers claim that they solved the biggest challenge in the development of hypersonic aircraft i.e. controlling the ..

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Acetabularia jalakanyakae

March 8, 2022

Acetabularia jalakanyakae is the new marine algae species discovered in India. Discovery of the species Acetabularia jalakanyakae was discovered by Indian scientists from the Central University of Punjab in the Andamans archipelago. The scientists sighted the species in 2019 during ..

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