Page-32 of Current Affairs - March, 2022

Dalit Bandhu Scheme

March 9, 2022

Dalit Bandhu is the Telangana government’s flagship programme. It is a welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families of the state and enabling entrepreneurship among them through a Rs 10 lakh direct benefit transfer per family. Overview: The Telangana government in ..

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What are ‘Karewas’?

March 9, 2022

Karewas are highly fertile alluvial soil deposits found in the Kashmir valley. About Karewas In the Kashmiri dialect, Karewas means “elevated table-land.” Godwin-Austin (1859) was the first one to use the term karewa to refer to a sequence of an ..

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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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