Daily Current Affairs Quiz : April 13, 2022

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Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog State Energy and Climate Index-(SECI) Round 1 among larger states. It is followed by Kerala and Punjab. Among the smaller states, Goa topped the index.
The index ranks the states and union territories on six parameters — discoms performance, access affordability and reliability of energy, clean energy initiatives, energy efficie­ncy, environmental sustainability and new initiatives.

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PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana, implemented by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is a National Plan for the skilling of marginalized persons.
The main objective of the scheme is to increase the skill levels of the target youth by providing for long-term and short-term skills, followed by an employment/self-employment. Around 2.71 Lakh persons will be trained over 5 years. Rs.79.48 crore was allocated for 2021-22.

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As part of the Seema Darshan project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat.
Located in the Rann of Kutch region, this place is also known as the ‘Wagah of Gujarat’. Civilians get access to view the fenced international border with Pakistan at ‘Zero Point’, which is guarded round the clock by the Border Security Force (BSF).

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The United Nations General Assembly established April 12 to be the International Day of Human Space Flight. On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
The International Day of Human Space Flight is commemorates this occasion, which paved the way for space exploration for the benefit of humanity.

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Dozens of megalithic stone jars have been recently unearthed in the state of Assam, at four previously unknown sites.
The discovery has brought to focus the possible links between India’s Northeast and Southeast Asia, dating back to the second millennium BC. The study calls for more research to understand the cultural relationship between Assam, Laos and Indonesia, the only two other sites where similar jars have been found.