Daily Current Affairs Quiz : February 22, 2023

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The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference that focuses on global security issues. It brings senior politicians and military leaders from across the world to Germany’s Munich.
In the 2023 conference, which was held recently, a major focus was given to the war in Ukraine. For the first time in many years, Russia did not send a delegation to this event.

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Kuno National Park is a wildlife sanctuary and national park located in Madhya Pradesh. It is named after the Kuno River and was initially established in 1981 as a wildlife sanctuary. In 2018, it was granted national park status.
As part of the Cheetah Reintroduction Project, 12 more cheetahs were released into the Kuno National Park, bringing the total number of cheetahs to 20.

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As per the XDI’s Gross Domestic Climate Risk report, the economies of India, China and the US will witness the worst impact of the climate change.
This report revealed that 14 Indian states will remain within the top 100 most climate-risk prone territories among more than 2,600 regions in the world by 2050. Bihar, with a global ranking of 22, is expected to be the most climate-vulnerable region in India by 2050.

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The first-ever G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting is set to take place in Khajuraho, India. It will focus on protecting and restoring cultural property.
This exhibition will showcase 25 artifacts that have been returned to India after being smuggled out of the country. The CWG’s goal is to reduce illicit trafficking of cultural property by 2030, regulate online trading platforms, and raise public awareness about restitution laws and conventions.

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Scientists have found small pieces of DNA known as extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) that help cancer to spread.
The discovery was made by a team of researchers working on the Cancer Grand Challenges initiative. These small pieces of genetic material, also known as oncogenes, can make cancer cells more resistant to current cancer treatments.