Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih issued an order banning the ‘India Out’ campaign. Led by former President Yameen, the campaign accuses the Maldivian government of allowing Indian military presence in the island nation.
President Solih has opted for an ‘India first’ foreign policy. The Maldives’s National Security Council announced its decision that the campaign to incite hatred against India is a threat to national security.

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The Brazil Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Bento Albuquerque paid an official visit to India, on the invitation of the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas- Hardeep Singh Puri.
The leaders reviewed the existing bilateral cooperation across the energy sector and committed to enhance the partnership between the countries. The two sides also agreed to work towards developing an Indian-Brazil Alliance for Bioenergy and Biofuels.

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Kottooly wetlands is located in the heart of Kozhikode city in Kerala. Earlier, it had seven different varieties of mangroves. But now, the mangrove forest is depleting in spite of being under the Coastal Regulation Zone.
Recently a ‘Mangrove nursery’ has been set up to prevent the depletion of mangroves from the ecologically sensitive region. This initiative is a part of ‘Paristhithikam ecosystem rejuvenation project’, being organised by the Directorate of Environment and Climate Change of Kerala.

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An MoU was signed between iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
iCreate is the Government of Gujarat’s flagship technology incubator. The MoU will promote rapid economic development and help create world-class start-ups. CSIR will explore new ways of financially supporting innovative start-ups.

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Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare, inaugurated the 7th edition of the International Conference on Pharma and Medical Devices sector 2022.
The annual flagship three-day conference is being held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Indian healthcare sector is becoming affordable and accessible for everyone due to the relentless efforts and leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India is the pharma hub in the world with our production being fifth in the world.

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The United Kingdom has recently provided  Stormer armored missile launchers to Ukraine, in a bid to stop the Russian army, which has begun a full-scale offensive in Eastern Ukraine.
The Starstreak missiles that were earlier sent to Ukraine by the UK can be mounted on these launchers to attack aircraft. The Starstreak missile has reportedly shot down a Russian attack helicopter recently.

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India recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records by waving 78,220 flags simultaneously at ‘Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav’ programme at Bhojpur, Bihar.
The most people waving flags was achieved by Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Culture, to celebrate Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at Jagdishpur, Bhojpur, Bihar. Earlier, Pakistan held the world record for the 18-year-old event, in which 56,000 Pakistanis waved their national flag at Lahore.

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Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh launched ‘Azadi se Antyodaya Tak,’ 90-day inter-ministerial campaign under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The identified districts are aligned with the birthplace of 100 Indian Freedom Fighters. The campaign aims to saturate 75 Districts with 17 beneficiary schemes of 9 central ministries and departments namely MoRD, MoW&CD, MoL&E, MoSD&E, DH&FW, DFS, DSJ&E, DA&FW and DAH&D.

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Ministry of Development of North-East Region is organising North-East Festival across all the eight North Eastern States from as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The Seven-day Festival aims to showcase the achievements of North Eastern Region with the Spirit of ‘Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi’. The programmes will cover the critical areas including infrastructure, investment potential, energy needs and role of women.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Singh Mann signed a ‘Knowledge-sharing agreement’
As a part of the agreement, 117 schools and mohalla clinics will be developed in Punjab. Punjab can learn from Delhi in the fields of Education, health and power while Delhi can learn from Punjab about agriculture.