Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2023

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The Hakki Pikki is a tribe predominantly living in Karnataka. According to Census 2011, there are 11,892 Hakki Pikki tribal people in the state.
The Hakki Pikkis are an endogamous community and speak a language called Vaagri Booli. Hakki Pikkis were originally a nomadic tribe who hunted birds and they are named such as the Kannada word for bird is “Hakki”. Recently, as many as 108 Hakki-Pikki community people are said to be stuck in Sudan.

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A new India-Iran-Armenia trilateral grouping was announced recently. The first trilateral political consultation between the foreign affairs ministries of the three countries was held recently in Yerevan, Armenia’s capital.
For India, Armenia has emerged as a key geopolitical partner in recent years. This trilateral grouping is expected to open opportunities for cooperation in areas like energy, transportation, trade, among others.

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The Defence Ministry conducted a two-day coastal security exercise called ‘Sagar Kavach’ off the coast of Kerala and Mahe to evaluate potential threats from the sea and assess the preparedness level of coastal security agencies by simulating real-time threats and contingencies.
The exercise involved deploying various coastal security apparatus of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and other maritime security agencies.

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According to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of Global Climate Report, the unprecedented heat in Europe in 2022 resulted in several countries experiencing record-breaking temperatures.
This contributed to deaths of at least 15,000 individuals, which is more than any other single extreme climate event.

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s flagship initiative, ‘Mission Youth’ recently received the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence under the Innovation (state) category.
It is a unique programme aimed at empowering youth in the union territory. The mission will focus on all individuals between the age of 15 to 35 years.

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India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar co-chaired the 4th India-CARICOM Ministerial Meeting with his Jamaican counterpart at the CARICOM Secretariat in which country.
The Caribbean Community, with 15 member states from across the Americas and Atlantic Ocean, is a political and economic union founded in 1973.

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‘Sangathan se Samriddhi’ scheme was recently launched by the Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh.
Its purpose is to empower marginalized rural households by bringing all eligible rural women into the fold of Self-Help Groups.

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India has become the first country in the world to have annual remittances from abroad crossing the USD 100-billion mark.
According to the World Bank, private remittances, or transfer of money from NRI to friends and relatives in India crossed the threshold in 2022, with a year-on- year growth of 12%.

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Indiahandmade Portal was launched by the Union Textiles Ministry to promote handicrafts and handlooms sector.
This e-commerce portal will enable artisans to directly sell to the customers without middlemen. The Union Minister of Textiles Piyush Goyal launched the portal in Gujarat.

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Kazakhstan is set to host Astana International Forum in June 2023. It is a gathering of global significance, bringing together stakeholders from across the world to discuss challenging issues related to the economy, energy, climate, and regional cooperation and development.
Kazakhstan is India’s key partner in extended neighbourhood and Central Asia’s biggest state.