DAILY GK 23 MARCH
2022
1.
NARASINGAPETTAI NAGASWARAM A MUSIC INSTRUMENT OF TAMIL NADU
GETS GI TAG
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The
Narasingapettai Nagaswaram, a classical wind music instrument, hand crafted in
Narasingapettai Village in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu(TN) got the Geographical
Indication (GI) Tag under the category of musical instruments of class 15 from
Geographical Indications Registry.
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Narasingapettai
Nagaswaram is a classical wind instrument.It has a length of 2.5 feet.
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A
major portion of the ‘Narasingapettai Nagaswaram’ is made from the Water
Resistance Tree aacha (Hardwickiabinata).Wood used to craft the Nagaswaram is
atleast 100 year old.
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Reeds
are made from the leaves of the locally grown plant called ‘Naanal’.
2.
KERALA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO INTRODUCE CARBON-NEUTRAL
FARMING
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Kerala
became the first state in India to introduce carbon-neutral agricultural
practices in select locations for better soil health.
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In the
first phase, the Agriculture Department will implement the carbon-neutral
farming in 13 farms including in tribal areas and steps were also taken to
convert the State Seed Farm at Aluva to a carbon-neutral farm.
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Carbon-neutral farming is the technique of decreasing carbon emissions and aid carbon storage in the
soil, through techniques such as Integrated farming methods, Crop rotation,
Fertigation, Precision Farming methods, Shifting how the soil is irrigated, and
restricting the haphazard use of Fertiliser application.
3.
UNEP JOINS ONE HEALTH ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE HUMANS, ECOSYSTEM
AND ANIMALS HEALTH
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United
Environment Programme Program (UNEP) under the Executive Directorship of Inger
Andersen, has signed the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the tripartite
partnership for One Health, bringing together the Food and Agriculture
Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organisation (WHO)
and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), formally the Quadripartite
partnership at its annual executive meeting held at Nairobi, Kenya.
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The
Quadripartite alliance will now focus on a One Health Joint Plan of Action,
which includes six action tracks
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The One Health approach aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people,
animals, ecosystems and the wider environment.
4.
COLD RESPONSE 2022 – MULTINATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISE
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Cold
Response 2022, is planned to conduct a Multilateral Military exercise involving
Army, Navy and Air Force from March 14 to April 1, 2022 by North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation (NATO) at Norway.
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The Arctic region covers parts of eight countries: Canada, Greenland, Iceland,
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and the United States.
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NATO
is an
International military alliance between 30 European and North American
countries. The member countries agree to mutual defence in response to an
attack by an external party.
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Headquarters
– Brussels, Belgium.
5.
RBI REVOKES LICENSE OF PEOPLE’S CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD,
KANPUR, UP
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The
RBI has requested the Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative
Societies, Uttar Pradesh to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint
a liquidator for the lender.
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Upon
liquidation, every depositor would be entitled to a deposit insurance claim
amount of his or her deposits from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation (DICGC), subject to a monetary ceiling of Rs 5 lakh.
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DICGC
is A wholly-owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), established under
an act of Parliament, The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
Act, 1961 (DICGC Act).
6.
NITI AAYOG BESTOWS THE WTI AWARD 2021 ON 75 WOMEN ACHIEVERS
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The
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has presented the
Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards to 75 women achievers through its Women
Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)
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The
Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is a Government of India (GoI) initiative
by NITI Aayog to promote and support prospective as well as established women
entrepreneurs in India, assisting and guiding them through the process of
starting, scaling up, and expanding their businesses.
7.
N BIREN SINGH SWORN IN AS MANIPUR CM FOR SECOND TERM
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Nongthombam
(N) Biren Singh, sworn in as the Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur for the second
consecutive term. The oath of office was administered by Manipur Governor La
Ganesan
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N
Biren Singh was elected from the Heingang seat for the record fifth time, in
the recently concluded 12th Manipur assembly elections. BJP won 32 seats in the
60-member house.
8.
ISSF WORLD CUP 2022 FOR SHOTGUN
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Indian
trio, PrithvirajTondaiman, Zoravar Singh Sandhu and VivaanKapoor wins Silver
medal in Men’s Trap Team event in International Shooting Sport Federation
(ISSF) World Cup ( for Shotgun in Nicosia, Cyprus.
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India secured 9th rank with 1 Silver medal in the overall medal standings.
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India
and Kuwait participated in the Gold medal match, where Kuwait scored a total of
6 points (Gold medal) and India scored 2 points to secure Silver medal.
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Medal Standings 1st Italy 6 (3-Gold, 2-Silver, 1-Bronze)
9.
CRISTIANO RONALDO BECOMES ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER WITH 807
GOALS
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Manchester
United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become the all-time leading scorer (professional
football) with 807 goals, after scoring 3 goals against Tottenham Hotspur
during the English Premier League 2022.
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Brazilian
strikers Pele and Romário de Souza Faria each have scored more than a 1000
goals during their careers, but the statistics include goals in amateur,
unofficial and friendly matches.
10.
WORLD WATER DAY 2022 – MARCH 22
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The
United Nations (UN)’s World Water Day is annually observed across the globe on
22nd March to celebrate water and focus on the importance of freshwater.
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The observance
of World Water Day is led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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The theme of
World Water Day 2022 is “Groundwater:
Making the invisible visible”.
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UN-Water is
the United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism for all freshwater
related matters, including sanitation.
11.
WORLD SLEEP DAY 2022 – MARCH 18
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World
Sleep Day(WSD) is annually observed across the globe on the Friday before
Spring Vernal Equinox of each year.
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The
World Sleep Day 2022 was observed on 18th March 2022. The Spring Vernal Equinox
of 2022 was observed on 20th
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The slogan for
2022 World Sleep Day is “Quality Sleep,
Sound Mind, Happy World”.