1. HANSA-NG Indigenously designed and developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL).
A) HANSA- New Generation (HANSA-NG) is India’s first indigenous aircraft trainer.
B) National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) was established in 1959 by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in New Delhi.
C) The main responsibility of NAL is to develop civil aircraft in India. It works closely with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
2. As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Textiles are organizing “Jharokha-Collection of Indian Handicrafts/Handlooms, Art and Culture”.
A) Jharokha is a celebration of traditional Indian handicrafts, handlooms and art and culture.
B) The first program under this festival is being organized in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of International Women’s Day from 8th March 2022.
3. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) was entrusted with the preparation of a report on the increasing cases of human-animal conflict.
A) WII is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
B) Wildlife Institute of India was established in 1982 which conducts research in areas like biodiversity, endangered species, wildlife policy, wildlife management etc.
4. The government approved the continuation of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) and its components from the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a financial outlay of Rs 3,274.87 crore.
A) Financial benefits and pensions will be given to the freedom fighters and their dependents under this scheme.
B) The Ministry of Home Affairs prepared a proposal for the continuation of SSSY.
5. The Swachhagraha program was organized to raise awareness among the citizens of the nation about the importance of independence and cleanliness.
A) The objective of this program is to promote awareness on “Cleanliness, Freedom and Accessibility”.
B) Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management across the country.
6. The petascale supercomputer “Param Ganga” was set up at IIT Roorkee under the National Supercomputing Mission.
A) National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has four major pillars, Infrastructure, Applications, R&D, Human Resource Development working efficiently to achieve the goal of developing the indigenous supercomputing ecosystem of the country.
B) Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has been entrusted with the responsibility of design, development, deployment and commissioning of supercomputer systems as part of the building approach of the mission.
7. Microsoft to invest Rs 15,000 crore for its biggest data centre investment in Hyderabad in 15 years.
A) It is the second-largest foreign direct investment in Telangana.
B) The biggest foreign direct investment is Amazon.
8. Telangana Finance Minister T. Harish Rao presented a budget of Rs 2.56 lakh crore for the financial year 2022-23.
A) The state has estimated the total revenue receipts for the next fiscal at Rs 1.93 lakh crore.
B) The fiscal deficit has been pegged at Rs 44,766.25 crore as per the Revised Estimates for 2021-22.
9. The Union Ministry of Labor and Employment launched the ‘Donate One Pension Scheme’.
A) Donate a Pension” scheme allows a citizen to “donate a premium contribution of his immediate support staff like domestic workers, drivers, helpers, caregivers, nurses, etc.
B) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Yojana was launched in 2019, which allows the unorganized sector to work between the age group of 18 to 40 years, earning up to Rs 15,000 per month.
10. Russia announced that it would open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities.
A) Russian aggression has pushed more than 1.5 million people across Ukraine’s border and is Europe’s fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.
B) Russia refused to participate in a hearing at the top UN court for an urgent order to stop the Ukraine conflict.
