Current Affairs One-Liner: 3rd March 2021

• Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana: It is launched by Haryana with an aim to uplift 1 lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. The families will be selected through the Parivar Pehchan Patra portal. The state government will make efforts to boost the income of such families from Rs 8000 to Rs 9000 per month.
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• CM of Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar
• Governor of Haryana: Satyadev Narayan Arya
• Dr B.R. Ambedkar Awas Navinikarn Yojana: It is launched by Haryana. Under this yojana, the state gov. will provide financial assistance of Rs 80,000 to repair the houses of schedule caste BPL families.

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• National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuaries in Haryana: Sultanpur NP, Kalesar NP, Chhilchhila WLS, Khaparwas Bird Sanctuary, Nahar WLS, Abubshahar WLS
• Gov. of Haryana has raised the legal aid for the victims under the SC and ST Act from Rs 11,0000 to Rs 21,000.
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• Airports in Haryana: Narnaul Airport, Hisar Airport, Gurugram Airport, Pinjore Airport, Bhiwani Airport
• Sant Mahapurush Vichar Samman and Prasaar Yojana: It is launched by Haryana. Under this, financial assistance from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh will be granted to the social and religious organisations for conducting programmes on the birth anniversaries of the saint at the block and gram levels.
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• Lakes in Haryana: Karna Lake, Sannihit Sarovar, Tilyar Lake, Surajkund Lake, Badkhal Lake
• Hero Indian Women’s League 2020-21: It will be hosted by Odisha. The announcement for the same was made by the All India Football Federation.
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• CM of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik
• Governor of Odisha: Ganeshi Lal
• SMEInsure: It is a portal launched by Alliance Insurance to insure 5 crore MSMEs under the insurance category. This will help to provide financial security to the MSMEs.
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• HQ of Alliance Insurance: Mumbai
• The International Yoga Festival commenced in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
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• CM of Uttarakhand: Trivendra Singh Rawat
• Governor of Uttarakhand: Baby Rani Maurya
• Important Days and Themes: 1st March 2021: Civil Accounts Day
• 3rd March 2021: World Hearing Day
• Theme of the Year: ‘Hearing Care for All!: Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate’
• 3rd March 2021: World Wildlife Day
• Theme of the Year: ‘Forest and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet’
• March 2021: Women’s History Month
• Theme of the Year: ‘Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced’
• Obituaries: Nandkumar Singh Chauhan: He was Lok Sabha MP.
• IAF to Participate in Exercise Desert Flag-VI
• NSE to Setup IBX at GIFT City, Gujarat
• ‘AI Game Changers’ Program
• ‘SBI International Access-US Equity FoF’
• Appointments on 3rd March 2021

Questions: 

Q.1 Which month is marked as Women’s History Month?
a. June 2021
b. Feb 2021
c. March 2021
d. Sep 2021

Q.2 In which city was the International Yoga Festival held?
a. Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
b. Guwahati, Assam
c. Solan, Himachal Pradesh
d. Gangtok, Sikkim