The document summarizes several current affairs articles published on www.indopraba.blogspot.com on March 21, 2022. It discusses the World Happiness Report 2022 ranking Finland as the happiest country for the fifth time. It also provides updates on the swearing-in of the new Punjab cabinet and Manipur CM, the Boeing plane crash in China with 133 passengers, the upcoming India-Australia virtual summit, International Day of Forests, and Nowruz celebrations.

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
21 March 2022
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. World Happiness Report 2022
 The 10th edition of the World Happiness Report was released on
March 18, 2022.
 The report that ranks the countries on the basis of happiness has
identified Finland as the happiest country in the world, for the 5th
time in a row.
 The World Happiness Report 2022 is based on two key ideas.
 First is the happiness or life evaluation that is measured through
opinion surveys while the second is identifying the key elements that
determine well-being and the life evaluation across countries.
 The World Happiness Report, published since 2012, contains the
rankings of the national happiness based on several factors.
 It is primarily on the basis of the responses of the individuals.
 World Happiness Report 2022 country rankings are published by the
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
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3. Punjab Cabinet
 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has kept Home Department,
Harpal Cheema has been appointed as Punjab's new Finance
Minister and Dr Vijay Singla has been appointed as the new Health
Minister.
 Ten AAP MLAs were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers of Punjab on
March 19, 2022.
 This came three days after AAP's Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as
the Chief Minister of Punjab in a historic ceremony at Khatkar Kalan.
 The new Punjab CM chaired the first cabinet meeting on March 19th
after the oath-taking ceremony of the cabinet ministers.
 He said after the meeting that the Punjab cabinet has approved
notification of 25,000 job vacancies within one month.
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4. Manipur CM Oath Taking Ceremony 2022:
Biren Singh takes oath as Manipur CM for
2nd term, 5 Cabinet Ministers sworn in
 N Biren Singh took oath as the Chief Minister of Manipur for
a second term on March 21, 2022. Manipur Governor La.
Ganesan administered the oath of the office to Biren Singh.
 Five MLAs were also sworn in along with the Chief Minister
as Cabinet Ministers of the state.
 The five newly sworn-in Cabinet Ministers include Nemcha
Kipgen, Th. Biswajit Singh, Y. Khemchand Singh, Govindas
Konthoujam and Awangbou Newmai. N Biren Singh was
unanimously elected as the Chief Minister of the state in the
Manipur BJP legislature party meeting on March 20th.
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5. Boeing 737-800 crash: Plane carrying 133
crashes in China, no report on survivors yet
 A China Eastern flight MU573 carrying 133 passengers has
crashed into a mountain in China's Guangxi region.
 The plane had taken off from Kunming and was headed
towards Guangzhou. The plane crash has caused a massive
fire on the mountain.
 The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and it belonged
to the China Eastern Airlines. The number of survivors or
casualties are not known yet.
 The Boeing reportedly crashed in the rural countryside near
Wuzhou city in the Guangxi region. The rescue teams have
been dispatched to the crash site.
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6. India-Australia Summit: PM Modi, Scott
Morrison to hold 2nd virtual summit today;
What will be on agenda?
 PM Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Australia
Scott Morrison will hold the 2nd India-Australia Summit
in a virtual mode on March 21, 2022.
 The summit has come two years after the historic first
virtual summit which was held in June 2020 when the
two nations had elevated their relationship to a
comprehensive strategic partnership.
 During India-Australia Virtual Summit 2022, the leaders
of the two countries are likely to take stock of the
progress made on various initiatives under the
‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’.
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7. International Day of Forests 2022: Theme,
Date, Role of Forests & Impact of
Deforestation
 International Day of Forests is observed every year on
March 21 since 2012. The day aims to raise awareness
regarding the importance of all types of forests.
 The International Day of Forests was established in 2012 by
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO).
 The United Nations General Assembly had proclaimed 21
March as the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate
the importance of all types of forests.
 All countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and
international activities involving forests and trees, such as
tree-planting campaigns to commemorate World Forestry
Day.
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8. Nowruz 2022: Date and Time in India,
History and Significance
 Nowruz or the Persian New Year is celebrated in several
countries across the world on March 20-21. Nowruz
begins on spring equinox, marking the beginning of
spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
 The Iranian New Year is celebrated with great fervour and
enthusiasm among various Parsi communities across the
world including India.
 Nowruz, broken into 'now' that means new and 'ruz' that
means day, literally translates into new day.
 It marks the beginning of Farvardin, the first month of the
Solar Hijri calendar, an Iranian calendar used officially in
Iran and Afghanistan.
 The day is usually celebrated on March 20 or 21 globally.
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