ETEN Enlightens-Daily current capsules (Prelims Prominence) – 22nd Feb 2018

Farmer Welfare National Conference on “Agriculture-2022

Doubling Farmers' Incomes

The government’s roadmap in order to do so

Policy and Governance Reforms

Agriculture Trade Policy and Export Promotion; Market Structure and

Marketing Efficiency

Value Chain and Supply Chain Management

Science and Technology and Start-ups in Agriculture

Sustainable and Equitable Development and Efficient Delivery of

Services

Capital Investment and Institutional Credit for farmers

Promotion of Livestock, Dairy, Poultry and Fisheries as Engines of

Growth

Steps taken by the government to improve the income of farmers.

100 per cent neem coating of urea has led to an increased efficiency of

the urea itself, while also increasing productivity.

Use of soil health cards has led to a reduction in the use of chemical

fertilisers, while increasing production.

Government is working towards completing 99 incomplete irrigation

projects. With the completion of these projects the input cost of farmers

will come down

‘Operation Greens’ announced in the budget this year, would benefit

farmers growing Tomato, Onion and Potato.

22,000 GrameenHaats would be upgraded with appropriate infrastructure,

and integrated with the e-NAM platform.

Summits Uttar Pradesh Investor’s Summit

February 21, Lucknow

Inaugurated by Prime Minister

Enlighten about the summit -

The event has been organized by Uttar Pradesh Government to showcase

the investment opportunities and potential in the state.

It will provide a global platform, to bring together ministers, leaders from

the corporate world, senior policy makers, heads of international

institutions and academia from around the world to further the cause of

economic development in the state and promote cooperation.

Seven nations– Finland, Netherlands, Japan, Czech Republic, Thailand,

Slovakia and Mauritius have been identified as country partners for the

event.

Social Empowerment

Jaipur city’s Gandhi Nagar station

India’s first non-suburban railway station to be run entirely by women

Gandhi Nagar station the first non-suburban railway station in the

country to be completely operated by women.

Mumbai’s Matunga railway station, a suburban station on the Central

Railway line, became the first one last year to be run by an all-women

staff.

Environment

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‘Olive ridleys on Odisha coast for mass nesting

A portion of the beach has widened to make it safer for mass nesting

naturally - gift of mother nature

Sea waves and winds have widened a portion of the beach near

Rushikulya rookery on Odisha coast, boosting the prospects of increased

mass nesting of the endangered olive ridley turtles this year.

Enlighten about Olive Turtles

Olive Ridley sea turtles come to Odisha coasts for nesting in large

numbers.

Hence the activity is termed 'mass nesting' or 'arribada'.

Worldwide attention is focused on the conservation of Olive Ridley Sea

Turtle in Odisha because about 50% of the total world population of

Olive Ridleys, and 90% of the Indian population of sea turtles been

coming every year .

Odisha coast favorable for sea turtles

Odisha coast is crises-crossed by estuary, rivers, creeks and creek lets, Land

inundated by the saline and sweet water and covered with mangroves,

Estuaries are the breeding and spawning grounds fishes, prawns, crabs and

mollusks.

The river mouth becomes the feeding ground of the sea turtles from October

to May , therefore they having migrated over large distances in the sea to

feed and nesting.

About 50% of the total world population of Olive Ridleys, and 90% of the

Indian population of sea turtles been coming every year . Worldwide

attention is needed for conservation of this species.

Defence

SARAS

Light Transport aircraft

Completed 2nd successful test flight

SARAS PT1N is first Indian multi-purpose civilian aircraft in light

transport aircraft category as designed by the CSIR-National

Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)

Enlighten about it –

India’s indigenous light transport aircraft SARAS has been

successfully test flown for a second time

This was the second of the 20 test flights planned for SARAS

PT1N, before freezing the production version.

The first successful test was carried out on January 24, this year.

The design and development of the aircraft is being done by

CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, NAL.

Education

N Gopalaswami Committee

To select top 20 educational institute

By

University Grants Commission (UGC).

What’s the objective –

to help 20 higher education (10 public and 10 private) institutions from

country to be in thetop 500 global rankings in 10 years, and then in top

100

North East

Northeast India’s first regional Centre for Agriculture (Mizoram)

With Israel collaboration

Going to be inaugurated in March 2018.

22 such operational centres to be setup across India in the states of

Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab.

The first centre was established in 2008 in Haryana.

Enlighten about this centre of Agriculture

For the processing of citrus fruits

Implementing bodies –

Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of

Israel and Mizoram Government.

NITI Forum for North-East

By -

The Union Ministry for Development of North-East Region (DoNER)

Why

to identify constraints and recommend suitable interventions for speedy

and sustainable growth in North East Region (NER).

The forum will be co-chaired by Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and

Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region

(DoNER).

Sources – THE HINDU,PIB,LIVEMINT,TOI