Current Affairs of October, 2015
India, Germany ink 18 MoUs and agreements in various sectors
India and Germany have signed around 18 agreements and memorandum of understanding (MoUs) in various sectors. These agreements were signed at the end of third edition of Indo-German Inter-governmental Consultations (ICG) in New Delhi. The Indo-German ICG was co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting counterpart German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Union Government launches KISAN Project and Hailstorm App for crop damage
Union Government has launched KISAN (Crop Insurance using Space Technology and Geoinformatics) Project to benefit farmers. This project will favour use of satellites, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) and other geospatial technology to collect crop yield data and to assess damage from natural calamities. Key facts Drones will help to take high resolution imagery of crop assessment. It will be collated with satellite imaging and other geospatial technology to get accurate data. This data will enable crop insurance companies to give proper compensation to affected farmers. The experiment will help develop index-based data for insurance companies. Initially this project will be implemented as pilot study in identified districts in Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The programme will be jointly conducted by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNFC), India Meteorological Department (IMD), Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), State Agriculture Departments and Remote Sensing Centres.
India and Germany have signed around 18 agreements and memorandum of understanding (MoUs) in various sectors. These agreements were signed at the end of third edition of Indo-German Inter-governmental Consultations (ICG) in New Delhi. The Indo-German ICG was co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting counterpart German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Union Government launches KISAN Project and Hailstorm App for crop damage
Union Government has launched KISAN (Crop Insurance using Space Technology and Geoinformatics) Project to benefit farmers. This project will favour use of satellites, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) and other geospatial technology to collect crop yield data and to assess damage from natural calamities. Key facts Drones will help to take high resolution imagery of crop assessment. It will be collated with satellite imaging and other geospatial technology to get accurate data. This data will enable crop insurance companies to give proper compensation to affected farmers. The experiment will help develop index-based data for insurance companies. Initially this project will be implemented as pilot study in identified districts in Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The programme will be jointly conducted by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNFC), India Meteorological Department (IMD), Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), State Agriculture Departments and Remote Sensing Centres.
Union Government launches 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the second phase of Mission Indradhanush to achieve full immunisation of children below two years. In the second phase, the week-long programme will be implemented in 352 districts of the country. Mission Indradhanush depicts 7 colours of the rainbow which aims to cover all those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against 7 vaccine preventable diseases. These 7 diseases are Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tetanus, Polio, Tuberculosis, Measles and Hepatitis B. WHO (World Health Organisation), UNICEF, Rotary International and others are donor partners for Mission Indradhanush. The mission was launched in December 2014 on the occasion of National Good Governance Day. The first phase drive was started in April 2015 in 201 districts covering 45 lakh children and immunising 20 lakh children.
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the second phase of Mission Indradhanush to achieve full immunisation of children below two years. In the second phase, the week-long programme will be implemented in 352 districts of the country. Mission Indradhanush depicts 7 colours of the rainbow which aims to cover all those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against 7 vaccine preventable diseases. These 7 diseases are Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tetanus, Polio, Tuberculosis, Measles and Hepatitis B. WHO (World Health Organisation), UNICEF, Rotary International and others are donor partners for Mission Indradhanush. The mission was launched in December 2014 on the occasion of National Good Governance Day. The first phase drive was started in April 2015 in 201 districts covering 45 lakh children and immunising 20 lakh children.
Government test shows 12.5% food items contain unapproved
pesticides
Union government has found residues of
pesticides in vegetables, fruits, milk and other food items collected from
various retail and wholesale outlets across the country. It was unveiled by the
report released by Union Agriculture Ministry it had analysed samples collected
during 2014-15 from various retail and wholesale outlets.
Union Government to spend Rs. 70,000 crore for major port’s development
Union Government is planning to spend about 70,000 crore rupees on the development of major ports as part of its ambitious Sagarmala project. It was announced by Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping at the first meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC).
Union Government to spend Rs. 70,000 crore for major port’s development
Union Government is planning to spend about 70,000 crore rupees on the development of major ports as part of its ambitious Sagarmala project. It was announced by Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping at the first meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC).
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