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By admin: June 25, 2022

17th 'Shala Praveshotsav' started from Banaskantha in Gujarat

Tags: State News

In Gujarat, the 17th edition of 'Shala Praveshotsav', an annual campaign for enrollment of students in class I, was launched by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on June 23 at a government primary school in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha.

• The Shala Praveshotsav has been organised by the state government from 23rd to 25th June, 2022 in the entire state.

• The dropout rate of students has come down drastically after the massive enrollment drive of children in the state after the launch of 'Shala Praveshotsav' campaign.

• The drop out rate of the state has come down from 37.22 per cent in 2002 to just 3.07 per cent.

• About 32,000 government primary schools were covered by officials and elected representatives during this three-day campaign.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi started 'Shala Praveshotsav' in 2003, when he was the chief minister of the state, with the main objective of ensuring maximum enrollment in schools.

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

• About Gujarat State -

• Formation - 1 May 1960

• Gujarat is also known as 'The Land of Legends'.

• The Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat is home to the only wild population of Asiatic Lions in the world.

• Gujarat is the main producer of cotton, tobacco and groundnut in the country.

• Garba is the main traditional dance of Gujarat.

• Lothal was the ancient city of Gujarat where India's first port was established.

• Capital- Gandhinagar

• Governor- Acharya Devvrat

• Chief Minister- Bhupendrabhai Patel (BJP)

• Assembly seats-182

• Rajya Sabha seats- 11

• Lok Sabha seats- 26

International Day of Seafarer

Tags: Important Days

International Sailor's Day is an annual and international event celebrated around the world on 25 June.

• The day is coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation.

• Sailor's Day was established by Resolution 19, adopted by the Diplomatic Conference in Manila in 2010, which adopted revised standards for training, certification and monitoring for seafarers.

• The first International Sailor Day was celebrated on 25 June 2011.

• The day celebrates and recognizes the unique contributions made by seafarers globally to international maritime trade, civil society and the world economy.

• About International Maritime Organisation (IMO) -

• The International Maritime Organisation is a specialised agency of the United Nations that is authorised to regulate the traffic of ships.

• It was established in the year 1958 in Geneva.

• Its parent organisation is the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

• It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Delhi airport becomes India's first airport to be fully hydro and solar powered

Tags: National News

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has become the first airport in India to be fully hydro and solar powered.

• The move is part of the airport's goal to achieve the goal of 'Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport' by 2030.

• Since June 1, about 6 percent of the airport's electricity requirement is being met from on-site solar power plants, while the remaining 94 percent is coming from a hydroelectric power plant.

• For hydropower, Delhi International Airport Limited has signed a Long Term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a hydroelectric generating company from Himachal Pradesh to supply hydro electricity to the airport by 2036.

• The airport has a 7.84 MW solar power plant, while it recently added another 5.3 MW rooftop solar power plant to the cargo terminal as part of a stakeholder collaboration.

• This transition to renewable energy is expected to help the airport reduce carbon dioxide energy emissions by 2 million tonnes per year.

• In the year 2020, Delhi airport became the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve 'Level 4+' under ACI's Airport Carbon Accreditation Program.

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

• Civil Aviation Minister - Jyotiraditya M. Scindia

• Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) was adjudged the best regional airport in India and South Asia.

Piyush Goyal inaugurates Mango Festival in Belgium

Tags: International News

Indian Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Mango Festival in Brussels, Belgium to raise awareness of mangoes among Europeans and establish a market for Indian mangoes in Europe.

• During the event, Banganapalli from Andhra Pradesh, Malihabadi Dussehri of Uttar Pradesh, Amrapali of Odisha, Lakshman Bhog, Himsagar, Jardalu Mango, Langra Mango as well as 12 GI-tagged items were on display.

• For the first time, the Mango Festival was organised in Belgium, considered the capital of Europe.

• Other information about Mango -

• The scientific name of mango is Mangifera indica.

• Most of it is produced in India.

• It is considered the national fruit in India, Pakistan and the Philippines.

• Its tree has the status of a national tree in Bangladesh.

• India produces 41 percent of the world's mangoes. Apart from India, China and Thailand are the largest producers of it.

• According to botanical classification, mango is a tree of the family 'Anacardiaceae'.

• The main varieties of mango are Langra Mango, Dussehri Mango, Fazli Mango, Sundari, Malda Mango.

• Raw mango is called kari.

• Mango is rich in vitamins A, B and C along with other antioxidants.

• Mango Revision Centre is located at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Vengurla in Maharashtra.

'Chief Minister Bal Gopal Yojana' will be implemented in Rajasthan

Tags: Government Schemes Latest

On the initiative of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the 'Mukhyamantri Bal Gopal Yojana' has been approved for the children of class 1 to 8 in the state.

• IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Under the scheme, milk will be provided to the children of class 1 to 8 in the state two days a week.

• Under the scheme, about 69 lakh 21 thousand children studying in government schools will be provided milk prepared from powder, twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays.

• If these days are a holiday, milk will be made available on the next academic day. 150 ml milk will be distributed to children of classes 1 to 5 and 200 ml to children of classes 6 to 8.

• The scheme was announced in the state budget for the financial year 2022-23.

• With the implementation of this scheme, there will be an improvement in the nutritional level of children from class 1 to 8, enrollment and attendance in government schools will increase and dropout of students will also be stopped.

• For this, powder milk will be procured from Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation and district wise allocation of powder milk will be done through Mid-Day Meal Commissionerate.

• Doorstep delivery of powdered milk will be done to the schools as per the allocation by RCDF itself.

• Other major schemes of Rajasthan -

• Prashasan gaon ke sang abhiyan 

• Chief Minister Anupriti Coaching Scheme

• Chief Minister Kisan Mitra Energy Scheme

• Smile on Wheels Project

• Ghar Ghar Aushadhi Scheme

• Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Yojana

Bedti-Varda river interlinking project

Tags: National News

Two environmental groups in Karnataka have criticised the Bedati and Varada river-linking project, calling it unscientific and a waste of public money.

• Bedti-Varda Project

• The Bedati-Varda project was envisaged in the year 1992 for the supply of drinking water.

• The plan aims to connect the Bedati, a west-flowing river towards the Arabian Sea, with the Varada, a tributary of the Tungabhadra River, which joins the Krishna River and drains into the Bay of Bengal.

• A huge dam will be built at Hirewadti in Gadag district.

• A second dam will be built on the Pattanahalla river at Menasagoda in Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district.

• Both the dams will carry water through tunnels to Varada.

• The water will reach Kengre and then flow down a 6.88 km tunnel to Hakkalumane, where it will join the Varada.

• Thus, the project envisages carrying water from Sirsi-Yellapur region of Uttara Kannada district to arid regions of Raichur, Gadag and Koppal districts.

• Project related issues

• Difficulty in re-routing - Redirecting a west-flowing river to east-flowing is a difficult task.

• Rivers dependent on rainwater – In early summer, the Bedati and Varda rivers start drying up.

• Lack of proper project report

Successful launch of Indian communication satellite GSAT-24 from French Guiana

Tags: Science and Technology

On 23 June, India launched its GSAT-24 satellite from Kourou in French Guiana in South America.

• The GSAT-24 satellite was launched by the French company Arianespace on the Ariane 5 space launch vehicle.

• This satellite is built by ISRO for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

• GSAT-24 is a 24-KU band communication satellite. Its weight is 4180 kg.

• This satellite will provide pan India coverage to meet the needs of DTH application.

• Why was GSAT-24 launched on a French rocket?

• The GSAT-24 satellite was launched on board the French rocket Ariane 5, as India currently does not have a space-launch rocket that can lift a satellite weighing more than 4 tonnes into geostationary orbit.

• India's most powerful rocket GSLV MK3 is capable of lifting a maximum of 4 tonnes into geostationary orbit.

• GSAT-24

• GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite

• The weight of this satellite is 4180 kg.

• About NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) -

• NSIL is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) and the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

• It was established on March 6, 2019.

• It works under the administrative control of the Department of Space (DoS).

• This organisation seeks to increase the participation of industries in the Indian space programmes.

Garuda Aerospace to set up its first aerospace plant in Malaysia

Tags: International News

Drone startup Garuda Aerospace has tied up with Hilse Global (Hilsay Drones) to set up its first aerospace plant in Malaysia.

• The plant will be named Hilse Garuda Aerospace and will be built on 2.42 hectares.

• For this, Garuda Aerospace will invest Rs 115 crore.

• It has been decided to set up a drone manufacturing plant in Malaysia with a daily production capacity of about 50 drones.

• The alliance will establish a drone ecosystem with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning technologies.

• About Garuda Aerospace -

• Garuda Aerospace is a drone-as-a-service start-up.

• It designs and manufactures 30 different types of drones.

• Establishment - 2015

• Headquarters - Chennai

• Founder and CEO - Agnishwar Jayaprakash

• Brand Ambassador - Mahendra Singh Dhoni

National Logistics Excellence Awards 2022

Tags: Awards

The Government of India hosted the first National Logistics Excellence Awards in New Delhi in which Adani Logistics Limited was awarded in the category “Best Rail Freight Service Provider”.

• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal presented the awards in 12 categories.

• With an aim to focus on the logistics sector, the Government of India had announced the launch of National Logistics Excellence Awards in the year 2021.

• The awards focused on best practices including process standardisation, technology improvement, digital transformation and sustainable processes.

• Indian Logistics Sector

• The Indian logistics sector is growing at a CAGR of 10.5 per cent to reach around $215 billion in the year 2020.

• The overall cost of logistics accounts for about 14 percent of India's GDP, which is much higher than the global average of 8 per cent.

• List of winners of National Logistics Excellence Awards 2022 -

SS Mundra appointed new chairman of BSE

Tags: Person in news

Approval has been given for the appointment of SS Mundra as the new Chairman of BSE Limited. Mundra was earlier Public Interest Director in BSE.

• SS Mundra will replace the current chairman of BSE, Justice Vikramjit Sen.

• SS Mundra

• On 30 July 2017, Mundra retired as a deputy of the Reserve Bank of India after a tenure of three years.

• He has a banking career spanning over four decades and has held several important positions. These include -

• Union Bank of India - Executive Director

• Bank of Baroda - Chief Executive (European Operations)

• OECD's International Network- Vice President on Financial Education (INFE).

• He has also served on the boards of several companies such as:

• Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL)

• Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL)

• IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited

• India Infrastructure Finance Corporation (UK) Limited

• National Payments Corporation of India Limited, etc.

• About BSE Limited -

• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) also known as BSE Limited.

• It is an Indian stock exchange located at Dalal Street, Mumbai.

• This organisation was founded in the year 1875 by Premchand Roychand.

• It is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and the tenth oldest stock exchange in the world.

• In terms of total market capitalization, BSE is the 8th largest stock exchange in the world with a market capitalization of over Rs 276.713 lakh crore.