08-06-23 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

Cooperation Minister Banwari Lal informed that the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) has secured a substantial order to export 65,000 metric tonnes of rice in the current year.

The HAFED has achieved a profit of Rs 207 crore during the fiscal year 2021-22, with a turnover of Rs 1,700 crore. This includes the successful export of 20,000 metric tonnes of rice,

Apprising the efforts being made by the Sector to produce high-quality products and ensuring the welfare of farmers engaged in milk production, Lal highlighted the successful implementation of the Sanjha Dairy Scheme in a recent press briefing. It aims to support cattle herders without pasture by constructing sheds in villages and providing them with the necessary Infrastructure to produce milk.

The Sanjha Dairy Scheme has been launched in five strategic locations across the state, including Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Jind and Bhiwani. By empowering animal herders with here, the scheme fosters self-sufficiency and economic Growth within the community.

Individual farmers, groups of farmers, cooperatives, panchayats, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and Water User Associations (WUAs) can set up solar power Plants with capacities ranging from 500 kW to 2 MW.

In the financial year 2022-23 alone,total finished Steel Production was 122.28 MT which is a increase of 49 % as compared to 81.86 MT in financial year 2014-15.

Under the PLI(Productive linked Incentive) scheme, the Government has approved Rs. 6322 crores to give a new impetus to the Steel sector. Shri Scindia said that the PLI scheme is expected to generate an of about Rs. 30,000 Crores and additional capacity creation of about 25 Million Tonnes of specialty steel in the next 5 years.

In recent events, theNova Kakhovka Damin Ukraine has suffered a catastrophic blow, leading to concerns of devastating flooding. Ukraines military command has accused Russia of causing the explosion, given the Dams strategic significance.

The Nova Kakhovka Dam is situated on theDnipro Riverin southern Ukraine. Constructed in 1956 as part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, it holds back a massive reservoir of water, estimated to contain 18 cubic kilometers, similar in volume to Utahs Great Salt Lake. The dams destruction would have severe repercussions locally and affect Ukraines broader war effort.

This follows a 0.5 percent decline in the previous quarter, making it the largest economy in Europe to experience a downturn.