03-04-10-21 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

The progressive farmers would act as trainers and would give training to 5 farmers every year. They will be given a separate amount for this.

The government is ready to protect the interests of the farmers. In view of the monsoon season, the Central Government had decided to start the procurement of paddy from October 11, however, considering the farmers demand the has started the paddy procurement with immediate effect, he said.

Khattar said that the government during its seven-year tenure has always taken decisions in the interest of farmers and implemented ambitious schemes. When Meri Fasal, Mera Byora Scheme was implemented, there was resistance to it as well. But today farmers are willingly joining this scheme and taking advantage of it.

The government has constituted 600 FPOs to double the farmers income and 78,000 farmers have joined it. There are plans to create 1500 more such FPOs in the future which will benefit lakhs of farmers, he said.

The Chief Minister said that by joining FPO, farmers can start cold storage, mushroom production, bee keeping etc. business on their land. Besides this, some farmers can also run their own small mandi together.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis or Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSC) on Jal Jeevan Mission On October 2 via video conferencing.

Highlights:

The Prime Minister will launch the Jal Jeevan Mission App for improving awareness among stakeholders and also launch Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh.

Jal Jeevan Kosh is where any person, institution, corporation, or philanthropist, be it in India or abroad, can contribute to assist provide water connection in every rural household, school, other public institution.

Nation-wide Gram Sabhas on Jal Jeevan Mission also will happen on 2 October. The Gram Sabhas plan and manage village water systems and work towards long-term water security.

Pani Samitis has a key role in planning, implementation, management, operation, and maintenance of village water system systems, thereby providing clean water to each household on a daily and long-term basis.

FSCA has made a committee to recommend ways for the expansion of Sustainable Finance Hub.

Highlights

The committee is headed by C.K. Mishra, Former Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest & <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change with 10-members, who will recommend ways to develop a sustainable financial hub.
The committee has members from the sustainable finance sectors.

GIFT City

GIFT-City means Gujarat International Finance Tec-City. it’s in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
It is the primary International Financial Services Centre in India.
GIFT-City is seen as a worldwide hub for sustainable finance and an opening to bring Foreign Trade to India.
This committee was found out because raising financial Resources for global climate change adaptation and its mitigation needs the active participation of international investors.

IFSCA

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) was found out by the govt of India in 2020, to develop and regulate international financial services centers in India.
The main goal of IFSCA is to market easily doing business across IFSC and to supply a world-class regulatory environment.

Affairs:India Sri Lanka, a bilateral joint exercise called Mitra Shakti’s 8th edition was conducted from 4 October to 15 October at Ampara in Sri Lanka.

Highlights:

In the joint exercise, all arms contingent of 120 personnel from the Indian Army will participate alongside the battalion of the Sri Lankan Army.

Mitra Shakthi was conducted to push close relations between the armies of India and Sri Lanka.

It also seeks to reinforce interoperability and share best practices to counter insurgency and terrorism operations.

It will involve tactical level operations at the sub-unit level.

Operations were held in a global Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism Environment.
The exercise will act as the Catalyst to bring synergy and cooperation at the grassroots. A level between the Indian and Sri Lankan Army.

Gandhi Jayanthi was celebrated by both Indian and Chinese people in the Embassy of Beijing, China.

Highlights

Ambassador Vikram Misri paid floral tributes to Father of the Nation Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary at Jintai Art Museum in Beijing.

Embassy of India, Beijing organized a cultural program to celebrate and remember the thoughts of Mahatma.

Swami Vivekanand Cultural Centre (SVCC) of the Embassy conducted cultural programs where Chinese students performed Bhajan Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram guided by SVCC teachers.

Gandhis Quotes were told by Children from Dachang Xingfu School. 2 October also marks the celebration of a special week of events of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav – Indias 75 years of independence.