24-07-21 Daily-Odisha-OPSC Current Affairs

“It was decided that the local elite landraces ofjackfruithaving desired quality for raw consumption as well as production of the value-added product will be identified by the directorate to meet the market requirement,” said an official source.

The meeting chaired by development commissionerP K Jenaand <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture production commissioner R K Sharma decided to encourage grafted jackfruit plantation to reduce the gestation period once quality grafts are produced in horticulture farm.

The State Government will also constitute an expert advisory committee for creating resource and knowledge base for the promotion of jackfruit cultivation and Marketing of jackfruit products. Experts from national level institutes andKerala Jackfruit Missionare likely to be included in the committee.

As the state government has no definite data, the Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation ofOdishaLimited (APICOL) has been asked to bring out a status report on jackfruit cultivation, its marketing, processing, value chain and potential in Odisha. “The APICOL will also organize Entrepreneurship development meet forjackfruit processingto promote entrepreneurship.OUATwill also be involved in the process.

The government is implementing various schems to promote the welfare and promotion of all sectors of Society, including ethnic minorities, especially the economically weaker and oppressed sectors throughout the country.

This information was provided in the Lok Sabha by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs.

These schemess/programs implemented by the Minority Affairs Ministry are:

Pre-Matric Scholarship, Post-Matric Scholarship, Merit based Scholarship Scheme

Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme
Naya Savera Allied and Free Coaching scheme
Padho Pardesh Scheme
Nai Udaan
Nai Roshni
Seekho Aur Kamao
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)
Jiyo Parsi
Upgrading traditional arts/craftsmanship skills and training
Nai Manzil
Hamari Dharohar
Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)
National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation

For children orphaned by COVID-19, the government has established a portal that is accessible to all states and union territories. Any citizen can use the portal to notify the administration about a child who is eligible for assistance under this scheme.

The central government has announced the “PM-CARES for Children” scheme for all children orphaned by Covid-19.

:During 2017-18, the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) of the Ministry of MSME launched the Honey Mission programme.

It is being implemented in rural India to promote beekeeping activities and provide self-sustaining EMPLOYMENT opportunities for farmers, Adivasis, and unemployed youth.

Beneficiaries receive Bee Boxes, tool kits, live bee colonies, and training as part of the program.

Additionally, traditional beekeepers are provided with long-term employment through the Ministry of MSME’s Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), which organises them into clusters and provides them with new machinery and training.

The scheme has approved 29 honey clusters, which will benefit 13,388 beekeepers, and the Indian government has provided financial assistance of Rs.68.65 crore.

It is also proposed that in the financial year 2021-22, eight Self-Help Groups be formed to benefit 80 beekeepers in the Bundelkhand Region.

In Madhya Pradesh, Orchha and Gwalior cities have been selected by UNESCO under its Historic Urban Landscape Project.

Highlights:

The project was started in 2011. The historic Urban Landscape project of UNESCO for the cities of Orchha and Gwalior was launched by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing.Six cities of South Asia, including Varanasi and Ajmer, are already involved in this landscape project. Gwalior and Orchha have been selected as the 7th and 8th cities of South Asia.

Mirabai Chanu from Imphal won the silver medal and became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games 2020 in the Womens 49kg category.

Zhihui Hou of China won the gold medal in the womens 49-kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics, lifting 210 kg, while Windy Cantika Aisah of Indonesia won the bronze medal. Chanu managed to lift 202 kg in the womens 49kg category to become the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. Mirabai Chanu registered a new Olympic record with a successful lift of 115kg in clean and jerk.