29.01.22 Daily [Assam] APSC Current Affairs

TheAssamAgricultural University (AAU), with technical support from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has successfully tested four systems by cultivating green pea, mustard, potato and lentil after sali (kharif) rice in six districts.

Field test demonstrations in rice environments were selected during rabi season in 2020-21 and 2021-22 for the four innovative cropping systems. Six districts, with an area of 20 bighas each,were selected for the demonstrations. Cultivation of these crops after paddy harvesting will help in increasing the net income of the farmers. In the long run, one of the cropping systems having highest return and system productivity can be promoted for wider adoption, saidKanwar Singh, senior associate scientist and resident coordinator at IRRI.

Geospatial technologies, including remote sensing, geographical information system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS), are being used under the Assam Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project (APART) for identifying suitable areas where multi-cropping can be done after rice cultivation. The AAU targeted identification of the fallow land to increase the Cropping Intensity to bring a significant increase in agricultural output in low productivity areas and enhance system productivity.

Assam has an estimated 25 lakh hectares under paddy cultivation which accounts for almost 83% of the total cultivable land of the state. But most of this paddy cultivation is confined to the kharif season (sali) during when almost 19 lakh hectares is utilized.

The DRDO successfully test-fired the MPATGM’s final delivery configuration On 11 January.

Highlights:

The Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully flight tested in its final “deliverable version” by the DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Bharat Dynamics Limited will manufacture MPATGM at their facilities in Bhanoor, .

The goal of the missile’s testing was to ensure that it performed consistently at a minimum range of 200-300 meters.

MPATGM has already completed a comparable test with a maximum range of 4,000 meters.

Following this successful test, the MPATGM system is now ready for mass manufacturing in India.

The purpose of this test was to demonstrate that the minimal range’s performance was constant. All of the mission’s goals were accomplished.

Mission Amanat has been launched by Indian Railways to assist travelers in tracking down their misplaced possessions.

Highlights:

The RAILWAY Protection Force (RPF) of Indian Railways’ Western Railways zone has launched a new effort dubbed “Mission Amanat” to help travelers recover their misplaced luggage.

The details of lost bags and items and images will be posted on the zonal railway’s official website, https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/, as part of Mission Amanat.

This will assist passengers in tracking down and recovering their misplaced goods and ensuring the safety and security of passengers, luggage, and personal effects.

the Lok Sabha secretariat unveiled a new app called “Digital Sansad.”

Highlights:

The digital sandad app was created to make it easier for citizens to track what’s going on in Parliament and with their legislators.

The App is compatible with both Android and iOS devices.

It contains all of the primary content of the ‘s interconnected portal.

Om Birla, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, is the creator of the Digital Sansad App. He wanted to make parliamentary sessions more available to the public through this Software.

The legislature is required to keep its constituents informed about its daily operations.

Parliament must keep its Communication channels current with the changing technology world to achieve this goal.

The America Competes Act of 2022, which was recently enacted, will create new opportunities for bright specialists worldwide.

Highlights:

Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act are all examples of COMPETES.

The act’s primary goal is to strengthen supply chains.

Under the legislation, the US government has made the following fund allocations:

To boost semiconductor production in the United States, a total of 52 million dollars has been set aside.

Forty-five million dollars will be used to give grants and loans and strengthen manufacturing and supply chain resilience.

<a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change, social and economic inequality, and immigration have all received funding.

The bill provides a new green card for entrepreneurs and exempts STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professionals.

CHIRU is a naval exercise that China, Russia, and Iran recently performed in Oman.

Highlights:

China sent the missile destroyer Urumqi to participate in the exercise. The countries are now looking for ways to strengthen their military ties.

Russia sent a task force from its Pacific Fleet to participate in the exercise.

The Admiral Tributs anti-submarine warfare ship and the Nakhimov missile cruiser.

Military artillery fire was directed at sea targets by the countries.

They also participated in tactical maneuvering. During the exercise, the countries also practiced anti-piracy drills.