ASSAM
NDDB to manage Assam govt’s WAMUL for another five years
Assam government has extended the management of West Assam Cooperative Milk Union (WAMUL) by the Anand-headquartered National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for a period of another five years.
WAMUL was on verge of closure when NDDB took over its management in 2008. Keeping in view the effect of NDDB’s intervention in restoring and reviving the dairy cooperative institution, the state government of Assam has approved another extension of NDDB’s management of WAMUL.
An agreement to this effect was signed on Friday after Meenesh Shah, interim chairman of NDDB met Assam chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati.
WAMUL presently procures an average daily quantity of 41,000 kg of milk from 13,916 dairy farmers. Brand ‘Purabi’ markets around 64,000 litres of milk per day.
NORTH-EASTERN STATES
‘Manipur’s Chandel top performer among aspirational districts in June’
Chandel in Manipur has topped the list of aspirational districts which have recorded the most improved performance in June, followed by Sahibganj in Jharkhand and Firozpur in Punjab.
Chandel, which is situated in the eastern most part of the country and shares more than 100 kms of open, porous international border with Myanmar, recorded a sharp improvement from its 30th position in the February rankings to the top rank. All the five districts which have recorded the most improved performance in June have made remarkable progress from their February rankings with Firozpur jumping to third position from 107 previously and Dhubri moving to the fourth position from 103. Kiphire in Nagaland bagged the fifth spot, improving upon its February ranking of 35.
Chandel was successful in providing support to tribals under the Van Dhan Yojana. Trifed, a national level cooperative body has augmented the ability of the tribal population to seek better prices for their minor forest produce.
The aspirational districts programme was launched by the Centre in 2018 to usher in development in 112 of the country’s most backward districts . Government think tank Niti Aayog anchors the programme in collaboration with the central and state governments.
The focus is on five critical sectors — healthcare, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure. The scheme has won praise from the United Nations Development Programme which has lauded it for being successful in propelling development in the backward districts of India.
INTERNATIONAL
Nagasaki Day of Japan – 9th August
Japan commemorates the ninth of August every year as Nagasaki day. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
Highlights:
The bomb was code-named “Fat Man” due to the diagram of the bomb as it had a wide, spherical shape. This passed off three days after losing an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
A region of about 5 square miles was obliterated, and around 65,000 human beings have been killed in the bombing. Nagasaki and Hiroshima continue to experience the impact of the adverse bombing even today.
NATIONAL
Anniversary of Quit India Movement – 8th August
The 79th anniversary of the August Kranti Din or Quit India Movement, which is regarded as one of the necessary milestones in the history of the freedom hostilities of our country, is being determined on eight August 2021.
Highlights:
On eighth Aug 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to stop British rule and launched the Quit India Movement at the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai.
After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Gandhiji gave the name “Do or Die” in his Quit India speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai. Grateful India is paying homage to the freedom fighters and remembering the supreme sacrifices of the martyrs during the freedom struggle.
Earth Observation Satellite Soon be Launched by ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is ready to launch an Earth Observation Satellite on 12th August.
Highlights:
The satellite is set to be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
Satellite referred to as EOS-03 will be carried onboard the 14th flight of the GSLV celled GSLV-F10.
GSLV-F10 will be a satellite in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
EOS-03 will attain the remaining geostationary orbit using its onboard propulsion system.
In this GSLV flight, a 4-metre diameter Ogive-shaped payload fairing will be flown for the first time.
This will be the 14th flight of GSLV.
Khel Ratna Award as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
PM Narendra Modi has announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be renamed as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Highlights:
The pass was primarily based on the numerous requests he obtained from across the nation. Dhyan Chand, whose birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day, won three Olympic golds for India in Hockey.
The award was inaugurated in 1991-92. The Khel Ratna award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a money prize of Rs.25 lakh. The first awardee of the Khel Ratna was chess legend, Viswanathan Anand. In recent years, some of the winners include cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal, amongst others.
Steps for Online Education to Students
The Indian government has taken steps to provide online education to students – the information given by the Union Minister for Education.
Highlights:
PM eVIDYA: Facilitating online learning and teaching materials of various types among teachers and students.
DIKSHA: It is a Digital infrastructure for providing students with quality e-content for school education in states/UTs, and it has QR coded Energized Textbooks for all grades.
Swayam Prabha: It’s a programme that offers TV channels for classes 1 to 12 (one channel per class).
Shiksha Vani: This includes the usage of Radio, Community radio and CBSE podcasts.
Special e-content for the visually and hearing impaired developed on Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/YouTube.
All the mentioned schemes/programmes are free of cost and available to all the students across the country.