DAILY GK C.A 14 MAY
1. PM MODI
ANNOUNCES RS 20 LAKH CR SPECIAL ECONOMIC PACKAGE
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PM
Narendra Modi announced Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus package, equivalent to about
10% of India’s GDP.
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It
should be noted that this package is the sum of earlier announcements by the
government during covid-19 crisis and decisions taken by RBI viz. liquidity
measures and rate cuts.
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The
details of the plan are dubbed as “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan” (self-reliant
India) which is to be provided by Nirmala Sitharaman on the eve of May 13,
2020.
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PM
Modi stated the five pillars of India which are economy, infrastructure,
system, demography and demand.
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Overview
of package:
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-The
Rs 20 lakh crore package includes Rs 1.7 lakh crore package of free foodgrains
to poor and cash to poor women and elderly.
2. BANNING USE
OF TB DRUG ON CROPS
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The
Registration Committee (RC) under the Central Insecticides Board and
Registration Committee(CIBRC) has
recommended the use of Tuberculosis(TB) drugs like streptomycin and
tetracycline to be banned completely with immediate effect on crops where other
options were available for bacterial disease control.
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This
recommendation was accepted.
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Streptomycin
has important use for previously treated TB patients, who make up over 10% of
the total estimated TB incidence in India & also used in multidrug-resistant
TB patients and in certain cases of TB meningitis (brain TB).
3. 4 NEW
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAG
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Geographical
Indications Registry headquartered in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) has granted
Geographical Indication (GI) tag for 4 new products from three states.
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Jharkhand’s
Sohrai Khovar painting (a
traditional and ritualistic mural art), Telangana’s Telia Rumal cloth (an
intricate handmade work with cotton loom) and Thanjavur Netti Works (pith
works) and Arambavur Wood Carvings form the state of Tamil
Nadu (TN) are the latest addition in the GI list.