DAILY GK 15 SEPT. 2020
1. TARGETS TO
COVER 100 LAKH HA UNDER MICRO IRRIGATION
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Narendra
Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced that
the Ministry has set target to cover 100 lakh Hectares(Ha) under
micro irrigation in 5 years while addressing the webinar on Enhancing Water Use
Efficiency and Coverage of Micro Irrigation in Indian Agriculture organised by
the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW).
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DAC&FW
is implementing the Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) since 2015-16 to increase the
efficiency of water usage in the agri sector and increase the farmer’s income.
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The
ministry with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) created
a dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund(MIF) of Rs.5000 crores to support
the states to mobilize their resources to expand the micro irrigation coverage.
2. 900 CRORE
WORTH PETROLEUM PROJECT IN BIHAR
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Prime
Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated 3 key
projects of the petroleum sector worth more
than Rs 900 crore in Bihar through video
conference and dedicated it to the Nation.
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The
projects include the Durgapur-Banka section(about 200 km) of the
Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and 2 LPG(Liquefied
Petroleum Gas) Bottling Plants.
3. SCO FOREIGN
MINISTERS IN MOSCOW
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A
days after Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Moscow, Russia to
attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers
Meeting, Click
Here to Read,
now Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) had a four-days visit to Russia from September 8-11, 22
to attend the SCO-CFM (Council of Foreign Ministers) Meeting
in Moscow.
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Dr.
S Jaishankar participated in the SCO-CFM meeting, held on September 9-10, 2020,
which was hosted by Russia under the chairmanship of Russia’s Foreign
Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov.
4. ICICI
LOMBARD INKS BANCASSURANCE TIE UP WITH YES BANK
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ICICI
(Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Lombard Insurance Company Ltd has
entered into a Bancassurance tie-up with Yes Bank to
sell its insurance products.
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Through
this agreement, ICICI Lombard aims to offer innovative insurance solutions to
Yes Bank’s Customers across 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
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Bancassurance
is an arrangement between a Bank and an
Insurance Company allowing the Insurance Company to sell its products to
the Bank’s Client Base.
5. COMMITTEE
TO STUDY ANCIENT INDIAN CULTURE
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Prahlad
Singh Mulayam Singh Patel(in short- Prahlad Singh Patel) Minister of State
(I/C- Independent Charge) of Culture and Tourism has informed that Government
has formed a 16 member expert committee to conduct a study on
the origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back
to about 12,000 years ago and its interface with other
cultures of the world.
6. SWAMI AGNIVESH, ARYA SAMAJ LEADER
PASSED AWAY AT 80
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Swami
Agnivesh(Original Name- Vepa Shyam Rao), renowned
social activist, scholar, former MLA(Member of the Legislative Assembly)
and Cabinet Minister for Education of Haryana
passed away at the age of 80 due to cardiac arrest at the Institute of Liver
and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in New Delhi, India.
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He
served as the president (2004–2014) of the World Council of Arya Samaj,
which is the highest international body of the Arya Samaj.
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He
was born on 21st September, 1939 in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.
7. HINDI DIWAS
2020 – SEPTEMBER 14
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Hindi
Diwas is celebrated annually on 14th of September across India
to promote Hindi and to create awareness about the language.
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This day
is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the adoption of Hindi (the
Devanagari Script) as one of the official languages of the Republic of
India.
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It is
one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.