{"id":52535,"date":"2019-09-24T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=52535"},"modified":"2019-09-24T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:31:23","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-september-24th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-september-24th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 September 24th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-using-happy-seeder-and-how-it-affects-wheat-yield-6017640\/\">Happy\nSeeder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Punjab Chief Minister has said that farmers\nshould use Happy Seeders for direct wheat sowing as it will lead to increased\nproductivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Happy\nseeder(HS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Happy Seeder(HS) is a tractor-operated\n machine developed by the Punjab Agricultural University(PAU) in\n collaboration with Australian Centre for International Agricultural\n Research(ACIAR).<\/li><li>Happy seeder is used for in-situ\n management of paddy stubble (straw).<\/li><li>The seeder has the capability to cut and\n lift the previous crop and sow a new crop in its place.It also deposits\n the straw over the sown area as mulch.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages of Happy\nseeder:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The average wheat yield a farmer gets\n using traditional sowing method (after burning stubble) is 19-22\n quintal\/acre (q\/acre).<\/li><li>It has been found that using Happy Seeder\n also farmers can get a yield of around 19-22 q\/acre.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Concerns with Happy\nseeder:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Farmers had to burn the stubble because\n Happy Seeder doesn\u2019t work on thick bunches of straw left behind.<\/li><li>The wheat yield does not increase or\n decrease using Happy Seeder.But it remains at par with normal average\n yield.<\/li><li>Initially,farmers are facing problems\n because after sowing with HS,fields require proper management.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mulch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A mulch is a layer of material applied to\n the surface of the soil.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The reasons for applying mulch include\n conservation of soil moisture, improving fertility and health of the soil,\n reducing weed growth and enhancing the visual appeal of the area.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-what-is-the-global-climate-strike-movement-6013302\/\">Global\nClimate Strike movement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Students in more than 2,000 cities across the\nworld are holding demonstrations under the #FridaysforFuture movement also\ncalled Global Climate Strike movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Global\nClimate Strike movement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The #FridaysforFuture movement also known\n as the \u2018Youth Strike for Climate Movement\u2019 was started in August 2018.<\/li><li>The aim of the Global Climate Strike is to\n call on millions of people across the world to disrupt business as usual\n by taking part in protests emphasising the danger of Climate Change.<\/li><li>The movement was started by Swedish\n student \u2018Greta Thunberg\u2019 to protest outside Swedish parliament for more\n action against climate change.<\/li><li>She had called for a strike every Friday\n until the Swedish parliament revised its policies towards climate change.<\/li><li>Gradually, students and adults from across\n the world started mobilising and demonstrating in front of parliaments and\n local city halls in their respective countries.<\/li><li>Thousands of events have been planned from\n September 20th to 27th, 2019.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/60-pm-jay-money-was-paid-for-tertiary-care\/article29492919.ece\">Ayushman\nBharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:&nbsp;<\/strong>According to the data,Ayushman Bharat which has\ncompleted a year has recorded 46.4 lakh hospital treatments with 60% of the\namount being spent on tertiary care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Ayushman\nBharat:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Government had launched the scheme on\n September 23,2018 from Ranchi, Jharkhand.<\/li><li>The main aim of the scheme is to provide\n universal health care to the poor, needy and vulnerable sections of the\n country.<\/li><li>The scheme covers both prevention and\n health promotion.<\/li><li>The two flagship programmes under Ayushman\n Bharat programme are (a)Health and Wellness Centre and (b)National Health\n Protection Scheme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health and Wellness\nCentre:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The National Health Policy, 2017 has\n envisioned Health and Wellness Centres as the foundation of India\u2019s health\n system.<\/li><li>Under this 1.5 lakh health care centres\n will be established.<\/li><li>These centres will provide comprehensive\n health care, including for non-communicable diseases and maternal and\n child health services.<\/li><li>These centres will also provide free\n essential drugs and diagnostic services.<\/li><li>The contribution of the private sector\n through CSR and philanthropic institutions in adopting these centres is\n also envisaged.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Health\nProtection Scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The second flagship programme under\n Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme.<\/li><li>The scheme aims to cover over 10 crore\n poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries)\n providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary\n and tertiary care hospitalization.<\/li><li>This is the world\u2019s largest government funded\n health care programme.<\/li><li>The scheme also ensures enhanced\n productivity,well being and avert wage loss and impoverishment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Achievements during\nlast one year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the last one year, more than 46 lakh\n beneficiaries have availed cashless treatment under the scheme worth\n \u20b97,500 crore with 60% of the amount being spent on tertiary care.<\/li><li>This has resulted in saving of over 12\n thousand crore rupees to the beneficiary families.<\/li><li>Currently,32 States and Union Territories\n are implementing the scheme and more than 10 crore beneficiary cards have\n been issued.<\/li><li>Over eighteen thousand hospitals are\n providing services across the country, out of which more than 50 per cent\n are private hospitals.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/indias-experience-in-affordable-healthcare-is-available-for-use-to-all-developing-nations-says-modi\/article29493005.ece\">Healthy\nlife a basic right, Prime Minister Modi tells UN meet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>At the 74th session of the United Nations (UN)\nGeneral Assembly,Indian Prime minister has addressed the Universal Health\ncoverage meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong>The Prime Minister has said that a healthy life\nis the basic right of every person.He also outlined the four main pillars of\nhealthcare that India focuses on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preventive\nHealthcare:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prime minister said that India has laid\n special emphasis on yoga, ayurveda and fitness which has helped in\n controlling lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure and\n depression.<\/li><li>India has also launched Fit India Movement\n recently.<\/li><li>The Clean India Campaign has contributed\n towards saving millions of lives.<\/li><li>Under immunization,India has not only\n introduced new vaccines but has also improved access to vaccination in far\n flung areas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Affordable\nHealthcare:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For this the government has rolled out the\n world\u2019s largest health insurance scheme named Ayushman Bharat.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Under this scheme,500 million poor people\n have been given the facility of free treatment worth up to Rs.5 lakh every\n year.In 2018, 4.5 million people availed of this facility.<\/li><li>India has opened more than 5000 special\n pharmacies where more than 800 varieties of vital medicines are available\n at affordable prices.<\/li><li>The cost of stents for heart patients has\n been slashed by 80% and the cost of knee implants has been cut down by 50\n \u2013 70%.<\/li><li>India has also helped in providing access\n to affordable healthcare by way of telemedicine to several other\n countries, especially African countries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supply Side\nIntervention<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India\u2019s focus has been on establishment of\n modern institutions for quality medical education.<\/li><li>Government has has also increased the\n seats in medical colleges for improvement in health resources.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mission Mode\nIntervention<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In order to improve the health of women\n and children, a National Nutrition Campaign and other new programmes have\n been launched in mission mode.<\/li><li>Also,India has commitment to eliminate\n Tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global goal of 2030.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/prime-minister-narendra-modi-addresses-the-un-climate-summit-in-new-york\/article29492091.ece\">United\nNations Climate Action Summit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>During the 74th session of the United Nations\n(UN) General Assembly, the Indian Prime Minister has addressed the United\nNations(UN) Climate Action Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Highlights of the\nspeech:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prime minister has reiterated India\u2019s\n commitment to the creation of 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022\n under the Paris Climate Agreement.&nbsp;<\/li><li>He also said that India\u2019s renewable energy\n target will be further increased to 450 GW by 2022.<\/li><li>He said that India would spend\n approximately $50 billion in the next few years on the Jal Jeevan Mission\n to conserve water, harvest rainwater and develop water resources.<\/li><li>He also said that more than 80 countries\n have joined the International Solar Alliance initiated by India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New initiatives:<\/strong>The Prime Minister has also announced two new\ninternational initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Leadership Group for Industry Transition<\/strong>: India and Sweden together with other\n countries have announced a new that will drive transformation in\n hard-to-decarbonize and energy-intensive sectors.<\/li><li><strong>Coalition for Disaster Resilient\n Infrastructure(CDRI):&nbsp;<\/strong>Itwill\n be an international partnership that will support countries- developed and\n developing- to build climate and disaster resilient infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The Coalition\u2019s secretariat will be based\n in Delhi.It will facilitate knowledge exchange, provide technical support\n and support capacity building.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/multi-purpose-national-id-card-india-aadhaar-passport-6022113\/\">Multipurpose\nNational Identity Card (MPNIC)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Home Minister has said that India could\nhave a single multi purpose unique card that will serve as an identity card and\ndouble up as a voter card, PAN and even a passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Multipurpose\nNational ID Card (MPNIC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>MPNIC was first suggested by a 2001 report\n on \u201cReforming the National Security System\u201d by the empowered Group of\n Ministers(GOM) during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.<\/li><li>The Group of Ministers(GOM) report had\n recommended MPNIC in relation to the growing threat from illegal\n migration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What did the GOM\nreport said?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The report has said that there should be\n compulsory registration of citizens and non-citizens living in India.This\n will facilitate the preparation of a national register of citizens.&nbsp;<\/li><li>All citizens should be given a\n Multi-Purpose National Identity Card (MPNIC) and non-citizens should be\n issued identity cards of a different colour and design.&nbsp;<\/li><li>This should be introduced initially in the\n border districts or maybe in a 20 Kms border belt and extended to the\n hinterland progressively.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is Government\nplanning to introduce multi purpose identity card?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The government has clarified that there is\n no specific scheme that they are planning to introduce.&nbsp;<\/li><li>But the government would want to link\n various databases if it intends to create a card that works as a single\n point of access to various accounts held by an individual.<\/li><li>Further,the government is also expected to\n launch the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) by the start of 2020.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About NATGRID:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>NATGRID is an integrated intelligence grid\n connecting databases of core security agencies to collect comprehensive\n patterns of intelligence that can be readily accessed by intelligence\n agencies.<\/li><li>Under NATGRID,21 sets of databases will be\n networked to achieve quick, seamless and secure access to desired\n information for intelligence\/enforcement agencies.<\/li><li>The database would be accessible to\n authorised persons from 11 agencies on a case to case basis and only for\n professional investigations into suspected cases of terrorism.<\/li><li>It will utilize technologies like Big Data\n and analytics to study and analyze the huge amounts of data from various\n intelligence and enforcement agencies to help track suspected terrorists\n and prevent terrorist attacks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/foreign-trade\/india-uae-discuss-areas-of-cooperation-to-strengthen-economic-ties\/articleshow\/71262061.cms\">India,UAE\ndiscuss areas of cooperation to strengthen economic ties<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The seventh meeting of the UAE-India High Level\nJoint Task Force on Investments was held in Abu Dhabi,UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the task\nforce:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Task Force was established in 2012 as\n a key forum to promote economic ties between the UAE and India.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It aims to promote and facilitate\n investments between the two countries and in addressing mutual concerns.<\/li><li>Further, the task force has acquired more\n importance since the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement was\n signed in 2017.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The meeting reviewed the significant\n progress made to enhance bilateral trade and investment between the two\n countries.<\/li><li>The countries discussed the issues\n relating to the tax treatment of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority(ADIA)\n for investment in India.<\/li><li>India has agreed to give an early\n consideration and mutually beneficial solution to the issue in a way that\n could facilitate ADIA\u2019s investments in India.<\/li><li>The countries also expressed satisfaction\n on the progress made by the Task Force including (a)the signing of a\n bilateral agreement for the promotion and protection of investments which\n is now being renegotiated as a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) (b) the\n UAE\u2019s contribution to India\u2019s strategic petroleum reserve among others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/this-new-technology-will-help-railways-become-less-polluting-cost-efficient-6016593\/\">Head\non Generation (HOG) technology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Railway Ministry has announced that it would\nbe upgrading all existing Linke Hofmann Busch(LHB) coaches with the Head on\nGeneration (HOG) technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About HOG\ntechnology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In HOG Technology,the power will be drawn\n from the overhead electric supply.<\/li><li>The power supply from the overhead cable\n is 750 volts at single-phase, and a transformer with a winding of 945 kVA\n converts it to a 750 Volts 50 Hz output at 3-phase.This energy is then\n provided to the compartments.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End on Generation\ntechnology(EOG):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Under the EOG system,the train\u2019s \u2018hotel\n load\u2019 which is the load of air conditioning, lights, fans, and pantry is\n provided with electricity from two large diesel generator sets which\n supply 3-phase power at 750 Volts 50 Hz to the entire length of the train.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefits of HOG\ntechnology over EOG:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the End on Generation technology(EOG)<strong>,<\/strong>power\n generator cars used to make huge noise and emit fumes which will no longer\n be there.<\/li><li>In place of two such generator cars, HOG\n will have one standby silent generator car to be used for emergency.&nbsp;<\/li><li>HOG technology has low Operating price per\n unit of electricity as compared to the EOG system.<\/li><li>HOG technology will have reduced number of\n generating equipment, low maintenance requirements, reduced dead weight as\n compared to EOG system.<\/li><li>Further,the HOG system will also generate\n less air pollution and Noise pollution when compared to EOG system.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About LHB Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches are the\n passenger coaches of Indian Railways that have been developed by\n Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany.<\/li><li>These coaches are produced in the Rail\n Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1585785\">Post\nDisaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The National Institute of Disaster Management\n(NIDM) is organizing a National workshop on Post Disaster Needs\nAssessment(PDNA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About PDNA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Post-Disaster Needs Assessment(PDNA) is a\n government-led exercise to assess the full extent of a disaster\u2019s impact.<\/li><li>The tool was developed by the UN\n Development Group, the World Bank and the European Union as one of the key\n commitments of their 2008 agreement to develop and use common assessment\n and recovery planning approaches in post-crisis settings.<\/li><li>The assessments are carried out in the\n aftermath of earthquakes, cyclones, floods and droughts.<\/li><li>The assessment will define the needs for\n recovery and to serve as a basis for designing a recovery strategy and\n guide donors\u2019 funding.<\/li><li>The assessment takes place with the support\n from the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank and other\n national and international actors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Institute\nof Disaster Management:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>NIDM is a premier institute for training\n and capacity development programs for managing natural disasters in India\n on a national as well as regional basis.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The National Centre of Disaster\n Management(NCDM) constituted under an Act of Parliament in 1995 was\n re-designated to give the present name of National Institute of Disaster\n Management(NIDM) by the Disaster Management Act 2005.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1585808\">Mochi\nSwabhimaan Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister of Skill Development and\nEntrepreneurship announced the launch of Mochi Swabhimaan Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the\ninitiative:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mochi Swabhimaan Initiative is a\n nationwide effort in which Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC) will\n support the cobbler community who provide leather-based services, with CSR\n funds.<\/li><li>This will ensure that they work in a\n dignified manner by bringing respect to their skills by giving them better\n working environment in the form of kiosks\/umbrellas.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Leather\nSector Skill Council(LSSC):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC) is\n a non-profit organisation dedicated to meet the demand for skilled\n workforce in the leather industry in India.&nbsp;<\/li><li>LSSC was set up in 2012 as one of the key\n sector skill councils approved by National Skill Development\n Corporation(NSDC).<\/li><li>It aims to facilitate a skilled ecosystem\n in the leather industry through capacity building for high productivity\n and compliance with global standards.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Statistics on\nLeather industry:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India accounts for about 13% of the\n world\u2019s leather production.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The leather industry contribute less than\n 1% to India\u2019s GDP and Footwear industry contributes about 2% to India\u2019s\n GDP.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Indian leather industry has huge potential\n for exports.It can reach USD 9.0 billion by 2020, from the present level\n of USD 5.85 billion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsonair.com\/News?title=Chilahati--border-railway-link-upgradation-work-inaugurated-to-connect-West-Bengal-with-Bangladesh&amp;id=371878\\\">Chilahati-\nborder railway link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Bangladesh railway minister and High\nCommissioner of India has laid the foundation stone of Chilahati- border\nrailway link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Chilahati-\nborder railway link:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The railway link is a 7.5 kilometre long\n railway track.It will help in providing connectivity from West Bengal into\n Assam via Bangladesh.<\/li><li>This railway link will provide a big boost\n to trade, travel and tourism between Bangladesh and India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Haldibari- Chilahati railway track was\n part of the broad gauge main route from Kolkata to Siliguri during the\n British undivided India.<\/li><li>The trains from Bangladesh to Darjeeling\n via Siliguri operated till 1965 which stopped functioning after the 1965\n Indo-Pak war.<\/li><li>Indian Railways has already restored the\n tracks up to international border till Haldibari station.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/experts-say-india-s-climate-adaptation-fund-inadequate\/story-olaTbfFmsSOQpVBcKk3qGP.html\">National\nAdaptation Fund<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Experts have said that the National adaptation\nfund has been allocated only Rs 100 crore in the Budget and about one pilot\nproject in each state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the fund:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The National Adaptation Fund for Climate\n Change(NAFCC) is a Central Sector Scheme.<\/li><li>It was set up in 2015 to meet the climate\n change adaptation needs of vulnerable states and Union territories.<\/li><li>National Bank for Agriculture and Rural\n Development (NABARD) is the National Implementing Entity(NIE).<\/li><li>The Scheme has been designed to fulfill\n the objectives of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and\n operationalize State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About adaptation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The UN Framework Convention on Climate\n Change defines adaptation as adjustments in ecological, social and\n economic systems in response to current climate change impacts and\n projected impact.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About NAPCC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was launched in 2008 by the Prime Minister\u2019s Council on Climate Change.<\/li><li>It aims at creating awareness among the representatives of the public, different agencies of the government, scientists, industry and the communities on the threat posed by climate change and the steps to counter it.<\/li><li>There are 8 national missions which forms the core of the NAPCC which represent multi-pronged, long term and integrated strategies for achieving key goals in climate change.These are-<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Capture.jpg?resize=685%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52536\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Seeder News:Punjab Chief Minister has said that farmers should use Happy Seeders for direct wheat sowing as it will lead to increased productivity. Facts: About Happy seeder(HS): Happy Seeder(HS) is a tractor-operated machine developed by the Punjab Agricultural University(PAU) in collaboration with Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research(ACIAR). 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