27.09.22 Daily [Chhattisgarh] CGPSC Current Affairs

Chhattisgarh Affairs

Chhattisgarh govt to buy cow urine from cattle rearers at Rs 4 per litre

After introducing the unique cash-for-cow-dung scheme, Congress government inChhattisgarhis ready to launch yet another scheme for procuring cow urine at a price of Rs 4 per litre as part of its effort to generate income for farmers as well as to ensure sustainable cow protection across the state.

The scheme is to be launched on the occasion of Hareli Tihar on July 28. Bhupesh Baghel’s government says it is for the first time that any government has come up with a scheme to procure bovine urine by extending its Gaudhan Nyay Yojana.

Gaudhan Nyay Mission director Ayyaz Tamboli has directed all district collectors to make necessary arrangements for the same.

The procured cow urine would be used for the preparation of pest control products and natural liquid fertiliser with the help of self-help Women groups. This will reduce the cost of Fertilizers in farming and the use of liquid fertilizers in fields.

The departments of animal husbandry and <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture science centre would impart special training for the same to select women groups.

Chhattisgarh was the first state in the country to launch the unique Gaudhan Nyay Yojana on June 25, 2020, on the occasion of Hareli festival. Presently, the state is procuring cow dung from the cattle rearers at Rs two per kilogram and the procured cow dung is being used to prepare vermicompost for .

National and International Affairs

Soon AI-based Mandarin translation devices for troops on LAC

Indian soldiers patrolling on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), when they come face to face with Chinese soldiers, will soon be able to understand Mandarin and reply back instantly, with the help of a 600gm -based device developed by an Indian start-up. Currently under advanced trials with the Army, it was one of the 75 AI-enabled products and applications unveiled by DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh at the AI in Defence symposium.

The first demonstration was done in 2017 and since then, there have been several trials. Stating that they are now working with the Army for deployment and orders.

Govt dept earned 62 crore by selling off scrap

Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh said the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has contributed over 62 crore to the exchequer by selling off scrap, mostly electronics, as he noted that it might be a new avenue for startups to consider.

The Department of Administrative Reforms did not only confine itself to sermonising Governance reforms, we took up the initiative of ‘Swachhata’ (cleanliness).

Operation Megha Chakra

One of the major CBI-led global operations in recent times, Operation ‘Megha Chakra’ is a rapid response toonline child sexual exploitationwith international linkages and organised cyber-enabled financial crimes.

The operation deals with a case where victims, accused, suspects and conspirators are located across global jurisdictions. This has required an internationally coordinated law-enforcement response.

The name of the operation stems from its target cloud storage, which is being used to circulate the material online. Hence, the codename Megha Chakra.

Centre has no new data on child labour

The Centre does not have any data onChild Labour in the countryand a reason for this is the drying up of budgetary provisions meant for the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) scheme, which was monitoring the problem for about three decades.

Searching for proper data on child labour, the Standing Committee reached out to 14 Union Ministries and Departments, including the Home Ministry, the Women and Child Development Ministry, and several States.

NASA’s James Webb telescope detects water on distant planet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected signs of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the of a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a Sun-like star over a thousand Light years away, the U.S. space agency said on July 13.

The observation is the most detailed of its kind to date, demonstrating Webb’s unprecedented ability to analyse distant atmospheres, according to NASA. WASP-96 b is one of more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets in the Milky Way.

Located roughly 1,150 light-years away in the southern-sky constellation Phoenix, it represents a type of gas giant that has no direct analogue in our Solar System, it said in a statement.

The transmission spectrum revealed the previously hidden details of the atmosphere: the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze, and evidence of clouds that were thought not to exist based on prior observations.

Italy gets its first female PM – Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party won the Italian election, defeatingMario Draghiby a huge margin.

The alliance claimed over 43% votes, which would translate to 114 seats in theSenate.

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