Uttarakhand Affairs
The Uttarakhand Government would distribute 14 lakh ration kits free to the poor of the state under the Annotsav programme under the aegis of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY). The Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami started the Annotsav programme by handing over the ration kits to six beneficiaries at his residence on Monday. These kits would be distributed from all 9230 fair price shops of the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi always remain concerned about the poor and 80 crore people were provided free ration during the pandemic period by him. He said that under PMGKY, five kg food grain (wheat/ rice) and one kg pulse was given to the Antyodaya and primary families for eight months from April to November in 2020. Dhami said that under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Yojana, five kg rice and one kg chick pea was given to the migrants. He added that under One Nation One Ration card scheme, ration card portability is being implemented from August this year. Dhami said that under the state food scheme, the Uttarakhand government provided subsidised ration to 10 lakh families for three months each in the year 2020 and 2021.
The Cabinet Minister Banshidhar Bhagat said that the objective of Annotsav programme is to provide food and respect to every beneficiary. He said that free ration kits would be distributed from all fair price shops of the state.
National and International Affairs
Shipping Minister Launches My Port App
Shipping Minister Sonowal, Minister of Shipping and Waterways, launched the My Port app to monitor port operations digitally.
Highlights:
The app was launched on 8 October in Kolkata for promoting transparency and accessible access port related information
The app is targeted towards the port users to avail various port Services, including all port details and monitor operations digitally.
It also has various information like Vessel Berthing, rake receipt, rake and indent, tariff, bills, container status, holidays.
These can be accessed anywhere and reach at any time and anywhere.
Aryabhata Award Presented To G Satheesh Reddy
The Award given by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI), is presented to Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy
Highlights
The award is presented for his outstanding lifetime contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India.
Dr Reddy is a pioneer within the area of R&D of advanced avionics, Navigation, and missile technologies.
Dr Reddy has contributed a lot to strategic and tactical missile systems and helped the country become self-reliant in critical DEFENCE technologies.
He’s has found mechanisms to determine robust defence development and production ecosystem.
Father Of Pakistans Nuclear Bomb Passes Away
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, also known as Father of Pakistans nuclear bomb has passed away.
Highlights
The atomic scientist, Dr Khan was the first man to transform Pakistan into the worlds first Islamic nuclear power.
He was known as Father Of Pakistans Nuclear Bomb in the said country.
He was also praised for his contributions to enhancing the countrys DEFENCE capabilities.
Dr Khan was born in 1936 in Bhopal and migrated to Pakistan during the partition.
He died on 10 October at 7 am at Khan Research Laboratories hospital due to internal bleeding in his lungs.
Kyrgyzstan To Get $200mn LoC From India
India has agreed to provide USD 200mn as a line of Credit support for developing Projects in Kyrgyzstan.
Highlights:
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev had agreed upon this Line of Credit.
Kazakhstan is the current Chair and initiator of the CICA Forum.
Jaishankar also has bilateral talks with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi.
They also discussed liberal visa regimes between both the countries and liberal visa regimes between both the countries.
As India is developing its nuclear and Kazakhstan happens to have substantial uranium deposits, A strong relationship between the two countries is crucial.
Forward Action Plan On Power Signed By India And UK
The Forward Action Plan On Power was signed at the 3rd India-UK Energy for Growth PARTNERSHIP Ministerial Energy Dialogue.
Highlights:
Both India and UK agreed on the Forward action plan which includes, energy storage, smart grids, charging , green hydrogen, battery storage and the need to mobilising investments across RENEWABLE ENERGY.
India and UK also discussed the possibility of setting up a World Bank for green energy, which was the foreground to the forward action plan on power.
Energy transition activities were the majority discussed topics between the countries under which renewables like solar, wind, EVs and other alternative fuels were discussed.
There hasnt been much hold on the <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/green-Climate-fund”>Green Climate Fund that was established to provide $100 billion yearly to emerging nations by 2020 in a bid to counter Climate Change.
Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and Oxygen by electrolyser, powered by electricity from renewable energy like wind and solar.