DAILY GK 28 FEB 2020
1.
Operation Green Scheme
ü The
government approved Rs 162 crore under Operations Green(OG) Scheme
which was announced in 2018-19 budget with an outlay of 500 crore to stable the
supply of TOP crops( Tomato, Onion & Potato) & to confirm their
availability throughout the year without price volatility.
2.
land records and services index 2020
ü According
to the 1st edition of NCAER Land Records and
Services Index (N-LRSI 2019-20) released by the National Council of
Applied Economic Research (NCAER) , Madhya Pradesh
(MP) emerged as the best performing state in terms of digitising land
records with the score of 74.9.It was followed by Odisha (67.5points) and
Maharashtra (65.3 points).
ü While
Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh ranked at bottom at 33rd position
with a score of 2.0.
3.
Diplomat Abhishek appointed as next
Ambassador of India to Venezuela
4.
‘ICGS Varad’ commissioned
ü The Indian
Coast Guard’s (ICG) 98 meter long 5th Offshore
Patrol Vessel called “ICGS Varad” was inducted into service at
LOT Kattupalli shipyard, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The vessel has
been designed and built by the L&T (Larsen & Toubro Limited).
5.
National Science Day-Feb 28, 2020
ü National
Science Day (NSD) was observed all over India on Feb 28,
2020. This day marks the discovery of the Raman effect by
Indian physicist Sir ChandraShekhara Venkata Raman on 28th
February 1928.
Theme of the NSD 2020: “Women in Science”.
Theme of the NSD 2020: “Women in Science”.
6.
World NGO Day-27th Feb, 2020
