DAILY GK C.A 28 MAY
1. FISH
PRODUCTION TARGET SET TO 220 LMT BY FY24-25
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Union
Minister for Fisheries Giriraj Singh detailed the Pradhan Mantri Matsya
Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during a press conference in New Delhi.
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PMMSY
was announced as a part of the Rs 20 Lakh crore Centre’s economic stimulus
package in response to COVID-19. It will be implemented for a period of 5
years i.e. from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 .
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Importantly,
the scheme is providing insurance coverage for fishing vessels,
which is being introduced for the first time.
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As a part of PMMSY, there will be Swath
Sagar plan, which is envisaged with modernizing of the fisheries sector.
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Also,
Government will register “Sagar Mitra” and encourage formation
of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to help achieve the PMMSY goals
2. “VAN DHAN
SCHEME: LEARNINGS FOR POST COVID-19”
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Government
of Rajasthan in association with The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development
Federation of India(TRIFED), organized a webinar under Know Your
Scheme-Lecture Series on “Van Dhan Yojana : Learning For Post
Covid-19” to help the tribal people.
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TRIFED
has launched a #GoTribal campaign have opened more than 120
permanent outlets across the country (including airports), ecommerce platforms,
exhibitions, and organized grand ‘Aadi Mahotsavs.
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TRIFED
in association with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
initiated Van Dhan Samajik Doori Jagrookta Abhiyaan, under which
tribes are being provided with crucial information regarding COVID-19.
3. TAIWAN
PRESIDENT RE-ELECTED FOR SECOND TERM
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Tsai
Ing-wen, the current and first female President of Taiwan has been re-elected
for a second four-year term of presidency. A representative of Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP), took the oath on May 20, 2020.
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Since
the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, Taiwan has been entirely self-ruled.
However, China claims Taiwan as its province and has campaigned to limit
Taiwan’s participation in international bodies under the “One China
Principle”, the Republic of China (ROC)
4. ITC TO
ACQUIRE 100% EQUITY OF SUNRISE FOODS
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ITC Limited entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement(SPA) to acquire 100% of the equity share
capital of Sunrise Foods Private Ltd(SFPL), which is primarily engaged
in spices under the trademark ‘Sunrise’.
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The
value of the deal is not disclosed but expects to be around Rs 1,800 crores to
Rs 2,000 crores.
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Through
its Aashirvaad brand it operates in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.It has set a
turnover target of Rs 1 trillion from its FMCG business by 2030 as it moves to
expand revenues beyond its cigarettes business. It already sells popular
FMCG brands like Aashirvaad flour, Bingo chips, B Natural juices, Vivel and
Yippee noodles.
5. BOOK ‘THE
ICKABOG’
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Harry
Potter author JK Rowling released a new online Children’s book named ‘The
Ickabog’ to entertain children during Coronavirus lockdown.
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The new
story will be serialized with a couple of chapters released for free online and
posted on “The Ickabog” website.
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Rowling
started writing ‘The Ickabog’ while she was still completing the original
Wizarding World series, “Harry Potter” book.
