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Best IAS Coaching in Bangalore 27th June 2020 – PIB Summaries
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27TH JUNE 2020 – PIB SUMMARIES
Posted on June 29, 2020 by admin
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PIB SUMMARIES CONTENTS
1. LOCUST SWARM.
2. WEBINAR BY DEPT OF AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE.
3. NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.
4. BANKING REGULATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 2020.
LOCUST SWARM
Locust Swarms:
Locust is an omnivorous and migratory pest and has the ability to fly hundreds of kilometres
collectively.
It is a trans-border pest and attacks the crop in large swarms.
Found in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, they inhabit some 60 countries and can cover one-
fifth of the Earth’s land surface.
Desert locust plagues may threaten the economic livelihood of one-tenth of the world’s human
population.
Swarms of locusts in the desert come to India from Africa/Gulf/South West Asia during the
summer monsoon season and go back towards Iran, Gulf & African countries for spring
breeding.
In India, more than 2 lakh square kilometres of area comes under Scheduled Desert Area.
Pink immature adults fly high and cover long distances during day hours from one place to
another along with the westerly winds coming from the Pakistan side.
Most of these pink immature adults settle on the trees during night and mostly fly during day.
The immature locust is very active and their mobility makes it difficult to control the swarm at
one location and it takes 4 to 5 days of control at different locations to control a
particular locust swarm.
Locust Warning Organisation (LWO):
The Union Agriculture Ministry’s Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) is headquartered in
Jodhpur.
LWO said that the locusts that came in 2019, after a gap of 26 years, were mature and had
affected 12 districts of the State.
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Challenges:
As per FAO’s Locust Status Update, the current situation remains extremely alarming in East
Africa where it is an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods.
New swarms will migrate to the summer breeding areas along both sides of the Indo-Pakistan
border as well as to Sudan and West Africa.
Good rains are predicted along the Indo-Pakistan border that would allow egg-laying to occur.
This year, the locusts are immature and have crossed the India-Pakistan border soon after their
birth.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned of more attacks of locusts along both
sides of the India-Pakistan border.
A bigger challenge is likely to emerge when the swarms flying over 20 districts in Rajasthan
start breeding.
The locusts will start laying eggs after the onset of monsoon and continue breeding for two
more months, with new insects being born during the growth phase of the Kharif crops.
Steps taken:
Locust Circle Offices (LCO) are conducting survey & control operations in close coordination
with the District Administration and agriculture field machinery of the affected States.
Advisories have been issued to the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab regarding
the locust attack and necessary measures to be taken for effective control, and pesticides that
are to be used for effective locust control in the cropped area.
Currently, Locust Control Offices have 21 Micronair and 26 Ulvamast (47 spray equipment)
which are being utilized for locust control.
e-Tender has been invited for the empanelling agencies to provide services of drones for aerial
spraying of insecticides for effective control over tall trees and inaccessible areas.
Why in News?
Locust swarms from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan have moved in three groups towards Gurugram
and Palwal in Haryana and from there towards Uttar Pradesh.
Control operations are underway in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
WEBINAR BY DEPT OF AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATION &
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FARMERS WELFARE
Animal Husbandry:
India has a livestock population of around 31% of the world’s livestock.
Steps taken by the Government to boost the animal husbandry sector:
One billion doses of vaccine have been given in a year for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
which is a bigger drive than in any other country to ensure that cattle are disease-free.
Animal tagging of five species through Pashu-Aadhar (Unique ID on a digital platform for
mapping their parentage, breed and productivity) is being carried out.
Cattle breeds are being improved through artificial insemination, IVF and surrogacy.
Several incentives have been announced like Dairy Infra Development Fund in
2018 and Animal Husbandry Infra Development Fund.
Dairy Sector:
The share of the organized sector in milk processing is targeted to be raised to 50% from the
present 30-35%.
The aim is to raise market demand in the dairy sector from 158 million mt tonnes presently
to 290 million mt tonnes over the next five years.
Fisheries Sector:
From 2014-15 to 2018-19, the fisheries sector has grown by 10.87%, fish production by 7.53%,
fisheries exports have grown by 9.71% and India’s global share of fish production has grown to
7.73%.
India is now the 2nd largest aquaculture producer in the world and the 4th largest seafood
exporter.
The USPs of the fisheries sector are its high growth rate, vast and diverse resources, low
investment with high returns, low gestation period, strong technical backup, huge consumer
base and export opportunities.
Note:
The agriculture sector contributes to about 15% of the GDP and provides livelihood for more
than 50% of the population.
India is the fourth-largest producer of agrochemicals.
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Why in News?
Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India hosted two
webinars on Reforms in Indian Agriculture, Strategic Policy Shifts and Investment
Opportunities.
NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL
National Productivity Council:
National Productivity Council (NPC) is an autonomous body under the Department for
Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT).
It is a mission-oriented apex organization to promote the cause of productivity in all sectors of
the Indian economy.
It is a tri-partite non-profit organization with equal representation from the government,
employers and workers’ organizations, apart from technical and professional institutions
including members from local productivity councils and chamber of commerce on its
Governing Body.
NPC is a constituent of the Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an
Intergovernmental Body, of which the Government of India is a founder member.
Suggestions made in the meeting:
Sector formulation of specific action plans by NPC, especially in agriculture and logistics
sectors.
Identification of champion sectors which have the potential to drive the economy.
Adoption of technology to increase productivity and delivering cost-effective solutions for the
marginalised sector.
Interlinking of academia and industry for the creation of a highly skilled labor force.
Financing of specific products to support MSMEs and increase their productivity.
National audit on security impact, etc.
Why in News?
The 49th Governing Council Meeting of the National Productivity Council was held under the
Chairmanship of the Minister of Commerce and Industry.
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BANKING REGULATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 2020
In pursuance of the commitment to ensure the safety of depositors across banks, the President has
promulgated the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
The Ordinance amends the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as applicable to Cooperative Banks.
The Ordinance seeks to protect the interests of depositors and strengthen cooperative banks
by improving governance and oversight by extending powers already available with RBI in
respect of other banks to Cooperative Banks as well.
The amendments do not affect existing powers of the State Registrars of Co-operative
Societies under state co-operative laws.
The amendments do not apply to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) or co-
operative societies whose primary object and principal business is long-term finance for
agricultural development.
The Ordinance also amends Section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, to enable the making
of a scheme of reconstruction or amalgamation of a banking company for protecting the
interest of the public, depositors and the banking system and for securing its proper
management, even without making an order of moratorium, so as to avoid disruption of the
financial system.
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