12-02-22 Daily-Kerala-KPSC Current Affairs

The state will receive Rs 347.55 crore from the Centre under the newly constitutedstate disaster mitigation fund(SDMF) that will be exclusively utilized for preparatory works to ensure mitigation of natural disasters.

The ministry of Home affairs has allocated the funds, to which Rs 115.85 crore will be contributed by the state as its share, taking the total to Rs 463.40 crore to be utilized for the next five years, on the basis of the recommendations of the 15th .
The state is expected to benefit immensely from the new funds as most of the districts have been complaining about shortage of funds for pre-monsoon activities like desilting, ensuring the smooth flow of storm water for averting chances of flooding, etc.

The SDMF will be used for those local level and community-based interventions, which reduce the risks and promote Environment-friendly settlements and livelihood practices. However, the Centre has specifically asked the states that large-scale mitigation interventions such as construction of coastal walls, flood embankments, support for drought resilience, etc. should be pursued through the regular development schemes and not from the mitigation fund.

The 15th finance commission had recommended Rs 32,031 crore (20% of state disaster risk management fund) for SDMF for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Except for the north eastern and Himalayan states, the Centre will contribute 75%, while the remaining 25% is to be contributed by states.

The National Health Authority (NHA) started an exercise to integrate the beneficiary Database under several schemes for upgrading its database during a bid to implement the scheme better.

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AB-PMJAY Stands for Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

It provides Insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per annum. Insurance is provided for secondary and tertiary care-related hospitalizations.

Under the scheme, 10.74 crore beneficiary families are identified from the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) of 2011 on the idea of 6 deprivation and 11 occupational criteria, respectively, in rural and concrete areas.

The majority of SECC, 2011 also eligible for benefits under National Portal (NFSA).

As per Health Ministry, Aadhaar may be a common identity across most state databases.

It will enable the combination of caste census databases and ensure certainty on identifying beneficiaries through e-KYC. e-KYC enables target-based paperless delivery of Services.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a satellite called “INSPIRESat-1”.

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INSPIRESat-1 has been developed by a team of international researchers from India, the U.S., Taiwan, and Singapore.

INSPIRESat-1 means International Research & TEACHING Satellite Project satellite one.

It has been developed by the Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with the Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

It was launched onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52

It’s a student satellite with One Year Mission life that will study the orbital heating of the Sun and about dynamics of the ionosphere. The weight of INSPIRE-1 is 8.1 kg.

Department for Promotion of & Internal Trade (DPIIT) of India and Ministry of economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of Japan held an annual meeting to review the progress under Japanese Industrial Townships (JITs) in India.

DPIIT and the States presented developed Infrastructure and land open for Japanese investors in these townships.

Japanese companies were requested for field visits to JITs to draw in investments.

DPIIT reviewed the status of JITs with METI during a virtual platform in Light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Japan Embassy in India and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) also partook from the Japanese part.

National Productivity Day is observed per annum in India on 12 February.

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Every year on 12 February, India celebrates National Productivity Day.

The National Productivity Council’s mission is to encourage and promote productivity and quality awareness in all country sectors.

The most observance of the Day is to encourage all stakeholders to implement productivity tools and techniques with contemporary, relevant themes.

The Day is widely known by the National Productivity Council (NPC) to market productivity culture in India.

National Productivity Council (NPC) under the Ministry of Commerce and Government of India may be a premier institution for propagating productivity movement in India.

The Global Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 report, unveiled at the Dubai Expo, India, is among the highest five most accessible places to start a replacement business.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 report, unveiled at the Dubai Expo, India, is among the highest five most accessible places to start a replacement business.

The survey of Indian respondents, who answered questions on their entrepreneurial activity, attitudes to enterprise, and considering their local entrepreneurial ecosystem, found that 82% think it’s easy to start a business, placing India fourth globally.