Sittwe Port (Myanmar)
- India has secured the right to operate its second overseas port (after Chabahar in Iran), Sittwe, after approval by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
- About Sittwe Port
- Deep water port located at the estuary of Kaladan River in Rakhine State of Myanmar.
- Developed as a part of Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) funded under grant in aid assistance from GoI.
- Significance: Will open new opportunities for India’s Northeast for trade and transit,enhance trade and commerce between India and Myanmar, etc.
- Tags :
- Myanmar
- KMTT Project
- Sittwe Port
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
- Enrolment under PMFBY in FY 2023-24 saw an increase of 27% as compared to the previous FY.
- About PMFBY
- Launched in 2016.
- Type: Central Sector Scheme conceptualized and administered by the Central Government and implemented by concerned State/ UT Governments.
- Objective: To provide insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of any of the notified crops as a result of natural calamities, pests & diseases.
- Features
- Covers all the stages of the crop production cycle.
- Uniform premium of 2% (Kharif), 1.5% (Rabi), and 5% (Horticultural crops).
- Tags :
- Insurance
- PMFBY
Polar Vortex
- Scientists have discovered the sudden reversal in the direction of the Arctic Polar Vortex spin
- Sudden Stratospheric Warming events which caused more ozone from lower latitudes to move around the Arctic could have led to the change in the direction.
- About Polar Vortex
- It refers to the low pressure and cold air surrounding the Earth’s poles.
- It is held by strong wind currents that flow anti-clockwise around the polar region.
- It is weaker in the summer and stronger during the winter.
- Tags :
- Polar Vortex
- Stratospheric Warming events
Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ)
- The Centre has recently issued a draft notification demarcating an ESZ around Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary.
- About ESZ
- They are ecologically important and fragile areas around protected areas.
- Notified by central government under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- ESZ Guidelines classify activities under three categories:
- Prohibited: Commercial Mining, Setting of industries causing pollution, etc.
- Regulated: Felling of Trees, Establishment of hotels and resorts, etc.
- Permitted: Ongoing agriculture and horticulture practices by local communities, dairy farming, etc
- Tags :
- ESZs
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary