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Posted 08 Apr 2024

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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).
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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  • ESZs
  • Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  • Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary