GoI has announced New procurement policy to ensure farmers get MSP for Oilseeds as promised. Under the umbrella scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), credit guarantee of 15,053 crores is allocated for 2-year time span.
Union Agriculture Minister is Radha Mohan Singh.
As per recent data, retail inflation stood at 3.69 in Aug 2018. Driven by cheaper food product prices, inflation falls below RBI’s medium-term target of 4%. Fuel and electricity inflation stood at 8.47%. Inflation is measured by Consumer Price Index(CPI).
CPI measured by Central Statistics Organisation(CSO).
India’s first tribal circuit tourism project under the Swadesh Darshan scheme will be inaugurated in Chhattisgarh. Major components include eco log huts, craft haats, tourist facilitation centres, an open amphitheatre, tribal interpretation centres.
Madhya Pradesh has highest Scheduled Tribe population in India.
At the52nd International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Championships in Changwon, Korea, India added two more gold medals. Udhayveer and Vijayveer Sidhu from Mansa, Punjab, won individual and team junior men’s 25m pistol event gold medals.
International Shooting Sports Federation(ISSF) HQ is in Germany.
Super Typhoon Mangkhut is heading for the Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Millions of people are at risk from this strong typhoon set to smash into the northern Philippines which could bring floods, landslides and huge waves to the disaster-prone nation
World Meteorological Department HQ is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Hindi Divas is being celebrated on 14th Sept. It was on this day in 1949 that the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will present Rajbhasha Awards.
Article 351 of Constitutions directs for the promotion of Hindi.
Union Minister for Shipping announced that the number of seafarers in the country has increased by over 60,000. People engaged in ship-related jobs has gone up to 1,54,000. Sea routes are the most economical way of travelling.
Gujrat has largest sea coastline among Indian states.
An app unveiled by a Mumbai-based start-up earlier this year is bringing farmers and dealers of agricultural equipment under one roof. The app, called Siddhi, was launched by Desta Global, an agritech e-commerce company.
India is the largest producer of milk, pulses and jute.
Elon Musk’s rocket company signed up its first passenger for a flight around the moon, taking a giant leap toward commercializing space travel. SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the Moon.
Antrix is commercial arm of ISRO
India’s first missile tracking ship -a force multiplier and cruise, places the country into a global elite club. Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is gearing up to undertake sea trials of India’s first missile tracking ship. The project will cost ₹750 crore.
Nirmala Sitharaman is Minister of Defence.