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Posted 17 Oct 2024

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Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector)

Government recently extended Samarth Scheme for two years (FY 2024-25 and 2025-26) with a budget of Rs. 495 Crore to train 3 lakh persons in textile-related skills.

About Samarth

  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
  • Objective: aims to encourage and support the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving. 
    • It is a demand-driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling program
  • Achievement: Trained 3.27 lakh candidates, of which 2.6 lakh (79.5%) have been employed.
    • There is a strong emphasis on women's employment, and 2.89 lakh (88.3%) women have been trained so far.
  • Tags :
  • Ministry of Textiles
  • Samarth

World Energy Outlook 2024

International Energy Agency released its flagship World Energy Outlook 2024.

Key Observations

  • Geopolitical tensions and fragmentation are major risks for energy security.
    • Around 20% of today’s global oil and LNG supplies flow through the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime chokepoint in the Middle East.
  • Clean energy is entering the energy system at an unprecedented rate, with more than 560 gigawatts (GW) of new renewables capacity added in 2023.
  • More than half of the world's electricity will be generated by low-emission sources before 2030.
  • Tags :
  • International Energy Agency
  • Energy Transition
  • Strait of Hormuz

Five Eye Alliance

United Kingdom, a Five Eye Alliance, recently extended support to Canada in recent diplomatic crisis with India. 

About Five Eye (FVEY) Alliance

  • A multilateral intelligence-sharing network shared by over 20 different agencies of five English-speaking countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States). 
  • It is both surveillance-based and signals intelligence (SIGINT).
  • Tags :
  • Five Eye Alliance
  • SIGINT

Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary

Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has cleared key road stretches passing through the Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS).

About KWS

  • Location: Easternmost parts of the Karakoram range (part of Northwestern Himalayas), in the Leh district, Ladakh.
    • Bounded on North and West by international boundary with China and Pakistan respectively. 
  • Geography: Most part is semi-arid, characterized by a cold desert and heavy glaciation. 
  • Rivers: Nubra and Shyok
  • Fauna: Snow leopard, Eurasian lynx, Himalayan wolf, Tibetan antelope etc.
  • Tags :
  • Leh
  • Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Karakoram Mountain range

Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) opened the 2024 Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum.

About HIH

  • Launched in 2019 by FAO
  • It supports the implementation of nationally led, ambitious programmes to accelerate agrifood systems transformations by eradicating poverty (SDG1), ending hunger and malnutrition (SDG2), and reducing inequalities (SDG10).
    • It uses advanced geospatial modeling and analytics, as well as a robust partnership-building approach
  • Areas of intervention: Developing value chains for priority commodities, building agro-industries, etc.
  • Members:72 countries (India is not a member)
  • Tags :
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • Hand-in-Hand Initiative

Hellfire Missile

India has signed a deal with the US to acquire 170 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles.

AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles

  • It is a short-range Air to Ground Missile (AGM) with a range of around 7-11 km. 
  • Precision strike, Semi-Active Laser (SAL) guided missile.
  • Can neutralize a broad range of targets including air defence, patrol boats, armour, enemy combatants etc. with its multi-purpose warhead. 
  • Can launch from various platforms, including aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles etc.  
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  • Hellfire Missile
  • Defence import
  • Guided Missile

Multi-Track Diplomacy

First ASEAN-India Track 1 Cyber Policy Dialogue was held in Singapore.

About Track 1 Diplomacy

  • Track 1 Diplomacy refers to official diplomacy, where communication is directly between or among governments. 
  • These formal discussions are conducted by diplomats, heads of state, and other official authorities. 

Other Tracks of Diplomacy

  • Track 1.5 Diplomacy: It occurs when government representatives and non-governmental experts engage in dialogue or meetings together in less formal ways than Track 1 diplomacy.
  • Track 2 Diplomacy: It denotes a purely unofficial channel for dialogue between non-governmental experts, without direct governmental involvement. 
    • 1993 Oslo Accords grew out of unofficial Track 2 discussions before transitioning into Track 1 negotiations.
  • Tags :
  • Diplomacy
  • Multi-Track Diplomacy

Solar Assisted Reefer Transportation with Hybrid Controls and Intelligence (SARTHI) System

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) has unveiled - Solar Assisted Reefer Transportation with Hybrid Controls and Intelligence (SARTHI) System.  

About SARTHI

  • Objective: It will help in reducing post-harvest losses in perishable food transportation.
  • SARTHI containers offer dual compartments for optimal storage of fruits and vegetables, which have varying temperature and humidity requirements.
  • It is an integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and real-time monitoring. 
    • Sensors measure temperature, humidity, ethylene, and CO2 levels, sending data to a mobile app for quality assessment.
    • These features enable transporters to make informed decisions, potentially rerouting produce to closer markets if spoilage is detected.
  • Tags :
  • Post-Harvest Losses
  • SARTHI
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