29-10-22 Daily-Punjab-PPSC Current Affairs

The Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Lal Chand Kataruchak, visited the grain market in Bathinda today and said the Punjab Government was committed to purchase each and every grain of paddy.

The minister said payment of around Rs 15,000 crore had been deposited in the accounts of the farmers of the state. Kataruchak also interacted with farmers who had brought their crops to Dana Mandi.

He said the was also ensuring that necessary arrangements were made for farmers as well as all persons involved in the procurement process, including sheller owners, artisans, laborers, transporters, etc.

He appealed to farmers to harvest only ripe paddy crop so that the moisture Percentage in the produce was not high and procurement agencies could buy it without any delay.

The glyphosate is a popular herbicide in India. Its usage became popular in the country after the illegal cultivation of Ht BT started. It is mainly used in tea plantations to control the Growth of unwanted Plants.

Glyphosate is an herbicide that is applied on the leaves to kill both broadleaf plants and Grasses. It is a non-selective herbicide that can kill almost all plants by stopping them from producing specific proteins required for their growth. Sodium salt form of this herbicide is used to regulate the plants growth and ripen specific crops.

The Terai Elephant Reserve will be developed in the joint forest areas of Dudhwa and Piliphit tiger reserve. This will cover the conservation of four wild species including tiger, Asian elephant, swamp deer, and one-horned rhinoceros.

Russia recently pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Deal, which was launched to mitigate food caused by conflict in Ukraine.

Ukraine and Russia account for roughly 30 per cent of the worlds exported wheat and barley, one fifth of its maize, and over half of its sunflower oil.

Russia is also the worlds largest exporter of Fertilizers, accounting for 15 per cent of global exports.

The Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed by the UN, Ukraine, Russia and Trkiye during a ceremony in Istanbul in July. Under the deal, ships transporting grain from three Ukrainian Ports travel along an agreed corridor to markets worldwide

The country marked a 3% rise in the rate of deforestation in 2021 compared to the baseline 2018-2020.

Forest Declaration Assessment publishes annual updates on progress toward global forest goals.

Recently, the 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment was published, showing that the<a href="https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/deforestation-in-cerrado-Brazil“>Deforestationrates worldwide declined only modestly in 2021 by 6.3 % compared to the 2018-20 baseline.