16-17-10-22 Daily-Punjab-PPSC Current Affairs

While exports from Punjab increased three times from US$ 1,830 million in 2018-19 to US$ 7,096 million in 2021-22, the state still logged the lowest increase in the region — comprising Punjab,HaryanaandHimachal Pradesh— in the last four years, as per a report by the SBI research team.

The report says that Haryanas exports saw a four-fold rise from US$ 3,750 million to US$ 15,550 million and HPs exports went up five times from US$ 395 million to US$ 2,147 million.

The report further emphasises that following the introduction of one district-one product -district export hub (ODOP-DEH) initiative in 2020, exports have increased more than thrice in 16 states, including Punjab, Haryana and HP. The Services identified for Export Promotion under ODOP-DEH include tourism and information technology in Punjab and tourism in Haryana as well as Himachal Pradesh. Under the ODOP-DEH initiative, products and services with export potential have been identified in 733 districts across the country. These include agricultural and toy clusters as well as geographical indication(GI) products. GI items identified for the hill state ofHimachal Pradesh are Chamba Rumal,Kangratea, Kangra paintings, Kinnauri shawl, Kullu shawl, Himachali chulli oil.

The PM-DevINE is in addition to the quantum of Resources available for the development of the NE region. It will not be a substitute for existing central and state schemes.

Modi said Modhera was known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as solar-powered village.

Modhera is famous for its Sun temple, which is situated on the river Pushpavati. It was built by King Bhima-I of the Chaulukya dynasty in 1026-27.

According to the Gujarat government, which shared information in a series of tweets, over 1000 solar panels have been installed on the village houses, generating electricity round the clock for the villagers. Significantly they will be provided with solar electricity at zero cost.

New index shows governments worldwide stoked an inequality explosion during COVID-19 pandemic

Half of the poorest countries saw Health spendings drop despite the pandemic, while 95 percent of all countries froze or even lowered taxes on rich people and corporates

Rich and poor countries alike have exacerbated an explosion of economic inequality since the outbreak of the pandemic from 2020, reveals new research by Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI).

The overwhelming majority of governments cut their of health, Education and social protection spending. At the same time, they refused to raise taxes on excessive profits and soaring wealth.

The2022 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index(CRI Index) is the first detailed analysis into the type of inequality busting policies and actions that 161 countries might have pursued during the first two years of the pandemic.

China launched its first comprehensive solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), according to the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It’s the world’s first near-Earth satellite Telescope to simultaneously monitor solar flares, coronal mass ejections and the sun’s , according to Gan Weiqun, the satellite’s principal scientist from the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The mission is a combination of several innovations such as the development of the solar-monitoring instrument installed on the satellite.