05-06-09-21 Daily-Punjab-PPSC Current Affairs

The MoU, signed by Invest Punjab CEO Rajat Agarwal and AMCHAM India program director Rajiv Anand, a first for the US body with any state in the country. It entails the formation of a joint working group (JWG) having members from Invest Punjab and AMCHAM India, to support and develop cooperation, as well as, for enhancing the Ease of Doing Business in Punjab, India and USA.

Sharing details of the investment opportunities in the state for the US companies across multiple sectors, Agarwal highlighted that the state had served as a launchpad to renowned MNCs who looked to start their India operations. Inviting the US enterprises, he said opportunities for investment or collaboration with Punjab-based companies existed in multiple sectors such as <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Food Processing, technical engineering, textile and pharma.

The investor-friendly ecosystem had allowed Punjab to receive more than $12 billion investments that were under various stages of implementation, he added.

He talked about the high impact business reforms such as the Right to Business Act 2020, deemed approvals and central inspection system, amongst others that have been undertaken by the State Government to reduce time and cost incurred by businesses.

Established in 2013, by the state government, the Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (Invest Punjab) is a single point of contact for facilitation of investors who are looking to set up a business in Punjab. Invest Punjab has been rated as the top-performing state IPA by the Government of India, said Agarwal.

The Union Minister for Women & Child Development, inaugurated Nutri Garden to denote the starting of Poshan Maah 2021 at All India Institute of Ayurveda.

Highlights:

Plantation of Shigru (Sahijan) & Amla saplings were additionally carried out. All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi under the direction of the Ministry of Ayush initiated the occasion of Poshan Maah 2021.

Nutri kitchen garden/Nutri backyard is a method of planting and harvesting nutrient-rich vegetation in residential houses or in their neighborhood to meet the necessities of the family all year round.

In city areas, Nutri kitchen gardening can be promoted in the structure of rooftop gardening, terrace gardening, vertical gardening and container gardening.

The eleventh India-United Kingdom Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) was held virtually with the Finance Minister leading the Indian delegation.

Highlights:

The dialogue covers, among other things, economic cooperation discussions on multilateral issues, including and COP26.

Both aspects deliberated on furthering Financial Services collaboration with different emphasis on Fin-Tech and GIFT City, annual India-UK Financial Market Dialogue and measures underway to reform economic markets.

Infrastructure improvement and promotion of sustainable finance and Climate finance have been additionally discussed.

Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019) was released on September 1, 2021.

According to the atlas, developed nations incurred the bulk of $3.6tn in economic losses because of severe weather events in past five decades.

High death tolls in poorer countries have been partly reduced by better evacuation.

According to scientists of UNs world meteorological organisation, in past 50 years, number of weather-related disasters had increased fivefold across the globe.

In this period, death toll of 115 people and more than $200m was lost every day. The death toll was the result of Climate Change, more extreme weather and improved reporting.

In this period, total losses amounted to $3.6tn and 2m deaths.

For instance, estimated cost of Hurricane Ida, fifth-largest hurricane to make landfall in US, could be about $80bn.

Three out of 10 worlds costliest disasters occurred in 2017 alone namely- hurricanes Harvey (cost-$96.9bn), Maria (cost-$69.4bn) and Irma (cost-$58.2bn).

Ayush Ministry launched the campaign called AYUSH AAPKE DWAR from some 45 locations across India.

Campaign was launched by Minister of State for Ayush from Ayush Bhawan by distributing medicinal Plants to staff.

About 21 states are participating in launch activities in which more than 2 lakh saplings will be distributed across India.

AYUSH AAPKE DWAR campaign was launched with the aim of distributing medicinal plant saplings to 75 lakh households in India in one year. These medicinal plants include Ashoka, Tejpatta, Stevia, Ashwagandha, Jatamansi, Giloy/Guduchi, Shatavari, Guggulu, Lemongrass, Tulsi, Sarpagandha, Brahmi, Kalmegh and Amla.

Under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, various other programs were launched such as- launch of the Y-Break App and distribution of Prophylactic Ayush Drugs.

AYUSH Ministry is dubbed as Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy. It was set up on November 9, 2014 to develop Education, research and propagation of indigenous alternative medicine systems across India. This ministry was renamed as Ministry of AYUSH on April 13, 2021. This ministry includes seven traditional systems of healthcare.

AYUSH ministry runs various healthcare programs, with primary focus on rural Population. It forms an integral backbone of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Till date, about 50000 children have been enrolled in Homeopathy for Healthy Child.

PM Narendra Modi will issue a special commemorative coin of 125 rupees, which will be held on September 1, 2021, and deliver a speech on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of St. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji:

Swami ji born Abhay Charan De, an Indian spiritual teacher and the founder-acharya (preceptor) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) often recognised as the Hare Krishna movement that translated Shrimad Bhagvad Geeta and different Vedic Literature in 89 languages, playing a stellar role in dissemination of Vedic literature throughout the world.

Swamiji additionally installed over a hundred temples and wrote various books, educating the direction of Bhakti Yoga to the world.