15th FEBRUARY 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

15th FEBRUARY 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

India Small Grains Exhibition at UN Headquarters

• United Nations in New York City, USA. The Small Grains Exhibition organized on behalf of India at the Head Office started on Tuesday.
• The current year 2023 is being celebrated as the International Year of Small Grains by insisting on behalf of India. In view of this, UN India organized an exhibition of small grains at the head office of the council. 
• The exhibition is planned to highlight the nutritional value, health benefits and fat content of small grains grown in India to the global stage. UN Representatives of Member States participated in the exhibition.
• J.N. The small grains exhibition will be held till next Friday (Feb 17) at the exhibition hall near the General Assembly's delegates entrance.

Ambassadors of five countries presented their nomination papers to the President

• In a function held at the President's House, the President Mrs. Draupadi Murmu accepted the nomination papers submitted by the Ambassadors of Lithuania, Laos, Greece, Guatemala and Eswatini.
• Those who presented their nomination papers today are:
• Ms. Diana Mickiewiczne, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania
• Mr. Bounmi Vanmani, Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Mr. Dimitrios Ianov, Ambassador of Greece
• Mr Omar Lisandro Castaneda Solares, Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala
• Mr. Menzi Sibo Dlamini, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini

Cabinet approves India-Chile MoU for cooperation in agriculture and allied industries

• A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the MoU signed between India and Chile for cooperation in agriculture and allied industries. The main feature of this agreement is cooperation on policies to promote modern agriculture and organic farming to increase bilateral trade in organic agricultural products. 
• It also aims to increase the exchange of policies to promote organic agricultural production in both countries. The objective is to identify contributions to improve agricultural science and innovation among academic institutions in India and Chile and enhance collaboration to address common challenges.
• Under this agreement, a Chile-India Agricultural Working Group will be established. It is responsible for monitoring, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of this Agreement as well as establishing continuous communication and cooperation.
• Meetings of this working group are held once a year in Chile and India. Its implementation will last for a period of 5 years from the date of signature. Automatically renews for next 5 years.

Central Cabinet approves Eruchimiku Gramam scheme with Rs 4800 crore allocation

• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the “Residential Villages Project” which is being implemented with the financial assistance of the Central Government. A fund of Rs.4800 crore has been earmarked for this scheme from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
• It will provide quality of life to the people living in the identified border villages and help in the integrated development of the northern border areas and villages. This will encourage residents to stay in the border villages as they are being developed rather than moving out. And security will be enhanced for these villages.
• It aims to create livelihood and develop necessary infrastructure for people in 46 border areas, 19 districts belonging to one union territory of 4 states in the northern part of the country. Funds will be allocated under this scheme. In the first phase, 663 villages have been taken up for implementation of the scheme.
• Emergent Village Action Plans will be developed by the District Administration with the help of Gram Panchayats. This will ensure 100 percent full implementation of central and state schemes.
• The scheme does not go along with the Border Area Development Scheme. Out of the Rs 4800 crore allocation, Rs 2500 crore will be spent on roads.

The Union Cabinet approved to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country and deepen its activities to the grassroots level

• The Union Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi today approved measures to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country and deepen its activities to the grassroots level. 
• The Ministry of Cooperatives under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the able guidance of Union Home and Cooperatives Minister Shri Amit Shah has formulated a plan to set up Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies in underserved rural areas.
• Plans have been made to establish milk producer cooperative societies in panchayats where there are no societies, fishermen cooperative societies in coastal villages, and to strengthen the existing primary agricultural cooperative societies, milk cooperative societies and fishermen societies. 
• In the initial phase, 2 lakh primary agricultural co-operatives, dairy co-operatives and fishermen co-operatives will be set up in the next five years. A plan to implement this will be formulated by NABARD Bank National Dairy Development Board and National Fisheries Board.

Union Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and South Africa for cooperation in the field of persons with disabilities

• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding between India and South Africa on cooperation in the field of persons with disabilities.
• To the Governments of India and South Africa to undertake joint efforts for cooperation in the field of persons with disabilities. Type of bilateral MoU between This will strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries. 
• The MoU will be operationalized within a time limit as mutually agreed upon by both countries. Through this MoU, both countries will be able to provide modern scientific long-lasting cost-effective equipment to the disabled.

Cabinet approves MoU between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales

• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
• This MoU provides for mutual recognition of the qualifications and training of these institutions and allows membership through the affiliation process on existing terms. It also allows the parties to this agreement to exchange information on their educational qualification and admission requirements, continuing professional development policy, exemptions and other relevant matters.
• Collaboration with these organizations will provide Indian Chartered Accountants with maximum career opportunities in the UK as well as global career opportunities in the UK.

First Agriculture Working Group meeting under India's G-20 chairmanship

• The first 3-day meeting of the Agriculture Working Group held in Indore under the chairmanship of India's G-20 concluded today (15.02.2023). Along with traditional programs including culture and food, creative consultation meetings were also held.
• Today's concluding technical session began with discussions on four themes: Food Security and Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture with a Climate Approach, Inclusive Agriculture Value Chain and Food Practices, and Digitization for Transformation in the Agriculture Sector. 
• During each session, open-ended discussions were held. The representatives clearly expressed their opinions and suggestions.