CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS
World Day Against Child Labour
- Every year on June 12, the World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 in almost 100 countries all around the globe.
- The ILO launched World Day Against Child Labour in 2002, after which it is annually celebrated to raise awareness about the plight of child labourers worldwide.
- This year theme will focus on the impact of crisis on child labour. COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
- The COVID-19 health pandemic and the resulting economic and labour market shock are having a huge impact on people’s lives and livelihoods.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL
Centre allots Rs 4,000 cr to states under ”Per Drop More Crop”
- The Central government has allocated Rs 4,000 crore as annual allotment to states for the current financial year under ”Per Drop More Crop” component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC).
- The Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers” Welfare is implementing the ”Per Drop More Crop” component of PMKSY-PDMC, which focuses on enhancing water efficiency at farm level through micro irrigation technologies such as ”drip and sprinkler” irrigation.
- The drip micro irrigation technique not only helps in saving water but also reduces fertilizer usage, labour expenses and other input costs.
- The Micro Irrigation Fund corpus of Rs 5,000 crore has been created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), an apex development financial institution in India.
- So far, micro irrigation funds have been released to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for Rs 616.14 crore and for Rs 478.79 crore, respectively, through NABARD.
- The area covered under these projects is 1.021 lakh hectare in Andhra Pradesh and 1.76 lakh hectare in Tamil Nadu.
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