CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS
National Farmers Day 2020: Observed on December 23
- Kisan Diwas or National Farmers Day is observed on December 23 across the country to praise the farmers as they are the spine of India.
- The day was chosen to honour the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh. He was born on December 23, 1902.
- He brought farmer-friendly policies and worked towards the welfare of the farmers
- The day was first celebrated in
Significance:
- To promote awareness to help and reward farmers for their contribution to society Farmers day is celebrated every year.
- National Farmers Day is celebrated every year especially in those states which are actively engaged in farming such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh among others.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS
Dharmendra Pradhan Dedicates Bengal’s First Oil And Gas Reserve To Nation
- Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister, dedicated West Bengal’s first oil and gas reserve, Bengal Basin, to the nation.
- He stated production from the petroleum reserve in Ashoknagar, about 47 km from Kolkata, has started with the extracted oil being sent to Haldia refinery of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
- The Bengal Basin is explored and owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), and It is the eight producing basin of India by ONGC.
- ONGC Limited commenced the production of crude oil from the Asokenagar-1 well, Bengal Basin in 24 Paragana district of the state on 20 December 2020.
- The first proven reserve of oil and gas in the state was discovered in 2018.
The other seven are :
- Krishna-Godavari (KG),
- Mumbai Offshore,
- Assam Shelf,
- Rajasthan,
- Cauvery,
- Assam-Arakan Fold Belt
- Cambay
About ONGC:
- Headquarters : Delhi
- CEO : Shashi Shanker
- Founded : 14 August 1956
