1)TRIFED celebrates World Honey Bee Day:- Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) is celebrating World Honey Bee Day (WHBD) on August 19 across the Country.
The main theme of celebrating WHBD is to save Indian honey bee.
TRIFED is an apex organisation at National Level and functioning under the administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
2)NASA successfully places next generation tracking and data relay satellite TDRS-M into orbit.
3)India and US have established new two-by-two (2 by 2) ministerial dialogue to enhance strategic coordination between them and maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
The new dialogue format will replace the earlier India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
It will be similar to the India-Japan 2+2 dialogue format between foreign and defence secretaries of the two countries.
4)Climate change costs India $10 billion every year: Government:-
Impact of Climate change on agriculture:-
Decrease in Productivity:-Productivity decrease of major crops would be marginal in the next few years but could rise to as much as 10-40% by 2100 unless farming adapts to climate change-induced changes in weather.
Tensions Food Security:-By 2030, it may need 70 million tonnes more of foodgrains than the expected production in 2016-17. There may be possible decrease in yields of certain crops in traditional sown areas but an increase elsewhere due to change in weather pattern.
Economic Losses:-The economic survey, in its latest mid-year report, says “estimates indicate that currently India incurs losses of about $ 9-10 billion annually due to extreme weather events. Of these, nearly 80% losses remain uninsured”
5)The World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on 19 August to recognize work of humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives. The campaign theme for this year is #NotATarget.
6)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue new banknotes of Rs.50 denomination in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series.
The base colour of the new notes will be fluorescent blue.
RBI also has clarified that all banknotes in Rs.50 denomination issued in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender.
The main theme of celebrating WHBD is to save Indian honey bee.
TRIFED is an apex organisation at National Level and functioning under the administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
2)NASA successfully places next generation tracking and data relay satellite TDRS-M into orbit.
3)India and US have established new two-by-two (2 by 2) ministerial dialogue to enhance strategic coordination between them and maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
The new dialogue format will replace the earlier India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
It will be similar to the India-Japan 2+2 dialogue format between foreign and defence secretaries of the two countries.
4)Climate change costs India $10 billion every year: Government:-
Impact of Climate change on agriculture:-
Decrease in Productivity:-Productivity decrease of major crops would be marginal in the next few years but could rise to as much as 10-40% by 2100 unless farming adapts to climate change-induced changes in weather.
Tensions Food Security:-By 2030, it may need 70 million tonnes more of foodgrains than the expected production in 2016-17. There may be possible decrease in yields of certain crops in traditional sown areas but an increase elsewhere due to change in weather pattern.
Economic Losses:-The economic survey, in its latest mid-year report, says “estimates indicate that currently India incurs losses of about $ 9-10 billion annually due to extreme weather events. Of these, nearly 80% losses remain uninsured”
5)The World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on 19 August to recognize work of humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives. The campaign theme for this year is #NotATarget.
6)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue new banknotes of Rs.50 denomination in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series.
The base colour of the new notes will be fluorescent blue.
RBI also has clarified that all banknotes in Rs.50 denomination issued in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender.
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