Connect to Current -Daily Current Capsules 11th February 2019

Textiles Surging Silk, Mega Event Held in New Delhi

Buniyaad Reeling Machines Distributed

Mobile-App e-Cocoon Launched

Relevance IN – Prelims( about the surging silk event) + Mains GS II welfare

scheme for the vulnerable section)

What’s the NEWS

BuniyaadTasar Silk Reeling Machines were distributed to women

reelers from tribal areas at a function organised by the Ministry of

Textiles and Central Silk Board

Practice of thigh reeling

The distribution of the machine is part of total eradication of the age old

practice of thigh reeling and to ensure rightful earning to the poor rural

and tribal woman reelers in Tasar silk sector.

The machine developed by Central Silk Technological Research Institute

in association with an entrepreneur from Champa in Chhattisgarh will

improve the quality and productivity of Tasar silk yarn and reduce the

drudgery of women.

The Buniyad reeling machine will not only rid the woman reelers of the

painful practice of thigh reeling but also enhance their income and help

them live a dignified life.

It is planned to eradicate thigh reeling and replace it with Buniyaad

reeling machine by end of March 2020.

A mobile application e-cocoon

A mobile application e-cocoon was launched for quality certification in

silkworm seed sector. A compendium on Indian silk industry and state

sericulture profile was also released on the occasion.

The mobile app e-cocoon will help quality certification in silk worm

sector. The mobile application will be used by the Seed Analysts and

Seed Officers nominated under Central Seed Act for system and product

certification through real time reporting.

India is the second largest producer of silk after China and the largest

consumer of silk. India's silk production capacity is expected to reach

about 38,500 tonnes by 2020 from the current level of 32,000 tonnes.

Food Processing Industries Cremica Food Park, the1st Mega Food Park of Himachal Pradesh

Relevance IN – Prelims( about the food park ) + Mains GS III (food processing

industry )

What’s the NEWS

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal

inaugurated Cremica Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd

Know! about the food park

The Park is located at Village Singhain Una District of Himachal

Pradesh. This is the first Mega Food Park operationalized in the State of

Himachal Pradesh. Hamirpur.

The Park will give an impetus to the growth of the Food Processing

Sector in Himachal Pradesh.

The facilities being created by the developer at Central Processing Centre

(CPC) of this Mega Food Park includeMulti-crop pulping line with bulk

aseptic packaging (24 MT/ hour), Frozen storage (1000 MT), Deep

Freeze, Dry Warehouse, QC Laboratory and other food processing

facilities.

The Park also has a common administrative building for office and other

uses by the entrepreneurs and 3 PPCs at Solan, Mandi, and

Kangra having facilities for primary processing and storage near the

farms.

The Park will also provide direct and indirect employment to 5,000

persons and benefit about 25,000 farmers in the CPC and PPC catchment

areas.

The modern infrastructure for food processing created at the Park will

benefit the farmers, growers, processors and consumers of Himachal

Pradesh and adjoining areas immensely and prove to be a big boost to the

growth of the food processing sector in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Food Processing Industries

To give a major boost to the food processing sector by adding value and

reducing food wastage at each stage of the supply chain with particular

focus on perishables, Ministry of Food Processing Industries is

implementing Mega Food Park Scheme in the country.

Mega Food Parks create modern infrastructure facilities for food

processing along the value chain from farm to market with strong

forward and backward linkages through a cluster based approach.

Common facilities and enabling infrastructure is created at Central

Processing Centre and facilities for primary processing and storage is

created near the farm in the form of Primary Processing Centers

(PPCs) and Collection Centers (CCs).

Under the Scheme, Government of India provides financial assistance

upto Rs. 50.00 Crore per Mega Food Park project.

Energy security PETROTECH -2019

Relevance IN -Prelims ( about PETROTECH) +Mains (GS III infrastructure

development – energy sector)

What’s the NEWS

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the PETROTECH - 2019 at India

Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on 11th February 2019.

Know! about PETROTECH - 2019

It is considered to be India’s flagship hydrocarbon conference.

PETROTECH-2019, the 13th International Oil & Gas Conference &

Exhibition is being organised under the aegis of the Ministry of

Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India.

The three-day mega event, from 10 to 12 February 2019, will showcase

the recent market and investor friendly developments in India’s oil and

gas sector.

Over 95 Energy Ministers from partner countries and 7000 delegates

from around 70 countries are expected to be part of PETROTECH -2019.

The PETROTECH-2019 Exhibition will have over 13 country pavilions

and around 750 exhibitors from over 40 countries, with exclusive areas

on the Make in India and Renewable Energy theme.

PM has in the past inaugurated the 12 the edition of PETROTECH-

2016on 5 December 2016 said that the vision for India’s energy future

has four pillars:

Energy access, Energy efficiency, Energy sustainability &Energy

security.

International Organisations

International Labour Organisation

ILO Centenary Celebrations

Relevance IN – Prelims( about ILO) + Mains – GSII (government policies and

interventions + GS III international organisations

What’s the NEWS

The ILO Centenary Celebrations in India were inaugurated by Union

Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Shri Santosh Kumar

Gangwar

India being a founding member has played an active role in every field

of the organization. India has ratified 47 out of 189 ILO conventions

during the century which includes all eight core conventions.

International Labour Organisation

International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a tripartite organisation where

representatives from the government, employers and employees openly

debate and create labour standards.

ILO is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019. As part of the 100th

Anniversary, ILO is implementing seven centenary initiatives, which are:

1. The world of work is undergoing a major process of change. In order to

understand and to respond effectively to these new challenges, the

International Labour Organization has launched a “Future of Work

initiative” in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice.

2. The End to Poverty Centenary Initiative is designed specifically as the

vehicle to take forward the ILO’s work in implementing the 2030 Agenda

for Sustainable Development.

3. The women at work initiative aim to better understand and to address,

why progress on delivering on decent work for women has been so slow

and what needs to be done towards securing a better future for women at

work.

4. The Green Initiative aims to scale up the ILO’s knowledge, policy

response and capacity to manage a just transition toward greener

economies and a sustainable future.

5. The standards initiative aims to enhance the relevance of international

labour standards through a standards review mechanism and to

consolidate tripartite consensus on an authoritative supervisory system.

6. The enterprises initiative aims to establish a platform for ILO

engagement with enterprises which would contribute to their

sustainability and to ILO goals.

7. The Governance Initiative aims to complete the reform of the ILO’s

governance structures, to undertake the evaluation of the impact of the

2008 Social Justice Declaration, and act on the findings and outcomes of

the evaluation.

Infrastructure development Sela Tunnel Project

Relevance IN – Prelims( about the tunnel)

What’s the NEWS

PM Narendra Modi laid Foundation Stone for the Sela Tunnel Project in

Arunachal Pradesh across Sela Pass.

Know! about Sela Pass

Sela Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass located on the border between

the Tawang and West Kameng Districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The pass

connects Tawang for rest of India.

It will be constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).

The announcement of the project was done in the Union Budget 2018 by

then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Prelims Practise Question

Consider the following statements

1. India is the second largest producer of silk after China and the largest

consumer of silk.

2. International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a tripartite organisation

where representatives from the government, employers and employees

openly debate and create labour standards.

3. Recently Prime Minister laid Foundation Stone for the Sela Tunnel

Project in Meghalaya across Sela Pass.

Find the correct option from the statements given below

a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

d. All

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