Current Affairs 26/07/2024

Rashtrapati Bhavan will auction selected gift items, presented to the President and former Presidents on various occasions, through an online portal called___________. The portal was launched by the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu on July 25, 2024, on the completion of two years of her Presidency.

The Government notified Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, in December ______ for implementation of carbon trading mechanism. Under the offset mechanism of carbon trading, one of the selected sectors is the Agriculture sector. Through this scheme, entities /farmers would be able to register GHG mitigation projects for issuance of carbon credit certificates that meet the required parameters as per approved methodologies.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (MoA& FW) is implementing “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” programme under ______________from 2018-19 with an objective to promote innovation and agri-entrepreneurship by providing financial and technical support for nurturing startups ecosystem in the country.

Government is implementing dedicated schemes for promotion of organic farming in the country viz. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER) since 2015-16. Under these schemes, farmers are encouraged to take up organic cultivation using organic inputs and the schemes provide end to end support to farmers’ i.e. from production to marketing of organic produce. Hands-on training to farmers about on-farm production of organic fertilizers and its use are integral part of these schemes. Farmers are provided a subsidy of Rs ___________/ ha / 3 years under PKVY and _____________/ ha/ 3 years under MOVCDNER for various organic inputs including bio-fertilizers and organic manure at affordable prices to the farmers.

The Government of India and the Government of __________ signed the first ever 'Cultural Property Agreement' to prevent and curb the illicit trafficking of antiquities from India to the USA on 26th July, 2024 on the sidelines of the 46th World Heritage Committee, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.