Daily Current Affairs 04 January 2025 – IAS Current Affairs
Current Affairs 04 December 2024 focuses on the Prelims-Mains perspective. Major events are :
Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025
Source: PIB
GS II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation
Overview
- News in Brief
- Key Themes and Objectives
- Agenda Highlights
Why in the News?
Prime Minister inaugurated Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 at Bharat Mandapam
News in Brief
- The Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 is a significant event organized by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
- This event celebrates Rural India and aims to foster sustainable rural growth.
Key Themes and Objectives
The event is themed “Building a Resilient Rural India for a Viksit Bharat 2047” and focuses on several key pillars of rural development:
- Self-reliance for farmers and artisans: Encouraging sustainable agricultural practices and promoting traditional crafts.
- Youth skill development: Providing training and employment opportunities for rural youth.
- Women’s empowerment: Supporting women entrepreneurs and promoting gender equality.
- Financial inclusion for marginalized communities: Ensuring access to financial services for all rural residents.
- Entrepreneurship rural women
- Encourage discussions around leveraging technology and innovative practices to enhance rural livelihoods
- Showcase India’s rich cultural heritage through vibrant performances and exhibitions.
Agenda Highlights
The event features a diverse range of activities, including panel discussions, workshops, and cultural shows. Some of the notable sessions include:
- Panel Discussion on GI Products: Exploring the potential of Geographical Indication (GI) products to boost rural economies.
- Workshop on Scaling Organic Agriculture: Discussing opportunities and challenges in organic farming.
- Empowering Cooperatives: Strategies to strengthen rural cooperatives for sustainable development.
- Promoting Rural Women Entrepreneurs: Highlighting success stories and providing support for women-led businesses.
- Tribal Treasures: Preserving cultural heritage and promoting economic growth in tribal areas.
- Propelling Economic Growth for an Inclusive North-East: Focusing on the development of the North-Eastern region.
NAVIKA SAGAR PARIKRAMA II – INSV TARINI
Source: PIB
GS: Prelims
Overview
- News in Brief
- About INSV Tarini
- Ocean Sailing Expeditions
- Navika Sagar Parikrama – II
Why in the News?
The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Lyttelton Port, New Zealand.
News in Brief
- This is the longest leg of the expedition with a distance of approximately 5600 nm (approx 10,400 km).
- This will also be the southernmost transit of Tarini at about 56 degrees South.
- The crew was also welcomed by members of the community in the traditional Maori culture.
About INSV Tarini
- INSV Tarini is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy constructed at Aquarius Shipyard located in Goa, it was commissioned into Indian Navy service on 18 February 2017.
- Tarini is fitted with advanced features such as satellite communications, Raymarine navigation suite and a Monitor wind vane equipped for emergency steering.
- Tarini is also known for undertaking circumnavigation of the globe Navika Sagar Parikrama in 2017 with all women officers crew.
Ocean Sailing Expeditions
- Ocean sailing is an extremely tough adventure sport.
- These Ocean Sailing expeditions help inculcate the spirit of adventure, enhancing risk-taking abilities whilst honing essential seamanship skills including navigation, communication, technical operation of engines and onboard machinery, operation of Inmarsat equipment, logistics planning etc.
- It also enhances Indian Navy’s ability to project its benign presence across the globe by participating in sailing expeditions like Sagar Parikrama and Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro races, IONS and Bay of Bengal sailing expeditions.
- In the present expedition, the selected crew is gender-neutral consisting of three men and three women officers each.
Navika Sagar Parikrama – II
- It is an Indian Navy expedition attempting a double-handed circumnavigation of the earth via the three Great Capes.
- The boat was flagged off from Goa.
- After sailing across the Indian Ocean for 38 days, it halted at Fremantle, Australia, from 09-24 Nov 24.
- The second leg from Fremantle to Lyttelton was sailed in 28 days where the boat saw various weather conditions.
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