19-20.02.23 Daily [Uttar Pradesh] UPPSC Current Affairs

Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh said on Saturday that Uttar Pradesh and Australia have a strong PARTNERSHIP in various sectors including security, water, <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, and the Environment.

“Certainly, through the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit, our economic ties will undoubtedly improve, and Uttar Pradesh will advance in terms of overall development,” he added.

The Jal Shakti Minister was addressing the Australia Country Partner session held at the Bhardwaj Hall of UPGIS, which was also attended by Australias High Commissioner to India Barry OFarrell AO.

The Australias High Commissioner said, The citizens of Australia consider the world as their family. Australia is a country that has given respect to the people of Indian origin. Our trade is on the rise, and certainly, through UPGIS, our economic ties will get a new lease of life.
Swatantra Dev Singh stated that Australia, one of the world’s most developed and progressive countries, is a close friend of Uttar Pradesh. He mentioned that he visited Australia in December 2022 and extended invitations to strengthen ties between the two countries. An of Rs 9880 crore is being proposed with Australia, and six MoUs have already been signed.
The Minister also highlighted that Uttar Pradesh is rapidly developing under the direction of CM Yogi and emphasised the government’s commitment to protect the interests of investors.
He further added that Prime Minister Modi aims to grow India’s economy to $5 trillion, while CM Yogi aims to make Uttar Pradesh a $1 trillion economy in the next five years. Industries like Health, agriculture, and innovation are attracting international attention in Uttar Pradesh.

An official announced that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs 393rd birthday celebration will take place in the Diwan-e-Aam area of the Agra Fort. The 17th-century Maratha emperor, also known as Shivaji Bhonsale I, was born on February 19, 1630.

It is being put on by the social and cultural organization Ajinkya Deogiri Pratisthan in coordination with the Maharashtra Ministry of Culture Affairs.

India has set a target of achieving $14 billion in exports of marine products by 2025 and efforts are being made to achieve the target, said Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industrysaid.

The seafood export sector is showing a positive trend during this year as well, showing a Growth of 3 per cent, the Minister said at the inaugural function of the 23^rdIndia International Seafood Show 2023 at Kolkata.

India is holding the Presidency of theG20from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023. During India’s time as president, the country is committed to maintaining its focus on Food Security.

Towards this goal, India plans to propose the launch of a global initiative to encourage Millets consumption and production known as– Millet International Initiative for Research and Awareness also known as MIIRA.

The UN‘s declaration as the International Year of Millet 2023 has been instrumental for India to be at the forefront in celebrating the millet year. MIIRA is in line with this declaration. The MIIRA secretariat will be in Delhi.

Besides setting up a web platform to connect researchers and holding international research conferences, the plan is also to promote millet consumption by raising awareness.

The government is targeting close to 21 million tonne (MT) of millet production in 2022-23; this stood at 14.5 MT in 2015-16. Indias exports stood at 159,332 tonne in FY22 versus 147,501 tonne in FY21.

In an effort to boost bilateral DEFENCE ties between the two countries, the fourth edition of the 14-day-long joint military exercise DUSTLIK between the Indian Army and Uzbekistan Army commenced on Monday in Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand).

The joint exercise will focus on joint counter-terrorist operations in mountainous and semi-urban scenario under United Nations(UN) mandate and will include field training exercises, combat discussions, lectures, demonstrations and culminate with a validation exercise, they said.

Both sides will jointly train, plan and execute a series of tactical drills for neutralisation of likely threats, while Learning to exploit new generation equipment and technology for conducting joint operations.