31-05-23 Daily-Karnataka-KPSC Current Affairs

The Congress government is likely to immediately implement only three of the five poll guarantees 200 units of free power, 10kg of rice per person in a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family and free travel for women in state-run buses. The other two promises, Rs 2,000 per month for woman head of the family and Rs 3,000 for unemployed graduates, may be fulfilled only post the budget session.

It was reportedly decided to postpone rollout of the Gruha Lakshmi and Yuva Nidhi schemes as both require huge funds, and as of now there is no budgetary allocation. In all likelihood, the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, which requires around Rs 2,000 crore per month, will be rolled out on Varamahalakshmi day or during Gauri Ganesha festival. As far as Yuva Nidhi is concerned, its implementation will also take time since the government has decided to extend the benefit to students graduating from colleges this academic year and the results of some courses are awaited.

Tracking consumertravelsentiment across India this summer, a global travel technology company has published its Summer Vacation Index 2023. As per the report, the travel resurgence continues strong, with 82% Indians intending to travel during this summer season. TheCOVIDtravel restriction-induced trend of rediscovery of our own countrysbeautyalso continues strong with a staggering 92% planning to explore domestic destinations.

As travel sentiments started to improve in early 2022, most people travelled to reunite with friends and family whom they hadn’t seen since the pandemic’s onset. However, this year brings about a complete shift in preferences. As per the survey, 59% travellers preferred to travel to rest and rejuvenate, followed by 19% adrenaline junkies seeking thrills and adventure this summer.

Kochi Water Metro Project, Indias first-ever initiative to enhance the port citys development. On April 25, 2023 (Tuesday) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will put this water metro service into action. With this, the Kochi Water Metro, the country’s first water metro service, on April 25. This transport system will link about 10 island communities in and around Kochi with the mainland.

Centre-state company Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) made the proposal for this watercraft and it received the final environment clearance in October 2019. While the cost of this innovative metro has been Rs 1,136.83 crore, this is going to accelerate living across the Greater Kochi region.

The Kochi Water Metro project has been jointly subsidized by the Government of Kerala and KfW, Germans leading financial agency. Keralas CM Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted on April 22 (Saturday) stating that the nation will now have the top-notch Kochi Water Metro service will be functional soon.

About the availability of seeds in the district under various schemes, he said 1,786 quintals of wheat, 2,246 quintals of maize and 127.6 quintals of paddy seeds had been distributed among farmers.

With exports reaching more than 85 countries, Indias defense sector has demonstrated its ability to design and develop high-quality products to the international community.

Currently, 100 companies are engaged in exporting defense goods.

The government has implemented several policy initiatives and reforms in the past nine years to bolster defense exports.

Filling information gaps and providing an integrated framework

Unifying surface-based and space-based observations, modeling, and data assimilation

Overcoming limitations in international exchange of greenhouse gas observations and modeling products

The decision for development comes days before Prime Minister Prachanda visited India.

The draft needs to be endorsed by the Council of Ministers before it gets implemented. The previous meeting of the IBN had approved a Rs 92.68 billion investment for the development of the project.