PIB 247 – 6th to 8th November 2023

Q.1) What is the name of the first ever AI-powered solution launched by Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for automated agricultural news monitoring and
analysis?

[a] Krishi Adhunik

[b] Krishi Suchana

[c] Krishi Vigyapan

[d] Krishi Drishti

[e] Krishi 24/7

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 Krishi 24/7
➢What: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has launched first ever
AI-powered solution Krishi 24/7

➢Why: For automated agricultural news monitoring and analysis

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 ➢About Krishi 24/7
• Objective: To have an efficient mechanism to identify and manage
agricultural news articles of interest to aid timely decision-making.
• Developers: DA&FW and Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence
(Wadhwani AI) with support from Google.org
• It will aid DA&FW
▪ To identify relevant news, generate timely alerts, and take prompt
action to protect farmers' interests
▪ To promote sustainable agricultural growth through improved
decision-making

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 • Working
▪ It scans news articles in multiple languages and translates them
into English.
▪ It extracts essential information from news articles, such as
headline, crop name, event type, date, location, severity, summary,
and source link

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Q.2) Which is the partner country of 2nd edition of the 'World Food India 2023' organised
by Ministry of Food Processing Industries in New Delhi?

[a] Japan

[b] Vietnam

[c] Netherlands

[d] Australia

[e] UAE

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 2nd World Food India 2023

➢What: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 2nd edition of

the 'World Food India 2023' in New Delhi.

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 ➢About World Food India 2023

• Objective: To present India as the 'food basket of the world' and

commemorate 2023 as the International Year of Millets.
• Organiser: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)
• 2023 Theme: 'Processing For Prosperity’

▪ NOTE: 1st WFI was also organised by MoFPI in 2017 with the
theme "Transforming the Food Economy".

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 • Five pivotal elements of the WFI-2023
▪ Millets- ‘Shree Anna-The Super Food of India’
▪ Innovation and Sustainability ‘Green Food’
▪ White Revolution 2.0
▪ Making India an export hub
▪ Focus on technology and digitisation

• Partner Country: The Netherlands

• Focus Country: Japan

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 Seed Capital Assistance

• PM also dispersed Seed Capital Assistance to support over 1 lakh SHG

members on the sidelines of WPI 2023.
• To strengthen these groups, empowering local communities and
fostering self-reliance.
• This support will help SHGs gain better price realization in the market
through improved packaging and quality manufacturing.

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Q.3) Which Ministry is organising Tribal Youth Exchange Programme for the youth from
most affected areas by Left Wing Extremism?

[a] Ministry of Home Affairs

[b] Ministry of Tribal Affairs

[c] Ministry of Education

[d] Ministry of Culture

[e] Ministry of Women and Child Development

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 Tribal Youth Exchange Program
➢What: Ministry of Home Affairs has organised a Tribal Youth Exchange
Program in New Delhi in November 2023.

➢Why: For the youth of most affected areas by Left Wing Extremism.

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 About Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
• Objectives:
▪ To promote the aspirations of the youth in areas affected by Left
Wing Extremism.
▪ To counter the propaganda against the government being spread by
CPI Maoists.
▪ To inform the youth of tribal areas about the development activities
and industrial progress
▪ To spreading awareness about major development and welfare
schemes among the youth of the tribal community.

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 • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
▪ It is being run through Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) under
the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

• Young men and women of the tribal community from the interior areas
most affected by Left Wing Extremism are taken on a tour to major
cities and metros across the country.

• Constitutional authorities, senior government officials, outstanding

achievers in sports, industry, arts etc. are invited to interact with the
youth.

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Q.4) Which Ministry has launched "Women for Water, Water for Women Campaign"
under its flagship scheme - AMRUT to provide platform for inclusion of women in water
governance?

[a] Ministry of Jal Shakti

[b] Ministry of Rural Development

[c] Ministry of Panchayati Raj

[d] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

[e] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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 Jal Diwali Campaign
➢What: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched “Jal Diwali -
Women for Water, Water for Women Campaign" under its flagship
scheme – AMRUT

➢Why: To provide platform for inclusion of women in water governance

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 • Objectives:
▪ To empower women with knowledge about water treatment
processes and infrastructure
▪ To enhance their ability to ensure access to safe and clean drinking
water for their households
▪ To address issues of gender equality by promoting inclusivity and
diversity in sectors traditionally dominated by men

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 • Launched by MoHUA in partnership with its National Urban Livelihood
Mission (NULM).
▪ Knowledge partner: Odisha Urban Academy
• Duration: 7th to 9th November, 2023.
• Under it, women will be given first-hand knowledge about water
treatment processes through visits to Water Treatment Plants in their
respective cities.
• Phase I of Campaign: It will witness participation from all States/ UTs
(barring the 5 States under Model Code of Conduct)

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Q.5) Which Ministry has launched the LEAP AHEAD initiative at the LEAP AHEAD summit
held in New Delhi to support and accelerate the success of tech startups across India?

[a] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

[b] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

[c] Ministry of Science and Technology

[d] Ministry of Finance

[e] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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 LEAP AHEAD Initiative
➢What: Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has launched
the LEAP AHEAD initiative at the LEAP AHEAD summit held in New Delhi

➢Why: To support and accelerate the success of tech startups across

India.

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 ➢About LEAP AHEAD initiative

• Pan-India initiative to select tech startups for high-quality mentorship,

securing investments & establishing global connections.
• Joint collaboration of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and The
Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Delhi-NCR.
• It is designed for Tech Startups with Early Traction and in the Growth
stage.

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 ➢About STPI

• It is an organization under Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology.
• It is engaged in promoting software exports, nurturing tech startup
ecosystem and working for the dispersal of the IT/ITES Industry.

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Q.6) In which year National Cooperative Organics Limited was launched to increase the
return on organic produce and give organic farmers/producer organisations direct access
to the market?

[a] 2022

[b] 2020

[c] 2021

[d] 2023

[e] 2019

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 National Cooperative Organics Limited

➢What: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah

addressed National Symposium on Promotion of Organic Produce,
organised by National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) in New
Delhi.
• Logo, website and brochure of NCOL was also launched

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 ➢About National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL)

• Objective: To increase the return on produce while giving organic

farmer and producer organisations direct access to the market.
• Established: January, 2023.
▪ Registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002

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 • Promoters:
✓National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd
✓Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd
✓ National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
Ltd
▪ Two major statutory bodies of Government of India
✓National Dairy Development Board
✓National Cooperative Development Corporation

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 • Functions
▪ Act as an umbrella organisation for managing the entire supply
chain of organic products produced by various cooperative
societies
▪ Undertake and promote the aggregation, branding and marketing
of organic products produced by cooperatives.

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 Questions in Short

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Q.7) ‘ATL Marathon 2023-24’- a flagship innovation challenge has been organised by Atal
Innovation Mission (NITI Aayog) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, YuWaah
and ____________. Fill the gap

[a] UNICEF

[b] World Bank

[c] WTO

[d] WIPO

[e] UNDP

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Q.8) From where the first International Cruise Liner ‘ÇOSTA SERENA’ was flagged off for
domestic sailing in India?

[a] Kochi

[b] Chennai

[c] Mumbai

[d] Kolkata

[e] Vishakhapatnam

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Q.9) The 1st MeitY-National Science Foundation (NSF) Workshop for research
collaboration recently took place in New Delhi under the MeitY-NSF Research
Collaboration. NSF is organisation of which country?

[a] France

[b] Australia

[c] Japan

[d] Israel

[e] USA

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Q.10) NSDC International recently signed an agreement with We One, a subsidiary of DP
World for long term recruitment of skilled manpower. Where is DP World based?

[a] USA

[b] France

[c] UK

[d] UAE

[e] Germany

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