28-09-21 Daily-Himachal Pradesh-HPPSC Current Affairs

Union Minister for Commerce, and Textiles Piyush Goyal announced to set up a Weaver Services and Design Resource Center in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.

This centre will help in encouraging the attractive handicraft products of the state and provide a better platform to export these products at the international market.

The Minister announced this while addressing at an interaction programme with handicrafts and handloom artisans.

Programme was organized under Seva & Samarpan Abhiyan to commemorate the golden jubilee year of statehood of Himachal Pradesh on September 27, 2021.

Himachal Pradesh has the tremendous talent and potential with magical hands that weaves beautiful art products. Thus, there is a need to work proactively by State & Central Ministries in order to bring these products into the international market to get more befits. More attention should be paid on modernizing the design, packaging, quality and Marketing in order to provide weavers a better price for their products at international market.

Nagaland’s sweet cucumber was granted a geographical identification (GI) tag as an agricultural product.

Highlights:

Under the terms of The of products (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, Nagaland’s sweet cucumber was granted a geographical identification (GI) tag.

The cucumber is one of the significant vital crops within the Northeast region. Nagaland has the 5th-highest farming of this fruit area-wise and ranks 3rd in production.

Naga cucumber is distinguished for its sweetness and unique green colour. It’s rich in potassium and has low calories.

The GI tag is a crucial sign used on products with a selected geographical origin and reputation. It denotes the authenticity of not only the merchandise but the tactic during which it had been produced.

The GI tag is supposed to guard the truly unique traditions of communities against appropriating large industries and thus allow these regions economic prosperity by manufacturing, producing, and Marketing their lore.

The <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/national-disaster-management-authority”>National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 17th Formation Day, will be inaugurated in New Delhi on 28 September by Home Minister Amit Shah.

Highlights:

The theme of this Formation Day is Cascading effects of disaster events within the Himalayan region.

The Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary, Dr P. K. Mishra, will deliver the valediction. Ajay Kumar Mishra and Nisith Pramanik, The Ministers of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, and the Union Home Secretary also will be present.

The technical session will see leading experts holding talks on Cascading Effects of Disaster Events within the Himalayan region within the country.

NDMA is remitted to get down policies, plans and guidelines for Disaster Management. India envisions the event of an ethos of Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness and Response.