DD Kisan, India’s first television channel
dedicated to farmers launched by PM Narendra
Modi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi launched India’s first television channel DD Kisan dedicated to farmers in
New Delhi. The 24X7 channel is owned by public service broadcaster Doordarshan
(DD) and is dedicated to agriculture and allied sectors.
Features of DD Kisan
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DD Kisan will disseminate real-time inputs to
farmers on new farming techniques, water conservation and organic farming.
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It will also share best farm practices in different
parts of the country, quiz shows for farmers, a bottoms-up approach involving
agriculturists.
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The channel show will also invite programme
suggestions from general public and real-time interaction with experts and farm
scientists.
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Prior to launching this channel, Prasar Bharati was running ‘Krishi
Darshan’ programme on DD1 for farmers. It was one of the longest running
programmes on DD and was launched on January 26, 1967.
Background
During the Budget of 2014,
NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had had earmarked 100 crore
rupees to this dedicated channel to fulfill it election promise. BJP in its
2014 Lok Sabha election manifesto had announced that if they come to power they
will set up dedicated 24X7 channel for Indian Farmers.
India and Vietnam Sign a Joint Vision Statement on
Defence operation
India and
Vietnam signed a Joint Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation for the period
2015-2020. It was signed by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his
Vietnamese counterpart Minister for National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh
in New Delhi. Apart from this statement, a MoU on cooperation between the Coast
Guards of the two countries was also signed. Vietnamese Defence Minister is on
a 3-day official visit to India. Both nations also had held delegation level
talks and discussed wide ranging issues concerning defence cooperation,
including cooperation in the area of maritime security. Both sides also
reiterated their commitment to further enhancing the ongoing defence
engagements between them for mutual benefit.
Lt General
(Retd) Nirbhay Sharma sworn-in as Governor of Mizoram
Lt General
(Retd) Nirbhay Sharma has sworn-in as the 17th governor of Mizoram. Justice T
Vaiphei, judge of the Gauhati High Court administered him the oath of office as
per provisions of Article 159 of Indian Constitution. Mr. Sharma will succeed
West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi who was given additional charge of
Mizoram in April 2015. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as governor of
Arunachal Pradesh. He was transferred to Mizoram by President Pranab Mukherjee
on May 12, 2015.
Four Indians
among Forbes world’s 100 most powerful women
Four Indians have been
named in Forbes magazine’s 12th annual list of World’s 100 most powerful women.
They are
Arundhati
Bhattacharya: First woman (and youngest) Chairperson of State
Bank of India (SBI) was placed at 30th position.
Chanda
Kochhar: Managing Director (MD) and CEO of India’s largest
private sector lender ICICI Bank was placed at 35th position.
Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw: Founder, Chairman and MD of Biocon Limited was
placed at 85th position.
Shobhana
Bhartia: Chairperson and Editorial Director of the Hindustan
Times Group was placed at 93rd position. It should be noted she has appeared on
the list for the first time.
Apart from them, two women
of Indian-origin PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi (15th position) and Cisco Chief
Technology and Strategy Officer Padmasree Warrior (84th position) also have
appeared in the list.
Corporation Bank Cuts Lending Rate
State-run
Corporation Bank cut base rate or minimum lending rate by 0.25 percentage point
to 10 per cent, a move which will lead to lower EMIs for its customers. The
bank has revised the base rate for lending from 10.25 per cent to 10 per cent
with effect from June 1. With the reduction, all loans linked to base
rates will now become cheaper by at least 0.25 per cent. During the month,
many banks including Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, and IDBI BankBSE
-1.84 % reduced base rate by 0.25 per cent to 10 per cent. State Bank of
India, the country's largest lender, had reduced its base rate by 0.15 per cent
to 9.85 per cent effective April 10.
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