Organic farming, PKVY - GS questions based on daily current affairs

ANSWER: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

Explanation:
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana will encourage farmers to adopt eco-friendly concept of cultivation and reduce their dependence on fertilizers and agricultural chemicals to improve yields.
- Government has made budgetary allocation of Rs. 300 Crores for Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana.

ANSWER: Indian youth seeking overseas employment

Explanation:
MEA has announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana targeted at Indian youth seeking overseas employment.

PKVY is a skill development programme. At current count, more than 31 million Indians live and work outside India.

This was announced at the 14^th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas which was the largest ever held with 8000 delegates.

India has the potential to play the role of a Vishwa Guru. PVKY is a skill development initiative of the MEA.

MEA and MSDE have signed an MOU for its implementation. The scheme will be implemented by NSDC/National Skill Development Corporation through its training partners in consultation with MEA and MSDE.

Features of PVKY

• The Short Term Training imparted at PMKVY Training Centres (TCs) is for school/college dropouts or unemployed.
• Apart from providing training according to the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF), TCs shall also impart training in Soft Skills, Entrepreneurship, Financial and Digital Literacy.
• Individuals with prior learning experience or skills shall be assessed and certified under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component of the Scheme.
• The Special Projects component of PMKVY envisages the creation of a platform that will facilitate trainings in special areas.
• TPs shall conduct Kaushal and Rozgar Melas every six months with press/media coverage.
• They are also required to participate actively in National Career Service Melas and on-ground
• Placement and monitoring guidelines are in place.

ANSWER: Kerala

Explanation:
- Alathur is a village and gram panchayat in the Palakkad District, state of Kerala
- An initiative was designed to encourage farmers to switch over to organic methods of cultivation, under a project to convert Kerala into a fully organic State by 2016.
- By the end of the next economic year, the Alathur block will produce all fruits and vegetables for its residents based on the requirement.

ANSWER: Ghaziabad

Explanation:
National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) was a central sector scheme since 10th Five Year Plan. NPOF is being implemented by National Centre of Organic Farming at Ghaziabad and its six Regional Centres at Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Panchkula, Imphal, Jabalpur and Nagpur.