Current Affairs Question - 24 July 2020

Explanation :

• Dibru-Saikhowa is a National Park as well as a Biosphere Reserve situated in the south bank of the river Brahmaputra in the extreme east of Assam.
• The forest type of Dibru-Saikhowa comprises of semi-evergreen forests, deciduous forests, littoral and swamp forests and patches of wet evergreen forests.
• A modern feral horse population (Janghalighura) is found in the National Park.
• It has herd of approximately 79 bright coloured wild horses in India.

Explanation :

• On 20th July, 2020, Chhattisgarh government launched GodhanNyayYojana.
• The scheme aims to put money in the pockets of people living in rural areas and also solve the problem of stray cattle.

Details

• Under the scheme, the Chhattisgarh government will purchase cow dung at the rate of Rs 2 per kg.
• This scheme will turn cow dung into a profitable commodity.
• The scheme also aims to make cow rearing economically profitable and to prevent open grazing in the state, as well as help with the problem of stray animals on roads and in urban areas.

Benefits

• The scheme will generate additional income and increase employment opportunities.
• The government will procure cow dung and prepare vermicompost in order to move towards organic farming.
• Distribution of vermicompost fertilizer to farmers will be done as a commodity loan by cooperative societies, banks.