02-02-22 Daily -Goa- GPSC Current Affairs

Goa Affairs

New billing system will hit consumers: GCCI to power dept

While urging the Goa electricity department to do more to reduce power transmission and distribution losses, Goa chamber of commerce and (GCCI) has said that adopting the KVAh billingsystemas against Kwhbillingfor low tension (LT) powerconsumerswill adversely affect Goas economy which is just picking up.

GCCI has also warned that low tension electricity consumers may see their power bills increase by 10-12% if the power department goes ahead with the plan to shift to KVAh billing. In 2021-2022 the department adopted KVAh based billing instead of Kwh billing for high-tension (HT) power consumers.

In a kilowatt hour (kWh) billing system the consumer is charged for the actual power consumed by the electrical equipment, however the kilo volt ampere hour (kVArh) based model also calculates the electricity stored up in electrical appliances even when they are not being used to generate heat, Light or movement.

GCCI has also warned that low tension electricity consumers may see their power bills increase by 10-12% if the power department goes ahead with the plan to shift to KVAh billing.

National and International Affairs

Aditya-L1 Mission

In the year 2022, ISRO is expected to launch the “Aditya-L1 mission” to investigate the sun.

Highlights:

The L1 Lagrange point will be the landing site for the Aditya-L1 mission. After AstroSat, this will be ISRO’s second space-based astronomy mission.

In 2015, AstroSat was launched.Aditya-L1 was originally known as Aditya 1 and was designed to only observe the solar corona.

Aditya L1, a solar probe, will be launched on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) XL carrying seven payloads or experiments.

Union budget 2022-23 By Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister, presents the Union Budget 2022 for the fourth time.

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Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister, presents the Union Budget 2022 for the fourth time.

She will give the fiscal year 2022-23 financial results and tax suggestions (April 2022 to March 2023).

As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman departs the Finance Ministry to present the Budget in Parliament, a Made in India tablet has taken the place of the customary ‘Bahi Khata.’

V Anantha Nageswaran, India’s Chief Economic Advisor, released the Economic Survey 2021-22 on January 31, 2022.

The Indian economy is expected to develop at an annual rate of 8-8.5 percent in the fiscal year 2022-23, according to the government (FY23).

The Union Budget is a yearly financial report that estimates the government’s income and expenditures to propose future long-term Growth and development strategies.

The Annual Financial Statement refers to the year’s Union Budget, defined by Article 112 of the Indian Constitution (AFS).

Economic Survey 2022 Highlights

On the 31st of January 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2021-22 to the Parliament.

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On the 31st of January 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2021-22 to the Parliament.

The pre-budget Economic Survey is a document that is presented to Parliament prior to the Union Budget to present the state of the economy and make policy recommendations.

A team led by Chief Economic Advisor wrote the pre-Budget Economic Survey (CEA).

The Centre named economist V Anantha Nageswaran as the next CEA just days before the presentation.

The Indian economy is expected to develop at an annual rate of 8-8.5 percent in the fiscal year 2022-23, according to the government (FY23).

For the current fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22), the GDP Growth rate is expected to be 9.2%. According to the Economic Survey, India will need to spend around USD 1.4 trillion on over the next five years to achieve a GDP of USD 5 trillion.

The lack of major base effects in 2022-23 as compared to 2021-22 is the key reason for the lower projection.

In fact, when these base effects were removed in Q3 and Q4 of 2021-22 and economic activity had begun to recover, the second half of 2021-22 saw only 5.6 percent growth.

India – Israel To Make “Village Of Exellence”

India and Israel have collaborated to transform 150 communities into ‘Villages of Excellence.’

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The Indian government has partnered with the Israeli government to establish 150 ‘Villages of Excellence’ in 12 Indian states to assist farmers in adopting cutting-edge farm technology.

Israel would provide technical aid and other knowledge to help <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture become more profitable.

The 150 villages surrounding the CoEs will be transformed into “Villages of Excellence.”

Seventy-five villages would commemorate India’s 75th year of independence in the first year.

In 12 states, the Israeli government has already built 29 Centres of Excellence (CoEs).

CoEs are an excellent example of bilateral collaboration, and the certification of CoEs has been advocated to improve the standards and quality of Services given to farmers, said Mr. Gilon.

Also, He is interested in further collaboration with agri-research body ICAR and making the latest technologies available with Israel.

World Games Athlete Of The Year award 2021 Won By PR Sreejesh

PR Sreejesh, an Indian men’s hockey player, has been named World Games Athlete of the Year for 2021.

Highlights:

PR Sreejesh, an Indian men’s hockey player, has been named World Games Athlete of the Year for 2021.

He is the second Indian to win this prize, following Rani Rampal.

Rani Rampal, the Indian Women‘s hockey captain, became the first Indian to win the award in 2020 for her achievements 2019.

Based on individual or team accomplishments, the yearly Awards were nominated by 24 athletes from 17 countries.

The runners-up are Spanish wushu player Alberto Gins Lpez and Italian wushu player Michele Giordano.

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