September 4th,2020
Topic:- Glory to Punjab
What is the news?
- National award for Faridkot teacher.
What is the name of the teacher?
From which he belongs to?
For which initiative:-
- Known for introducing learning through television, audio lessons and practical skills at the primary level in his school, 44-year-old Rajinder Kumar, posted at Government Primary School at Wara Bhai Ka village in Faridkot, is among the 47 teachers selected for National Awards-2020.
Why important?
- He is the only teacher in the state who has been selected by the Union Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, for the prestigious award.
About National Award for Teachers:-
- National Award for Teachers is the National award to the Teachers awarded by the President of India on 5 September every year to give public recognition to meritorious teachers working in primary, middle and secondary schools in India.
(Source:- The Tribune(Punjab))
Topic:- Agriculture
What is the news?
- Basmati exporters threaten not to buy the crop from Punjab.
Reason:-
- Rice exporters have threatened not to buy the basmati, citing “high fees” being levied in the state while the purchase of basmati from Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh attracts no additional charges.
- Punjab charges two per cent as Market Fee, two per cent as Rural Development Fund and 0.25 per cent as Cancer Cess. Last year, basmati traders and exporters had paid Rs 97.73 crore as fees and in 2018 they had paid Rs 102.68 crore.
Punjab Rice Millers Export Association:-
- No fee will be charged from us if we buy basmati from the states, which have adopted the Centre’s ordinances. Export is a highly price-sensitive and competitive business. If we buy produce from Punjab, our cost will go up by 4.25 per cent vis-a-vis other states.
(Source:- The Tribune(Punjab)
