FSSAI launches scheme to
strengthen food testing infrastructure (PRS)
The
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has rolled out a scheme for
strengthening of food testing infrastructure in the country. This is following
the observations of the Bombay High Court regarding the urgent need to upgrade Food Testing Laboratories in India.
The estimated cost of the scheme is Rs 482 crore.
Key
features of the scheme include:
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Food testing labs: Under this
scheme, 45 State Food Testing labs
(at least one in each state/UT with a provision of two labs in larger states)
and 14 Referral Food Testing labs
will be upgraded to enable them to obtain accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Testing
and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). NABL is an autonomous body under
the Department of Science and Technology.
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Mobile testing labs: 62 mobile testing labs will be
established across all states/UTs. Currently, there are four mobile food
testing labs in Punjab, Gujarat,
Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which will serve as a model for these new mobile
testing labs. Capacity building of the Food Testing labs is also an important
component of this scheme.
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School Food and Hygiene Programme:
A School Food and Hygiene Programme has been envisaged. Under the programme,
basic Food Testing labs will be set up in 1,500 schools/colleges across the
country to promote safe and wholesome food
Proposals
from seven states/UTs, namely, Goa, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu and Punjab were considered for strengthening their food testing
infrastructure. Two proposals, from Chandigarh (Punjab) and Calicut (Kerala),
were approved in principle with the rest being advised to revise and resubmit
their proposals.
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Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana
launched for entrepreneurship education and training (PRS)
Issue:
MSDE Announces Launch of Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana to Scale Up an Ecosystem of
Entrepreneurship for Youngsters
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Paper: III
Key
features of the scheme are as follows:
Target group:
The scheme will provide entrepreneurship education and training to over seven lakh students over five years
through 3,050 institutes. It will also include easy access to
information and mentor network, credit, incubators and accelerators and
advocacy for the youth covered under the scheme.
Duration and cost:
The scheme will span over five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) with a project cost
of Rs 500 crore.
Institutes covered under the
Scheme: The scheme includes 2,200 institutes of
higher learning (colleges, universities, and premier institutes), 300 schools,
500 Industrial Training Institutes and 50 Entrepreneurship Development Centres,
through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
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Important Agreements/MOUs
exchanged during the visit of Prime Minister Modi's to Japan (PRS)
GS
Paper: II; Topic: Foreign Affairs
Agreement for Cooperation in the
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: The
present Agreement provides for bilateral cooperation in the field of Nuclear
Energy. This would provide for the development of nuclear power projects in
India and thus strengthening of energy security of the country. The present agreement
would open up the door for collaboration between Indian and Japanese industries
in our Civil Nuclear programme.
Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on
the Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Program:
The above MOC envisages training 30,000 Indian youth in the Japanese styled
manufacturing in the next 10 years. This would be achieved through the
programmes of Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) and the Japanese
Endowed Courses (JEC) in select Engineering colleges. Japanese companies would
be encouraged to set-up JIM by utilizing their CSR fund while JEC will be
supported by Government of Japan through technical experts. Programmes under
this MOC would contribute to ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skill India’.
MoU between National Investment
and Infrastructure Fund Limited and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment
Corporation for Transport and Urban Development:
This Memorandum would enable cooperation between the two organizations
promoting investment in infrastructure projects in railways &
transportation; port terminals; toll roads; airport terminals; urban
development; logistics; and any supporting industries for these sectors.
Further, this MOU would also enable the two sides to explore opportunities to
set up a NIIF-JOIN joint fund.
MoC on Cooperation in Sports:
The present MOC seeks to provide a framework for bilateral cooperation in the
field of Sports ahead of the forthcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics & Paralympics.
Under this MOC the two sides would seek to promote training of athletes;
training of coaches; programmes for sports science and anti-doping; programmes
for developing sports education, sports infrastructure and management; and
exchange visits of sports leaders, administrators, professionals and experts.
Specific cooperative mechanism will be pursued by respective sports agencies in
their specified areas of activities, subsequent to signing of this MOC.
MOU between the State Government
of Gujarat and Hyogo Prefectural Government, Japan:
The present MOU seeks to promote mutual cooperation between Gujarat and Hyogo
in the fields of academics, business, cultural cooperation, disaster management
and environmental protection.
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