Air Force to conduct Poorvi Akash exercise in Northeast

Air Force to conduct Poorvi Akash exercise in Northeast

• The Indian Air Force will run the massive air exercise Pralay to assess its operational readiness. The significant exercise will take place near the Line of Actual Control in India’s northeast, involving all significant Air Force units.
• The Indian Air Force would deploy significant combat assets such fighter jets like the Rafale and Su-30 as well as helicopters, transport aircraft, and other aircraft in the following days for the huge Command-level exercise.
• Following the clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh in December of last year, the two-day air exercise known as Pralay was held.

Shamalbhai B Patel appoints as chairman of Amul

• Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets milk and dairy products under the Amul brand has announced the appointment of Shamalbhai B Patel as its chairman and Valamjibhai Humbal as vice chairman. 
• The announcement was made after an election was carried out by the deputy collector, Anand, in presence of 17 out of 18 members who’re chairmen representing their district milk unions within the state. GCMMF is made up of 18 member unions overlaying 33 districts.
• GCMMF is India’s largest meals merchandise group with annual gross sales turnover of ₹46,481 crores throughout final monetary 12 months. It markets a variety of milk and milk merchandise underneath the model title Amul. At the moment, the member unions of GCMMF procure a mean 264 lakhs litres of milk day-after-day from 36 lakhs milk producers in 18,154 villages of the state.

Jammu and Kashmir Government to Host its First SARAS Fair in 2023

• The Jammu and Kashmir Government is set to host their first SARAS Fair 2023 from 4th February to 14th February 2023. 
• In the SARAS Fair 2023, artisans and women’s self-help groups from across the country will showcase their crafts, Handicrafts, handloom, and food. The fair would be organized at Bagh-e-Bahu, in Jammu.
• The SARAS Fair provides rural, and marginal producers an opportunity to showcase their products, capacity, and skills of livelihood. It is conducted under the guidance of the Ministry of Rural Development. 
• The SARAS Fair is organized jointly by the Central-State Government as part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) where entrepreneurs across the country are brought together for marketing.