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■ SAHAKAR MITRA SCHEME The Union Ministry for Agriculture has launched Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP). □ ABOUT :- ◇ An initiative by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), the cooperative sector development finance organization. ◇ Aims to help cooperative institutions access innovative ideas of young professionals while the interns will gain experience of working in the field to be self-reliant. ◇ Scheme is expected to assist cooperative institutions to access new and innovative ideas of young professionals. ◇ Professional graduates in disciplines such as Agriculture and allied areas, IT etc. will be eligible for an internship. ◇ Professionals who pursuing or have completed their MBA degrees in Agri-business, Cooperation, Finance, International Trade, Forestry, Rural Development, Project Management etc. will also be eligible. ◇ Each intern will get financial support over a 4 months internship period.

 ◾ SUDAN OR SAVANNA CLIMATE :- ▫️ DISTRIBUTION ◇ Transitional type of climate found between Equitorial forests and Trade wind hot deserts. ◇ Best developed in Sudan hence named Sudan climate. ▫️ CLIMATE OF SUDAN TYPE ◇ Rainfall • Sudan type of climate characterized by an Alternate hot, rainy season and cool, dry season. • In the Northern hemisphere, the hot, rainy season normally begins in May and lasts until September. •In the southern hemisphere, Rainy season from october to march. ◇ Temperature • Temperature ranges between 70°F and 90°F for lowland stations. • An annual temperature range of 20°F is typical. ◇ Winds • Trade winds bring rain to coastal district. • Strongest in summer but dry by the time reaches Continental interiors or western coasts of Continents. ▫️VEGETATION • Landscape has tall grass and short trees. The term Parkland or bush - veld used to describe that. • The trees are deciduous, shedding their leaves in cool, dry season.

 ■ MANDARIN DUCK :- ◇ A rare Mandarin duck was observed floating in the Maguri-Motapung beel (or wetland) in Assam’s Tinsukia district. ◇ IUCN status: Least Concerned. ◇ Considered the most beautiful duck. ◇ First identified by Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. ◇ The eBird website, describes it as a “small-exotic looking bird” native to East Asia. ◇ The migratory duck breeds in Russia, Korea, Japan and northeastern parts of China.