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Namami Gange project gives new lease of life to Yamuna

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The Namami Gange project has finally succeeded in giving a new lease of life to Yamuna as a major work of purification of this river has been carried out in Mathura.

According to the data released by Jal Nigam, 20 drains have been tapped at a cost of Rs 460.45 crore. Also, a new sewage treatment plant (STP) of 30 MLD (million litres per day) has been prepared. Along with rejuvenating the rivers, the problem of sewerage falling in them is being solved with a state-of-the-art method.

On the other hand, the Ramganga sewerage scheme in Moradabad has brought about a big change under the Namami Gange project. In Mathura, sewerage from 13 drains has been stopped from falling into the river Yamuna at a cost of Rs 330.05 crore and an STP of 58 MLD has been set up.

Besides, a faecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) of 10 KLD (kilolitres per day) has been set up at Chunar Nagar of Mirzapur at a cost of Rs 2.70 crore. In Firozabad, two big drains have been tapped by the I&D method at a cost of Rs 51.06 crore. In Kasganj, construction of 58 MLD STPs has been completed along with tapping of two drains at a cost of Rs 76.73 crore.

Azim Premji Foundation to set up university in Jharkhand

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CEO of Azim Premji Foundation, Anurag Behar, met Chief Minister Hemant Soren today and reiterated his resolve to ensure his participation in the development of Jharkhand. He told the Chief Minister that the Foundation would play an active role in the development of Education, quality education and improving the academic Environment in Jharkhand. The Chief Minister assured the Foundation of all possible cooperation from the Government.

The Foundation expressed to open a university in Jharkhand. Behar told the Chief Minister that about Rs 1200 to Rs 1400 crore would be spent on setting up the university. The campus of the university will be spread over an area of 150 acres. Here the students will be given employable and quality education. The intention of opening a university here has been expressed by the Foundation in the same series of topics that were discussed during the online conversation of Azim Premji of Wipro Company with the Chief Minister recently.

The CEO of the Foundation told the Chief Minister that the Foundation would cooperate in improving primary and secondary education. The foundation will extend all possible help in meeting the needs of the schools which are being developed as model schools by the government.

Odisha no. 1 contender for special status: Union Minister from Bihar

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Union Minister Ram Chandra Pratap Singh, considered close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, said Odisha is the “number one contender” for the special status — an opinion completely different from his party colleague’s long-standing special status demand for the eastern state.

“As per the index of , Odisha is on the bottom. Hence, Odisha is the primary candidate for special status than Bihar,” the Union Steel Minister said while interacting with the media persons.

In the latest Niti Aayog report, Bihar fared poorly on the majority of parameters like Education, Health, road Infrastructure etc. Following that report, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanded special status for Bihar.

Cgarh has immense potential to produce Eri Silk

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Chhattisgarh has immense potential to produce Eri silk, Chief Executive Office of Central Silk Board Ranjit Ranjan Okhandiyar on Friday told Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

Okhandiyar said this while paying a courtesy call on Baghel. He was accompanied by Director, Vanya Silk Mill Pvt Ltd, D.S. Kasare.

Baghel assured them cooperation and said production of Eri Silk in Chhattisgarh would certainly provide new means of EMPLOYMENT to farmers, tribals, youths and Women.

Okkhandiyar said that Eri silk is obtained from castor plant and it is high on demand in the national and international market.

He told Chief Minister that mulberry and tussar silk industries have already been established in the state and now cultivation and production of Eri cocoon must be promoted.

This would further boost the income of farmers, make them self-dependent and improve their living standards.

He added that earlier the Eri silk industries in the country were completely dependent on the import of Eri cocoons for silk production.

Now, with the approval of Central Silk Board to produce Eri cocoons in Chhattisgarh, the country would not have to depend on imports.

Kasare said he has submitted a proposal for cultivation of Eri cocoon in an area of 10,000 acres in Chhattisgarh under Silk Samagra-2 of Central Silk Board.

Governor talks with Madhya Pradesh Blind Welfare bodies

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Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that every disabled has divine-powers and divya-ang. It is the responsibility of the Society to make them aware of their special abilities in their rehabilitation. Assistance should be given to enhance their competence and efficiency. He said that after Class XII, the differently-abled, society and government should contemplate together and take initiative to take up the challenge of making special arrangements for the higher Education.

Patel was addressing separate introductory meetings of Madhya Pradesh Blind Welfare Association Indore and Madhya Pradesh The Blind Relief Associations today. Officers of the institution, Additional Secretary to the Governor Manoj Khatri and other officers of Raj Bhavan were present in the meeting.

The Governor has said that proposals should be presented to the government by the institution regarding future action plan and expectations. He has told the need to do this work at the earliest, so that planning can be done according to the need and priority in the coming years plan. Governor Patel got introduced to the members. He sought point wise information about the work being done by the organization. The Governor discussed in detail about the achievements of the organization, available Resources, requirements and future plans.

Gujarat’s eagle eye project for crime control

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Just as the has begun several rounds of meetings to draft its own law mandating CCTV installation at all premises – cameras facing streets and providing its live feed to local Police, Gujarat’s Home department had prepared its detailed manual in 2018 — the Safe and SecureGujarat(SAS-Guj) project manual citing the depth of CCTV surveillance which aims at controlling crime.

The manual provides for integrating all live feeds from Internet protocol (IP) based cameras across the state to a central data farm where a powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) based video analytics program will process the video feed and conduct 15 primary tasks apart from traffic offences,eGujcop, ‘Vahan’ and ‘Sarthi’that is mandated.

The SAS-Guj manual mandates that the AI program analysing the video feeds to conduct attribute search – collect all images or footage of objects, vehicles based on colour or make or registration across all video feeds for any given time frame.
Then specific functions like overcrowding, loitering, intrusion detection, abandoned object detection and even suspicious movements too will be reported by the AI program.

The state government is also mulling over aPPPmodel where the home department may partly fund CCTV installation in societies. The Gujarat law currently being drafted keeps two existing state laws in reference- the Karnataka Public Safety (Measures) Enforcement Act, 2017 and a similar law for Andhra Pradesh enacted in 2013.

Rajasthan govt to provide shelter to orphans, footpath dwellers

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In accordance with The Supreme Court, theRajasthanState Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) directed the to run a special drive to ensure availability of shelter homes for the orphans andfootpath dwellers.

Aiming to provide shelter homes at thePanchayatlevels, RSLSA has also been creating awareness about the same. The Supreme Court on December 12, 2011, had asked the state chief secretary to provide shelter homes for the orphans and other downtrodden people in the state.

RSLSA will also ensure timely benefits to the orphans and poor people through the social Justice department in the government schemes

Post Covid, higher education in Northeast India sees uptickAs the education scenario post Covid changes drastically, students in India’s Northeastern states are increasingly choosing a university or college closer to home. Stakeholders, ranging from parents to educators, say region-based universities have emerged as viable higher education contenders, as opposed to learners migrating to other states in the Covid era.Education in North East India is coming of age, this is a shared opinion among the region’s stakeholders. For Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Vice Chancellor of Assam down town University – a prestigious institution offering over 64 programmes and with over 8000 students from 10 Indian states as well as Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and as far as some African countries, the goal is to standardize the education system to meet global standards and compete favourably.

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The North East Indian states of Assam, , Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya have begun an educational resurgence geared towards building a system that works not just for the people of India, but for anyone across the globe seeking the requisite skill and international exposure required to function in today’s world.

The Assamcabinet decided to give a one-time grant of Rs 1 lakh each to the next of kin of poor people who have died due to Covid-19 and were not government employees or were not getting government pension.

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Cabinet ministerPijush Hazarikasaid, UnderPrarthanascheme, so far there are around 6,000 such beneficiaries (next of kin). The grant will be provided under this scheme. The amount will be handed over to beneficiaries onGandhi Jayanti. The has already rolled out two other schemes for children orphaned due to Covid and Women who have lost their husbands to the pandemic. Each child, who has lost both parents, has been given a fixed deposit certificate of principal amount ofRs 7,81,200, a cheque of Rs 3,500 as the first monthly assistance which will continue till they attain the age of 24 years. On completion of 24 years of age, the principal amount parked as fixed deposit against each beneficiary would be credited to their bank accounts.
Under the scheme, for children below 10 years and adolescent girls with no guardian, the state government is taking steps to house such children in childcare institutions and provide funding towards their upkeep, including educational expenditure. Women who have lost their husbands have been given Rs 2.5 lakh as one-time support from theCMs relief fund and will also be entitled to the benefits of Arunodoi scheme along with a monthly widow pension under the ongoingIndira Miri Universal Widow PensionScheme.

To achieve adoption of at least 20% battery electric vehicles in all vehicle registrations by 2025, the state cabinet headed by chief ministerNaveen Patnaikon Friday approved theOdisha Electric Vehicle(EV) Policy, 2021.The policy also aims to promote manufacturing of electric vehicles and its components including battery in the state, promote innovation and facilitate research and development in the areas relating to EVs and battery.

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As per provision of the policy, the offers purchase incentive of around 15% on different categories of EVs which will be up to Rs 5,000 for two wheelers, Rs 12,000 for three wheelers and up to Rs 1lakhfor four wheelers.

The state government would also provide 100% interest-free loan to the state government employees for purchase of EVs. Similarly, government departments, offices, Public Sector Undertakings will now give preference to hire and purchase EVs for official use.

The policy said that the state government will provide appropriate incentives and other support to ensure that pure electric buses constitute at least 50% of all new stage carriages procured for the city buses in the next five years.

As availability of charging Infrastructure is key for adoption of EVs, the state government assures to provide Environment to enable for establishment of private as well as public charging infrastructure.