MADHYA PRADESH

Jiwaji University (JU) in Gwalior of Madhya Pradesh was declared the A++ Grade with a CGPA of 3.6 scores on a seven-point scale by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on Tuesday.

Now, the JU has become first in the MP as well as in adjoining Chhattisgarh state which has got an A++ grade with a 3.6 score.

The grade is the result of a determination made by the faculty members, students, technical, academic and office staff. After getting the achievement, the university achieved its dignity again and I hope the institution will make new records in future”, Vice-Chancellor of JU Avinash Tiwari told The Pioneer on this achievement.

The NAAC evaluates the institutions for their conformance to the standard of quality in terms of their performance related to the educational process and outcomes like curriculum, TEACHING, Learning, feedback system, , research, innovation, extension activities, Governance, Leadership, institutional values and best practices.

Soyabean exports up by 50% in Feb

Soyabean exports from India in February touched 2.30 lakh tonne, up more than 50 per cent from the previous month led by an increase in purchases from South East Asian buyers, according to a trade body of soybean processors.

Soyabean meal exports in January were 1.50 lakh ton while exports in February last year were 43,000 ton, according to Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA).

The Chouhan government will present e-budget, a paperless document, this year for the first time in the state assembly on March 1. MLAs will not get hard copies of the budget, instead will be given tabs to read the proposals and department schemes. In 2019, pen-drives were given to MLAs along with the budget copies.
The preparation for the state budget is almost complete and officials are busy giving it the final shape. Officials said that the e-budget would be presented in the House, but for regular reference throughout the year, books of the departmental budget will also be published.

The state budget this year was likely to be of around Rs 3 lakh crore, while the last year’s budget was over Rs 2.79 lakh crore. Officials said it is likely to go up by ten percent. Being an election year, the budget would have announcements for Women and farmers. Another area that would be in focus of the would be Capital Expenditure on the lines of the Union budget.

Indore city has continuously raised its flag in the field of sanitation by getting the award as the cleanest city in the country. This city is now going to make a new achievement. On Saturday, February 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate Asia’s largest Bio-CNG plant to be built at the trenching ground of Indore city. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also attend the programme. The preparations for the launch-programme are being finalised.

Wet waste which was once a problem for everyone has become an achievement for Indore today due to which the state has got this boon in the form of Bio-CNG plant.

The whole country will see this success of Indore, which is considered to be the largest city and commercial capital of the state. Mission directors of Swachch Bharat Mission from about 20 states of the country will also participate in the dedication programme of Bio-CNG Plant. Apart from this, other senior officials of the central government and states will also be present in this programme. All these officers will also visit those places of Indore city where special work is being done in the field of cleanliness.

Necessary arrangements are being made to ensure that there is no inconvenience to the guests. Efforts are also being made to include Women of Self-Help Groups, who have played a significant role in the field of cleanliness in habitations and remote areas. Social organisations, business organisations and other dignitaries, with whose cooperation Indore has made a special place in the country in cleanliness, will participate in this programme.

The specialty of this Bio-CNG plant is that methane gas has been found with 96 percent purity in the gas generated from it. This will not only improve the calorific value but also increase the effectiveness of Bio CNG. This plant is built on PPP mode, from which Indore will get revenue of 2.5 crores per annum.

This Bio CNG plant will be operated from 100% wet waste. This achievement has been made due to the guidance and determination of the State Government, the activity of the local administration and the passion of the citizens of Indore to do something good. In the survey of the company by which this Bio-CNG plant is being set up, it was found that more than 99 percent segregation purity has been found in the sample of the waste received from Indore, which was not found in the sample taken from any other state of the country. About 400 buses can be run daily with the 18 thousand KG gas generated from the Bio-CNG plant, which will not only help in environmental protection but will also make relative improvement in the air quality.

Madhya Pradesh is making a distinct identity by presenting examples of excellent works in new areas. The trenching ground of Bhanpur in Bhopal has also taken a new shape. Last year, Chief Minister Chouhan had seen a site developed instead of a garbage dump in Bhanpur area.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has welcomed the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate January 16 as National Startup Day.

Chief Minister Chouhan has tweeted that- The visionary Prime Minister Modis announcement to celebrate January 16 as National Start-up Day will help spread campaign for startup culture in the countrys far flung areas.

This marks the beginning of a golden age of the start-up ecosystem, which is full of passion, honesty and Integrity.”

Under the Leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the took unprecedented decisions in the year 2022 in the interest of the farmers of the state to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a Atma-nirbhar Bharat come true.

These were such decisions, which unexpectedly provided more than double profit to farmers. Farmers’ Money and time were saved, which benefited them and their families. We can say that the year 2022 fulfilled the saying “Na Bhuto Na Bhavishyati” for the farmers. The state government received ‘Krishi Karman Award’ for the 7th consecutive time, along with ‘Best Performing State’ for maximum utilisation of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Infrastructure fund, ‘Best Emerging State’ in Millet Mission Scheme and ‘Excellence Award’ in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

An important decision was taken to benefit the farmers of forest villages in the state through the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. Taking an important initiative, the government got the forest villages included in the revenue villages.

Due to this, forest rights lessees started getting the benefits of crop Insurance scheme. In order to enable maximum number of farmers to take advantage of the crop insurance scheme and to insure their various crops, the government has made the criterion of notified crop area as 50 hectares instead of 100 hectares. Lakhs of farmers of the state are being provided annual assistance of Rs. 10 thousand by combining Rs. 4 thousand of Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojna with Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.

Crop diversification scheme was implemented in the interest of farmers to encourage production of profitable crops in place of traditional crops. The government is also committed to take forward natural farming in the state in mission mode. Every farmer is being encouraged for natural farming on some part of his land. The government has decided that natural farming will be done in more than 4 lakh 45 thousand hectare area on the banks of river Narmada. 60 thousand farmers have registered for natural farming in one lakh 86 thousand hectare area. The state government has also decided that to encourage the farmers doing natural farming, a grant of Rs. 900 per month will be given for the rearing of indigenous cows.

Giving priority to the quality control of agricultural inputs in the interest of the farmers, the government also took strict action this year against the sellers of non-standard seeds, fertilisers and pesticides. This year, action was taken to suspend and cancel the licenses of 136 seed sellers, 120 fertiliser sellers and 14 pesticide sellers. FIR action was taken against 39 sellers of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides.

With the special efforts of the state government, the regional office of APEDA was approved and made operational in the state. This office is located at Mandi Board Bhopal (Kisan Bhawan).

In Madhya Pradesh, the primary drone fair within the country was organized at Gwalior.

Highlights:

Gwalior Drone Mela was organized jointly by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the govt of India, the govt of Madhya Pradesh, and consequently the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & (FICCI).

Addressing the youths and farmers present at the Drone Mela in Gwalior, MP Chief Minister said Madhya Pradesh would be made a number one state using drone technology.

Mr. Scindia said five Drone Schools would be opened in Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Satna in Madhya Pradesh.

Around 20 companies portrayed their drones at the fair.

Along with Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, drone technology is also recreating an essential role in the Swamitva Yojana being run in the state.