NORTH-EASTERN STATES

NPS International School hosts one of the largest MUNs in NE

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Over 600 delegates from across the State, representing almost all the leading schools of Assam, have taken part in the two-day-long Inter NPS Model United Nations (MUN) being held in the premises of NPS International School in Guwahati on Friday. This event is considered as one of the largest MUNs in the North-east region of the country. NPS International School is organising such events over the years for holistic development of students. Inaugurating the event, Jitendra Nath Das, founder of NPS International School, spoke on the importance on organising such events for overall Growth of student community.


Assam: Barak Valley tea industry in deep crisis

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TheTea Association of India(TAI),BarakValley branch, has expressed concern over the collapse of Communication Network following natural calamities that led to the closure of rail and surface transport between the southernAssam valleyand Guwahati.

TAI Barak Valley branch secretary SorodinduBhattacharjee said the RAILWAY connectivity in the valley has been disrupted since mid-May. Surface transport between Barak and Guwahati has been repeatedly closed due to landslides in Rathacherra-Sonapore zone ofMeghalaya.

Covid: Annual Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple cancelled

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The annual Ambubachi Mela, one of eastern Indias leading religious congregations held at Kamakhya Temple atop Nilachal Hills here, has been cancelled because of threats posed by the Covid-19 pandemic for the second year running.

The mela is held from June 22 every year but the temple will remain closed till June 30.

Over 20 lakh visitors/tourists had attended the 2018 mela and about 25 lakh in 2019 from within India and outside but most from Bengal and Bihar. The place hold special significance for Hindus because Kamakhya Temple is one of the 51 shaktipeeths in the country. The temple remains closed during the four-day period because the goddess is believed to undergo her menstrual cycle.

Drone delivery to underwater data collection

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Qualcommrecently announced the winners of the seventh edition of its Design in India Challenge, said to be Indias longest-running hardware startup incubation programme, launched in collaboration with Nasscom andStartup India. Out of 145 applicants this time, 12 startups were selected to receive incubation support in the areas of technology development, business model, and (IPR). Out of the 12, three were selected by a jury of Industry leaders as the winner and two runners up.


15,000 students to get smartphones in Tripura

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Keeping its pre-poll promise ahead of the last assembly , theTripuragovernment has announced that it will providesmartphonesto more 15,000 undergraduatestudentsunder the Mukhyamantri Yuva Yogajug Yojana.

Education ministerRatan Lal Nathsaid 15,000 final-year students will be selected from 40 educational institutions, including 22 government degree colleges and two universities, and each of them will receive Rs 5000 for buying a smartphone in the current financial year.
The scheme was introduced last year and 7,274 students had received the amount and Rs 3.67 crore was disbursed for this purpose.

This year, the budget allocation for the scheme has been increased to Rs 7.50 crore.

US recognises Arunachal Pradesh as India’s integral part: WHThe US has recognised Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by renaming localities, the White House has said. The US reaction came in response to Beijing announcing Chinese names for 11 more places in Arunachal Pradesh which the neighbouring country claims as the southern part of Tibet.The first batch of the standardised names of six places in Arunachal Pradesh was released in 2017 and the second batch of 15 places was issued in 2021. China’s renaming of the places in Arunachal Pradesh came in the midst of the lingering eastern Ladakh border standoff that began in May 2020. Following the standoff, India bolstered its overall military preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Arunachal Pradesh sector as well. The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a nearly three-year-long confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement of troops from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks. India has been maintaining that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areas.

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Union Budget: Rs 1,500 crore will help youth, women, says northeast industry

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bodies in the northeast have hailed theUnion Budgetfor earmarking Rs 1,500 crore for development initiatives, which they said will enable livelihood activities for youths and Women in the region.

The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has termed it an extremely Growth-centric budget that they felt every industry needed amid a pandemic and to achieve fast recovery of their respective businesses.

As almost 99% of all enterprises in the northeast come under the MSME category now, Abhijit Barooah, chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), northeast, was hopeful that the budget will give a push to the MSMEs.

Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) has hailed the Budget and said that FM presented a Capital Expenditure-led budget aimed at reviving the Covid-hit economy and creation of more jobs over the next two decades.


Focus on digital infrastructure, road projects to boost development in Arunachal: CM Pema Khandu

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The Arunachal Pradesh government is focusing on strengthening digital and construction of roads during the current calendar year to improve connectivity and boost development in the northeastern state, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said. The authorities will emphasise on completion of two vital projects in 2022 Tali road in Kra Daadi district and Miao-Vijaynagar in Changlang, he said.

Tali and Vijaynagar are yet to be connected by roads. Under the digital connectivity programme, various core infrastructure projects, including National Optical Fibre Network, State Wide Area Network, Supervisory Development Centre and National Knowledge Network are in progress in the state,

he north-eastern region (NER) of India, apart from being a biodiversity hotspot, is blessed with unparalleled ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity. The land of seven sisters and a brother, the NER is the most diverse part of a most diverse nation as it is the home of a large number of plain and hill tribal communities having their own independent cultures, traditions, livelihood practices, language and dialect. As for the linguistic diversity, in Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh around 23, 20 and 15 languages respectively are in use and Meghalaya is home to Khasi, Garo and Pnar/Jaintia languages. The languages used across the NER belong to five different language families, namely, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman, Austro-Asiatic and Tai-Kadai. However, these languages are not recognised by the respective governments as the official languages.

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The Increasing pace of development in the NER is exerting massive pressure on the autonomous tribal communities in respect of their cultures, traditions, livelihood practices, languages & dialects and also on the biotic and abiotic components. As such some of these languages and dialects encompassing cherished civilizational discourses have already become vulnerable to moribund. The contributing factors to the vanishing of languages in NER are better job prospects in the English language, conversion to and impact of churches in the choice of lingua franca, inappropriate language policies framed for administrative conveniences, etc.

A language and its dialects are specific to ethnicity and are the carrier of discourse, intangible heritage and evolution of the ethnic culture. Besides, each language and dialect embodies the unique cultural and historical genius and living wisdom of the community. India is said to have already lost many languages. UNESCO has declared 197 Indian languages as endangered. Dialects in particular are on the verge of extinction. With the senior members of the tribal communities leaving for the heavenly abode, the dialects/expressions of these cultures are far less used and will eventually become extinct. Sustained preservation, continuous development and longevity of the culture cannot be ensured without a robust language code. Intangible cultural heritage emanates from ethnicity, psychological and mythological beliefs and experiences. Thus, it becomes of utmost necessity to preserve, promote and enrich the linguistic and dialectic diversity of the NER.

Nagaland govt to focus on equal opportunities for all

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The Nagaland government will establish community-owned old age Home daycare centres and District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) in all the districts to provide equal opportunities to people in all spheres of life by 2030, according to the SDG vision document. Reducing inequalities is one of the 17 goals of the Nagaland SDG Vision 2030 document released by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio recently in the state capital. In Nagaland 1.5 per cent of the total Population (19.75 lakh 2011 Census) has at least one form of disability while around 7 per cent of the population is over the age of 60 years, maintained the Vision document. The document said that while many schemes are being implemented, ensuring an inclusive Society at a state-wide level is a difficult task.

Rough topography, poor connectivity in terms of Communication, transport and IT and lack of basic in the remote areas hamper service delivery, it said. Lack of care for mentally challenged, elderly, non-accessibility of bank accounts and aadhaar cards are some other challenges, which the Vision document said causes great difficulty in reaching out to those vulnerable populations especially those who are inhabited in remote locations, leaving them behind. The document also revealed that lack of community participation, cooperation and support and also ignorance of the various schemes by deserving beneficiaries are set back in delivering Services effectively.

The State Government by 2030 through the Department of Social Welfare hopes to establish community owned old age homes and day care centres in every district to cater to the needs of the increasingly neglected elderly populations. The government would initiate residential care to the mentally challenged for their Education, training, guidance, welfare and rehabilitation. It would also formulate schemes for ensuring EMPLOYMENT of persons with disabilities (PWDs) by government bodies, training and welfare of PWDs, relaxation of upper age limit, regulation of employment and creation of congenial work Environment and constitution of authority responsible for the administration of such schemes