Chief minister Conrad K Sangma visited theDon Bosco Technical School, Shillong, and distributed completion certificates and appointment letters to the students who passed, even as he said the government intends to create five lakh jobs.
He also said the government has a target of creating five lakh job opportunities in different sectors and assured that the government would partner with Don Bosco Technical School in a larger way to achieve this target.
Meghalayahas turned into a major transit point for drug trafficking because of its close proximity to the Golden Triangle, a fact that has put authorities on very high alert, the director general of state Police,LR Bishnoi, has said. He added that the state has approximately 2.5 lakh users of drugs and psychotropic substances, including injectable drugs.
The police department has come out with a strategic plan by strengthening and coordinating with all stakeholders, he said. In the past 15 days,Meghalaya Policehave conducted a record 142 drug awareness programmes in schools, colleges and other public places across the state reaching out to over 15,061 young people, he added.
Delivering his address on the theme Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises, deputy chief ministerPrestone Tynsongexpressed concern on the increasing number of drug users among children and youth in the state and said children can easily succumb to pressure of their peers and friends to turn to these Intoxicants for comfort.
Union ministerJitendra Singh said there is a progressive decline in Covid-19 cases in all eight northeastern states but cautioned that the fall in active cases must be followed with greater thrust on vaccination and strict observance of relevant protocols.
Meghalaya is the only exception which witnessed a surge due to the Covid-19 cases at a prison in Ri-bhoi district, he said.
There is a progressive decline in Covid-19 cases in all the eight north-eastern states, the minister added.
All the eight states informed the minister that they were taking regular measures to defeat the second wave of the pandemic, and at the same time, augmenting Health with support from the central government and the ministry of DoNER.
Meghalaya State produced the first bamboo-dwelling bat of India with a sticky plate.
The disc-footed bat (Eudiscopus denticulus) was recorded in the Lailad area of Meghalaya near the Negkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, about 1,000 kilometres west of the nearest known habitat in Myanmar.
Disc-footed bats have increased the number of bats in Meghalaya to 66, which is the highest of all states in India. It also helped increase the genera and species of the Indian bat .
IUCN Status: Least Concern
TheMeghalayagovernment has signed an agreement with the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd for the development of two hydel projects in the state, an official statement said.
The agreement for a 50-megawatt Wah Umiam Hydro Electric Project Stage-I and 100-MW Wah Umiam Hydro Electric Project Stage-II was signed between the two parties.
The minister also assured that the will extend all support to the executing agency for the earlly ycompletion of the project . Tynsong, who is in charge of the state power department, said power generation is the main problem faced by Meghalaya.
The state currently has a capacity to produce only 350 MW of power, while the requirement is 650 MW, he said, adding that such an agreement with the CPSU is essential.
was awarded the ‘Most Film Friendly State’ of the country at the 67th Awards“>National Film Awards. The award was received by the state’s Information and Public Relations Minister Lok Nath Sharma at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi from Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. Sikkim was recognised for standing out as a new destination for shooting films in the country.
The recognition comes as a moment of pride for the state and shall greatly facilitate, setting the foundation for Sikkim to become a premier film destination, while also providing opportunities for the local filmmakers and artistes.
On the occasion of the NDA government completing seven years at the Centre, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday announced the Chief Ministers Bal Seva Scheme (Chief Minister gi Angang-gi Tengbang) for children orphaned by Covid-19.
Meant for those children who have lost both their parents/surviving parent/legal guardians/adoptive parent to the pandemic, the government would provide a maintenance amount of Rs 3,500 per month if any such child wished to stay in non-institutional care i.e. under the care of an extended family or guardian, read a statement issued by the CMs office.
The Centre has been providing Rs 2,160 for every child per month to child care institutions as a maintenance amount for those below 10 years of age and not having an extended family or guardian.
TheUnion Budgethas once again excluded the two northeastern states ofArunachal Pradeshandbordering China from the World Bank-funded project forpower systemimprovement in the northeast.
According to theBudgetdocuments explanatory note, the project is for power system improvement in six NER states viz. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland. It is funded by the World Bank. Intra-State Transmission & Distribution projects for Sikkim &ArunachalPradesh have been segregated for implementation through budgetary support from Government of India in view of these states having sensitive borders.
Finance ministerNirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget for 2022-23, has proposed allocation of Rs 371 crore as programme component, Rs 273 crore as EAP component in rest of the northeast and Rs 1,700 crore as budgetary support for strengthening of transmission system in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
Segregation of externally aided projects in these two frontier states has its roots since 2009 when China objected to an Irrigation project in Arunachal that was planned by Asian Development Bank for $60-million. The project was subsequently scrapped.
A group of students from carbon-negative Bhutan has this message for the world – do much more to ensure increased participation of youngsters in the fight against https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change.
This group of 12 boys and girls from Orong Central School inBhutan’s Samdrup Jongkhardistrict was here for the just-concluded Northeast Green Summit.
A few suggested holding of climate change-related competitions and events in schools and colleges will encourage more young people to eventually work in the climate action space. “You don’t have to be a PM or politician or government official to protect the Environment.