A 3-member delegation ofPress Council of India(PCI) visitingTripurahas advised the to appoint a nodal officer to deal with media-related issues.
According to reports, all the media organisations here have expressed serious concern and sought action from PCI over the growing attack on journalists and media outlets. As many as 22 journalists in Tripura have been assaulted in the last six months.
At a critical stage of Naga peace talks and optimistic of a final pact soon, Naga National Political Group (NNPG) leader, N. Kitovi Zhimomi told a group of youth that the new accord should offer “win-win situation for all” and that “the ” must be upheld.
Asked how the Peace pact also caters to the welfare and wishes of thousands of Nagas outside ‘Nagaland state’, he said, “Of course, emotional Naga Integrity is part of our life. I can tell you there is sufficient room for them as well. Our status paper already mentions some of these issues. One will know better what the NNPG is trying to give to our brothers and sisters outside Nagaland state.” However, he said as a negotiating player one had to understand the problems and hurdles the Indian government or Indian Parliament would face.
Governor designate Sushri Anusuiya Uikey has sworn-in as the 18th Governor of Manipur (Regular) excluding seven additional charge governors in the state. She was administered the oath of office by Acting Chief of High Court of Manipur Justice MV Muralidaran held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Imphal.
She said that she has been entrusted to serve the state and issues will be solved and developmental activities will be taken up in consultation with Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers.
MDoNER had launched the countrys first district level SDG Index for the eight North East Region States as a collaborative effort with , with technical support from UNDP. This is a first of its kind progress tracking tool for the North Eastern Region, of critical significance to the Regions development trajectory. The SDG NER index is aligned to the SDG India Index and is based on a north-east specific District Indicator Framework, comprising of 84 indicators to measure progress of NER across 15 SDGs. In furtherance to the first edition of the NER District SDG Index Report released on 26thAugust, 2021, Ministry of DoNER in collaboration with NITI Aayog and UNDP is in the progress to finalize the Second edition of District level NER SDG Index in 2022.
The adoption of the NER SDG District Index for goal-based planning, gap-based prioritization, and indices-based outcome targeting is needed for coordinated planning and monitoring in the entire region. This will ensure a targeted and optimal utilization of available Resources as per felt needs in the region. The institutionalization of this data-driven framework will empower all stakeholders in their decision-making and policymaking.
Natural and anthropogenic causes are some of the major threats that the lake is facing. This includes the proliferation of human settlements, expansion of roads and industries, threat from construction of broad-gauge RAILWAY line on the periphery of the beel that often possess a threat to thereby affecting the movement of the pachyderms. Another major threat is posed by the dumping ground in the nearby area close to the water body. The situation worsens during the monsoon as garbage gets carried away into the water body, affecting residents and migratory birds and fish.
he UnitedNagaCouncil (UNC), a conglomerate of various Naga civil bodies of the state, on Wednesday reiterated the Naga peoples decision adopted in December 2016 against the creation of seven new districts in the state in the same year.
The districts five in the hills and two in the valley were created on December 8, 2016, by the erstwhileCongressgovernment which said those were set up for administrative convenience. The state has now 16 districts.
Earlier, the UNC had strongly contended that the Nagas ancestral areas were divided by carving out the new districts. It also outrightly rejected the 6th and 7th Amendment of theManipur(Hill Areas) District Council Bill, 2022.
With the decision of the central government to phase out single-use plastic items by this year,Tripurahas decided to build about 50 km of road stretch in the city using plastic waste in a phased manner.
Taking a cue from the success of 1km road stretch in the city made by plastic waste and the decision to phase out single-use plastic, our PWD department has proposed to make all the major roads with non-degradable waste, largely single-use plastic and the cabinet has given the go-ahead.
Tripura generates about 50 MT solid waste everyday and almost 60% of it is non-degradable, especially plastic, which is gone for sanitary land filling.
Manipur government will look into the demand for constructing an additional Police station in Churachandpur district which international borders with Myanmar.
The state chief minister N Biren Singh shared the post in this regard in his Social Media platform after meeting representatives of the Kuki Inpi Churachandpur, an apex body of Kuki community in Churachandpur district.
The Sub-committee chairman Letpao Haokip who also the states Tribal Affairs and Hills minister along with ministers Awangbow Newmai(Resources“>Water Resources) and Th Basanta Singh(Education) besides officials identified four barracks inside the Singngat police station premises under Singngat sub-division during the days visit, officials who accompanied the team said.
Union minister of state for Environment, forest and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change AshwiniKumar Choubey said a team of scientists would be sent here by the Centre to oversee the establishment of a Tissue Culture laboratory.
Choubeysaid he had a discussion on the bamboo potential inMizoramwith chief minister Zoramthanga.
He said Zoramthanga has given high importance to bamboo products to boost the economy of the state.
It was following a discussion with the chief minister that Choubey had agreed to send scientists from theministry of environmentand forests to see if it would be feasible to set up a tissue culture laboratory for bamboo.
On November 28, 2021, Indias only certified organic kiwi from Ziro Valley Farms of Arunachal Pradesh was launched at a mega National Tribal Festival called Aadi Mahotsav. This festival is being held in Dilli Hat, INA in New Delhi.
The launch ceremony was held in association with support from Arunachal Pradesh Government and National Agricultural https://exam.pscnotes.com/cooperative-Marketing“>Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED).
This initiative was undertaken as part of the vision with the aim of transforming India into a self-reliant nation under Atma Nirbharta campaign.
Arunachal Pradesh is the 1st Indian state, that obtained organic certification of kiwifruit under the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER), which is a Central Government scheme launched for North-eastern states.