NORTH-EASTERN STATES

Amid stiff opposition from religious and pressure groups, NGOs, Dorbar Shnongs (village councils), oppositionTrinamool Congressand several sections of the Society to the proposal to set up casinos in the state, the government on Thursday announced that it would altogether scrap the controversialMeghalayaRegulation of Gaming Act, 2021.

The decision of the National Peoples Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government in this regard was announced by cabinet minister James PangsangKongkal Sangma.

With the aim of boosting tourism, revenue generation and EMPLOYMENT for the people of our state, the department of introduced the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021, under my guidance. This Act would legalise and regulate gaming in Meghalaya. Till that extent, introducing casinos meant for tourists only was considered as well.

Old Electric recently uncovered Indias first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell called NMC 2170.

NMC 2170 is a high nickel cylindrical Ola cell. It comprises of Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) on cathode side while graphite & silicon on anode side. It makes use of specific chemistry and materials, which helps the cell in packing more energy in a given space. It also improves overall life cycle of the lithium-ion cell. The cell has been developed by considering indigenous conditions at the core.

NMC 2170 was built in-house. Mass production of the cell will start at its upcoming Gigafactory by 2023.

The NER is of strategic importance to India. In line with its intent of rapidly transforming the region, the Union Government has undertaken many key initiatives to augment and pace up Economic Development.

There is a huge hydrocarbon potential waiting to be tapped. Of the estimated 7,600MMTOEin the NE, only 2,000 MMTOE has been discovered so far. With concerted efforts by Industry and governments, oil production is expected to increase by 67% from 4.11 MMT in 2020-21 to 6.85 MMT in the next four years. Gas production is expected to be more than double from 5.05 BCM in 2020-21 to 10.87 BCM in the next four years,

Sports Minister, Manipur Letpao Haokip,Manipur Olympic Association(MOA) president Thokchom Radheshyam Singh also congratulated Mirabai for winning the second position in the 49 kg category.

The state planning departments key initiative of e-proposal system, part ofMeghalaya Enterprise Architecture(MeghEA), has won a covetedUN Award World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Prizes, 2022.

In the current digital era, there is a dire need for the IT to not just innovate the digital Services but also cater to the needs of the public and create inclusive societies. Taking cognizance of this, chief ministerConrad K Sangmain 2019 initiated MeghEA, which is being implemented by the planning department, Government of Meghalaya, an official statement said.

One among these top 5 will be declared winning project. Meghalayas e-proposal system is poised to win the winner award also for which the prize ceremony will be held on May 31 in Geneva, Switzerland. The e-proposal system now automates sanctions and administrative approvals of all the departments and directorates in Meghalaya and delivers government services with desired outcomes to all the citizens and other stakeholders across the state in an integrated and seamless manner. It eliminates 75% of physical files in government departments

Removal of the war memorial of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War from the heart ofAgartalahas sparked strong reactions acrossTripura. Opposition parties, historians, intellectuals, poets, writers and social activists raised their voices against the move of the AgartalaSmart CityMission, demanding the memorials re-installation as well as bringing back all historical monuments that have been affected by the its works.

The activists ofTripura Cultural Coordination Committeealleged that more than Rs 700 crore have been invested for renovation work, destroying the heritage of the citys socio-cultural icons in the name of making the city smart.

Manipur launched a mobile app for real-time monitoring of Covid-19 patients in Home isolation.

The objective of the Manipur Home Isolation Management (MHIM) mobile application was to avail real-time Health data of patients in home isolation for prompt response.

This is the second mobile app to have been launched by Singh since May 15 an app for home delivery of fresh vegetables at the doorsteps of people during Covid-induced curfew.

A team of scientists from Bombay Natural HISTORY Society (BNHS), Mumbai, while exploring the high-altitude coniferous forests ofArunachal Pradesh, has recorded a rarespeciesofbirdwhich has been identified as the Three-banded Rosefinch after detailed observations.

This species is a resident of Southern China and vagrant in Bhutan. Thus, this is the first confirmed report of Three-banded Rosefinch from Arunachal Pradesh, a new addition to the list of birds from India.

Since 2016, the bird checklist of India has increased by 104 new species which were not reported previously. In 2021, five new species including Three-banded Rosefinch have been added. In 2020, there were three new additions to the checklist

Even as the Centre has set a target of connecting all rural households in the country withtap waterunder the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission

The deadline under the JJM to connect every household with tap water ends in 2024.
Assam being the most populous state of the northeast has set a target of covering 67 lakh rural households under JJM. Despite claims of JJM implementation success by the Meghalaya government, data shows the hill state is just marginally ahead of Assam in terms of providing tap water.

As per Jal Jeevan Mission-Har Ghar Jal dashboard, as on Wednesday, Assam is at the bottom among northeastern states with 46.20% households having tap water supply. Meghalaya is marginally ahead with 46.89% coverage.