The Statement of Intent was signed between KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta and UNDP Resident Representative, India, Shoko Noda. Both UNDP and KISS are working towards eradication of hunger and POVERTY. We are happy to work with KISS to bring about overall development of tribal areas in Odisha,” said Noda. Thanking UNDP for partnering with KISS, Dr Samanta said KISS has been working towards eradication of poverty and hunger and fulfilling Goals for last three decades.
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Odisha will need 428 yrs to ensure women make up 1/3rd of police force
At the current rate of recruitment,Odishawill need 428 years to fulfil the criteria of having one-third Women in Police force, the India Report 2021, released on Thursday, stated. Ironically, Odisha had introduced 33% reservation for women in police force way back in 1992.
The report, published by a group of seven organisations working towards reforms in justice delivery mechanism, said India will take 33 years to reach 33% target for women, assuming the rate of recruitment for women and men in police stay the same.
The report, the third overall, said as on 2020 Odisha has 9.1% of women in police and 11.1% officers in the force. As per the latest report,Delhi Policewith 12.4% of women in the force, will take 31 years,Gujaratwill require seven years (with 16% women now in police) followed by Bihar (17.4%), needing eight years.
Mizoram will be slowest, requiring 585 years to reach the 33% mark. While Gujarat also has 33% reservation, Bihar has 38% quota for women.
The 2019 report (the second) had said Odisha would take 82-111 years to reach the 33% target. The womens share then was 10% overall and 11.2% among officers, which has since declined, the report stated.
Kendrapara district of Odisha, that is crisscrossed by rivers, creeks and water inlets, has become the only district in India where all three species of crocodiles viz., salt-water,gharialand mugger are found.
District has also claimed fame for its successful conservation programme launched for salt-water or estuarine crocodiles at theBhitarkanika .
The national park comprises of 1,768 estuarine crocodiles and is Home to 70 per cent of Indias estuarine crocodiles.
Now, with the sighting of mugger and gharial crocodiles, all three species of crocodiles are found in the river systems of Kendrapara district.
Gharial hatchling was rescued from Paika river which is a tributary of Mahanadi on August 29, 2021.
In 2016, a 14-feet-long mugger was sighted.
This larger national park is located in the northeast Kendrapara district of Odisha. It obtained the status of a Ramsar site in 2002. The area the second Ramsar site of Odisha after the Chilika Lake. The Park is surrounded by Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Gahirmatha Beach, Marine Sanctuary, separating swamp region as well as MANGROVES from the Bay of Bengal. Park is home to Saltwater crocodile kingcobra, Indian python, black ibis, darters and other species of Flora and Fauna.
nly 70% work on the Rs 316-crore mega piped drinking water supply project has been completed till date though it was supposed to be commissioned by August 2020.Work on the project started in April 2018 to ensure round-the- clock supply of safe drinking water to around 2.75 lakh villagers in 52 panchayats underJeypore, Borigumma andKotpadblocks.
He said under the project the surface water ofMurandam in Borigumma block will be filtered and supplied to the villagers for drinking replacing digging of borewells for water.
Official sources said as the ground water level is depleting with each passing year, the use of surface water will be very helpful in providing safe piped water supply in rural areas.
First aviation security institute to come up in Odisha
Officials said while the security of BPIA is entrusted to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), security at the other three – Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda, Jeypore airport and Rourkela airport – are handled by Odisha Police. Before obtaining a BCAS licence for operationalising an airport, there are some mandatory requirements including training of security staff. The Barisal airstrip that will be transformed into a world-class pilot training centre, can train 500 pilots annually. The State Government has allocated Rs 275 crore for the project.
A government letter said because of the rush in BPIA because of increased air traffic, GATI was not getting slots for the trainees. The Birasal airstrip got approval from the DGCA in November 2019 and started flying trainer aircraft in December on a temporary basis.
Odisha government to give monthly pension to transgenders
The Odisha government has decided to include members of thetransgender communityin a social welfare scheme which provides amonthly pensionto the needy.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal to cover the members of the community underthe Madhu Babu Pension Yojana(MBPY) which aims at providing financial assistance to the destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows, he said.
Around 5,000 transgenders will get a monthly pension in between Rs 500 and Rs 900 depending on their age, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) minister Ashok Panda said.
The government’s decision was taken in view of the promises made in the ruling BJD’s manifesto for the 2019 Assemble polls, the minister said.
Panda said that the transgender people will have to apply on the official website of the department to register themselves under the MBPY.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Odisha for Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence for Youth initiative on Monday.
The has roped in international technology company Intel for the initiative. In the first phase, the initiative will be implemented in Bhubaneswar, Puri and Cuttack.
The CM said Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds an incredible potential to reshape our world and drive progress. The initiative would augment digital Literacy of the masses.
He advised all Government departments to take advantage of these programme and train officials for enabling them to be at the forefront of the AI revolution.
Electronics & IT Minister Tusharkanti Behera said the AI initiative would put Odisha in the top league among the States in India.
According to a census conducted by the Odisha State Forest Department, the blackbuck population in Odisha has more than doubled in the last six years.The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian Antelope, is a type of antelope native to India and Nepal.
It is widespread in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Nadu, Odisha, and other parts of peninsular India.
It is regarded as the epitome of Grassland.
It is thought to be the world’s fastest animal, next to cheetah.
It has been designated as the state animal of Punjab, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh.
Its skin and horns are regarded as sacred objects in Hinduism, making it a symbol of purity. It represents good fortune in Buddhism.
Protection Status:
Wildlife protection act 1972: Schedule I
IUCN Status: Least Concern
CITES: Appendix III
Threats include fragmentation of habitat, deforestation, natural disasters, and illegal hunting.
NHRC directs Govt to act on Hirakud displaced issue
The https://exam.pscnotes.com/national-human-rights-commission”>National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the State Revenue and Disaster Management Department Principal Secretary to take appropriate action to compensate and rehabilitate the displaced people due to execution of Hirakud Dam in accordance with applicable law.
The NHRC has passed the final order adjudicating a petition and subsequent rejoinders filed by Supreme Court lawyer and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy and the reports submitted by the Governments of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
The petition stated that even after seventy years, the rehabilitation of the 26,561 families displaced for construction of Hirakud Dam project is yet to be completed.
Pursuant to the directions of the NHRC, the State of Odisha submitted that total 3,500 HLO claimants for provision of house site patta have been allocated homestead land in the district and the number of cases attended in the last one year is more than 1,700. Villages like Jharapara and Ankali were within the outer bound of 632RL; therefore it may not be possible for the Resources“>Water Resources Department to relinquish the acquired land.
Total Rs 54,07,082 has already been paid as an ex-gratia compensation to 638 beneficiaries in Jharsuguda district. 213 DC patta holders are not traceable and 51DC patta holders died, the report stated. Total 2,508 DC pattas have been allotted in Sambalpur and 2,244 DC pattas have already been regularised in Jharsuguda district. No application for demarcation of DC patta is pending in Jharsuguda district.
Regarding survey of UN-surveyed village, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department vide notification dated 08.09.2021 has already notified for conduct of special survey and settlement and preparation of record of rights with respect to all lands lying in the limits of these villages.
Restriction to Lingaraja Temple due to Coronavirus
The Odisha Government has limited public entry into the Lingaraj Temple after four sevayats (priests) tested wonderful for the novel coronavirus.
In August 2020, the government had determined to give a facelift to the temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural status.
Lingaraj Temple, constructed in eleventh century AD, is devoted to Lord Shiva and is viewed as the biggest temple of the town Bhubaneswar of Odisha
The temple is believed to have been built by way of the Somvanshi King Yayati I.
It is built in crimson stone and is a traditional instance of Kalinga fashion of architecture.
The lingaraja temple is divided into four sections – Garbha Griha (sanctum sanctorum), Yajna Shala (the corridor for prayers), Bhoga Mandap (the hall of offering) and Natya Shala (hall of dance).
The sprawling temple complicated has one hundred and fifty subsidiary shrines.
Lingaraj is referred to as Swayambhu’ self-originated Shivling.
Another essential element of the temple is that it signifies the syncretisation of Shaivism and Vaishnavism sects in Odisha.