TELANGANA

In one of the largest publicWi-Fihotspot deployments in the country, Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd (ACT Fibernet) along with the has completed installing over 3,000 publicWi-Fi hotspots across Hyderabadover last three years as part of the Hy-Fi project.
These hotspots coverpublicplaces such as metro stations, malls, government schools, Police stations and Basti Dawakhanas, among others.

ACT Fibernet CEO, Bala Malladi, pointed out nearly four lakh people were using this service every month in the pre-pandemic period. The numbers dropped to around one lakh during the lockdown but eventually recovered to nearly three lakh. He said the company will review the usage of Wi-Fi Services in some of the busy areas and in the coming days, may add another 500 hotspots.

Now, medical aspirants from neighbouringAndhra Pradeshwill no longer have special access to the convenor quote in new medical colleges of . This, with the State Government making a significant amendment to theTelanganaState Medical Colleges Admission Rules, on Tuesday, in accordance with the AP Reorganisation Act and Article 371D.
As per the new norm, the entire convenor quota of 85% in medical colleges set up in Telangana post bifurcation, will be reserved for local candidates. The remaining 15% seats will be available forNEETrankers from all states including AP under the all-India quota. With this, Telangana students will have 520 additional seats exclusively earmarked for them.

Previously, students from AP had access to 15% seats (of this 85%) in government medical colleges and 35% in private medical colleges of Telangana. Now, this benefit will be limited to just 20 colleges five government and 15 private that were set up here before bifurcation.

Incidentally, the count of medical colleges have shot up to 56 now (including government and private institutions) with the number of MBBS seats jumping from 2,850 to 8,340.

Theschool educationquality inTelanganais Average, according to the recently-released Performance GradeIndex-Districts(PGI-D). Also, none of the 33 districts has managed to secure high grade, while Khammam managed 402 of 600 points in the latest 2019-20 gradation. Apart from Khammam, 11 other districts have been graded’Uttam’ districts, which have an average score between 61-70%.

ThePGI-D index, released by the Union ministry of Education, has graded 600 of the 733 districts and categorised them based on the marks scored as Daksh, Utkarsh, Ati Uttam, Uttam, Prachesta 1, Prachesta 2, Akanshi 1, Akanshi 2, Akanshi 3. Amongst these categories, Daksh is the highest grade for districts scoring above 90% and Akanshi 3 is the lowest grade for districts scoring up to 10%.

As per the PGI-D index of 2019-20, 12 districts in the state were of Uttam category, 20 of Prachesta 1 level, which implies they scored between 51and 60%. Narayanpet was put in the Prachesta 2 level for scoring between 41 and 50%.

Even in the ‘outcomes’ category, which includes scores for Learning outcomes, teacher availability, and access to education, Siddipet scored the highest grade with 190 out of 290 poionts.

Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the 5,156 crore worth Machilipatnam port works at the sea on Monday. The construction of the port, with an initial cargo capacity of 35 million tonnes per year, is scheduled to be completed in two years.

The port would help Machilipatnam to develop on par with other port cities like Mumbai and Chennai as it would be connected withthe nationalhighway 216, he said. He added Gudivada Machilipatnam RAILWAY line would increase the port accessibility and improve the connectivity, he said.

Machilipatnam would soon become the centre for trade, commerce and industrial Growth asTelanganaand Chhattisgarh also would make use of the port resulting in the growth of ancillary industries creating direct and indirect work for lakhs of people over a period of time, the chief minister said.

The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) has stumbled upon the presence of high levels of nitrate ingroundwaterin upperKrishna riverbasin inTelangana, posing a grave risk to childrens Health.

NGRI scientists warned that infants and children are at higher risk owing to nitrate ingestion through drinking water.

Researchers said fertilizer leachate is seeping into aquifers and a majority of groundwater samples analysed by them were unfit for consumption. NGRI scientist Rama Mohan Kurakalva said people who are utilising the water inMahbubnagarand other districts of upper Krishna river basin are at risk.

JusticeV Ramasubramanianof The Supreme Court said 11.4 lakhcaseswerependingwith in Inida, including 19,000 cases inTelanganafamily courts.

The family courts complex in Hyderabad is equipped with modern court halls, meditation halls, separate waiting rooms for men and Women, play areas and creches for children and separate feeding area for new mothers.Officialssaid the complex will provide a whole new experience to the litigants and their families. There are e-filing desks as well and dedicated staff to assist them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad on February 5, 2022, to kick off the “International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 50th-anniversary festivities.

Highlights:

PM will also dedicate ICRISAT’s https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change research facility to plant protection during his visit.

He will also dedicate the rapid generation improvement facility at ICRISAT. Both facilities will be devoted to Asian and Sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers.

On this occasion, he will dedicate a 216-foot tall “statue of Equality” to the nation. Sri Ramanujacharya, a bhakti saint from the 11th century, is commemorated by the ‘Statue of Equality.’

The saint advocated for equality in all Elements of life, including caste, creed, and religion. The statue’s dedication is part of a 12-day commemoration of his 1000th birthday.

A 3D display of the saint Sri Ramanujacharya’s life journey and teachings will be shown during the session.

PM Modi will also visit the replicas of 108 ‘Divya Desams that encircle the monument.

The last year saw a jump inorgan donations, surpassing all previous years since the launch of the Jeevandan cadaver transplantation programme in the state in 2013.

As compared to 75 donors in 2020, there was 162 donors in 2021, accounting for 616 organs donated. In fact, in the last two months of the year, maximum donations were made.

In 2013, when the Jeevandan cadaver transplantation programme was launched, there were 41 organ donations. Donations rose in 2018 to 160 and took a hit in 2020 due to the pandemic. However, after the first wave, improvement in ritical care set-up in government hospitals fuelled better opportunity for organ donations.