UTTAR PRADESH

Owing to the sustained efforts by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to reduce crimes against Women and provide them a safe Environment in the state, Uttar Pradesh has secured first position in the country in terms of disposal of cases registered under IPC Section 376 and POCSO Act, a government spokesman claimed while quoting to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report on Thursday evening.

In addition, UP is fifth in the country in completing the investigation process within two months in the FIRs registered in these cases, he added.

Yogi recently held a high-level meeting regarding crimes related to women and girls, Section 376 of IPC, harassment of women and POCSO Act, and instructed the Police officers to curb these crimes under the zero Tolerance policy.

The chief minister was told that according to the figures till February 27, out of 77,044 FIRs registered under Section-376 of IPC and POCSO Act, 75,331 cases (97.80%) were disposed of and that the state was in pole position in the country in this regard, followed by Goa and (97.30% each).

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It is a hyperloop system and can reach speeds of 120 km per hour. The hyperloop accommodates storage wagons, guiding rails, wheel assembly system, and enables seamless mineral transportation.

It is a high-speed transportation system. It is designed to carry coal and other Minerals. There are three essential Elements in the system. They are tubes, terminals, and pods. Tubes in the system are sealed and controlled pressure is maintained in the tubes. Pods carrying the goods levitate in the tubes. Levitation is achieved through Magnetism.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday disbursed a total loan of Rs 4314 crore to 5,06,995 Micro, Small and Medium enterprises as part of the Online Swarozgar Sangam’ programme.

On the occasion, 75,000 traditional artisans trained under Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana got free toolkits along with 10,000 trained handicrafts men under the One District, One Product scheme.

In an interaction with the beneficiaries of the scheme through virtual medium, the chief minister asked them about their projects for which loans had been taken and also expressed happiness over the progress of youth through schemes like ODOP, Mudra Yojana, Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana.

The chief minister said that today, through the One District One Product scheme, the government had linked one product each with districts to make all 75 districts a brand and this had created a lot of EMPLOYMENT opportunities.

Team Yogi, which has succeeded in garnering foreign for the state through roadshows overseas, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Austin University in San Francisco, USA, to build a Knowledge Smart City at a cost of $42 billion (about Rs 35,000 crore).

To be built on 5,000 acres of land, the Knowledge Smart City will include the best universities of the world. Besides, Star Consortium will provide data centre and Logistics Services in the state whereas SLG will build a Capital Data Centre. With these investment proposals and MoUs, thousands of EMPLOYMENT opportunities will be available to the people of the state.

It is notable that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has set a target of attracting investments of Rs 10 lakh crore through the Global Investors Summit to be held in Lucknow between February 10 and 12. To fulfill this goal, Yogi has sent eight teams of ministers and officials to 18 countries to attract investment through roadshows and trade shows.

The US-based Saloni Heart Foundation has also signed an MoU in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna and Additional Chief Secretary, (Infrastructure and Industrial Development) Arvind Kumar in San Francisco, USA.

The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) signed an agreement with Star Consortium Pvt. Ltd for data centre and logistic services in Uttar Pradesh. Through this MoU, an investment of Rs 2000 crore will be made in Uttar Pradesh and hundreds of people will get employment opportunities in the state.

Similarly, an MoU was signed with Singapores SLG Capital for setting up a data centre in the state. With the investment of $100 crore (Rs 8,273 crore), the state will get employment opportunities along with technical Growth.

The Saryu Canal National Project will be launched by PM Modi On 11 December in Uttar Pradesh.

Highlights:

The Saryu Canal project, the biggest in Uttar Pradesh, will benefit 25-30 lakh farmers over nine eastern UP districts.

The canal will promote Irrigation of 14.04 lakh hectares of land and reduce the risk of floods in many flood-prone areas.

The irrigated site under the project will be 4.04 lakh hectares.

Five rivers, i.e. Ghagra, Rapti, Banganga, Saryu, and Rohini, have been connected.

The canals have a total span of 6,600 kilometers and have been connected to the 318 km long central canal.

In one of the biggest drives in recent times, the Yogi Adityanath government will attempt conducting 75 lakh artificial insemination in the bovine populace within a span of 100 days.

Experts said that the project is expected to increase the high milk yielding bovine Population (cows and buffaloes) by around 30 lakh (given the efficacy of artificial insemination process). This in turn is estimated to increase milk production in the state from the existing around 90 lakh litres per day to 150 lakh litres per day that is a rise of around 60 lakh litres per day.

Uttar Pradeshhappens to be the highest milk producer in the country, accounting for 16% of the total milk produced nationally. However, the per capita milk availability in the state (384 grams) is less than the national Average of 400 grams. The drive is expected to ramp up milk production in the state and make it self-sufficient, saidArvind Singh, chief executive officer, Development Board (LDB). He said that the campaign will entail free service at the doorsteps of the animal owner.

The campaign happens to be the part of Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) of the Centre. This is part of Rashtriya Gokul Mission which was launched in December 2014 with an aim of enhancing milk production and productivity of the bovine population along with the focus on conservation and development of indigenous breeds.

During 2019-20, the NAIP was conducted nationally in 605 districts having less than 50% artificial insemination coverage. This primarily covered 300 villages in the chosen districts. Under the programme, more than 50 lakh bovine were inseminated with semen of high genetic merit bulls.

Devotees offered prayers as a part of their four-day Chhath Puja celebrations at the banks of foam-coated Yamuna near Kalindi Kunj. The visuals have worried environmentalists and led political war of words between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other state governments.

Between Wazirabad and Okhla, Yamuna runs for 22-kilometre. It is less than 2 per cent of its length of 1,370 kilometres between Yamunotri and Allahabad. But this stretch accounts for 80 per cent of the total pollution load in the river.

Phenomenon of froth formation takes place on several lakes and streams. These Foam bubbles are produced on the decomposition of organic matter. The foam-producing Molecules comprises of two ends. Its one end repels water while another attracts water. These molecules work to reduce the Surface Tension on the surface of water. Foam bubbles are lighter as compared to water. Thus, they float on the surface as a thin film and gets accumulated over time.

Major reason behind froth formation is presence of phosphates and surfactants in untreated sewage generating from Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Phosphates and Surfactants components comprise of 1 percent of the froth, while 99 per cent is air and water.