UTTAR PRADESH

Two companies, namely Delta Combat Systems Limited (Delta) and Werywin DEFENCE Private Limited, are investing Rs 215 crore in the Jhansi node of the Defence Industrial Corridor to set up their units for manufacturing smaller firearms.

The Delta Combat Systems Limited has been allotted 15 hectares of land to set up its plant at a cost of Rs 150 crore. It will make cartridges for assault, sniper and INSAS rifles as well as CQB carbines and other weapons being used by the armed forces. The CQB carbines are very effective as they can hit a target within the range of 200 metre whereas INSAS rifle, which is made on the lines of AK-47, was extensively used during the Kargil war.

The Yogi Adityanath government has also allotted land to companies for making Brahmos missiles and drones in Lucknow and Aligarh nodes of the Defence Industrial Corridor respectively and the construction is expected to start soon.

It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the creation of a Defence Industrial Corridor in UP during the Investors’ Summit in January, 2018. Subsequently, the UP government decided to establish the corridor covering Lucknow, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Agra and Aligarh districts.

It was followed by signing of MoUs worth Rs 50,000 crore with domestic and foreign companies manufacturing defence products during the Defence Expo held in Lucknow in February, 2020.

The Defence Industrial Corridor will also see many international firms set up their Plants for manufacturing advanced weapons.

With acreage under paddy increasing to 60 lakh hectares this year against last years 58.92 lakh hectares, agricultural experts are confident that the yield will increase by one million tons in the current Kharif season. Last year, the production of paddy had crossed 257.04 lakh tons.

The Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department had set a target of paddy cultivation on 60 lakh hectares out of 96.03 lakh hectares in this Kharif season, and sowing had been done on 57.72 lakh hectares till August 4. Sowing of paddy on the remaining land is likely to be completed by August 15.

Based on the data of paddy sown last year and this year, it is estimated that this time there will be a record production of paddy in UP.

Besides, UP is likely to set a new record in the production of coarse like millet and maize as well due to the conducive weather, according to experts.

In Bareilly division, paddy has been sown on 194.40 thousand hectares of land followed by 175.50 thousand hectares in Moradabad division, 156.01 thousand hectares in Meerut division, 141.40 thousand hectares in Aligarh division, 73.72 thousand hectares in Saharanpur division and 25 thousand hectares in Vindhyachal division.

According to agricultural experts, even during the second wave of pandemic, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ensured that there was no shortage of fertilisers and seeds in the state. The government also ensured that there was also no shortage of fertilisers like urea, DAP, NPK, zinc and potash while the movement of machines for harvesting wheat continued as usual.

The Yogi government is also working on increasing the storage capacity for food grains in the state in view of the estimated increase in production. In 2017, the total storage capacity in the state was close to 29 lakh tons, which has been increased to more than 51 lakh tons in just three years. The government has set a target to increase the storage capacity to 70 lakh MT by 2022.

In a major step to make UP a one trillion dollar economy, the is going to organise the Moto GP India 2023 bike race from September 22 to 24 at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida for the first time to establish a strong image of the state at the global level, a government spokesman said.

The event will see 116 bikers from 45 teams racing with superbikes at a speed of 360 km/h on the racing tracks. The event will raise revenue of Rs 954 crore and provide direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT to 4932 people.
The state government will set a new world record through the live streaming of the event across 195 countries and approximately 450 million people are expected to watch the event. The world will see how the image of UP has transformed over the past six years during the event.

About one lakh people will be able to sit and enjoy the Moto GP event at the venue. During the programme, guests will be presented with ODOP gifts. Along with this, ODOP stalls will also be set up at the venue.

The turnover of Rs 954 crore will include food and beverage (13.5%), sale of various products (10.4%), hotel Industry (10.4%), tickets (13.4%), transport (5.1%), culture (5.9%), travels (34.9%) and others (6.4%).
It is estimated that 77.5% people from different states of the country and 22.5% from different countries will be spending huge amounts during the event.

The Yogi government has started an action plan for publicity of the event overseas through a short video based onUttar Pradesh. Exhibitions will also be held in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur to advertise the event while in Noida and Delhi it will be done by running e-buses with UP government and Moto GP logo on it.

Over 40% tickets have been sold so far. Ticket prices ranges from Rs 800 to Rs 40,000 are being sold. Apart from this, tickets of Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh will be sold through online medium.

The Uttar Pradesh government has tied up with the Indian Institute Of Management, Lucknow to promote start-ups and groom entrepreneurial skills among rural youth.

The state, in collaboration with IIM-Lucknow, will set up an incubation centre to provide seed capital and nurture fresh business ideas among rural youth.

The state has a vibrant start-up ecosystem with Noida, Ghaziabad and Lucknow accounting for a dominant share of ventures. Prominent UP-based unicorns include Paytm and Pine Labs.

The Yogi Adityanath government has amended the start-up policy to expand incentives to enrich the doing business Climate for new business ideas.

At the same time, the government has increased the targeted number of start-up Centres of Excellence (CoEs) from three to eight. Currently, UP is Home to about 52 government-recognised incubators with more than 7,200 start-ups registered with the Department for Promotion of and Internal Trade (DPIIP).

To further boost start-up infra, the state has formed an angel fund with the target of setting up 10,000 start-ups. The government has been allocating huge funds to strengthen the start-up support mechanism and promote self-EMPLOYMENT among the youth.

TheUttar Pradesh governmentwill now take the help ofreligious leadersto createawarenessamong people not to dump bodies in the rivers, an official said on Monday, amid mounting criticism over such incidents.

A large number of dead bodies have been found flowing in the rivers in many districts of the state. There have also been reports of bodies being found buried on the banks of the Ganga.

As part of the Uttar Pradesh governments initiative to promote Education in the state, ten districts will soon get Sanskrit medium secondary schools. Setting up these new intermediate-level Sanskrit schools is among the top priorities of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

At present, there is only one government Sanskrit-medium secondary school and one government Sanskrit degree college operating in Uttar Pradesh. The other such institutions are being run privately. The 10 districts where the new schools are proposed include Varanasi, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Shamli, Jalaun, Etah, Amethi, and Hardoi.

In the next phase, the State Government is gearing up to open more such schools in five other districts Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, and Mathura.

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).

IIT Kanpur has developed a compressed air-based mineral transport system. The project was presented at the Global Investors Summit, in 2023. It received good feedback for its less material loss, reduced https://exam.pscnotes.com/air-pollution”>Air Pollution, and efficiency to reduce travel time to a great extent. The main objective of the system is to transport coal and slurry.

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.