Current Affairs Exam

Himachal to frame policy to find alternatives to plastic: CM

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said a policy would be framed to find alternatives to plastic within a year and industries would also be encouraged to seek substitutes for plastic.

Presiding over a state-level function on the World Environment Day, Sukhu said that gradually thereafter, the would enforce a complete ban on use of plastic.Emphasising on utilisation of plastic waste in road construction, he also called for incorporating culture and environment-oriented courses in the educational curriculum to promote environmental awareness amongst children.

The chief minister said that his dedication towards shaping a greener future for Himachal Pradesh was

visible in the first green budget which emphasised on addressing environmental issues.Funds have been allocated for RENEWABLE ENERGY initiatives besides focusing on combating single-use plastic, and the government’s vehicles will be gradually replaced with electric vehicles in the next three years, he added.

Himachal Pradesh is taking the lead in establishing green corridors thereby becoming the first state in the country to do so and Infrastructure development is underway for this purpose, he said.At the event, Sukhu was presented with a jacket made of recycled plastic waste as a symbol for promoting environmental awareness.He also inaugurated an exhibition of various self-help groups and other organizations

Edu minister launches Samarth portal for college admissions

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The students aspiring to take admissions in all the government and aided colleges of Uttarakhand and State universities can now use an integrated admission platform to get admitted in the desired course and institution. The higher Education minister Dhan Singh Rawat launched the integrated Samarth portal at the State secretariat

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on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Rawat said that the students would now not have to move from place to place for submitting admission forms. He said that the students registering themselves in the portal can apply in ten colleges of his/ her choice. The admission would be given in the college and course of the choice of the student on the basis of merit. Apart from being convenient the portal would also save the of the students. The minister said that the launching of the Samarth portal is a major step in the direction of fulfilling the objective of one state, one entrance, one examination and one result of the State Government.

The minister added that the one degree college in every block of the State would be opened. He claimed that in Uttarakhand about 46 per cent students clearing class XII examination take admission in higher education institutes which is highest in the country. He said that the students in State can avail the benefit of e- granthalaya (digital library) on click of a mouse and can have access to more than 20 lakh books.

Middle East common link in click farm cases

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Cyber cell sleuths probing the click farm fraud cases have said that the 24 such cases reported in the city in the last six months have a common connection the Middle East.

These bank accounts have been found in Maharashtra,Rajasthanand even in some cases in Jharkhand and Bihar, said Mishra.
He said that Police teams were working, and a

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breakthrough will be made soon.

Availability of clean water in sufficient quantity is a key component of Jal Jeevan Mission. Swachh Jal Se Suraksha (SJSS) campaign was launched by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti for the availability of safe and clean water. Madhya Pradesh has been included in the leading state in the report of the campaign.

Congratulating for this achievement, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Madhya Pradesh government is working pacingly on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolution to provide pure water to every household. The achievement of Swachh Jal Se Suraksha campaign is another strong example of the public-participation model of development of Madhya Pradesh. CM Chouhan said that the government and citizens are moving ahead on the path of progress shoulder to shoulder in Madhya Pradesh.

Minister of State for Public Health Engineering Brijendra Singh Yadav has congratulated the officers and employees of the department, citizens and all the Women who ensured their effective participation by getting testing training on this achievement.

The water quality monitoring and inspection activities of the States/UTs for the period from October 2, 2022 to March 31, 2023 were evaluated in a nationwide campaign by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. A report has been issued after assessing the performance of the States/ Union Territories in the campaign.

The campaign aims at widespread public participation at village, district and state level for water quality testing and creating awareness about water quality. The campaign includes testing of PWS sources in all villages for chemical parameters and bacteriological parameters (post monsoon), household water quality testing in villages, water quality testing in schools and anganwadi centres, remedial work done for contaminated samples, training of women to conduct water quality testing using FTK/H2S kit

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at village level etc.

Water quality testing was done in 51 thousand 129 (99.44 percent) villages for chemical parameters and 50 thousand 932 (99.06 percent) villages for bacteriological parameters (post monsoon) in Madhya Pradesh during the campaign. A total of 94 thousand 294 (95.2 percent) drinking water samples were tested in schools and 58 thousand 464 (95.62 percent) in anganwadi centres. Women in 42 thousand 595 villages were trained to conduct water quality testing using Field Testing Kits (FTK). Also, out of 11 thousand 606 contaminated samples reported, remedial action has been taken for 11 thousand 505 (99.13 percent).

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