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Public sand mining sites to be declared in Punjab, says Hayer

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

ThePunjabmining department will soon introduce public mining sites across the state to ensure that people can purchase sand from such sites by paying only Rs 5.50 per square feet.

Mining and geology minister Gurmeet SinghMeet Hayersaid on Monday that the public mining sites will help in checking any malpractice to jack up the prices of sand and give the freedom of choice to people to buy sand from the source of choice and at price of choice.

The chief minister would shortly announce details of all such mining sites in various districts and the first such public mining site would be inaugurated soon, he added.

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Himachal fails to pay Rs 80 cr for healthcare schemes

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Two flagship schemes of the Centre and the Ayushman Bharat (AB) and Mukhya Mantri Himachal Health Care Yojana (HIMCARE) are ailing due to the non-payment of around Rs 80 crore to private clinics and Rogi Kalyan Samitis (RKS) at government hospitals for the past several months.

The state has to pay Rs 80 crore as part of its share under the Ayushman Bharat (AB) scheme and the Mukhya Mantri Himachal Health Care Yojna (HIMCARE)

The state pays 10 per cent for the AB following which the Centre pools in the remaining 90 per cent;

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HIMCARE is totally funded by the state

Private clinics are now reluctant to provide Services under the two schemes due to the delay in their payment worth crores

The state pays 10 per cent of its share for the AB following which the Centre pools in the remaining 90 per cent. HIMCARE is totally funded by the state government where RKS and private hospitals empanelled under the scheme receive funds for providing cashless services

Uttarakhand: Now, cattle smugglers to be booked under Gangster Act

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

To curb “illegal transportation and smuggling of cattle, particularly cows”,Uttarakhand policewill now bookcattle smugglersunder theGangster Act, state Police headquarters informed.

Under the UPCP Act cases, if the accused are found to be committing the aforementioned crimes in a gang as part of an organised crime or are repeat offenders, then they would also be booked under the Gangster Act so that it acts as

a deterrent. Directions have been given to SSPs and SPs in 13 districts,” said Murugesan, adding, “Once accused are booked under the Gangster Act, police will start attaching their properties accumulated illegally with the crime .” A total of 214 cases were registered under the UPCP Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act in 2021.

UP govt to honour meritorious students

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In its ongoing pursuit to enhance the quality of Education in Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to organise a Nipun Samman (brilliant achievement) ceremony every month to honour meritorious students. The selected students will be honoured in this ceremony

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by their parents and dignitaries.

These students will play a supportive role for the rest of the students. Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath has given instructions to accelerate various activities in the state to ensure the effective implementation of the Skill India Mission. Specific benchmarks are also established for these activities to meet smart targets by 2025-26.

Within the Skill India Mission framework, the aim is to raise the Learning level of students studying in classes 1-3 and bring them up to class level.

The significance of encouraging all children and their parents to help their children become skilled students and the school to become a capable school will be published and motivated.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren visits Burha Pahar, launches development schemes

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chief ministerHemant Soren visited the erstwhile Maoist citadel Burha Pahar in Tehri panchayat of Garhwa district and set rolling development works and welfare schemes to the tune of Rs 5.3 crore.

Flanked by Resources“>Water Resources ministerMithilesh Kumar Thakur, chief secretary Sukhdev Singh, DGP Neeraj Sinha and senior officers of the CRPF, Soren became the first CM to set foot in the area.

Here, Soren was given a warm welcome by the local tribal community. Soren also interacted with the locals and handed over cheques and assets among the beneficiaries.

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‘Shodh Shuddhi’ project: Universities in Bihar to use software to check plagiarism

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In order to improve and raise the standard of research, state’s universities have geared up to use a much more stringentanti-plagiarism softwareto conduct checks on all thesis submissions and dissertations. Under the UGC’sinformation and library Network(INFLIBNET) scheme, around 15 higher Education institutions in the state have been provided plagiarism detection Software (PDS) through the’Shodh Shuddhi’ project.
Many universities have also already started screening the theses for plagiarism before accepting them for evaluation.

Shodh Chakra supports the university to collect and organise the entire life cycle of the scholars registered for the research programme. It is an interactive dashboard to keep a record of all the communications that happen between the research guide (faculty member), scholars and the research administration.

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MP Tourism Board Signed MoUs with Chapters of Eight Countries of GOPIO

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Boardsigned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with chapters of 8 countries of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) at the17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention. The event was held at MP Tourism Pavilion at Brilliant Convention Centre in Indore.

The MoUs were signed withFrance Metropole Paris, Mauritius, Reunion Island, Martinique, Sri Lanka, GOPOI International, Malaysia, and Mauritius.

The MoU was signed by Principal Secretary of Tourism and Culture and Managing Director of Tourism BoardSheo Shekhar Shuklaon behalf of the Tourism Board and Presidents of 8 countries of GOPIO.

The MoUs have been executed to boost cooperation in thedevelopment of the tourism sectorof the state, promotion, and publicity of tourist places.

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Organic farming will change Indias destiny: Governor

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Urging farmers to adopt on a larger scale, governor Acharya Devvrat on Tuesday said that this will change the countrys destiny. Speaking to farmers at Anand Agricultural University, the governor said not only will this reduce the dependence on chemicals Fertilizers, it will give farmers higher returns for their crops.

The governor, who has been leading a sustained campaign to promote organic farming, said possession of one cow can help farmers take up natural farming on 30 acres of land and farmers who have 30

cows can take up organic farming on one acre.

Human settlements to occupy 16% land of Aravallis by 2029

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The fast-changing land use pattern of Aravallis hill range into human settlements, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and mining is leading to gradual environmental catastrophes.

A research report titled Assessment of Land Use Dynamics of the Aravalli Range by the Central University ofRajasthan(CURAJ) Department of Environment and Earth Sciences (DEES) projected by 2029, 16% of the Aravalli land would be consumed by settlements from 4.5% of the land

in 1975. The land under agriculture will shoot up from 18.9% in 1975 to 28% in 2029 causing additional Stress on surface and underwater reserves. The total area under the range is 75572.8 square kilometres.

The study assessed land-use dynamics patterns between 1975 and 2019 using remote sensing and machine Learning-based approaches. It has made the projection on the available data on settlements, forest cover, water bodies, and barren land till 2059 concluding that it will disturb the geo equilibrium of the region from Delhi-Ahmedabad.

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4 women among 10 eminent personalities from NE conferred Padma Shri awards

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Ten distinguished personalities, including four Women, from seven of the eight northeastern states were conferred Padma Shri Awards in different fields. The four women are Shakuntala Choudhary of Assam for social work while Lourembam Bino Devi and Muktamani Devi, both from Manipur, were recognised for their contributions in art and trade and , respectively, and Badaplin War

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of Meghalaya in the field of Literature and Education.

Choudhury, the 102-year-old Gandhian social worker from Kamrup, is popularly known as ‘Shankuntala Baideo’. Veteran applique textile artist Lourembam Bino Devi, 77, famous for preserving the Leeba textile art of Manipur for over five decades while Muktamani

Devi, 49, is an inspirational woman entrepreneur exporting and popularising handcrafted woollen shoes. War, 60, a scholar and author, has been always promoting Meghalaya’s Khasi language globally.