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Himachal Pradesh to get 13 new ropeways worth Rs 5,644 crore

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Himachal Pradeshis set to have 13 ropeway projects in different parts of the state that would not only revolutionise the transportation system of the hill state but would also boost tourism activities.

The proposed 13 ropeway projects have a total length of 111.65 km with an estimated cost of Rs 5,644 crore.

Union ministerNitin Gadkarihad recently tweeted about these new ropeway projects proposed for Himachal

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Pradesh. He claimed that construction of these ropeway projects would not only make the travelling easier in the hilly terrains but would also ensure arrival of tourists in all seasons.

He said that proposed ropeways would also cut short the travel time and distance by making travelling easier and safer. He said that new ropeway projects will create EMPLOYMENT opportunities.

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Uttarakhand CM lays foundation stones for 13 projects

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

CM PushkarSingh Dhami laid the foundation stone of 13 projects at Jhabrera mandi parishad. The CM, while addressing a gathering, said under the Leadership of PM Narendra Modi, has continuously been working for the welfare of farmers by introducing several schemes. Modi has taken revolutionary steps in doubling the income of the farm community, he said.

Dhami went on to

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add that schemes such as Kisan Credit Card and Kisan Samman Nidhi helped farmers trapped in a spiral of debt.

BlockChain Based Degrees Launched In IIT Kanpur

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

PM Modi announces the launch of digital degrees based on blockchain technology at IIT Kanpur.

Highlights:

At the 54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched blockchain-based digital degrees as part of the National Blockchain Project.

The completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and the Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project were also inaugurated by the Prime Minister later.

These digital degrees are unforgeable and can be verified globally.

IIT Kanpur developed the blockchain technology that it uses to award digital degrees in-house.

It is being hailed as a game-changing technology in the field of Education. In the financial sector, the technology is already in use.

The institute developed the technology as part of the National Blockchain Project.

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Now, apple cultivation begins in States Palamu district

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Like Himachal apple, it will be easily available in Jorhat, adjacent to Daltoganj. Palamu Divisional Commissioner, Jata Shankar Chaudhary on Tuesday launched the cultivation of Hariman 99 varieties of apples

being done by Gopal Lal Agarwal, Umesh Agarwal and Akhilesh Agarwal in Jorkat village in Palamu District.

On the occasion, Chaudhary said that the farmer brothers of Palamu would now be able to do apple cultivation with ease. The and Climate of Palamu are considered suitable for Hariman 99 strains of apples, which are called summer apples, he added.

After technical advice by the scientists of Palamu’s Regional Research Center, Chianki, apple cultivation has been started in Jorkat village after trials with some Plants at different places of the district.

Food processing varsity in Bihar soon

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

UnionFood Processing minister Pashupati KumarParas inaugurated the office of Capacity Enhancement Centre (CEC) at Patna for training entrepreneurs fromBiharand northeastern states interested in food processing activities.

Paras also launched the Makhana King under one district one product (ODOP) programme, which is part of the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFMFPE). He saidPM Narendra Modiis actively interested in the promotion of food processing activities in the country as well as in Bihar.

Paras also said the Centre has decided to establish a food processing university in north Bihar. He said CM Nitish Kumar should allot the required land for the purpose. He would personally discuss the matter with the CM, Paras said.

Elaborating on the Centres plan for Bihar, Paras said a survey would be made to open food processing unit in every district as per the local need. He said Mega Food Parks were functional in various parts of the country. The Centre has planned to open mini food parks and, accordingly, discussions in this regard will also be held with the State Government.

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Chief ministerBhupesh Baghellaunched an online portal direct building permit system on Monday for the construction of buildings on residential plots up to 500 square meters (5382 sq. ft) in urban areas.Citizenswill be able to receive permission for construction of their building through a portal. Artificial intelligence based direct building permit system to be installed in every municipal corporation ofChhattisgarh. Under this system, building permits will be issued without manual intervention.

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Baghel said that this newly-introduced building permit system will expedite the development in cities of the state. This system would offer an effective solution to the existing problems in the permit issuance process. Building permit issuance is an important process for the citizens of the state who want to build their own house, but earlier this process was complicated, time-taking and not easily accesible, required map approval from several officials. But now this entire process will be free from human intervention and will be completed in shorter duration. If the applicant has all the required documents, then getting the permit to build a house would be a matter of second.

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MSMEs seek reduced rate of electricity

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Amid increased consumption of electricity in industries, an estimated 10 per cent jump on a year-on-year basis, small and medium enterprises have urged for a reduced rate of electricity.
players said electricity bill amounts to a major input cost and to support homegrown micro industries, the rate of electricity should be lowered for industrial use.

Demand of electricity by industries in the year 2021 has jumped by around 10 per cent from a year earlier due to increased usage and new connections in industrial belts.
Industries of Indore, Pithampur and nearby areas consumed 570 crore units of electricity from January to December 20, up by 10 per cent from a year ago, according to Madhya Pradesh Western Region Power Distribution Company.

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Unesco, Microsoft to join hands with GoG

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Ahead of the two-day International Conference of Academic Institutions (ICAI) on January 5 and 6, a precursor to VibrantGujaratGlobal Summit (VGGS), the state Education department confirmed 2,574 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) out of which

majority have been signed. Some will be signed on Monday, whereas 30-odd high-profile collaborations will take place on January 5, said sources.

Out of total MoUs, 686 are directly carried out by the government departments, whereas the rest are carried out by the universities and institutes.

Some of the topics that would be covered by the experts include multidisciplinary education, National Education Policy (NEP), SDGs in education, Indian Knowledge System, impact of Covid-19 on education, Skill development for employability and .

Rajasthan govt to take Rs 200 crore loan from Centre to build houses for poor

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

After the successful allottees of chief ministerJan Awas Yojanaand affordable housing scheme failed to deposit instalments during the pandemic, the plans to complete the construction work after taking loan from theHousing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd(HUDCO).

The urban housing department had earlier proposed to construct nearly 23,000 houses for economic weaker section (EWS) and lower income group (LIG) across the state under public-private and PARTNERSHIP (PPP) model. However, the construction work was stalled after only 10-15% allottees managed to deposit the instalments.

The government had relaxed the conversion of land policy for developers constructing houses for economic weaker section (EWS) and lower income group (LIG) under the Mukhyamantri Jan Awas Yojana. However, nothing can give the project a momentum during the pandemic.

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Sari Festival VIRAASAT

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The second phase of the Sari Festival VIRAASAT-Celebrating 75 handwoven Saris of Indiawill begin from 3^rdto 17^thJanuary 2023 at Handloom Haat, Janpath, New Delhi.

The first phase of VIRAASAT- Celebrating 75 handwoven Saris of India started on 16th December 2022 and concluded on 30th December 2022. The event was inaugurated by Honble Finance

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Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 16^thDecember 2022, along with Honble Minister of State Smt. Darshana Jardosh and other Women parliamentarians.