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Covid brings focus on health sector infrastructure development in Bihar

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Ever since the Covid-19 hit the globe, Health has become a priority not only for an individual but also the government. Bihar has also been spending more on this sector for the opening of new health institutes, procurement of equipment and recruitment and training of healthcare workers.

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Experts say a vast change is being seen in the availability of Oxygen and ICU beds. At present, over 400 MT of oxygen can be generated from different pressure swing adsorption Plants and cryogenic tanks in Bihar, apart from different types of cylinders and concentrators available in the state. This is more than the peak equipment of the second wave when 377 MT was needed in the state on the day it had the highest number of Covid cases.

Now Nyay to landless agriculture labourers

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on February 3 launch a Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumiheen Krishi Majdoor Nyay Yojana at a function to be held at the Science College Ground here.

In the function, the first installment of Rs 6,000 per family annually will be released directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. Two more installments will be released later. Already, a budgetary allocation of Rs 200 crore has been made.

According to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the scheme is being launched as per the advice of Rahul Gandhi.

The scheme has been envisaged for labourers not holding any land. It will be the first of its kind in the country for landless labourers.

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Nearly 356,485 eligible families will be benefitted under the scheme.

Every household will get tap water: Chief Minister

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the has included the work of providing water from tap to every household in rural areas of the state under the Jal Jeevan Mission. In Rajgarh district also, works worth Rs. 1200 crore are being done in the mission expeditiously. By March 22, the work of 3 out of 5 schemes will be completed. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan was addressing the inauguration of development works and beneficiary conference programme at village Pipliya Kalan in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district.

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Chief Minister Chouhan dedicated seven construction works worth Rs 29 crore 72 lakh 75 thousand. He also announced the construction of Higher Secondary School building at Pipliyan Kalan. MP Shri Rodmal Nagar was also present

Chouhan directed to get the work of Right Wing of Kundliyan Dam done at the earliest, so that Irrigation facility should be available in the entire area. He said that after the new survey of Pradhan Mantri Awas Plus Yojna in Rajgarh, one lakh new houses would be sanctioned in a phased manner.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the state government is dedicated to the poor. Under the Mukhyamantri Bhu-Adhikar Awas Yojana, such joint families who are living in the same house will be made the owner of the residential land family-wise. Chief Minister Chouhan instructed to run a special campaign to give the card of Ayushman Bharat Yojana to every poor. He assured the farmers that the amount of last year’s crop Insurance would be received from next month. The Chief Minister directed the District Administration to ensure that every eligible farmer gets the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Mukhyamantri Kisan-Kalyan Yojana.

Chief Minister Chouhan also visited the exhibition of materials produced by livelihood group Khilchipur and Women self-help groups. Chief Minister Chouhan was honoured by offering a safa according to the tradition of Rajgarh. At the outset, the Chief Minister also performed pujan of Ladli Laxmi girls.

AM/NS India proposes to invest 1.66 lakh crore in Gujarat

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

ArcelorMittalNippon Steel India Limited (AM/NS India) on Thursday signed an MoU with the states industries department, proposing of Rs 1.66 lakh crore in six projects inGujarat.

This includes Rs 40,000 crore in RENEWABLE ENERGY, Rs 30,000 crore for development of a steel city and an industrial cluster in Surat.

The agreement, part of Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022, was signed in the presence of chief minister Bhupendra Patel between AM/NS India CEO Dilip Oommen and additional chief secretary to the department of industries Rajiv Gupta. AM/NS Indias six proposed investment projects include Rs 4,200 crore for expansion and modernization of the existing captive jetty at Hazira and Rs 45,000 crore to increase the capacity of the 8.6 MMTPA steel plant to 18 MMTPA, according to a statement from the State Government.

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A total of 10GW of renewable power generation Plants at various locations in the state will be set up by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel with an investment of approximately Rs 40,000 crore, according to the release. This will include hybrid, solar and Wind Energy. An MoU has also been signed for a 2,200MW plant at Kanatalav in Bhavnagar district in the first phase.

AM/NS India is also planning to invest Rs 17,000 crore in another downstream coke project in Hazira, Surat. Approximately 1.80 lakh direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT opportunities will be generated through this. The government of Gujarat will co-operate with ArcelorMittal in accordance with existing policies.

Rajasthan, Punjab at loggerheads over sharing of IGNP water

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheRajasthangovernment is again at loggerheads with thePunjabgovernment over the closing duration of the Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP).

Rajasthan has proposed the closure of the IGNP for 60 days from March 20 to May 20, while Punjab is adamant to close it for 70 days from March 1 to May 15.

The department of water resource has shot a letter to its counterpart in Punjab arguing that the state doesnt have enough Resources“>Water Resources/banks to store water for more than 60 days. The state wanted the closure to take place after Holi which is falling on March 17-18.

Punjab is adamantly citing the reason that the central government has set the deadline of 2022 for the repair of the entire IGNP in 2019.

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130-km long Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline likely to be commissioned in FebruaryThe 130-km long international oil pipeline, known as the Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL), which will carry fuel from Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s (NRL) marketing terminal at Siliguri in West Bengal to the Parbatipur depot of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is likely to be commissioned by February, said reports. The seed of the ambitious project was sown in 2017, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with Hasina in 2017 had agreed to finance this pipeline with a capacity of one million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA).

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Following the ceremonial inauguration of the IBFPL which was held in September 2018 was completed on December 12 last year. The total project cost for construction of the IBFPL is Rs 377.08 crore. Out of this, NRL’s is Rs 91.84 crore for the India portion of the pipeline, while the remaining Rs 285.24 crore for Bangladesh portion is being funded by the Indian government as grant-in-aid, said reports.

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Satsang system a social, cultural movement: Odisha CMNaveen Patnaik

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Satsang system of life initiated by Thakur Anukulchandra has transformed into a social and cultural movement, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday. Addressing a massive gathering of Satsang followers at Talabania Sports Complex here on the occasion of the centenary celebration of the spiritual leaders arrival at Puri, Naveen said Thakur Anukulchandra dedicated his life to social service.

Beginning his address with the chants of Jai Jagannath and Jaiguru, the CM said Thakur Anukulachandra came to Puri with his disciples at the request of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Boses parents. There are millions of his disciples not only in the country but also Odisha.

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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urged to consult farmers ahead of agriculture budget

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Delta farmers have requested chief minister M K Stalin and the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture minister to hold a consultative meeting with farmers associations before presenting the agriculture budget in the assembly so as to ensure that the government addresses the long-standing demands of farmers.

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The farmers also wanted the chief minister to instruct district collectors to first organize such meetings at the district level, especially in delta districts, before calling the state-level meeting.

With officials busy preparing the budget components for 2023-24, this was the right time to invite farmers representatives to discuss various issues related to the progress of the farming community before preparing the budget.

Kerala startup ecosystem most vibrant: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the two-day Huddle Global, Asias largest tech conclave, organized by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) at The Leela Raviz, Kovalam.

During his inaugural address he defined Kerala as the state that has built the most vibrant startup ecosystem in the country. He further said that an emerging technology startup hub will be set up in the capital to further strengthen the incubation and support innovation programmes.

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Noting that the state offered the best opportunities for a wide array of enterprises for startups in various domains like IT, VT (virtualization technology), and Food Processing, the chief minister said a major initiative to connect tourism Industry with startup ecosystem is in the offing.

Min vows to make Ktaka first in chip making

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The state will emerge as the topper in manufacturing of semiconductors and chips in the coming years, akill development minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan said.

Ashwath Narayan said that currently Taiwan is the topper in manufacturing of semiconductors and chips. Now Karnataka is focused in that sector.Karnataka is the only state where Skill development training is being provided for non-technical students too, he said.

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