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The Chhattisgarh government is doing better work as compared with other states vis-a-vis against drug addiction, AIIMS Professor Dr. Yatan Pal Balhara said.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

He was participating in a consultation meeting on the issue. Central government experts as well as WHO and UNICEF representatives were present.

The experts underlined that not only the government but social and voluntary organizations need to work in coordination to bring public awareness regardingr drug addiction.

Experts said that it is necessary to keep the new generation, especially the youth, away from drugs. There is a need to run a massive campaign at the government and private level for drug eradication.

MP emerges as developed State

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Madhya Pradesh, the heartland of the country, has established new dimensions of development in the last decade and a half and has established itself as a developed state. According to the https://exam.pscnotes.com/good-Governance“>Good Governance and Development Report-2022 of Madhya Pradesh, due to the changes in the state, Madhya Pradesh has become an example among developed states rising from the Bimaru status. The model of development with peoples participation in the state has played an important role in this great achievement. Under the able Leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the double engine government at the center and the state has made Madhya Pradesh exemplary for other states. In this period, along with road, electricity, water, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, tourism, water-conservation, Irrigation, Investment, self-EMPLOYMENT and Infrastructure development, a new saga of well-thought-out and all-round development was written on all those aspects, which are related to public welfare and are necessary for development.

Due to better financial management and all-round development, today the states Growth rate is 19.7 percent, which is the highest in the country. Madhya Pradesh is contributing 4.6 percent in the countrys economy. The GDP has increased by 200 percent in the last decade. The economic growth rate of Madhya Pradesh is continuously increasing. The rate of 4.43 percent in the year 2001-02 has increased to 16.43 percent today. The states gross domestic product has increased from Rs. 71 thousand 594 crore to Rs. 13 lakh 22 thousand 821. In the year 2001-02, the per capita income was Rs 11 thousand 718, which has increased to Rs one lakh 40 thousand 583 in the year 2022-23. The GSDP growth rate of the state has been higher than the national GDP growth rate in the last decade.

Google to open global fintech operation centre at GIFT City

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

US-based tech giant Google is all set to open itsglobal fintechoperations centre at theGujaratInternational Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar.

The announcement came from Google CEO Sundar Pichai following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter’s visit to the US.

The is a big push for GIFT City which houses the country’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), which is being pegged as a global fintech hub.

GIFT City is fast emerging as a global financial hub attracting big players in the fintech sector globally. . It is Home to at least 35 fintech entities, two international Stock Exchanges with Average daily trading volume of $30.6 bn, in addition to the countrys first bullion exchange with 91 qualified jewellers onboarded.

Share of female workers in population highest in 3 yrs

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status for females of age 15 years and above inRajasthanhas gone up to 39% in 2021-22, which is the highest among female graduates in three years, according to the official data on (PLFS), conducted by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI).

The WPR on usual status for male and female graduates of age 15 years and above in Rajasthan was 61.9% for male and 17.2% for female in 2020-21. This was the lowest for female graduates in three years. In 2019-20, the WPR was 64.8% for male graduates and 22.4% for female graduates. In 2018-19, the WPR was 65.0% for male graduates and 19.1% for female graduates.

As per the latest available annual PLFS Reports, the estimated WPR on usual status for females of age 15 years and above has increased to 31.7% in the whole country during 2021-22 from 22% (2017-18). The number of job-seekers who got themselves registered in the EMPLOYMENT exchanges during 2021 and 2022 was 32.24 lakh and 39.97 lakh, respectively. TNN

Manipur adopts 1961 as base year for Inner Line Permit system

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The state cabinet on Wednesday resolved to adopt 1961 as for determining the native status for implementation of inner line permit (ILP) inManipur.

Following a protracted mass agitation and chief minister Nongthombam Biren Singh adopting a hard line, the Centre had extended the ILP system in the state in December 2019. It came into effect in Manipur from January 1, 2020, making it the fourth northeastern state after Nagaland, Mizoram andArunachal Pradeshto come under the ILP regime.

Under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, ILP was enforced during British rule. It restricts the entry of outsiders in the state without permission. The system was, however, withdrawn from Manipur in 1950. The ILP checks influx of migrants and saves the culture, identity, tradition and demographic structure of the indigenous people of the state. Chaired by Biren at his office complex, the cabinet also approved the publication of the draft GIS Based Master Plan for Greater Imphal for the horizon year 2041 for inviting opinion and objections.

IIT Guwahati uses drones to deliver food, medicines to flood victims

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), has used drones to reach out to the people trapped in the floodwaters in lowerAssam, with relief. Rainwater rolling down from the Bhutan Hills has caused untold damage to this region this monsoon and left thousands of marooned villagers without food and shelter.

The whole operation is being carried out by the Drones Tech Lab, a start-up atIITGuwahati, and students of the aeromodelling club of the institute with the help of the Kamrup District Administration since Friday. They have started the delivery of medicines and relief materials in Kamrup through drones as numerous villages in lower Assam, where IIT-G is located, have been cut off from the rest of the state for over a week now. Hundreds of people are still struggling for emergency needs.

Over the last one week, IIT-G conducted surveys and mapping of flood-affected areas surrounding Balisatra Chariali, near Kendukona village, one of the worst flood-hit locations. IIT-G said their drone technology will help in identifying stranded citizens during floods or other natural disasters such as Earthquakes and landslides in a very short time and provide real time information to disaster response authorities.

Odisha government to give monthly pension to transgenders

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Odisha government has decided to include members of thetransgender communityin a social welfare scheme which provides amonthly pensionto the needy.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal to cover the members of the community underthe Madhu Babu Pension Yojana(MBPY) which aims at providing financial assistance to the destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows, he said.

Around 5,000 transgenders will get a monthly pension in between Rs 500 and Rs 900 depending on their age, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) minister Ashok Panda said.

The government’s decision was taken in view of the promises made in the ruling BJD’s manifesto for the 2019 Assemble polls, the minister said.

Panda said that the transgender people will have to apply on the official website of the department to register themselves under the MBPY.

Tamil Nadu Ennum Ezhuthum scheme

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chief Minister of Nadu, MK Stalin launched the Ennum Ezhuthum Scheme in state, as schools re-opened after summer vacation.

This scheme was launched to bridge the Learning gap among students aged under 8, caused as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

It aims to ensure foundational numeracy and Literacy by 2025.

Scheme was launched at an event, organised in Azhinjivakkam panchayat union middle school, Tiruvallur.

Distribution of Workbook

Under the Ennum Ezhuthum Scheme, Education department will distribute workbooks to students from Classes 1 to 3, in order to assess and bridge the learning gap.

Training programme for teachers

Before this launch, a special training programme was organised for teachers and handbooks were distributed among them. They were advised to opt for an interactive learning method and encourage students to read books and newspapers in school library.

Kerala: First in Asias Global Start-up Ecosystem Report

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Asias Global Start-up Ecosystem Report was recently released on June 14, 2022, in the Light of London Tech Week 2022.

In the report, start-up ecosystem in Kerala has been ranked at first position in Asia.

Kerala has also been ranked at fourth position, in terms of Affordable Talent.

The report recognises creative steps taken by Kerala Start-up Mission (KSUM) to position it as a start-up power house.

This ranking will help Kerala in building a strong Network of start-ups that will play a key role in its Growth.

The GSER was released to bring together global governments, inspirational start-up founders, investors and corporate leaders, to discuss the power of technology for societies. This year, ranking has been decided jointly by policy advisory and research organization Start-up Genome and Global Network. The first ever GSER was published in 2020. In 2020, Kerala was ranked at 5^thposition in Asia while 20^thin World.

Karnataka to grow bamboo on 57,000 ha: Minister

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Karnatakawillgrow bambooon 57,000 hectares in the state in the next two years, saidforest minister Umesh V Katti.

He was speaking after launching a project of planting 10 lakhsaplingsof variousfruit-bearing trees, through the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project and forest department in Venur region of Kundapur division atErmodi forest area, in Belthangady taluk.

He said that programmes to increase forest cover, and planting saplings of fruit-bearing trees, will help in reducing instances of man-animal conflict.

Under the denotification programme, which was undecided for the past several years, the forest department has handed over 6.6 lakh hectares of deemed forest to the revenue department. Farmers in those taluks may cultivate the land, based on the directions of bagair hukum committees. Meanwhile, 3.3 lakh hectares of land has been handed over to the forest department, and thereby the forest cover has been increased from 42 lakh hectares to 45 lakh hectares in the state.