Make Bihar a developed state by 2047: President Kovind to lawmakers

PresidentRam Nath Kovindappealed to the legislators across the country, including those in Bihar, to adopt ethical behaviour and also change their working style to fulfil the developmental aspirations of the people.

The President also fervently appealed to the lawmakers to transform Bihar into a fully-developed state on all counts of the index by 2047, the year when the country will celebrate the centenary of its Independence.

The President noted the mark Bihar has already left in the global cultural arena, especially in relation to the Chhath puja. Chhath has become a truly global festival. It is celebrated on a huge scale from Nawada in Bihar to New Jersey in the US and from Begusarai to Boston. Similarly, Bihar will set new records in development complying with all the parameters.

Chhattisgarh: Bapu’s ‘Sevagram’ ashram to be emulated in Naya Raipur

Along the lines of Sevagram village model developed in Maharashtra’s Wardha,Chhattisgarhgovernment will develop a ‘Sevagram village’ inNaya Raipur. For this, 76.5 acres of land has been earmarked.
The project will seek

to work as the vision ofMahatma Gandhi’s Gram Swaraj. A ‘second Home‘ for the elderly and a school for the underprivileged will also be set up in Sevagram, said Baghel.

The site also has two canals in an area of about five acres. Sevagram will be set up in the remaining 75 acres of land. Sewagram will be

developed in such a way that there is a glimpse of the traditional rural building style of Chhattisgarh. Locally available construction materials will be used. The roads inside the ashram will also be in harmony with the rural Environment. The entire area will be full of greenery till the service village.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that it is very important to promote local products for the development and economic strengthening of the country and the State. Madhya Pradesh is continuously ensuring its participation in fulfilling the resolve of ‘Vocal for Local’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Chouhan has appealed to the people of the State to give priority to their local shopkeepers and locally made products to buy essential items on the occasion of festivals. With this, not only will you contribute to the development of the country and the state, but EMPLOYMENT opportunities will also be available to the local people. He said that our priority should be local material. If we buy local, we will help our poor artisans, weavers and those who make other local materials celebrate festivals.

Chouhan said that we have also formed self-help groups by identifying those skilled Women in the state, who prepare many types of useful materials at the local level. All such women have been encouraged by providing them financial assistance through banks.

Gujarat govt to stop allotting city space for polluting units

For the first time, a thorough guideline to strike off provisions for chemical Plants in development plans and town

planning schemes of eight municipal corporations and 156 nagarpalikas will be released by the state urban development department, a few weeks after Diwali.

The state’s urban development department has

already requested from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) a list of chemical unit types, to be included in the new upcoming guidelines. These units should be producing hazardous chemicals, disposing of toxic waste, or having chimneys that vent dangerous industrial gases. Back in July last year, the Vijay Rupani government had initiated discussions in this direction.

Departments need to work jointly to bring investments: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

The will focus on attracting investments in thrust sectors such Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture equipment, automobile and electric vehicle, petrochemical, IT, healthcare, mines, RENEWABLE ENERGY, textiles, tourism and electronics, a senior official of the industries department said during a review meeting of the proposed Invest Rajasthan-2022 Summit.

Explaining the preparations, industries secretary in the meeting said the department was reaching out to investors in Chennai, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata among others.

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Rhino Memorial in Kaziranga National Park

Memorial made of ashes collected from rhino horns were unveiled recently at the Kaziranga in Assam.

The memorial having three rhino sculptures was named Abode of the Unicorns.

It has one male rhino, a female rhino and a calf.

It also has three statutes of forest guards, created using different materials.

Assam governor highlights role of education for development

Assam GovernorJagdish Mukhihas underlined the role of Education as a crucial driver of socio- and in the creation ofsustainable livelihood and happiness. The governor said the education system needs to continually address the rapidly changing professional ecosystem to produce employable human

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TheNational Education Policy, which envisages to develop good human beings capable of rational thought and action, should be assiduously implemented by educational institutions of the country.

Odisha best performer in mining work

Odishareceived the Rashtriya Khanij Vikas Puraskar first prize for thebest performing state in taking initiatives in exploration, auction and operationalisation of mines. It carries a Rs 3 crore prize .

The state mines minister, Prafulla Mallik, recived the award from Union Home ministerAmit Shahand coal and mines ministerPralhad Joshiduring the 6th National Conclave of Mines and Minerals in New Delhi.

The Rashtriya Khanij Vikas Puraskar was given away for the first time in three different categories. Odisha received the second prize (Rs 2 crore cash) in Category II, in which MP stood first and Maharashtra came third. CM Naveen Patnaik congratulated the state steel and mines department for the feat.

TN to assess impact of door-to-door education programme

TheTamil Nadu school Education departmenthas called for tenders from private companies to make an assessment of the impact of the volunteer-baseddoor-to-door education programmein the state, namedIllam Thedi Kalvi(ITK). The study will be conducted from October 2022 to April 2023.

The programme was implemented in the state during the Covid-19 pandemic to bridge the Learning gap.

TheITK schemehas more than 2 lakh volunteers in two lakh centres across 92,000 habitations in the state.

These education volunteers teach the students from Classes 1 to VIII for

one and a half hours after school in , English, Science, Maths and Social Science subjects.

TheNational Achievement Survey 2021will be taken as the baseline data for the assessment of the project.

PM Modi unveils SPRINT challenges for Indian Navy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled SPRINT challenges, an initiative aimed at boosting the usage of indigenous technology in the INDIAN NAVY.

Modi unveiled the initiative at a naval seminar organised to engage Indian and academia towards achieving self-reliance in the DEFENCE sector.

The NIIO, in cooperation with the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO), aims to induct at least 75

new indigenous technologies/products into the Indian Navy in sync with Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav commemorating 75 years of the countrys Independence.

This collaborative project is named SPRINT Supporting Pole-Vaulting in R&D through iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence), NIIO and TDAC (Technology Development Acceleration Cell).