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Asserting that freepowersupply to theagriculturesector will continue without any riders, chief ministerY S Jagan Mohan Reddysaid farmers of the state are not against fixing of meters to agriculture pumpsets as they have realised the meters will help them get better service from power utilities.

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He said farmers would not be required to pay a rupee during the entire transaction. The fixing of meters would enhance accountability and make discoms provide better Services. The meters would help officials keep track of the usage and shift load to new transformers or plan alternatives as and when required, Jagan said.

The CM also wanted Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture officials to encourage farmers to cultivate and discourage cultivation of paddy in

areas where there is no canal to provide water. He also asked them to encourage farmers to switch to organic mode wherever possible.

Goa will become the first state in the country to supply freewaterto 60% of its citizens from Wednesday onwards, chief minister PramodSawantsaid. He launched the Save Water to GetFreeWater scheme on Tuesday under which households will not be charged for consumption of up to 16,000 litres.

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From September 1, 60% of the people of the state will not get water bills. Free water means zero water charges, zero meter rent and zero bills. Those covered under this will also not get sewerage bills.

Those living in

housing societies would also be benefited as the water consumption of one meter would be divided among the total number of flats in the complex.

Advances in technology come with their own set of challenges. One such challenge is when miscreants use these advancements to suit their vested interests: case in point being the forging of paper-based documents using sophisticated graphics tools.It is in this context that the move by the Maharashtra government to partner with LegitDoc, an Indian blockchain start-up, signals intent on part of the authorities to tackle such misuse of technology. With this partnership, the Maharashtra government has reposed faith innew-age blockchain solutionsto fight fraud. The tie-up with LegitDoc will help the government issue tamper-proof diploma certificates.

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This bold step by the Maharashtra government comes at a time while the Union Government is yet to take a call on legalizing or banning cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. This new-age technology sidesteps solutions built on centralized architecture such as DigiLocker, that have a single point of failure irrespective of the protection levels that go into it.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will launch the Auto Appeal Software programme of Haryana Right to Service Commission on Wednesday. With this, Haryana will become the first State in the country to introduce such a system.

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Chief Commissioner of Haryana Right To Service Commission, TC Gupta said that if a person’s work is not done within stipulated time period and that work comes under the purview of the Right to Service

Act, then the application under the Auto Appeal Software will go to the Appellate Authority. If the work is still pending, then the application will go to the higher authority. If work is still pending at both these levels, then the application will come to

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the Commission, he said.

Gupta said that with the introduction of Auto Appeal Software, people will get a huge relief and their work will be done within a stipulated time frame. Officers or employees will no longer be able to adopt a casual Attitude. Failure to do so may result in action from the clerk to the head of the department, he said.

He said that if an officer or employee is fined thrice, he may also have to lose his job.

The Right To Service score on Antyodaya Saral Portal comes out to 10. Barring two-three districts in the state, the RTS score of almost all the districts is appropriate, but still further improvements are required. However, it has also been seen that many departments have low RTS scores and they have been directed to further improve it, Gupta said.

To mark the 400th birth anniversary of Sikhs ninth master, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday virtually laid the foundation stone of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur State University of Law, Tarn Taran, directing the Finance Department to ensure sufficient funds for timely operationalisation of the Institution.

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The Chief Minister, on the occasion, also launched commemorative Gold and Silver coins to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Making it clear that shortage of finances would not

be allowed to hold up Education projects in the State, the Chief Minister termed it the most important focus area to enable the youth of Punjab to compete with the world. He lauded the concerned Department for enabling the State to become number 1 in school education in the country. Citing education as a priority sector, the

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Chief Minister said that after achieving top position in School Education, his next aim is to make Punjab No.1 in Higher Education and Technical Education also.

In line with the State Governments thrust on education, the Chief Minister said that he will inaugurate 18 new fully functional degree colleges and 25 ITIs on October 2. Education must keep pace with times, he stressed, underscoring the need for constant evolution to ensure that education does not become irrelevant in the coming decades.

Though Law Degrees are also being conferred by the Dev University, Punjabi University, and Panjab University, apart from law being taught in about 30 colleges of the State, there was only one Law University (Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala) in the State so far, he pointed out, adding that this new university will enable specialised law courses to be offered to the states youth.

Himachal Pradesh University(HPU) in Shimla is going to set up hi-tech virtual classroom in each teaching department.

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Prof Sikander Kumar, vice-chancellor, also said university is also going to provide laptop to all the teachers to strengthen online Education. He said tenders for the same have already been invited.

According to him,digitisationwork of library has already been completed.
Prof Kumar said university

would provide Rs 50,000 to each teacher as project funding to produce quality research work. He said grant of Rs 1 lakh is also being given to each department for academic activities.

He said in 2019, four new departments were started in the University Institute of Technology, including civil, electrical, electronics & Communication engineering and applied sciences & humanities. Defense studies, library science (UG & PG), Environment science and Microbiology were introduced last year.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in association with Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) has prepared a work plan to start Eat Right Smart City programme to provide a healthful, safe and sustainable food environment to people. Under this programme, the officials will also work on developing a clean street food hub by marking such eateries which are famous among locals and tourists. The district food safety officer and a designated officer of the programme, PC Joshi informed this while adding that traditional local delicacies and local organic fruits and vegetables will also be promoted under this programme. Joshi said that in the initial phase, the officials are working on connecting sweet shops, restaurants, hotels, street food vendors, meat shops and other eateries located in the smart city area with this programme to promote safe and healthy food in campuses like workplaces, schools, colleges and universities among others.

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Subsequently, a group of 25 to 50 owners of eateries and some local vendors will be formed to make a clean street food hub and Fssai authorised training will be provided to these group members to run their business more effectively, stated Joshi. He said that marked vendors and owners can take help of the training to eliminate any issues within the stipulated time frame under FSSAI. Joshi said that with this programme, FSSAI aims to develop a plan that supports a healthy, safe and sustainable food Environment supported by institutional, physical, social and economic along with the application of smart solutions to combat food related issues in a smart city. He said that the administration will also take help from the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) and local business associations for the smooth operation of the programme.

Thegovernmenthas approved the master plan for the upcomingNoida International Airport(NIA) which will begin operations in about three years by handling 1.2 crore passengers annually with one terminal and a runway.

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The master plan, prepared byaviationconsultants Landrum & Brown and Zurich Airport International, has been cleared by DGCA, AAI, BCAS and environmental authorities.

The NIA masterplan also has provision for General Corporate Aviation facilities, including a VVIP terminal, a General Aviation Terminal and Heli taxi pads. These facilities will cater to the needs of state dignitaries, handle private jet movements and helicopters.

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