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Credibility of higher education institutions under cloud in Kerala

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) has demanded drastic changes in the higher Education system in the state.

The KSSP leaders said the reports that ineligible persons were appointed in the top posts of educational institutions has put a question mark on the credibility of the higher education system in the state.

There is widespread concern that the policy is against the concept of all-inclusive education, Parishad leaders said in the statement.

Kerala government has already taken measures to transform the state into a knowledge Society. Though the has been taking major steps to achieve this goal, there are many issues to be resolved, they pointed out.
As per the data provided byKerala Higher Education Boardin 2021, there are 18 universities and 1,504 colleges in the state. Though there are adequate infrastructural facilities, around 80,000-degree seats remain vacant every year, most of them in the unaided sector.

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Crimes against children up by 10-20%, says Karnataka govt

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The government revealed that crimes against children have shot up by between 10% and 20% inKarnataka.

Cases under Pocso in 2018 stood at 2,063 which rose to 3,097 in 2022, Jnanendra said. In less than two months in 2023, we have already registered 207 Pocso cases. This is largely due to an increase in awareness among the public to report such incidents and punish culprits. He said there has been a slight increase in the number of missing children cases. While data revealed a marginal drop in the number of missing girl children, the number of missing boys has seen a significant increase. In 2021, some 1,644 girl children went missing but that number has fallen to 1,443 in 2022, Janendra said.

Similarly, the number of missing boys, which was 488 in 2021, shot up to

742 in 2022. In both years, Bengaluru topped the list with the highest number of missing boys and girls. Jnanendra lauded efforts of the Police in swiftly detecting such cases and tracing the missing children successfully. The success rate of tracing missing boys and girls is 94% and 96 % respectively, he said.

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Telangana tops in digital governance with maximum e-transactions

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

leads the country in terms of e-transactions per 1,000 Population between June 2014 and January 2023. The state had the most e-transactions (1.58 lakh), followed by AP (1.41 lakh) andKerala(1.25 lakh), which are the only three states in the country with more than one lakh e-transactions per 1,000 people within the specified time frame.

WhileKarnataka, another IT hub and Home to India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Bengaluru, ranks 13th with only 22,486 transactions. The data from Telangana’s Socio Economic Outlook-2023 highlights e-Governance in the state and assumes significance in Light of external affairs ministerS Jaishankar’s recent remarks in Hyderabad on how India is important to the world because of its massive digital

delivery capacity.

Officials said rising digital transactions reflect the availability of e-governance solutions in a state. Such solutions were initiated in this part of the country a long time ago. With many added Services and post-Covid-19, such transactions have increased, a senior official said.
Telangana has digital delivery services in over 45 departments, with Police using the service the most.

Increasing C-sections a cause for concern in Andhra Pradesh

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Increasing number of caesarean births have become a cause for concern inAndhra Pradesh. Even as per the official data, over 50% of the total deliveries occurred at the private hospitals in the last two years in the state are surgical deliveries or C-section births. This stood at about 45% even if the institutional deliveries happened at public Health facilities were taken into consideration. The international healthcare community considers 10-15% C-sections as the ideal rate.

While some people are preferring C-sections on what they believe as an auspicious day or time, a few hospitals are opting for C-sections as they can charge more compared to normal delivery. Some facilities are inclining towards the surgical deliveries to make a fast buck under the Dr YSRAarogyasrischeme, which gives a higher coverage for the C-sections. In some cases, public themselves demand a C-section with a belief that it is a safe option than that of normal birth.

It is assumed that 15% of the pregnancies will land into complication, requiring surgical intervention. Here the caesarean section becomes a lifesaving surgery for the mother and the child.World Health Organisation, in its statement released in April 2015, stated that at Population level, C-section rates higher

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than 10% are not associated with reductions in maternal and new-born mortality rates. As in other surgeries, C-sections also have inherent risk of surgical and anaesthetic complications.

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Goa allows import of ore for export from Mormugao port

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The allowed import of iron Ore extracted in other states or countries for domestic consumption or export fromMormugao PortAuthority (MPA). This will generate additional revenue for the state by way of Rs 50 per tonne as cess, processing fees and other incidental revenue opportunities.
The directorate of mines and geology notified amendments to the Goa (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Storage and Transportation of Minerals) Rules, 2013.

All imports shall be by rail route or road at the cost of importers under the strict supervision of directorate of mines and geology

The state had received representation from stakeholders requesting to allow them import of iron ore from Karnataka specifically for export from Mormugao port. Presently iron ore is being imported from Karnataka for domestic consumption only.

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Maharashtra govt plans special authority for medical purchases

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The state cabinet approved setting up of theMaharashtra Medical Purchase Authoritythrough an Act and allowing purchase of medicines and medical equipment through a high-level committee headed by the chief secretary.
Officials said the chief minister will be the chairman of the regulatory board. This authority will have 14 posts.

In December, with extensive delays in purchase of medicine, medical and surgical equipment for state-run medical colleges and hospitals through the Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation, the had said it would set up a newMaharashtraMedical Authority on the lines of MMRDA for buying medicines, medical equipment and surgical items. Medical Education minister Girish Mahajan had said this in the state legislative council while replying to a Calling Attention Motion by MLCs Praveen Datke, Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Nago Ganar.

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Upgrade 66km road network for buses by ‘2027: RITES

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Calling for an improvement in plying of buses, raising their frequency on high-density routes and more dedicated corridors for last-mile connectivity, theRail India Technical and Economic Service(RITES) in its final draft report has identified 66km road Network in theTricityfor upgradation by 2027

A maximum of 40km stretch falls in Mohali district of Punjab, 24km inHaryana’s Panchkula and the remaining 2 km in Chandigarh.

The report has called for strengthening the road network by 2027 under a short-term measure and

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all authorities should focus on it. With the development of the road network, more people will get better connectivity with Metro too planned,” sources said.

The RITES has also identified five to six very high-frequency bus corridors in the Tricity and asked the authorities to ensure around 800 to 1,000 buses on these routes by 2052 to provide quick last-mile connectivity. “The high-frequency

routes should have maximum buses, as areas along them are either already developed or at developing stage. Buses will play a most vital role on such routes in the future,” said the RITES in its report.

Become partners of the socio-economic growth: Punjab CM to industrial tycoons

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Addressing the business tycoons here during the inaugural session of the fifth Progressive Punjab Investors Summit, CM welcomed pravasis and said that Punjab is the most favourable destination across the country and no stone will be left unturned to facilitate them. He envisioned a strong association between the State Government and industrialists to make Punjab an industrial hub in the country.

He envisioned that this policy will provide a roadmap for Infrastructure development, such as industrial parks, Airports, and Ports, which will further facilitate the movement of goods and people and enhance the state’s connectivity to global markets. Bhagwant Mann said that the state Government is developing Integrated Industrial Township adding that it taken a major decision to build 20 Rural Industrial Clusters and 15 industrial parks.

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Minister said that rather than waiting for investments in the state, he has adopted a door-to-door policy to approach entrepreneurs for investing in state. He said Punjab has received more than Rs 40,000 Crores worth of investments since March 2022 thereby generating around 2.50 lakh EMPLOYMENT opportunities. He said that these investments include those by major companies like Tata Steel, Nestle, Freudenberg, Cargill, Hindustan Unilever, Sanathan Textiles and others that have come to state.

36% rain deficit, Himachal Pradesh readies for looming water scarcity

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The state witnessed an overall rain deficiency of 36 per cent from January 1 to February 27. The most affected districts are Solan (67 per cent deficient rain), Mandi (60 per cent), Bilaspur (53 per cent) and Hamirpur (45 per cent). The maximum crop loss due to dry weather was reported from Solan (Rs 36 crore). The overall crop loss has been pegged at Rs 75 crore till January 10, said an official of the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Department.

To mitigate the effects of the dry spell, Saxena has directed the Jal Shakti Department to complete work on 12 water schemes, which are nearing completion, in a month.

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Uttarakhand police to learn Tamil, Telugu to help pilgrims from south

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

For the upcomingChar Dham yatra– scheduled to commence on April 22 –Uttarakhandpolice will train personnel of their tourist wing in south Indian languages, especially and Telugu. This, they said, is aimed at facilitating “a smooth trip for pilgrims coming from the southern states, helping them overcome the language barrier”.

In the previous Char Dham yatras, it was seen that some pilgrims from the southern states faced problems because they couldn’t understand Hindi or English but only their native south Indian language. To add to their troubles, cops

of the tourist Police wing failed to understand their language. To solve this problem to some extent, this time it has been decided to train the tourist police personnel in the basics of Tamil and Telugu.