Current Affairs Exam

The Chamarajanagar district administration has taken steps to set up coffee- and pepper-processing units. It has granted 1acre land at BR Hills in Yelandur taluk for the same.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In 2020-21, the tribals recorded a turnover of Rs 1.56 crore by selling over 75 tonnes of coffee and pepper. Moved by their success, Chamarajanagar DC M R Ravi has announced land to set up these units to encourage the products.

There is a huge demand for organically coffee and black pepper grown in this region at national and international markets, and the produce is sold through the Coffee Board and Tribal https://exam.pscnotes.com/cooperative-Marketing“>Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). TRIFED is a national-level cooperative body under the administrative control of ministry of tribal affairs (GoI). They also sell honey, bamboo products and other minor forest products through these organisations.

Over 650 Soliga tribals from region, who own land measuring a few cents to 2-3acre, have been cultivating coffee and black pepper since 2015. They had been selling their products after forming their own body Bilirangana Hills Soliga Farmers Producers Association.

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), which owns and operatesHyderabad airport, is set to invest over Rs 500 crore towards metro connectivity at the airport. As per the company, theTelangana governmenthad sought financial contribution fromGHIALfor the metro project.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Considering the importance of providing metro rail connectivity for passengers, the board of GHIAL has recommended that it provides support up to 10% of the project cost.

The project cost of metro line would be around Rs 5000 crore and the company will be investing Rs 519.52 crore in the project, as per the report Application for determination of aeronautical tariffs for the third control period (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026) submitted to the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA).

GHIAL is also investing Rs 300 crore towards airfield pavement enhancement and Rs 75 crore on airfield ground lighting upgrade. The company has awarded the contract and works are in full swing to complete the same while air traffic movement is contained due toCovidand said it expects to complete it in the next 10 months, as per the report.

Industries and IT ministerMekapati Gautam Reddy said the capital of a state is where the chief minister of that state stayed, and can be located anywhere.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

It could bePulivendula, or Vijayawada, or any other place. In fact, the word capital does not exist in the Constitution at all. As per the 1937Sribagh Pact, it was agreed to have three capitals for the state ofAndhra Pradesh.

In fact, the word capital does not exist in the Constitution at all. The government has been executing its decision in line with the aspirations of the people of Andhra Pradesh.

MonumentsatOld Goas worldheritagecomplex, as well as other heritage sites across Goa, are vulnerable to the dire impact ofclimatechange. And this isnt a distant threat increased extreme weather events are already wrecking damage, soaking and triggering decay in the heritage buildings walls and foundations.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel for https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change (IPCC) has raised alarm over extreme weather, and the possibility of Urbanisation amplifying some aspects of climatechange.

At Old Goa, in a heritage landscape already devastated by haphazard development, the climate crisis has already started unfolding. The historic monuments are caught on lowlevel ground between massive runoffs and a swelling river.
Perhaps Goas most famous church, the Basilica of Bom Jesus, is at the lowest level in the core zone, and has been the worst hit after recent floods.

Conservationists and others suggest various measures as part of preparedness for the climate crisis. The conservation of water bodies and paddy fields, which are sinks for runoffs from the hills, is considered vital in extreme weather.

The Maharashtra government is going to study the effect of the likely increase in the height of the Almatti dam across the Krishna river.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Recently, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said he was considering a visit to Delhi with the proposal to increase the height of the dam from 519m to 524m. He also said that since Maharashtra is also a party to the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, leaders from Maharashtra have been consulted. Bommai said preliminary discussions on the issue have been held with NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Irrigation minister Jayant Patil. He even said that Pawar has suggested a meeting with the Centre to discuss the matter. The tribunal had given a verdict in favour of the Karnataka government to increase Almattis height.

Karnataka also needs to consult with other states Andhra Pradesh and before it initiates steps to increase the height of the dam as both these states too are party to the tribunal. These states have maintained that the increase in the dam height will obstruct the flow of water and may leave their states dry.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said that the Haryana Government has taken the state on a progressive path by promoting its Antyodaya spirit during its tenure of 2500 days.

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Pointing out that the has launched many schemes for the welfare of every section of the Society, he said that every person in the state should be fully motivated to avail benefits from these schemes so that a prosperous Atmosphere prevails.

Khattar said about 70 lakh families were provided free food grains till November, 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and the sentiment of the people is positive towards the government. He said the opposition parties are misleading the people and presenting the schemes of the government in the wrong way without any true facts whereas the present State Government has consistently been working to uplift the life of the people. Now the efforts of the state government have started showing results. Those with family income up to Rs 1.80 lakh annually would get the benefits of the schemes run by the State Government on priority basis.

ThePolice Reform Commissionsubmitted its report on reforms in the police department toPunjab governor and UT administrator V P Singh BandnoreatRaj Bhawanon Saturday. K B Singh, retiredIPSofficer and single member of the police reform commission, submitted the report to Praveer Ranjan, DGP UT.

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The commission recommended a people-friendly face for the UT Police, besides imparting soft skills to police personnel during training at the time of recruitment. The commission pointed out that as most of the complainants who visit police stations are not aware of who they have to meet or where they have to lodge their complaints, a reception area should be set up in each police station. The commission also recommended a separate cyber police station to deal with cyber crimes effectively and setting up of two more sub-divisions along with five more police stations in the city. At present, the city has 17 police stations.

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government would organise Swarnim Himachal Rath Yatra to commemorate the golden jubilee year of Statehood from October 2 this year. The Chief Minister presided over the high powered committee meeting regarding Swarnim Himachal Rath Yatra here.

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He said that the Rath Yatra would celebrate the contribution of a common man in these 50 years of the glorious journey of Himachal Pradesh. The would organize 51 events across the State by different departments. Swarnim Rath Yatra would cover almost all the constituencies of the State in over two months.

A mega event would be held on January 25, 2022 on the State level Statehood day function, he said.

Thakur said the State Government was contemplating to organize the Swarnim Himachal Rath Yatra in the State from January 25 this year but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed.

The Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) Minister, Rekha Arya has transferred `3,000 to the bank account of each newly marked beneficiary in the third phase of Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY). Arya informed that in the first two phases, the department started providing the benefits under the scheme to a total of 1,418 eligible beneficiaries of the State besides providing them with the monetary help of `3,000 each. In the third phase of MVY, Arya informed that a total of 149 beneficiaries were marked in five districts in which 72 beneficiaries are from Tehri, 48 from Nainital, 20 from Haridwar, eight from Rudraprayag and one from Pithoragarh.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) Minister, Rekha Arya has transferred `3,000 to the bank account of each newly marked beneficiary in the third phase of Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY). Arya informed that in the first two phases, the department started providing the benefits under the scheme to a total of 1,418 eligible beneficiaries of the State besides providing them with the monetary help of `3,000 each. In the third phase of MVY, Arya informed that a total of 149 beneficiaries were marked in five districts in which 72 beneficiaries are from Tehri, 48 from Nainital, 20 from Haridwar, eight from Rudraprayag and one from Pithoragarh.

Choosing the auspicious occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath released financial assistance of Rs 1,341.17 crore to 2.853 lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U) in Uttar Pradesh.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In the last four-and-a-half years, the has provided over 40 lakh houses under PMAY-G. Before 2017, UP was nowhere in PM Awas Yojana, or SVANidhi Yojana but as soon as our government assumed office, the state clinched the first position in providing homes to residents of the state under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Yogi said.