Current Affairs Exam

To provide dignified livelihoods to over 20,000tribal womenengaged in selling Hadiya (rice beer), theJharkhandStateLivelihoodPromotion Society (JSLPS) in collaboration with an international NGO Green Digital has launched a project to generate income.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The project, Advancing Tribal Livelihood and Self Reliance (ATLAS), aims to provide alternative livelihoods to such Women by assisting them on the modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based agricultural practices.

On the criteria of beneficiaries to be covered by the project, Sahay said, All beneficiaries of Phulo Jhano Ashirvad Scheme, as well as those who are involved in the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic drinks like Hadiya, will be selected under the project. Digital Green will provide the beneficiaries with the latest technology and equipment.

A green belt with dense canopy trees will be developed along the Ganga as part of the state governments measures to curb pollution level in the state capital, said minister of environment, forest and climate change (EFCC)Neeraj Kumar Singh, while releasing the report of source apportionment study for ambient particulates matter (pm) -2021 for Patna.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

He said plantation on the banks of the Ganga would help in checking the windblown dust sediments reaching the state capital and adding to its pollution load.

The study was conducted by TheEnergy and Resource Institute(TERI), centre for Environment, energy and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change,Asian Development Research Institute(ADRI), Patna and Bloomberg philanthropies.

As the plantation along the Ganga was one of the suggestions made in the study, the minister said similar forestation would be made along other rivers passing through important towns of the state for checking pollution.

The North America Chhattisgarh Association (NACHA), a grouping of non-resident Indians from Chhattisgarh, was awarded Organisation of the Year title in the 10th Annual Global Community Oscars Award.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has congratulated all members of NACHA for winning the award.

We take pride in glorifying the beauty of our culture across the world. It is a matter of pride for Chhattisgarh that NACHA is promoting Chhattisgarhi culture on a global level, he said.

This is the first award for NACHA, which was set up in Chicago in 2017 to promote the heritage and culture of Chhattisgarh outside of India.

On the recommendation of the selection committee constituted by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department for the highest sports awards of Madhya Pradesh followed by the approval of Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, the State level sports awards were announced.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Director Sports and Youth Welfare Pawan Jain informed that for the year 2020, 13 Eklavya, 10 Vikram, 3 Vishwamitra, 1 Late Shri Prabhas Joshi award and 1 Life Time Achievement Award have been announced. The Life Time Achievement Award for the year 2020 is being given to Padmashri Abhay Chhajlani.

He said that the states Olympic hockey star player Vivek Sagar would be awarded the Vikram award, highest award of the state. For the year 2020 State Level Sports Awards, 110 applications for Eklavya, 95 for Vikram Award, 34 for Vishwamitra Award, three applications were received for Prabhas Joshi Award and 21 for Life Time Achievement award.

As part of its preparedness for the projected third wave ofCovid-19 infections, the state government is all set to add at least 500 pressure swing adsorption (PSA)oxygenplants to augment the existing oxygen producing capacity in the state. This will take the total number of oxygen plants to 553 acrossGujarat.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Gujarat currently has an Oxygen manufacturing capacity of at least 1,000MT, according to sources. A majority of this is diverted towards industrial consumption. In routine times, the medical consumption of oxygen is barely 50MT in a day.
The new Plants that are being commissioned include 392 being set up by the government and the remaining by private sector.

Contracts for collection ofroyaltywill be issued through a bidding process and the mines department expects over Rs 550 crore from the auctions. A senior official of the mines and petroleum department said the auctions would be held from second week of September for 74 licences in 17 districts for various minerals.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The auctions will be conducted forroyaltycollection contracts, excess royalty collection,RajasthanState Mineral Exploration Trust, District Mineral Fund Trust, permit and weighing of Minerals. The royalty will be collected from minerals like soapstone, sandstone, marble, silica sand, limestone, quartz, feldspar, bentonite and mica, etc.

Export of Raja Mircha Chilli

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

For the first time, Nagaland’s King Chilli ‘Raja Mircha’ was exported to London.

About Raja Mircha Chilli:

Nagaland King Chilli, or Raja Mircha belongs to the capsicum genus in the Solanaceae family

The Naga king chilli is widely regarded as the world’s hottest chilli and is consistently ranked among the top five hottest chilies in terms of Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).

Nagaland chillies are also known as Bhoot Jolokia and Ghost Pepper.

It received GI certification in 2008.

With dailyCovidcases coming down below 1,000 and positivity rate under 1 per cent in the state, the second wave of Covid-19 may die down by the end of August, said health experts.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Despite a significant dip in the positive cases, still around 20 Covid deaths were being reported in the state daily till recently. The number of fatalities remains a concern, though Barman said the number of Covid deaths has been static of late.

More than Assam, the gateway to the northeast, the bigger worry is other hilly states in the region now. Positivity rate in East Khasi Hills district ofMeghalaya, including capitalShillongstill remains above 10 per cent, while the positivity rate in most districts of Assam remains within 2 per cent.

First Indian City to Get Fully Vaccinated – Bhubaneswar

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to accomplish 100% COVID-19 vaccination. The Bhubaneswar (BMC) had dispatched a gigantic vaccination drive against Covid-19.

Highlights:

This achievement is credited to the BMC running 55 focuses consistently for immunizations. BMC has a record of around nine lakh individuals who are over 18 years old in the city. Which incorporates around 31 thousand medical care labourers, 33 thousand cutting edge labourers. 5 lakh 17 thousand individuals are in the age gathering of 18 to 44 years. Three lakh 25 thousand individuals are over 45 years old.

A total of 461 housing projects have been registered with theTamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority(TNRERA) so far this year, which is an increase by 22% when compared to the corresponding period of 2020.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Data available with the state’s real estate regulatory authority’s portal states that a total of 461 housing projects have been registered till July 28, 2021. During the corresponding period of last year, 377 projects were registered with TNRERA.

This year, 135 new housing projects came under the ambit of the state’s real estate regulator from May 7 to July 28. Around 100 projects that were registered in the past three months between May and July are coming up in Chennai, Chengalpet,KancheepuramandTiruvallurdistricts.

As per the rules of Nadu Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, all ongoing housing projects with a minimum of eight units meant for sale and housing plots should be registered with the TNRERA.