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IIT Guwahati uses drones to deliver food, medicines to flood victims

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), has used drones to reach out to the people trapped in the floodwaters in lowerAssam, with relief. Rainwater rolling down from the Bhutan Hills has caused untold damage to this region this monsoon and left thousands of marooned villagers without food and shelter.

The whole operation is being carried out by the Drones Tech Lab, a start-up

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atIITGuwahati, and students of the aeromodelling club of the institute with the help of the Kamrup District Administration since Friday. They have started the delivery of medicines and relief materials in Kamrup through drones as numerous villages in lower Assam, where IIT-G is located, have been cut off from the rest of the state for over a week now. Hundreds of people are still struggling for emergency needs.

Over the last one week, IIT-G conducted surveys and mapping of flood-affected areas surrounding Balisatra Chariali, near Kendukona village, one of the worst flood-hit locations. IIT-G said their drone technology will help in identifying stranded citizens during floods or other natural disasters such as Earthquakes and landslides in a very short time and provide real time information to disaster response authorities.

Odisha government to give monthly pension to transgenders

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Odisha government has decided to include members of thetransgender communityin a social welfare scheme which provides amonthly pensionto the needy.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal to cover the members of the community underthe Madhu Babu Pension Yojana(MBPY) which aims at providing financial assistance to the destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows, he said.

Around 5,000 transgenders will get a monthly pension in between Rs 500 and Rs 900 depending on their age, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) minister Ashok Panda said.

The government’s decision was taken in view of the promises made in the ruling BJD’s manifesto for the 2019 Assemble polls, the minister said.

Panda said that the transgender people will have to apply on the official website of the department to register themselves under the

MBPY.

Tamil Nadu Ennum Ezhuthum scheme

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chief Minister of Nadu, MK Stalin launched the Ennum Ezhuthum Scheme in state, as schools re-opened after summer vacation.

This scheme was launched to bridge the Learning gap among students aged

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under 8, caused as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

It aims to ensure foundational numeracy and Literacy by 2025.

Scheme was launched at an event, organised in Azhinjivakkam panchayat union middle school, Tiruvallur.

Distribution of Workbook

Under the Ennum Ezhuthum Scheme, Education department will distribute workbooks to students from Classes 1 to 3, in order to assess and bridge the learning gap.

Training programme for teachers

Before this launch, a special training programme was organised for teachers and handbooks were distributed among them. They were advised to opt for an interactive learning method and encourage students to read books and newspapers in school library.

TheHaryanagovernment approved theState ElectricVehicle (EV) Policy 2022 and launched a data centre policy to make the state a global data centre hub.

A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the statecabinetwhich met here under the chairmanship of chief ministerManohar Lal Khattar.

The EV policy aims to protect the Environment, reduce carbon footprint, make Haryana an EV manufacturing hub, ensure Skill development in EV field, encourage uptake of EV vehicles, provide EV charging and encourage R&D in EV technology.

The policy encourages new manufacturing in EV technology and also encourages existing automobile manufacturers to diversify in the EV manufacturing domain. The policy offers various financial incentives to EV manufacturers by giving incentives on fixed capital Investment (Fci), net SGST, stamp duty and EMPLOYMENT generation. There is100% reimbursement of stamp duty along with exemption in Electricity Duty for 20 years.

Haryanas IT ecosystem, good availability of power and locational advantage make it uniquely equipped to be at the forefront of the development of the data centre Industry.

The cabinet also amended Haryana Wood Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 2022, to ensure continuity of licence or registration to existing wood-based industries located within 3km range and to afford more opportunities for Growth of wood-based industries, the establishment of wood-based industries at a distance closer than 3km does not pose threat to the protection of forests, Haryana has amended the Rule-6 (2) of Haryana Wood Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 2022 by substituting the word three-kilometre with 500 meter in

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