Uttarakhand to open orphan-only hostels

To promote the integration of orphans with mainstream children, 850-plus identified orphans will be admitted in 13 hostels exclusively made for them.

The hostels would cater the educational, Health and moral needs of these children, who do not have any guardian to look after them in the crucial growing age.

UP to give 88 drones on 40% subsidy to spray fertilizers on farms

In a bid to help farmers maintain their fields and crops, agricultural committees and self-help groups inUttar Pradeshwill be provided drones on 40 percent subsidy.

In the first phase, farmers’ group, and Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture graduates will be eligible for subsidies.

According to officials, a drone is capable of carrying 10-12 kg of nano (liquid) urea or pesticide and can spray the fertilizer on sugarcane crops across eight bighas of land in 10 minutes.
The drones will reduce both the cost of production of the crops and time as well.
Last year, farmers were witness to the first-of-its-kind trial of nano urea by the sugarcane department in Bijnor’s Mandawali village.

Gadkari promises Rs 2 Lakh Crore Highway network in State

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari laid foundation and inaugurated 31 projects to the tune of Rs 13,296 crore in Jharkhand on Thursday. Out of the 31 projects nine are for Jamshedpur region, with an estimated cost of Rs 3,378 crore and 21 are for Ranchi region, with an of Rs 9,453 crore.

On the occasion, the Union Minister assured to strengthen the road Infrastructure in the State and said that a Network of highways worth Rs 2 lakh crores will be established in Jharkhand by the year 2024. He said that the network of world class roads will be set up in the State including parts of the Bharatmala and economic corridors to pull Jharkhand in the league of developed States.

Gadkari further said the State has abundant Resources“>Natural Resources apart from coal and iron and an excellent infrastructure here could propel it to develop, which in turn will lead to the Growth of the nation.He said thata good network of roads and highways will boost industrial activity in the State and also create enormous EMPLOYMENT opportunities.

The Union Minister, on the occasion, also asked the State Government to send proposals for ropeways. He said that no such proposal was received from Jharkhand, while on the other hand 260 such proposals have been received from states throughout the country.

DMs in Bihar told to stop sale of temple, mutt land

The has launched steps to prevent sales and capturing of landed properties of temples and mutts. There are more than 5,000 temples and mutts in the state but half of them have not registered themselves with theBiharState Board of Religious Trust (BSBRT) so far.

As per the data compiled by the BSBRT, there are around 2,512 unregistered temples or mutts in the state whereas the number of registered temples is around 2,499 having about 23,000 acres of land.

Fortified rice under PDS in Chhattisgarh from April 1

In a bid to increase the nutritional value of rice distributed to ration card holders, the Chhattisgarh government will distribute fortified rice (FRK) under one of its ambitious PDS schemes from April 1.

An official Communication said on Monday that FRK is loaded with micronutrients like iron, folic acid, Vitamin B-12 and several Minerals that provide essential nourishment to the body and help prevent various diseases.

The communiqu added that in preparation of FRK of this kind, 99 percent normal rice and 1 percent fortified rice is used, which may give a slightly different colour and shape than normal rice.

The mixture eliminates the deficiency of additional nutrients in human body and increases immunity against diseases.

The communiqu said that FRK must not be separated while using it and urged consumers to consume the nutritious rice for better Health.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that it is necessary to ensure public participation in monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of development and public welfare activities like the MNREGA scheme, construction of Amrit Sarovar, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Peoples representatives will also have to fulfill their responsibility in this.

The DISHA committees constituted at the state and district level for monitoring and review of various schemes by the Union Ministry of Rural Development also have an important responsibility. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the meeting of the State-Level DISHA Committee at Mantralaya. Union Minister of State for Rural Development Faggan Singh Kulaste, State Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development Ramkhelavan Patel, MP K.P.S. Yadav, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, and other officers were present.

Gujarat IT sector may see lowest raises in 3 years

Appraisal time is here. However, it is unlikely to bring much cheer to those working in the IT sector as the increments are expected to be lowest in the past three years. experts believe increments may be at an Average rate of 8% compared to 15% last year.

IT companies have seen a significant increase in input costs, but there has been no proportionate rise in revenues, said industry leaders.

Gujaratis emerging as an important destination for the IT industry, and experts believe that the availability of the talent pool has improved, which will continue to boost the IT sectors Growth here. IT companies in the state are evolving, and professionals with expertise in new technologies will continue to get heftier rewards. After the pandemic, Gujarat-based IT professionals have seen their salary packages increase by more than double due to the high demand for talent.

Indias 2nd largest cricket stadium to come up in city

Worlds third and Indias second largest cricket stadium is going to be built in Jaipur, for which a MoU will be signed betweenRajasthanCricket Association (RCA) and Vedantas Hindustan Zinc (HZL) in a function to be held at the RCA Academy.

On the occasion of Invest Rajasthan Summit 2022, organized by Rajasthan Government, Anil Agarwal, chairman, Vedanta Group, had announced cooperation in the International Cricket Stadium being constructed by RCA.

The Government of Rajasthan has allotted 100 acres of land at village Choup, Delhi Road, Jaipur and the construction is in full swing. This international cricket stadium, being constructed by RCA in Jaipur, will have a spectator’s capacity of 75,000.

The mega project will be done in two phases, in which the work of the first phase is under construction. A world class stadium with a capacity of 40,000 spectators will be constructed at a cost of Rs 400 crore, out of which Rs 300 crore will be borne by HZL and the remaining amount of Rs 100 crore by RCA.

Odisha govt reduces contingency cost of land acquisition for industrial projects

The has reduced land acquisition contingency from 20 per cent to seven per cent of cost of acquisition for facilitating smooth transfer of land for industrial projects under Make-in-Odisha initiative.

As per the new provision, five per cent of the estimated cost of land acquired directly will go to government account while two per cent will be retained in the bank account of the district collector or special land acquisition officer. Of the two per cent, 0.10 per cent will be transferred to Revenue and Disaster Management department and 0.20 per cent to the revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) concerned.

In case of land acquired through IDCO, 3.5 per cent of the cost will be retained by the state Psu while two per cent will be transferred to the account of collector and 1.5 per cent to government treasury.

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin launches full-day annadanam scheme

Chief minister M K Stalin launched whole-day annadanam (free food to devotees) in three more temples attached to the Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR & CE) department in Rameswaram, Madurai and Tiruvannamalai.

He launched the scheme through video conferencing at Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram, Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai and Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai. Food will be served from 8 am to 10 pm and it is expected to benefit about 8,000 devotees on a daily basis.