Current Affairs Exam

Integrated UP Education Service Selection Commission to be formed soon: CM Adityanath

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Uttar Pradesh government is committed to timely selection of teachers for basic, secondary and higher educational institutes and an integrated service selection commission will soon be set up for the purpose, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. While reviewing the teacher recruitment process in educational institutions in the state, Adityanath also gave necessary guidelines regarding the formation of ‘Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission’ as an integrated commission.

Different authorities, boards and commissions operate for the selection of qualified teachers in basic, secondary, higher and technical educational institutions of the state.

Apart from the Examination Regulatory Authority, Secondary Education Service Selection Commission and Higher Education Service Selection Commission, selection is also done through Uttar Pradesh Commission.

The commission will prove to be useful in ensuring timely selection of teachers, better utilization of human Resources and financial discipline.

Hazaribagh rail connectivity with Ranchi soon: Jayant

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Hazaribag Member of Parliament and former central minister Jayant Sinha on Monday said that that Hazaribag will be connected with rail route via Barkakana very soon. The four long route train will pass through Hazaribag RAILWAY station very soon.

Sinha further said that on the voice of Hazaribag and Ramgarh, the work to complete the Hazaribag railway line was in progress. This is efforts of the both the district that the track has been ready to start the long train route be possible.

The project is with the amount of Rs 3800 crores. The train between Barkakana and Ranchi will pass through the four tunnels and save the time of at least two hours. The public of Hazaribag will reach to Ranchi by train less than the time taken by the bus by road.

Air quality forecast system in Patna soon

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The city will soon get an air quality forecasting system that can alert three days in advance aboutpollutionand air quality information, like Weather forecast.

The forecast will help the stakeholders identify local sources of pollution and initiate action in the affected areas as per the graded response Climate action plan.

Bihar State Pollution Control Boardhas started the ground work to launch the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which is already being run in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune.

MP Police gets national award in digital initiative

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Madhya Pradesh Police has received the First Prize (Platinum) Award in the category ‘Digital Initiative at Grassroot Level’ for the ‘Digital India Award 2022′ organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the website of “Digital India”.

This award is given for providing digital service. On receiving the award, Madhya Pradesh Police Chief Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Kumar Saxena expressed happiness and congratulated the team of the State Crime Records Bureau.

The nomination process for the Digital India Award was done online in which nominations were received from all over India. After being shortlisted in the process of nomination, ADG SCRB Chanchal Shekhar and AIG CCTNS Pranjali Shukla gave a presentation of an e-deliberation app before the jury in New Delhi.

Water availability to double in 25 years

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

State water supply minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said that the per capita water availability in the state will be doubled in the next 25 years. Bavaliya said the present per capita availability of water in Gujarat is 850 cubic metres, which will be increased to 1,700 cubic metres by 2047.

Bavaliya is participating in the 1st All India Annual States Ministers Conference on Water Vision@2047 which began on Thursday in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The Resources“>Water Resources ministers of 30 states, Union ministers and officials are participating in the conference. Bavaliya said the has undertaken a strategic programme to eradicate water scarcity. He listed programmes implemented in areas of Gujarat that faced water scarcity. Gujarat has ensured a marked decrease in critical, semi-critical and dark zones in 20 years, Bavaliya said.

PHED lab to get new tech for metallic study of water in Raj

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Although it is claimed that drinking water available to people inRajasthanis free from pesticides or Metal contamination, the state laboratory ofPublic Health and Engineering Department(PHED) is all set to procure two instruments that would determine the presence, if any, of metals and pesticides in the water.

The proposal for these two technologies that PHED sent to the government has been approved, and the procurement process will start soon, said officials. The two instruments are likely to arrive by the end of 2023, they added.

The state lab of PHED is presently equipped with the technology that can determine only a few types of metals. The new technology would help the chemists determine the presence of almost all types of harmful metals in water.

Assam amends cattle law, tightens slaughter rules

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheAssamassembly passed several amendments to the four-month-old cattle preservation law that tightens slaughter guidelines but re-opens inter-district movement of cattle, except to districts bordering Bangladesh.

Cattle will now be allowed to be slaughtered only in a slaughter house duly licensed or recognized by the state and there will be no exemptions which the principal Act, Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021, had provided. As per provisons of the the original Act, “the may exempt certain places of worship or certain occasions for slaughter of cattle other than calf, heifer andcowfor religious purposes.” This provision has now been omitted by the amendment.

The amended bill also empowers Police to seize and auction vehicles that were used to transport cattle illegally. The amendments also empower the police to enter the house of an accused and inspect, search and seize properties acquired in the last six years with Money earned from illegal cattle trade.

Odisha: Rape cases, robbery & suicides go up in Bhubaneswar

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Covid-induced lockdown and weekend shutdown didnt help contain crimes as rape, robbery, burglary, theft and swindling cases went up in the capital city during January-November this year than the corresponding 11 months in 2020. Suicide cases too saw an upward trend during the period.

As per the statistics shared by the commissionerate Police, rape cases increased by about 1.8%, robbery cases soared by 65%, burglary rose by 33.5%, theft cases increased by 12% and swindling cases witnessed a rise by 80% during the first 11 months this year as compared to the corresponding period last year.

The data showed around 21% rise in suicide cases in the capital city during January-November as compared to the corresponding period during the last year. While 229 persons had committed suicide during the time in 2020, the figure has climbed to 277 (190 male, 87 female) this year.

Tamil Nadu ranks second in Niti Aayogs health index

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Kerala, Nadu and Telangana emerged as the top three states in terms of overall performance according to theNITI Aayogs Health index, while Uttar Pradesh topped the table on incremental performance despite being at the bottom.

For the fourth consecutive round, Kerala emerged as the best performer in terms of overall performance. Among the smaller states,Mizoramemerged as the best performer in overall performance as well as incremental outcome.

Among Union territories (UTs), Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir ranked at the bottom in terms of overall performance but emerged as the leading performer in terms of incremental performance. Pollbound UP showed a marked improvement in its performance in most indicators. Among the larger states, UP registered the highest incremental change of 5.5 points from the Base Year (2018-19) to reference year (2019-20).

Centre concerned over high positivity rate in Kerala, Mizoram

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Centre on Friday expressed concern over high positivity rate inKerala(6.1%) andMizoram(8.2%), even as the overall Average daily new cases in the country continue to remain below 7,000 and case positivity below 1% for the last two weeks.

The Centre also cautioned against lowering of guard and said the world is witnessing the fourth surge and and the overall positivity is 6.1% globally.

The government also emphasised on the need for effective containment at the district level and imposition of local restrictions by states wherever required, particularly during the festive season and in the wake of increasing Omicron cases.