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Tamil Nadu third in implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Naduhas been adjudged the third best performing state in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) scheme that is aimed at providing housing for all in urban pockets. Uttar Pradesh andMadhya Pradeshbagged the top two slots.

Micro, Small and Medium enterprises ministerT M Anbarasanreceived the Awards for the year 2021 from Prime MinisterNarendra Modiat a function that was held in Rajkot.

Madurai corporation won the third place among the corporations, while Periya Negamam town panchayat won fifth place among the town panchayats in implementing the scheme. Apart from this, the state

won special recognition for faster mover under affordable rental housing complexes (ARHCs) model-2 and innovative construction technologies.

Kochi: Govt sanctions Rs 185 crore for road

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Expediting the coastal highway project works in the district, the government has sanctioned Rs 184.6 crore for Chellanam South-Fort Kochi coastal road which is part of the highway. The amount is allocated for land acquisition and distribution of compensation amount as part of road construction.

The coastal highway is being constructed with a width of 14m as per the national highway standard. The construction of the road is being carried out by theKerala Road Fund Board(KRFB) with the financial assistance ofKIIFB. In the district, a preliminary outline of the stretch fromChellanam

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Southto Fort Kochi and the stretch fromKalamukku to Munambamhas already been prepared. Discussions on Fort Kochi-Vypeen stretch alignment of the highway are in progress.

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Karnataka orders survey of Arabic schools

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheKarnatakagovernment has ordered a survey of Arabic schools as they were allegedly not following thesyllabusprescribed by the state Education department.

The step was taken after the parents of students reportedly complained to the education department, saying that their children studying in Arabic schools were not on par with other students. “So we decided to conduct a survey of Arabic schools,”Nageshsaid.

According to education department officials, there are 200 Arabic schools in Karnataka, of which 106 are aided by the government and 80 are unaided. They are all registered under the Karnataka Education Act and bound to follow rules and regulations of the Karnataka government, Nagesh said.

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Hyderabad gets headstart in rollout of 5G

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Hyderabad is among the 13 cities to witness5G(fifth generation) service rollout soon. Experts say telecom tower coverage and optic fiber connectivity may have made the city an ideal choice for the first phase launch. According to officials, telecom tower coverage in the city is

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one of the highest in the country, better than the national Average.

The fiberising of the base transceiver stations (BTSs) is also happening at greater speed in the country. In order to increase datacarrying capacity, India intends to connect up to eight lakh additional mobile towers via optical fiber over the next two years, more than doubling its current capacity.

Telecom service providers will fiberise their BT stations installed on mobile towers with 7,93,551 units connected by optical fiber in India. Nearly, 86,000 towers, a vast majority of them in

Hyderabad, in have already been fiberised. The national average for fiberised BTS is 34%. Only a few states, includingTamil Naduand Telangana, have more than 36% of such towers.

Andhra Pradesh government postpones ban on flex banners to January 26

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheAndhra Pradesh governmenthas postponed the ban on plastic (vinyl)flex bannersto January 26.
As per the original schedule, the wanted to enforce the ban.

However, the government decided to temporarily put off the ban to allow the Industry to make suitable alternatives.

The CM wanted to make AP, a plastic free state by 2027 and ban on vinyl banners is also a step towards bringing down the plastic waste.

Goa seeks central aid for coastal policing

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chief ministerPramod Sawanthas requested the ministry of Home affairs (MHA) to provide central assistance for acquiring modern equipment and high-speed boats to patrol the coast.

In December last year, Goa Police introduced a pink police force to prevent crime against Women. Sawant also informed the gathering that of the 700 Nigerian nationals that were found to be illegally staying in the state, 650 were deported and efforts were being made to send balance to their home country.

Maharashtra drops to number 4 in organ donation list

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The number of organ donations inMaharashtra, where the country’s first heart and first cadaver kidney transplants took place, is falling.

Till 2019, Maharashtra led other states with 160 deceased donations that made liver, kidney, heart, lungs, among other organs available for 449 patients with end-stage disease. The topper has dropped to number four this year.

While the pandemic led to a drop in donations in Maharashtra-75 in 2020 and 85 in 2021-some other states registered a rise during the trying time. climbed from 75 in 2020 to 170 this year. Gujarat, which had 70 donations in

2021, has 50% more donations than Maharashtra this year with 126 donors. Karnataka, at number 3, has 114 donations this year.

Ratnawali is Mahakumbh of Haryanvi Culture: Governor Dattatreya

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The culture and traditions of a country are its solid formulation. A country that has a diverse culture and respect for rich traditions can never go down. India is a country that has a great diversity of culture and ancient tradition and the state of Haryana is among the states that have well preserved

their past and culture.

The Governor appreciated the efforts of KU in preserving and disseminating the culture of Haryana through Ratnawali which started with a humble beginning of 300 artists but has now taken big shape with 32 events and more than 3000 students and artists from all over the state are participating in the festival.

Indias largest bio-energy plant dedicated to people

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In a major move to prevent states farmers from burning stubble besides giving a push to the ex-situ management of stubble in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri, on Tuesday dedicated Indias largest Bio-Energy plant, constructed at a cost of Rs 230 crore over 20 acres of land.

The Chief Minister said it will contribute to an annual reduction of 1.50 lakh Metric Ton of pollutants and 20,000 MT of fly ash currently produced due to paddy straw burning. This unit will also give EMPLOYMENT to 1000 youth and affect more than 5,000 families, he said adding that the acreage of enriched from Biomanure will be 2,150 acres.

The CBG plant is a step in achieving objectives of the Sustainable Alternative Towards

Affordable Transportation (SATAT) scheme, which was launched by Government of India in October 2018 to establish an ecosystem for production of CBG from various waste or

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Biomass sources in the country.

No direction from World Bank to stop award of tender: SJPNL

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) has clarified that the has not restrained it from awarding the work of 24×7 high-pressure water supply project to the company whose tender has been accepted by

its Board of Directors.

Clarifications and objections by the World Bank regarding the project are part of routine process.

The round-the-clock water supply is one of the three components of the over Rs 1,800 crore World Bank-funded Shimla Water Supply and Sewerage Services.

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