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At a time when fuel prices are at an all-time high across the country, chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated through video conferencing 25CNG(compressed natural gas) stations in Chennai and Tiruvallur and one main station of Gujarat-basedTorrent Gas. The company will invest Rs 5000 crore in the state over the next five years.

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Torrent Gas has announced a price of Rs 51.35 per kg for CNG, in Chennai and Tiruvallur, which is the second lowest CNG price in the country after the NCR region, said Jinal Mehta, director, Torrent Gas. Though Chennai is a late entrant as far as usage of CNG as fuel for vehicles is concerned, this is the right time to

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enter into the market, said Jinal Mehta.

Torrent Gas, in its efforts to promote and build an ecosystem conducive for widespread adoption of CNG has tied up with car and vehicle manufacturers. Existing petrol car users can also get their cars converted to CNG by fitting their vehicles with CNG kits from government approved retrofitters.

At least two-third of the population surveyed in 11 states were found to have developed coronavirus antibodies, according to the findings of a sero-survey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) done between June 14 and July 6.

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Madhya Pradesh leads the chart with 79% sero-prevalence whileKeralais at the bottom with 44.4%. Sero-prevalence in Assam is 50.3% andMaharashtra58%.

The findings of the fourth round of the national sero-survey, conducted across 70 districts, were shared by the Union Health ministry.

Sero-prevalence the other states surveyed are:Rajasthan(76.2%),Bihar(75.9%), Gujarat (75.3%), Chhattisgarh (74.6%), Uttarakhand (73.1%), UP (71%), AP (70.2%),Karnataka(69.8%), TN (69.2%) andOdisha(68.1%).

The survey was designed to capture the extent of the spread ofCovidinfection at the national level. Therefore, the results do not reflect the heterogeneity of sero-prevalence between districts and even between states

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After facing months of pandemic-induced challenges, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is hoping that the trend of revenge tourism will lift its revenue. It plans to introduce 25 tour packages by August-end, offering to take people from the tech capital to various destinations in and outside the state.

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Chitradurga, Mysuru, Nandi Hills/Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple, Gol Gumbaz, Hampi, Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Tungabhadra Dam, , Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu) and Gandikota (Andhra Pradesh) are among the places it intends to cover.
Revenge tourism refers to pent-up demand for travel after the Covid-19 lockdown.

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The government informed theTelangana high courtthat thecommitteeof state and central authorities is on the verge of preparing a comprehensiveredevelopmentplan. The committee, formed by the high court to ensure conservation and protection of monuments in the state, has already identified 27 sites including Golconda Fort and Qutub Shahi tombs.

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The counsel explained that the committee needed to analyse suggestions to formulate a clear plan. The field survey gave authorities useful first-hand information on the current situation, the counsel said. The bench sought a report from the panel by September 22.

It may be recalled that assistant solicitor general (ASG) Namavarapu Rajeswara Rao had made a field visit to Golconda Fort and Qutub Shahi tombs earlier and had raised issue over the structures mushrooming in the forts proximity. As many as 153 complaints had been lodged by central archaeological authorities with the over illegal structures within a 100-metre-radius of the Golconda Fort.

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The Goa state council for science and technology has filed an application for the registration of Geographical Indication (GI) for the Goa Mankur (Mankurad) mango variant and is presently working on obtaining similar status for theMangelarandMussaratmango varieties.

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AGI tagprotects the produce from being illegally used and ensures benefits to the community of local growers.

The department said the association will be open for membership and after completion of one year, a regular committee will be elected at a special annual general meeting to take the GI process further.

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The Nagpur bench of Bombayhigh court directed theMaharashtra governmentto set up Lonar Development Authority within twoweeks.

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A division bench comprising justices Sunil Shukre and Anil Kilor asked thegovernmentto issue a resolution (GR) to constitute the body that would be headed by the Amravati divisional commissioner.

It was further told to include names of senior counsel ChandrashekharKaptan, who is already a member of HC-appointed committee, and petitioners counsel Anand Parchure, both of whom are assisting the court in saving the historic lake believed to have formed about 50,000 years ago due to a meteorite impact.

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the exemption which was given by the Union Environment Ministry to industrial units running in areas of as many as eight districts coming under national capital region, for getting environment clearance will continue. The exemption will be applicable to industrial units where there is no access to pipe supply of CNG, PNG, and LPG, said the Chief Minister after meeting with the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav. He also discussed various issues regarding the environment and ESI hospital of Haryana.

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Khattar said that environmental clearance would also be given to 15 long-established formaldehyde industrial units so that those industrial units could uninterruptedly run their operations. Notably, coal and other conventional energy sources would now be replaced with CNG, PNG and LPG in industrial units located in national capital region districts. CNG, PNG, and LPG pipeline supply has not yet reached eight district areas of Haryana coming under NCR, and with the decision of continuation of exemption given to industrial units, now these units too will be able to get CNG, PNG, and LPG supply.

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh assured a farmers delegation that he would soon meet the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to raise their demand for further revision in compensation against land acquired by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Bharatmala Pariyojana.

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The farmers have rejected the meager compensation awarded by the District Revenue Officers (DROs), who have been designated as CALAs (Competent Authority for Land Acquisitions).

The issue relates to 25,000 hectares of land in 15 districts across the State. The land is under process of acquisition for the project

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covering multiple expressways, viz Delhi-Jammu-Katra, Jamnagar-Amritsar, Ludhiana-Ropar, Bathinda-Dabwali, besides bypass for Jalandhar and Ludhiana.

In a major relief to the state government, the clearance for conversion of forest land for other purpose would be done within the state. This could speed up many development projects in the state that have been lingering for want for permission for clearance of forest land for other purposes.

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The Minister for Forests and Youth Affairs, Rakesh Pathania, who was in Dharamsala today, while talking to The Tribune, said that the Union Ministry for Environment, Forests and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change in an order issued recently has declared the office for Region Director Forest Survey of India, Shimla, as Integrated Regional office of the ministry. This means that all clearances for conversion of forest land up to 40 hectares for other developmental purposes would now be given at the

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Integrated Regional Office of the ministry

This means all clearances for conversion of forest land up to 40 hectares for other purposes will now be given at the state level

Projects in various parts of the state have been struck for want of permission for conversion of forest land for other purposes

With the nodal office for conversion of forest land up to 40 hectares now being located in Shimla, the clearances will come in time