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Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NGO Vasan to include the families of Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups of the State in the mainstream of development by connecting them with a strong livelihood through Jharkhand Millet Mission. The MoU was signed by the Chief Executive Officer Nancy Sahay and the Director of Vasan, Dr. Sabyasachi Das at the State Office of JSLPS at Hehal.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Under this non-financial agreement, Vasan will work to improve the livelihood of PVTGs within the scope of the UDAN project run by JSLPS. To revive the cultivation of honey, work will be done to increase the income of tribal families

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by connecting them with improved cultivation of honey. After signing the MoU, Sahay said that Jharkhand Millet Mission will be launched, through which the goal of making the State Malnutrition free along with livelihood for tribal families will also be achieved.

Vasan will provide technical assistance from millet production to processing, Marketing etc. This initiative will help in making the PVTG families of the State prosperous by linking them with the means of sustainable livelihood. Sabyasachi Das, Director of Vasan, said that Vasan will help JSLPS in the implementation of Millet Mission in the State and will help

in providing marketing and processing facilities from honey production. Through this initiative, the Birhor, Asur, Sabar, Pahariya, Korba, Birjia and Parhiya tribal groups will get direct benefits.

Through this initiative, an increase in the income of PVTG families will also be ensured by establishing a model of through backyard Poultry in 20 blocks of the State.

Under the UDAN project, about 15,000 PVTG families of the state will be linked to the backyard poultry and madua based value chain. Through this initiative, about 15,000 tribal (PVTG) families will be linked with millet production and processing by launching the Jharkhand Millet Mission in the JSLPS state. Along with this, Vasan will also provide technical help for the capacity building of the community, marketing and market system including Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and production. Organic Farming of madua will be encouraged through PVTG families so that they can get good prices for the products.

Bihar ranked the lowest among the large states in ensuring food safety in 2020-21, according to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) report released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The overall score of the state was 35 whereas Gujarat topped with 75 points.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The third edition of the State Food Safety Index ranked the states on five parameters of food safety, which included human Resources and institutional data (20% weightage), compliance (30%), food testing facility (20%), training and capacity building (10%) and consumer Empowerment (20%). The ranking is an effort of the Union Government to galvanize the states to work towards ensuring safe food for citizens.

The state has secured only 5 points each in human resources and institutional data and food testing facility, 2 in training and capacity building, 11 in compliance and 12

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in consumer empowerment. The separate teams of experts for food testing and food & Nutrition professionals, in addition to Fssai officials, conducted the assessment and evaluation in each category. The teams examined the details received and also interacted with the states/UTs through web meetings.

CM gives consent to implement RDS scheme

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel gave in-principle Consent for implementation of the Revamped Distribution Sector (RDS) scheme in the state. He sought additional time for payment of electricity subsidy.

Besides the development of new power under the scheme, action will be taken

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to upgrade and strengthen the existing infrastructure.

Under the scheme, installation of smart meters for every consumer, except the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture consumers, will be ensured.

The Central government has set December 31 as the deadline for submission of a detailed project report. The estimated cost of the scheme is Rs 9,600 crores, which is targeted to be completed by March 2025.

TheBandhavgarh Tiger Reserve(BTR) inMadhya Pradeshhas been recommended to the international committee for Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) accreditation a globally-accepted conservation tool that sets best practice and standards to manage tigers.It’s a global recognition for good tiger governance.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The 14 reserves which figured in the list included Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam; Sundarbans in West Bengal; Valmiki in Bihar; Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh; Panna, Kanha and Satpura in Madhya; Pradesh; Pench in Maharashtra; Anamalai and

Mudumalai in Nadu; Parambikulam in Kerala; and Bandipur, Karnataka.

Besides 14 in India, only three other sites one each in Nepal, Bhutan and Russia have got the CA|TS tag which is being given through a prescribed process of site registration through external evaluation including verification of evidence.
Globally, the CA|TS is being implemented across 125 sites in seven tiger range countries and 94 of them are in India.

M S University has implemented new e-waste policy under which more than 2,000 electronic equipment will be sold as scrap. All these gadgets are more than 10 years old and are defunt. Electronic equipment include computers, monitors, air-conditioners, photocopiers among others.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The university had formed an E-Waste committee. A team has surveyed all the faculties and institutions check the electronic instruments which are not in working condition. The new scrap policy has been given go ahead by the university’s syndicate as well.
Although the university had been purchasing electronic equipment for so many years, it did not have any policy to get rid of old and outdated equipment.

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In a first, anganwadi centres (AWC) have merged with government schools, paving the way for providing pre-school education to children in the 3-5 age group.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

RajasthanState Council of Educational Research & Training, Udaipur, is working on the framework for an integrated approach to healthcare, Nutrition and Education. The AWCs role is to provide healthcare and nutrition to pregnant, lactating mothers and children up to 5 years.

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12,000 schools have been merged into government schools in the last two years. The remaining 19,000 will be merged in many phases with an aim to provide effective pre-school Learning. Kamlendra SinghRanawat, public relations officer atRSCERT, said they were working on a readiness package for AWC to smoothly integrate them into the school system.

Northeast is countrys new growth engine under PM Modi: Sarbananda Sonowal

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Union minister of , shipping and waterways SarbanandaSonowal said thenortheasthas emerged as the Growth engine of the country under the Leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said Modi considers the northeast the focal point of the nation’s development and has been working tirelessly for the development of the once-neglected region since assuming charge as Prime Minister in 2014.

Attending afelicitation programme in Dibrugarhon Tuesday

after the conclusion of the three-day Jan Ashirwad Yatra, Sonowal said that the Prime Minister has rediscovered the immense potential and possibilities ofAssam and other northeastern states.

The induction of five ministers from the region in the Union Cabinet reflects his love and commitment to the people of the northeastern states, he added.

Modiji refers to the northeastern states as Ashta Lakshmi (eight forms of the goddess of wealth) of India. Induction of five ministers from the region in the Union cabinet is evident of the Prime Ministers commitment and sincerity towards the region.

The Union minister added that several projects along the river Brahmaputra are in the pipeline which will be announced later. He exuded confidence that business prospects in the northeast region will improve with the development of waterways.

Assam signs MoU with MFIs for relief to women borrowers

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheAssam government signed an MoU with 37 MFIs to provide financial relief to several lakh poor Women borrowers in the state to help them maintain good credit discipline in Covid times by expending over Rs 7,000 crore to the lenders.

The MoU will remain in force till March 31, 2023. In the last election, BJPs biggest promise was to these women borrowers that after coming to power, the government will waive off their dues to the MFIs.

Till June this year, there were 14 lakh women microfinance borrowers in the state of which about 11 lakh have either made regular repayments or whose payments are overdue, but are not marked asnon-performing assets(NPA). To these categories of borrowers, the government will pay a one-time incentive up to Rs 25,000 to incentivize such credit discipline.

The finance department of the Government of Assam signed an MOU with microfinance institutions for implementation of Assam Micro Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme (AMFIRS), 2021 to provide succour

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to poor women borrowers who are not able to return the loan amount of microfinance institutions.

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (Rail Skills Development Scheme) under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (Prime Minister Skill Development Scheme).

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

About 2,500 youths having minimum qualification as matriculation passed in age group 18 to 35 years would be given free training in three years in the ECoR. The training will be imparted in welding, electrician and fitter trades at Diesel Loco Shed

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at Visakhapatnam, Electric Loco Shed at Angul and Visakhapatnam and at Carriage Repair Workshop at Mancheswar with 20 slots at each location.The training will consist of 100 hours in three weeks. The application form for the said training is available on ECoR website as well as at respective training centre.

Tamil Nadu govt plans talks with Kerala on 3 water-sharing projects

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Naduwould soon hold talks withKeralaatThiruvananthapuramto resolve various inter-state water disputes including strengthening of Mullaperiyar dam and implementation of Pamba-Achankoil-Vaippar link, which would help divert 22tmcft of water to Sankarankoil, Kovilpatti, Sivagiri, Srivilliputhur, Rajapalayam, Sathur and Tenkasi taluks in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu had sanctioned Rs9.8 crore

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for the work. The state has also sanctioned installation of seismic instruments at the dam at Rs99.9 lakh. TheTamil Nadu governmentalso requires permission from Kerala to cut 23 trees to complete the strengthening work of Baby dam and repair the ghat road. Due to the obstructionist Attitude of Kerala government, it was getting delayed, the minister said.
On Pamba-Achankoil-Vaippar link, Duraimurugan said the project could help generate 500MW power for Kerala. Despite Tamil Nadu giving its concurrence for preparing a detailed project report, Kerala was not in favour of the project, he said.

The Tamil Nadu government also wants Kerala to give nod to the modified proposal of Pandiyar-Punnampuzha project, proposed by the DMK government in 2006. The project was expected to generate 60MWhydropowerand divert 7tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) water through a 27km long tunnel to Moyar in Bhavani sub-basin to meet the drinking and Irrigation needs of some drought-prone areas. After conducting preliminary study, a feasibility report had been prepared to facilitate discussions with Kerala

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