The district is 25 years old, but it is yet to get an industrial corridor though it has good connectivity and geographical advantages. As per a decent survey conducted by the department of industries and commerce (DIC), over 125 entrepreneurs are eager to start industries near the district headquarter and they have demanded over 800 acres of land for setting up an industrial corridor.

Meanwhile, theKFCCIhas also placed a demand for land. The DIC has identified land near Ganajur andKolurvillages. The District Administration is negotiating with farmers for land. Chief ministerBasavaraj Bommaiwill hold a meeting next week in Bengaluru regarding Haveri industrial corridor and industrialists and traders are hoping that their long pending demand will come true soon.

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Hi-tech Hyderabad has made it to the list of Top 100 EmergingStartupEcosystems globally. The rating given by the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) has also putTelanganaamong the Top 20 Asian Ecosystems in funding and among Top 15 Regional Ecosystems when it comes to affordable talent.

The three cities Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune — were designated between 61-70 ranks without any specific rank being mentioned for each city. Last year, Hyderabad was placed among the 71-80 rank band.

was also

deemed strong in the life sciences sector as well as emerging technologies like AI, Big Data and Analytics.

North America continued to dominate the global rankings with 50% of the top 30 Ecosystems in this region. Asia accounted for 27%, whereas Europe had 17% of the top 30 ecosystems.

The number of untraced missing children substantially increased by 15% inAndhra Pradeshin 2020 compared to 2019, according to the latest Crime in India report released by theNational Crime Records Bureau(NCRB).

By the end of 2020, 636 children, including 549 from previous years, were yet to be traced. In 2019, 549 children were yet to be traced.

Around 58% of the untraced children are girls while 264 are boys. With the increase in number

of untraced children, the total tracing rate has dropped to 80.7% in 2020 compared to 83.3% in 2019.

Last year, a total of 2,745 children went missing, of which 2,092 were girls, accounting for 76% of cases.

In 2019, the number of cases of missing children stood at 2,476, however, the Percentage of missing girl children increased by 6% in 2020 compared to 2019. On the bright side, 2,658 children who went missing in 2020 were traced the same year.

After thehigh court of Bombay at Goaexpressed shock that tree authorities for North and South Goa had not met since their constitution in 2012, the authorities held a joint meeting based on court directives. A compliance report, as directed by the court, was filed, where it has been stated that the forest department is in the process of developing adedicatedonlineportal for applications seeking permissions for tree felling across Goa.

However, the state has told the court that it is not feasible to carry out a tree census in Goa as directed by the court, as it is a herculean task and Goas Climate leads to dense vegetation

Growth within a short time. Once the online portal is operational, the entire process of tree felling (permissions) will be online, it said.

Presently, the forest department on a regular basis is uploading the permissions granted for tree felling on the forest departments website, reads the compliance report submitted by member secretaries of the tree authorities.

About the census, the tree authorities have said in the compliance report that the Forest Surveys of India, a body of the Union Environment ministry, has already surveyed the forest and tree cover in Goa. As per the 2019 report, Goas forest cover increased from 60.2% during the previous survey year to 60.4%.

Two Humboldt Penguin Cubs in Mumbai

Two new Humboldt penguin cubs, joining the seven adult Humboldt penguins at Byculla Zoo in Mumbai

About Humboldt penguins:

The Humboldt penguin is named after a cold ocean current,

called the
The Humboldt Current (known as Peru Current) is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north along South America’s west coast.
Habitat: The Humboldt penguin is a South American penguin that breeds along the coast of Chile and Peru
When not raising chicks, these penguins have been known to travel long distances at sea to discover food.
Humboldt penguins can breed all year round.

Haryana Government will organize ‘Krishna Utsav’ on the lines of Gita Mahotsav with a view to promote tourism in the state.

At Krishna Utsav, life events of Shri Krishna will be presented in an enchanting manner with the help of tableaux, music, dance and modern technology.

Regarding the programme of ‘Krishna-Utsav’, the Chief Minister directed that just as Surajkund International Handicraft Fair in Faridabad district and Gita Mahotsav of Kurukshetra have special importance at national and international level, similarly the proposed ‘Krishna-Utsav’ has special significance and should be organized accordingly.

He said that Lord Krishna has a special relation with the land of Haryana. In Kurukshetra, he gave the celestial message of Shrimad Bhagwad Gita to Arjuna.

A study carried out by professors of Punjabi University, Patiala, has found that low remuneration has made handmade phulkari (a traditional art specific to the Patiala region) an economically unviable option for many young women who do not want to take it up as a means of livelihood. The research project report that was released on Monday highlighted that the artisans were not satisfied with their income and were worried about the diminishing demand of handmade phulkari in the local market.

The research was sponsored by the Centre for Womens Development Studies, New Delhi. Professor Ritu Lehal, Director, Womens Studies Centre, who headed the research programme carried

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out primarily in villages of Patiala district said some artisans reported making eight rupees per flower and three hundred rupees from one Phulkari, which takes 12 to 15 days to complete.

The university faculty members studied the working and earnings of 120 artisans divided in two groups those from training centres and those artisans working since generations.

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana has provided employment to 3,021 youth and training to 5,320 in various sectors in the state. According to a government press release, a target to provide training to 22,000 youth till the end of 2023 has been fixed.

The scheme is a placement-linked skill training programme, which aims to transform poor rural youth into economically independent and globally relevant workforce. The beneficiaries of the scheme have received EMPLOYMENT in the state and in neighbouring states as well.

As per the release, the scheme has proven to be an effective rural development initiative for poor, rural youth. Such youth in the 15-35 age group, specially abled people, Women and those from weaker sections, up to the age of 45 years, are covered under the scheme. The programme has an outcome-led design with guaranteed placements for at least 70 per cent trained candidates.

The Transport Department is planning to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at entry points of Uttarakhand as a measure to prevent tax fraud by the buses of other transport corporations and to maximise the tax recovery in the State.

Besides this, these high tech cameras will also be used in surveillance, enforcement of traffic rules and identifying traffic rules violators at the borders of the State.

Besides this, the department is also planning to install 10 ANPR cameras in Dehradun district as per the regional transport officer (enforcement) Sandeep Saini to ensure traffic laws enforcement and minimise road accidents.

Electronic Park in Uttar Pradesh

The Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh authorities have cleared a thought to strengthen an Electronic Park, alongside the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, close to Noida,

to promote the electronics .

Highlights:

The park is proposed to be developed in a region of 250 acres of the YEIDA close to Jewar Airport.

National and worldwide groups manufacturing mobile phones, TVs and different digital gadgets and add-ons will set up their devices in the park.

The new Electronic Park will be constructed at a funding of around Rs 50,000 crore to generate EMPLOYMENT for hundreds of neighborhood youths.