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Kerala gets ODF Plus status from Centre

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Keralahas received the Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus status from the Centre for making all the villages meet the parameters prescribed by the Swachh Bharat Mission.

This was achieved by ensuring that all villages have been equipped with modern facilities for sanitation and waste disposal as per the parameters set by the department of drinking water and sanitation, Union ministry of Jal Shakti. Kerala is targeting to achieve 100% ODF model status by December. The criteria for declaring a village as ODF Plus include sustained ODF status along with implementing either solid or liquid Waste Management systems. The focused effort by all villages and grama panchayats in meeting the yardsticks helped the state attain the status, which reflects on the policy initiatives and their meticulous implementation by the government.

The grama panchayats have implemented projects for source-level management of biodegradable waste, collection of biodegradable waste byHaritha Karma Sena, construction of community and household toilets, installation of public disposal facilities for biodegradable waste, liquid waste disposal facilities and various informative campaigns.

Centres support essential for permanent solution to sea erosion: Karnataka minister Mankal Vaidya

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Minister for , Ports and inland water transportMankal S Vaidyasaid that the support of central government is essential to find a permanent solution to the problem of sea erosion that affects 320km seashore inKarnataka.

The minister, who visited various places on the coast in Udupi district on Sunday, said that fishermen in Goa, Karnataka andKeralahave been facing difficulties due to the issue of sea erosion. “When a solution is found in one stretch, the issue crops up in another stretch. A permanent solution needs to be chalked out to prevent damages caused by sea erosion. Hence, we have been sending teams to all affected areas to conduct studies. We need support from the central government to find a permanent solution for sea erosion. It will not be possible for the State Government alone to find a permanent solution for the menace, the minister said.

25% people in T obese: Lancet study

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

not only fares poorly in lifestyle disease indicators, but also accounts for a high Percentage of obesity and hypertension cases in comparison to many other states.

The latest Lancet report on Metabolic non-communicable disease Health report of India: Indian Council of Medical ResearchIndia Diabetes (Icmr-INDIAB) study’ confirmed that Telangana has over 25% central obesity and hypertension cases.

In generalised obesity cases, Telangana stands along withAndhra Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Manipur, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana and Delhi. The findings of the study were published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology’.

As far as abdominal obesity and hypertension cases are concerned, Telangana again fares poorly with over 25% of its Population affected by these lifestyle diseases. Medical experts said there is a close link between abdominal obesity and triglycerides.

A total of 1,13,043 individuals 79,506 from rural areas and 33,537 from urban areas were part of the ICMR-INDIAB study conducted across India between October 18, 2008, and December 17, 2020.

Telangana also has a lot to worry with diabetic and pre-diabetic population hovering between 7.5%-10% among the southern states, the report said.poorly.

AP to screen 20 lakh tribal people for SCD

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Andhra Pradeshhas launched a comprehensive sickle cell anaemia screening programme in the tribal pockets of the state.

This will cover about 20 lakh tribal Population aged under 40 years in Alluri Seetharama Raju, Parvathipuram-Manyam, Srikakulam, Eluru, etc.districts in the state. This is the first such comprehensive testing programme launched in the state for SCD. Of the 53,000 people screened for the condition in 2022-23, 178 patients were tested positive for it. At this rate, it is estimated that about 10,000 people are likely to have SCD traits.

According to experts, the unrestrained consanguineous marriage culture is further driving the SCD in the tribal parts of the state. Researchers have long been advocating the public, in these tribal parts, to screen themselves for SCD gene before marriages and not to go for consanguineous marriages if they are the carrier of the gene.

Enrolment rising in unaided schools in state: Govt data

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Less than 12% of Goa’s schools are unaided, but at least for the primary section, enrolment in these private institutions has surpassed the numbers in government and even government-aided schools. The directorate of Education‘s education statistics report has revealed that 21,568 children study in unaided schools, while 19,638 in government schools.
Of all the Class I students enrolled in the academic year 2022-23, 5,334 secured admission in 129 unaided schools, while 4,760 joined 712 government schools. For government-aided schools, 12,833 students joined 287 of these.

Data shows that private schools are most popular inSalcete,Bardez, andTiswadi. Also, the trend is more pronounced in urban areas, where 2,950 students sought Class I admission in unaided schools, as against 826 in government ones and 4,829 in aided ones.

Aditi Tatkare becomes first woman minister in Shinde govt

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Among the nine NCP MLAs who took oath as ministers on Sunday isAditi Tatkare, MLA from Shrivardhan in Raigad district. She is the first woman minister in the Shinde-Fadnavis government.

Aditi was a minister of state in the MVA government and worked as a junior minister handling the tourism, information and public relations, law and judiciary portfolios. She was also the guardian minister of Raigad. Daughter of senior NCP leaderSunil Tatkare, who is an MP from Raigad and was a minister in the Congress-NCP government in the past, Aditi was the president of the Raigad Zilla Parishad from 2017 to 2019.

The Shinde-led government had faced criticism for not having any woman minister. When Shinde expanded his council of ministers in August last year, the names of several senior Women representatives were widely discussed, but none of them found a place in the cabinet.

Hry govt forms enforcement bureau to deal with illegal mining, construction

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In a significant development, theHaryanagovernment has established an Enforcement Bureau (Haryana State Enforcement Bureau) to monitor and initiate criminal actions into cases of illegal mining, encroachments on government sites, illegal construction,Motor Vehicles Actchallans and illicit liquor trade. According to information, to start with the move, the would be converting all eight Police stations set up for the water and electricity theft cases into the enforcement bureau (EB police station).

This would deal with all the existing cases registered in various police stations across the state. Notably, Bhiwani, Mahendergarh, Nuh,Panchkula, Yamunanagar districts are the areas infested with incidence of illegal mining. Moreover, land disputes related to encroachment of government land and violation of building bylaws have been reported from across the state. The Town and Country Planning Department too had been registering cases for violation of sale purchase of land or construction on land falling under controlled areas, without taking the NOC from department.

Pb to set up 206 MW hydro project on Ravi

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Self-employment scheme with 10cr corpus fund

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The has introduced the Rajiv GandhiSwarozgaar Yojana(RGSY-2023) with a corpus fund of Rs 10 crore from itsbudgetto promote self-EMPLOYMENT and Entrepreneurship among the youth ofHimachal Pradesh. The incentives offered apply to the green field (new) projects, while the assistance is limited to one person from each family that includes self, spouse, and minor children.

CIMAP’s aromatic plants to bloom in Uttarakhand

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Soon, new varieties ofRosemaryandDamaskrose – high-value aromatic crop – developed by city-based CSIR-Central Institute of Plants“>Medicinal And Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) will spread their fragrance in Uttarakhand and bring smiles to the faces of farmers struggling with financial, climatic and crop loss due to wild animals.

Under its ‘Aroma Mission’, the CIMAP aims at increasing the income of farmers through cultivation of aromatic plants.

It was started in India in 2016 but will be launched in Uttarakhand for the first time.