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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi government to give free saplings to farmers

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The state cabinet on Friday approved free distribution of saplings to government departments, farmers and others who would participate in the ‘Vriksharopan Janaandolan’ 2021, the title given to the state’s annual plantation drive this year when a total of 30 crore trees would be planted inUttar Pradeshin July.

The plantation would be done following the Corona protocol. The date when the trees would be planted is yet to be decided. Sources in the forest department said the letter from the government is awaited. The plantation drive will start in the first week of July which is celebrated asVan Mahotsavin the country.

‘s emphasis is more on the environmentally significant trees and the ones that boost immunity like Peepal, Banyan, Pakar, Sahjan, Mahua, Neem, Aonla, Mango and other desi varieties along with the ones that find mention in the religious and mythological scriptures. This time, at least 30 tree species that find mention in the Valmiki Ramayan will be planted. These are the ones that still are found in the state and can be grown in the given conditions of Soil and Climate.

The state government had distributed free saplings to farmers in 2019 and 2020 as well. Poplar and Eucalyptus were excluded last year also. In the last two years, the state has planted 22 crore and 25 crore trees respectively. Forest department has a separate budget for plantation while other government departments do not have a separate allocation for plantation and that is the reason why the forest department would give free saplings to the departments.
The plantation drive is one of the ways of the government to help farmers’ create an additional Source Of Income. By planting timber-yielding, fruit bearing or fodder-giving varieties farmers can earn an extra income. The demands of the farmers have already been recorded at every gram panchayat level and they will be given the saplings accordingly.

Ranchi has emerged as the best performing district in terms of health and nutrition reforms and bagged the third position in overall performance under the Aspirational District Programme (ADS) of Niti Aayog, which aims at improving the ease of living in 112 underdeveloped districts across India.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Another Jharkhand district, Simdega bagged the fourth position in overall performance and eight in Health and Nutrition under the ADS programme, the annual stated in its annual 2020-21 report released recently. Simdega also bagged the fourth position in Financial Inclusion & Skill development.

Palamu stood fourth among the 112 aspirational districts in terms of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture & Resources“>Water Resources. However, no Jharkhand district managed to make it to the list of top 10 best performing districts in terms of Education under the programme.

According to the website, Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure are this programmes core areas of focus. After several rounds of consultations with various stakeholders, 49 key performance indicators have been chosen to measure progress of the districts.

At least 19 of 24 districts in Jharkhand are among the 112 districts selected for the programme. As per a report submitted by the Niti Aayog to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), most of the 112 districts selected for the ADP were underdeveloped and some affected by LWE.

The Niti Aayog, as per its annual report, sanctioned comprehensive projects to reduce anaemia and Malnutrition in five Jharkhand districts and equip schools with smart classrooms in 19 districts of the tribal state.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), if the prevalence of anaemia in a Population is 40 per cent or higher it is categorized as a severe public health problem. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) highlights that around 70 per cent of children in the age bracket of 6-59 months, 62.6 per cent of pregnant Women and 65.2 per cent of women in the reproductive age are anaemic in Jharkhand.

Launched in January 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ADP has been lauded by several foreign organisations, including the UNDP, which recently stated that the ADP should serve as best practice for other countries where regional disparities in development status persist for many reasons.

Bihar last in infrastructure, facilities in school education

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Biharhas scored the lowest in terms of and facilities with a total 81 points out of 150 in thePerformance Grading Index(PGI) 2019-20 for states/UTs in the field of school Education, the report of which was released by theMinistry of Educationrecently.
However, the state saw a marginal improvement in its overall PGI score between 5 to 10%, when compared to the figures of 2018-19.

The overall score of Bihar was 747 out of 1,000, landing the state at the bottom 8th position (with grade III) among 37 states and UTs. The top-performing state was Punjab with 929 points.
The PGI is a set of 70 parameters to catalyse transformational changes in the field of school education.

Chhattisgarh government aims to provide potable tap water to 22 lakh families this year

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chhattisgarhgovernment laid foundation of 658 projects worth Rs 238 crores to ensure clean drinking water supply to households. The state is eyeing to provide potable water to more than 22 lakh families would through tap connection this year.

Chief ministerBhupesh Baghelsaid that all 45.8 lakh rural families of the state will be provided pure drinking water supply through free tap connections by the end of year 2023.

He asserted that the would achieve this target within the stipulated time period in any case. Chief minister said that under Jal Jeevan Mission, so far 5.6 lakh houses have been equipped with tap connections and remaining 65,396 houses would get it soon.

Sufficient funds would be provided for ensuring pure drinking water supply to each and every household of the state, and provision of Rs 850 crore has been made in the state budget this year for this work, said CM .

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that a new pharma policy will be formulated to promote the manufacture of medicines for serious diseases like cancer, black fungus in the State. Our priority will be to make affordable but high quality medicines for critical diseases as per international standards.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

It is a matter of joy, satisfaction and pride for the State to start production of Amphoreva-B in Jabalpur in such a short time for the treatment of black fungus.

It is a matter of joy, satisfaction and pride for the state to start production of Amphoreva-B required for the treatment of black fungus in Jabalpur in such a short time.

The Chief Minister said that the production of this injection to combat black fungus is an important step towards making the state self-reliant. Adding the word Reva to the name of Reva Cure Sciences Company symbolizes the companys proximity to its roots. This unit is the only pharma company in Madhya Pradesh to manufacture Anti Cancer Injection. Production of advanced Nanotechnology based injections and the company being certified by WHO and European GMP is a matter of pride for the state. Chouhan congratulated the founders of Reva Cure for this achievement.

Govt should devise SOP for vulture tissue collection

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In a research published this April, Nimesulide poisoning in white-rumpedvultureGyps bengalensis in Gujarat, India, the authors found the anti-inflammatory drugnimesulidein the Tissues of all the dead vulture fromGujaratthey studied. The research was part of a project funded entirely by the Union ministry of Environment, forest and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change.

The collection of tissues of dead vultures sampled in the study were permitted by Gujarat forest department, and shared by Jivdaya Charitable Trust, Ahmedabad.

The study found that residues of all the 32 most commonly used pesticides in the tissues from kidneys, livers and guts of the four white-rumped vultures collected from Sanand and Dhrangadhra were below detection limits.

Radiation from cell phone towers causes no harm: DoT official

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Contrary to popular fears that radiation fromcell phone towersmay be injurious to Health, DoTofficials said extensive research on electro- signals has established that it does not cause any harm.

On the basis of extensive research onEMFsignals, it has been established that mobile tower radiation does not cause any injurious health issues.

Mobile phones communicate by transmitting radio waves through a Network of fixed antennas called base stations. Radiofrequency waves are electromagnetic fields, and unlike ionizing radiation such as X-rays or gamma rays, can neither break chemical Bonds nor cause ionization in the human body.

Manipur app to monitor home isolation patients

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Manipur launched a mobile app for real-time monitoring of Covid-19 patients in Home isolation.

The objective of the Manipur Home Isolation Management (MHIM) mobile application was to avail real-time Health data of patients in home isolation for prompt response.

This is the second mobile app to have been launched by Singh since May 15 an app for home delivery of fresh vegetables at the doorsteps of people during Covid-induced curfew.

Covid screening begins in 28,000 villages in Assam

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheAssamhealth department on Tuesday launched a drive to screen and test people in 28,000 villages across 33 districts for Covid-19 in a bid to isolate the maximum number ofhidden positive cases.

TheAssam Community Surveillance Plan(ACSP), as the drive has been named, has been undertaken to break the chain of transmission through active vigil. In the first wave of the pandemic last year, a similar initiative was carried out in the villages. Isolation of all positive cases is the primary goal of the drive to ascertain the magnitude of the Covid-19 transmission. But the actual target is beyond that and has been named Covid Plus, to enlist potential cases ofsevere acute respiratory infections(SARI), influenza like illness (ILI), fever or any other Health issues.

Many cases of malaria, dengue and vector-borne diseases like Japanese Encephalitis (JE) are suspected to have been covered up fearing Covid-19 detection.

The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Bhubaneswar, has signed an MoU with the Utkal University of Culture to promote higher education and interdisciplinary research in the dynamic fields of tourism and culture.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The MoU was signed on May 31 by Utkal University of Culture Vice-Chancellor Byomakesh Tripathy and IITTM Nodal Officer Dr Md S Hussain.

The MoU would facilitate innovations in training, faculty exchange programmes, curriculum development, collaborative seminars, symposiums and workshops and conferences on various dimensions of tourism and culture. It would foster organising certificate programmes, interdisciplinary research, PhD and several academic initiatives.

Culture and tourism are fast-growing global tourism markets. Despite Covid-19 and its aftermath, culture and tourism industries are increasingly being used to promote destinations and enhance their competitiveness and attractiveness.