01.07.21

Not only CMIE, even govt data also indicates unemployment is at its peak in Haryana: Hooda

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Former Haryana chief minister and leader of oppositionBhupinder Singh Hoodahas said the chief minister,Manohar Lal Khattarmay try to run down data collected by CMIE, but data from government like NSSO also indicates that Unemployment has turned into a crisis in Haryana. He said Haryana was number one in investments, has now become number one in unemployment.

If the government denies theCMIE data, it must look at the NSSO data and it will be clear that unemployment is at its peak in Haryana. The latest economic survey of the itself shows that 8,81,679 people of the state had registered for jobs, but the government was able to provide jobs to only 2,816 people, he said.

Terming the statements of opposition leaders regarding power shortage for the industry as baseless, Punjab Industry and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Wednesday said that the State Government has ensured a conducive environment for industry and there is no power crisis at all in the State.

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The Cabinet Minister said that Punjabs Industrial Policy is the best in the country due to which the state has witnessed worth Rs 91,000 crore in the last four years.

He added that Punjab is a favourite destination for the industrialists and of the 2,900 investment proposals, 51 percent have already started their businesses, including 20 foreign firms.

The Minister said the State Government has come up with the Right to Business Act and Single Window system to ensure solution of all issues under-one-roof which further provided Ease of Doing Business and saved precious times of the industrialists.

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday conducted an aerial survey of the flash flood affected area Boh of Shahpur Assembly constituency of Kangra district.

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He announced that Rs four lakh each would be provided to the families of the deceased and financial help would

be given to the people whose houses had been damaged in this natural calamity for construction of houses.

Rescue operations were still underway in Boh valley following a landslide in which one person died and nine others are still feared trapped beneath the debris till the evening.

The Chief Minister took stock of the losses suffered due to flash flood on July 12 and also met the affected families of the area. He directed the Kangra District Administration to take up the relief and rehabilitation work on war-footings in the affected area.

Thakur said that a team of NDRF is coordinating with the District Administration in rescue and relief works and all out efforts are being made to trace the missing persons.

He also talked telephonically to DC Sirmaur Ram Gautam and enquired about the efforts being made by the NDRF and District Administration to rescue the persons who got stranded on the island in Giri river in Paonta Sahib sub-division of Sirmaur district on Monday.

Notably, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said on Monday that the situation caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh was being closely monitored with central authorities working in coordination with the .

The Met Department has forecast heavy rainfall may likely continue in Kangra, Hamirpur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan districts in the next 24 hours.

Black-bellied Coral Snakes in the Forests of Uttarakhand

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Indian researchers have identified Black-bellied Coral snakes in the forests of uttarakhand for the first time in HISTORY.

Highlights:

The snake is associated with the Elapidae family and Sinomicrurus genus. Its scientic name is S. nigriventer.
The snake was observed in the Bhadraj Block of Benog Wildlife Sanctuary in the Mussoorie Forest Division.
At present, there are 107 species of coral snakes in the world. In India, only 7 coral snake species are found.
As per the report by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on the management of snakebite, there are more than 2000 species of snakes in the world.
About 300 of these species are found in India, of which fifty-two are venomous. Venomous snakes of India belong to three families Elapidae, Viperidae and Hydrophidae (sea snakes).
All snakes are protected with the aid of the law. Cobra, Rat snakes, and Checkered keelback are included in Schedule II of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the relaxation are blanketed via Schedule IV.

The Uttar Pradesh government has made a commitment to usher in a new Blue Revolution by strengthening fish production as it is creating employment opportunities thereby increasing the rural economy.

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The fish farming business, which was considered a loss deal in the previous governments, has given EMPLOYMENT opportunities to thousands of youth in their villages. In the last four years, a total of 7.46 lakh metric tons of fish was produced in the state, which is 1.28 lakh metric tons more than during the five-year regime of the Samajwadi Party government, government spokesman Sidharth Nath Singh said.

He said due to the effective schemes of the Yogi government, fish production had started spreading rapidly in UP.

Youth are more inclined to adopt new technologies and techniques and are joining this business. The record production of 7.46 lakh metric tons of fish in UP is proof of this. During the five-year tenure of the SP government, a total of 6.18 lakh metric tons of fish was produced, he said.

The present government provided loans amounting to nearly Rs 6,972.08 lakh to 7,883 fish farmers through Kisan Credit Card whereas in the previous government not even a single fish farmer was given the benefit of the credit card scheme. The Yogi-led UP government has allotted 2,821 houses to fishermen in the state in the last four years, whereas during the SP regime only 2,383 fishermen were given houses.

Besides, in the last four years, 3,392.74 lakh metric tons of fish seed was produced in the state, whereas in the five-year rule of the Akhilesh Yadav government, a total of 2,703.56 lakh metric tons of fish seed was produced. The government has made a provision of Rs 243 crore in the budget for the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana started by the Central government. In order to provide financial security to the fishing community, two lakh fishermen will be covered with free Insurance in the financial year 2021-2022.

ICDS Survey in Jharkhand

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According to a recent survey, more than 55 percent of children in Jharkhand did not receive Supplementary Nutrition under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) even once during the first six months of 2021.

Highlights:

According to the National Family Health Survey-4 data, every second child in the state is stunted and underweight, every third child are stunted, every 10 children are severely wasting, and about 70% of children are anemic.

About Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS):
It is a central funding scheme launched in 1975.
It is implemented by the Women and Child Development Ministries.
It is an umbrella scheme under 6 Schemes operates namely:
Anganwadi Services Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
National Childcare Scheme
Adolescent Girl Scheme
Child Protection Scheme
POSHAN Abhiyaan

Only 14% of school students in Bihar have access to computers

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At a time when online study has been the only option available for students owing to the Covid pandemic, only 14% of the school students inBiharhave access tocomputers.

According to the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) report released recently, less than one in five schools had working computers and only a limited number of them had Internet connection. It is even more surprising to know that 73% students in neighbouringJharkhandhave had access to computers, the report said.

The minister said the government is already seized of this problem and had, some time back, requested the central government to sanction necessary funds under Samagra Shiksha Yojana for providing necessary digital devices like smartphones and laptops to the students and install good number of computers with internet connectivity in all the schools so that our children do not suffer.

Lemru Elephant Reserve in Chhattisgarh

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This is a proposed elephant sanctuary in Chhattisgarh. Lemru is one of two elephant sanctuaries planned to prevent human-animal conflicts in the area. Elephants moved from Odisha and Jharkhand to Chhattisgarh. The proposed area under the reserve is part of the Hasdeo Aranya Forest, which is a very diverse biological area and also rich in coal.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis (AIGGPA) signed 6 MoUs with various universities, AIIMS, NIREH (ICMR) and IISER. The main goal of the MoU is advancement of knowledge and better policy making through mutual cooperation in public policy, governance, administration and other related areas. Good governance institutions and MoU institutions will be benefited by this.

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Lectures, seminars, workshops, panel discussions, webinars and training programmes on public policy, Governance and administration will be organized in collaboration with institutions through the MoU. Along with this, their mutual expertise in TEACHING, research and other areas will also be beneficial. Better utilization of human Resources will be ensured.

Gujarat faces Draft Ports Bill challenge

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TheGujaratgovernment recently announced plans to invite global bids to develop a non-major port atNargolwith an initial of Rs 3,800 crore. Less than 50km away at Vadhavan in Maharashtra, the central government is working on a plan to develop a major port for an estimated investment of Rs 65,000 crore.

Nargol is likely to encounter tough competition from Vadhavan in drawing traffic. Moreover, the plans to develop new Ports and to boost port-led development activities could face challenges if theDraft Ports Bill2021 of the Union ministry of ports, shipping and waterways is implemented in its present form.

The draft bill aims to modify the current management model of non-major ports or ports that are run by state maritime regulators. The major ports are run by the central government.

The majority of the 27 functions defined for MSDC override the independence of state maritime boards.

Gujarat Maritime Board regulated ports handled 338 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo for the year 2020-21 as compared to the total national cargo of 1,247MMT. The state houses the countrys largest commercial port, the largest captive jetty, and is the only state to have three LNG terminals.