01.11.22

Cannabis cultivation a poll issue in Kullu

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The cultivation of cannabis can emerge as an election issue in Kullu district. The area has gained notoriety for being a drugs hub but successive governments have made little efforts to help people cultivating cannabis to take up alternative crops.

The government has tried to provide livelihood to people in remote villages of the district through MGNREGA but failed to help them take up alternative .

The Chief Ministers statement had raised the expectations of those involved in cannabis cultivation. However, the government could not make any progress in the direction.

Health infrastructure improving in Uttarakhand- CM Dhami

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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that the Health of the State has witnessed a many fold increase in recent times. The State Government is committed to improvement in the health Services. He was addressing the 13thnational convention on medical Education at Swami Ram Himalayan University, Jollygrant.

He said that the State government has started a free health investigation scheme under which 207 pathological tests are being done free of cost.

Terming the founder of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) Swami Ram as the great humanist, philosopher, teacher and a saint, the CM said that he did a great service to the State by setting up HIHT. He said that Swami Ram believed that the human body is a temple of god and serving fellow human beings is the biggest form of the prayer.

Uttar Pradesh launches new industrial policy to achieve 1 trillion-dollar economy

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The much-awaited new industrial development and EMPLOYMENT generation policy ofUttar Pradeshwas cleared by the state cabinet.

Assuring that the new policy would ensure the continuity of success scripted during the previous policy term, Nandi claimed that learnings from the past, feedback from the and opinion of experts has been integrated well to come up with a comprehensive document. Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner, Arvind Kumar said, “The new framework aims to make Investment in UP easier and mutually beneficial to investors from any part of India and the world.”

Citing some salient features, they pointed out that the new policy offers investment in four categories namely – large (Rs 50-200 crore),Mega(Rs 200 – 500 crore),Super Mega(Rs 500 – 3,000 crore) andUltra Mega(Rs 3,000 crore or more).

Ranchi accounts for 46% of all dengue cases in Jharkhand

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Though dengue cases inJharkhandare relatively less than last year, Ranchi accounts for nearly 46% of the confirmed positive cases which have been detected across the state between January and October.

Statistics available with the state department of Health, medical Education and family welfare state that 24 districts have cumulatively reported 180 cases till October 18. Of them, 89 alone have been detected in Ranchi.

Air quality in Patna improves to ‘moderate’ from ‘poor’ category

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The city experienced less pollution ahead of winter this year compared to the previous year when there was less traffic on road due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The air quality index (AQI) of Patna has drastically improved by 79 notches – from ‘poor’ zone at 205 to ‘moderate’ zone at 129 – in the last 24 hours, as per the bulletin of theCentral Pollution Control Board(CPCB). When compared to other major cities in Indo-Gangetic plains, Patna was at the third position in improved air quality after Kolkata (115) and Dehradun (76). The other major cities like Delhi recordedAQIof 424, Kota 260, Lucknow 197 and Chandigarh 185.

The improved Environment was largely due to favourable weather conditions, rise in temperature, less traffic movement owing to Chhath festival and various measures taken under the Clean Air Action Plan.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. A ‘moderate’ AQI essentially means breathing discomfort will be experienced by the people having lung, asthma and heart diseases.

National Tribal Dance Festival kicks off in Chhattisgarh

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TheNational Tribal Dance Festivaltook off to a colourful start on Tuesday with national and international tribal artists putting up an impressive performance on the opening day of the three-day event here in the state capital ofChhattisgarh, coinciding with the states 23rd foundation day celebrations.

Being hosted by the Chhattisgarh government, foreign artists from ten countries, including Mozambique, Serbia, Togo, Egypt, Mongolia, Indonesia, Russia, New Zealand, Rwanda, and Maldives and tribal artists from 28 states and seven union territories of India are set to compete at the tribal dance festival.

Facilities to industries which provide employment to locals

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the government will provide all facilities to industries which will give EMPLOYMENT to local residents of the state.

Chouhan was addressing the unveiling program of Sagar Textile Manufacturing Private Limiteds new project costing Rs 1070 crore at Tamot in Gauharganj tehsil of Raisen district on Thursday.

Chouhan said that today Madhya Pradesh is one of the 10 leading states in textile Industry. We are trying our best to reach the top position in the state. Presently the textile products of Madhya Pradesh are being exported to different countries of the world and have also made their own identity. Chief Minister Chouhan said that more than 3,000 youth of the state would get direct employment and a large number of citizens would get indirect employment from the industry started in Tamot today. With the coming of this project, there will be all-round development of the area.

The Chief Minister said that his entire focus is on providing employment to the youth. In the next one year, a campaign is underway to link one lakh government jobs and about 2 lakh youth to self-employment every month. The Chief Minister also praised the Sagar Group for employing 60 percent of Women workers and making the campus drug-free. Chouhan said that due to the construction of Ratapani Dam, this area is continuously developing. The demands placed by the local public representatives for the development of the area will be fulfilled soon.

Rajasthan’s school education performance improves to Level 2 in latest grading

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With improvement in and basic facilities in schools across the state,Rajasthanis now at Level 2 of the performance grading index (PGI) to assess school Education with a score of 903. This is likely the first time that Rajasthan has reached Level 2 in the PGI report.

The index was released by the ministry of education on Thursday. Seven states and Union Territories (UTs) have received Level 2, the highest rating given in the latest report.

The PGI helps you to understand the status of school education in different states and UTs and checks parameters such as Learning outcome and quality, access, infrastructure, and facilities, among others, and identifies areas that require improvement.

Since 2019-20, the state has shown improvement in indicators such as access, infrastructure and facilities, and Governance processes, as per the report.

These categories are further divided into five domains – learning outcomes (LO), access (A), infrastructure & facilities (IF), Equity (E) and governance process (GP).

Critical Information Infrastructure

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The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared IT Resources of HDFC bank, ICICI Bank, and NPCI as critical information (CII).

According to Information Technology Act of 2000, Critical Information Infrastructure is a computer resource. Incapacitation or destruction of such resource have debilitating impact on national security, public Health, economy, or public safety.

Under the IT Act 2000, the Union Government has the power to declare any data, IT Network, Database, or communications infrastructure as Critical Information Infrastructure, in order to protect that digital asset. In case, any person who secures access or tries to secure access to protected system, can be put behind the bars for up to 10 years.

Centre approves Maharashtras first Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Ranjangaon, Pune

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As part of its objective to strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India, theMinistry of Electronics and IThas approved the greenfieldElectronics Manufacturing Cluster(EMC) with the project cost of Rs 492.85 crores to be set up in RanjangaonPhase III,nearPune in Maharashtra.

The Minister also announced that the Ministry of Electronics and IT plans to give a boost to the 1000 Crore Semicon India Future Design programme to support Semiconductor Design Startups in the state and shall soon visit Maharashtra for a roadshow. He informed that C-DAC, Pune shall be the nodal office for this purpose.