01.12.21

CM Khattar first to enrol for Japanese course at Kurukshetra university

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CM Manohar Lal has become the first person to enrol for a three-month online basic certificate course in Japanese culture and language at Kurukshetra University.

The CM said he had a passion for Learning foreign languages from the very beginning, so he had enrolled in the Japanese language course started by Kurukshetra University.

Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor Som Nath Sachdeva said the Chief Minister had become the first student of the Japanese language course. He said it was a matter of pride for the university. His presence as a student will be a great motivation to the entire TEACHING and student of the university.

Prof Sawhney said the online programme is tailored specifically to the need of government representatives so that collaborations in the field of business, economy, research and Education can be established between India and Japan. Kurukshetra University has also started a one-year online certificate course in Japanese language from the session 2021-22, which will help stdudents secure jobs in India and abroad.

Stubble-burning in 2021 highest in 5 years: Satellite data

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The stubble burning season has come to an end with the cumulative “fire counts” inPunjabandHaryanarecorded by Nasa satellites in September to November being the highest in five years.

As per data from Nasa’s VIIRS 375m satellite, 86,606 fire counts were detected in the two states from September 1 to November 29, a 7.3% increase over the same period last year.
The data also reveals a sharp increase in burning in Haryana as compared with the 2020 season. The number of fire counts in Punjab this year was 76,680, as opposed to 75,193 last year, and 9,926 in Haryana, up from 5,506 in 2020.

Meanwhile, an analysis done by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the forecasting body under the Union ministry of earth sciences, shows that the share of stubble burning to Delhi’s PM2.5 in the second week of November (November 9-13) was 30%. The contribution of local sources was 52% and external sources (emissions within 200-km range of Delhi) was 18% was during the same period. However, as the impact of stubble burning became negligible to just 4% in the last week of November (November 23-27), the share of local sources of pollution in Delhi’s PM2.5 rose to 78%, while external sources remained constant at 18%, the analysis noted.

Khajjiar to be aero sports hub: Himachal government

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The is planning to promote Khajjiar area of Chamba district for aero Sports. Rakesh Pathania, Minister for Forests, Youth and Sports Affairs, said this while talking to The Tribune. He said Monal National Aero Fest was organized last week in Khajjiar to attract tourists to the region.

During the fest, people from nine states participating in parasailing, paragliding and motorized paragliding events. A project was being prepared for promoting Khajjiar in Chamba as a new destination for adventure sports like paragliding and sailing. It would be sent to the union ministry for sports and youth affairs for funding, Pathania said.

He further said that Chamba Chalo programme has also been launched to attract tourists to virgin locations of Chamba district.

Uttarakhand govt withdraws Char Dham Bill

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Close on the heels of the central government withdrawing the contentious farm laws, theUttarakhandgovernment on Tuesday announced repealing of theChar DhamDevasthanam Board Act, which had brought over 50 temples, including Char Dham shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath, under the state’s control.

The act, which had led to constitution of a board, on the lines of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, headed by an Ias officer, was strongly opposed by the priests of the Char Dham shrines as they claimed it was an effort to deprive them of their centuries-old rights of administering the temples.

The fears were compounded when earlier this month, before PM Modi’s visit to Kedarnath on November 5, protesting priests had stopped former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat, regarded as the architect of the act, to enter the Kedarnath temple premises.

The film policy of Uttar Pradesh is getting a lot of appreciation at the International Film Festival of India-2021 being held in Goa. A stall of UP’s Film Bandhu has also been set up there and it was inaugurated by Randhir Kapoor and Rahul Rawail.

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At the same time, a delegation under the guidance of Film Bandhu Chairman Navneet Sehgal and Secretary Shishir reached Goa to participate in the prestigious film festival.

UP’s shooting locations are being shown on LED to producers, directors from all over the world. The film policy of the UP government is being promoted through booklets, folders and LEDs at the stalls of Film Bandhu set up at the Goa Film Festival. Artistes, directors, producers, technical experts from all over the world have evinced interest in CM Yogi’s vision, policy and beautiful film shooting locations of UP.

Torpa in Khunti has become the first block in Jharkhand to achieve 100 per cent Covid-19 vaccination coverage. This tribal-dominated block has achieved this feat despite resistance against vaccination from villagers during the initial phase of the immunisation campaign.

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However, the sincere hard work of District Administration officials coupled with the assistance provided by NGOs helped in creating awareness about the vaccination and fast overcome the apprehensions associated with vaccination among villagers.

There are 95 villages in Torpa. So far 55939 people (Population of 18 plus) have been vaccinated for the first dose.

This is 100% of the population eligible for the vaccine; moreover, 70 percent people have taken the second dose too.

There are 116 houses here. About 319 people are eligible (over 18 years of age) to take the vaccine here. Every eligible person in the village has taken the first dose of the vaccine.

Govt, opposition lock horns as Bihar rated Indias poorest state

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With theNITI Aayogplacing Bihar at the bottom compared to other states on the basis of 12 parameters in its national multi-dimensional POVERTY index (NMPI) report, the states opposition and the ruling parties are engaged in a war of words. RJD national president Lalu Prasad and CM Nitish Kumar have also crossed swords in their own ways.

The report, prepared on the basis of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) with reference to 2015-16, has pointed to Bihars startling situation at the household level, even though its gross state domestic product (GSDP) has been in double figures. Bihar has been put in the club of the three poorest states Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
In fact, Bihar has figured poorly compared to Jharkhand and UP, as its 51.96% of people have been categorised as poor, another chunk of 51.88% deprived of Nutrition and 45.62% of Women as deprived of maternal health.

The 12 parameters on which the has rated states are nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care, years of schooling of children, their school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets and bank accounts. Bihar has been rated as poor performing against seven of the 12 parameters and its best performing area is the provision of drinking water for people.

The other 10 other districts in the poorest category are Araria (64.65%), Madhepura (64.43%), East Champaran (64.13%), Supaul (64.10%), Jamui (64.01%), Sitamarhi (63.46%), Purnia (63.29%), Katihar (62.80%), Saharsa (61.48%) and Sheohar (60.30%).

In terms of inclusive development, Chhattisgarh has made it to the top five States of the country securing the fifth rank in a national survey. Andhra Pradesh has been ranked first.

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In a ranking made on the basis of a survey conducted by a national magazine, Chhattisgarh is ahead of states like Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

To create equal opportunities for every section, a road map was prepared for after a Congress government took office headed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, an official Communication said.

As part of it, farmers loans were waived off, input subsidy is provided to farmers on different crops, minor forest produce is covered by minimum support price and work in the rural areas is ensured through MGNREGA.

The gauthans have been generating EMPLOYMENT opportunities for the rural Women. Apart from the core Industry, rural Cottage industries are also promoted.

The state recorded a boom in all sectors including automobiles, increase in GST collection and procurement of maximum quantity of forest produce.

In Swachh city, 100 public toilets to get solar panels

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Indore Smart City Development Limited(ISCDL) will install solar power systems at 100 public and community toilets to reduce electricity consumption.

Solar power panels with a capacity of 2kilowatt each will be installed at public and community toilets. The project will be taken up under ‘green energy’ initiative. It will also be listed by ISCDL to obtain ”, which can be sold in the international market and used to generate revenue.

There are around 300 public and community toilets in city and the monthly electricity bill at each toilets is around Rs100 to Rs200. IMC garbage transfer stations and public gardens, including the regional park, already have solar systems.

Gujarat second highest in lock-up deaths

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Figures from the Union Home ministry on custodial violence shows a sorry state of Gujarat, which stood second in the entire country in terms of deaths in Police custody this year.
Gujarat with 21 deaths in police custody is next only to Maharashtra, which reported 26 such deaths till November 15 this year.

According to figures from the Union home ministry, the country reported 151 deaths in police custody and Gujarat accounted for nearly 14%.

Bihar. which reported 18 deaths in police custody, and Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh with 11 deaths each, are better off than Gujarat.

Crime in India in 2020, a report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), also revealed that the number of custodial deaths in Gujarat was the highest in 2020. Fifteen persons, who were in police custody without remand, died in various districts of the state in 2020.