02.06.23

Schools of Eminence will set new benchmark in imparting quality education in Punjab: CM

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday envisioned that the Schools of Eminence, set up across the State by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government, will act as the harbingers for ensuring a bright future for the students.

Mann, interacting with the students of the ninth standard studying in the Schools of Eminence across the State, said that these schools are a new experiment in the state aimed at ensuring the holistic development of the students.

This is a step forward towards providing a good Learning experience for the students to excel in various fields. Equipped with ultramodern , these schools provide best quality Education to the students, he said.

The Chief Minister said that his Government is making concerted efforts to strengthen the Education sector in the State. Total 117 Schools of Eminence have been set up in 23 districts of the state to provide quality education to the children. These schools are focusing on grooming the students for five professional and competitive courses, including engineering, law, commerce, UPSC and NDA, he said.

These schools will set a new benchmark in quality educationThe results of these schools will be the dawn of a new era in school education. The government will felicitate the best performing schools of eminence across the state, said Mann while exhorting the students to work hard for carving a Niche in various fields in the international arena.

HP Govt to reduce dependency on borrowing: CM

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Notwithstanding the states precarious financial condition, the Himachal Pradesh Government is striving to maintain the pace of development in the state. The is committed to enhance the state’s own Resources and ensuring that the lack of funds does not hinder the state’s progress, said the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday.

Despite inheriting a substantial debt of Rs 75,000 crore from the previous BJP Government and facing financial restrictions on restoring the old pension scheme from the Union Government, the State Government is actively focused on resource mobilization, he said.

The Chief Minister said that the State Government has initiated several measures to generate additional revenue for the state exchequer, including seeking a larger share in power projects of Central PSUs that have recouped their costs. The government has also conducted auctions for liquor vends, resulting in an additional 40 per cent revenue for the state coffers, he said.

Sukhu pointed out that the Centre has imposed a ceiling on new proposals for external assistance through external aided agencies from Himachal Pradesh, which will be in place for three years from 2023-24 to 2025-26. By the end of the financial year 2025-26, Himachal Pradesh will only be eligible for approval of proposals up to Rs 2,944 crore from the Government of India, he added.

He said that the State Governments decision to reinstate the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for the government employees has led to a deduction of Rs 1,779 crore from the borrowing ceiling for the financial year 2022-23.

Additionally, the limit of open market borrowing has been reduced by around Rs 5,500 crore as compared to the previous year. The State Government has obtained authorization for borrowing Rs 4,259 crore until December 2023, and it is expected to receive authorization for around Rs 8,500 crore.

Modi govt apathetic to Ukhands development: Mahara

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At a time when the BJP government in the State is busy highlighting the developmental achievements of the Narendra Modi government in its nine years tenure in the Centre, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Karan Mahara alleged that the Modi government has remained apathetic to the developmental interests of Uttarakhand.

Citing instances of the Centres apathy towards the development of the State, the Congress leader said that the Modi government has not cleared funds regarding some ambitious development projects of the State which, if implemented, could have provided new means of income for the people. This reveals that the Modi government is the least interested in the development of the State, he said.

Slamming the Centre further, Mahara said that as Uttarakhand has limited sources of income, the externally aided projects can prove instrumental in the development of the State. But the BJP government at the Centre has been sitting on such projects, harming the long-term developmental interest of the state. Even those externally aided projects which were earlier approved are in jeopardy for lack of funds and the funds spent earlier on the projects may go down the drain, he said, adding that as many as 11 Centrally aided projects worth Rs 20,236 crore have remained in pipeline because of ceiling imposed by the Centre and it is uncertain whether they will ever be executed or not.

He further said that the Dhami governments boast of making Uttarakhand a model State rings hollow. The ground reality stands in contradiction to the saffron boast of development, he said.

Maha exporters keen to export mangoes from UP

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Mangotraders and exporters in Mumbai expressed interest in exporting different varieties of mango from UP, during a mango buyer-seller meet organised in Mumbai,Maharashtra.

Dasehri, Chausa, Langda were some of the varieties fromUttar Pradeshthat were exhibited in the mango exhibition that was also held on the occasion.

Minister of state for (independent charge)DineshSingh said exporters may get in contact with mango growers in UP directly to procure the fruit and also seek help from the department.

He said the buyer-seller meet is organised to promote commercial varieties of mangoes. HoFED is working in a planned manner to encourage export of mangoes from Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh accounts for 23% of total mango production in the country, which is more than 48 lakh tonnes of the total production of over 279 lakh tonnes in the country.

Lucknow, Saharanpur and Meerut are the main mango producing regions.
In thelast few years, mango varieties from the state have been exported to Singapore, Malaysia, England and Dubai.

CM for live verification development schemes being run in State

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For https://exam.pscnotes.com/good-Governance“>Good Governance, it is necessary that the schemes are completed on time. Quality should be taken full care of in the plans. In particular, the budgetary provisions made for various departments in the budget should speed up the works. For this, the officers will have to work with full accountability and seriousness, said Chief Minister Hemant Soren while reviewing the schemes uploaded on the Johar project portal in a high-level meeting with the Principal Secretaries / Secretaries of the departments in the Ministry of Jharkhand.

He said that the first review of the Johar project portal took place today. Many changes need to be made in this. Ministers will also be present in the meeting that will be held in this regard, so that a detailed review can be done at every level. He said that many schemes run by the government are related to many departments. In such a situation, there should be better coordination between different departments, so that it can be implemented in a better way. He told the departmental secretaries to do proper monitoring of all the schemes, so that if there is any kind of hindrance or problem in it, its solution can be found. This will have the advantage that the schemes will be completed on time.

The CM asked the departmental secretaries to assess the schemes run by their respective departments and review them in detail, so that they are implemented properly and everything can move forward smoothly. There should be constant monitoring of the schemes, he said.

The CM said that there will be live verification of whether the schemes are being implemented or not, at what stage is the progress of the plans, quality work is being done or not. It is being arranged with the help of information technology. Under this, information about the progress of all the schemes will be taken from the site. All of you officers should complete your preparations for this.

The CM directed the officers to fix the timeline of all the schemes. Under this, time should be fixed for preparing DPR regarding the schemes, starting the process of tender, starting the work and its completion. If there is a delay in the schemes, then at what level, how much delay has taken place, its outline should also be decided. He also asked the officers to change their working style and ensure their actions with full accountability.

Study reveals highlevel of phthalatesin parts of city soil

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Alarming level of phthalate contamination has been found in the of the state capital, as per a study conducted by AN College, Patna and funded by the state department of Environment, forest and Climate-change”>Climate Change.
Phthalates, a group of chemicals commonly used in plasticizers and as softeners for Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), have become ubiquitous in the environment due to their unrestrained use and improper disposal.

The research revealed the presence of different types of phthalate compounds, indicating a significant level of soil contamination. Ward number 1 and 5 were found to be the most contaminated by phthalate metabolites. Additionally, high levels of phthalate compounds were detected in wards number 56, 71, 27, 62, and 69.

Doorstep health facility launched in Cgarh

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched a new initiative aimed at providing medical facilities through telemedicine even in remote villages.

The “Doctor Tumcho Dwaar” was initiated at a programme held in Bedma village in Bastar regions Kondagaon district.

At present, the pilot project aims to provide the medical facilities in Baderajpur and Farasgaon development blocks where accessibility is a challenge.

A dedicated 24-hour call centre will be established to provide comprehensive Health support.

When a call is received, a team of doctors, ANMs and other staff members will be alerted. Doctors will offer tele-consultations and guidance, engaging in discussions with patients and their families regarding their health concerns.

In case of critically ill patients who require immediate treatment, doctors and their teams will visit their homes in a well-equipped vehicle to provide necessary medical care.

The Chief Minister’s Haat Bazaar Clinic scheme, designed to offer healthcare Services in remote areas, is also being successfully implemented in the district.

With the latest scheme’s success, it will be expanded to other development blocks as well.

.New technology will be used to fill potholes, says Minister

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Public Works Minister Gopal Bhargava has said that new technology will be used for repairing potholes on roads in the state. With this technique, better quality work can be done in less time. This technique will be implemented as a pilot project in 7 districts of the state in the first phase.

Public Works Minister Gopal Bhargava has said that due to rain and traffic of overloaded vehicles, potholes form on the roads. Road repairing work is done continuously with quality, but the time taken for repair work and its quality are questioned. The Public Works Department has decided to adopt new modern techniques of jet puncture, velocity puncture and infrared for repairing potholes on roads. He said that before implementing the infrared recycling technology, jet puncture technology and velocity puncture repair technology, a detailed study has been done by the senior technical officers of the department. In this technique no waste material is generated during operation. With this work can be done in all seasons including monsoon.

This year too, MS University fails to improve on ranking

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M S University has featured in the rank band of 101-150 for university category in the India Rankings 2023 as the Ministry of Education released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 on Monday.
Last year, too, the university had featured in the rank band of 101-150 in the ranking of universities. In 2019 and 2020, the university had featured in the university rank band of 101-150.
In 2016 and 2021, the university had found its place among the top 100 universities of the country. In 2016, MSU had received its best ever ranking when it was ranked at 76th position when the NIRF rankings were declared for the first time. In 2021, the university was ranked 90th with a score of 39.48.

The university does not feature in the India Rankings 2023: Overall – a category in which it had featured last year in the rank band of 151-200.

The NIRF rankings were released for a total of 13 categories – overall, universities, colleges, research institutions, engineering, management, pharmacy, medical, dental, law, architecture and planning, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and allied sectors and innovation.

Annapurna Yojana may be delayed

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Distribution of food packets under the Chief MinisterAnnapurna Yojanamight get delayed for at least one to one-and-a-half month. Officials of the cooperative department stated that the delay is taking place as a senior official of the department went on leave and was then transferred shortly after he joined.

We had floated two different tenders for this project. However, there are certain technical issues with one of the tenders. We could not change it because a senior official, authorized to issue tender, was on leave. He joined on Monday and was transferred on the same day. We have to wait until a new official takes charge, said a senior official ofRajasthanState Cooperative Consumer Federation Limited (CONFED).

CM Gehlot had increased thebudgetfor this scheme by Rs 1,700 crore during hisbudget speech.