02.07.21

Satyadev Narayan Arya takes oath as 19th Tripura governor

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The Chief of Tripura High Court, Akil Kureshi administered the oath of office and secrecy to 84-year-oldSatyadev Narayan Aryaas 19th governor of Tripura on Wednesday atDarbar Hall of historical Puspabantapalace.

Chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma as well as senior ministers of the state cabinet, the speaker and top officials of the administration attended the ceremony. While introducing the stakeholders, the governor sought cooperation from everyone concerned to continue the development of Tripura.

Satyadev Narayan Arya has been transferred from Haryana and replaced Ramesh Bais who has taken oath as governor of Jharkhand at the same time. Arya was a leader ofBJPand former minister of mines and geology ofBihar.

He is an eight-time winning Member ofBihar Legislative Assemblyfrom Rajgir constituency. He is also a postgraduate in arts and a law graduate fromPatna University.

New Department of Faith and Culture in Assam

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The Assam Cabinet has introduced the creation of an independent department to guard and retain the faith, lifestyle and traditions of tribes and indigenous communities of the state.

Highlights:

The new branch would make sure that the states indigenous Population gets to keep their belief and traditions, whilst also presenting requisite support to them. Indigenous tribes such as the Rabhas, Bodos, Mishings, alongside with others have their personal religious beliefs and special traditions, which so a ways have not obtained the aid critical for their preservation. The cabinet, throughout the meeting, agreed that financial and Administrative Reforms had been necessary to make sure speedy implementation of quite a number schemes floated by using the government. It determined that departmental committees, headed with the aid of commissioners, will be entitled to supply its nod for tasks really worth 2 crores and below.

Rath Yatra – Greets the People

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On the occasion of the Rath Yatra, the Prime Minister greets the people.

Highlights:
This year’s Rath Yatra festival at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, took place on July 12th.
The festival was held without devotees due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Apart from Police officers, only officials and temple authorities were present.

About Puri Rath Yatra:
Rath Yatra is a festival honouring Lord Jagannath (Lord Krishna), Goddess Subhadra (Lord Krishna’s sister), and Lord Balaram (his elder brother).
Rath Yatra is widely celebrated and is one of India’s largest festivals.
According to the traditional Oriya calendar, the Jagannath Rath Yatra festival starts on the second day of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu lunar month of Ashadha.
The nine-day festival commemorates Lord Jagannath’s annual journey to the Gundicha temple with his brother Lord Balbhadra and sister Subhadra.

Export of Madurai Malli

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Nadu exports GI certified Madurai Malli and other flowers to the United States and Dubai.

Highlights:

The Madurai Malli, also known as Jasmine, is an important part of Tamil Nadu’s culture and economy.
The sacred flower has a connection to Madurai that dates back to 300 BCE.
Flowers have a special significance in Indian culture because they are integral to many rituals and customs.
Madurai Malli is well-known for its fragrance, which is in high demand among the Indian Diaspora in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, and Western Europe, particularly France.
In order to meet this demand, jasmine is grown on 1200 hectares of land in the Madurai district alone.
The sandy loam Soil in Madurai is moist and well-drained, making it ideal for jasmine cultivation.
Madurai jasmine is commonly used in weaving garlands, and its extract is used to make perfumes, soaps, and lotions.
It takes approximately one tonne of flower to extract one kilogramme of jasmine concentrate, which sells for around Rs one lakh.

Own OTT Platform by Kerala

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Kerala government has proposed to have its very own over-the-top (OTT) platform. The kingdom authorities have decided to launch it by November 1. The State governments proposed foray into the online content material streaming area with the launch of an over-the-top (OTT) platform is a cultural intervention, as an alternative than some thing caused via the market or revenues.

Highlights:

OTT gamers like Netflix and Amazon have been displaying more interest in Malayalam cinema. But they are generally limited to films from which they can get revenue.

In the remaining one year, much less than 15 Malayalam films, providing large stars, have taken up these platforms.

Furthermore, smaller & Home-grown OTT systems such as New Stream and Mainstream TV no longer have plenty of finance to shape better players.

Thus, the proposed this OTT platform which will ensure space and make some kind of revenue share for lower finances & independent movies that are struggling to discover areas among the public.

Karnataka govt signs MoU with BCIC for industry-academia partnership

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To make students of Polytechnics across the state both employable and entrepreneurial, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked between the Department of Technical Education and the Bangalore Chamber of and Commerce (BCIC) on Friday.

As per the State Government‘s release, the PARTNERSHIP was signed in presence of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayana, who is also the minister of Higher education.

This MoU will enable the development of a joint online portal for the seamless offering of internships, industry visits, projects, and placements for diploma students across the state besides facilitating to make use of the Learning Management system (LMS) effectively.

Police, health, & education departments to get priority

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A major chunk (more than one-third) of the posts to be filled as part of a massive recruitment drive will be in three key departments Police, medical and Health and Education in the first phase.

Following the directions from chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday to begin the process of filling up 50,000 vacancies in the first phase, various department heads started identifying the vacancies which would be placed before the state cabinet

Experts, farmers in Andhra Pradesh welcome empowering of river boards

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Irrigation experts and farmers in Andhra Pradesh have welcomed the Centres gazette notification marking jurisdiction for the Krishna and Godavari river boards.

Farmers, particularly in Rayalaseema, were anxious over utilisation of Krishna river water for power by neighbouring state.

Telangana had utilised about 27 tmc of the 29 tmc received as inflows at Srisailam in the last fortnight, AP officials allege. About 15 tmc of water was released into the ocean from Prakasam barrage due to the power generation by Telangana at Pulichintala project.

Climate change concerns need to be woven into coastal plan: Greens

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Goa along with other coastal states has been facing the brunt of extreme weather events occurring more closely than ever before. Activists said that despite this, the impact of the Climate crisis has been overlooked in the draft coastal zone management plan (CZMP).

A series of in 2019 and 2020, extremely heavy rainfall that caused unprecedented flooding, and even a hail storm more recently has made experts realise that the close sequence of these events is evidence of Climate Change.

With the sea level rise likely to be in the range of a metre in the near future, the ramifications are likely to be catastrophic for Goa, as many parts in low lying areas would be submerged. Beaches would face greater erosion and cultivable land would be lost. Even settlements could face threat from these extreme weather events.

Promoting Sustainable Development with threats of natural hazards in coastal areas, especially sea level rise, is one of the objectives of CRZ Notification 2011.

Bone Tissue Regeneration in Pune University

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Savitribai Phule Pune University in India synthesised a nano biomaterial with a stable link between two Molecules. The advancement could soon aid in tissue regeneration

About Bone tissue regeneration:

Bone defect of critical size due to trauma or disease. These are extremely difficult to repair through natural host tissue Growth.

As a result, there is a need to fill these defects with a bridging (usually porous) material (termed scaffold), which should also promote the regeneration of new bone tissue when combined with relevant cells and signalling molecules.

The biomaterials of choice for the development of such scaffolds should have bioactive properties, which means they should react with physiological fluids and form tenacious for bone formation.