03.07.23

Introduce kids to sanatan culture, yoga and Gita, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said learningyogafrom a tender age can play a role in preventing youths from becoming victims of ‘love jihad’. He was speaking at an event organised in Dhubri on Wednesday to markInternational Day.

Amid concerns among minority representatives regarding their fate after the release of the delimitation draft by the EC, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reached Dhubri, where Muslims have been playing a determining role in Elections. The opposition parties have alleged that the redrawing of the constituency was done to concentrate minority votes in “limited seats”.

There is only one solution – introduce children to sanatan culture from a young age, impart them lessons in yoga, and discuss holy books like theGitadaily. Our youths will never get misled. Considering the geographical location of Dhubri (close to Bangladesh border), the natives should practice yoga and imbibe the gyan and the noble qualities of sanatan culture, and preach the same to the younger generation,” he added.

Healthcare drone network trials held in Kmal

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An experimental trial to utilise drones to provide superior healthcare Services to tribal and rural communities in the Kandhamal district was launched. Redwing, a leading startup, would provide Made in India electric hybrid Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) drones and run end-to-end operations for the pilot project.

The project in Kandhamal district is made possible by generous financial and technical support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)s healthcare blended financing facility SAMRIDH, implemented by IPE Global.

The drone Network is being set up on an experimental basis to pilot aerial healthcare deliveries in the State. The network would enable diagnostics, vaccine, and medicine deliveries in the primary and community Health centers in the remote blocks of the district. Kandhamal is the first district in Odisha and the first aspirational district in the country to have an integrated healthcare drone network.

35% of jallikattu arena work completed: PWD minister

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Nearly 35% of the construction work has been completed on the upcomingjallikattuarena at Keelakarai village near Alanganallur and it would be ready in December end as planned, state public works, highways and small ministers E V Velu, said after inspecting the work.

Chief minister M K Stalin had announced a world-class arena for jallikattu, the traditional sport ofTamil Nadu. While the arena is coming up for 77,683sqft, the whole premises would be of 16 acres. The arena will have vadivasal, administrative blocks, dispensary, medical facilities, cloak and changing rooms, screening rooms and dormitories.

State made remarkable progress in edu sector

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Higher Education minister RBindu launched a thinly veiled attack on governor A M Khan for the latters remarks against the quality of higher education inKerala.

Kerala has made remarkable progress and it was unfortunate that people occupying constitutional positions are trying to undermine them, the minister said.

Bindu indirectly refuted the observations of the governor, raising doubts on the authenticity of the rankings given to some of the higher education agencies in Kerala, without mentioning his name.

She argued that the rating agencies were credible institutions from outside Kerala. Also, they are giving rankings based on definite parameters. Nearly 21% of the total superior quality educational institutions in the country are located in Kerala, the minister said.

Mahatma GandhiUniversity has been included in the top 100 educational institutions selected from across the globe by the Time Magazine.
Kerala University has wrested A++ rank in NAAC accreditation, and is occupying 24th position in the NIRF ranking.

Rural immersion prog helps students study NK villages

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The Rural Immersion programme launched byKarnatakaRural Development and PanchayatRajUniversity is giving students the opportunity to study rural areas of the North Karnataka region and suggest changes to the government.

Under Rural Immersion, a unique programme, PG and UG students from all streams of the varsity will stay in select villages for three weeks to study the living conditions, basic facilities, Health facilities, water facility, economic condition and other issues faced by the village where they stay.

Students found out that open defecation problem is still prevalent in villages. Many primary health centres are in a sorry state. Lack of EMPLOYMENT opportunities in villages forces them to migrate to cities and people are also getting addicted to gutkha and liquor. Many villagers lack good roads and proper .

100% green energy for airport ops

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The GMR Hyderabad International Airport announced its transition to 100% green energy. Hyderabad airport, in PARTNERSHIP withTelanganaState Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) will harness the power of green energy through a combination of its own 10 MWp (megawatt peak) solar power plant and green energy supplied by TSSPDCL. Through the initiative, the airport will reduce its carbon dioxide footprint by 9,300 tonnes annually.

Big boost for tourism in Andhra Pradesh coastal districts

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In a big boost to the development of tourism attractions, the has taken up Coastal Zone Tourism Master Plan (CZTMP) in all the 12 coastal districts. Joint teams comprising officials from tourism, Fisheries department and fisheries university have started the massive exercise to identify the suitable locations to develop as beaches along the coast. The teams have already identified nearly 289 beaches while the survey was completed last week and reports were forwarded to the district collectors.
The state government has asked the district collectors to finalise the consultations with the stakeholders and finalise the report for development of beaches in their respective districts. The district collectors have been asked to complete the work before the AP Coastal Zone Management Authority (APCZMA) notified the draft Coastal Regulatory Zone, 2019 maps. The finalization of plans for development of the beaches have been put on fast track and decided to complete the work before the CRZ maps are notified. This will help push the Growth of entire coastal area in attraction of the tourists, said APTDC managing director K Kannababu.

Interestingly, Srikakulam, considered to be the backward district in the state, is likely to get major push as the survey teams identified highest number of beaches-60 in the district. While Nellore district has 40 potential spots to develop as beaches, Bapatla district has about 28 points. The famous beach city,Visakhapatnamhas around 24 spots in the entire district. Subsequent to the finalization of the potential tourist spots along the coast, the state government will rope in private developers to take up design and develop the beaches with resorts and recreation facilities.

Meanwhile, the state government has set several projects on fast track. Eco-tourism projects are coming up in five locations while Oberai group is getting ready for the construction of five star hotels in five separate tourist locations including Gandikota, Horsley Hills and Pichuka Lanka. While DPRs are ready for two ropeway projects, feasibility study to take up ropeway projects in three other locations is underway. State government signed MoUs with private developers at GIS with an expected Investment of 20,000 crore in tourism projects in which the projects worth nearly 10,000 crore were pipelined.

Lasalgaon irradiation plant exports 1,000 MT of mangoes to USA

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Around 1,000 metric tonnes (MT) of mangoes have been exported to the USA from theLasalgaonirradiation plant in the district during the mango season this year.

The mangoes were processed at Lasalgaon before exporting it to the USA by air, under the supervision of quarantine inspectors from the USA.
As per norms, irradiation of mangoes is mandatory before exporting to the USA. The country could not export mangoes to the USA for two years due to the pandemic. But the export resumed in 2022, when 300 MT of mangoes were exported from Lasalgaon.

The exporters involved in exporting to the USA are processingAlphonsoand Kesar varieties of mangoes at Lasalgaon. Mangoes are exported directly to the USA via Mumbai after they are processed at the irradiation centre in the district.

Maharashtrahouses two irradiation centres, Lasalgaon in Nashik and Vashi in Mumbai. While the Lasalgaon irradiation plant is owned by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc), the irradiation facility at Vashi is owned by the Maharashtra State Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB).
Currently, the Lasalgaon irradiation plant is being operated by a private firm.

The country exported 1,300 metric tonnes of mangoes in 2019, which were irradiated at Lasalgaon and Mumbai irradiation centres. Of these, 680 MT of mangoes were processed at Lasalgaon and the remaining 620 MT at the Vashi plant. There was no export of mangoes to the USA in the 2020 and 2021 mango seasons.

Govt plans to introduce pension scheme for aged unmarried: Khattar

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At the same time, Khattar announced the construction of Sanskriti Model School in Kalampura village, while directing the officers concerned to construct a new building for the same and construct the road from Kachhwa to Kalampura within the next two months.

The Chief Minister also directed the Deputy Commissioner to provide Internet Services in all the villages of Karnal by holding talks with the BSNL. In today’s time, 70 to 80 percent of work is done online and that’s why it is necessary to have internet service in the village. Karnal will be the first district where BSNL internet service will be available in every village, he said.