04.07.22

Manipur CM N Biren Singh stresses digital awareness for women vendors

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Chief ministerN BirenSingh maintained thatwomenofManipur, being at the forefront, had always taken part in many causes of the state for the last many years and played a commendable role in its development.
Many Women are currently holding important posts in institutions, taking part in the administration.

Stating that the contribution of women vendors had been a major part of the rural economy, Biren stressed the need for them to be well aware of the digital world so that they could keep up with the flow of development.

Singapore formally hands over North East Skill Centre to Assam Skill Development Mission

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The ITE Education Services ofSingapore formally handed over the reins of North East Skill Centre to theAssamSkill development Mission (ASDM). A ceremony was held in presence of visiting senior minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Assam minister for skill development EMPLOYMENT & Jayanta Malla Baruah.

Indias connection with Singapore dates back to the Chola dynasty period when they shared strong commercial, cultural and people-to-people links.

Odisha No.1 among top food security achievers

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Odishatops the maiden ranking for the implementation of theNational Act(NFSA), followed byUttar Pradeshand Andhra Pradesh among the 20 general category states and Union Territories (UTs).

The achievement comes close on the heels of chief ministerNaveen Patnaiksharing the state’s transformational progress in food security at theUN World Food Programmeheadquarters in Rome last month.WFPexecutive director David Beasley had said Odisha’s success can provide Learning insights for other similarly placed countries.

The states were assessed out of 45% for coverage, targeting and provisions of the Act, 50% for delivery platform including allocation and movement and last-mile delivery and another 5% for Nutrition initiatives. The 14 special category states and UTs and three UTs operating in cash transfer mode were ranked in two other lists.

GI tag sought for Chettikulam shallots

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NaduState Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Marketing Board andChettikulamSmall Onion Farmers Association inPerambalurhave jointly applied forGeographical Indication(GI) Tag for the shallots largely cultivated in the area.

Shallots, a much sought after vegetable all over the country, are mainly cultivated in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Perambalur district is a major player among shallot growing districts in the state. Perambalur is the hub for the vegetable cultivated on more than 20,000 acres. Chettikulam is the main onion cultivation centre in Alathur block, which includes 12 other areas.

Anthrax outbreak in Kerala

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Health Minister of Kerala, Veena George, recently confirmed the outbreak of Anthrax in Athirappilly of Thrissur district, after finding several carcasses of wild boar.

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease, which is caused by spore-forming bacteria.

It has usually been found in southern states of India. It is less frequently found in northern states.

The disease has been reported in Andhra Pradesh, Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Orissa and Karnataka.

Anthrax is also called as woolsorters disease or malignant pustule. It is a rare but serious disease, caused due to rod-shaped bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. These bacteria occur naturally in Soil. As per WHO, Anthrax is a disease of herbivores, affecting wild as well as domestic animals. It is a zoonotic disease; thus, it is transmissible from animals to humans. There are some cases of person-to-person transmission. However, it is a rare phenomenon.

Humans get infected with Anthrax disease directly or indirectly from animals or animal products. They get infected when spores enter the body, through eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, breathing, or through scrapes or cuts in the skin. After entering the body, spores get activated and start multiplying & spreading in body.

Bosch Indias smart campus is opened by PM Modi in Bengaluru

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The newsmartcampus of Bosch India, a top provider of technology and Services inBengaluru, was essentially inaugurated by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

According to a business statement, Modi noted in his inauguration address that this year is a historic one for both India andBosch Indiaas both countries mark their 75th anniversaries of independence.

Boschfirst arrived in India as a German corporation a century ago; now, it is equally as Indian as it isGerman. This is a fantastic illustration of Indian energy and German engineering.

A wrong address & Telangana losing Rs 600 crore GST a year

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TheTelanganagovernment has been losing about 600 crore a year as someGSTpayers have failed to update customer addresses. In the past few years since the bifurcation of the state, lost about 1,500-1,600 crore.

According to officials, details of as many as 7,000 firms and tax payers need to be updated in the records. Of them, about 1,500 are big firms.

According to officials, details of as many as 7,000 firms and tax payers need to be updated in the records. Of them, about 1,500 are big firms.

As the tax componentIGST(Integrated Goods and Services Tax) goes to the Centre and it later releases share to the respective states from time to time, wrong addresses result in the share going to the wrong state (AP).

Lost on support, Andhra Pradesh fares poorly in startup ranking 21

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Andhra Pradeshhas almost ended in the bottom in the states startup ranking-2021 released by the Union Government on Monday. At least 15 major states are ahead of Andhra Pradesh in category A, which contains states having a Population of more than one crore.

Bihar and Andhra Pradesh have been identified as states having emerging startup ecosystem in category A with these two states placing themselves in the bottom of the list. Gujarat andKarnatakahave emerged as the best performers.

As per the state-specific report available with ToI, Andhra Pradesh has been evaluated across seven reform areas that have a significant contribution towards propelling the startup ecosystem.

Andhra Pradesh has shown active participation in the capacity building of enablers area in these rankings. However, it has mostly lost on incubation support, funding support, mentorship support and access to market.

According to experts, Andhra Pradesh may need to create a better Network of incubators, mentors, and funding agencies to encourage the youth with innovative ideas and to convert them into commercial enterprises. Migration of some startups to other metro cities is also a challenge for the state.

BITS-Goa develops solution for onsite waste management for toilets

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The transport of human waste tosewage treatment Plants(STPs) involves cost and time and often leads to dumping of the waste at undesignated sites, resulting in pollution. Now, a team at BITS-Pilanis Goa campus has developed a solution in which waste is treated at site.
At the popular Bogmalo beach in Mormugao, the institute has installed these toilets with the treatment system, at a cost of around Rs 22 lakh. The installations are funded by the Union governments department of Biotechnology and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

This decentralised treatment system with vertical flow constructed wetland and electrochemical disinfection system.

The effluent coming out of this treatment system will be suitable for further processing or will be safer in case it does not go through anySTPtreatment.

Unique ID number for all Maharashtra land parcels likely in a fortnight

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The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number for all old and new plots in the state might be rolled out by July 15, provided the testing phase gets over as per plan.

Andhra Pradesh, too, would roll out the ULPIN for land parcels, said an official. Earlier pilot testing was carried out in 11 states Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat,Maharashtra,Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, ,Andhra Pradeshand Goa.
Commonly called Aadhaar for land, ULPIN is an 11-digit number to be attributed to all land parcels in urban and rural areas in the state. The Pune district was selected for its trial initially in Maharashtra.

The Centre had directed to create 14-digit Alphanumeric unique ID for each land parcel.