04.12.21

North Eastern States Roads Investment Program

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The North Eastern States Roads Program, launched in 2011, aims to build 433 km long roads in six northeastern states.

Highlights:

The Northeastern states are Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim.
Around 36 lakh people are benefited from the project, which will be completed by August 2022.
North East requires special consideration as contrasted to the rest of India. One such case is that Assam is the world largest tea producer, but it lags behind industrialisation.
North Eastern citizens feel alienated from the rest of the country because of a lack of modern Infrastructure, less exposure, POVERTY-and-Unemployment“>Poverty and Unemployment.
For the preceding reasons, it is necessary to increase the connectivity in the region, which is needed to control the insurgency.
The North Eastern Council focuses on building 10,500 km in the region. Under the NEC, a new scheme called North East Road sector development was launched. It mainly focuses on Arunachal Pradesh.

Assam Government Decided To Honour Industrialist Ratan Tata With Asom Baibhav Award

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Ratan Tata will receive the state’s highest civilian honour, the ‘Asom Baibhav Award,’ from the Assam government.

Highlights:

Assam’s chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, told the media that Ratan Tata has made a significant contribution to cancer treatment in the state.I am delighted to announce that the Government of Assam has decided to bestow the Assam Baibhav, the state’s highest civilian honour, on Ratan Tata, Chairman of TATA Trusts, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cancer care in Assam.

The Tata Trust Board of Trustees announced in 2017 that it has sanctioned Rs 540 crore for the establishment of a three-tier cancer treatment grid at the state, capital, and district levels.

A total of Rs 1400 crore is planned for the project. A South Asian Cancer Research Centre is also proposed as part of the initiative, with the goal of doing research into the causes of cancer and developing treatment procedures with a focus on South Asia.

Paika Rebellion

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The Union Government of India has lately declined to accept the Odisha Government’s demand for the acknowledgement of the rebellion as the first war of independence.

Highlights:

The Paikas of Khudra supported the Paika Rebellion in Odisha. It was led by Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara. The rebellion was upheld against the British in the 1820s.
In 2017, the Odisha Government obliged that the Odisha rebellion be named the first war of independence.
The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 is currently called the first war of independence. The Central Government discussed the Indian Council of Historical Research.
According to ICHR, the rebellion cannot be the first war of independence.
The Government, however, has decided to include it in the curriculum of the Class VIII HISTORY textbook of NCERT.

Paika Rebellion:

Paika rebellion happened in 1817, 40 years before the first sepoy mutiny. The Paikas were the farmer militias who gave military Services to Gajapti rulers in Odisha.
The British East India Company ousted the King of Khurda, Raja Mukunda Deva, in 1803.
In 1804, the king organised a rebellion against the Britishers involving the Paikas.
However, the Britishers learned about the plan, confiscated the entire territory, and suppressed the Paika farmers through their revenue systems.
This started the rebellion following Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar in 1817.
The government buildings were set on fire, Police officers were killed, and the British safe was looted. Bakshi died in 1825 in prison.

10 Chola era memorial pillars for Tamil merchant guild discovered

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ThePudukottai archaeology researchforum, during a field study conducted nearPonnamaravathitown in Pudukottai district, has discovered 10 memorial pillars erected for the members of aTamil merchant guildthat served during the period of Rajendra Chola I and Kulottunga Chola I. Epigraphists said that the multiple memorial pillars with inscriptions stating name of the emperors signify the prominence ofmerchant guilds, members and the warriors, who were protecting the group during the Chola dynasty.

Out of the 10 pillars discovered on the banks of the Konnaipatti tank near Ponnamaravathi, inscriptions only on nine pillars were readable. The pillars have a varying height of five to seven feet and the base is square in shape. According to the inscriptions, the 10 members of a Tamil merchant guild seem to have died due to unspecified reasons in different years, so the memorial stones were said to be different to the hero stones. The inscription mentions the name of Rajendra Chola I, epigraphists said. One of the merchants for whom apillarwas raised, identified him as Gangaikonda Chola Setti, presumably named in the honour of Rajendra Chola addressed as Gangaikondan. Other names in the stone pillars include Kundran, Saththan, Marudhan Setti, Poolankulathan, Mummudi Chola Sithilatti and Sirappan.

Gender justice to be ensured in edn sector

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Education minister V Sivankutty said here on Sunday that gender will be ensured in the general Education sector. He was addressing the people after the inauguration of a newly constructed auditorium at Karipoor government higher secondaryschool.
He also spoke about the upcoming changes which will take place in the next academic year. The minister added that the curriculum for the next academic year will include the topics to inculcate Secularism, facts about constitution, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and awareness against dowry.

The school auditorium was constructed at a cost of Rs 25 lakh as per the annual plan of Nedumangad Municipality. Food and civil supplies minister G R Anil said that the public education system is on its right path of development. He added that the quality of education in government schools could be improved and seven lakh students could be brought back to government schools.

Karnataka will have 1.5-trillion economy, claims Basavaraj Bommai

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Chief ministerBasavaraj Bommai said his dream is to makeKarnatakaa1.5-trillion economyby 2024 and create maximum EMPLOYMENT opportunities for the states youth. I am a man in a hurry. I am ready to work 24 hours to achieve this goal, he said at Karnataka Infinite Opportunities, an interactive session with corporate leaders.

He said many may raise eyebrows about his dream, but he has his math right.
One per cent Growth in Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture translates into four per cent growth in the manufacturing sector and 10 per cent in Services. So, by achieving good growth in agriculture, we can meet our goal, he explained.

He said ensuring jobs is an immediate task and his government is coming up with a new policy that will encourage companies create more jobs.

IT exports from Telangana STPI units grew 13% in H1

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Beating the pandemic blues and indicating a robustgrowthin the Software exports, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) units inTelanganahave exported IT Services worth Rs 45,000 crore in the first half of the current financial year clocking a Growth of 13% as against the year ago period,STPI(Hyderabad) director CVD Ramprasad said.

Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) president Bharani Kumar Aroll pointed out that if the exports of non-STPI units are taken into account, the overall exports growth would be much higher in the period under review. In fact, is gunning for doubling itsIT exportsfrom the existing Rs 1.45 lakh crore to Rs 3 lakh crore in the next five years.

The summit will be held on December 16 on the theme Digital Convergence: Touching Lives and Businesses. It will see more than 30 startups showcase their products and compete for Awards in six different categories. Additionally, Hyderabads Hot 10 startups will also be chosen by HYSEA.

Andhra Pradesh registers steady rise in new firms in last 5 years

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Notwithstanding the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been asteady risein the registration of new companies inAndhra Pradeshin the last five years, as per the data provided by the Union ministry of corporate affairs. As many as 3,439 new companies were incorporated in state in 2020-21 financial year compared to 2,300 in 2016-17.

Altogether, 13,805 new companies were set up under the Companies Act, 2013 between 2016-17 and 2020-21 in Andhra Pradesh. During the same time, 8,779 companies went out of business in the state.

However, state pales in comparison when it comes to the new companies floated in states like , Maharashtra, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
For instance, 10,128 new companies ventured into the market in 2020-21 in neighbouring Telangana compared to Andhra Pradeshs 3,439 during the same period. Other southern states like Karnataka (12,280 new enterprises), Tamil Nadu (9,632), andKerala(6,409) also dominated the business sphere.

The Andhra Pradesh government has introduced theAPIndustrial Development Policy (IDP) 2020-23, identifying 10 thrust areas. Manufacturing sector, accounting for about 11% of the gross state domestic product, remains the high focus area in the state.

According to the official statistics of the State Government, 44 large and mega industrial projects were established with an Investment of Rs 22,282 crore in 2019-20. The state attracted Rs 3,656 crore investment by paving way for 12 large and mega projects in 2020-21. The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have an impact on the quantum of investment in the MSME sector in the state besides the large industries. As many 10,019 MSMEs set up their shops in Andhra Pradesh with an investment portfolio of Rs 2,979 crore in 2019-20. The investment flow in the MSMEs has decreased to Rs 2,154 crore in 2020-21.

During 2020-21, 1,061 large and mega industries filed their proposals with the state nodal agency for 1,332 clearances and approvals from various departments.

Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation allotted 467 acres of industrial land to 660 units with an EMPLOYMENT potential of 31,462 and proposed investment of Rs 2,244 crore in the 2020 calendar year.

Govt finalises draft rules for mining corp

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The directorate of mines and geology has finalised the draftrulesfor the functioning of Goaminingcorporation. Thedraftrules will be sent to the chief minister Pramod Sawant for administrative approval before referring it to the law department for vetting.

The Act that paved the way for the corporations formation was passed during the last assembly session. Earlier in September, the governor granted his assent to the bill, making it an Act and setting the stage for thecorporation.

Mining in Goa came to a halt in March 2018, after The Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of 88 mining leases. On September 7, the apex court dismissed an appeal filed by mining companies to allow them to operate mining leases till 2037.

The has tentatively finalised eight mining leases to be auctioned in Bicholim and Sattari talukas. Out of the eight leases shortlisted by the government, five are at Bordem in Bicholim and three in Sattari, including two in Pissurlem and one in Poriem.

The mining concessions in the state were granted under the decree of 1906. On December 19, 1961, Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated from Portuguese rule and Goa became a part of India. However, the concessions were deemed to have expired on December 12, 1961, which was the appointed date as per the Abolition Act, 1987, from which date the concessions were treated as deemed leases under MMDR Act.

Skill centre by SPPU for employability

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The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Ltd have set up a training and innovation centre to help colleges enhance employability of their students.
Skill courses like AutoCad, SAP, Linux, cloud computing and others along with soft skills in Communication, critical thinking that will make students -ready are on offer.

This initiative would bridge the gap between Education and employability of graduates. It aims at creating employable youth, for global opportunities with industry connect.