TheTripuraforest department, to reduce man-animal conflicts, has decided to use GPS-enabled devices to track jumbos movement, said deputy chief wildlife wardenKGRoy.
A Bengaluru-based company has been entrusted with the task of fitting radio collars around the neck of elephants and work is expected to be completed by December. The radio collars will help us track the movement of the wild elephants. We can take measures to push them back to forests if found anywhere near human habitations.
TheAssam governmentwill distribute scooters among nearly 36,000 meritorious students, mostly girls, who have passed this year’s higher secondary examinations.
A proposal for implementing the programme at a cost of Rs 258.9 crore was passed by the state cabinet on Wednesday,Education Minister Ranoj Pegutold reporters after its meeting chaired byChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Total 35,800 students — 29,748 girls who secured first division and 6,052 boys who secured 75 per cent marks — will get the scooters, he said.
The Department of Higher Education will also provide financial assistance for registration and Insurance to the students, he added.
Odisha is progressing fast in every sector. On the strength of abundant https://exam.pscnotes.com/natural-Resources“>Natural Resources, skilled human resources and stable Governance, Odisha is emerging as a leading destination for industries and Investment, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while meeting industrialists at a road show for the Make in Odisha22 (MIO22) in Hyderabad on Monday.
Patnaik said most of the top Indian IT companies have established their centres in Bhubaneswar. The Government is also providing continuous support to the startup ecosystem in the city. Odisha is ranked among the top States in terms of live manufacturing investments and has been accorded the Achiever status in the recently-released Ease of Doing Business ratings.
The Make in Odisha Conclave’ 22 will be held in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to December 4.
The city corporation has started work to make 22 micro composting centres (MCCs), which were lying defunct, operational following a recent direction from theNational Green Tribunalto do so within four weeks.
The chairperson of the state monitoring committee of the for solid Waste Management inTamil-nadu”>Tamil Nadu, to stop unloading of fresh daily waste at the Vellalore dump yard. Out of 34 MCCs in the city, only 12 are operational at present.
The commissioner, along with other officials, inspected a defunct MCC at Pullukadu. On opposition from people to setting up micro composting centres in residential areas, Pratap said theSupreme Courthad ordered that no one could move the court seeking closure of MCCs.
Since domestic tourism is the buzzword these days, Destination Challenge rolled out by the Tourism Department to promote sites off the tourist trail is garnering great response.
LSGs across the State have identified an array of destinations beyond the usual hotspots and the Department has received around 150 solid applications within a short span of time.
While Thrissur district has come up with 25 destinations, Malappuram has 19 and Idukki has 16 spots with untapped potential. From the projects received, a State-level committee will shortlist the best and at present the process is progressing. While local bodies can come up with projects with varying budgets, Tourism Department will provide 60% (maximum 50 lakh) of the total project cost. Many local bodies have submitted multiple projects and the major criteria for selecting destinations include connectivity, eco-friendliness and sustainability.
Between April 2017 and March 2022, theKarnatakagovernment received complaints or tip-offs about 10,352 attempts of child marriage and 9,261 (about 90%) were prevented. In all, 860 FIRs were registered against people involved in getting minors married or at least tried it in the same period.
Experts and officials point out that most child marriages occur largely due to POVERTY, illiteracy, superstition or to ease what elders see as their burden of having a girl child.
Data of the Karnataka Women and child development department shows that 1,091 child marriages actually took place.
Of the 10,352 cases, most (3,007) were between April 2020 and March 2021, followed by the next 12 months that saw 2,819 cases. While these two years account for over 56% of all cases, the other three years (April 2017 to March 2020)together saw 4,526 cases.
For the first time since its formation,Telanganais on course to record non-tax income, mostly due to sale of land parcels. Till July alone the state has earned Rs 7,432 crore, which is the highest evernon-tax incometill that month. Moreover, the state has already realised nearly 30% of its estimated Rs 25,421 crore total non-tax income in this fiscal.
The increase in non-tax income this year can be gauged from earlier collection till July since state formation: It stood at Rs 1,925 crore (2021-22); Rs 1,069 crore (2020-21); Rs 1,744 crore (2019-20); Rs 1,372 crore (2018-19); Rs 1,721 crore (2017-18); Rs 854 crore (2016-17); Rs 1,706 crore (2015-16); and Rs 689 crore (2014-15).
The difference between state tax and non-tax revenues is significant. Tax is levied on income earned by an individual or entity () as well as the value of transactions involving goods and Services (Indirect Tax). Non-tax revenue, on the other hand, is mostly through charges against govt services.
Copious rains in the upper catchment areas, as well as within the state, have left the river Krishna swollen once again.
The first warning signal has been raised as the flood flow crossed five lakh cusecs atPrakasam Barrage in Vijayawadaof Andhra Pradesh.
According to the state Resources“>Water Resources Department data, Srisailam reservoir received an inflow of 4.01 lakh cusecs, while the outflow was 4.45 lakh cusecs.
The has handed over 16,000sqm land atSanguemto the Union Government to set up a Rs 20 crore handicraft village project. Chief ministerPramod Sawanton Monday said that training centres and showrooms will be set up at the handicraft village.
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 10 crore for the project and an equal share will be put up by the state government.
The government of Goa is committed to extending all support for the revival and Growth of the Goan weaving art.
Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) chairpersonSusieben Shahhas said thatNashikwould soon get a child rights park where people, in general, and children, in particular, would be informed about the rights of children.
It is important that children know what their rights are, and only then will they be able to demand or defend their rights, the chairperson observed.
The chairperson also pointed out that the child welfare committees should focus on getting child rights informers much like the Police who have informers who give crime-related information.