07.12.22

Assamese gamosa receives the GI tag

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Gamosa, a symbol of the culture and identity ofAssam, has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the central government. The handwoven rectangular fabric is made of and features red borders, signifying the cultural heritage of the state.

The GI tag has been registered in favour of the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles of the Assam government under the Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. The certificate has been awarded for Gamosa as of October 16, 2017, as per the application by the directorate. The process was started in 2017 when an application for a GI tag was filed by the Institute of Handicraft Development of Golaghat district.

Aska among countrys top 3 police stations

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The Aska Police station in Ganjam district has been adjudged by the Union Home Ministry as one of the best three police stations in the country for the year 2022.

The Aska police station had also secured the first position in overall performance rankings of all police stations in the state for the year 2022.

The State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) had carried out a survey to rank the police stations on various factors like grievance redressal, pendency of cases, detection and solving of cases, rate of conviction and filing of charge-sheets. The police station had received 94.54% rating.

Notably, the Gangapur police station of Ganjam district was earlier selected as one of the best three police stations in the country for the year 2021.

Tamil Nadu govt forms agri schemes publicity committee

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The has set up an eight-member publicity and promotion committee at the Directorate of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture for promotion and publicity of state and central schemes implemented in the agriculture sector.

The committee headed by a deputy director of agriculture (information and training) has drawn representatives from wings like Marketing“>Agricultural Marketing and agri business, Horticulture and Plantation Crops, agricultural engineering, Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency, commissionerate of sugar, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, director of seed certification, said an order issued by the agriculture secretary C Samayamoorthy.

The committee has been entrusted with the task of preparing a number of small video clips on important crops, technologies, scheme components and other forecast news in Tamil. The video content will be specific and subjects where intervention is required, such as applying for micro-Irrigation with subsidy, farm machineries, formation of FPOs, role of FPOs, procurement of pulses/copra, arrangement of seed.

Kerala’s pro-people’s policies a model for other states: Minister K Rajan

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The welfare model put forward by Kerala is a process directed towards promoting socio-cultural development, and broadening the reach of Education, Health, EMPLOYMENT, and social security, revenue minister K Rajan said on Saturday, adding that it can be a true sustainable model not only in the country but for the world.

The steps taken by Kerala to provide relief to people during Covid-19 showed how a pro-people government could come to their rescue when their life is under threat. Even developed countries failed to provide timely medical aid and other facilities to the common people and lakhs of people lost their lives,” he said.

Block chain technology helped Tandur tur dal bag GI tag in Telangana

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Block chain technology couldnt have come at a better time for Tandur red gram (tur dal) to get the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Not just the Tandur tur dal, the blockchain technology came in handy to prove origin of around 360 GI products and prevent counterfeits, GI experts said.

Experts said blockchain technology is now used extensively in to trace origin of food products. Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University along with a tech solution company used the blockchain technology for traceability of Tandur tur dal.

The university in collaboration with TRST01 (Trust-O-One) introduced the blockchain technology in seed traceability of pigeonpea and safflower. Experts said the technology platform generates a unique hash and integrated QR codes for the seed.

In the case of tur dal, the university and TRST01 did seed traceability from the nucleus seed and maps. Experts mapped each step in the value chain, captured related information and stored the data in a ledger or block chain.

AP 16th state to fix smart meters

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Energy secretary K Vijayanand said Andhra Pradesh is 16th state in country to install smart meters for the consumers. Addressing the media here on Monday, Vijayanand said 27 lakh smart meters will be installed across the state in the first phase. The first phase of smart meter installation will be completed by the end of 2023, he said. The Centre is paying 5,484 crore to discoms to set up new feeders to save energy

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai seeks land in Goa to build Kannada bhavan

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Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has written to his Goa counterpart Pramod Sawant seeking at least at least one acre of land to establish a Kannada bhavan for the promotion of Kannada Art and Culture.

The Karnataka has decided to fulfill the long-pending demand of Kannadigas who live in Goa for decades, to have their own Kannada cultural bhavan at Goa. To accomplish the desire of our Kannadigas there, our government has made provision of grants in the state budget 2022-23. The Karnataka border area development authority (KBADA) is the nodal agency to implement this project, Bommai said.

Maharashtra’s onion exports up by 27% in April-October period

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The onion export from Maharashtra has increased by 27% during the April-October period of the current financial year (2022-23) when compared to the same period last year.

According to data provided by the Agricultural and Process Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which functions under the Union ministry of commerce and , onions export from Maharashtra state increased to 7.32 lakh metric tonne (MT) during the April-October period of the current fiscal, earning foreign currencies amounting to Rs 1,389 crore.

The state had exported 5.9 lakh MT of onions during the same period (April-October) during the previous financial year 2021-22, earning foreign currencies amounting to Rs 1,399 crore.

Last financial year, the onion exporters had got a rate of Rs 2,420 per quintal on Average due to the scarcity of onions. But the onion exporters received comparatively low rates this year as compared to last year due to the huge supply of onions. Onion exporters got a rate of Rs 1,897 per quintal on average.

The state exported 5.78 lakh MT of onions during 2021-22, against 7.9 lakh MT of onions during the previous financial year 2020-21.

Commission for Scheduled Castes constituted in Haryana, minister informs assembly

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Haryana has set up a five-member commission for the Scheduled Castes, Cooperation Minister Banwari Lal informed the assembly. A notification has already been issued in this regard, he said.

While replying to a question on the second day of the assemblys Winter Session, Lal said the commission had been set up under the Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018.

The central government has set up 10 centres of excellence, including at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, where the patients can get their treatment done.