08.02.22

Himachal to become hub of best health institutions: Jai Ram Thakur

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Himachal Pradesh will emerge as a hub of best Health institutions in the country and people will come here not only for tourism but also for health purposes, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today.

He directed the CPWD to ensure time-bound construction of the campus of Dr Radhakrishnan Government Medical College at Jol Sappar here. Despite heavy rain and muddy slopes, the Chief Minister visited the construction site and inspected the work being done on various blocks.

He said that six government medical colleges and one in the private sector would transform the healthcare vision into reality. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would dedicate Aiims to the nation by June this year. All these medical institutions would provide world-class medical facilities to the people of the region.

Tourist places being developed in Simdega to give boost to livelihood

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In a bid to boost tourism in the district, Simdega District Administration has given new look to tourist places like Kelaghagh, Dangaddi, Ketungadham located in Simdega, which is not only attracting tourists towards itself, but the livelihood of the local people is also getting empowered.

here are many such tourist places in Simdega, which cannot be ignored. Bhanwar Pahar is one of these which are a symbol of mythological heritage. It is said that Bhanwar Pahar has been instrumental in killing the enemies during the war. The district administration has marked the heritage of it and the hill to be recognized as a tourist spot. In order to see the panoramic view of the mountain and to make the people aware of the specialty of the mountain, the work of beautifying it has been launched on the ground. Soon the work of beautification of the mountain will be completed and handed over to the tourists.

Facilities like solar high mast Light, Police OP, lattice fence along the railing, canteen have been restored at Kelaghagh tourist site adjacent to the district headquarters. Other tourist places like Kelaghagh, Dangaddi, Ketungadham are being developed on a large scale. The facilities which were being missed by the tourists are being restored. Watchtower high mast lights are being set up along with construction of community toilets in Dangdi. Due to the development work being done in Dangdi according to the convenience of the tourists, now every day local villagers are setting up food shops there, from which they are also earning.

Bihar’s SEEDS urges PM Modi to ban all tobacco products

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The Socio Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS) ofBihar, which is actively engaged in the anti-tobacco campaign for the last several years, on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enforce a complete nationwide ban on the production and consumption ofpan masala,gutka, chewing flavoured tobacco and smokeless tobacco (SLT) in the country in the interest of adolescents Health.

In Bihar, 7.3% children have been found in the habit of consuming tobacco. A survey conducted in 2019 revealed that tobacco consumption was prevalent in 6.6% boys and 8% girls among the school students in all the 38 districts of the state.

Chhattisgarhi films to get govt subsidy

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To encourage the local film , theChhattisgarhgovernment has announced a subsidy of Rs 1.65 crore on vernacularChhattisgarhifilms being made in the state up to Rs 5 crore and 25 % subsidy for films made in Hindi or other languages.

The notification of Chhattisgarh Film Policy 2021 by the State Government has been welcomed by local artists.

As per government officials, after the implementation of the new film policy, the art culture of Chhattisgarh will get a wider audience. With the new policy in place, local artists will get EMPLOYMENT and their income will increase as well. This will benefit the locals, including thousands of artists, technicians and producer-directors associated with the film industry.

Rs 50 lakh will be given on production of series. If the shooting of the film is more than 75 % for the web platform in Chhattisgarh, then it will be provided a subsidy of Rs 1 crore. Under the new policy, an assistance of Rs 25 lakh will be given by the government to the artists and technicians of the state in film production.

According to sources, the new film policy of Chhattisgarh has been made after studying the policy of five states: Telangana, Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand.
States planning and culture ministerAmarjeet Bhagatsaid that the new film policy will boost the morale of local artists and expand the scope of commercial cinema for the films of Chhattisgarh. Every year, around 12 Chhattisgarhi films are made in the state, but due to lack of theaters in villages, they do not get the audience.

Centre nod for medical device park in Solan

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Union Government has approved the detailed project report of medical device park proposed to be developed atNalagarhin Solan district where land measuring 265 hectares has been identified. The estimated cost of the park is Rs 350 crore of which Rs 100 crore financial assistance would be provided by the Centre.

Chief ministerJai Ram Thakursaid the project will be completed by April 2024. He said on completion, this park would provide EMPLOYMENT to 10,000 people with the of Rs 5,000 crore.

The central government in September 2021 had given in-principle approval to set-up the park in Himachal Pradesh,Tamil Nadu,Madhya PradeshandUttarPradesh. Centre has identified the Industry as a sunrise sector with great potential for diversification and employment generation. Recognising the need for higher levels of investments for the creation of proper Infrastructure in the sector, the department of pharmaceuticals has notified the scheme for promotion of medical device parks.

Capex support of up to Rs 200 crore in Gujarat IT/ ITes Policy

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A major bonanza is in store for IT companies here as the announced theGujarat IT/ ITes Policy 2022-27.

Gujarat chief ministerBhupendra Patelunveiled the policy document at a ceremony held at GIFT City Gandhinagar.

As part of the new policy, the state government has announced a Capital Expenditure support of upto Rs 200 crore for upcoming IT companies in the state, which was upto Rs 1 crore in the previous policy. This new policy will be in force for five years i.e. from 2022 to 2027.

The policy introduces a unique concept of Capex-Opex model. As part of this, Capex support of 25% upto Rs 50 crore will be extended for small to medium-sized projects and Rs 200 crore for mega projects will be provided.

The policy envisions Capex support of 25% up to Rs 50 crore for normal projects and Rs 200 crore for Mega Projects. Under the OPEX model, the government will provide support of 15% up to Rs 20 crore per year will be extended to boost IT investments in Gujarat, the state government said in a statement.

In an effort to boost IT EMPLOYMENT in Gujarat, the policy also provides two special employment generation incentives to upcoming IT companies. A one-time Investment upto Rs 60,000 per employee to be provided by the state government to upcoming IT companies and 75-100% of reimbursement of employers contribution to employee provident fund will also be provided for a period of five years.

The state government will also continue providing interest repayment at 7% on term loans upto Rs 5 crore and 100% reimbursement of Electricity Duty to all eligible IT/ITeS units.
Gujarat IT/ ITes policy also proposes to establish aGujaratAI School / AI Center of Excellence with a view to provide Industry-ready skilled talent for the IT Industry.

Setting up of a cable landing station (CLS) will also be facilitated with a 25% Capex support of up to Rs 20 crore in addition to a power tariff subsidy of Rs 1 for a period of five years.

Rajasthan: Jal Jeevan Mission brings tap water in 1,001 villages

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ThePublic Health Engineering Department(PHED) has provided tap water connections to every household in 1,001 villages under Jal Jeevan Mission- Har Ghar Jal so far.
PHED minister Mahesh Joshisaid they will ensure tap water connections to all the rural households of the state by 2024.

Apart from this, drinking water is being supplied to more than 90 per cent of families in 617 villages, more than 80 per cent of the households in 705 villages, and more than 70 per cent of families in 772 villages through the Har Ghar Jal connection scheme.
At present, Har Ghar Jal connections are being given to about 3,000 new rural families every day in the state in total.

Under JJM so far, approvals for 86,21,450 Har Ghar Jal connections have been issued in 9,316 rural drinking water projects, including 128 major drinking water projects in 35,776 villages and 9,188 multi and single village projects.

For this, technical approval of 8,673 rural drinking water projects in 25,937 villages (62,51,516 for Har Ghar Jal connection), 8,148 schemes in 25,641 villages (62,03,603 Har Ghar Jal), tenders for connection and work orders have been issued for 32,29,482 Har Ghar Jal connections in 5,440 schemes in 13,020 villages.

India Press Freedom Report 2021

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The India Press Freedom Report, 2021, was recently released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group.

Highlights:

The Rights and Risks Analysis Group recently released the India Press Freedom Report 2021. Consistent with the report, 13 media houses and newspapers were targeted, 108 journalists were attacked, and 6 were killed.

Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Tripura topped the States and Union Territories list where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021.

Twenty-four journalists were attacked physically, obstructed, threatened, and harassed for doing their work. Public officials made these attacks.

This includes Police attacks also. Seventeen of those attacks were police attacks. 44 FIRs were registered against journalists in 2021. Of this, 21 were registered under Section 153 of IPC.

The Chauri Chaura Incident- 100 Years

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The 100th anniversary of the Chauri Chaura event was recently commemorated in India.

Highlights

PM Modi kicked off the centennial celebrations for Chauri Chaura. The incident was commemorated with the release of a postal stamp.

The Chauri Chaura Shaheed memorial will be renovated into a heritage tourism attraction by the Uttar Pradesh government.

Chauri Chaura is a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district. Due to Chauri Chaura, Mahatma Gandhiji called a halt to the non-cooperation movement.

On February 4, 1922, the incident occurred. The volunteers of the Non-Cooperation Movement marched to a local Police station on February 4, 1922.

Foundation Stone Laid For Worlds Third-Largest Cricket Stadium

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The foundation stone for the world’s third-largest cricket stadium was laid by Sourav Ganguly.

Highlights:

The foundation stone for the world’s third-largest cricket stadium was set in Jaipur by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.

The International Cricket Venue in Jaipur will be India’s second-largest and the world’s third-largest cricket stadium.

The Rajasthan Cricket Academy (RCA) will construct the new international stadium on 100 acres of land in Jaipur, near the Jaipur-Delhi bypass.

A total of 75,000 people will be able to sit in the stadium.

With a capacity of 132,000 spectators, Narendra Modi Stadium (formerly Motera Stadium) in Ahmedabad is now the world’s largest stadium.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia is the second-largest stadium, with a capacity of 1,00,024 spectators.