Asked if the cabinet has decided on any package for the ENPO areas, he said the discussions between the Centre and ENPO have to be made known to the and only after that, some decision can be taken by it.
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Assam seeks delimitation to protect locals
Assam has made a strong case for ending the 14-year status quo on redrawing the boundaries of its parliamentary and assembly constituencies to protect the political rights ofindigenous communitiesand counter the possibility of minorities calling the shots in six of the 14 Lok Sabha seats during the2024 polls.
The state has submitted a proposal to the Centre, saying the situation is conducive for a delimitation exercise, said CM.
States revenue collection over Rs 1L cr
Despite market slowdown, the States total revenue collection has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore by the end of third quarter of the current Financial Year 2022-23.
The total revenue generation from both own tax and non tax sources registered a Growth of 5.6 percent by the end of December of current FY 2022-23 over the corresponding period of last FY.
The total revenue of the State has reached at Rs1, 01,119 crore by the end third quarters of the current fiscal.
In spite of negative growth in grants from the Central Government by about 21 percent, total revenue has been increased by 5.6 percent.
According to official sources, the revenue generation from own taxsources increased by 13.51 percent with a collection of around Rs 32,029 crore by the end of December, 2022 against corresponding period of last years collection of Rs 28,216 crore.
Similarly, with a total collection of Rs 63,523 crore, the revenue from States non-tax sources grew by 1.17 percent by end of December 2022 in comparison to the corresponding period of the last year.
Accordingly, the total revenue generation from both the sources by end of December 2022 has increased around 5.6 percent over the corresponding period of last fiscal.
With no clear policy, Tamil Nadu universities unaware of key reforms
State universities in Nadu are left in a quandary with no clear policy regarding academic bank of credits (ABC) or the introduction of four-year degrees. They are caught unawares of the fundamental changes in higher Education that are likely to take effect in the next few years.
The UGC conducted a national level meeting on operationalisation of the ABC on December 29 and a majority of state universities did not take part in the deliberations. Professors said even if the State Government is opposed to the ABC or other key initiatives of National Education Policy, the professors and academicians need to attend these meetings for better understanding and put forth the state government’s views.
Fund to help deep tech startups soon, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of state for information technology and Skill development Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the central government will soon launch a Digital India Innovation Fund to support deep tech startups.
Addressing around 1,000 college students as part of ‘New India for Young India: Techade of Opportunities’ programme at the Catholic Bishop House Campus at Thamarassery on Friday, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of New India is one where there were ample opportunities for every Indian to participate in the development process and hard work and skills are the only determinants of success.
He said that for most part of the past 75 years, India had been a dysfunctional Democracy where the opportunities for Growth were limited to a select few.
The minister had lunch with bishops Remigiose Inchananiyil and Varghese Chakkalakal and other members of Kerala Catholic Youth Movement.
K’taka govt withdraws six pvt varsity bills owing to objections from ruling, oppn parties
The Karnataka government on Thursday withdrew the bills to set up six private universities owing to objections not only from the opposition Congress and JD(S) but also from the ruling BJP MLAs in the Karnataka Assembly. Higher Education Minister C N Ashwath Narayan tabled the GM University Bill, The Sapthagiri NPS University Bill, Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha University Bill, The T John University Bill, The Kishkinda University Bill and The Acharya University Bill.
As the GM University Bill came up for discussion today, Narayan said 40 per cent of the seats will be regulated, while the fees for the remaining 60 per cent will be based on the consensual agreement by the Fees Regulation Committee.
After Tandur tur dal, agriculture varsity now vies for GI tag for Telangana Sona rice.
After successfully obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Tandur red gram, Professor Jayashankar State Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University (PJTSAU) is now bracing up to get GI tag for Telangana Sona (RNR 15048), also known as Chittimallelu rice.
This variety is believed to control glycemic index, which aids in maintenance of sugar levels among diabetics. Along with Telangana Sona, there are plans to file GI applications for Kollapur mango and Warangal mirchi. While the university is working on obtaining GI for Telangana Sona, the state Horticulture department is on the other two crops.
GI is based on the specific nature of the produce as well as the climatic conditions suitable for the crop in a specific region.
It took the university eight years of research to come up with Telangana Sona variety in 2015. Because it was the first, unique paddy variety approved during early years of state formation, it was given the name Telangana Sona.
Within a few years, the variety was widely accepted by farmers. It is now grown on approximately 15 lakh acres throughout the state. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Maharashtra also order this paddy variety from Telangana and each of these states has approximately 1.5 lakh acres under cultivation.
During the pandemic, a study published in the American Journal of Food and Nutrition stated that Telangana rice has a lower glycemic index than Japonica rice. Japonica rice is marked by short, fat grains and is grown and consumed extensively in China, Japan and Korea.
Andhra University to get defence chair from MoD
Andhra University is likely to get a DEFENCE chair from the Union ministry of defence. An online meeting-cum-video conference was organised between directorate general resettlement director general Major General Sharad Kapur and Andhra University vice-chancellor Prof PVGD Prasad Reddy.The meeting deliberated on several sponsored courses from the ministry of defence to Andhra University for the armed forces.
Several proposals were submitted to Andhra University on this occasion, including providing admissions into the executive PhD programme at AU for all the officers undergoing courses in National Defence College.
Centre OKs Karnatakas DPR on Kalasa-Bhandura canal
Months before the Karnataka polls, the Centre has approved a modified detailed project report (DPR) of the Kalasa-Bhandura (canal) drinking water project, which was one of the key poll promises made by BJP in Karnataka during the 2018 assembly . The DPR, which was approved despite objections from Goa, comes as a setback to Goas efforts to stop Karnataka from diverting Mhadei water.
While Goa CM Pramod Sawant tried to make Light of the latest development, his political opponents and environmentalists see the development as a fresh hurdle in the states efforts to contain the neighbouring states claim on the Mhadei.
According to Bommai, 1.72tmcft of water will be diverted from Kalasa stream and 2.18tmcft from Bhandura stream. The project will end the water crisis in Dharwad, Belagavi, Gadag and Bagalkot districts in North Karnataka.
Karnataka accordingly submitted the pre-feasibility report of the Kalasa and Bhandura diversion schemes on June 17, 2022, to the Cwc for technical appraisal. The DPR of the Kalasa project was submitted on November 23 and that of the Bhandura project on November 28, 2022.
Maha govts intention is to cut farmer suicide numbers: CM
Chief minister Shinde on Sunday said that the state governmens sole intention is to bring down the number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra.
Farmers should become prosperous and their income should go up. We are constantly working to achieve this, he said while speaking to the media on the sidelines of the inauguration of the state-level agricultural exhibition at Sillod in Aurangabad district.
Shinde said his government has stood firmly behind farmers in Maharashtra during crises such as heavy rain. The state-level agricultural exhibition will benefit farmers immensely, he said.
Shine, who was scheduled to address a public rally on the occasion, cut short his visit due to a fire incident near Igatpuri in Nashik district.