09.05.23

Patiala countrys 1st dist to adopt Right to Walk policy

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PunjabsPatialadistrict has become the first district in the country to adopt the Right to Walk policy, which not only focuses on the safety and convenience of pedestrians and cyclists but also highlights the districts commitment to preserve its heritage.

I am honoured to announce the launch of the Patiala Right to Walk policy, as Patiala becomes the first district in the country to adopt this ground-breaking initiative. This policy is a significant milestone in our relentless efforts to prioritise the well-being and convenience of pedestrians and cyclists.

The Right to Walk policy is a collaborative effort between the Patiala District Administration, thePunjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre,SAS Nagar, and various other government agencies.

Nauni University inks pact with Rohru firm

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In an effort to upscale Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture-related knowledge and develop technologies within and outside the state, Dr YS Parmar University of and Forestry, Nauni, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Rohru-based firm, Himgiri Agri solutions.

The MoU will facilitate collaborations in the fields of Education and research, besides skill upgradation of farmers in fruit production and manufacturing of value-added products from organic and natural farming produce, said Vice-Chancellor Prof Rajeshwar Singh Chandel.

The company also runs an EdTech platform, Khetiyari. It will collaborate with the university on certificate courses in farming and development of content through this platform.

10,000 active cases of Lumpy Skin Disease across country

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Around 10,000 active cases ofLumpy Skin Disease(LSD) have been detected across four states and a Union territory in the country on Wednesday. Of these, around 2,200 are inUttarakhand.

“At present, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh (union territory) and Uttarakhand have LSD cases,” said an official of the Uttarakhand animal husbandry department, requesting anonymity. He, however, did not share the number of LSD cases in other states.

The disease deforms the skin of cattle, lessens milk yield and, in some cases, leads to deaths.

Last year, around 1.55 lakh bovines died due to LSD. milk production also took a hit. In Uttarakhand, 103 bovines have died due to LSD since May 5 alone.

UPs strategy on lumpy disease has made it safest state for cattle

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UP has emerged as the safest state for cattle suffering from lumpy skin disease. The state reported the least number of deaths due to the disease over the past one year. While the all-India mortality rate was 5%, in UP only 0.05% of the affected cattle died due to the lumpy disease.

The vector-borne disease had created a lot of anxiety among cattle owners as it resulted into an alarming situation inRajasthanandHaryanain July last year. More than 1.55 lakh cattle died due to the disease in the country and affected the milk production capacity of several states including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab.

While 18 doctors who were instrumental in carrying out the high vaccination rate were felicitated by the government on Wednesday, the department is ensuring that the payments to the maitri volunteers who work under the UP development board was done directly into their bank accounts.

UP has a cattle Population of 1.9 crore out of which 1.58 crore have been vaccinated. About 1.12 lakh cattle got affected by the disease out of which 1.1 lakh cattle have recovered.

Samarth inks MoU with Wellmark Hospital for elderly in Bokaro

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To create a conducive Environment for elderly and for better Health, involvement in various activities besides to ensure mental peace a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been exchanged between Wellmark Hospital Bokaro and Samarth Community Forum for the elderly in Bokaro. Samarth Multi Activity Centre for Elderly (MACE) in Bokaro provides a comfortable and enriching environment to offer support to its members for Health, Wellness, Learning and Engagement. Wellmark Hospital Bokaro which is a fully NABH accredited hospitals in District is now considered the hub of healthcare exchanged MoU with Samarth at Wellmark Hospital Bokaro in order to boost the health care system of elderly people.

The activities include periodic medical and wellness consultation to elderly through visiting doctors, geriatric specialists, naturopaths, physiotherapists, and counsellors; reading, audio-visual facilities, talks and discussions by experts from various walks of life; The sessions in use of day-to-day technology, matters, legal advice and various hobbies for elderly to keep learning and stay agile; mental and physical engagement including celebrations and games. To make the efforts of Samarth more fruitful and taking step ahead by joining hand Wellmark Hospital Bokaro which is fully NABH accredited hospitals in District is now considered the hub of healthcare is going to sign MoU with Samarth on Sunday at Wellmark Hospital Bokaro in order to boost the health care system of elderly people .

Bihar to levy 2% TDS on supplies of raw materials by MGNREGS vendors

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Payments to suppliers of raw material for works under the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS in Bihar will henceforth be made only after two per cent TDS (tax deducted at source), in line with recent directions of the ministry of rural development (MoRD) following detection of evasion of goods and service tax (GST) by vendors in Bihar, officials familiar with the matter said.

MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural EMPLOYMENT Guarantee Scheme) is a central scheme that seeks to provide at least 100 days of employment in a year to the unskilled workers in rural areas. All payments against materials supplied and wages go directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries.

A TDS @2% (1% each of state GST and central GST) is mandatory on payments to suppliers against bills of2.50 lakh and above as per GST rules, but an audit team from the AG office, during a random check in Banka district a few months back, detected that programme officers had not cut any TDS during payments made to suppliers, who provided various materials like , stone chips, bricks and TMT bars for MGNREGS works.

Chhattisgarh power generation company ranked sixth in country in best power generation category

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ChhattisgarhState Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL) has secured the sixth position in the best power generation in the country. Central Electricity Authority, a central government undertaking, has given this ranking to CSPGCL for better performance in 33 state sectors of different states.

Besides, two Plants of Chhattisgarh have created the record of best production among 200 thermal power plants across the country.
The Central Electricity Authority has released the list for the 2022-23 financial year. According to which CSPGCL has been ranked sixth in State Sector with Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 71.19%.

The generation company produces electricity at a lower cost as compared to other thermal power plants in India. The PLF of two units of 250 MW of CSPGCLs Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Thermal Power Plant (DSPM) Korba East stood at 83.30%. It has got 19th ranking.

Kamal Nath inaugurates Nari Samman Yojana from Chhindwara

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On the launch of Nari Samman Yojana 1,02,406 registrations were done, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief Kamal Nath inaugurated it from Chhindwara on on Wednesday, scheme was launched simultaneously in all the districts. Under the scheme, Rs 1500 per month would be provided to Women when the Congress would come to power and every month gas cylinder would cost only Rs 500 only.

Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee President and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath inaugurated the Nari Samman Yojana from Parasia in Chhindwara. On the same day, senior leaders of the party launched the scheme in every district of the entire state. Although it was the day of the launch of the scheme, but on the very first day the women power of Madhya Pradesh accepted the Nari Samman Yojana whole heartedly.

Gujarat among top states facing malware & botnet attacks: Report

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Gujaratis facing a string of malware and botnet attack attempts on its digital networks across offices in major cities and central data servers- both private and of the government.

The attacks are exploiting vulnerabilities in systems and even running email phishing campaigns to penetrate networks.

The Quick Heal Cyber Threat Weather (CTW) report for the first quarter of 2023 puts Surat and Ahmedabad cities on the sixth and eight positions in the country when it comes to malware attack attempts, registering 2.74 million and 1.83 million attempts respectively.

At 8.81 million attack attempts, Gujarat ranks second in the country after Maharashtra, which registered 10.52 million attempts.

Another report called the ‘Spamhaus live botnet threats worldwide map’ showed three botnets that have been active in Gujarat over the last one week — Mirai, Stealrat and Gamut.

Malware is defined as a Software built for the purpose of disrupting or damaging a computer system, and has existed almost as long as the Internet itself.