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Advanced soil testing lab to come up in Hry

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Plans are underway inHaryanato establish an advanced testing laboratory and a vermi-compost demonstration unit. ICAR-Indian Wheat and Barley Research Institute in Karnal will also set up a wheat-based agripreneurship centre to enhance the income of small and medium farmers. Additionally, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, will establish a biopesticide laboratory and a natural farming pesticide production unit at Uchani in Karnal.

These initiatives were approved during the state-level steering committee meeting of the Rashtriya KrishiVikasYojana, chaired by chief secretarySanjeevKaushal. In the meeting, an annual plan worth Rs 1,371.91 crore for the year 2023-24 was also approved. The plans will now be forwarded to the Union ministry of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture for final approval.
Kaushal said the agriculture department is committed to promoting Organic Farming and improving Soil fertility

Uttarakhand ranks 23rd; shows improvement from previous edition

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Uttarakhandhas ranked 23rd out of 36 states and UTs in Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2021-22 in a study conducted by the Union ministry of Education. The rank is better than the earlier edition’s 35th, though “differences in parameters deem the two reports incomparable”.
The index measures 73 indicators grouped in six domains and scores are calculated out of 1000. The domains have gone up from five in the previous edition with focus on teacher education and training being a new parameter. The index is released for evidence-based comprehensive analysis of the school education system in the country.

The ultimate aim of the index is to propel states and UTs towards undertaking multi-pronged interventions that will bring optimal education outcomes covering all dimensions. The PGI is expected to help to pinpoint the gaps and accordingly prioritise areas for intervention to ensure that the school education system is robust at every level. It also suggests that as a way forward, states and UTs take a pro-active domain specific approach to improve their individual educational system.

Chandigarh (659) and Punjab (647.4) have obtained the highest scores. Uttarakhand has scored 517.9 this year. The score has gone down from last year’s 719 but the rank has improved to 23rd in this edition. The hill state remained in the ninth level of the report out of 10.

Uttarakhand scored 56.4 out of 240 in the Learning outcomes domain, 60.7 out of 80 in access, 60.9 out of 190 in and facilities, 219.3 out of 260 in Equity, 52.5 out of 130 in Governance processes and 68.2 out of 100 in teacher education and training (the new domain added in this index). The first domain requires special focus for the state.

Among Himalayan states, Uttarakhand has come fourth after West Bengal hills (562.7), Sikkim (533.6) and Ladakh (518.8).

Yogis model of governance is drawing global applause

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Amid widespread violence in West Bengal duringpanchayat , which claimed 20 lives on the polling day and over 40 lives since the poll process got underway in the state, theYogi Adityanathmodel of Governance has become a hot topic of discussion in the country as well as abroad, a government spokesperson said.

Comparisons are being drawn between West Bengal, where ballot boxes were looted during panchayat polls and which also witnessed widespread clashes and booth-capturing, andUttar Pradeshwhich did not report even a minor incident of violence during the last Lok Sabha elections or the recently-concluded municipal polls, said a government spokesperson. The Rule of Law in Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest states with highest Population, stands in sharp contrast to the chaotic state of affairs in Mamata Banerjees state where bombs and bullets have become the order of the day, he said.

CM’s vision takes shape, 543 medicine shops approved at Panchayat level

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Jharkhand is a tribal dominated state, where most of the Population resides in remote rural areas, which needs timely medical facilities as well as timely availability of essential medicines. In the absence of timely medicine, many people become seriously ill or die untimely. To deal with this situation, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed to set up at least one medicine shop in every village panchayat of every district of the state to make medicines easily available to the villagers. Under this, so far 543 applications have been approved for drug stores in the entire state.

So far, a total of 1593 applications have been received from all over the state for setting up medicine shops at the Gram Panchayat level. Of these, 543 applications have been approved, while 962 applications are under process. Maximum 233 applications have been received from Deoghar, 230 from Giridih, 212 from Dhanbad, 138 from Ranchi, 102 from Godda, 85 from Palamu and 75 from Hazaribagh and Bokaro respectively. On the other hand, in Chatra last days three people were given approval letters by the Chief Minister and a medicine shop was inaugurated there.

On the instructions of the Chief Minister, the presence of a pharmacist has not been made mandatory for the sale of medicines. License for medicine shop is being issued in Form 20A and 21A. If needed, all types of medicines will be made available to the villagers through the retail chemist. The aim of the Chief Minister is to provide medicines to the villagers on time and to increase the means of EMPLOYMENT and Source Of Income to the educated villagers.

On the instructions of the Chief Minister, tele-medicine and tele-consultancy facilities will be made available free of cost to the villagers of the concerned panchayat by the licensee in coordination with the departmental helpline number 104. Estimated assistance will be made available to the licensees under the Chief Minister’s Employment Guarantee Program by the Welfare Department. The Block Development Officer of the concerned block has been directed to provide assistance to the interested and eligible licensees in getting loan from the bank by establishing mutual coordination.

Solar panels installed atvital railway installations

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The East Central RAILWAY (ECR) has switched over to use of panels at its vital installations in a bid to ensure zero Carbon Emission. Under the save energy mission, railways has taken several steps to maintain ecological balance,ECRCPRO Birendra Kumar said.

According to Kumar, Danapur division of the ECR has completely switched over to solar panels to save unnecessary expenditure on electricity. The division is has 1400kw solar energy power capacity. Thanks to solar energy facility, there is hardly any chance of power interruptions at major stations and office buildings of the division, he said.

In a major push for infrastructure development, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicateddevelopment projectsworth around Rs 7,500 crore to the nation during his visit toRaipur.

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This includes five National Highway projects, worth about Rs 6,400 crore, the doubling of the 103km-long Raipur-Khariar Road RAILWAY line, which has been completed at a cost of Rs 750 crore, and a 17km-long new railway line connecting Keoti with Antagarh, developed at a cost of Rs 290 crore.

The PM also dedicated to the nation a 60,000 metric-tonne bottling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation at Korba, which was built at a cost of over Rs 130 crore, and flagged off the Antagarh-Raipur train via video link.Modiinitiated the distribution of 75 lakh Ayushman Bharat cards.

The two new economic corridors for Chhattisgarh pass through aspirational districts that were once called backward, and where violence and once prevailed, Modi said, adding that the Raipur-Vishakhapatnam Economic Corridor will become a “new lifeline of this region”, cutting journey time by half.

Aim is to bring prosperity in lives of women, youth and farmers: CM

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that our aim is to bring prosperity in the lives of Women, youth and farmers. Under the Ladli Bahna Yojana, the amount will be made available to the Bahna’s gradually from Rs 1000 to Rs 3000 every month. By August 15, one lakh people will be recruited in government jobs in the state. After this, government jobs will be made available to 50 thousand more youths. Chief Minister Chouhan said this at the Mukhya Mantri Ladli Bahna Sammelan at Raghogarh in Guna district on Saturday. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, State Energy Minister and in-charge of Guna district Pradyuman Singh Tomar, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia, public representatives and a large number of Ladli Bahna participated in the programme.

In the presence of Chief Minister Chouhan and Union Minister Scindia, development works worth Rs 134 crore 12 lakh were e-dedicated and laid foundation stones.

Chouhan said that on the 10th of every month, the government is doing the work of depositing in the accounts of Ladli Bahnas. On the coming 10th, the amount will be added to the accounts of the Bahnas again. Every year the government will put an amount of Rs 15 thousand crore in the accounts of the Bahna . The Chief Minister said that it will be announced on the 10th itself that now 21 year old Bahnas will also be included in Ladli Bahna. Along with this, the Bahnas who have a tractor in their family will also be given the benefit of this scheme.

The Chief Minister said that the government will leave no stone unturned in the development of Raghogarh. Before the year 2003, there was no road, no electricity and no drinking water in Raghogarh. The condition of the roads was also very bad. After 2003, we have undertaken many development works here and we will not let the pace of development stop.

Union Minister Scindia said that the central and state governments have worked to promote women power, so that women power can decide the path of their own progress. Daughters are no longer a burden in the country and the state. The Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ladli Lakshmi, Ladli Bahna and Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah-Nikah Yojana launched by Chief Minister Chouhan have played an important role in this. The work done in Madhya Pradesh in the field of women Empowerment is exemplary in the country.

Scindia said that before 2003 there were many problems in Raghogarh area, people had to worry even for basic facilities but after 2003, the doors of development opened and people are now getting better facilities.

Gujarat solidifies position as leader in Indias clean energy revolution

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Gujarat is blazing a trail in the sector as it ramps up its installed capacity, solidifying its position as a leader in Indias clean energy transition. Recently, Gujarat outshoneTamil Naduwith the highest Wind Energy installations in the country. Data from the Union ministry of new and renewable energy reveals that Gujarat boasts an impressive installed capacity of 10.41 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy, surpassing Chennais 10.12GW capacity. In fact, this accounts for a remarkable 51.3% of the states total renewable energy capacity, including biopower and solar power.

With this, wind energy has taken the lead over Solar Energy installations in Gujarat. The state boasts an additional 9.68GW of solar installations, along with 0.11GW of biopower generation capacity and 91.64MW of small Hydro Power.

The Centre has set a target of 500GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2030. Gujarat has consistently been at the forefront of this sector, with aggressive installations in wind and solar energy generation. Enhanced incentives for adoption in residential and industrial sectors are among the key factors driving this rapid Growth. To achieve the 500GW target, a diverse mix of solar, wind, and other renewable energies is essential, explains Jaideep Malaviya, a renewable energy consultant.
While Gujarat has long been a pioneer in solar installations, it currently ranks second toRajasthanin terms of cumulative solar installations in India. However, Gujarat shows no signs of slowing down, as the Gujarat UrjaVikasNigam Limited (GUVNL) recently announced plans to add 10GW of fresh renewable energy capacity in 2023-24.

With significant increases in solar and wind energy generation capacity, Gujarats renewable power generation capacity reached 7,739.67 million units (MU) in April-May 2023, representing a notable 23% increase compared to the same period last year when it stood at 6,288.61MU.
Notably, Gujarat is also pioneering the field of green hydrogen. The state cabinet recently approved a draft land allocation policy for green hydrogen projects. Over 1.99 lakh hectares of land have been designated for five key private sector players seeking to venture into green hydrogen manufacturing.

Tourism has attracted over 10K cr investment in 4 yrs

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In the past four and half years, 802 tourism units have been approved in the state with an of Rs 10,463.47 crore, said director tourismRashmi Sharma.

She said these units will generate EMPLOYMENT opportunities for 40785 people in the state.Rajasthanhas become the first state in the country to give full Industry status to tourism and hospitality sector.

On the other hand, during the Rajasthan Investment Summit organized last year, 379 MoUs were signed in the tourism sector, out of which 55 MoUs have been completed and 149 are at various stages of implementation.

Through these agreements, an investment of Rs 14,679 crore will be made in the state and there are possibilities of providing employment to 60,687 people.

Under the industry status, tourism units get electricity at industrial rates which are about 30% less than the commercial rates. At the same time, UD tax on these units is also applicable at industrial rates, which is 80% less than the commercial rate.

So far, the rourism department has issued entitlement certificates to 859 units out of the 1,262 applications. Similarly, 41 applications have been received under the Rural Tourism Scheme 2022, out of which certificates have been issued to 35.