10.08.21

The state government has begun groundwork to set up Manipur Olympian Park at the picturesque Sangauthel area near here in honour of all Olympians of the state.

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Manipur the mini powerhouse of Sports of the nation has so far produced 19 Olympians, three of whom won medals in the worlds biggest sporting event. The achievers include iconic boxer MC Mary Kom ( bronze, London, 2012) and weightlifting star Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (silver) and hockey playerSanglakpam Nilaknata Sharma(bronze) in the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics, 2020.

Construction of the park will be started soon ahead the enforcement of election Code Of Conduct as the next assembly polls is due early next year.

TheAssam Chah Mazdoor Sangha(ACMS), the largest trade union of tea workers in the country, has demanded a tea ministry in Assam saying that it will help revive the state’s tea industry which is passing through a sluggish phase. Participating in the 63rd foundation day of theACMSat its headquarters in Dibrugarh on Monday, ACMS president and former union DoNER minister PabanSingh Ghatowarsaid that setting up a tea ministry in Assam is a legitimate of the people of Assam as the tea industry has over 195 years of glorious history and provides livelihood to several million people.

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Assam’s name is synonymous with tea all over the world. Tea is one of the major contributors to the state’s economy and millions of people are involved in the tea in the state. When the state can have a ministry for Fisheries, why can’t we have a ministry of tea. At a time when the tea industry is passing through a sluggish phase due toCovidand drought-like conditions, setting up a ministry of tea at the state level will provide the necessary thrust for its revival. The government and policy makers should come forward to give shape to the idea. In fact, a tea ministry should have been formed a long time ago considering the importance of the tea industry in the state. It is the largest EMPLOYMENT Generator industry providing livelihood to lakhs of people,” ACMS president Paban Singh Ghatowar said.

With over 800 big tea plantations and thousands of small tea gardens, Assam contributes to nearly 51% of tea produced in the country. However, stagnant prices, lukewarm global demand, deficit rainfall and the Covid-19 pandemic has left the state’s tea industry in distress. In 2019, the annual tea production in Assam was 716.49 million kg which came down to 618.20 million kg in 2020, a 14% drop owing largely to the Covid-induced lockdown.

Four major infrastructure giants have participated in the bidding process to implement the state governments ambitious redevelopment plan forSCBMedical College and Hospital inCuttack.

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While three companies L&T, Shapoorji Pallonji and NCC Ltd have participated in the bidding process for the clinical block, Tata Projects along with the above three are in the race for implementation of the residential block.

Since target has been set for completion of the first phase redevelopment project of the premier healthcare centre by January 2024, the state works department has fast-tracked various work like re-routing of electrical lines, shifting of overhead tanks, demolition of vacated buildings and cutting and transplantation of trees.

The has also decided to shift the SCB medical public school, currently located within the campus, to a place near OMP square for which 2.5 acres of land has been identified.
According to official sources, the Rs 3,500 crore-redevelopment plan of the oldest medical college and hospital in the state, established in 1944, will be implemented in two phases. A target has been set to develop a 3,500-bed facility in the first phase while number of beds will be enhanced to 5,000 in the second phase.

Around Rs 500 crore has been earmarked for SCBs redevelopment project during the 2021-22 financial year. State-of-the-art Infrastructure, which will be taken up in the first phase, include staff quarter complex for over 1,280 people, three hostel buildings for around 2200 students, a stadium and various departments.

Road accident deaths of elephants and crop-raids by herds are common and little has been done to track the movement of the forest giants.

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The Hosur forest division and adjoining forests are Home to about 300 elephants. Many of these animals regularly move into contiguous, adjoining forests of Karnataka and through a series of small forest patches northward into Chittoor forests of Andhra Pradesh. The southward movement of these elephants takes them to the Cauvery River.
Radio-collaring of elephants ranging in the northern fragmented habitats of the Hosur forest division is vital to preempt elephant occurrence in conflict regions or around high-risk areas such as highways, human habitations and crop fields.

Collaring of elephants ranging in the more contiguous habitats closer to the Cauvery wildlife sanctuary in the southern Hosur forest division would help in understanding habitat use and decision-making about this elephant Population and to develop movement and habitat use models for the entire population.

The Average herd size recorded in this region is around 10 and, at times, they range in group-size as large as 70, especially during the season. By collaring a few select adult females, one would, in fact, be able to gather fine-scale information on a large sub-set of the population.

The government, announced a reward of Rs 2 crore forPR Sreejesh, who was part of theIndian hockey teamthat won thebronze medalinTokyo Olympics. The cabinet also decided to promote him as the joint director (sports) in the general education department. Sreejesh is a deputy director in the department.

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The cabinet decided to reward Rs 5 lakh to eight other Sports persons fromKeralawho represented the country at Tokyo Olympics. This is in addition to the Rs 5 lakh each provided earlier. Earlier, NRI entrepreneur Shamsheer Vayalil had announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for Sreejesh.

Sabarimala airport:The cabinet decided to appoint KSIDC as the nodal agency for the proposed Sabarimala greenfield airport. Earlier, Kinfra was being considered as the nodal agency.
ARC report:The cabinet instructed the departments concerned to prepare detailed guidelines for implementing the recommendations in the fifth report of the fourth https://exam.pscnotes.com/administrative-reforms-commission”>Administrative Reforms Commission, which was chaired by former CM VS Achuthanandan.
Nod for agreement:The cabinet gave clearance to the agreement between state bamboo corporation and forest, wildlife department from November 1, last year till October 3, 2025.

In the last decade, 71% of the wells analysed in the state have reported an increase in water level, according to data byCentral Ground Water Board(CGWB).

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InKarnataka, theGroundwater Directorateanalyses the water level every month.
The figure pertains to the period between November 2010 and November 2020. Among the 1,316 wells analysed, excess to 4-meter fall in water level was reported only in 1.7% of the wells. Among the wells analysed, 936 witnessed an increase in water level while 370 wells recorded a fall.

Pharma and chemical clusters in and around Hyderabad are generating a huge hazardous waste. According to a Telangana State Pollution Control Board report, 3.1 lakh tonnes of hazardous waste was generated in 2019-20.

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Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya, in reply to a query by Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy, said: As per information provided by the TSPCB, 3.1 lakh tonnes of hazardous waste was generated against an authorised capacity of 8.2 lakh tonnes in 2019-20.

While there are 651 chemical andpharma industrieslocated in , a majority of the units are established in and around Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, Medak and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts.

Jeedimetla, Kukatpally, Balanagar, Sanathnagar, Nacharam, Cherlapally, Moulali, Uppal, IDA Bolaram, Bachupally, Khazipally, Gaddapotharam, Bonthapally, Pashamailaram, Patancheru, Choutuppal, Pochampally and Dothigudem are the areas generating hazardous waste.

Waste from chemical manufacturing Industry like pesticide, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, dye and dye intermediate, fertiliser, refinery, organic chemical and paints are classified as hazardous waste based on the toxic characteristics.

The state government will linkAarogyasricards with Aadhaar cards to keep tabs on the health condition of every citizen. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy told the officials to start feeding the health data of every person and make it available from village clinics to teaching hospitals.

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Doctors should be able to access their Health record either using Aarogyasri card or Aadhaar card. The chief minister also directed the officials to prepare a list of vacancies and the required number of appointments to be made from the village clinics to the TEACHING hospitals in the state. He wanted them to complete the recruitment in the next three months and ensure that doctors and other health staff are posted in hospitals at all levels.

People in Goa may be ingesting microplastics along with their drinkingwater, a new study by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and Delhi-based advocacy group Toxics Link has found.

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The studyClean Drinking Water: A Pipe Dream?assessed Goastapwater and found that the potable water supplied to homes is contaminated with microplastics, one of the sources of which could be the PVC pipes.

Microplastics (MP) are particles of plastic that are less than 5mm in size and have been recognised globally as one of the most critical emerging marine pollutants, due to their persistence, ubiquity and toxic potential.

Though plastic Waste Management rules have been in force in the country, public awareness and participation holds the key to improving plastic waste management and the subsequent reduction in microplastic pollution. Various stakeholders, including the , government, civil Society organisations, need to collaborate to bring about change.

The revenue department in association with Tata Trust has developed a mobile app e-peek pahani where farmers can upload information about their crops and reduce the workload of the talathis.This app encourages participation of farmers using technology. A government resolution was issued on July 30 and IT and field officers from the revenue and agriculture departments of the district have been undergoing training.

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This project by the will facilitate planning of the agricultural sector by giving definite statistics about how much area is under which crop. It will also help the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department to provide benefits to account holders for schemes payable for specific crops such as Irrigation“>Drip Irrigation or Sprinkler Irrigation. The survey will also be beneficial to estimate the area under cultivation and yield of paddy, Cotton, gram and tur procurement schemes at Basic Prices.