10.12.21

Punjab to give 4361 tabs to 872 Govt Senior Secondary Schools libraries

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To provide quality school Education and bring the government schools in sync with the modern times, Punjab Government has decided to provide 4361 tablets to the libraries of 872 Government Senior Secondary Schools in the State.

Five tablets per school are being distributed with a view to make the government schools libraries hi-tech. The department is also installing apps connected with the e-content in the tablets with the directions to the concerned schools to ensure keeping of e-content operational, said the state School Education Minister Pargat Singh on Wednesday.

The Minister said that instructions have issued to all the District Education Officers (DEOs), Secondary Education, with regard to the procurement as well as the distribution of the tablets at the district level.

Shimla: Ice skating likely to start at India’s largest rink soon

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Delayed by about 10 days, the ice skating season, Shimlas major winter attraction, is expected to start within two or three days at the Asias biggest natural rink, subject to the conducive weather conditions.

A clear sky with minimum temperature staying below 4C to 5C was a prerequisite for ice skating, said Bhuvnesh Banga, secretary, Shimla Ice Skating Club.

The area of the skating rink, which is equal to the size of five tennis courts (58 m X 30 m), has shrunk temporarily by almost 10 per cent as a lift from Lakkar Bazar to Mall Road under the Shimla Smart City Mission is being built at the club entrance.

The HISTORY of the club dates back to 1920, when tennis courts were converted into a natural ice skating rink by Irish military official Blessington. During winter, when he sprinkled water on the tennis court to settle the grass, it froze within seconds and he immediately thought of converting the arena into an ice skating rink.

Eco tourism circuit to be inaugurated in Tehri

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Tourists visitingTehridistrict will soon be able to enjoy their stay while experiencing eco-tourism in the midst of nature. The Forest department has prepared a Raunslikhal-Kauria-Khurat eco-tourism circuit where tourists will get a glimpse of rural life included mud houses, several species of birds and wildlife in a clean Environment. The department claims that the nature-based tourism circuit will opennewdoors of EMPLOYMENT for local youth.

The valleys and the Mountains here are full of natural beauty and no less than any other tourist destination in the world. But despite having such rich and forest cover the eco-tourism activities have largely remained restricted to a few areas of the state. Realising this, the Forest department has developed the eco-tourism circuitwithout tampering with nature.

At the Raunslikhal-Kauria-Khurat eco tourism circuit, tourists will get a chance to enjoy the nature in its organic form along with mud houses at Raunsalikhal. The department will also provide nature Education to connect the people with the natural surroundings. A stall will also be set up to promote local products in which villagers will be able to keep their products. While bird watching and cycling will be available to the tourists at Kauria various other eco-tourism activities will be facilitated at Khurat. The tourists will also be educated about traditional herbs available here. There will also be village tourism activities in Khurat. While travelling on this tourism circuit, the tourists will also be able to see many birds, wildlife and Plants.

Saryu Canal National Project

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The Saryu Canal National Project will be launched by PM Modi On 11 December in Uttar Pradesh.

Highlights:

The Saryu Canal project, the biggest in Uttar Pradesh, will benefit 25-30 lakh farmers over nine eastern UP districts.

The canal will promote Irrigation of 14.04 lakh hectares of land and reduce the risk of floods in many flood-prone areas.

The irrigated site under the project will be 4.04 lakh hectares.

Five rivers, i.e. Ghagra, Rapti, Banganga, Saryu, and Rohini, have been connected.

The canals have a total span of 6,600 kilometers and have been connected to the 318 km long central canal.

Vegetable farming most efficient tool to boost farmers income: BAU VC

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Birsa Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University (BAU) Vice Chancellor, ON Singh on Thursday said that vegetable production is the most efficient medium in increasing the income of farmers and latest vegetable production technology has an important contribution in doubling the income of farmers in the Country. The scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) will have to make the farmers aware of the importance of off-season vegetable production and proper and timely use of advanced techniques in profitable farming of horticultural crops, he added.

Singh said this on the occasion of the conclusion of four-day training programme organized on ‘Doubling farmers’ income from technology’.

Special attention should be paid to the revival of mother plant nurseries in every KVK and to plant material and nursery production. Tissue Culture technology should be improved. To accelerate the development of the garden area at the district level, take cooperation from the local Harp Palandu and scientists of the Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology.

Bihar govt to make arrangements for Inter-level teaching in all 8,387 gram-panchayats, says CM Nitish Kumar

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BiharCM Nitish Kumar said his government would soon make arrangements forinter-level teachingin all 8,387gram-panchayatsacross the state.

Addressing a Jan-Samvad programme at the Resources“>Water Resources departments inspection bungalow at Tarapur in Munger district, he said, Necessary arrangements for TEACHING upto the 9th and 10 th classes have been made in all gram-panchayats in the state. Inter-level teaching is being done in more than 5,000 panchayats. Arrangements for the inter-level teaching will be made in the rest of panchayats in near future. There will be no panchayats without the facilities of inter-level teachings.

The locals also demanded setting up of a Food Processing park at Tarapur, setting up of an auditorium, Krishi Vigyan Kendra and a Women college at Tarapur. They also demanded the beginning of the post-graduate level teaching facility at Tarapur.

Implement Narva Vikas in non-forest, forest areas: CM

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel called for implementing the flagship scheme Narva Vikas for ground water conservation on priority in non-forest areas and forest areas.

The construction work will provide EMPLOYMENT to forest-dwellers, tribes and villagers living around the forest area, he said.

Baghel was presiding over the second meeting of the state advisory council for Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) here, an official Communication said.

Forest and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change Minister Mohammad Akbar, Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain and senior officials were present.

The Chief Minister said the sanctioned works should be prioritized, expedited and completed. The emphasis should be on protection and conservation of forest and its wildlife.

The plantation should be such that it can generate forest minor produce which in turn provides income to the tribes and forest dwellers.

Madhya Pradesh implements Police Commissionerate system in Bhopal & Indore

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Madhya Pradesh government issued notification to implement the Police Commissionerate system in Bhopal and Indore.

With the announcement made by Home Minister of MP, Narottam Mishra, both the cities will now get police commissioners of ADG rank.

Police commissioners in both the districts will be assisted by two IG rank officers and nine SP rank officers.

Under this system, a woman officer of SP rank will also be posted to deal with crime cases against Women and for womens security.

This system will be implemented after 11 years, since its first announcement.

However, state went ahead in compliance with the directive of Prime Ministers office.

Gurugram gets three oxygen booster plants

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The Health department has installed three Oxygen booster Plants across Gurugram to ensure sufficient supply in case of another Covid-19 wave.

Unlike pressure swing absorption (PSA) plants, oxygen booster units can extract the gas directly from the air and fill cylinders with it. Oxygen produced in booster plants can be transferred from one facility to another in tankers, which isnt possible atPSAplants. The booster plants installed in the city can altogether fill around 550 D-type cylinders in a day. One D-type cylinder can hold 46 litres of oxygen. At present, Gurugram has 2,600 D-type cylinders.

Gujarat wildlife board to discuss cyclone damage, proposals

After a gap of 15 months, theState Board for Wildlife(SBWL) will soon meet to discuss key matters pertaining to the impact ofcyclone Tauktaeand upcoming projects.

The board members, who last met on September 28 last year, will come together on December 16. This will be their first meeting to be held under the chairmanship ofBhupendra Patelwho recently took over as the chief minister.

The board members will focus on wildlife management and conservation action necessitated by Cyclone Tauktae. Proposals in the eco-sensitive zone will also be discussed, according to details released by Shyamal Tikadar, chief wildlife warden,Gujarat, and member secretary of the board.

The board will also deliberate on the proposal of a resort near the Gir sanctuary. In the September 2020 meeting, the board members had rejected the proposal forWildwood Resort and Realities Pvt Ltdon the grounds that it fell within the 1km radius of the sanctuary where no commercial activity is permitted.

Rajasthan inks business deals worth Rs 2 lakh crore at Mumbai roadshow

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During its Invest Rajasthan summit roadshow in Mumbai, the inked MoUs and letter of intents (LoIs) worth Rs 1.94 lakh crore.

The two-day investors summit will take place in Jaipur on January 24-25.

Of the total Investment proposals, MoUs accounted for Rs 1.27 lakh crore and LoIs Rs 67,379 crore.

The investments are proposed in the sectors such as RENEWABLE ENERGY, mines and Minerals, city gas, pharma, engineering, etc.

The 40 proposed projects are estimated to generate about 1.44 lakh EMPLOYMENT opportunities.

Some of the investors who have evinced interest to invest are JSW Future Energy (Rs 40,000 crore), Vedanta (Rs 33,350 crore),Greenko Energies(Rs 30,000 crore), Adani Green Energy (Rs. 20,000 crore), Adani Total Gas (Rs 3,000 crore), andKrish Pharma(Rs 750 crore) among others.