11.04.23

CM di Yogshala to begin in 4 cities of Punjab

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For creating a mass movement to carve out a healthy and prosperous Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced the launch of CM di Yogshala campaign in the state on the lines of Dilli ki Yogshala programme started by the AAP-led Delhi Government in the national capital in December 2021, but was discontinued the last year.

As a pilot project, these Yogshalas will be introduced in the cities of Amritsar, Phagwara, Patiala, and Ludhiana, where trained instructors will impart free training to the people in open parks and other public places.

Making the announcement through a video message, the Chief Minister said that in consonance with the glorious ancient tradition of India, these yogshalas will help in making the Punjabis healthy both physically and mentally.

Himachal to provide grants to widows for house construction

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The Himachal Pradesh government will soon launch a new scheme, Mukhyamantri Vidhwa Evam Ekal Nari Awas Yojna, to provide financial assistance to widows and single Women for the construction of houses.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu said the government would provide Rs 1.5 lakh financial assistance to nearly 7,000 women in this fiscal.

To avail benefits, the eligible women must have an annual income of less than Rs 2 lakh. The Women and Child Development Department is finalising modalities of the scheme.

With the financial assistance under this scheme, the women will now be able to construct their own homes, which will not only provide them with a safe and secure living space but also a sense of ownership and Empowerment of women.

‘Low-cost’ grain millets crucial for us: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

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A one-day national conference on ” – Potential and Opportunities” was held at a hotel in Mussoorie.

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who inaugurated the conference, welcomed delegates from various other states.

“The deliberations at this conference would help in successfully celebrating the International Year of Millets,” Dhami said, while appreciating the government’s “concerted efforts” that led to the UN declaring 2023 the “International Year of Millets”. “On one hand, millets are important for farmers, thanks to the low cost of cultivation. At the same time, due to high nutrient value, there are essential for all of us. Events like this would also help promote millet cultivation inUttarakhand,” Dhami said. Dhami said that several startups are already promoting millets and generating EMPLOYMENT.

Sanskrit medium secondary schools to come up in 10 dists

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As part of the Uttar Pradesh governments initiative to promote Education in the state, ten districts will soon get Sanskrit medium secondary schools. Setting up these new intermediate-level Sanskrit schools is among the top priorities of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

At present, there is only one government Sanskrit-medium secondary school and one government Sanskrit degree college operating in Uttar Pradesh. The other such institutions are being run privately. The 10 districts where the new schools are proposed include Varanasi, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Shamli, Jalaun, Etah, Amethi, and Hardoi.

In the next phase, the State Government is gearing up to open more such schools in five other districts Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, and Mathura.

Adani Power starts supply to Bangladesh from Jharkhand plant

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Adani Power has switched on electricity supply toBangladeshfrom its imported coal-fired power plant built atGoddainJharkhand, setting in operation the first private energy deal between the two countries.

The statement said the Godda project is the first power plant in India to start operation with 100% desulphurisation of gas and zero water discharge from day one.

The company had signed the power purchase agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board in November 2017. The project was recently in the news after Bangladesh media saidDhakahad sought tariff renegotiation in view of high coal costs. In February, top visiting Bangladesh energy officials, however, said power would flow from the project as per schedule.

Normal or below normal rainfall expected this year in Bihar

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The monsoonrainfallin Bihar is expected to be normal or below normal, as per the long-range forecast (LRF) issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

As per the Patna Meteorological Centre, rainfall during the monsoon months of June, July, August and September is likely to be either normal or less than normal of the long period Average.
Last year, Bihar faced 31% deficient rainfall in the monsoon season, which was the lowest since 2012.

According to the forecast, La Nina (periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures) is currently neutral in the equatorial Pacific, but El Nino (above-average sea-surface temperatures) conditions are likely to develop during the monsoon season.

C’garh scheme provides up to Rs. 20L for serious ailments

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The Chhattisgarh governments Mukhyamantri Vishesh Swasthya Sahayata Yojana provides financial aid of up to Rs 20 lakh to treat serious diseases.

An official communiqu said that so far 2,643 patients have been provided financial assistance under the scheme.

The financial aid is given for cancer, Thalassemia Major, Hemophilia, lungs, kidney and liver transplant, cochlear implants and surgeries related to heart, brain and spinal cord.

The scheme, which commenced in January 2020, can be availed by calling Toll Free no 104 or contacting the office of the Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of the concerned district.

Soyabean meal exports may touch 14L tonne

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Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has estimated exports of soyabean meal from India in the oil year 2022-2023 to touch 14 lakh tonne, higher than the last year.
The oil year 2022-2023 began in October 2022 and will end in September 2023.

Madhya Pradesh is a leading soyabean producing state contributing over 70 per cent to total national output.

Textile industry demands restoration of technology upgradation fund scheme

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The technology upgradation fund (TUF) scheme for new investments in the textile ended in March 2022, with no announcement on it being renewed. TheGujarattextile industry is demanding that the scheme be implemented with retrospective effect, as new projects have become at least 35% more expensive in the absence ofTUF. Industry players also said that the Gujarat government should roll out new a scheme to promote the garments industry, as the existing one expired in October 2022.

The import duty on Cotton should be abolished because the prices of Indian cotton are higher than international levels and new capacities are in pipeline in the spinning sector.

34% drop in job seekers on NCS portal in state in a year

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There has been a 33.6% drop in the number of job seekers inRajasthanregistering themselves on government of India’s National Career Service (NCS) portal.

In 2022-23, over 1.82 lakh people in the state registered on the NCS portal compared to 2.75 lakh in 2021-22, according to the ministry of labour and EMPLOYMENT data.

It is believed that many who lost their jobs during Covid pandemic had registered themselves on the portal in 2021-22.

In 2018-19, 1.97 lakh job seekers had registered themselves on the NCS portal, 73,408 in 2019-20 and 2.01 lakh in 2020-21, informed minister of state for labour and employment Rameswar Teli while replying to an unstarred question on April 3.