Haryanahome ministerAnil Vijsaid that the state has once again created HISTORY and has secured first position 2nd time in the country in Crime andCriminal Tracking Network and System(CCTNS) with 100% score.
It is for the 2nd time thatHaryana Policehas secured the first position in the country with 100% score under this system, while Himachal Pradesh secured the second position with 99.6% score and Karnataka got the third position with 99.3% score. Gujarat remained at 4th place with 99% score.
Banwarilal Purohit, who asTamil Nadu governor, was recently given additional charge ofPunjabgovernor-cum-ChandigarhUT administrator, has been appointed as full time governor of Punjab.
In orders issues fromRashtrapati Bhawan night orders said Purohit was shifted fromTamil Naduto Punjab and Nagaland governor RN Raviwas appointed as new Nadu governor.
He said the first phase of the project has 20 sub projects and the intends to develop Infrastructure at both poles of Atal Tunnel and develop it as a major tourist destination. She assured that the request of the state for reviving the ADB project will be considered and asked to send the proposal immediately.
He said that Himachal Pradesh is a popular tourist destination and with construction and expansion of Airports, the influx of tourists will increase considerably thereby boosting tourism in the state and generating EMPLOYMENT opportunities.
The CM also announced that electric surcharge would be waived off for a period of two years for setting up the charging stations for the electric vehicles.
However this benefit would be given to the first 250 charging stations only and for it they should have approval of the local urban body.
Two companies, namely Delta Combat Systems Limited (Delta) and Werywin DEFENCE Private Limited, are investing Rs 215 crore in the Jhansi node of the Defence Industrial Corridor to set up their units for manufacturing smaller firearms.
The Delta Combat Systems Limited has been allotted 15 hectares of land to set up its plant at a cost of Rs 150 crore. It will make cartridges for assault, sniper and INSAS rifles as well as CQB carbines and other weapons being used by the armed forces. The CQB carbines are very effective as they can hit a target within the range of 200 metre whereas INSAS rifle, which is made on the lines of AK-47, was extensively used during the Kargil war.
The Yogi Adityanath government has also allotted land to companies for making Brahmos missiles and drones in Lucknow and Aligarh nodes of the Defence Industrial Corridor respectively and the construction is expected to start soon.
It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the creation of a Defence Industrial Corridor in UP during the Investors’ Summit in January, 2018. Subsequently, the UP government decided to establish the corridor covering Lucknow, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Agra and Aligarh districts.
It was followed by signing of MoUs worth Rs 50,000 crore with domestic and foreign companies manufacturing defence products during the Defence Expo held in Lucknow in February, 2020.
The Defence Industrial Corridor will also see many international firms set up their Plants for manufacturing advanced weapons.
Lawmakers inJharkhandassembly passed four bills in 12 minutes on the final day of the monsoon session of the assembly. If an MLA had not raised a demand for a discussion, it would have taken half the time to pass the four bills.
The bills include Jharkhand Open University Bill, 2021 which was declared pass through voice vote followed by Jharkhand State Amendment Bill, 2021, the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Amendment Bill, 2021 and Jharkhand Finance Bill, 2021, which were once again passed through voice vote.
While the first bill deals with the procedures laid down for establishment and operationalisation of open universities in the state, the finance bill aims at increasing the fee on various forms, including that used for application of pension, registration of marriage and others by which the government plans to collect an additional revenue of Rs 200 crore.
FormerBiharassembly speaker and veteranCongressleaderSadanand Singhdied here on Wednesday after prolonged illness, party sources said. He was 76.
Singh breathed his last at a hospital here where he had been admitted for more than a month.
An OBC leader in a party which has been associated mostly with the upper castes, he was chosen for the speaker’s chair by the party Leadership in 2000 when it was seeking to reinvent itself by projecting a pro-backward image in alliance with the RJD.
TheChhattisgarhgovernment has decided to formulate film policy-2021 to create an Climate for the film Industry and promote film shooting by giving them subsidies and attractive incentives.
The state cabinet, chaired by chief ministerBhupesh Baghel, gave the nod for framing the film policy that aims to develop Chhattisgarh as a hub for film production. The government aims to attractBollywoodandOTTplatforms to the state so that the states natural beauty and places of historic and cultural importance could get high visibility at the national and international level.
Gaurav Dwivedi, advisor to the Chhattisgarh government said the new policy would help create job opportunities for the youth in various fields related to film production within the state. He said the policy, being formulated at the initiative of chief minister Bhupesh Baghel would mutually benefit the film industry as well as the state.
Madhya Pradeshgovernment is preparing to unveil anethanolpolicy to attract ethanol manufacturers in the state. At least 18 investors have proposed to invest Rs 3000 crore in the state.
In the past six months, 18 potential investors have seen land parcels across different locations in the state to set up ethanol Plants. Some of the destinations being preferred by investors for setting up manufacturing units are Jabalpur, Satna, Chhindwara, Vidisha, Balaghat, Nemawar and Dhamnod.
The will soon unveil an ethanol policy for which the draft is ready to lure Investment from ethanol plants.
Key requirements of investors looking to invest in the state are availability of raw material and water as it is a water-intensive Industry.
The oil Marketing companies will float tenders or sign an MoU to lift ethanol from manufacturers and final blending will be done by oil marketing companies. Centre has laid down a target of achieving 20 per cent ethanol blending with petrol by 2025, a move aimed at reducing oil imports. At present, ethanol blending in the country is 8.5 per cent.
The poor show of Gujarat in the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) continued in 2021 as only one institute each featured in the Top 50 rankings in both Overall and University categories. None of the medical and dental colleges based in Gujarat made it to the top 100 institutions this year.
IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) ranked 33 in the Overall list, whereas Gujarat University got featured at 43rd rank in University category.
The IIM Ahmedabad retained its top spot in management category, whereas CEPT University ranked fifth in Architecture,GNLUwas placed sixth in Law and NIPER Ahmedabad was 10th in Pharmacy categories.