11-12.06.23

Beautification of 1400 ponds done under Amrit Sarovar scheme in Hry

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Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said that the government has started the Amrit Sarovar scheme to beautify the ponds, under which more than 1400 ponds have been beautified in the state so far. Under this scheme, the government has set a target to beautify 8,000 ponds in the state, which will be completed very soon.

Addressing the Vijay Sankalp public meeting organized at Kharkhoda, the Deputy Chief Minister further said that due to significant changes made in , the state was able to attract an Investment of Rs 35,000 crores.

He said that today, Maruti-Suzuki is setting up its new plant at Kharkhoda IMT, which will provide EMPLOYMENT to more than 15,000 youth. The Maruti-Suzuki plant being established at Kharkhoda IMT will bring industrial and employment revolution in this area. Kharkhoda is moving forward to establish its own identity like Gurugram in the coming times.

He said that Maruti is expediting its work to set up its plant in stipulated time. With the launch of Maruti, many more companies will be established in this area, which will give impetus to the industrial development. 75 percent reservation was given to the youth of Haryana in local private jobs, so that our youth do not have to go to other states for employment.

HP Govt to strengthen coop banks with all possible assistance

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the would strengthen the Cooperative banks by providing all possible assistance.

Sukhu, duringthe SPARK-2023 event organized by the Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Bank Limited (HPSCB), emphasized the need for the HPSCB to be prepared for future challenges. The banks should be equipped with digital technology and provide facilities to customers utilizing modern technology, he said.

Sukhu further said that the first budget of the Congress Government symbolizes the system revamp, in which efforts have been made to strengthen the rural economy and the HPSCB should ensure its active participation in the implementation of these initiatives.

The present Government has inherited a huge debt but the State Government is working towards making the state self-reliant and increasing financial Resources. 90 percent of the Population lives in villages and efforts are being made to strengthen the economic condition of the rural population. A scheme is underway to buy cow’s milk at the rate of Rs 80 per liter and buffalo’s milk at Rs 100 per liter from farmers to support the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture sector, he added.

Rudraprayag, Tehri top list of landslide-prone 147 dists: Isro

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The two hill districts ofRudraprayagandTehriin Uttarakhand have the “maximum exposure to landslide risk in the country”, according to the ‘Landslide Atlas’ report prepared by Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of Isro.

Rudraprayag has 32 chronic landslide zones, with the maximum located on NH-107 that leads to the holy town, according to the District Emergency Operation Centre. Similarly, Tehri including Totaghati, which has been identified as a “very chronic landslide site”.

Rudraprayag and Tehri have been ranked first and second respectively among 147 districts from across the country, which are prone to landslides.Chamoli, which houses subsidence-hit Joshimath, is at 19th position.

According to data from the State Emergency Operation Centre, between 2018 and 2021, Uttarakhand reported 253 landslides, which resulted in 127 deaths.

18 hi-tech cyber labs to come across UP

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To help Police tackle cyber related challenges, theUttar Pradeshgovernment gave in-principle nod to set up 18 hi-tech cyber labs one each in 18 police ranges of the state. The government has also agreed to sanction Rs 40 crore for the project in the first phase.

DIG, UP cyber cell, N Kolanchi said until now only one cyber lab was functional at Forensic Science Lab in Lucknow.

The main objective of establishing the UPSIFS is to build better policing, capacity building in the field of crime control and forensic sciences and to develop awareness and scientific Attitude towards scientific institutions.

DVC to erect 4500 MW Renewable Energy units in State, WB

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In its efforts to expand its involvement in power generation, transmission, and distribution activities, DVC is prepared to invest Rs 60,000 crore. The organization has planned to establish Thermal, Solar, and Pump Storage units throughout the country, aiming to produce an additional 8,000 MW of electricity.

Singh stated that they presently possess a power generation capacity of 7,000 MW and have outlined an estimated of Rs 60,000 crore to generate the additional power through Thermal and RENEWABLE ENERGY units across the nation.

According to Singh, this plan entails the development of 3,720 MW of Thermal units solely through Brownfield projects, including 1,320 MW at Raghunathpur, 1,600 MW at Koderma, and 800 MW at Durgapur. He further added, “In addition, we will establish 4,500 MW of Renewable energy units, comprising 2,000 MW of Solar units (both Ground mounts and Floating) and 3,500 MW Pump Storage units (1,500 MW at Lugu Pahari and 1,000 MW at Panchet in Jharkhand).”

State govt not issuing OBC certs to Kurmis: NCBC

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(NCBC) chairpersonHansrajGangaram Ahir has raised concern over the State Government not issuing the OBC certificates to persons from Kurmi castes inBihar, thus denying them their reservation rights. Incidentally, CMNitish Kumarcomes from this very caste as mentioned by the NCBC chairperson.

Instead of this certificate, the Kumri caste men are being issued OBC certificates mentioning Kurmi, Kurmi (Mahato) only for Chota Nagpur division, he said.

Women Entrepreneurship Policy 202328 unveiled

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To promote among Women, Chhattisgarh has unveiled a State Women Entrepreneurship Policy 202328. It provides financial assistance (loan) to women to establish industries.

Loans can be given up to Rs 50 lakhs to set up manufacturing enterprises, up to Rs 25 lakhs for service enterprise projects and up to Rs 10 lakhs for business venture projects, an official Communication said on Tuesday.

The policy will also provide economic Investment incentives to new micro, small and medium manufacturing and service enterprises established by women.

Fixed capital investment grants up to 3055 per cent of the fixed capital investment made in enterprises, 45-70 per cent on the term loan obtained for enterprises, WORKING CAPITAL provisioned in the project report (equal to the requirement of a maximum of three months) and the maximum interest subsidy ranging from Rs. 1560 lakhs will be provided, it is said. Margin Money grant of 50 per cent, up to a maximum of Rs 75 lakhs, Net State Goods and Services Tax (Net SGST) reimbursement for 616 years from the date of commencement of commercial production, while electricity and stamp duty as well as transport grant for establishing new enterprises will be exempted from the market fee.

Women’s self-help groups will get an additional grant of 5 per cent as economic investment incentive.

Ladli Behna Yojana not a freebie, its social revolution: CM

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In an event replete with pomp and glamour andattended by thousands of Women,Madhya Pradesh chief ministerShivraj Singh Chouhantransferred the first instalment of the state governments ambitious Mukhya MantriLadli Behna YojanainJabalpuron June 10. Married women including widows, divorcees, separated women and single mothers will get Rs 1,000 per month. While releasing the amount, Chouhan said this was just the beginning.

This amount would be increased to Rs 3,000 per month in due course of time. He also announced the setting up of Ladli Behna Sena which will ensure the implementation of the scheme throughout the state. Talking toKumar Shakti Shekharon the sidelines of the event, Chouhan, who is the longest-serving CM not just of Madhya Pradesh but also of theBJP, explained the need to launch the scheme. He denied that his government was facing any anti-incumbency sentiments.

8% of people in Guj are diabetic, 10.5% prediabetic: ICMR study

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A recent study by a team from the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr) found that 8.1% of those surveyed inGujarat, as part of the nationwide survey, were found to be diabetic, and 10.5% were prediabetic.

The findings were part of the recently-published ‘Metabolic non-communicable disease Health report of India: the ICMR-INDIAB national cross-sectional study’ or ICMR-INDIAB-17 byRanjit Mohan Anjanaand others. The study was published in The Lancet’s Diabetes and Endocrinology journal.

The findings indicated that prevalence of hypertension was 28.5%, general obesity 23.5% and abdominal obesity 30.6% in Gujarat. All these were found to be lower than the national Average. An earlier study from 2017 covering several Indian states including Gujarat by the same team had found prevalence of diabetes to be 7%, a slight increase of 1.1 Percentage points in six years.

City-based experts said that medical practice indicates much higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) than the survey’s numbers. They said the disparity may be due to the methodology employed.

Solar power can cut Rs 16k-crore subsidy to farmers by 50%: RSA

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The can save nearly 50% of the power subsidy given to farmers if the Irrigation demand is met throughsolar power, opined theRajasthanSolar Association.

The government provides power to nearly 16 lakh farmers at 90 paise a unit as against the discom purchase cost of Rs 6.40. This puts a subsidy burden of Rs 16,000 crore on the government annually.

In 2022-23, the government made power up to 1,000 units free for farmers. This increased to 2,000 units in 2023-24. Besides, the number of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture connections rose as the government tried to woo rural voters.

According to the Rajasthan Solar Association, agriculture connections in the state require 17 lakh units and to generate that solar projects producing 17,000MW are required.

The solar Industry also believes that this would generate huge economic opportunities for the MSME sector. Agriculture lines cannot carry more than 10MW. This means there would be hundreds of small solar power Plants linked to local sub-stations.