12-13.02.23

Greater Tipraland, Demand of Tripura

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The party is demanding a separate state ofGreater Tipralandfor theindigenous communitiesof the north-eastern state.

They want the Centre to carve out the separate state underArticle 2 and 3of theConstitution.

Among the 19 notifiedScheduled Tribesin Tripura,Tripuris(aka Tipra and Tiprasas) are the largest.

According to the 2011 census, there are at least 5.92 lakh Tripuris in the state, followed byBru or Reang(1.88 lakh) and Jamatias (83,000).

They are demanding a separate state not only for the indigenous people but also for all communities who live in theTripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)area.

Bal Panchayats in Assam to fight against child marriageIn an interesting development to the State-wide drive against child marriage Cachar district has started to hold Bal Panchayats, conducting meetings at specific locations across villages in the district wherein the propensity of the practice is mostly observed. The steadfast steps taken by Cachar District Administration and District Police has fetched rich appreciation from Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma who has lauded the efforts on social media.

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At the Bal Panchayats, we look to disseminate the messages of the ill-aspects of child marriage and the reaction from the attendees have been encouraging towards the cause.”

Set up panel for proper functioning of quasi-judicial forums, Orissa high court orders government

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The Orissa has directed the government to constitute a high-level committee in order to monitor the smooth functioning of quasi-judicial forums in the state. JusticeBiswanath Rathissued the direction on October 19 while adjudicating on a petition questioning the functioning of such forums.

Cases involving the OdishaLand Reforms(General) Amendment Rules, 2015, and theOrissa Survey and Settlement Act, 1959, among others, are settled through the quasi-judicial forums, which are mostly run by the state’s senior administrative officers and theIASofficers.

The court ordered that the high-level committee should comprise a member board of revenue, additional chief secretary of the revenue and Disaster Management department, one of the members from the 5T, along with the secretary of law department, to monitor the situation at least by sitting once a month and advice accordingly.

75% of migrant children from within state, reveals survey

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A survey on migrant children in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and four other districts revealed that 75% of them were from within the state and moved to cities along with their parents in search of work. The remaining 25% of the children were from various states includingAndhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh andRajasthan.

Centre for Child Rights and Development (CCRD) has conducted a survey on status of children on the move inTamil Nadufrom July 2022 to February 2023. As part of the survey, 210 migrant children from Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpet, Nagapattinam, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts were interviewed.

A majority of children (66%) are in the age group of 15 to 18 years and 29% of them are in the age group of 12 to 14 years. Except for one child, all other children were school dropouts. While 46% of them studied only up to Class VIII, 31% dropped out in Classes IX and X. About 8% of these children did not have any formal schooling.

Only 7% of the children ran away from Home and most of them moved with their family members in search of work.

Karnataka set for Mhadei diversion with oversized tunnels, canals

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The may be running a high octave political pitch of saving the Mhadei and preparing itself for a legal battle, but across the border, Karnataka has long completed massive tunnels and oversized canals to divert water from Goas lifeline.

Despite Goas objections, Karnataka has surreptitiously and illegally gone ahead and constructed these tunnels and canals that can carry water almost double the amount allocated by the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal.
As per the allocation, Karnataka is to use 1.72 tmc ft of water under the Kalasa project. But the oversized tunnels and canals constructed have the capacity to carry 4tmc ft of water, more than twice the quantity allowed.

Santhi Kumari Appointed as First Woman Chief Secretary of Telangana

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Senior Ias OfficerA Santhi Kumarihas been appointed as the newChief Secretary of . Santhi Kumari took charge as the first Women Chief Secretary of the State at the Secretariat in BRK Bhavan. Santhi Kumari will take charge over incumbent Somesh Kumar, who was relieved from the Telangana government by the Union Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Santhi Kumari is thefirst woman Chief Secretaryof Telangana.

She was appointed a day after the formerCS Somesh Kumarwas relieved by the State Government.

After taking charge as the Chief Secretary of Telangana, she metChief Minister K Chandrashekhar Raoat Pragati Bhavan.

German agency to study Andhra Pradeshs energy feat

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In a shot in the arm to the efforts being put in by theAndhra PradeshState Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM), the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) has come forward to map the Energy Efficiency and conservation measures of the state. The activity taken up by GIZ, namely energy efficiency in states-mapping and way forward, will help understand and collate the policies of Andhra Pradesh pertaining to energy efficiency, especially in the Industrial Sector.GIZhas entrusted the project toPricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC).

GIZs activity in Andhra Pradesh comes at a time when APSECM is going to propose the Andhra Pradesh energy conservation and energy efficiency policy to the , which is expected to save around 16,875 million units of electricity worth 11,779 crore out of total annual energy demand of around 65,830 million units. This is expected to reduce carbon emissions to the tune of around 14.34 million tons.

Govt to set up nursery in Goa to supply chonak seeds

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In a unique initiative, the Goa government is set to establish a sea bassnurseryfor reliable seed supply to increase production of Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) commonly called chonak in the state at a cost of over Rs 1 crore. The states requirements of sea bass seeds are approximately 2 lakh annually.

The primary objective of the project is to increase sea bass aquaculture in Goa using nursery seed produced. The aim is to produce quality nursery sea bass fingerling to meet the demand in the state.

The detailed project report (DPR) prepared by TERI said, Around 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh sea bass seeds will be produced annually and will be sold at a lower rate to farmers to ensure timely availability of quality fish seed to farmers for aquaculture.

Maharashtra to start voluntary linking of Aadhaar with land records

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The state will roll out Consent-basedAadhaarlinkage with land records from April to ensure transparency, curb fraudulent practices and reduce land disputes.

The state would issue a GR (government resolution) on consent-based Aadhaar linkage with land records before rolling out the process.

Last year, the state had rolled out theUnique Land Parcel Identification Number(ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhaar – an alphanumeric number – to identify every surveyed land parcel. Of the 3.94 crore landholdings in the state, 3.24 crore are in rural areas with record of rights and 70 lakh are in city areas.