14.09.21

8,000 hectares of Aravalis in Faridabad not part of NCZ: Haryana govt

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Around 8,000 hectares of theAravalisinFaridabadare not part of the Natural Conservation Zone (NCZ), theHaryanagovernment has pointed out. This is likely to pave the way for constructions in the green area, an issue that has led to several court petitions by environmental activists.

It has been noted that in the revenue record, there is no term namely Aravalli, rather there is only mention of Gair Mumkin Pahar. Accordingly, some of the districts have identified the areas recorded as Gair Mumkin Pahar, in revenue records, under NCZ by considering the same as Aravalli’ and simultaneously highlighted the same for decision by state level committee for NCZ.

The Haryana government has spent years deliberating on the definition of forests. In December 2016, it had agreed with the NCR planning board on the issue of forests. In 2017, the board had referred to the December 2016 meeting with the government and said that specified areas (i.e. the land categories of Gair Mumkin Pahar or Gair Mumkin Rada or Gair Mumkin Behed or Banjad Beed or Rundh) as given in the MoEFs notification dated 07.05.1992 are to be included while identifying/delineating Aravalli in entire NCR, by the participating states.

First Pollen Calendar – Chandigarh

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Chandigarh has its first pollen calendar, which can be said to be the first calendar of any city in India.

About Pollen Calendar:

Pollen calendars signify the time dynamics of airborne pollen existing in a specific geographical area.

They can generate easily accessible visual details about the various airborne pollen that exist throughout the year in one picture.

The pollen calendar varies from place to place, and its concentration is closely related to the local .

The United Kingdom, the United States and Europe are making extensive use of regional pollen calendars to prevent and diagnose allergic rhinitis/hay fever, and to predict the timing and severity of the pollen season.

Outsourcing of 33 kv substations in Himachal opposed

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Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limiteds (HPSEBL) decision to outsource the operation and maintenance of 33 kv substations has not gone down well with the board employee union.

Lodging a strong protest with the HPSEBL management, the employee union has demanded a rethink on the issue and threatened an agitation, if the decision is not rolled back.

The union said the board had outsourced these substations in the past, too but the experience was not good. It wont be in the interest of the board this time as well. The board was to take back these substations in a dilapidated condition due to the poor maintenance of the machinery by private contractors.

13 helipads to be upgraded to heliports in Uttarakhand

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o provide better air connectivity to tourists, theUttarakhandgovernment is all set to upgrade 13 key helipads into heliports.

The heliports, which will enable operation of more choppers, will be developed at a budget of around Rs 100 crore, officials said, adding the helipads that have been identified to be upgraded in places include Sahastradhara (Dehradun),Gauchar,Chinyalisaur, New Tehri, Srinagar, Almora, Nainital, Haldwani,Joshimath, Haridwar, Dharchula,RamnagarandMussoorie.

The project would be funded by the Centre under its Regional Connectivity Scheme. As per the proposal, the development of each helipad would cost between Rs 7 crore to Rs 8 crore.

Tokyo triumph prompts govt to promote sports in rural Uttar Pradesh

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After Indias brilliant performance in the recently-concludedTokyo OlympicsandParalympics, theUttar Pradeshgovernment has shifted its focus to the promotion ofsportsby providing grounds, equipment and to players and organizing competitions in rural areas. The department of youth welfare will hold zonal level competitions in rural areas from September 16-30, followed by state-level competitions in October.

The State Government is also creating Infrastructure for promotion of Sports. Currently, 21 multipurpose halls are being constructed in rural areas in different districts of the state. Four of these are in Mohanlalganj in Lucknow, Panchali Khurd inMeerut, Nagwan in Sonbhadra and Milkipur in Ayodhya. These will be ready within the next six months as per the instruction of the Chief Minister.

Under theKhelo Indiascheme, the department of youth welfare is also constructing 20 mini stadiums in various districts with special focus on training youth inrural UP. The youth welfare department is augmenting sports facilities to improve fitness of rural youth.
The government is also developing open gymnasiums and playgrounds through convergence under the Khelo India scheme.

Ranchi to get pharma, food processing park

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With the industries department all set to announce a new pharma policy to woo investors from across the country, decks have been cleared to set up a pharma and a Food Processing park atChanhoblock of Ranchi.

According to a press communique released by information and public relations department (IPRD), the new pharma policy is a part of initiative taken by chiefministerHemantSorenwho has announced that private players will be investing Rs 10,000 crore in the next three years.

According to plans, the government has reserved 55 plots for allocation to micro, small, medium and largescale pharma industries. Out of these 55 plots, 30 plots are reserved for the micro pharma , 14 plots for small units, 7 plots for medium units and 4 plots are reserved for largescale ones. The pharma park will be equipped with all the necessary Infrastructure, including an administrative building, a canteen, an utility centre, ETP, a road Network, Drainage System, bridges, streetlights among others.

Fortified food on midday meal platter in Bihar soon

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The state where proper Nutrition has always been an issue has found a solution to it in the form of fortified grains.Atal Incubation Centre, run byBiharVidyapeeth, has come up with this solution.Bihar VidyapeethpresidentVijoy Prakashsaid many such innovative experiments were being done by the institution for the benefit of people of the state.

According to experts, fortifying means adding in nutrients that dont occur naturally in the food. Most refined grains are enriched and many enriched grains also are fortified with other VITAMINS and Minerals, such as folic acid and iron.

Bastar districts at core of Chhattisgarh’s ‘Millet Mission’

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Small grains may prove to a big game-changer in Bastar. TheBhupesh Baghelgovernment has included all seven districts of the Maoist-hit Bastar division in its ‘Millet Mission’ launched.

Chhattisgarhis the first state to give input assistance for millet. It has fixed support price for kodo-kutki at Rs 3,000 per quintal. The government signed an MoU with the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR) for technical knowhow and to train farmers to turn Chhattisgarh into a ‘millethub’. “Like minor forest produce, we want to make small grain crops also the strength of Chhattisgarh. It will give a new identity to the state,” CM Baghel saidat the signing of the MoU.

Kodo-kutki, ragi are grown in 20 districts of Chhattisgarh. In the first phase, MoUs were signed with 14 of them — Bastar division’s Kanker, Kondagaon, Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Sukma, and Narayanpur, plus Rajnandgaon, Kawardha, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Balrampur, Koriya, Surajpur and Jashpur.

UN World Tourism Organization Award

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Ladhpura Khas is a village in Niwari District of Madhya Pradesh. It has been nominated by the Union Ministry of Tourism as the “Best Tourist Village” category of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Awards. Ladpura Khas village is located near tourist town Orchha.

Highlights:

The Rural Tourism Project has been commenced in villages throughout Madhya Pradesh, including in Ladpura Khas.

Objective: Giving shape to the idea of village tourism by adding new dimensions.

In the subsequent 5 years, a hundred villages will be developed from the point of view of rural tourism.

Among them, suitable sites will be selected and developed around tourist destinations, including Orchha, Khajuraho, Mandu, Pachmarhi, Tamia, Sanchi, Panna , Sanjay Dubri National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Pench and Kanha National Park.

PM Inaugurated Sardardham Bhavan

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PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, through video conferencing. PM performed the Bhoomi Pujan of the Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya (girls hostel) project. Both these businesses are dedicated to the Iron Man of India, . The challenge was developed with the aid of the Vishwa Patidar Samaj.

The trendy Sardardham Bhavan provides separate hostel facilities to girls and boys from rural areas who aspire for better professional prospects.

Phase I of the Sardardham Bhavan assignment is constructed over a region of 11,672 rectangular feet at an estimated fee of Rs 200 crore, near the Vaishnodevi circle in the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar border area. It will house 1,600 students, such as 800 boys and 800 girls.

The Phase II of the Sardardham assignment is expected to house around 2,000 girl students. The undertaking will be built at the fee of another Rs 200 crore.