16.11.21

Odisha government to set up 14 cyber police stations

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The Odisha government has decided to set up 14 new cyber Police stations at different places, including one each at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. At present only four cyber police stations, one each atCuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Sambalpur are operational in the state.

At least 779 cybercrime cases have been registered from January 1 till May 31 this year across the state. Cybercrime offences increased by an alarming 31% in Odisha in 2020 as compared to 2019. Statistics of Odisha police said altogether 1931 cybercrime cases were registered last year as against 1475 cases in 2019.

Slow investigation and poor conviction have often raised questions on the efficacy of cops in solving such complex cases. Going by the latestNational Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) statistics, not a single case has resulted in conviction in the state between 2018 and 2020.

Other states seek land for pilgrim facility centres

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The state has been offered land inTirupathi-ThirumalabyAndhra Pradeshgovernment, in exchange for land atNilackalfor setting up a rest house forSabarimaladevotees from Andhra Pradesh.

A conference of ministers and senior officials from Andhra Pradesh, ,PuducherryandTamil Naduwere convened by devaswom and SC/ST welfare minister K Radhakrishnan on Tuesday, wherein the participating states discussed and raised their requests to ensure a safe and secure pilgrimage season.

In September 2015, theUDFgovernment had decided to give five acres owned byTravancore Devaswom Board(TDB) at Nilackal to Telangana to build and operate accommodation and facilitation centre for the Sabarimala pilgrims from there, with land ownership vesting with TDB. The State Government had also allotted five acres to Karnataka government through an agreement between TDB and Karnataka government.

PWD seeks MoEF clearance for Wayanad mega tunnel project

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The public works department (PWD) has approached the ministry of Environment and forests (MoEF) seeking clearance for the proposed 8km-longmega tunnel road projectbetweenKozhikodeandWayanadin the Western Ghat region.

The Rs 2,080-crore four-lane tunnel project aims at reducing the travel time, mainly for interstate motorists betweenKeralaandKarnataka, by half an hour. Government documents submitted to the MoEF show that around 63% of the land required for the project go through forest land. Of the 54.62 hectares of geographical area that will be acquired for the project, 33.72 hectares fall under the ambit of forest.

Meanwhile, ecologists have raised the fundamental question that how can such a mega project be undertaken without conducting a detailed study on the impact of the of the region.

Karnataka IT exports to touch $150 billion by 2026: Minister CN Ashwath Narayan

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TheKarnatakagovernment is all set to host the three-day, 24th edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2021, from Wednesday. After reviewing preparedness for the event,CN Ashwath Narayan, minister for IT, BT and science & technology, interacted with journalists.

Karnataka has an ambitious roadmap to touch $150 billion in IT exports over the next five years. A McKinsey report said Indias IT sector is expected to touch $300-$350 billion over the next five years, growing 10% a year.

In the next five years, we want to increase it to $150 billion from the current $58 billion. We also want to accelerate IT exports in Mysuru, Mangaluru and Hubbali clusters from 2% to 5% which translates to Rs 50,000 crore over five years from the current Rs 10,000 crore. However, these are pure-play IT Services export numbers, we haven’t factored in GCCs or startups and with that, itll be even bigger. The Indian government plans to become a $1 trillion digital economy, and we want to have a 30%-40% share. If we have to achieve this, we have to accelerate Growth beyond Bengaluru andCovidhas shown us the way.

The Karnataka government has rolled out several initiatives aimed at enhancing the ecosystem in these cities, leading to increase in demand for talent from IT/GCC/ESDM companies in Tier II & III cities. The availability of skilled manpower and cost effectiveness are favourable factors and were well positioned to address business challenges. Favourable labour laws and concessions are top priority and the state has provided a conducive Environment.

Provide funds, give concessions for industrial promotion: KT Rama Rao

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TheTelanganagovernment has urged the Centre to provide funds, give concessions forindustrial promotionand release the pending arrears for backward districts.
industries and municipal administration minister KTRama Raoasked the Centre to release Rs 900 crore for backward districts financial assistance and provide concessions for industrial promotion under AP Reorganization Act, 2014. He said the 15th Finance Commission recommendations were not being implemented as far as Telangana is concerned.

The youngest state in the country, which is just 2.5% Population in the countrys population is contributing five per cent of countrys GDP. During the formation of the state, the GDP of the state was Rs 1.24 lakh crore, now it rose to Rs 2.37 lakh crore. When it comes to statesGSDProse to Rs 9.8 lakh crore now from Rs 5 lakh crore in 2014.

Andhra Pradesh: Capital region farmers gave up land for better future

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Establishment of a states capital is a one-time exercise and cannot be done again and again as and when there is a change of mind on the part of the .

Even in theState Reorganisation Act, the Parliament spoke about a capital, Diwan said, adding that though it does not necessarily mean only one capital, but the intention of the Parliament is to create a capital city for the state of AP to compensate the loss that arose after losing Hyderabad toTelangana.

It was for this purpose that the Union Government constituted an expert committee to identify probable locations for creation of a new capital city and extended financial assistance to the AP government in accordance with the State Reorganisation Act, he said. The expert committee took the opinion of people from across the state, in which 52% voted for Vijayawada-Guntur as the capital city, 10.72% in favour ofVisakhapatnam, while 7% voted for Kurnool as capital city.

Goa: Soon, norms to standardise planting of trees in public areas

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Governmentdepartments often take up treeplantationinpublicspaces like parks and gardens, by the seashore, along roads and by banks of rivers and lakes. To ensure that this helps and suits the local ECOLOGY, Goa is set to getnormstostandardisethe practice.

The authority has accordingly formed a technical committee tasked with studying the practices in other states and framing guidelines for government departments in Goa to follow with respect to tree plantation.

The authority has also decided that from now on only bigger saplings should be planted as part of compensatory afforestation. Any agency taking up infrastructural projects, like construction of roads, etc, will also have to plant mature saplings to ensure better survival of the plant.

Nearly 50% drop in number of critical patients in Maharashtra

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With a consistent drop in fresh Covid infections, the number critical patients in the state has reduced by nearly half, from 5,048 last month to 2783 till November 8, as per public Health department data.

The main purpose of the vaccination is not a reduction in reinfection, but a reduction in severe Covid cases/critical admissions and therefore, mortalities a trend seen post-vaccination.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar okays 900 acres for Maruti plant in Sonipat

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Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday approved automobile giant Marutis plan to set up its third manufacturing plant in the state. In the city to preside over a meeting of theHaryanaEnterprises Promotion Center, Khattar announced that the plan had been finalised during ongoing talks withMarutito set up the plant on around 900 acres of land at Kharkhoda in Sonipat district.

This has been discussed in detail with the senior management of the company. If the company deposits the entire amount within 45 days, then it will be given a 10% DISCOUNT on the total amount as per the policy.

Area under stubble burning has reduced: Punjab govt

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Relieved by data presented in The Supreme Court that highlightedstubble burning in Punjaband its neighbouring state of Haryana contributed to less than 10% Air Pollution in Delhi, the said that area where crop residue was burnt since October has reduced considerably compared to last few years.

Punjab recorded 1,761 incidents of crop residue burning on Monday, increasing the total count this season to 67,165 incidents.

Punjab has worked diligently on various facets stretching from in-situ and ex-situ management of stubble to motivating industries to utilize paddy stubble. The reduction in area itself speaks volume of the intent of the government.