17.05.23

SFC Asia unveils The Ahead Dialogues: Promoting Sustainable Development in Alignment with G20 and UN Sustainable Development Goals

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SFC Asia a boutique consulting firm operating out of South Asia has announced plans to host a series of micro-events tagged The Ahead Dialogues.This initiative is in direct alignment with the United Nations Goals (SDGs) and aims to support the vision of the G20 Group, presently chaired by India. Running from June to December 2023, The Ahead Dialogues will spotlight critical global issues like energy, Climate-change”>Climate Change, sustainability, and environmental Health. The forum intends to bring together top-tier experts, policymakers, and Industry leaders to share innovative ideas, best practices, and transformative strategies to address the pressing challenges threatening our planet.

The Ahead Dialogues will explore topics directly tied to the SDGs, fostering conversation and action on themes such as Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Transport, Blue economy, RENEWABLE ENERGY, Circular Economy, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture“>Sustainable Agriculture, Water Security, Green Finance, and Biodiversity Conservation, among others.

Move to start Rs 936 crore Gajapati irrigation project in Odisha

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V K Pandian, 5T secretary-cum-secretary to the chief minister, directed officials to begin construction of the multipurpose Irrigation project at Chheligada in R Udayagiri block ofGajapatidistrict.

When completed, the Rs 936-crore project will irrigate 6,260 hectares of land in Gajapati and Ganjam districts. Besides, it will provide drinking water to Berhampur and generate 36 KW of hydroelectric power. The project, whose tender has been floated, has been aimed to be completed in 2025.

Pandian met some people who will be displaced due to the project. As many as 501 families of five villages will be displaced, while another 10 villages will be submerged partially. They will be rehabilitated to seven colonies in Ganjam and Gajapati districts.

Census directorate, NIT-T ink pact on data research

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In an effort to establish a census data workstation to promote research on census microdata, directorate of census operations (DCO), Nadu, and National institute of technology-Trichy (NIT-T) signed a memorandum of understanding.

The MoU was signed by representatives of the DCO Sajjan Singh R Chavan, (director) andV K Subha(deputy director) and G Aghila, director of NIT-Trichy.

NIT-Trichy is the first among the 31 centrally funded NITs to facilitate collaborative research on census data, thus providing a consolidated platform for researchers and data enthusiasts to analyze data generated during census operations in a secure manner. The office of the registrar general of India has set up workstations in different universities to make anonymized census microdata available to qualified researchers for study.

PM Modi flags off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express from Thiruvananthapuram

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a two-day visit to Kerala, flagged off the state’s first Vande Bharat Express train from here on Tuesday.

Modi flagged off the train from the Thiruvananthapuram Central RAILWAY station here at 11.10 AM.

Prior to flagging off the Vande Bharat Express from platform 1 of the railway station, he interacted with a group of school children inside one of the coaches of the train.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor were also present with the PM as he interacted with the students inside the train.

The children showed Modi paintings and sketches of him and the Vande Bharat train made by them.

Hundreds of people also gathered on the opposite side platform to see the PM flag off the train.

The Vande Bharat Express, which will connect the state capital with the northern-most Kasaragod district of Kerala, has been projected by many as an alternative to the LDF government’s ambitious semi-high speed rail corridor, SilverLine.

Telangana paddy output value at 99%, highest in India

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Telanganahas the highest Growth rate forpaddy outputvalue over a decade (2011-12 to 2021-22) in the country at 99%, as per central government report.

According to figures released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, the output value of paddy has increased from 8,291 crore in 2011-12 to 16,533 crore in 2021-22. At the same time, the state had to lose 46% of the value of vegetables and crops.

In the last 10 years, no other state has experienced this level of growth or outperformance of any other commodity. Punjab, the country’s leading producer of paddy, saw only a 28% increase. During this period, the value of paddy output in Punjab increased from 17,565 crore to 22,544 crore.

ISRO to launch NVS-01 navigation satellite on May 29

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The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch the NVS-01 satellite onboard it’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota in Tirupati district at 10.42 am on May 29.

The GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission is designed to deploy the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing 2,232kg, into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising manoeuvres would take the satellite to the intended orbit.

NVS-01 is the first of the second-generation satellites envisaged for the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) Services. NVS series of satellites will sustain and augment the NavIC with enhanced features. This series incorporates L1 band signals additionally to widen the services.

The regional navigation satellite system NavIC is a constellation of seven satellites that work with a 24X7 Network of ground stations while orbiting above Earth in geostationary orbit. Three satellites are placed in geostationary orbit and four in inclined geosynchronous orbit. The NavIC coverage area includes India and a region up to 1,500km beyond the nations boundary.

According to ISRO, NavIC offers two services — Standard Position Service for civilian users and Restricted Service for strategic users. The system is used in terrestrial, aerial, marine transportation, location-based services, personal mobility, resource monitoring, surveying and geodesy, scientific research etc.

Drone farming set to get a boost in Goa

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To popularise the use ofdrone technologyamong farmers in Goa, the directorate of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture will be purchasing two drones to train them in application of pesticides, weedicides and water-soluble fertilisers using the device.

Unlike a regular drone, the agricultural drone has a diameter of 1.5m and can carry the weight of 10 litres of pesticide or 10kg of weedicide. The technology was first implemented by Fr George Quadros in Chinchinim, who fertilised fields using nano urea by spraying micro droplets of the fertiliser on paddy using an agri drone.

The Centre presently offers financial assistance of 40% of the basic cost of the drone and its attachments, or Rs 4 lakhwhichever is lessunder the Cooperative Society of Farmers, Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Rural Entrepreneurs Scheme

After Maharashtra, BRS plans foray into northern India

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After making forays intoMaharashtrawhere it tasted good success with several joinings of leaders from other parties, BharatRashtra Samithiwill now expand its footprint in Punjab, Haryana and northern states.

‘s development model will be replicated in the entire country,” KCR said in Nanded while addressing BRS workers’ four-day training camp, which began on Friday. He said party unit offices will be opened in Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune and Mumbai. KCR said though India is blessed with abundant Resources“>Water Resources, several states like Maharashtra and even the national capital Delhi are facing severe drinking water crisis. Farmers in Maharashtra are taking their own lives due to shortage of water resources, which impacted their crops. He said Godavari and Krishna originate from Maharashtra but there is water crisis in the state.

Haryana: Plan to double Mewat feeder canal capacity to meet water needs till 2050

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The is planning to nearly double the capacity of the proposed Mewat feeder canal. The canal will supply Yamuna water from Sonipat to Gurgaon and Nuh. Officials from the Irrigation department said the capacity will be increased from 390 cusecs to 686 cusecs (a rise of 75%) keeping in view water demand of the region till 2050.

The project is estimated to cost Rs 1,000 crore and its detailed project report (DPR) is likely to be ready by June 30.

The project is being sent to the government for approval of the budget. The canals capacity has been augmented so that it can meet water demand for several decades. Work is expected to start by the end of the year. The canal water will be used for drinking and irrigation.

The project was under consideration for several years. Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had first announced that the government would construct a canal to bring Yamuna water from Sonipat to Nuh in 2019.

Pb bagged 507 industrial projects in 1st3 months: Min

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Minister for promotionAnmol Gagan Maan saidPunjabhad bagged 507 industrial projects within the first three months this year. Of these, 318 projects pertain to the manufacturing sector, 139 to the Services-sector”>services sector, and 50 are related to the real estate sector, she said.

The minister said the robust Growth in investments reflected the states strong potential and attractiveness for businesses. The streamlined process for granting regulatory clearances through the single window system Invest Punjab Business First Portal positions the state as a promising investment destination, Maan added. The Punjab government had unveiled the Industrial and Business Development Policy at Investors Summit 2023.