17.11.21

n a bid to resolve long pending issues in the mining sector in the State, Haryana Government has introduced a one time settlement scheme pertaining to matters including dues related to obtaining environmental clearance and consent to operate, dues for suspension period, non-execution of agreement, refusal of environmental clearance among other issues.

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The scheme was approved by the Haryana Cabinet last week for the resolution of long pending issues in the mining sector, which could be settled amicably under the policy of Vivado ka Samadhan of the state.

According to the notification, the cut off date for ascertaining disputes for operation of scheme shall be March 31, 2021 and the scheme shall be operational from three months from November 3, 2021 onwards.

The one time relief scheme has been launched to ensure smooth mining without or bare minimum litigation or disputes in the mining sector in Haryana.

Under the OTS scheme, dues for the period where after grant of environmental clearances, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board refused the CTE/CTO (Consent to operate) or same was stayed, the dues for such period will be waived off as one time relief.

Under the scheme, where the concession holders have applied for environmental clearance but the competent authority has refused to grant environmental clearance, the mineral concessions would be treated as cancelled by forfeiture of the amount of initial bid security (10 percent of the bid amount) deposited at the time of auction and cases will be closed with no other penal action.

Punjab govt launches career portal for students

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PunjabEducation Minister Pargat Singh unveiled a career portal aimed at providing professional guidance to students of schools and colleges of the state.

One major reason behind the Unemployment problem of Punjab is the inability to choose the right career option.

The minister added that 10 lakh students would now get the requisite information about career counselling, courses and Scholarship sectors while sitting at Home.

Rs 1,010 cr phase-II of crop diversification project launched in Himachal

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Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presided over the launching ceremony of Rs 1,010.60 crore phase-II of the HP Crop Diversification Promotion Project (HPCDP) supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at Dharamsala.

He said that the government was committed to the development of rural areas as more than 90 per cent of the total Population of the state lives in villages and about 70 per cent of the population was dependent on the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture sector for livelihood. Despite limited financial Resources and the slowdown due to the pandemic, the government had launched various new schemes to promote Irrigation, agriculture, , Forestry and allied sectors, besides ensuring all-round and equitable development of the state, he added.

The Chief Minister said that the main objective of the project was to disseminate a successful model of crop diversification and increase the area under vegetable cultivation in the project area from 2,500 hectares to 7,000 hectares by 2031. He added that the government was mobilising funds from all possible sources, including the Central Government, external funding agencies like the JICA, World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

He said that there was a huge potential for the cultivation of off-season vegetables in the region. The State Government had created a strong Network of market yards to ensure remunerative prices to the farmers, but still a lot more was required to be done so that farmers could have an easy access to markets for Marketing their products and getting better prices.

The phase-II of the JICA-aided crop diversification project is to be implemented in all 12 districts of the state.

It will give boost to the socio-economic status of farmers.

The phase-I of the project being implemented in Mandi, Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Una on a pilot basis since 2011 has transformed the economy of the farmers.

The government is mobilising funds from all possible sources, including the Centre, external funding agencies like the JICA, World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Uttarakhand builds Indias first grass conservatory

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Agrass conservatoryspread across 2 acres and having 90species of grass, which theUttarakhandforest department claims to be the first of its kind in the country, was opened in Ranikhet on Sunday for the public.

The germplasm conservation centre built by the research wing of the forest department over three years using compensatory afforestation (CAMPA) funds – displays scientific, ecological, medicinal and cultural information related to all 90grassspecies.

The conservatory, which has segmented grass species into aromatic, medicinal, fodder, ornamental, religiously- important, agricultural and miscellaneous, aims to recognize the role of various types of grasslands in the ecosystem and promote threatened species. Authorities said , the process of vegetation capturing and storing atmospheric carbon, has gone down due to Urbanization, deforestation and intensive mining.

Kashi Utsav being held in Varanasi

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It is being organised by Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre of Varanasi.

The utsav will also celebrate the centuries-old luminaries like Goswami Tulsidas, Sant Raidas, Sant , Munshi Premchand, Bhartendu Harishchandra, and Shri Jaishankar Prasad.

Event is being organised with the support of Uttar Pradesh State Government and Varanasi Administration as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv To Happen In Jhansi

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Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv will be held from November 17 to November 19, 2021, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.’

Highlights:

Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv will happen in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

The Ministry of DEFENCE (MoD) will devote many initiatives to the country to commemorate the event.

On November 19, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate new MoD projects at an event in Jhansi Fort.

Rani Lakshmi Bai’s birthday is November 19th. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh will launch the event on November 17, 2021.
The defense ministry is hosting this event in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government

Birsa Munda’s biography to release in December

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An authoritative biography of tribal leader Birsa Munda (Nov15, 1875-June 9, 1900), who, in the words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi “shook the British empire” with his traditional bow and arrow, will be published in December, the publisher said on his birth anniversary on Monday while releasing the trailer of the book.

Modi declared that henceforth, Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary would be celebrated in line with that of Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters who had sacrificed their lives for the nation.

In 19th century India, deep in the heart of what is now the state of Jharkhand, the Adivasis have been leading a life of absolute misery and darkness. The colonial state, with the help of its scheming local collaborators, has cast a net of abuse and exploitation that is tightening around these Adivasis, much like a hangman’s noose does. Everything they hold dear their land, homes, HISTORY, traditions, religion, families has fallen victim to the grand colonial plan of building a magnificent but merciless empire for the Queen.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will receive the award for leading the cleanest State of India from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav in New Delhi on November 20.

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Chhattisgarh has been given the award for maintaining its status as the cleanest State. Apart from the State, its 61 urban bodies will also be rewarded for their excellent performance, the highest number of urban bodies in any state.

Chhattisgarh was also a leading state in terms of cleanliness in 2019 and 2020.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs conducts the annual cleanliness survey in all cities and states.

The survey is based on citizens feedback on door-to-door garbage collection, scientific disposal of waste, open defecation free city and garbage free city.

The survey is done through third party assessment. On the basis of assessment, the ranking of states and cities are done. The best performing states and cities are rewarded.

Chhattisgarh is the only state where, more than 9,000 cleanliness ‘didis’ are collecting 1,600 tonnes of wet and dry waste from houses and scientifically disposing them off.

It has also been declared the first ODF plus state of the country.

Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Cabinet has given its approval to start Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana to connect educated youths of the State with self-employment. The benefit of the scheme will be available to the minimum 12th class pass youths of the State between the ages of 18 to 40 years.

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Under the scheme, projects ranging from one lakh to 50 lakh rupees for manufacturing units and one lakh to 25 lakh rupees for service units or retail businesses will be approved. Interest subsidy at the rate of three per cent per annum and loan guarantee fee will be given to the beneficiary at the prevailing rate for a maximum of 7 years on the loan disbursed by the as financial assistance. The implementation of the scheme will be done through the online portal. Through this scheme, youths who want to set up Industry, service or business will get loans at low interest rates through banks. Also, no collateral security will have to be given for bank loans.

In order to promote air connectivity for Economic Development in the state, the cabinet rationalized the rates of VAT on Aircraft Turbine Fuel (ATF) in Bhopal and Indore, similar to the rate of 4 percent fixed in Gwalior, Khajuraho and Jabalpur. It has been decided to reduce the current rate of VAT on ATF from 25 percent to 4 percent.

Gujarat: All households in Vadodara have tap water connections, says CM

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Gujaratchief ministerBhupendra Patelsaid that drinking water was no longer an issue in Gujarat and it has become a tool of development.

AfterGandhinagar, Mehsana, Anand, Botad andPorbandar, Vadodara became sixth district in the state to achieve the feat.
Along with this, the CM also laid foundation stone of water supply works worth Rs 491.39 crore to strengthen the water distribution system in the district.