Three days afterHome minister Amit Shahstated that theCentrewould give food and medicines to theMyanmarnationals who have taken refuge in India, a senior official here said that theMizoramgovernment was yet to receive any “clear-cut direction” in the matter.
Meanwhile, a Police officer told that at least 1,402 people from Myanmar have crossed over to Mizoram in the wake of Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in the neighbouring country, triggered by February’s military coup.
The NTF will be headed and coordinated by the Secretary MoEFCC with nominees (not below the rank of Joint Secretaries) of Ministries from Housing and Urban Development, Road Transport, Petroleum, Power, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, Health and Chairman, CPCB.
The mandate of the NTF will be to monitor remedial steps to improve the status of air quality in NACs consistent with the action plans already prepared and approved by the Expert Committee and directions of NGT, including the last order dated 21.08.2020 and also to monitor compliance of noise control norms.
The NTF will monitor 124 cities across nation, including seven polluted cities of Odisha namely Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Angul, Talcher , Baleswar, Rourkela and Kalinganagar.
The Government of India has prepared the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) proposing to reduce the pollution in next 10 years – 35% in next 3 years, 50% in next 5 years and 70-80% in next 10 years. But the NGT observed that instead of getting reduced, pollution is increasing.
The data shows that as against number of NACs being 95 in the year 2017, the number has increased to 102 in the year 2018, then to 122 and now to 124. Further, data of air quality for the entire country is still not available in absence of adequate monitoring stations. Thus, the action taken so far is inadequate, calling for intervention of the NGT.The NGT pointed out that there are 4,000 legal waste dump sites (including in all NACs) in the country as per CPCB report.
The NGT said 124 major cities in the country are continuously non-compliant with the prescribed standards of air quality for more than five years, which is a matter of serious national concern and needs to be addressed urgently at all levels by involvement of highest authorities. India has worlds highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases.
In a bid to generate more revenue by cashing in on the sentiments of property buyers, the Nadu government is planning to allow registration of property documents on at least three days considered auspicious in the Tamil calendar Thai Poosam, the first day of the month of Chithirai and Aadi Perukku. However, those registering documents need to pay more on these days.
A cross-section of Hindu Tamils observes Thai Poosam on the full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai. It is a religious belief that on this day, the vel (the holy lance) was given to Lord Murugan by His mother Goddess Parvathi to annihilate the evil.
The Postgraduate and Research Department of Chemistry of Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, in collaboration with the Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla, will develop human milk-based human milk fortifier for preterm infants.
In a statement issued here recently, the college authorities said that the project funded by the Union Department of Biotechnology had received the necessary approvals. The Centre had sanctioned 50 lakh for the project.
Officials claimed that this would be Indias first human milk-based human milk fortifier.
The fortifier will play a vital role in reducing neonatal mortality, which remains significantly high in India. Breastfeeding plays a very important role in reducing neonatal mortality. However, there are many challenges associated with breastfeeding preterm infants, including inadequate milk supply of the mother, high variability and limitations of the nutrient content of the milk itself and so on.
Karnatakahas ringed in the 2021-22financial yearon a promising note: Most revenue-earning departments have exceeded their annual target for the previous year despite the lockdown-induced slowdown in the first two quarters due to the pandemic.
The commercial taxes department has mopped up Rs 82,491 crore as against the target of Rs 82,443 crore and the excise department surpassed the target of Rs 22, 700 crore by collecting Rs 23,131 crore through duties on liquor sales in the year of distress that ended on March 31. Even the transport department that looked the most sluggish exceeded its target and collected Rs 5,609 crore motor vehicle tax, which is Rs 91 crore more than what it had estimated. The department, in all, racked up Rs 56,615 crore against the target of Rs 5,525 crore that includes non-tax revenue.
The Grameena Bank (TGB) for 2020-21 has posted a net profit of 301 crore, an increase of 75.92% from the 171.10 crore registered in the previous fiscal.
This came on the back of total business increasing 15.63% to 20,212.97 crore (17,480.28 crore). While deposits grew more than 12% to 10,109.15 crore, advances at 10,103.82 crore were a little over 19% higher.
The Net Interest Margin was 4.08% (-1.34%). Gross NPA increased to 2.25% (2.08%), while net NPA declined to 0.29% (0.41%). A release on the pre-audited results for 2020-21 said the regional rural bank operates through a Network of 424 branches in the five erstwhile districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Rangareddy and Hyderabad.
AfterMadhya PradeshandMaharashtragovernments approached theMinistry of Railwaysfor transportation of liquidmedical oxygentankers by trains, it was decided to move some empty tankers toVizagfor loading of medical Oxygen tankers from here. The LMO would be transported by placing the tankers on flat wagons.
Andhra Pradeshhas a medical oxygen production capacity of 200 metric tonnes a day. But distributors are currently placing indents for 60 to 70 metric tonnes. Andhra Pradesh has been supplying the medical oxygen to various other states, includingTelangana. Due to restrictions of height of road over bridges and overhead equipment at certain locations, out of the various specifications of road tankers, the model of road tanker T 1618 with a height of 3320 mm was found feasible by the Railways to place it on flat wagons.
In line with the Union Home ministrys model bill on fire safety, the directorate of fire and emergency Services has drafted a new Goa Fire and Emergency Bill which will replace the three-decade old Fire Force Act, 1986.
According to sources, the draft bill has been submitted to the State Government for consideration and passage through the state legislative assembly. Once the legislation is passed and notified, the Goa, Daman and Diu Fire Force Act will be repealed.
According to the departments vision document, the bill is expected to get the assemblys approval by 2021, while the rules and notification under the bill should come by September.
All hospitals in the state should keep increasing the number of Oxygen-supported beds for at least a month more to handle the current Covid surge.
The states daily demand for medical oxygen has risen to 1,400 metric tonnes; its production capacity is 1,200 MT.
Haryana forest minister Kanwar Pal said the government has planned to plant three croresaplingsof trees in 2,200 villages of the state this year.
Kanwar inspected different projects of the Haryana forest and wildlife department in Yamunanagar. He said 17 lakh saplings will be planted in 176 villages of Yamunanagar.
Kanwar said with the motive to increase green cover of Haryana, trees of different medicinal and fruit-bearing species were being planted in villages as well as along highways and roads.