18.07.23

SJVN wins Swachhta Pakhwada Awards-2023

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The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has been conferred with the first prize at the prestigious Swachhta Pakhwada Award – 2023 by the Union Ministry of Power. SJVN chairman Nand Lal Sharma received the prize from the Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal in New Delhi.

Sharma said that the Swachhta Pakhwada Awards were conferred by the Union Ministry of Power to honour the (PSUs) in the power sector for their exemplary performance during the Swachhta Pakhwada from May 16 to 31 every year. The PSUs were evaluated on the basis of the initiatives undertaken to create awareness regarding the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan among the masses.

The action plan of this year included plantation drives, awareness camps, cleanliness campaigns as well as special drives to strengthen the use of eco-friendly material, installation of solid waste disposal machines and dustbins in public places. Besides, the firm organised awareness sessions on menstrual hygiene, installed sanitary pad incinerators in government educational institutions for girls and distributed sanitisation and personal hygiene materials in local communities.

Uttarakhand has 83 lakh voters: EC

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Uttarakhand has a total of 83 lakh voters, including 93,699 service voters . Of these, there are 42.5 lakh male and 39.4 lakh female voters, while 283 voters belong to the third gender. Of the service voters, 91,107 are male and 2,592 female.

The data was released by the revised electoral roll of the . People who have turned 18 on January 1, April 1 or July 1 this year have been asked to get their names enrolled in the voters’ list.

From 12 districts with over 50% poor popn, UP now has just 1: NITI Aayog

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As many as 12 backward districts of Uttar Pradesh are on the path of progress and development, aNITI Aayogreport released by its vice-chairman Suman Bery claimed.

The findings of the Aayog’s ‘national multidimensionalpovertyindex: a progress of review 2023’, based on the national family Health survey, said that the condition of 11 out of the total 12 districts where more than 50% of the Population was suffering from POVERTY has improved considerably over the past five years.

The survey, which provides an overview about the population’s health, Education and the standard of living, was conducted during 2019-21. The release of the report got delayed owing to the pandemic.
While during the last family health survey which took place during 2015-16 the maximum deprivation among families and individuals for basic necessities and Services was noticed in Shravasti (74%), Bahraich (72%), Balrampur (69%), Lakhimpur Kheri (60%), Gonda (59%), Siddharthnagar (57%), Badaun (57%), Sitapur (57%), Kaushambi (56%), Chitrakoot (52%), Hardoi (51%) and Shahjahanpur (50.5%), in the latest survey, poverty has gone down significantly in all these districts except Bahraich.

As per the latest survey, more than half the population has access to better basic services, amenities and now in 11 of the 12 districts. In Bahraich, 54% deprivation was noticed during the latest survey as compared to 72% in the last.

Eight districts in UP were brought under the programme and both central and the state governments had started focusing on strengthening healthcare, education, Nutrition, power, water, sanitation and other basic facilities.

Industry collaboration crucial for skill development: Experts

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Schools should create an Environment that facilitates collaborations for the importance of Skill development and innovation in school Education, said R P Singh, joint secretary of the department of skill education CBSE at a meet of education leaders and experts hosted by Delhi Public School and Dr A Radhakrishnan Sahodaya School.
During the programme, the experts shared their perspectives on the changing educational landscape and the significance of equipping students with future-relevant skills.

Emphasising the increasing significance of abilities in the contemporary world, Singh said, “Assessment should be an ongoing Learning process, and primary and middle school teachers play a crucial role in the education system. It is essential to define the outcomes of schooling. He urged schools to integrate skill education gradually and discussed the significance of financial Literacy, the automotive industry, hospitality management, and media and entertainment-related abilities.

Supplementary budget passed in legislative council

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The five-day monsoon session ofBihar legislative councilended amid disruption of proceedings by opposition members and resultant adjournments of theHouse. A supplementary budget for 2023-24 and related appropriate bill were passed on the last day of the session.

Legislator Ram Bachan Roy praised the initiative behind the supplementary budget and the which will be spent on different sectors.

Giving the break, Roy said maximum Rs 6,223 crore will be spent onSamagra Shikshathrough which salary of teachers will be given, followed by Rs 4000 crore on the schemes of seven resolves-2, Rs 2,000 crore on construction of bridges and land acquisition, Rs 607 crore on construction of panchayat bhawan, Rs 554 crore on construction of government schools, Rs 223 crore on the Patna metro rail project and Rs 150 crore on pension to be given to elderly people.

Chhattisgarh bags prestigious Bhoomi Samman for saturation of Digitization of Land Records

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Chhattisgarhwas on conferred with the prestigious Bhoomi Samman for outstanding performance in land Management and Administration.
Collectors of two districts of Chhattisgarh, Bemetara and Surguja, were awarded for excelling in achieving saturation of the core components ofDigital India Land Records Modernization Programme(DILRMP) the core of Governance.

Nine state secretaries and 75 district collectors in the country were honored with Bhoomi Samman Platinum Award for their exceptional achievements in implementing the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) a crucial component of governance.

Under the DILRMP, 95% works related to land management have been completed in the state. Similarly, 100% work has been completed in four components related to land management,digitization of land records, coordination with registration office, establishment of model record room in Surguja and Bemetara districts of the state. This district is included in the top districts of the country in land management.

MSME eyes 200 crore investment from toy makers

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Thestate Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME) department is eyeing for more than Rs 200crore investmentfrom toy manufacturers of Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and nearby states in the current fiscal though lack of availability of industrial land near Indore may discourage some .

Toy manufacturers of Delhi have intended to invest in Madhya Pradesh in the clusters and on industrial land parcels close to well-developed cities like Indore having easy access to transport, allied Industry and labour.
Around 40 industries from 36 companies of India under the banner of the Toy Association of India (TAI), a body of toy manufacturers of India, in a meeting with the state MSME department recently in Delhi had shown inclination in putting up manufacturing units in MP lured by the benefits rolled out by the State Government to industries.

TAI has also proposed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the MP government to explore and enhance export and domestic sale opportunities.

Ahmedabad sees 230 cybercrime victims every day

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Every day, over the past 91 days, 230 Amdavadis were conned by cybercriminals over phone calls, SMSs and fake WFH job links shared over a telegram channel. This translates to nearly 10 victims every hour.
TheCybercell of Gujarat CID(crime) has observed the emergence of new social engineering tactics during this period. As a result, the Police have issued warnings through their Social Media platforms and helpline, urging citizens to remain vigilant against fraudulent SMS messages claiming to redeem credit card reward points, deceptive apps promising income through fake work-from-Home schemes, and phishing websites that attempt to acquire sensitive card details.

More tourism units, hotels in state to get industrial benefits

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Expanding the scope for industrial benefits, allowed the hotels having 10 or more rooms and those in RIICO areas to be covered under the scheme. Besides, ruraltourismunits and hotels ofRTDChave also been included for getting the benefits of industrial status.

After theinaugurationofRajasthan Domestic Tourism Mart,Gayatri Rathore, principal secretary (tourism) said that the chief minister has approved the new category of hotels and tourism units to be covered under the scheme. Earlier hotels having more than 16 rooms were eligible for getting industrial benefits, which include rebate in electricity rates and urban development tax, among others. The decision is also in conformity with the Centres definition of hotels, which require 10 rooms or above.

Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes pushes deposit to six-year high of Rs 191.6 lakh cr in June: Report

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Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes by Reserve Bank on May 19 and the subsequent near total return of the currency to the system has buoyed deposit accretion to a six-year high of Rs 191.6 lakh crore in June, according to a report.

Earlier this month, the RBI said more than three-fourths of the total 3.62 lakh crore of Rs 2,000 bank notes have come back to the system by way of deposits (over 85 per cent) and the rest as note exchanges.

Deposits rose 13 per cent in the reporting fortnight and sequentially, it expanded by 3.2 per cent to Rs 191.6 lakh crore and in absolute terms, deposits rose by Rs 22 lakh crore in the trailing 12-month period when it had stood at Rs 185.7 lakh crore.