18.11.22

New UP sports policy to foster sports culture

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Aimed at fostering Sports culture in the state and promoting athletes, the Yogi Adityanath government through the new Sports Policy 2022 will not only engage itself in identifying the budding athletes in the state, but also develop sports for quality training of the sportspersons.

Under the new sports policy to be approved by the state cabinet, the government will also constitute the UP Sports Development Fund for providing world-class training and support to talented sportspersons, and for this a plan with an initial budget of Rs 100 crore is ready.

At present, there are about 30,000 playgrounds in the state, and a target has been set to double them to 60,000. Apart from this, financial assistance will also be made available to private sports academies.

Sehgal said that under the new sports policy, UP Sports Development Fund would be created with an initial budget of Rs 100 crore. This fund will be used for purchase of sports equipment, foreign training camps and appointment of physiologists, psychologists and foreign coaches.

District sports centres will also be set up in every district. Apart from this, 14 Centres of Excellence will be established in the next five years for high-quality training for players representing the state and the country in national and international competitions. Along with this, a physio trainer and dietician will be appointed in every division. A talent search committee will be constituted in every district to find hidden sports talents.

Quality education can enable welfare of human race: Guv

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Governor Ramesh Bais inaugurated a study centre of Jharkhand Open University at Deoghar on Saturday and participated in a seminar organised on National Education Policy 2020. On the occasion he congratulated AS College, Deoghar, Economic Association of Bihar and The Indian Economic Association for organizing the event.

This education policy will help in changing the present colonial education system. Where for years our education policy was preparing only job-seeking youth, the new policy will develop such an education system which will play an important role in making youth self-reliant and job creators. This education policy also talks about character upliftment, he added.

The Governor further said that a good educational institution is considered to be one where good and appropriate Resources are provided for the Learning of every student, the teachers there are dedicated towards education, they are considerate for their students like their own children and they become a true guide. The National Education Policy 2020 envisages these parameters.

Jharkhand State Open University has been established in the state of Jharkhand and today the study center of this university is also being established here. The establishment of this study center will greatly benefit the people around, said the Governor.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to dedicate first phase of Ganga jal yojana to people in November last week

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The ambitious Ganga Jal Apoorti Yojana of chief minister Nitish Kumar, aimed at mitigating the sufferings of water-stressed areas of south Bihar, will be dedicated to people ofBiharin the last week of November.

Ganga Jal Apoorti Yojana is first of its kind scheme in the country where surplus floodwater of river Ganga would be pumped to water-stressed cities and used as drinking water.

Cgarh bags two national awards in fish farming

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Chhattisgarh will receive two national awardsBest Inland State and Best Proprietary Firm — from the National Board at a function to be held at Daman on the occasion of World Fisheries Day on Monday.

Chhattisgarhs Bharat Bala Aquaculture has been selected for the award of best proprietary firm for fish farming in Bagaud village in Dhamtari. A cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a memento will be conferred on the firm.

Apart from it, the Chhattisgarh state will receive the award of Best Inland State.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Ravindra Choubey have expressed happiness on the achievement.

The Chhattisgarhgovernment has accorded agriculture status to fish farming and paved the way for its development.

Winter session of State assembly from December 19

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The winter session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly will be held from December 19. The Vidhan Sabha Secretariat has issued a notification regarding the five-day session. Home Minister Narottam Mishra informed that the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha will be held for five days from December 19 to December 23. Its notification has been issued. This session will be of one week.

In this, all public representatives will be able to raise issues of public interest through and Zero hour and Calling Attention Motion. The second supplementary budget will also be presented in this. Mishra said that this is a crucial session.

National Conclave on Technical Textiles Protech under National Technical Textiles Mission

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The Ministry of Textiles in PARTNERSHIP with Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) and Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) organized a full-day event National Conclave on Technical Textiles Protech here today. The Chief Guest, Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, inaugurated the Conclave.

There were three panel discussions in the conclave covering Prospect of indigenisation of Protective Textile products in India, Experience and Expectations of consumers towards adoption of Indian protective textiles and Market promotion & Export opportunities of Protective Textiles in India along with Global Best Practices.

TRAI organises Conference on Rating of Buildings or Areas for Digital Connectivity

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The (TRAI) has organized a Conference on “Rating of Buildings or Areas for Digital Connectivity”. In the year 2022, when country is celebratingAzadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, TRAI has also completed 25-years of its existence. The Conference is organized as a part its year-long silver Jubilee celebration.

The conference was organised in the spirit of the proactive role of TRAI to work in collaboration with Industry and other stakeholders and ensure good Quality Telecom Services are delivered to the consumers inside the building keeping pace with the new and emerging technologies.

6 years after demonetisation, digital transactions rising but cash prevails in real estate sector: Survey

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ix years afterdemonetisation, people are still paying or accepting black in real estate transactions and many continue to buy and sell products without proper receipts, according to aLocalCirclessurvey.

Although many have adopted digital modes of payment — with the shift gathering pace during the pandemic — the verdict on demonetisation is still not clear on whether it has delivered its set goal of weeding out black money and checking the Growth of the parallel economy.

LocalCircles said that 44% of those surveyed, who bought a property in the last 7 years, had to pay a component in cash.

Exercise Sea Vigil-22

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Exercise Sea Vigil was conceptualized in 2018 to strengthen Indias coastal DEFENCE by improving coordination between various stakeholders.

It is a build-up towards the larger TROPEX exercise.

It covers Indias entire 7,516 km coastline as well as 2 million sq km of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

This national-level exercise provides the opportunity at the apex level to assess Indias preparedness in the maritime security domain and the coastal defence.

It provides a realistic assessment of Indias strengths and weaknesses and helps the country boost its maritime and national security.

The exercise is the largest in India in terms of geographical extent, the number of stakeholders, the number of units involved, and the broad objectives.

Trade turnover with India may come close to $30 billion by end of 2022: Russian embassy

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Russian Deputy Prime MinisterDenis Manturovheld talks withExternal AffairsMinisterS Jaishankar and they noted bilateral trade turnover may reach USD 30 billion by the end of this year, according to a statement released by the Russian embassy.

The talks betweenManturovandJaishankarwere held in the format of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological andCultural Cooperation(IRIGC-TEC).