The has undertaken a massive vaccination drive along with rigorous enforcement of Covid-appropriate behaviour to prevent the fresh spread of the disease.
As of now, 93% of https://exam.pscnotes.com/Health“>Health workers and 91% of frontline workers have already been vaccinated in Tripura. Over 67% of the Population above 45 years have taken the vaccine and some of them have completed the second dose too.
The decision of the Northeast Frontier https://exam.pscnotes.com/RAILWAY“>RAILWAY (NFR) to resume passenger train service on a regular basis for the first time since last years lockdown may ease inter and intra-state passenger movement but will certainly pinch the pockets of travellers because of a near three-fold hike in passenger fare.
To start plying the five pairs of passenger trains again, the NFR has published special restoration notices recently. However, the train status showing unreserved mail/express ticketing has surprised local passengers, who were expecting some relief from the exorbitant fare that they have been paying for months in private commercial passenger vehicles for their journey in the absence of passenger trains. After the lockdown was withdrawn last year, only one pair of passenger trains between New Bongaigaon-Guwahati was operating on a pilot basis in the NFR zone.
The has constituted expert teams both at medical college level and state level, who will visit the established Covid facilities and monitor them for provision of optimal Covid case management.
During the first phase of the covid-19 pandemic in the state, several covid care centres (CCC), dedicated covid https://exam.pscnotes.com/Health“>Health centres (DCHC) and dedicated covid hospitals (DCH) have been set up across the state. Many of them had suspended their operation or reduced the capacity during decline of the first phase of the covid-19.
As the incidence of Covid-19 cases are on the rise currently, the government of Odisha have taken expeditious steps to expand the capacity of treatment facilities for the people of the state. These include expansion of bed, HDU and ICU capacity in government and private hospitals to mitigate the pandemic.
The National Bank for https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture“>Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Rural Development () has sanctioned funds to the tune of 146.64 crore for the implementation of as many as 133 rural Infrastructure projects in Cuddalore district.
In a press release, NABARD District Development Manager Vijay Neehar said that a sum of 34.15 crore had been released under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) covering various vital infrastructure projects for development of Cuddalore district such as rural roads and bridges, Irrigation, schools and veterinary projects.
According to the release, NABARD has also refinanced 348.20 crore to Cuddalore Cooperative Bank and 155.25 crore to Tamil Nadu Grama Bank for 2020-21. With NABARD grant support, an integrated Watershed Management scheme with Climate mitigation measures is being implemented in Kotteri, Narumanam, Koltankurichi, Thandakaranakuppam and Shri Adivarahanallur in the district.
Salem was one of those districts that exceeded the target of person days last year, generating about 1.24 crore person days against the approved 1.12 crore person days. Kancheepurams performance was said to be impressive in Resources“>Natural Resources management, water conservation and plantation. As many as 174 check-Dams were built.
What was considered significant by the authorities than the increase in the generation of person days was that the MGNREGS ensured the disbursal of 160 crore-185 crore every week to the beneficiaries, proving to be a steady source of support to the rural economy, the official feels.
Tourism to the Nilgiris has reduced by almost 70% since January this year, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country.
According to data available on visitors to the popular tourist locations in the district, such as the farm in Kallar, the Kattery Park, Doddabetta Tea Park, Government , the Rose Garden, Sims Park and the Arboretum, the Average number of visitors during the weekends has dropped to just a little over 2,000 visitors. It stood at around 15,000 prior to the surge in cases.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams announced that Anjanadri hill in Tirupati is the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya or Hanuman. The TTD made the formal announcement during Sri Rama Navami celebrations in Tirumala.
The five other places, which too lay claim to Hanumans origins, include the hillock near Anjanadri at Hampi in Karnataka, Anjan village in Jharkhands Gumla district, Anjan mountain in Navsari region of Gujarat, Kaithal region in Haryana, and Anjaneri at Tirambakeswar near Nashik, Maharashtra.
Karnataka claims Hanuman was born on Anjanadri hill in Kishkinda, near Anegundi, in Koppal district, which abuts Hampi. Quoting Ramayana and mythological references, experts said it is believed that Kishkinda is the place where Rama and Lakshmana met Hanuman as they came in search of Sita. It is also believed that Anjanadevi gave birth to Hanuman on a hill in Kishkinda. Hence, the hillock is called Anjanadri.
The scholars of Kannada University at Hampi have affirmed that there is no material evidence to prove that Anjaneya was born in Karnataka. Nevertheless, historians point out that Hampi region was popularly known as Kishkinda in the . Hence, it is possible that Anjaneya could have gone to Hampi from Tirumala which was just 363 km away. As Hampi was 1,240 kms from Gumla, 1626 km from Kaithal, and 616 km from Maharashtra, they ruled them all out and suggested that Hanumans https://exam.pscnotes.com/Migration“>Migration to Hampi is feasible.
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has emphasised on the need to conduct an exhaustive survey to identify the community, family and individual based needs of primitive tribal habitations in the State.
The survey would help in taking up individual needs based nutritional interventions, she said, directing officials to come up with other and development initiatives necessary in these habitations.
Dr. Soundararajan inquired about the welfare schemes and other programmes being availed of by the tribal people in their habitations.
TheAndhra Pradeshstate government has set its focus on pumped hydro storage (PHS) https://exam.pscnotes.com/Plants“>Plants.
Since supplies from bothsolar and wind power plantsare unpredictable and not completely reliable, it would result in fluctuations in the grids stability.
The has decided to promote pumped hydro storage (PHS) power projects at all feasible locations both on river and off-river to generate power to balance the variable RENEWABLE ENERGY power and to meet the peak energy demand.
He said that four of the seven locations are near existing reservoirs and three are off-river sites with an estimated potential of 6,300 MW. He said that new projects would come up inGandikota(Kadapa), Chitavati (Ananthapura), Somasila (Nellore) Owk (Kurnool) and two locations-Kurukutti and Karrivalasa (Vizianagaram) and Yerravaram (Visakhapatnam) districts.
Support for the in the ongoing stand-off with the tourist taxi operators continues to pour in, with the Goa Chamber of Commerce and (GCCI) and the Goa Technology Association (GTA) becoming the latest industry bodies to demand that the app-based cab serviceGoaMilesshould continue.
The State Government has offered to fund the design and rollout of a unique app-based service for the taxi operators, which they have refused to accept. The taxi operators are also reluctant to install digital fare meters.
https://exam.pscnotes.com/Home“>Home delivery of alcohol started in Pune following an official notification issued in this regard by the .
Many wine shops in Pune began delivering liquor to consumers on Tuesday under a strict SOP, sources from Pune District Wine Merchants Association said.
Earlier this month, the State Government had only allowed home delivery from bars as per the time window provided in local orders for restaurants and bars.