19-20.02.23

Gold reserves detected in 3 dists of State

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While Odisha has vast reservoirs of mineral wealth, gold reserves have now been detected in three districts of the State, informed Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallik on Monday. Replying to a query by Dhenkanal MLA Sudhir Kumar Samal in the State Assembly, Mallik said presence of gold has been detected in Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts following surveys by the Directorate of Mines and Geology and the Geological Survey of India (GSI).

In Mayurbhanj district, Jashipur, Saraguda, Ruansi, Idelkucha, Badampahar and Suleipat (Dhusura Hill) were found to have reserves of gold. In the Idellucha-Maredihi-Badampahar area, the survey found 0.1-2.6 gram of gold per 1 tonne of auriferous lode (rocks containing the Metal). In Suleipat, the Mines and Geology Directorate detected 0.1 0.8 gram of gold per 1 tonne of rock spread across 2.3 km in conglomerate horizon of Dhusura Hill in 1970-71.

Similarly, in Deogarh districts Adas, 1,685 kg of gold was detected in copper Ore. Along with gold, 6.67 million tonne copper, 0.638 million tonne silver and 0.10 million tonne nickel were found in the area.

In Keonjhar district, areas like Gopur, Gajipur, Kusakala, Adal and Saleikana, Dimirimundaand Karadanga of Telkoi were found to be in possession of the precious metal reserves. Between 1977 and 1983, geologists found 1 gram of gold per tonne in two quartz veins in Telkoi tehsil. In Gopur, a 60-metre-long and 1-metre-wide quartz vein contained 2.5-10 gram of gold per tonne.

CM MK Stalin writes to PM Narendra Modi seeking priority for Tamils in central jobs

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Chief minister M K Stalin has written to prime minister Narendra Modi, seeking priority for people from Nadu in Union Government offices and central Public Sector Undertakings in the state.

Tamil Nadu has more human Resources with comparatively higher knowledge and skill set both in technical and academic areas and they can be utilised well, he said. Stalin said a memorandum dated June 17, 2021 followed by a letter dated October 12, 2021, has been presented to the Prime Minister, stating, “Priority in appointment in Union government offices and central public sector undertakings in Tamil Nadu to people from the state to ensure.

The annual report of the staff selection commission for the year 2021-22 clearly indicated that the number of qualified candidates from the southern region is only 4.5% of 28,081 total qualified people.

IT parks get allocation for development works in budget

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Though the budget presented by finance minister K N Balagopal did not announce any major IT projects, all major IT parks in the state managed to get fund allocation for development works. This will help make the IT corridor project announced in the previous budget a reality.

An amount of Rs 26. 60cr has been earmarked for developmental activities of Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram, Rs 35. 75cr for the development of Infopark, Kochi and Rs 12. 83cr for Cyber Park, Kozhikode.

The minister also announced that the construction works of the proposed IT park in Kannur will start this year itself. Along with developing the existing IT centres, the government is planning to set up new IT corridors parallel to NH-66 which is being developed as a six-lane highway.

A total of Rs 559cr has been earmarked for the IT sector, in the budget. Among this, Rs 127. 37cr has been provided forKeralaState Information Technology Mission and Rs 53cr for State Data Centre.

Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project got Rs 100cr while Rs 2cr was earmarked for providing free household Internet connection under K-FON project to 70,000 eligible BPL families. For this, 500 families will be identified in each assembly constituency.

University College, Mangalore retains NAAC ‘A’ grade

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TheUniversity College,Hampankattahas retained the A’ grade with a CGPA score of 3.03 in the fourth round of academic evaluation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The college had secured ‘B++’ grade in the first round of evaluation held in 2004. Later, the college, which had received ‘A’ grade in 2010, retained it in the third round of evaluation in 2016. In the fourth round of evaluation held in this February first week, Odisha University’s former vice-chancellorHarihara Hotalead the committee, which thoroughly studied the educational performance and

supplementary facilities of the college and expressed its appreciation.Maharashtra Ambedkar UniversityDepartment of Commerce head Walmik Sarwade was the coordinating member and Agra Postgraduate Women‘s College Principal of Yashodhara Sharma was the member.

Telangana govt committed to keep city reservoirs pollution-free: KT Rama Rao

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Asserting that the is committed to keeping the two city reservoirs – Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar – pollution-free even after the lifting of GO 111, Telangana municipal administration ministerKT Rama Raosaid the state government will take a decision on the illegal constructions that have already come up in the catchment areas. The state government lifted GO 111, which restricted construction in the catchment areas of the two reservoirs.

On regularisation of illegal constructions under the Building Regularisation Scheme, KTR said a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed on the scheme and an order from the court is likely in the next few weeks. Besides, he said, the state government has issued regularisation orders for constructions on government land under GO 58 and 59.

BEE requests state to focus on energy efficiency action plans

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The Union ministry of power-led Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has emphasised the need for all the state- designated agencies (SDAs) to engage deeply in the energy efficiency movement. According toBEE, this should be done in order to achieve the countrys https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change targets.

While interacting with all the SDAs who have been invited to the 21st foundation day ceremony of BEE, which will be held at the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi on March 1, BEE director generalAbhay Bakreurged all the SDAs to expedite energy efficiency activities. India has an energy Savings target of 150 million tonnes of oil equivalent of energy, which translates to 750 billion units of electricity, said the BEE DG.

He advised proactive states likeAndhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh,Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, etc. to identify the energy saving Investment potential in their respective states and focus on energy efficiency related investments. This will help the states to boost the economy, improve energy performance in key sectors, create EMPLOYMENT, and improve the Environment, said Bakre.

All green clearances for industries will soon be in one place: Union minister Bhupender Yadav

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Industries will soon be able to secure all green clearances in one place with the Parivesh portal being refined, said Union Environment minister Bhupender Yadav. He was speaking at the 1st International Environment and Sustainability Summit Goa, 2023.

He said 11 lakh crore tonnes of E-Waste is being generated in India and the figure will rise by 20% next year.

Goa is actively working to set up a waste-to-energy plant and it has also started the process of creating a https://exam.pscnotes.com/green-Climate-fund”>Green Climate Fund, said Goas chief secretary Puneet Kumar Goel.

The states environment minister Nilesh Cabral said that only 5% of waste in Goa is going into landfills and the aim is to bring this Percentage down. He requested the Union minister to finalise at the earliest a policy to make manufacturers take responsibility for the waste generated from their products such as PET bottles, tetra packs and packaging.

Maharashtra gets its official song on Shivaji Jayanti

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Jai JaiMaharashtraMajha has formally become the official state song after cultural affairs minister and guardian minister of Chandrapur SudhirMungantiwarformally dedicated it to the public at a programme to markShivaji Jayantion Sunday. Mungantiwar said it would be sung at every official government event after the .

After the state cabinet clearance, the general administration department on February 1 issued a GR stating that the song will become official from February 19, which was Shivaji Jayanti. It is for the first time since the establishment of Maharashtra in 1960 that the government has declared the official state song. The 1.41-minute song eulogizing Maharashtra has two stanzas of the poem written by Nagpur-based poet lateRaja Nilkanth Badhe. The music, referred as Maharasthra Geet, was composed byShrinivas Khaleand sung byShahir Sable.

Haryana to get Rs 629 crore as GST compensation

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Haryanadeputy chief minister,Dushyant Chautalahas said that the outstanding amount of Rs 629 crore ofGST compensationfor June 2022 will be received from the Centre soon. Chautala said that the approval for the same has been given today in the 49th GST Council meeting held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.

The deputy CM further informed that the GST Council has reduced the rate of GST on Rab (Liquid Jaggery) to zero. GST on loose liquid jaggery has been reduced from 18 per cent to nil. That means there will be no tax on it. At the same time, the rate of GST on packaged liquid jaggery has been reduced from 18% to 5%. GST rates on pencils and sharpeners have been reduced from 18% to 12%.

To further strengthen the citizens services in the state as well as strengthen the deployment of IT personnel in the government, Punjab Government has decided to bring a greater number of citizen services on its online platform. The decision was taken during the 38thmeeting of the Executive Committee of Punjab State eGovernance Society (PSeGS) held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua on Monday.

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As per the mandate given by the Chief Minister, PSeGS has been tasked with bringing major reforms in service delivery and will cover all the Services notified under Punjab Act, said the spokesperson.

The Executive Committee also decided to engage the services of a consultant on an Outsourcing basis for bringing reforms in Government processes for the ease of citizens as well as to work on the reduction of compliance burden in line with directions given by the Government of India.