21.06.23
Himachal Government to seek exclusion of pastures from forestland
The will write to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest to exclude grasslands and pastures in the lower areas of Himachal, including Kangra, Una and Hamirpur districts, from the Classification of forestland, said Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar.
He said, In lower areas of Himachal, all grasslands and pastures have been classified as forestland. It has become impossible for farmers to take their cattle to these pastures for grazing. The government will write to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest to exclude pastures in villages from the classification of forestland.
Chander Kumar said that the government would also consider procuring goat milk from Gaddi shepherds at a later stage. However, for the time being, the government was planning to procure the cow and buffalo milk, he added.
The Palampur agriculture university has developed a chip that will be installed on all cattle in the state. This chip will carry the entire information about the owners of the cattle. After the installation of chips on all milch animals, the government will start penalising farmers who abandon their cattle.
India to become worlds third largest economy by 2027: Rajnath Singh
Union DEFENCE minister Rajnath Singh said that India will become the worlds third largest economy by 2027. This scenario has been analysed by various foreign economists. He said that the nation is becoming self reliant in defence and other sectors. Important defence equipment like tanks, armament and other items are being exported to 25 nations. The value of defence exports has reached Rs 16,000 crore.
Addressing the gathering, the Defence minister said that Uttarakhand is a small State but the vision of the Central government regarding its development is clear. Referring to ambitious schemes in the State, he mentioned the Rs 1,300 crore reconstruction works in Badrinath and Kedarnath, the Gaurikund-Kedarnath and Govindghat-Hemkund ropeway projects worth Rs 2,500 crore, the Manaskhand Mandir Mala mission in Kumaon region, encouraging homestays across the State, development of 16 eco tourism destinations and the expansion of Health Services in the State. Singh also referred to the planned establishment of Aiims satellite centre in Udham Singh Nagar, Tehri lake development project worth Rs 2,000 crore, development of Rishikesh-Haridwar as the capital of adventure tourism and capital, Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail project and the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail project.
He said, The global prestige of the nation has increased under the dynamic Leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indias view is being considered seriously in international fora. The respect being accorded to our Prime Minister is honour being accorded to all Indians.
Tissue culture lab to be set up in Ayodhya
With the aim to introduce new technology in the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture sector and make agricultural products globally competitive, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed setting up of a Tissue Culture laboratory at Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology in Ayodhya.
The objective of the tissue culture technology is to make quality planting material and planting of quality disease-free crops. The laboratory will be spread on a spacious 3-hectare campus. UP Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad will finance the project.
Yogi Adityanath on Monday presided over the 168th meeting of the Board of Directors of the UP Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad. He issued several directives for ensuring protection of the interest of the farmers.
The chief minister said the efforts being made by the Mandi Parishad in the interests of the farmers were commendable. He said there was no impact on the income of the agricultural mandis even after reduction of the mandi fee on several agricultural crops.
Against an income of Rs 614 crore in the financial year 2021-22, Mandi Parishad garnered revenue of Rs 1,520.95 crore in 2022-23. Besides, Rs 251.61 crore revenue has already been collected in the first two months of the current financial year 2023-24. The increase in revenue collection from mandis is commendable, even though the mandi fee is minimal.
The chief minister said that it was encouraging that hostels were being constructed in agricultural universities with the help of Mandi Parishad. He said the construction of these hostels should be completed in a time-bound manner, keeping in view the quality and these under-construction hostels should be inspected by the agriculture minister.
The chief minister said that the buildings of the Agricultural Produce Market Committees were in bad shape and unusable in various districts. He said a comprehensive action plan should be prepared for the systematic use of this land/building. He said the strengthening of the existing Infrastructure of agriculture mandis would add to their income.
Target to plant more than one crore saplings in the next one year: Governor
Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, while participating in the programme organised by the Forest Management and Conservation General Committee and Johar Bharat Federation in KNJ High School, Chakulia said that Environment protection has become the biggest challenge for the world today and the whole world is worried about it. Due to environmental imbalance, there is an increase in drought, extreme heat, no rain, unseasonal heavy rain, etc., due to which crores of people are affected. The main reasons for this are indiscriminate exploitation of https://exam.pscnotes.com/natural-Resources“>Natural Resources, unplanned throwing of garbage and waste materials, construction of factories as well as lack of measures to prevent pollution from them, indiscriminate use of pesticides, lack of scientific technology. Non adoption and lack of information.
He said that industrial development is very necessary to meet the basic needs of the ever-increasing Population and increase their economic level. It is also necessary to increase the means of transport, but along with this the increase in tree plantation is also necessary in the same proportion.
The Governor said that today the ground water level is continuously going down. During my visits to different districts, people apprised me about the problems related to water level and Irrigation there. He directed the Deputy Commissioner and officials of the Irrigation Department to complete the pending projects for water harvesting soon. The attention of the State Government is also being drawn for this.
The Governor said that our state is full of mineral wealth, the country’s maximum mineral wealth is present here, if it is used in a planned way, then no power in the world can stop the prosperity of our state, just keeping in mind the environmental balance. Keeping this in mind, there is a need to work in this direction.
Pupil-teacher ratio poor in state schools
The pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) is far from satisfactory in the elementary and secondary schools of the state with respect to the right to Education norms. Only about 19% of upper primary schools are having teachers for three core subjects and 30% of secondary schools are having teachers for all the core subjects.
These facts have been revealed by the proceedings of the recent meeting of the project approval board of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan for finalising the annual plan andbudgetof the state for 2023-24. As per data made available, subject PTR at the upper primary level is 112 for language, 150 for mathematics and science, and 204 for social studies.RTEnorms suggest one teacher for every 30 pupil.
Worse is the situation in secondary schools of the state. The PTR at the secondary level is 192 for language, 351 for mathematics, 253 for science and 194 for social studies.
The data furnished by the state education department indicate that there were more than 1.92 lakh vacant posts of teachers in government elementary schools against which only about 80,000 posts have been advertised by theBihar Commission (Bpsc) recently for recruitment of teachers for students of classes 1 to 5. Not a single post of teacher has been advertised for students of classes 6 to 8.
Chhattisgarh government has now decided to expand the popular Mukhyamantri Mitan Yojana in all the 44 municipalities in the state.
So far, the Services under Mitan scheme were restricted to only 14 municipal corporations area across the state.
The scheme prevents citizens from visiting , Tehsil and other government offices to get necessary certificates and official documents.
As of now, 1,13,234 citizens have dialed on the toll-free number 14545 to get processed the government documents.
MSMEs are powerful means of investment and employment
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the spirit of creating a strong industrial landscape and EMPLOYMENT generation is embedded in every pore of the roadmap which we have prepared for building an Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh for a Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The role of big industries is as important as the role of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs in the yagya that is going on to make a 21st century Atmanirbhar Bharat under the Leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The role of these entrepreneurs is very important in providing employment to the youth, they are a powerful means of creating and employment opportunities at the local level. The State Government is committed to provide all possible cooperation to help and develop these units working locally on local Resources. For this purpose, the theme of the summit being held today has been kept as Positive coincidence of Economic Development – Micro, Small and Medium Industries of Madhya Pradesh.
The Chief Minister said that Micro, Small and Medium enterprises are partners in the prosperity and development of Madhya Pradesh. This summit has been organized to discuss how we can move forward together. Enthusiasm is most important for success. You move forward by taking advantage of Ease of Doing Business with positive thinking. Share the points where there is a need for improvement in government policies with the government. Whatever is best will be implemented. We will work together and take Madhya Pradesh forward. We are all determined to make India a leader in the world under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi.
Chouhan said that 12 schemes are being implemented in the state to promote self-employment and small industries. Mukhyamantri Seekho Kamao Yojana is also being implemented, in which 700 works have been identified. Entrepreneurs should join this scheme, connect youth, make them skilled and take advantage of the scheme. This scheme is useful for entrepreneurs and youth desirous of employment and is effective for making Madhya Pradesh capable and self-reliant.
Gujarat’s investor base expands 2.8x in 10 years
According to data by theNational Stock Exchange(NSE), the total number of investors from Gujarat stood at 69 lakh in the fiscal year 2023, up 2.8x since fiscal year 2013. The number of investors increased sharply since the Covid pandemic, as 60% of these investors were registered after April 2020. Experts attribute the rising number of investors to greater awareness, lower bank interest rates and improved financial Literacy, besides better gains.
The Investment into equities from Gujarat has increased sharply over the past decade. Ten years ago, Gujarat accounted for 7% (Rs 1,568 crore) in the daily Average turnover of Indian investors. This has grown to 13% at Rs 13,961 crore during the fiscal year 2023,” said a top official of NSE on condition of anonymity. He added, “Gujarat based investors’ investment Growth rate has now surpassed the national average.”
Technology is one of the biggest factors that lured young professionals into opening demat accounts and beginning their investment journey, according to Industry players. A slew of websites and apps which simplify trading coupled with better gains on investments have lured many youngsters.
Rajasthan govt sanctions Rs 13 crore for religious tourism in three districts
The on Monday sanctioned Rs 13.48 crore to promote religious tourism in Nagaur, Jaisalmer and Alwar districts.
Under the initiative, Rs 3.10 crore has been sanctioned for Butati in Nagaur district, Rs 1.65 crore for GhatveshwarMahadevTemple, Rs 1.61 crore for Harmal Das Ji Maharaj Temple and Rs 1.36 crore for improving facilities at Dargah Hazrat Samman Badi Khatu.
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlothas also approved Rs 1.50 crore for developingShriKaledungar Rai Temple complex, a historical and religious tourist site in Jaisalmer.
Besides, an aid of Rs 4.24 crore has been sanctioned for development work of Mataji Mandir and Ganga Mata Mandir of Talvriksha located in Bansur Fort in Alwar district. The amount will be utilised for the repair of stairs in Mataji Temple, construction of new pathway in the fort, steel railing, a new hall, stone benches, a solar power plant and various upgradation works on the temple premises.