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Tribal areas ‘unification’: Any state can’t interfere in affairs of others, says Mizoram CM

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Making clear his government and party’s stand on ‘greater Mizoram’ or unification of contiguous areas of Manipur, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that a cannot directly interfere in the internal affairs of other states like Manipur.

The tribals belonging to Chin, Kuki, Mizo, Zo, Zomi, who share the same culture, religion, tradition and ancestry, have been living for decades in both Mizoram and Manipur and they, along with the 10 tribal MLAs of Mizoram, demanded a separate state for the tribals.

“Unification of ‘Zo’ tribe inhabited areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh – would be difficult at this time, unification of the ethnic Mizos areas living in Indian states of Manipur, Assam and Tripura had been proposed by the MNF all the time. The issue of unification of all the inhabited areas of our kindred brothers in neighbouring states was highly featured in the peace talks held with the Indian government and the erstwhile underground MNF.”

The MNF, which emerged from Mizo National Famine Front (MNFF) – a platform that protested against the inaction of Centre during the 1959 famine in Mizo areas of Assam, was led by militant leader-turned politician Laldenga which staged an uprising in 1966 and for several years carried out underground activities.

Climate change and its impact on Assam

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Assam has been in the crosshair of natures fury from time immemorial. The state falls in seismic zone V making it prone to moderate to high-intensity Earthquakes. Floods in the state are nearly annual events. In the post-independence period, in the years 1954, 1962, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2019, 2020 and 2022, floods caused much devastation and havoc. The frequency has increased in the last two decades and the state incurs a loss of more than INR 200 crore every year due to this disaster.

In 2022, Assam was ravaged by the first wave of flood due to extensive pre-monsoon showers in May, killing scores of people. In the month of December 2022, a freakish hailstorm covered Moran town in the upper Assam region in a layer of white sheets. Uncharacteristically blistering summers and short winters are now a norm in the state. Another atypical drift is the fluctuating character of weather within the same monsoon period. Rain falls in rapid bursts, bringing moderate to extreme flooding, in different geographical regions of the state; this is then followed by long periods of dry spells creating a drought-like situation. These extremities are a result of a wider global phenomenon- https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change.

In the list of Indias most vulnerable 25 districts to climate change, 15 are in Assam with Karinganj at the top. Climate change projections in the state indicate an increase of about 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 with extreme events of rainfall up by more than 35% with respect to the baseline period of 1971-2000. On the other end of the spectrum, drought weeks will rise by 75% for the same baseline. These extremities of temperature and rainfall along with the emergence of new pests and diseases will reduce the food crop productivity in a predominantly rural state along with yields of Cash Crops like tea, fish, milk and bamboo. With less than 30% area in the state under assured Irrigation, persistent dry spells due to climate change may have multiple ramifications including food insecurity and distress Migration.

Online Slot Booking Compulsory for Land Registration In Odisha

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Online slot booking has been made mandatory for land registration in Odisha.

As per the notification, if no prior appointment through online booking of slot has been taken, and the citizen has applied in writing with justification for not being able to do so, to the Registering Officer, for acceptance of the Document for Registration on demand, then on acceptance of the reasons by the Registering Officer and subject to availability of any time slot on that day be termed as Tatkal.

Grow msmes to grow economy

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Micro, Small and Medium enterprises are crucial forTamil Naduto cash in on the flood of investments by domestic and global manufacturing majors.
The states biggest sectoral capex requirement through to 2031 is in manufacturing at $598 billion, and this could revitalise and scale up the states small and micro enterprises as big OEMs in auto, pharma, electronics, IT, green energy and other segments look to local source.

Nadu to be spent on electric vehicle, battery assembly and petrol, diesel vehicle production over the next 10 years. The biggest spin-off from this mega MoU will be in local sourcing.

Kerala committed to implementing e-mobility policy, says CM Vijayan

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said with being the most grievous crisis in the world resulting in natural calamities around the globe, the southern state has become one of the few in India to come up with a policy for electric mobility.

He said subsidies are being offered for purchase of e-autos and for retro-fitting old diesel autorickshaws with electric motors and battery.

Besides that, reduction of road tax on electric vehicles and tax exemption for five years on e-autos is also being offered, he said.

The government is also working to provide more public charging facilities and induct electric buses into the fleet of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, he said.

Giving details of other Environment-friendly measures being taken, the Chief Minister said, “The Cochin International Airport Limited is the first airport in the world that is fully powered by Solar Energy. With an installed capacity of 50 MW in solar power alone, it is even power-positive. Our Kochi Metro is giving rainwater harvesting and solar power a major thrust. Fifty-five per cent of KMRL’s power requirements are met through its solar Plants, one of the highest in the country by any standards. KMRL targets to be energy neutral at the earliest as well.”

Telangana govt to urge farmers to sow Rabi crop early

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With unseasonal rains and hailstorms causing damage to Rabi crop over the last few years, theTelanganagovernment has directed officials of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department to take up the issue of advancing crop timing with farmers so that it can be harvested early.

In , the Rabi (Yasangi) crop season starts from November and ends by May, andKharif(Vaanakalam) crop season starts from June and ends in November. However, due to various reasons, delay on the part of farmers to take up sowing has been resulting in the Rabi crop duration extending up to end of May and Kharif crop to end of November.

CM Jagan’s public grievance portal

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Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is aiming at speedy resolution of grievances through Jaganannaku Chebudaam, a universal grievance redressal helpline for this purpose.

The helpline would allow citizens to directly call and raise their problems with the CMs office, with a YSR ID.

Jaganannaku Chebudaam is an improved version of Spandana. It aims to proactively reach out to citizens, gather their grievances in a focused manner and address them in a mission mode. Under the updated grievances system, an YSR (Your Service Request) ID would be given after registering the grievances and timely updates will be given through SMS regarding the status of the applications.

Goa to make strong push for sports tourism

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Chief ministerPramod Sawantis keen on promoting Goa as a hub for Sports tourism.

Goa has successfully hosted several international sports events in recent times with Ironman 70.3 Goa and WTT Star Contender attracting the big names. The state is set to host theNational Gameslater this year, and the will be put to good use once the multi-sport event concludes.

The chief minister had with an Indian Olympic Association (IOA) delegation that included presidentPT Usha, joint secretary and acting CEOKalyan Chaubey, besides Games Technical Conduct Committee (GTCC) chairman Amitabh Sharma.

Given the infrastructure that has come up in the state, the idea of promoting Goa as a tourism destination was also discussed during the meeting.

584 housing projects in Maharashtra issued notices for not updating info

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TheMaharashtraReal Estate Regulatory Authority has issued show-cause notices to 584 of the 746 new housing projects registered in January for not updating quarterly information.

The notices have been issued as these the project-related update information was not updated on the website by April-end, said the MahaRERA officials. These projects are worth approximately Rs 22,449 crore and have about 50,228 units, they added.
As per section 11 of theRERA Act, 2016, once a project is registered with the regulator, the information provided by the projects promoter at the time of registration needs to be updated every three months. This information pertains to unit bookings, received, expenditure incurred, changes in plans besides other crucial details.

The Real Estate Act mandates that developers register and update Forms 1, 2, and 3 every three months on the website, detailing how much registration money has been received, how much has been spent, and other important customer-related matters.

70 Rohtak villages record gender ratio of less than 800

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The district has recorded sex ratio at birth (SRB) of less than 800 in 70 villages in the first quarter (from January 1 to March 31) of the year. The number of villages is over 65 per cent higher than the previous year as many as 800 females were born against 1,000 males in 42 villages of the district in 2022.

Rohtak is among the districts in the state where a considerable decline in the SRB has been witnessed in the first quarter as compared to the previous year. The district registered a drop of 36 points, with the SRB of 898, and stood at 18th place. Its SRB was 934 in 2022.