22.07.21

Haryana Government has engaged M/s Ernst and Young LLP (EY) to conduct value chain studies for important horticulture crops of the state.

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Value chain studies have been completed on six important crops in the state that is Kinnow, tomato, potato, strawberry, capsicum and ginger, said an official spokesman.

He said that this report was presented in the General Body meeting of Small Farmer Agri-Business Consortium Haryana (SFACH) chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare department, Sumita Misra. During the study various gaps were noticed at production, harvest, post-harvest and Marketing stage.

The state has taken major strides in development through handholding support of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) by collectivization of farmers, through Crop Cluster-Based approach, the spokesman added. On this occasion, Dr. Arjun Singh Saini, Director General Horticulture Department, Dr. Hardeep Singh, Director General Agriculture Department, Dr. Ranbir Singh, Joint Director Horticulture and senior Officers of horticulture department and other line departments were present.

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor, in view of the improvement in the COVID situation to facilitate the people to visit the historic shrine in Pakistan.

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The Chief Minister, in his letter, pointed out that the movement of devotees to Kartarpur through the Corridor was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID outbreak. The COVID-19 situation in Punjab has shown signs of significant improvement in the past one month and I am happy to share that yesterday, no COVID-19 related death was reported, after almost a period of one year.

MoUs for projects worth Rs 10,000 crore signed in Himachal Pradesh

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With the Covid-19 situation improving, Himachal Pradesh is eyeing to boost industrial in the state by ensuring execution of projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore whose MoUs have been signed.

Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said his government was working on ensuring the success of three ambitious projects bulk drug park in Una, medical devices park in Solan and plastic park in Nalagarh.

Thakur said over 1,400 hectares of land had been identified in Una district for bulk drug park, which would attract worth Rs 8,000 crore in investment. He said medical devices park, once sanctioned, would be established at Nalagarh in Solan district. He said despite being a small state, Himachal had shown the way to several big states of the country by pioneering in various sectors. He said the State Government had taken several initiatives to invite entrepreneurs to partner in the development of the state. Himachal has been ranked 7th in Ease of Doing Business, he said, adding that the state had been providing a congenial Environment to entrepreneurs to invest.

Uttarakhand boxer Nivedita bags gold at Youth National Boxing Championship

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Pithoragarh-based boxer Nivedita Karki claimed the gold medal at the Fourth Youth National Boxing Championship in Sonipat on Friday after stunning youth world champion Gitika in the finals by 3-2.

The 17-year-old boxer clinched the top spot in the womens 48kg category. Her win has shocked several observers as her opponent Gitika had won a gold medal in the 48 kg category at the Youth World Boxing Championship, held in Poland in April 2021.

Karki first shot to fame after she won a gold medal for the country at the Golden Girl Box Cup held in Sweden in February 2020.

The “Arjuna Sahayak Irrigation Project” will be completed or launched in Uttar Pradesh for one or two months. The project will be unveiled by the honourable prime minister. Highlights:

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the launch of the project on March 11, 2021. This Irrigation project will bring positive changes to farmers. This project was announced when he launched the Lahchura Dam under the Arjun Sahayak project in the Mahoba area.

The Arjuna Sahayak project is an irrigation project worth 260 billion rupees. It is being built on the Dhasan River.

The project will provide irrigation facilities for 150,000 farmers in 168 villages in Banda, Mahoba and Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh.

After the project is completed, about 400,000 people will have access to pure drinking water. According to the project, the area of irrigation facilities will reach 15,000 hectares. Dhasan River: This river is a tributary of the right bank of the Betwa River.

It originated in Begumganj tehsil in Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh. Its southeastern border is the Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The river is 365 kilometers long. In the total length, the total flow of Madhya Pradesh is 240 kilometers, the total length between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is 54 kilometers, and Uttar Pradesh is 71 kilometers long. This river was also called Dhasan River in ancient times. The Lahchura Dam was built on this river. This river is regarded as a holy river by the residents of villages nearby.

Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Kudy Mahanty Chirens’ Opportunities (KMCO) Trust and Cummins India Foundation (CIF) today in an attempt to garner opportunities in the education sector.

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The MoU with KMCO, a Jamshedpur-based charitable trust founded in memory of Kudy Mahanty in the year 2000, was signed by Sourav Roy, Chief, Corporate Social Responsibility, Tata Steel and Ms Smita Agarwal, Head (Education) on behalf of Tata Steel and Mr Niroop Mohanty, President, KMCO and Ms Rupa Mahanty, Chairperson, KMCO on behalf the Trust, in the presence of Ruchi Narendran.

The one-year PARTNERSHIP with KMCO aims to undertake various developmental projects for underprivileged children residing in urban slums of the city. As a part of the partnership, KMCO will undertake the provision of tablets to schools under Masti Ki Pathshala. This programme, operated by Tata Steel Foundation, enables a Learning bridge between schools and children from slums of Jamshedpur through residential and non-residential schools, with the sole purpose of making the city a child-labour free zone. The MoU is intended to equip these centres digitally to ensure smooth and continuous learning practices for the students.

Chief ministerNitish Kumarurged theCentreto reconsider its decision of no enumeration other than that for the SCs and STs in the forthcoming decennial census.

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Reiterating his demand for a caste-based census in the country, Nitish saidBiharassembly had unanimously passed a resolution on February 18, 2019 and again on February 27, 2020, seeking caste-wise enumeration of Population. He said both the resolutions were sent to the Centre with a request to hold caste-wise enumeration.

Nitish also pointed out that the socio-economic caste census (SECC) was conducted in the country after 2010. As the SECC was not conducted properly, no meaningful result came out of it. The SECCs report was prepared in 2013, but it was never published or put in public domain. The caste-based census must be conducted once so that people could be aware of the population of poor families (except SC/ ST). Once a caste-based census is conducted, people and planners would know the accurate population of any specific caste, theCMsaid.

In one of the countrys biggest ecological restoration,Chhattisgarhis all set to introduce country’s biggest human-made forest area by converting a 2,500 acre of barren land into a natural habitat atNandini mineslocated in Durg district.

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The project has been devised taking a cue from the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration that aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of Ecosystems and to combat https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change and prevent a mass extinction.

The twin city of Bhilai-Durg hardly has a dense patch of greenery as steel and cement industries dominate the region. Hence, to give a green touch and strike a balance with Environment, the concept will not only curb pollution but also revive the ecosystem of the area.

Under the five-year plan, this project has taken off with initial plantation work to be done on a stretch of 885 acre of Nandini mines as part of the first phase. Dense trees like mahua, peepal, banyan and others that have longer life span will be preferred. Nandini is located 25 kilometers from Durg town.

The Miyawaki forest method involves planting two to four trees per square metre and the Plants grow in two to three years, ready to self-sustain. They help lower temperatures, reduce air and Noise Pollution, attract local birds and insects, and create carbon sinks. Subsequently, revival of the three cycles of ecosystem of water, energy and nutrients will be implemented through the grasslands, taking care of water harvesting Soil fertility and cleaning the air, Ganvir said, stating that in the following phases, wildlife will be introduced. It can also become a perfect spot for breeding of birds as the place has a wetland which already has whistling ducks, open bill storks and other breeds.

Night Safari Introduced in Madhya Pradesh

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Madhya Pradesh has introduced night safari tours in three national parks in Madhya Pradesh on March 4, 2021. Highlights:

With the introduction of night safaris in the three national parks of Madhya Pradesh, wildlife lovers can now experience majestic animals at night.

The three parks include Bandhavgarh , Kanha National Park and Pench National Park.

Usually, day trips are carried out during the day, because tourists feel safer during the day. But because of the day trip, tourists missed the opportunity to witness nocturnal animals in their natural habitat.

Therefore, the state now hopes to organize hunting activities in a controlled manner. Under the safari park, the route will be determined by the state. They will ensure that neither animals nor tourists are harmed.

Reservation for Night Safari can be booked on the Wildlife Safari Reservation portal. The portal is operated by the State Forestry Department.

Bandhavgarh National Park: This national park located in the Umaria district (Madhya Pradesh). The park covers an area of 105 square kilometers. The Bandhavgarh park was declared a national park in 1968. It was designated as a tiger reserve in 1993. Currently, the core area covers 716 square kilometers. The tiger Population density in Bandhavgarh is 8 tigers per square kilometer, which is the highest known population density. The park is also known as Panch National Park.

Pench National Park: This national park was established in Madhya Pradesh in 1975. The area is 257.26 square kilometers. The name of the park is taken from Pench River. The park was designated as a refuge in 1965, a national park in 1975, and a tiger reserve in 1992.

Gujarats department of education is considering a tie-up with the UK-based Cambridge Board. The department also wants to change the state boards curriculum to give the international touch to schooling in Gujarat.

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The is looking for tie-ups with other international boards too. A key source aware of the developments said, The state is considering a dedicated international board or a dedicated curriculum for theGujarat SecondaryandHigher Secondary Education Boardwhich can match international curricula. The move to adopt an international curriculum may mean not adhering to the model of the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training). But sources said that all states have been permitted under the new national education policy (NEP) to form their own curricula.

The state government is also in talks with the CISCE to build international curriculum in PARTNERSHIP with globally acclaimed educational boards. In the past also, the state government claimed to have ties with international boards, but such projects were gradually given up.