23.02.22

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur to present state budget on March 4

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Thebudgetsession of Himachal legislative assembly will begin from Wednesday with the address of governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Chief ministerJai Ram Thakurwill present the budget for the upcoming financial year 2022-23 in the assembly on March 4. During the session, on March 3 and 10, there will be a private members day.

Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar gave this information during a press conference inShimlaon Tuesday. He said that legislators submitted questions related to , Unemployment, filling of vacant posts ingovernmentoffices, drug addiction,tourism. Notices of questions have been given on many other issues including transport, NPS, DPR of roads, upgradation of educational and Health institutionns. The notices from the members have been sent to the government for their reply.

He said that the security arrangements of the assembly have been beefed up during the budget session. The premises will also be monitored bydronesand 480Policepersonnel, 70 Home guards and CID personnel will also be deployed.

NABARD mulls over credit requirement for primary sector

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National Bank Agricultural and Rural Development () is organising the State Level Credit Seminar 2022-23 in Ranchi on Tuesday to deliberate upon the strategy tobring about the convergence and synergy of programs and plans of the State Government, NABARD, Banks, Civil Society Organisations and others to ensure optimum exploitation of the developmental potential of the State and finalise credit requirement for primary sectors for the year 2022-23.

As part of the credit planning exercise, NABARD has been preparing the district level Potential Linked Credit Plans (PLPs) for each district every year of the State. These documents reflect the credit potential at ground level, as also Infrastructure facilities and linkages necessary for achieving the available potential.

In terms of RBI instructions, the PLPs form the basis for Annual Credit Plans of the banks. The State Focus Paper (SFP), inter alia, is the culmination of the PLP exercise at the State level. It also facilitates the State Government to prioritize allocation of funds for developing rural infrastructure and other development initiatives in the State.

The State Focus Paper (SFP) for the year 2022-23 presents the exploitable potentials in terms of physical and financial quantifications together with sectoral analysis to strategize an implementable State credit programme for the overall Growth in the Priority Sector in the State. The document also contains important suggestions and inputs for being incorporated into the State budget for the year 2022-23.

First waterbird census on in Bihar

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The first-ever count of waterbirds in the wetland areas is being conducted inBiharfrom February 16 to 26. State forest, Environment and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change department and the Bombay Natural HISTORY Society (BNHS) are jointly conducting the Asian Waterbird Census, an annual survey of waterbird species, in order to ascertain the exact number of varieties of indigenous and migratory waterbirds in the state.

The wetlands being surveyed include Kabar Lake in Begusarai (which was declared a Ramsar Site in November 2020),Kusheshwar Asthanin Darbhanga,Goga Hillin Katihar, Sarotar Lake in East Chamaparan and Nagi Nakti dam in Jamui.

Cgarh committed to ensure livelihood to tribals: Minister

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Forest and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change Minister Mohammad Akbar on Sunday said the number of Minor Forest Produces procured at support price has been increased from seven to 61.

This has been done in the interest of forest dwellers who are dependent on these products for their livelihoodon the MFPs, the Minister said.

In a span of just three years, the Chhattisgarh government has increased the number of minor forest produce to be purchased at support price to 61, he said.

The new additions to the list include ‘Harra Bal’, ‘Mahua Phool Kacha’ (Food Grade), ‘Jhadu Chhind’ (Grass), Kodo, Kutki (Black), Kutki (Brown), Ragi, ‘Amchur’ (white) and ‘Amchur’ (brown).

The support price of Harra Bal has been fixed at Rs 30, Mahua flower raw (food grade) at Rs 10, Broom ‘Chhind’ (grass) at Rs 15, Kodo at Rs 30, Kutki (black) at Rs 30, Kutki (brown) at Rs 30, Ragi at Rs 33.77, Amchur (white) at Rs 120 and Amchur (brown) at Rs 80 per kg.

Gobar-Dhan Plant in Indore Inaugurated By PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a 550-tonne capacity “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Highlights

Through video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a 550-tonne capacity “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

This is the most critical Bio-CNG plant in Asia. It’s been found out for Rs 150 crore.

The gobardhan plant is predicated on the concept of waste-to-wealth innovation.

Wet urban household waste and waste from cattle and farm is Gobar Dhan.

Lakhs of tonnes of garbage have occupied thousands of acres of land for many years across the country, causing air and pollution, the main reason behind the spread of diseases.

The plant is predicated on zero-landfill models, which suggests no rejects would be generated.

Benefits of the Plants

Reduction in greenhouse emissions, providing green energy, and organic compost as fertilizer.

The Indore Gober Dhan Bio CNG plant will produce around 17,000 kg per day of CNG and 100 tonnes per day of organic compost.

It is proposed that such Gober Dhan Bio CNG plants will be established in 75 big Municipal bodies in the coming two years.

MSU, Guj govt sign MoU on climate change

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MS Universityhas signed an MoU with the department of https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change ofGujaratgovernment.

The MoU was signed in presence of Gujarat chief ministerBhupendra Patelon Monday during building a climate-resilient Gujarat a climate change outreach programme that was organised by the department at science city in Ahmedabad. Several schemes and aid were announced as well asMoUsexecuted during the programme.

Gujarat was the first state to set up a separate department for climate change in 2009.
The State Government has gradually increased the budget of the climate change department in the last 12 years. Gujarat government has provided Rs 910 crore in the budget this year.

Oil Discovery in Rajasthan

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Vedanta Ltds. Cairn Oil & Gas has discovered oil in the Barmer district of Rajasthan. The company has notified the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) about this discovery. This oil was discovered by Cairn Oil & Gas in a block that was given to them under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP).

The Block RJ-ONHP-2017/1 is located in Chohtan and Gudamalani Tehsil of the district of Barmer.

This block covers 542 square kilometers of area and was one of the companys 41 blocks that were awarded in the 2018 OALP-I round of bidding.

In the block, Vedanta owns 100 percent participating interest.

This discovery is the third such discovery that the company has notified under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy.

Durga is the name given to this discovery.

Findings of the index

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NIBRI, at present, has risen around 23 Percentage points (pp) higher than pre-pandemic levels, and around 21pp higher than the third wave.

The Index reported that Google workplace rose by 1.4 pp and retail & recreation mobility rose by 6 pp from the previous week, touching record highs. The Apple driving index increased by 11.3 points, the labor participation rate remained unchanged at 40.1 percent, and power demand increased by 0.4 percent following a 1.5 percent drop.

The policy has been namedDraft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022.It states that the Indian Data Council (IDC) and the India Data Office (IDO) will be in charge of forming metadata standards and enforcing them. IDC will act as the regulatory authority.

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The IDC will be made up of the IDO and data officers from five government departments, while the IDO will be set up by the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology (MeitY) to streamline data sharing and access sharing across the government and other stakeholders.

The IDC will be tasked with developing frameworks for defining high-value datasets, finalizing metadata standards and data, and monitoring policy implementation. The various State Governments and Departments will be nominated to the IDC on a rotating basis, with each department having a two-year term.