23.04.21

Mobile digital movie theatres in 5 Arunachal dists

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TheInformation Technology(IT) sector inArunachalPradesh received a major boost, with chief ministerPema Khanduflagging off five Mobile Digital Movie Theatres during a function.

Mobile Digital Movie Theatres are ready-to-assemble and easy-to-dismantle theatres housed in mobile trucks. These theatres are air-conditioned, fire and weather-proof and have a seating capacity of 150 people.

The five districts to have the first mobile theatres are Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Namsai,East SiangandTawang.

The biodegradable yoga mat developed by 6 young girls in Assam can prevent hyacinths from harming the lake.

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The water hyacinth of the fishing community in Assam developed a biodegradable and compostable mat.
The mat is also called as “Moorhen Yoga Mat”
It will be introduced to the world market as a unique product.

The intervention was sparked by an initiative by the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR), an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), to include the entire Women‘s community in a group called “Simang,” which means “dream,” led by six girls who wanted to make Money from water hyacinth Plants.

Water hyacinth is regarded as a pest because it does not help the fishing community and has a negative impact on their livelihood.

Odisha suggested its first-ever case of a child born with Harlequin Ichthyosis, a rare genetic pores and skin condition. Indias first recorded case of a toddler born with harlequin ichthyosis was in 2016, at a personal clinic in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

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Harlequin Ichthyosis is a rare genetic pore and skin sickness to a newborn infant. Its a kind of ichthyosis, which refers to a crew of disorders that reason persistently dry, scaly skin all over the body. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.

Autosomal Recessive Pattern: Autosomal (that ability inherited) Recessive Pattern is a way, place a genetic trait or situation can be passed down from mum or dad to child. A genetic situation can occur when the infant inherits one copy of a mutated (changed) gene from each parent. If a man or woman receives one normal gene and one ordinary gene for the disease, the character will be a provider for the disease. The danger to have a child who is a carrier, like the parents, is 50% with each pregnancy. The danger for a child to get hold of regular genes from each dad and mom is 25%. The danger is equal for men and females.

Causes: It can be brought on through changes (mutations) in the ABCA12 gene. ABCA12 Gene offers directions for making a protein that is indispensable for skin cells to strengthen normally. It performs a key position in the transport of fats (lipids) to the most superficial layer of the skin (epidermis), developing an positive skin barrier. When this gene is mutated, the skin barrier is disrupted.

Impact: Newborn babies are blanketed with plates of thick pores and skin that crack and split apart and can avert respiratory and eating. The premature beginning is typical, leaving the children at hazard for issues from early delivery.

Affected Population: It influences adult males and ladies in equal numbers. It impacts approximately one in 5,00,000 persons. There are around 250 such cases throughout the world.

Treatment: A new child with Harlequin ichthyosis requires neonatal intensive care, which may additionally consist of spending time in a heated incubator with excessive humidity.

Krishnagiri – Walajahpet Highway stretch ranks among nations top 20

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The 148.3 km-long Krishnagiri-Walajahpet stretch of the Chennai-Bengaluru Road has been chosen one among the top 20 National Highways stretches in the country. It came sixth in terms of the total score obtained. It got 87.15 points under three heads user Services, highway efficiency and highway safety.

The 142.87 km stretch running through four districts Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Vellore and Ranipet witnesses around 37,000 vehicles daily. We have divided the stretch into three portions and have individual accident response teams with ambulances and cranes. Apart from this we have emergency calling booths every 2 km through which people can call our control room, said a source in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Kerala likely to get relief materials from abroad

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The state has received inquiries from China, Taiwan, US and the Gulf countries regarding the requirement of aid materials relating to Covid-19 fight. According to informed sources, the state is pitching for more number of Oxygen-related equipment, includingoxygenconcentrators, storage tanks, filling systems and oxygen generators, in response to the inquiries.

According to government sources, inquiry had come from multiple agencies and NGOs in the US and the Gulf countries, while one inquiry each was received from China and Taiwan.

As per the proceedings of the nodal officer, the exemption from IGST andcustomsduty for several products. Sources said that the state is looking for such products that are in shortage and which are not being manufactured in the state, like gloves and masks.

In Karnataka, several members of the HakkiPikki Tribe survived Covid-19.Highlights:

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The Gujrathioa, Kaliwala, Mewara, and Panwara clans of the HakkiPikki tribes are semi-nomadic tribal people.

They speak a variety of south Indian languages, including Kannada, , Telugu, and Malayalam, as well as Vagribooli, a Guajarati-like language.

In Kannada, the HakkiPikki means “bird catchers.”

In Karnataka, it is classified as a Scheduled Tribe.

Origin and HISTORY:

The HakkiPikki tribal groups have a long history that includes an ancestor who is said to be related to the legendary Ranapratap Singh.

The HakkiPikki tribal community is a Kshatriya or warrior tribal group that was forced to move to southern India after defeating Mughal rulers.

Governor for exhaustive survey on tribal habitations

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Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has emphasised on the need to conduct an exhaustive survey to identify the community, family and individual based needs of primitive tribal habitations in the State.

The survey would help in taking up individual needs based nutritional interventions, she said, directing officials to come up with other and development initiatives necessary in these habitations.

Dr. Soundararajan inquired about the welfare schemes and other programmes being availed of by the tribal people in their habitations.

The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy these days released the first tranche of Rs 672 crores below the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme for the year 2021-22. This reimbursed the fees for 10.88 lakh students. Till now, a whole of Rs 4, 879 crores have been disbursed under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme.

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The main objective of the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme is to supply scholarships to all the college students who are no longer capable to pay their expenses due to the fact of their economic burden.

The scheme by and large focuses on students seeking greater Education. It aims to furnish price repayment to greater than 14 lakh students of the state.

The scheme will immediately the quantity into the bills of students mothers. Earlier, the Money used to be transferred to the proprietors of the colleges.

Centre launches rozgar scheme to create jobs

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In a bid to stimulate job creation, the Centre has launched a new scheme calledAtmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana(ABRY), which will provide financial assistance to those companies that recruit unemployed people, especially those who lost their jobs between March 2020 and September 2020.

Under the ABRY scheme, the Centre will pay both the employees and employers share (12% of wages each) under the EPF and MP Act, 1952, or only the employees share, depending on the EMPLOYMENT strength of the establishment, directly to theUniversal Account Numberof eligible employee maintained by theEPFO.

The scheme is part of theAtmanirbhar Bharat3.0 package and will remain open up to June 30. The benefit shall be available for a period of twenty-four months from date of registration of new employee, not later than June 2023.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently announced the development of an Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS, Maharashtra).The ESZ serves as a buffer for protected areas, reducing construction pressures around wildlife sanctuary and national parks.

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About Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary:

It is Maharashtra’s second marine sanctuary, after Malvan, and is located on the western bank of Thane Creek.

The Bombay Natural HISTORY Society has designated it as a “Important Bird Area.”

The TCFS is Home to 39 mangrove species, 167 bird species such as flamingos, 45 fish species, 59 butterfly species, 67 insect species, and mammals such as jackals, among others.