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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that a plan has been prepared to raise the income level of one lakh families having annual income of Rs 50,000 up to Rs 1.80 lakh per annum under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana.

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While addressing the ‘Abhinandan Ceremony’ in the evening session of ‘International Vaish Mahasammelan’ held in New Delhi, Khattar called for active contribution from Vaish community for the upliftment and welfare of the underprivileged sections of the Society.

The Chief Minister said that the Vaish community has contributed significantly to the country’s economy by expanding trade, business and .

Khattar said that the annual income of 11 lakh families in the state is up to Rs 50,000. Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojna’, a plan has been prepared to initially increase the level of income of one lakh families upto Rs 1.80 lakh. The government is giving new directions to development by following the principle of ‘Sabka Saath- Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas-Sabka Prayas’, he said.

To resolve the grievances pertaining to senior citizens across Punjab, the State Government on Thursday launched a dedicated helpline Elder Line-14567 for senior citizens at MGSIPA, Chandigarh. Every senior citizen of Punjab can call on 14567 for any grievance, said the state Social Security and Women and Child Development Minister Razia Sultana.

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Besides providing support and guidance, it will also make aware about government schemes and programmes for their welfare and facilitate queries. For this purpose, the government has appointed field officers in all 23 districts of the State to help elders at ground level, she added.

Referring to the State Governments various welfare schemes for elderly people, Sultana said that the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi led Government was taking all necessary initiatives to create the right policy framework for the care of the elderly.

CSK HP Agriculture University, SJVN to train 1,000 Himachal farmers

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CSK HP Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to train 1,000 farmers of the state.

Vice-Chancellor Prof HK Chaudhary said Skill development programmes for aspiring farmers and entrepreneurs of Himachal would help them in a variety of income generating professional activities. It would enable farmers to learn integrated agriculture and some of them may even adopt start-up programmes in agri-. This year, 40 groups of 25 farmers each would be trained by the university at the Directorate of Extension Education and the Krishi Vigyan Kendras. SJVN Foundation would provide Rs 78.13 lakh for the training camps.

Prof Chaudhary appreciated the SJVN for its endeavours to uplift farmers and Livestock keepers. The university and the SJVN Foundation have been organising the training programmes since 2016 and more than 3,000 farmers have been trained.

Uttarakhands most disaster-related deaths in 2021

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ith 298 deaths and 66 reported missing in weather-related disasters in 2021, the year has turned out to be the second-worst in terms of loss of lives in suchcalamitiesafter 2013 when Kedarnathflash floodshad taken thousands of lives.

According to data with the State Operation Emergency Center (SEOC), nearly 300 people have died, 66 have been reported missing and over 100 people sustained injuries in weather-related calamities this year. This includes casualties in events like flash floods or floods, cloudbursts, avalanches, landslides and mudflows.

According to the sixth assessment report of theUnited Nations Intergovernmental Panel on https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change, India will see heavier rainfall in the coming decades.

UP took giant green leap in 4 years: CM Yogi Adityanath

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Chief ministerYogi Adityanathsaid that UP has done a lot since 2017 for conservation of Environment, but it still has challenges to meet. Incidents of stubble burning are a challenge. The season is about to start when such incidents will take place, he said, adding that there have been instructions from the NGT and the department for environment, forest and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change has also made a lot of efforts to control it, but there is a need to do more to create awareness. We still need more effort. Inter-departmental coordination is needed to control it, said the CM.

The CM inaugurated the two-dayUttar PradeshClimate Change Conclave-2021 on Thursday and said, Being the biggest state in the country we also have a bigger responsibility towards environment conservation. Also, when we conserve nature, it gives us much more protection. No wonder, we call it Mother Nature, it has the traits of a mother.

Highlighting efforts done by his government for conservation of the Ganga, he said the State Government took out two yatras, one from Ballia to Kanpur and the other fromBijnorto Kanpur, in February last year to increase awareness about the Gangas cleanliness and ecological flow.

Jharkhand to develop 500-acre industrial corridor along highway

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The Jharkhand government plans to develop a new industrial corridor spread over 500 acres along the highway connecting Govindpur to Sahibganj in the city of Dhanbad.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed the authorities to use the land on both sides of the road connecting the highway for this project.

The secretaries of the Industries, Revenue and Land reforms departments have been asked to prepare a report after assessing the prospects, availability of land and other Resources.

The road connecting Govindpur to Sahibganj in Dhanbad is 311 kms long. Dhanbad is the hub of coal production while the state’s only port at Sahibganj was started in 2019. There is ample potential for industrial development along this highway and its surrounding areas.

The plans to build an industrial economic corridor within 50 km of the road which will create EMPLOYMENT opportunities for more than 50,000 people. Hemant Soren has directed the officials to use the land for setting up industries as well as for housing.

For this project, the state government has directed the Deputy Commissioners of all the districts in the Santhal Pargana division. Officials have been asked to assess the compensation and other facilities etc. to be given in lieu of acquisition of farmers’ land.

In order to develop the Govindpur-Sahibganj Road as an industrial corridor, several connected spur roads will be constructed so that industrial units to be established around this road could be connected with the main road. Firms willing to set up industries will be provided land.

Later, this road will also be connected to the Ganga river at Sahibganj and the Ganga bridge being built there which will ease connectivity to Bihar and the north-east. This will also expand the scope of businesses.

IIIT-Bhagalpurs software for Covid test gets ICMR nod

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr) has approved the (AI) based Software technology COVZN, developed by theIIIT-Bhagalpurfor detection of Covid-19, tuberculosis and other severe chest infections at low cost and in less time. The ICMR has given its nod to use it at hospitals and laboratories across the country.

The researchers at IIIT-Bhagalpur had started working on the project after the surge of Covid-19 patients and delay in Covid testing since March, 2020.

Earlier, the ICMR had formed a high-level advisory committee headed by Dr Randeep Guleria (director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi) and experts from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to explore the COVZN software and suggest the modalities for using it as soon as possible.

National Tribal Dance Festival To Be Held In Chhattisgarh 28-30 October

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Indian and international dance groups will take part in the National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur On 28 October.

Highlights:

The three-day festival, organised under the tourism development plan of the Chhattisgarh government, will host artists belonging to diverse tribal communities from countries.
The artists from tribal areas of Bastar, Dantewada, Koriya, Korba, Bilaspur, Gariabandh, Manipur, Dhura, Dhamtari, Surguja and Jashpur in Chhattisgarh will present their unique HISTORY, culture and traditions.

In 2019, the first edition of the National Tribal Dance Festival saw the participation of tribal communities from across 25 states of India and six guest countries and an attendance of over one lakh people.

The festival will feature particular dance forms of tribes from Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, , Manipur, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, among 27 states this year.

The dance performances will be held in ‘wedding ceremonies’ and ‘other prominent rituals’.

Apart from highlighting tribal Art and Culture, the festival will also feature discussions on Economic Development initiatives of tribal communities.

Inter-state dispute between MP-Chhattisgarh on ownership of Jwaleshwar Mahadev temple

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An inter-state dispute is apparently brewing betweenChhattisgarhandMadhya Pradeshover theJwaleshwar Mahadevtemple, located on the border.

Chhattisgarh claims that it takes care of and Police forces required during temple festivals and thetemple committeealso constitutes natives of the state, the neighbouring statesAmarkantak Nagar Parishadhas stamped its number on the temple wall.
The dispute erupted when Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2000 and both the states claimed that the Jwaleshwar Mahadev temple was on their land.

The matter sparked again recently, when MPs Amarkantak Nagar Parishad stamped its billa of house number 33 of ward 1, under Amarkantak Nagar Parishad, Anuppur. It was stamped on the temple wall while the temple is already registered under Gaurelablock on 46 and 47 numbers.

Gujarat CM Launched Go Green Scheme

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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has launched the Go-Green scheme.

Highlights

It is a portal to provide electric two-wheelers at subsidised rates to construction and industrial workers of the state.

The scheme is aimed at reducing fuel bills and also curbing vehicular pollution.

The organised sector workers, such as an industrial labourer, would get a subsidy of 30 per cent on the vehicles price of Rs. 30,000, whichever is less, on the purchase of battery-powered two-wheelers.

For construction sector workers, 50 per cent subsidy or Rs. 30,000, whichever is less on the purchase of battery-powered two-wheelers.

Gujarat 2 Wheeler Scheme, the , will subsidize the purchase of electric scooters, bikes to encourage the use of e autos to stop Air Pollution.

Gujarat government will even begin Three Wheeler Subsidy Scheme 2021.

In this Gujarat Electric 3 Wheeler Scheme, the government will provide a current subsidy on buying e rickshaws.