26.11.21

Ashwini Kumar Choubey inaugurates FCI laboratory in Gurugram

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The (Fci) under Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) developed its first State-of-art Quality Control Laboratory to conduct in house testing of food grain samples.

Laboratory was set up under the guidance of Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysuru, Karnataka.

Quality Control Laboratory will test food grain samples for chemical parameters

Laboratory was inaugurated by Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey.

It was inaugurated at Institute of Food Security (IFS), FCI, Gurugram (Haryana) on November 21, 2021.

In five years, vaccination coverage drops 13% in Punjab

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The gains made on the vaccination front over the years have been squandered with the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) showing a drop of 13 per cent in the past five years in the state.

According to the survey, the number of children (aged 12-23 months), who were vaccinated with BCG, measles, three doses each of polio (excluding polio vaccine given at birth) and DPT or Penta Vaccines, witnessed a 13 per cent drop as compared to the last survey. The number, which was 89 per cent in the NFHS-4 (2015-16), has come down to 76 per cent.

In the area-wise breakup of vaccination, interestingly the rural areas have fared better than the urban areas. In the rural areas, 77.9 per cent children were vaccinated, but it was 76.2 per cent in the urban areas.

As far as the breakup of vaccination provider is concerned, around 91 per cent children received their vaccinations in public health facilities. However, eight per cent received most of their vaccinations in private health facilities.

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur applauded the collaborative efforts of the people of the state as Shimla city has been placed on top in the country in Urban Development Goals Index 2021-22 released by NITI Aayog. Congratulating the people of the state, Thakur said that NITI Aayog has included 56 cities which include 44 cities having population of more than 10 lakh and capitals of 12 states with population of less than 10 lakhs.

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He said that this list has been prepared keeping in view the performance of cities under categories such as POVERTY, Health, Education, gender , affordable and clean energy and Climate action. 46 targets and 77 indicators were fixed for the evaluation of this ranking and Shimla city has got the best position with 75.50 marks out of 100, he said.

Thakur further said that although most of the Population of the country resides in villages, cities also play an important role in the development of the country. Therefore, NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Development Corporation, in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ have developed a dashboard for the latest information regarding the Sustainable Development Goals Urban Index, he added.

The provisional capital of Uttarakhand, Dehradun has performed poorly in the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Urban Index released by NITI Aayog.

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It is ranked on 35th position amongst 56 cities in the country with a score 63.71. Interestingly Shimla which is the capital of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh (HP) is at the first position with 75.5 score .

The cities were given points on the basis of 14 sustainable goals like good Health and well being, no POVERTY, quality Education, affordable and green energy among others.

Among these sustainable goals, Dehradun has performed poorly in three categories- zero hunger, , innovation and Infrastructure, and Climate action with 45, 47 and 31 scores respectively.

The city scored 52 to 59 points in five categories- no poverty, good health and well being, decent work and economic Growth, reduced inequalities, and sustainable cities and communities.

Noida to get 1st government centre for Zika testing

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TheGovernment Institute of Medical Sciences(GIMS) is planning to startZika virustesting at its laboratory in the next few days. The hospital management has already obtained testing kits from the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr) and will assess the samples of fever patients who have been found negative for dengue and chikungunya.

The Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen. Initially, only a small number of cases had been found in Africa and Asia until 2007. In the following years, due to widespread international travel, a large number of cases were reported in different countries.
According to experts, many people infected with the virus dont have symptoms or only have mild symptoms that are similar to other arbovirus infections, such as dengue, and include fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise, and headache.

Govt to rope in National Geographic to promote Jharkhand globally

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TheJharkhandgovernment has decided to rope in theNational Geographic Channel(NGC) to promote the state internationally as a tourist destination. The cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to a proposal in this regard made by the state information and public relations department. TheNGCwill make four documentaries worth Rs 2.37 crore on Jharkhand under the agreement.

The four documentaries will have specific topics such as wildlife, adventure, people and culture and pristine Jharkhand. The exercise is aimed at highlighting the state on the global stage.

In another decision, the cabinet gave its nod to convene the winter session of the assembly from December 16 till December 22 The session will have five working days. The cabinet also gave its approval to the extension of the tenure of theJharkhand Textile and Footwear Policy 2016till August 18 next year and constituted an expert committee comprising finance secretary,SLBCs state convenor andNabardgeneral manager to identify banks in which the can open its accounts for the policy.

Bihar legislative council now first House in country to go paperless

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Biharlegislative council acting chairpersonAwadhesh Narain Singh inaugurated National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), making it the first digital House in the country. Sharing the photos of the events, the Union ministry of parliamentary affairs described it as a historical day for NeVA.

The Centres ambitious NeVA project is part of Digital India programme aimed at making the functioning of Parliament as well as the state legislatures paperless. BiharVidhan Parishadis the first House in the country to move in this direction.

Centre withdraws PMAY allocation from Chhattisgarh

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TheCentral governmenthas withdrawn its allocation forPradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-graminwith immediate effect stating that repeated Persuasion for expediting the progress of scheme,Chhattisgarhdidnt show satisfactory results on various parameters.

A letter issued by Ministry of rural development to government of Chhattisgarh, stated, Chhattisgarh has not expedited the progress of satisfactory results in respect of various parameters: registrations of new houses, sanctioning of new houses toPMAY-G beneficiaries, completion of previous allocated houses etc. All this besides release of long pending states share under PMAY till date.

An officer in Chhattisgarh said that the state would soon write to the Ministry citing the reason for non-payment of its share due to pandemic and that the decision should be revoked. He said that the state ratio of 60:10 towards PMAY-G.

Union minister to launch solar projects in Madhya Pradesh

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Union ministerfor power R K Singh and CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will lay the foundation stones of three solar power projects with a total capacity of 1,500 MW on November 25 (Thursday). The very same day, the will also launch the ‘Urja Saksharta Abhiyan’, a mass campaign on how to stop the wastage of electricity.

Mishra said that the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the three solar power projects – Shahjapur 450MW capacity, Agar 550MW and Neemuch 500MW-will be done together on November 25 at a function where the Union power minister will be chief guest.

The government’s Urja Saksharta Abhiyan will connect schools, colleges and the general public in the movement to stop wastage of power. In another major decision, the cabinet ratified the amendment of the Gram Panchayat Raj evam Gram Swaraj (Samsodhan) Vidhayak, 2021.

Power generation from coal falls 56% in Gujarat

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Gujarats production of electricity from the coal-fired thermal power Plants halved in October as private sector plants struggled to generate power due to spiralling prices of imported coal.
States thermal coal-based electricity generation declined by 56% to 3,465GWh (gigawatt hours) in October 2021 from 7,877GWh during the same month last year, shows the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)s tentative monthly report for October.

Steep reduction in power generation by private sector plants, including those run on imported coal, brought down the overall electricity generated from the coal-based power plants in October.

Private sectors generation from coal plunged 70% to 1,858GWh from 6,142GWh. The generation stood at only 32% of the targeted generation of 5,839GWh for October 2021, according to the report.