27.04.23

The Uttar Pradesh government is contemplating setting up manufacturing and logistics clusters spread over 600 hectares alongside the expressways. UP has the longest network of expressways in the country.

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MOUs for these proposed clusters, to be set up at the cost of Rs 10 lakh crore, were signed during the UP Global Investors Summit earlier this year in Lucknow.

The proposed mega clusters will come up around Purvanchal and Bundelkhand expressways apart from the Gorakhpur Link Expressway. The government has identified 600 hectares of land in six districts Barabanki, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Gorakhpur, Banda, and Jalaun.

Of the total proposals of Rs 35 lakh crore, Purvanchal (Eastern UP) and Bundelkhand regions hold a share of Rs 9.54 lakh crore and Rs 4.27 lakh crore, respectively. They collectively account for almost 40 per cent of the total value of the MoU.

Since investors need large swathes of land to set up manufacturing units or for Warehousing and Logistics needs, the state is moving fast to ramp up the land bank for allotment to companies.

CBSE students in Jharkhand to prepare project on Telangana

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is implementing an art-integrated project onTelanganato promote national integration.
Underthe NationalEducation Policy 2020, students from Class I to Class X will develop a collaborative project with students from other states. As part of this, those from Jharkhand have been paired with their counterparts in . The Jharkhand students must complete an assignment based on Telanganas HISTORY and vice-versa by the Telangana students.
Under the NEP guidelines, schools will be required to complete the project work on time. For this purpose. students from Jharkhand will conduct research on Telangana.

The project is centred on art, culture and heritage in tandem with the syllabus. An institute from one state will collaborate with a school from another state. The students will learn about art, culture, heritage, and state-specific specialities through video-conferencing and prepare the project.

NOU inks pact with Patna University

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In a significant development, Open University (NOU), the only university of the state imparting higher Education through distance mode, on Monday signed an MoU withPatna Universitywith a view to promoting quality education and research.
The MoU was signed by the registrars of both the universities in the presence of Nalanda Open University vice-chancellor K C Sinha and PU vice-chancellor GirishKumar Chaudhary

Giving details of the MoU, the NOU VC said that his university has already signed MoU with a number of other reputed institutions inside and outside the state, including Patliputra University, Maulana Mazhar-ul Haq Arabic andPersian Universityand Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna. It is also set to sign an MoU with IIT Patna this week in order to expand its academic horizon.

Ayurvedic Swarna Prashan’ given to 0-16 yrs children

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Swarna Prashan’ was administered to children at the Government Ayurveda College Hospital in Raipur to boost their immunity.

On every Pushya Nakshatra Hindu calendar day, children in the age group zero to 16 years are given ‘Swarna Prashan’ at the hospital.

The drive is conducted from 9 am to 3 pm in the pediatrics department.

This year 831 children were administered the medicine on January 9. 1,124 on February 4, another 1,137 on March 3 and 1,290 on March 29.

Children will be further be given ‘Swarna Prashan’ on Pushya Nakshatra dates on May 24, June 20, July 18, August 14, September 10, October 7, November 4, December 1 and December 29.

Centre to be set up for govt schemes: CM

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Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that a centre should be developed to study the effectiveness of schemes and programmes being implemented in the state.

Chouhan while addressing the fourth meeting of the Madhya Pradesh Rajya said experts from universities and development institutes should be associated for practical assessment of their effectiveness.

Chouhan asked to identify the best practices of other states according to the conditions and needs of Madhya Pradesh and implement them.
It was informed that in view of the better work done in the “aspirational districts” of the state, an amount of more than Rs 71 crores has been provided by the NITI Aayog to the State Government.

Release Rs 730 crore of post-matric scholarship: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot to PM Narendra Modi

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Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to release the outstanding amount of Rs 730.81 crore, the central government’s share in the Scheduled Tribes Post Matric Scholarship Scheme (STPMSS).

Gehlot has written that for the educational upgradation of ST students, the scheme is being run. According to the guidelines of the scheme, the ratio between the centre and the state is fixed at 75:25. Under this scheme, about 3 lakh applications are received in the state every year, for which about Rs 400 crore is required every year of which the central share is about Rs 300 crore.

The CM said that in the financial year 2022-23, the state had fixed a demand of Rs 380.26 crore (central share amount of Rs 285.20 crore) on the basis of the applications received under this scheme. The Centre has released only Rs 77.81 crore out of its share.

A total amount of Rs 730.81 crore is outstanding, including Rs 430.81 crore for the applications received for the financial year 2022-23 and the outstanding applications of the previous year, and Rs 300 crore for the applications of the current financial year( 2023-24). He urged the Prime Minister to release the outstanding amount at the earliest so that the scholarship could be paid on time to the scheduled tribe students of the state.

Indias Union Railway Minister,Ashwini Vaishnaw, has shared a timelapse video showcasing the construction of the Anji Khad Bridge, the countrys first cable-stayed rail bridge.With a total of 96 cables spanning a length of 653km, the bridge is part of the challengingUdampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL)Project in the Reasi district ofJammu and Kashmir.

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The Anji Khad Bridge is supported by a single main pylon standing at a height of 331 meters above the river bed, with a height of 193 meters from the top of the foundation.

With 48 GI-tagged goods to itscredit, UP is now 2nd in country

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Uttar Pradeshhas achieved the second position nationally in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication-tagged goods after receiving GI tags for three more ODOP crafts Mainpuri tarkashi,Mahoba Gaurastone craft, and Sambhal horn craft with the technical facilitation provided by the Varanasi-based NGO Human Welfare Association (HWA).

Naduhas maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 GI products, respectively. However, UP is first in terms of GI-tagged handicrafts with 36 crafts to its credit.

Currently Tamil Nadu has maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 Gi products, respectively. Among the 48 GI goods of UP, 36 products belong to the handicraft category. In Varanasi region alone, 18 GI-tagged goods out of 23 belong to the handicraft category.