27.05.23

5,754 industrial units generating over 2 lakh MT hazardous waste every year

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As many as 5,754 industrial units are generating over 2 lakh metric tonne (MT) hazardous waste per annum in the state. Emphasising on the scientific disposal of hazardous waste, P Raghvendra Rao, HSPCB Chairman, said it was harmful as it contained lead and other chemical waste.

He was addressing industrialists during a programme organised by the Haryana Environment Management Society and HSPCB regarding the implementation of the Hazardous and Other Waste Management Rules-2016.

Of the total generated waste, only 20.9 MT (10 per cent) is landfillable, 25.8 MT (12 per cent) is incinerable while 1.22 lakh MT (62 per cent) is recyclable.

The HSPCB has identified 443 textile units for generating 7,684.71 MT hazardous waste per annum, of which 3,012 MT is landfillable, 183.43 MT incinerable and 4,489 MT recyclable.

Mandi, Kullu & Hamirpur get high-speed digital connectivity

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Chief General Manager of BSNL, Himachal circle, JS Sahota virtually inaugurated the fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) optical line terminal (OLT) service in Mandi, Kullu and Hamirpur districts from its office here today.

The BSNL started the service in the remote Chindi area of Mandi, Kushaini of Kullu and Bangana of Hamirpur district.

The BSNL is implementing a state-funded project of Rs 50 crore allocated under the special assistance to the states during 2022-23 to provide high-speed digital connectivity on fiber in the tribal areas of HP. Under the project, optical cable will be laid to provide 4G connectivity, Wi-Fi Services under the FTTH digital connectivity in fiber deprived villages of Lahaul,

HSI India celebrates five years of street dogs sterilisation campaign in Uttarakhand

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The Humane Society International (HSI), India celebrated the completion of five years of sterilisation of street dogs in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The organisation has sterilised and vaccinated nearly 46,000 stray dogs in the last five years. The organisation held an event to celebrate these five years, which was attended by the Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ as the chief guest. He appreciated the organisation’s work and said that the of Dehradun always provides its support for such causes.

Talking about the organisation’s work in the State, senior programme manager of HSI Piyush Patel said that efficient, high-quality humane dog management practices have played a significant role in reducing the plight of street dogs, reducing dog bites, and reducing conflicts between humans and dogs in various parts of the State. He said, “The Health and welfare of dogs is HSI’s top priority. With our advanced and carefully monitored medical and surgical protocols, we have successfully sterilised over 46,000 street dogs in Uttarakhand. This has helped reduce the number of puppies born on the streets, many of whom otherwise die early or suffer greatly due to lack of adequate veterinary care. A healthier and more stable dog Population means a healthier and more peaceful community so when we look at the population of dogs, we are also looking for the communities these dogs live with.

Udyami Mitras to help UP achieve $1 trn economy

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A two-week training programme forUdyami Mitracommenced in Lucknow.

The government will appoint 105 friends of investors in each district and Lucknow and other major divisional headquarters to assist investors with policies, land availability, government systems and handhold them through the entire process till their unit is set up.

The Udyami Mitra were selected on the basis of a written exam and are expected to provide pace to the process of shortlisting companies which will be in a position to ground their projects during the first ground breaking ceremony scheduled to take place in a few months.

Advisor to CM Arvind Kumar apprised the newly selected Udyami Mitra about the comprehensive industrial ecosystem being developed by the and various reforms and policies announced to attract and facilitate Investment in the state. He spoke about the upcoming major Infrastructure projects such as multi-modal Logistics parks, pharma parks, dedicated freight corridor and six nodes of the DEFENCE Corridor.

Over 4k children applied for enrolment in Schools of Excellence

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As many as 41330 applications have been submitted for admission to 80 CBSE affiliated schools started by the , which is 345 per cent more than the total seats of 11986. It may be noted that the last date for submission of application was fixed till May 25.

Maximum 4,241 applications have been received from Deoghar for enrollment in Schools of Excellence. After this, 3,524 applications have been received from Palamu, 2,766 from Ranchi, 2,637 from Lohardaga, 2,391 from Chatra, 1,996 from East Singhbhum, 1,929 from Seraikela Kharsawan, and 1,859 from Hazaribagh.

In view of the demand of parents, the deadline for submission of applications in Schools of Excellence was extended till May 25, 2023. Now the selection test will be organized on May 30, publication of the first merit list on June 7 and enrollment will start from June 12 according to the merit list.

Bihar’s department of art & culture wins SKOCH Award for organising Kinnar Mahotsav

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The department of art, culture and youth of the has added a feather in its cap by winning the SKOCH Award-2023 in the silver category for Tourism and Culture.

This accolade has been bestowed upon the department for organizing the Kinnar Mahotsav, an annual event dedicated to honouring and celebrating the transgender community.

The department of art, culture and youth has been organizing the Kinnar Mahotsav since 2016, consistently striving to ensure the advancement and representation of the transgender community in the artistic and cultural domain. The department also included the festival in its 2018-2019 annual cultural calendar.

Chhattisgarh Health and Family Welfare Minister T.S. Singh Deo on Monday said tobacco not only affects the person consuming it but also people in the vicinity. There is a need to create awareness about this.

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He was holding a discussion with officials of Auckland University, New Zealand. The team led by him had detailed discussion with experts on the challenges facing in making the state tobacco free and towards controlling tobacco products.

He said the world will observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31. Continuous efforts are being made to spread awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption on Health.

After being the cleanest capital city in the country and then flip-flopping onSwachhrankings, the state capital is vying for a Swachh 7-star in the upcoming survey.

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Presently, Indore is the only city in India with a 7-star rating while Bhopal is among five cities with a 5-star garbage free certification.

Aiming to become the cleanest city, BMCSwachh Bharatmission (SBM) budgetary allocation declined by Rs 5 crore in the civic body budget. Allocation for the national clean air programme,Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster, IEC and other activities too were slashed.

Gujarat ranks first in oilseed, fibre output

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Gujaratmaintained its first position in the country in terms of the value of oilseed and fibre output, according to a recent report prepared by theUnion ministry of statisticsand programme implementation (MoSPI).
The state ranks fifth in terms of value of output from fruits and vegetables and sixth for sugar, the report says. However, for other produce, the state does not figure in the five best performing states of the country, the report notes.

MoSPI recently released its report Statewise and item wise value of output from Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, Forestry and fishing listing the value of output from various items between 2011-12 and 2020-21.