29.03.23

Govt schools to be named after martyrs

by

The Department of School Education on Wednesday brough back an 11-year-old scheme for renaming government schools. Rechristening schools will be a salutary practice and allowed in case of those deceased who sacrificed their life for the freedom of the country or the martyrs in DEFENCE or paramilitary forces according to the new policy.

In a change to this policy, applications for rechristening a school will be considered by the Principal Secretary, School Education, at the monthly meeting only after it has detailed reports from the Deputy Commissioner, SSP and the District Education Department offices.

Tourism infrastructure to be developed at Greater Rohtang area: Himachal Pradesh CM

by

After the opening of Rohtang Tunnel, the inflow of tourists has increased many folds inLahaul-Spiti districtofHimachal Pradeshafter which now lack of facilities for the visitors are being felt in the district.

Realising the need to create the required to facilitate tourists, now theTourism departmentunderNew Asian Development Bankfunded project, has proposed to develop tourism infrastructure under sub project titled Tourism Allied Activities at Greater Rohtang Tunnel Entry & Exit point (North & South Portal)” at a cost of Rs 60 Crore.

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in a written reply to the question asked by Lahaul-Spiti MLA Ravi Thakur stated that preparation of detailed project report (DPR) is under progress for this.

He said that the tourism department has released Rs 20,89,16,589 for the development of tourism infrastructure in Lahaul-Spiti district under various schemes.

State toreintroduce sports quota in government jobs soon: Dhami

by

The is providing scholarships to 3,900 budding Sports persons under the MukyamantriUdiyaman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana. The government has also decided to reintroduce sports quota in government jobs. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stated this on Friday in an event organised by the Sports department at the new multipurpose sports building in Parade Ground, Dehradun.

He also felicitated 168 national level players and 42 coaches who won medals in the year 2021 and 2022 by distributing a total cash prize of Rs 2.08 crore among them. Besides this, Dhami also presented the Uttarakhand Khel Ratna award to Badminton player Lakshya Sen and athlete Chandan Singh for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.

The CM also awarded Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Dronacharya Award for 2019-20 to badminton coach Dhirendra Kumar Sen, taekwondo coach Kamlesh Kumar Tiwari and archery coach Sandeep Kumar Duklan for 2021-22. Athlete Suresh Chandra Pandey was also presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his remarkable contribution in the field of sports. Dhami said on the occasion that young players of Uttarakhand are bringing laurels to the state by participating and winning in national and international competitions.

IIT-Kanpur gets 85th rank in engineering & technology

by

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur improved its rankings in the recently-announced QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. The institute has jumped 37 places to secure the 85th position globally and 5th in India in engineering & technology category.

The institute has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the world for Computer Science & Information Systems (ranked 96, up by 13 places) and Electrical & Electronic Engineering (ranked 87, up by 21 places).

IIT-K has secured notable positions in other fields also including Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (ranked 121) and mathematics (ranked 122). In the Natural Sciences it got 248 rank globally and 5th in India.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject is a prestigious global ranking system that evaluates universities based on their academic reputation, research impact, and employer reputation in specific subjects. The ranking is widely recognized as a benchmark for excellence in higher Education.

End recognition of Pvt schools depriving enrolment of BPL students

by

School Education and Literacy Department should end the recognition of all private schools which deprive enrollment of 2,588 Dalit tribal natives of BPL category and other economically weak Swarna Samaj children from the Right to Education Act, otherwise agitation will be held, said Central President of Jharkhandi Information Rights Forum, Central Vice President of Adivasi Moolvasi Jan Adhikar Manch, Bhai Vijay Shankar Nayak here on Tuesday.

Nayak also said that in the financial year 2022-2023, the enrollment of Dalit tribal natives of BPL category and children of economically weak Swarna Samaj was sure to be done on a total of 9,974 seats in recognized private schools of the state, but only 4,386 children were enrolled. In private schools2,588 children were not enrolled which is the subject of investigation under what circumstances children of these categories were denied enrollment.

Bihar govt plans to boost jaggery production

by

In order to promote related to jaggery and unrefined sugar in the state and help the sugar cane farmers, the State Government is planning BiharStateJaggery ProductionIncentive Scheme and include it in the fourth Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture road map, sugar cane industries minister Alok Mehta said.

Sarvesh pointed that in spite of huge consumption of jaggery in the state, the production was negligible and it was being procured from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. He stressed on the importance of sugar cane as a commercial crop and industries related with jaggery, paper, ethanol and molasses were dependent on it.

IIM-Raipur tops in CSR-GHRDC B-School ranking

by

The Indian Institute Of Management-Raipur (IIM-R) has been ranked first in the CSR-GHRDC B-School Ranking 2022, a testament to its dedication for academic excellence, innovative research and socially responsible initiatives.

The ranking was conducted by the Centre for Sustainability and Responsibility (CSR) and Global Human resource development Centre (GHRDC), two renowned groups that have evaluated educational institutions for over two decades.

The CSR-GHRDC B-School Ranking is considered one of the most respected and comprehensive rankings. It is based on a rigorous evaluation of various parameters such as faculty, , research and outreach activities

The state has come out with a government resolution to set up a panel to offer incentives to prospective buyers of electric vehicles (EV) in the state in the coming months, under Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021.

by

State transport commissionerVivek Bhimanwarsaid on Monday that a budget of Rs 25 crore is to be disbursed to offer incentives to e-two wheeler and e-car buyers across the state by March 31. “The panel will decide on procedures for disbursal of budgetary provision for incentivising electric vehicles. Another budget of Rs 100 crore is in the pipeline and will be decided for disbursal in the coming months,” he said.
Bhimawar is a member in the new panel that is being headed by principal secretary (transport) Parrag Jaiin Nainutia.MSRTCmanaging director Shekhar Channe is also a member of the committee. The GR, however, mentioned that when it comes to MSRTC e-bus procurement, its managing director will not be part of this decision-making process.

with government push for e-charging infra at petrol pumps, highways, malls and a latest circular by registrar of housing societies, making it mandatory for managing committees to grant NOC for e-charging facility in seven days, a huge rise in EV Population was expected in 2023.

Gujarat has more than 10,000 5G base transceiver station

by

Gujaraton Tuesday achieved a major milestone of more than 10,000 5G base transceiver station (BTS) across various districts.

BTS is a piece of equipment that facilitates wireless Communication between user equipment (UE) and a Network. UEs are devices like mobile phones (handsets) or WLL phones.

Gunjan Dave, head of DoT Gujarat, told TOI that as on date there are 10,189 5G BTS on air in the state.

Gujarat was the first state in India to have 5G Services in all the 33 districts. The UT of Dadra &Nagar Haveliand Daman & Diu has also achieved a milestone of more than 100 5G BTS with a total 106 on air 5G BTS covering all the 3 districts.

NGT panel calls for Indian Council of Medical Research study of cancer in Gang canal catchments

by

Failing to find the source of a cancer epidemic in theGangcanals catchments, a joint committee formed by theNational Green Tribunal(NGT) has recommended engaging the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr) or a similar institute to check the canal water, farm , and pesticides for possible reasons.

This Irrigation canal inRajasthans Sri Ganganagar district is fed by the Satluj river passing through Punjabs Ferozepur, Faridkot, and Muktsar districts.

The raw water stored in the sedimentation tank is filtered and distributed to the public through after disinfection by chlorination. The water samples taken from January 2022 to February 2023 had no heavy Metal content, while the Bureau of Indian Standard (Bis) also found the chemical and bacteriological parameters to be within the permissible value.