The Food and Civil Supplies Department has procured 2567599 MT, HAFED has procured 3622157 MT, has procured 694294 MT and Haryana Warehousing Corporation has procured 1609095 MT of wheat during 2021-22.
A total of 7798851 MT of wheat was procured through 915603 J Forms by the state procurement agencies and the total MSP of the procured crop was about Rs 15402.73 crore out of which a payment of Rs 15385.09 crore has been made directly into the accounts of the farmers through 914415 J Forms.
Despite the second wave of Covid-19 and strict lockdown restrictions, the business community of Punjab has shown resilience by not only complying with the return filing requirements but also paying their GST dues in a timely manner in June 2021. Resultantly, the GST revenue collected during the month stood at Rs 1,087 crore which was Rs 869.66 crore in June last year.
Implementation of measures like QRMP to ease the compliance burden of taxpayers, closer monitoring of bogus billing, rigorous enforcement, advanced data analytics using data from multiple sources and effective tax administration had also contributed to the steady increase in tax revenue.
The VAT and CST revenue during June 2021 stood at Rs 699.27 crore and Rs 20.96 crore, respectively, thus registering an increase of 42.37 per cent and 104.90 per cent, respectively, than the collection made in the month of June 2020. The VAT and CST revenue up to June 2021 (Q-1 of 2021-22) is 106.73 per cent and 178.56 per cent higher than the corresponding period of the previous year, respectively.
Notably, the GST compensation pending with Government of India in respect of Punjab up to June 30, 2021, has risen to Rs 8,495 crore.
Shimla and Dharamsala, two Smart Cities of the state, have secured 16th and 90th positions, respectively, in the Climate Smart City Assessment Framework (CSCAF). As many as 125 cities had participated in the assessment.
Launched recently by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the objective of this initiative is to provide a clear roadmap for cities towards combating while planning and implementing their policies and inculcate a climate-sensitive approach to urban planning and development in the country.
The Climate Smart City Assessment Framework initiative was recently launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
Four other cities Mandi, Hamirpur, Palampur and Solan also participated in the initiative
All these finished with the rankings over 100, with Palampur taking the 125th place
The cities were judged on five parameters energy and green building, urban planning, green cover and Biodiversity, mobility and air quality, water management and Waste Management.
According to the director of the Women Welfare Directorate, Yogendra Yadav, he has received the data of about 900 children from across the State so far who have been claimed as eligible for MVY.
Yadav said that as per the data provided by the districts, the number of children who lost one of their parents due to Covid-19 is more than those who lost both parents. As per Yadav, there are about 840 children in the State who lost a single parent to Covid while there are 55 children who lost both parents to this disease.
It is pertinent to mention here that the recently announced that under Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana, children who have lost one or both parents, or the sole earning member of their family to the Covid would be provided with free Education, ration and Health facilities besides providing monthly monetary support of Rs 3000 till the age of 21 years.
The state cabinet on Friday approved free distribution of saplings to government departments, farmers and others who would participate in the ‘Vriksharopan Janaandolan’ 2021, the title given to the state’s annual plantation drive this year when a total of 30 crore trees would be planted inUttar Pradeshin July.
The plantation would be done following the Corona protocol. The date when the trees would be planted is yet to be decided. Sources in the forest department said the letter from the government is awaited. The plantation drive will start in the first week of July which is celebrated asVan Mahotsavin the country.
‘s emphasis is more on the environmentally significant trees and the ones that boost immunity like Peepal, Banyan, Pakar, Sahjan, Mahua, Neem, Aonla, Mango and other desi varieties along with the ones that find mention in the religious and mythological scriptures. This time, at least 30 tree species that find mention in the Valmiki Ramayan will be planted. These are the ones that still are found in the state and can be grown in the given conditions of Soil and Climate.
The state government had distributed free saplings to farmers in 2019 and 2020 as well. Poplar and Eucalyptus were excluded last year also. In the last two years, the state has planted 22 crore and 25 crore trees respectively. Forest department has a separate budget for plantation while other government departments do not have a separate allocation for plantation and that is the reason why the forest department would give free saplings to the departments.
The plantation drive is one of the ways of the government to help farmers’ create an additional Source Of Income. By planting timber-yielding, fruit bearing or fodder-giving varieties farmers can earn an extra income. The demands of the farmers have already been recorded at every gram panchayat level and they will be given the saplings accordingly.
Another Jharkhand district, Simdega bagged the fourth position in overall performance and eight in Health and Nutrition under the ADS programme, the annual stated in its annual 2020-21 report released recently. Simdega also bagged the fourth position in Financial Inclusion & Skill development.
Palamu stood fourth among the 112 aspirational districts in terms of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture & Resources“>Water Resources. However, no Jharkhand district managed to make it to the list of top 10 best performing districts in terms of Education under the programme.
According to the website, Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure are this programmes core areas of focus. After several rounds of consultations with various stakeholders, 49 key performance indicators have been chosen to measure progress of the districts.
At least 19 of 24 districts in Jharkhand are among the 112 districts selected for the programme. As per a report submitted by the Niti Aayog to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), most of the 112 districts selected for the ADP were underdeveloped and some affected by LWE.
The Niti Aayog, as per its annual report, sanctioned comprehensive projects to reduce anaemia and Malnutrition in five Jharkhand districts and equip schools with smart classrooms in 19 districts of the tribal state.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), if the prevalence of anaemia in a Population is 40 per cent or higher it is categorized as a severe public health problem. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) highlights that around 70 per cent of children in the age bracket of 6-59 months, 62.6 per cent of pregnant Women and 65.2 per cent of women in the reproductive age are anaemic in Jharkhand.
Launched in January 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ADP has been lauded by several foreign organisations, including the UNDP, which recently stated that the ADP should serve as best practice for other countries where regional disparities in development status persist for many reasons.
Biharhas scored the lowest in terms of and facilities with a total 81 points out of 150 in thePerformance Grading Index(PGI) 2019-20 for states/UTs in the field of school Education, the report of which was released by theMinistry of Educationrecently.
However, the state saw a marginal improvement in its overall PGI score between 5 to 10%, when compared to the figures of 2018-19.
The overall score of Bihar was 747 out of 1,000, landing the state at the bottom 8th position (with grade III) among 37 states and UTs. The top-performing state was Punjab with 929 points.
The PGI is a set of 70 parameters to catalyse transformational changes in the field of school education.
Chhattisgarhgovernment laid foundation of 658 projects worth Rs 238 crores to ensure clean drinking water supply to households. The state is eyeing to provide potable water to more than 22 lakh families would through tap connection this year.
Chief ministerBhupesh Baghelsaid that all 45.8 lakh rural families of the state will be provided pure drinking water supply through free tap connections by the end of year 2023.
He asserted that the would achieve this target within the stipulated time period in any case. Chief minister said that under Jal Jeevan Mission, so far 5.6 lakh houses have been equipped with tap connections and remaining 65,396 houses would get it soon.
Sufficient funds would be provided for ensuring pure drinking water supply to each and every household of the state, and provision of Rs 850 crore has been made in the state budget this year for this work, said CM .
It is a matter of joy, satisfaction and pride for the State to start production of Amphoreva-B in Jabalpur in such a short time for the treatment of black fungus.
It is a matter of joy, satisfaction and pride for the state to start production of Amphoreva-B required for the treatment of black fungus in Jabalpur in such a short time.
The Chief Minister said that the production of this injection to combat black fungus is an important step towards making the state self-reliant. Adding the word Reva to the name of Reva Cure Sciences Company symbolizes the companys proximity to its roots. This unit is the only pharma company in Madhya Pradesh to manufacture Anti Cancer Injection. Production of advanced Nanotechnology based injections and the company being certified by WHO and European GMP is a matter of pride for the state. Chouhan congratulated the founders of Reva Cure for this achievement.
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The collection of tissues of dead vultures sampled in the study were permitted by Gujarat forest department, and shared by Jivdaya Charitable Trust, Ahmedabad.
The study found that residues of all the 32 most commonly used pesticides in the tissues from kidneys, livers and guts of the four white-rumped vultures collected from Sanand and Dhrangadhra were below detection limits.