29.11.22

Himachal Pradesh Governor launches telemedicine, meditation schemes for prisoners

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Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar launched seven new schemes for inmates initiated by the Prisons and Correctional Services Department at the Model Central Prison, Kanda.

The schemes launched today include meditation programme, telemedicine project, financial Literacy programme, Waste Management, free online coaching and audio library. The occasion was also marked by release of a poetry collection Parwaz.

The Governor also launched a financial literacy programme for prisoners in collaboration with the Reserve Bank Of India. Free online coaching for children of prisoners with the help of Smile Foundation was also launched. An audio library was also started for the prisoners, who could not read books due to paucity of time.

Will implement Uniform Civil Code in next 6 months: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

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Uttarakhand CMPushkarSinghDhamion Friday said that his government will implement the in the next six months and consultations with all stakeholders are being held before finalising the code.

Dhami said, “The first job that we did after forming the government again was to set up the committee to come up with the draft of the UCC. Our Prime Minister always lays Stress on participation of people in framing any policy and we are holding public consultations. Once the draft is ready, we will implement theUCCand we will be the first state after Goa to do so.”

Backward areas to be focused in upcoming budget

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Government of Jharkhand has started preparing the budget estimate for the next financial year 2023-24. Along with this, the revised estimate for 2022-23 is also being prepared. Finance Secretary Ajay Kumar Singh has also written a letter to the departments in this regard and asked them to prepare budget estimates.

Referring to the economic survey of the financial year 2021-22 published by the Planning cum Finance Department Singh said that there is a need to identify such areas by the departments which are still backward in terms of development. He said that while preparing the budget, the departments are expected to prepare relevant plans for the development of such backward areas and prepare a proper budget for those plans. The budget estimate will be on the basis of sanctioned post and working force.

Singh has clarified that in the last financial years, the fiscal space of the state has been consolidated due to the circumstances caused by COVID-19. The State is now recovering from the effects of the pandemic, but Resources are still limited. In such a situation keeping in view the limited resources, the budget for the financial year 2023-24 should be prepared, he added.

From the financial year 2017-18, the budget in Jharkhand is being prepared by dividing it into four categories which is establishment receipts, establishment expenditure. In the scheme under Central assistance, the schemes running in the current financial year under the Central Sector Scheme, Centrally Sponsored Scheme and State Scheme and the new scheme will focus on income-expenditure in revenue receipt. Transport, land revenue, excise tax etc. Royalty, dividends earned from public undertakings, interest on government borrowings and income of departments from other sources will be included.

Bihar to be self-dependent in production of seeds: Minister Kumar Sarvajeet

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State agricultureminister Kumar Sarvajeet, who inaugurated a two-day Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture mechanisation fair, announced that a centre of excellence for land conservation would be made in the district with an expenditure of Rs 40 crore.

He added Bihar would be made self-dependent inproduction of seeds. The Services of kisan salahkars will be regularized. Earlier, 9,000 posts were proposed to be filled in theagriculture department, and the number has now been increased to 15,000, the minister said.

Madhya Pradesh favourite destination in country due to ease of film shooting

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Ease of shooting and support fromMadhya Pradeshtourism has made the state a preferred choice for film shooting in the country. Directors and producers felt it at an interactive session organized by Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board during the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The fest was organized from November 20 to 28.

A discussion was held to install the equipment used in filming in the state. Session also discussed how film can be done by private Investment for the development of the film Industry in the state and its possibilities. Principal Secretary Shukla said that reserved land is available in the state to develop film infrastructure.

Merger of Air India and Vistara

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The Singapore Airlines (SIA) will get 25.1 per cent stake in the merged entity at an of Rs 2,058.5 crore (250 million USD). The rest of the stake will be held by Tata.

These stakes will be in an enlarged Air India Group, which will have Air India, Vistara, AirAsia India and Air India Express. The merger of all these airlines are expected to be completed by March 2024 after receiving regulatory approvals.

The Air India Group is already in the process of merging Air India Express and AirAsia India into a single entity that will provide low-cost flight Services.

Nai Chetna Campaign

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Nai Chetana is a gender campaign launched in all Indian states under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission.

Over the next five years, this campaign seeks to build a common understanding and recognition of disadvantages and discrimination faced by Women across all levels among community institutions, rural communities and government departments.

The theme for this years campaign is Gender Based Violence. It will be organized from November 25 to December 23 this year.

This nationwide campaign aims to sensitise women, especially those in rural regions, about gender-based violence and make them aware about various institutional mechanisms that are available to help them address such violence.

Govt launches national forest fire helpline

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Nearly three years after being suggested byLok SabhaMPs to have such an alert mechanism, the Environment ministry has set up a national helpline forforest firecases in the country. The move will help forest officials to reach the spot faster and prevent the fires from spreading.

As far as forest fire is concerned, nearly 36% (2,53,151 sq. km) of the forest cover in India is considered prone to forest fires. There are 26 most forest fire affected districts, spread over 11 states, in India. The forest fire season in the country is normally from November to June with the majority of it being caused due to man-made factors.

North-eastern states show the highest tendency of forest fire with Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur reporting highest forest fire Probability in terms of its frequency.

According to theForest Survey of India(FSI) that has been assisting state forest departments and other agencies to deal with the problem since 2004, parts of western Maharashtra, southern part of Chhattisgarh, central part of Odisha and few parts ofAndhra Pradesh, and Karnataka are showing patches of extremely and very highly fire prone zones.

UNGA Resolution on International Tax Cooperation Framework

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The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution to develop an international tax cooperation framework or instrument based on a UN intergovernmental process. Nigeria submitted this resolution on behalf of a consortium of 54 African countries.

The proposed UN framework on global tax cooperation will put an end to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Developments 60-year role as the regulator of taxations across the world. Similar framework has been proposed by the OECD. It has been under development in the OECD for nearly a decade but its final draft is yet to be given. The proposed UN framework will likely put an end to the power struggle between the UN and the OECD on international tax regulations.

The proposed framework is expected to benefit developing countries in Africa and Asia since they are provided with a larger say on the formulation of global tax regulations.