29-30.08.21

In a heartening development in water-stressedPunjab, cultivation area under the water-guzzlingnon-basmati paddy crophas come down by over four lakh acres (1.62 lakh hectares).In comparison, area under the less water-guzzlingbasmaticrop has increased by 1.97 lakh acres (79,000 hectares). Taking both into account, area under basmati and non-basamaati paddy shrunk by 2.08 lakh acres (83,000 hectares).

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As basmati is sown late, when monsoon has already set in and evapotranspiration (ET) ratio has down, it consumes less water. For less consumption of underground water, paddy transplantation through water-saving direct seeded rice (DSR) technique too has increased to 6 lakh hectares from the previous 5 lakh hectares. In this technique, 12% less water is consumed.

In Punjab, 85% Resources“>Water Resources used for crop Irrigation. As perPAUexperts, 73% area in Punjab is irrigated through tube wells and 80% area has converted into dark zones as extraction of underground water is more than recharge. Punjabs groundwater availability is of 21.58 billion cubic metre (BCM), whereas extraction is 35.78 BCM through nearly 15 lakh tube wells, which is 165% of availability. Of 35.78 BCM, 34.58 BCM is used for irrigation.

The Speaker of Uttarakhand assembly Prem Chand Agarwal adjourned the monsoon session assembly sine die. On the last day the members participated in a discussion on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations Organisation (UNO).

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The Speaker added that in the 63th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association convention held at Dhaka on October 10, 2017 it was decided that in state assemblies elaborate discussions on the SDGs would be held and any one day should be allotted for it. SDGs are a collection of 16 global goals set by the UNO which cover a broad range of social and issues like Health, Education, social Justice, POVERTY, Climate-change”>Climate Change, gender Equality, drinking water sanitation, energy and Environment. The SDGs are also known as Transforming our World- the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Eight bills passed by the house. A total of eight bills were passed by the house during the Monsoon session of assembly. The assembly secretariat received a total of 789 questions and 23 petitions.

Under rule 300 the speaker received 108 notices out of whom 21 were accepted, 25 were forwarded for eliciting the attention. The speaker accepted 20 out of 22 notices under rule 58.

Two private members’ bills were tabled in the house. The Kedarnath MLA Manoj Rawat brought Uttarakhand ( Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Management) 1950 (amendment) bill -2021 while Dharchula MLA Harish Dhami brought Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam (repeal) bill-2021.

UP government will provide land for setting up a plant in Lucknow for manufacturing of next generationBrahMosmissiles on a token lease of Re 1.

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BrahMos missiles will be manufactured by theDefence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) in Lucknow. It is part of the memorandum of understanding signed betweenDRDOand UPExpressways Industrial Development Authority(UPEIDA) during DEFENCE Expo held last year in February. When DRDO proposed setting up a manufacturing plant in Lucknow, it took just an hour for chief ministerYogi Adityanathto decide that be it 100 or 200 acre, whatever land is required will be given at a lease of Rs 1 token .

To instill a culture of sports and identify talent in the State, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed officials of the Sports Department to work on a special sports scheme named the Sahay scheme for the youth residing in Naxal-affected areas. The CM has directed the officials to work extensively to especially connect youth below the age of 19 with the scheme.

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Under this scheme, potential Sports talent will be identified from the Panchayat level and taken to the Block level and District level where they will be prepared for national and international sports events. The scheme will be implemented in coordination with the sports and Police departments. The objective of the scheme is to reduce the gap between the people and the police through sports and by giving identity to the budding talent.

Under the Sahay scheme, the government plans to organize multiple sports tournaments in collaboration with national and state-level sports federations. Indian Women‘s national football camp being organized in Jamshedpur from 16 August 2021 is part of the governments plan to promote the state as a soft sports destination. The camp will prepare women players for the Asian Football Cup which is to be held from 20 January 2022 to 6 February 2022. This will encourage women football players from Jharkhand to play with national-level players and get insight into their past experiences.

The draft for the new sports policy of the state is almost ready. The policy lays emphasis on developing sports culture across the state. As per the draft sports policy, the government plans to develop free day boarding centres in each block along with equipping every district with modern state of the art residential training centres.

Deputy CMTarakishore Prasad felicitated 74 sportspersons of the state at the Bihar Khel Samman 2021-2022 function organised atPremchand Rangshalahere by the art, culture and youth affairs department on the occasion ofNational Sports Day.

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Prasad distributed prize worth Rs 26.7 lakh among the players. Among the 74 sportspersons who were honoured at the event, 15 were from general and 59 from differently-abled categories. These players, who have excelled in various fields of Sports, were given cash prizes, mementos and certificates.

Ranjan added Eklavya State Residential Sports Training Centre scheme is being run for the talented schoolchildren of the state. So far, 41 centres have been approved in 23 districts 29 for boys and 12 for girls. Thirty centres are already operational, he added.

In a joint effort by the Central and state governments, it has been decided to make the 54,000 schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh tobacco free.

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The Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (TOFEI) will be implemented by 2023 on the basis of 11 point guidelines issued at the national level.

Chhattisgarh State Nodal Officer (Tobacco Control) Dr Kamlesh Jain said ton Sunday that the country has a youth Population of 35 percent. In the 15-39 age group, 30 percent use tobacco.

The Percentage in Chhattisgarh using tobacco and its products is 39 percent. In the 13-15 age category, 8 percent of the children use tobacco and its products.

Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has said that in order to provide more benefits to the farmers of the State with less effort and less risk, the forest department is encouraging the cultivation of bamboo and making them prosperous by providing grants.

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Shah informed that in the last financial year, 3,597 farmers had planted bamboo in 3520 hectare area by the MP State Bamboo Mission Board. A grant of about Rs 7.20 crore was made available to these farmers.

In order to make the self-help Groups self-reliant, 83 self-help Groups planted an area of 1020 hectares under MGNREGA.

The Forest Minister informed that in the current financial year, more than 3 thousand farmers are planting bamboo in an area of 4443 hectares.

For this, a grant of Rs 10.60 crore will be given. Similarly, 46 more self-help groups have been added this year as compared to last year. In this way a total of 129 self-help groups are planting bamboo in an area of 2428 hectares.

From the fourth year of planting, a minimum of 10 bamboos per year grow to a height of about 40 feet. In this way, the same numbers of bamboos are available from 40,000 Plants. Each bamboo is sold for Rs 100. The beneficiary can get a crop of Rs 40 lakh from their sale.

On cultivating bamboo, the beneficiary gets a grant of Rs 120 per plant in three years. A grant of Rs 60 is available in the first year, Rs 36 in the second year and Rs 24 for the third year.

Pankaj Kumar, a 1986 batch IAS officer who was additional chief secretary (home), took charge as the chief secretary afternoon. Outgoing CS Anil Mukim was accorded a warm farewell by his fellow secretaries.

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Kumar was given the direct responsibility of the Health & family welfare department after theCovidoutbreak and he played a key role in quickly upgrading health of the state to meet the pandemic challenge. Although his superannuation is due in May 2022, he is likely to get an extension as assembly Elections are due in December next year.

A survey to carry out a feasibility assessment ofKumbhalgarh Sanctuaryas a potential tiger reserve will begin in September.

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Earlier, theNational Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA) had fixed August 26 to start the assessment, but after a committee member was replaced, the date has been postponed.

The four member committee comprises two retiredIFSofficers, RN Mehrotra and NK Vasu, Sadhu and Hemant Kamdi, AIG, NTCA, who has been appointed as member convenor. If declared, Kumbhalgarh sanctuary will be the fifth tiger reserve in the state.

Kumbhalgarh sanctuary is spread over 1,280sqkm, which is bigger thanSariska, and has recorded presence of tigers since 1970s.

The proposed reserve lies in the districts of Pali, Rajsamand, Udaipur and Ajmer and is located in the oldest range of Aravallis spreading over the tract starting from Khulbrahora (Gujarat) and culminating on Delhi ridge.

SVEEP Workshop by ECI

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The of India (ECI) geared up the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Consultation Workshop.

The SVEEP program is the flagship application of The Election Commission of India for voter education & awareness.

The new voters would ship a personalised letter from the Commission when sending out their Voter ID Cards.

The package deal would include a Voter Guide for new voters, a congratulatory letter and a pledge for moral voting.