31.05.23

Soon, 60 waterbodies to fortify Aravali Green Wall, 15 in city

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TheHaryanagovernment will develop 60 lakes and ponds in the Aravalis of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Nuh and Rewari as part of the Union Environment ministrys Green Wall initiative to revive the ancient hills.

Launched in March this year, the project is inspired by Africa countries’ Great Green Wall initiative and aims to restore green cover on the hills that stand as the only barrier blocking the expansion of desert-like conditions from Thar to northwest India, including Delhi-NCR.
The goal is to restore around 1.15 million hectares (MHA) of the forests across four states by 2027. For this, the central government has set up project units in every Aravali district.

A 2022 report by the IndianSpaceResearch Organisation (Isro) had found that around 8.2% of Haryanas total area or 3.6 lakh hectares had degraded to become more arid over the years. Experts said this was largely the impact of illegal mining and deforestation in the Aravalis.

Punjab to come up with own crop insurance scheme

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The has decided to come up with its own crop Insurance policy, rather than implementing the Centres Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).

The main reason being cited for the state governments resistance to joining the PMFBY was that the scheme was optional and farmers not willing to opt for crop insurance would have to be paid compensation for crop loss by the state government through disaster relief funds. However, it is also a fact that the announcement comes in wake of the widening political gap between the states ruling party Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP at the Centre.

Himachal Pradesh farmers encouraged to cultivate millets

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The state Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Department is motivating farmers to cultivate in at least one or two fields and include these in their daily diet to stay healthy. This is being done as this year is being celebrated as International Year of Millets.

He said arrangements were being made under a special action plan to promote natural farming. So far, 14,130 farmers of the district had adopted natural farming on about 1,646 hectares, he added.

About the availability of seeds in the district under various schemes, he said 1,786 quintals of wheat, 2,246 quintals of maize and 127.6 quintals of paddy seeds had been distributed among farmers.

Dhami govt announce scholarship scheme for college students

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After initiating a Scholarship scheme for the students of the government schools of the State, the Pushkar Singh Dhami government has come up with a scholarship plan for the students of the government colleges of the State.

Under the scheme, the students securing first, second and third ranks in their respective colleges and streams at undergraduate level would be given a scholarship of Rs 3000, Rs 2000 and Rs 1500 per month respectively. In the Post Graduate (PG) level the scholarship would be Rs 5000 per month for the student securing first rank, Rs 3000 per month for second rank holder and Rs 2000 per month for the student holding third rank. The students would have to secure at least 60 per cent marks and should have more than 75 per cent of attendance to be eligible for scholarship.

Uttar Pradesh numero uno in implementing welfare schemes

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In a remarkable achievement for the Uttar Pradesh Government, the state has secured the top position nationwide in effectively implementing eight welfare schemes for the underprivileged and the needy. This achievement also highlights Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths sensitivity towards common people.

The eight schemes include Prime Minister SVANidhi Yojana among others, which seeks to uplift street vendors by providing them interest free loans for running their businesses.

Uttar Pradesh tops in the country by providing the benefits of the scheme to maximum number of street vendors. Madhya Pradesh ranks second and third in taking the welfare scheme to the people.
An official spokesman of the government said that the chief ministers regular monitoring and reviewing of implementation of a variety of central governments schemes in the state had put Uttar Pradesh at the forefront in delivering its benefits to people.

So far, the benefit of eight central schemes has been given to 20,74,450 beneficiaries in the state. At the same time, Uttar Pradesh is also on top in the country in terms of digital transactions done by vendors. At present there are 4,90,240 digitally active vendors in the state, who have carried out digital transactions of Rs 63,78,24,790 so far. Maximum digital vendors are active in Varanasi, Firozabad, Prayagraj, Jhansi and Lucknow.

Work in a planned manner to promote tourism, says CM

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Chief minister Nitish Kumar asked the tourism department officials to develop the all-religion places and sites of tourist importance in a planned manner, and also make arrangements to inform tourists about the state’s cultural heritage sites both in Hindi and English languages.

“Biharis an ancient land that is rich in HISTORY, tradition and heritage. Develop the historical and religious sites in a planned manner to promote tourism and eco-tourism,” the CM said.

He added tourist inflow has increased in the state and all arrangements should be made to make their stay comfortable. The CM gave the instructions while reviewing the activities of the tourism department.

The Chhattisgarh government is developing Krishna Kunjs in urban areas with the aim of promoting tree plantation and saving our cultural heritage.

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In just one year, these Krishna Kunjs have transformed into lush green spaces adorned with numerous trees.

Under the scheme, 55,781 trees have been planted across 224 acres in 169 urban centres.

Aiming at motivating people to plant trees and save existing ones, the government has undertaken to develop Krishna Kunj in all urban bodies.

The initiative includes planting of trees that contribute to environmental balance and provide abundant Oxygen including sandalwood, rudraksha, banyan, peepal, kadamb and more.

Additionally, Krishna Kunj promotes fruit trees like mango, tamarind, ber, ganga imli, jamun, tendu, chironji, pomegranate, kaitha, palash, Bel and amla among others.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that with the implementation of Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana, the families of eligible beneficiaries will get financial support.

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Also, with the implementation of the scheme on a large scale, there will be positive impact on the economy of villages and cities.

Ladli Bahna Gram Sabhas will be held in the villages on 8th June.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that Ministers, MPs and MLAs will take part in programmes to be held at various places. In the period from June 1 to 7, acceptance letters will be provided to the eligible sisters. Bhajans, Mangal-Geets and Ladli Bahna songs will also be presented in the villages. Some districts have also planned to stage effective street plays based on the scheme, which is commendable. CM Chouhan instructed that these activities should be organised in the form of festival.

Solar installations up 85% in Gujarat

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Gujarat, the state that led the way in solar power adoption in India, has secured the third position in terms of cumulative large-scalesolar installationsin the country.

Notably, Gujarat experienced an impressive 85% increase in such installations during the first quarter of 2023, while solar installations across India declined by 30% during the same period, according to the India Solar Market Update 2023 report by Mercom India.

Between January and March 2023, Gujarat witnessed 261 megawatts (MW) of solar installations, compared to 141MW in the previous quarter. Since Q1 2022, Gujarat has consistently ranked as the third-highest state for large-scale solar capacity addition, with an impressive quarter-over-quarter increase of nearly 85% in Q1 2023.

Furthermore, experts credit Gujarat’s rise in installation rates to its favourable policies and aggressive push for RENEWABLE ENERGY adoption.

Pan-India solar installations declined due to commissioning deadlines for several large-scale projects being postponed to the following year. Out of the total 1.9GW of solar installations in India during the January to March 2023 quarter, Gujarat accounted for 19% of new installations, trailing behind Karnataka (21%) andRajasthan(42%).