Integrated & Hi-tech Online Portals,CROP and PQMS, to Strengthen Indian Agriculture
In a bid to strengthen the agriculture sector of India, the Ministry of Agriculture has launched two portals that intend to create a smooth channel for the export/import of agricultural commodities and pesticides registration.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar launched these two portals, one for the Computerized Registration of pesticide (CROP) and the other for the Plant Quarantine Management System (PQMS).
KVIC Puts Jammu & Kashmir Ahead of All Indian States in Creating Self-Employment Under PMEGP
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) scripted the golden chapter of industrial growth and employment boom in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). In the year 2021-22, KVIC, in J&K, has established the highest number of manufacturing and service units under its flagship scheme- Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) and created the highest number of jobs in comparison with all other states and UTs in India. With a record 21,640 manufacturing and service units, J&K stands way ahead of bigger states like Uttar Pradesh (12,594 units), Madhya Pradesh (8082 units), Tamil Nadu (5972 units), Karnataka (5877) and Gujarat (4140 units). A massive 1.73 lakh new employment in J&K in 2021-22, under PMEGP alone, is also the highest across all states and UTs in India.
In 2021-22, KVIC had set a target of 3360 PMEGP units in J&K but buoyed by the Centre's major push to local manufacturing, it ended up establishing a whopping 21,640 units and thus exceeding the target by a massive 544%.
It is noteworthy that in 2021-22, a majority of the PMEGP units in J&K have been set up in districts like Baramula, Badgam, Pulwama, Anantnag, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Bandipora and Doda that are largely prone to militancy.
PM Modi Announces Electric Locomotive Plant in Tribal-dominated Dahod in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that an electric locomotive manufacturing plant with an investment of Rs. 20,000 crore would be set up in the tribal-dominated Dahod district of Gujarat.
Dahod is one of the 100 cities which are part of the Smart Cities Mission of the Union government.
Indian-made electric locomotives are in demand in foreign countries too, and India is one of the very few countries which has manufactured the 9,000-horsepower locomotives which are very powerful.
Apr 21, 2022
AK Sood is Principal Scientific Advisor
The government appointed AK Sood as the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to it. He succeeds Prof. K. VijayRaghavan. Dr. Sood is a physicist and member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) and a physicist known for his work on graphene. He is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
The PSA's office coordinates with several Ministries and advises the government in science and technology policies and interventions that are of strategic socio–economic importance. It also advises institutions, academia and industry. The PM-STIAC is one of the catalysts for such tasks and also overseas the implementation of the tasks.
The body has nine major missions: Natural Language Translation, Quantum Frontier, Artificial Intelligence, National Biodiversity Mission, Electric Vehicles, Bio–science for Human Health, Waste to Wealth, Deep Ocean Exploration, Accelerating Growth of New India's Innovations (AGNIi).
Delhi Govt. to Deploy Cranes with 'Real Time' Updates to Ease Bus Congestion
The Delhi government will give real-time updates to teams so that they can rush with cranes and ease bunching of buses caused by wrong parking or other obstructions. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot inspected the ongoing bus lane enforcement drive near Apollo Hospital, across Ashram Chowk to Badarpur Corridor, and said that by training and inculcating lane discipline, the government aims to ensure safety of the people on Delhi's roads.
Zone with appropriate measurements 75 meters ahead of the bus stands is designated as pick-up and drop-off area for autos, taxis, and cars.
National Cyber Exercise Underway To Train Govt. Officials on Cyber Threat
The National Security Council Secretariat organised National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise (NCX India) for government officials and critical sector organisations to strengthen India's cyber posture. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval inaugurated the National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise.
The participants will be trained on various key cyber security areas such as Intrusion Detection Techniques, Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP), Vulnerability Handling & Penetration Testing, Network Protocols & Data Flows, Digital Forensics, among others.
The exercise came on the backdrop of incidents of hacking of power grids in Ladakh and a number of incidents wherein Twitter handles of ministries were hacked.
400th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Hidden from the public eye for years, rare relics of Guru Teg Bahadur adorned a special segment at the historic Red Fort when the government marked the 400th birth anniversary of the ninth Sikh master. Wooden slippers worn by Guru Teg Bahadur's wife Mata Gujri while she was carrying Guru Gobind Singh in her womb, which are the descendants of Bhai Rup Chand, a long-time associate of the sixth Guru Hargobind until the 10th Guru Gobind Singh were also displayed.
Also on display was an exhibition on the ninth Guru's life entitled 'Dharam di chadar'. Of special attraction at the Red Fort event was a historic painting of Guru Tegh Bahadur, learnt to have been painted by Ahsaan, the royal painter of Shaista Khan, the Mughal Governor of Bengal at the time and taken to Dhaka. It is believed that the painting from Dhaka's Gurdwara was brought to Kolkata by Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora after the liberation of Bangladesh.
Apr 20, 2022
BRO to Build World's Highest Tunnel at Shinku La Pass
BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary announced that the Border Roads Organisation will build the world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass, at 16,580 feet, to connect Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. He said this while opening the strategically crucial Himachal to Zanskar Road at Shinku La Pass, where more than a half-dozen vehicles crossed from the Zanskar side towards Manali.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), according to Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary of PTI, would begin construction of the tunnel connecting Himachal Pradesh and the Zanskar Valley in Ladakh by July 2022. He stated that the Centre has already established BRO's 'Mission Yojak' to carry out this ambitious project. The tunnel, which is expected to be completed by 2025, will transform the economy of Zanskar Valley.
The Solar Plant in the Palli Panchayat of Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir Completed in Record...
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on 24th April on the occasion of "Panchayati Raj Diwas", the 500 Kilowatt Solar Plant at Palli Panchayat in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir was completed in a record time and is ready to become functional. 500 Kilowatt Solar Plant installed on a total area of 6,408 square metres was completed in a record time of 20 days that will provide clean electricity and light to 340 houses in the Panchayat.
Panchayat Palli in Jammu was selected for the Panchayati Raj Diwas function this year and an exhibition showcasing latest innovations will be put up enabling farmers, sarpanchs and village heads to improve their income and their produce.
Union Agriculture Minister Inaugurates National Conference on Agriculture- Kharif Campaign - 2022
Union Agriculture Minister, Sh Narendra Singhr Tomar inaugurated National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2022-23 at NASC Complex, New Delhi. The Minister expressed satisfaction that that as per 2nd Advance Estimates (2021-22), total food grains production in the country is estimated at 3160 lakh tonnes which will be an all time record. The pulses and oilseeds production will be 269.5 and 371.5 lakh tonnes, respectively. As per third advanced estimates, horticulture production during 2020-21 is 3310.5 lakh tonnes which is the highest ever for Indian horticulture.
The objective of this conference was to review and assess the crop performance during the preceding crop seasons and fix crop-wise targets for Kharif season in consultation with State Governments, ensure supply of critical inputs and facilitate adoption of innovative technologies with a view to enhance production and productivity of the crops.
Apr 19, 2022
Narendra Singh Tomar Launches 2 New Portals for Agriculture Sector
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched two new portals, including one for registration of pesticides. The second portal is for documentation related to import and export of agri products and plants. The portals — CROP (Comprehensive Registration of Pesticides) and PQMS (Plant Quarantine Management System) — aim at improving ease of doing business. The portals would make the process of pesticides registration and documentation process for export and import simple and transparent.
Assam's Kamrup District Gets a First-of-its-kind Transgender Tea Stall
Kamrup district of Assam, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, got a 'Trans Tea Stall'. The tea stall was set up under the aegis of the All Assam Transgender Association in collaboration with the District Administration to empower the trans community of the state and to help them learn entrepreneurial skills.
This tea stall aims to empower the trans community of Assam and help them learn entrepreneurial as well as business communication skills.
K. N. Vyas Gets One-year Extension as Atomic Energy Commission Chairman
The government granted an extension of one year to Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas. The appointment committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service to Vyas for a period of one year. This is the second extension for Vyas, who was first appointed to the post in September 2018.
First IT Training & Services Centre of Ethosh Digital in Leh
Leh took the first step towards establishing Information Technology sector. Ladakh Additional Director General of Police S.S. Khandare inaugurated the first IT Training and Services centre of Ethosh Digital, in Leh.
Ethosh Digital is a California-based Multinational Company, working in the field of digital communications and AR-VR products. Aseem Foundation, a Pune-based NGO, working in India's border regions in the fields of Education, entrepreneurship, health, sports and sustainable development has helped Ethosh Digital to establish the first IT office in Ladakh.
Apr 18, 2022
Mamata's Trinamool, Congress, Lalu's Party Win Bypolls As BJP Draws a Blank
The Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep winning both the Asansol Lok Sabha and the Ballygunge assembly seats in West Bengal while the Congress and the RJD bagged one constituency each in Maharashtra and Bihar in the bypolls to these seats with the BJP drawing a blank.
In West Bengal, movie actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha of the TMC defeated BJP's Agnimitra Paul by 3,03,209 votes in Asansol. The BJP had won the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by 1.97 lakh votes when Babul Supriyo who was then in the BJP beat TMC's Moon Moon Sen.
In a boost to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine in Maharashtra, the Congress won the bypoll to the Kolhapur North assembly constituency, retaining the seat by defeating the BJP by a margin of over 18,000 votes.
The opposition RJD in Bihar wrested the Bochahan assembly seat from the ruling NDA, with its candidate defeating the BJP nominee by a big margin of over 35,000 votes.
THDC India Signs Pact With Rajasthan Govt To Produce 10,000 Mw Of Renewable Energy
THDC India Limited signed an MoU with the Rajasthan government to produce 10,000 MW of renewable energy.
The project will be completed in five years at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by THDC CMD Rajiv Vishnoi and Rajasthan Renewable Corporation Ltd Chairman and Additional Secretary (Power) Subodh Agrawal. Barren, infertile pieces of land which are of little use to their owners will be taken on lease for the project to produce 17,000 crore units of electricity.
Punjab Govt Announces 300 Units Free Power Every Month From July 1
The Punjab government announced 300 units of free power for households in the state every month from July 1, but with a caveat that they will have to pay the full bill if their usage exceeds 600 units in two months. However, scheduled castes, backward castes, below-poverty-line households and freedom fighters will be charged just for the usage over and above 600 units.
Mann also announced waiving off electricity bills pending till December 31, 2021 of those households having up to two-kilowatt load.
Moreover, he said there would be no increase in the electricity tariff for industrial and commercial consumers while free power to the farming community would continue.
PM Modi Unveils a 108-Feet Statue Of Lord Hanuman At Morbi In Gujarat
The Prime Minister inaugurated the statue of Lord Hanuman at the Ashram of 'Param Pujya Keshvanand ji' at Morbi in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. This is the second of the four statues being set up in the four directions across the country, as part of Hanumanji Char Dham project.
The first statue in the series was set up in the north in Shimla in 2010, and work on the statue in the south at Rameswaram also started.
Calling Lord Hanuman an inspiration for all and the one who who ensured the right to respect of all the forest-dwelling species and tribals, Modi said it is an important thread of 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat'.
Radio Aksh: India's 1st Internet Radio For Visually Challenged Launched In Nagpur
Country's first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named 'Radio Aksh' was launched in Nagpur, with the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) serving as the pioneers of the concept that will help the visually-impaired gain seamless access to education resources and audiobooks.
Educational resources encompassing a variety of subjects are made available through this platform on digital platforms owned by visually-impaired people, who can access this vast bank of information from anywhere as unlike the FM and AM Radio, the technology of Internet Radio is used, which knows no geographical limitations.
A dedicated team of trained volunteers, mostly women, help in the creation of content for the radio channel, which can be streamed to the visually impaired across India and the world. The complex, carefully-performed processes of going through large amounts of content, recording, sound editing and making corrections do not dampen the productivity and the sense of servitude guides the entire team.
Himachal Pradesh CM Announces 50% Discount On Travelling In HRTC Buses For Women
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced 50 per cent discount on travelling in HRTC buses for women. He also announced that all power consumers upto 125 units will get zero bill from July 1. No water charge will be collected from families living in rural areas.
The Chief Minister also announced 5 crore rupees for expediting work on Holiuttarala road and mini secretariat at Chamba. He announced beautification and improvement at Chamba town, besides taking steps to solve its traffic problem.
'Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization' Conference Opens in Surat, with 100 Smart Cities Joining from ...
The 3-day "Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization" conference had a grand opening in Surat . The event is being organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India with Surat Smart City Corporation Development Ltd., under the clarion call of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), given by Hon'ble Prime Minister to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Independence.
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs was the chief guest at the event. He called for making the Smart Cities Mission into the people's Movement; says Work has started in almost 100% of Government funded projects worth over ₹ 90 thousand crore in Smart Cities Mission
India Smart Cities Awards Contest 2020 winners were felicitated; Surat and Indore received award as Best City; Uttar Pradesh awarded the Best State.
DD India Becomes Number One English News Channel
DD India became number one English News channel in the country, in terms of reach. As per Broadcast Audience Research Council, BARC data, the coverage of DD India has reached from 3.6 million-plus in 5th to 11th of March to over 6.5 million during the period of 2nd to 8th of April, 2022.
Niti Aayog Plans To Launch National Data And Analytics Platform To Provide Govt Data In User-Frie...
The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) to provide government data in a user-friendly format, to promote data-driven decision making and research. Conceived in 2020, the platform aims to standardise data across government sources and provide flexible analytics that make it easy for users to analyse information using multiple datasets.
The portal will help policymakers, academics and researchers to easily analyse data without having to process it. The portal will have 200 datasets from more than 46 ministries at the time of the launch. New datasets will be added up to the village level in the future. Presently, many government departments have public dashboards with options to download data, some are available as image files while others are in PDF format, making it difficult to compile information. Experts say this will be addressed in NDAP.
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