• 01 Mar 2023

Regional Film City Will Open in Gorakhpur

Why In News?

• According to information received from the media on February 28, 2023, on the initiative of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state is preparing to open a regional film city in Gorakhpur in Purvanchal along with the Film City in Noida.

Key points

• According to the information, Mumbai-based businessman Atul Garg has signed an MoU with the state government for the Regional Film City. Under the MoU, businessman Atul Garg will invest Rs 500 crore.
• It has now been decided to make Regional Film City in Gorakhpur only after the filming of the most expensive film in Bhojpuri language. After opening of Regional Film City in Gorakhpur, the talents of Purvanchal will not have to go outside. Let us inform that Gorakhpur region has become the hub of Bhojpuri and Nepali cinema.
• With an investment of Rs 500 crore, more than 2000 people will get direct and indirect employment. In terms of better connectivity, Gorakhpur is being said to be a better option for Film City.
• According to estimates, at present the Bhojpuri film industry has become an industry worth more than two thousand crore rupees. Along with Bhojpuri, there is a possibility of emergence of Awadhi, Bundelkhandi, Braj and other regional cinema in the state in the coming days.

Door-to-Door Campaign

Why In News?

• On February 27, 2023, Uttar Pradesh Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) director Neha Sharma told that to keep the urban areas clean in the state, the Urban Development Department will conduct a 'door to door' campaign in the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) from March 4 to 31. Will run the third phase of in this, wet and dry waste will have to be given separately.

Key points

• Mission Director Neha Sharma said that in the third phase of 'Door to Door' campaign in Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), fine will be imposed on those who do not separate wet and dry waste and those who spread filth. It will be from 50 rupees to 2000 rupees.
• He informed that from February 1, 100 percent door-to-door collection and a campaign to give information about segregation of garbage was launched.
• There are three phases of this campaign – the first phase was prayer and the second was consent. The second phase will end on March 3.
• In the third and final phase, action will be initiated against those who do not segregate the waste. It has been clarified that those who remove gated colony, RVA colony and bulk waste located in the municipal periphery will be fined. People will be alerted about the challan through posters, banners etc. and the civic officials will inspect it daily and challan those who do not follow it.
• Neha Sharma said that special instructions have been issued for cities with a population of more than 6 lakh. Here the amount of fine is going to be high.
• He said that the lowest penalty will be imposed in Nagar Panchayats. Here there is a low population and at the same time there is a lack of resources. A campaign will also be run in three phases to make people aware.
• The municipal corporation has tied up with private company Sanitation Corporation for door-to-door garbage collection and an agreement has been signed with the Municipal Corporation Feedback Institution to monitor the functioning of the company.
• The company has been given clear instructions to collect the wet and dry waste from the houses separately. The waste will go to the treatment plant in separate containers. Along with this, the Municipal Corporation has run separate vehicles for leather clippings, petha waste and cow dung.

Budget of Rs 2.61 akh 885 crores Presented in Bihar Assembly

Why In News?

• On February 28, 2023, the state's Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary presented a budget of Rs 2.61 lakh 885.4 crore for the financial year 2023-24 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, in which benefits range from youth, women to job professionals and the last person of the people of the state. There has been talk of reaching.

Key points

• Presenting the budget, Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary claimed that Bihar's economy has almost tripled in the last 10 years. The state's gross domestic product was Rs 2.47 lakh crore in 2011-12, which has increased to Rs 6.75 lakh crore in 2022-23.
• Important points of Bihar Budget 2023:
  • Bihar government will provide employment to 10 lakh youth. Apart from giving government jobs to the youth, employment will be created by instilling self-reliance and self-confidence in them.
  • Sports University is being established in Rajgir to promote sports.
  • 50 crores will be given for cycle scheme, 100 crores for girl child promotion scheme and 100 crores for dress.
  • An arrangement of Rs 60 crore has been made for women empowerment scheme. Apart from this, a provision of Rs 94 crore has been made for the scholarship of 10^th pass girl students. On the other hand, an amount of 5540 crore has been earmarked for Patna Medical College.
  • A provision of Rs 94.5 crore has been made for those who passed in the first division in the matriculation examination of the Bihar School Examination Board.
  • In the Bihar Budget 2023, a provision of Rs 3323 crore has been made for the construction of bypasses in urban areas and in the energy sector.
  • There is a plan to promote solar energy in the budget. Provision has been made for 5% exemption in holding tax for those installing water harvesting systems.
  • The Bihar government will come up with a new start-up policy to promote innovation. Arrangements have been made in the budget for the construction of many girls' colleges.
  • Similarly, structural reforms will be carried out in police stations. A provision of Rs 155 crore has been made for this.

National Science Day - 2023

Why In News?

• On February 28, 2023, the Department of Science and Technology of Rajasthan organized National Science Day at the Regional Science Center and Science Park established at Shastri Nagar, Jaipur.

Key points

• On this occasion, Curator of Regional Science Center Kailash Mishra said that for the promotion of science, the department will organize programs in private educational institutions, colleges, schools and engineering schools in all the districts of the state from February 28 to March 15.
• In these, competitions like demonstration on scientific explanation of miracles, recreational use of liquid nitrogen, science show, science exhibition, science painting competition, science essay, science quiz, science exhibition, science talk, slogan writing, debate will be organized.
• In the program, the poster of National Science Day programs to be organized in the entire state for the next 15 days was released.
• It is noteworthy that Nobel laureate Sir CV Raman discovered the Raman effect on February 28, 1928, this day is celebrated as National Science Day.
• This year's theme is 'Global Science for Global Well Being'.
• Kailash Mishra said that on National Science Day, selfie points have been installed by the department at major places in the entire city of Jaipur. This innovation has been done by the department so that people can relate to the concepts of science and can be made aware beyond superstitions.
• In the programme, Professor Rishi Kumar Singhal, Head of the Department of Physics, University of Rajasthan, told that Sir CV Raman's research paper was published at the age of just 18 years. Seeing the ripples of the Sun's rays on the waves of the ocean, CV Raman thought that this is not an ordinary phenomenon, but an important phenomenon of science and he got involved in the study of the scattering of light.
• He invented the spectrometer at a cost of just Rs 200 and through spectroscopy, the Raman effect awarded him the Nobel Prize.
• The winners of National Science Symposium-2022, National Science Drama Competition-2022, West India Science Fair 2022-23, National Children's Science Congress 2022-23 were awarded at the event.

Regular Publication of Madhumati, the Monthly Magazine of Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi

Why In News?

• On February 28, 2023, Rajasthan's Art, Literature and Culture Minister Dr. B.D. Kalla told that regular publication of monthly magazine Madhumati is being done by Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi.

Key points

• Art, Literature and Culture Minister Dr. B.D. Kalla told that after publishing 48 issues of this magazine, the e-book has been uploaded on the website of the Academy.
• Madhumati issues contain articles of famous litterateurs and great men from all over the country and Rajasthan. Apart from this, if an article of a foreign language has also come, then its translation has also been published.
• Dr. B.D. Kalla said that the book 'Gandhi Sabad Nirantar' has also been published by the Academy.
• It is noteworthy that Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi was established on January 28, 1958. During the year 2013 to 2017 no work has been done by Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi Udaipur for translation of literature of other Indian languages and foreign languages.

4 Projects Worth Rs 155 Crore Approved for Gurugram in Haryana High Power Working Committee Meeting

Why In News?

• On February 28, 2023, the High-Power Working Committee chaired by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal approved projects worth about Rs 155 crore of four the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority of the state.

Key points

• Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that for the first time, a meeting of the High-Power Working Committee was held for the allocation of engineering works worth more than Rs 10 crore.
• He said that the Haryana Engineering Works Portal, which has been launched for inviting e-tenders for the first time for engineering works, is proving to be effective.
• It was informed in the meeting that mg road, the main road of Gurugram, will be beautified on the lines of Lodhi Road in Delhi.
• The service lane, vendor zone and bus queue shelter from Gurugram's IFFCO Chowk to Sikandarpur metro station will also be revamped and projects related to construction of 100 MLD STP at Dhanwapur, sub-stations at Vasai and Baharampur have been approved.

Central Government Canceled the Proposal of Airport to be Built in Dhalbhumargh

Why In News?

• On February 27, 2023, Union Civil Aviation and Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has rejected the proposal to build an airport in Dhalbhumgarh (East Singhbhum) in Jharkhand, citing environmental protection and elephant corridors.

Key points

• The letter by Jyotiraditya Scindia states that under the Government of India's regional connectivity scheme UDAN, flights have started operating from the Tata Steel-owned Sonari airport in Jamshedpur and the abandoned World War II airport in Dhalbhumgarh, which is currently operational. It is in dilapidated condition and not fit for operation.
• It is known that Dhalbhumgarh Airport Limited was formed as a joint venture company for the development of the airport in Jharkhand. For this, the state government had to provide encumbrance free land to the Airport Authority of India.
• In this regard, the Environment Appraisal Committee observed that the proposed site falls in the forests and is home to many elephants and this place is known as elephant corridor. The proposed site is not suitable for airport development.
• No land was handed over to AAI by the State Government and forest clearance was not obtained. Due to this authority has decided to close Dhalbhumgarh Airport Limited.
• It is known that the Raghubar Das government had taken the initiative to start the World War II-era airport in Dhalbhumgarh. The Bhoomi Pujan of the airport was done on January 24, 2019.
• Even after sending an amount of 100 crores by the central government for the airport, not even a single brick has been connected in 4 years. The work was stuck in limbo due to non-observance of clearance from the State Government's Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Inauguration of Five Resolution Program in Mahasamund

Why In News?

• On February 28, 2023, under the joint aegis of District Administration Mahasamund and UNICEF, Collector Nilesh Kumar Kshirsagar inaugurated the 'Five Resolutions: Tomorrow, Today and Tomorrow' mega-campaign in the District Panchayat Sabha Hall.

Key points

• Mahasamund District Collector Nilesh Kumar Kshirsagar said that the aim of the Panch Sankalp Maha-Abhiyan is to create awareness among the public about five healthy behaviours. At the same time, an action plan must be prepared to solve the health challenges faced by every class of people, so that people can get better health benefits.
• He told that through five resolutions, five behaviour's which include resolution of healthy adolescence, resolution of pre-natal check-up and institutional delivery, resolution of getting rid of anemia, resolution of promoting breastfeeding, resolution of complete nutritional diversity.
• The collector said that behaviour change is not a matter of one day, it needs continuous work, and all behaviours are related to each other, with these resolutions we can reduce IMR and MMR.
• UNICEF Chhattisgarh chief Job Zakaria said that drinking mother's milk within just one hour can reduce the death of children by 22 percent and washing hands can reduce diseases by 40%, these resolutions can bring changes in the district can be brought.
• District Panchayat CEO S. Alok told that about 60 thousand people from different departments have been trained so far for awareness about five resolutions, who will try to bring awareness about these practices in the society.