• 03 Jan 2022

Major Dhyan Chand Sports University

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On January 2, 2022, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyanchand Sports University in Meerut district. A short film focusing on Major Dhyan Chand Sports University was also screened on the occasion.

Key Points

• The university will be built on an area of 91.38 acres at a cost of Rs 700 crore.
• The Prime Minister also visited the exhibition focused on the model of Major Dhyanchand Sports University and sports goods produced in Meerut district. During this, he was also saw using an exercise machine at a stall.
• Congratulating the youth of the state for the first sports university in the state, the Prime Minister said that this modern university would be the best sports university in the world. Here youth will get international facilities related to sports.
• Training and research work will be conducted in this university along with various courses in sports, sports science and sports technology.
• This university builds skills to adopt sports as a career. Every year more than a thousand sons and daughters will emerge as excellent players.
• In the year 2018, the country's first National Sports University was established in Manipur.

Neeru Singh Giani Nominated Director in MDL

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On January 1, 2022, Niru Singh Giani of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh has been nominated as Director in Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).

Key Points

• Along with Niru Singh Giani, Hyderabad's Mallikarjuna Rao and Gujarat's Sambhu Prasad Tundiya have also been appointed in the MDL.
• It is noteworthy that MDL Company is a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Security, Government of India, which manufactures ships and submarines.
• Presently Neeru Singh Giani is working as the Director of Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, Madhya Pradesh Sanskriti Parishad. Along with the director, she will also look after the work of MDL.
• He took charge after reaching MDL office in Mumbai and attended the meeting as the first director. He will participate from time to time in the meetings of the Boards of Directors organized by (MDL). His term will be for three years.

Adopt an Anganwadi-Program

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On January 1, 2022, the 'Adopt an Anganwadi' program was started in Madhya Pradesh with the objective of increasing community participation in strengthening Anganwadi centers.

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• To adopt Anganwadi centers in the program, public representatives, government employees, social workers, social organizations, non-government organizations, industrial institutions and other organizations can cooperate in activities like infrastructure, Anganwadi operation, nutrition improvement etc.
• For adopting Anganwadi centers, assistance will be provided to the District Collector at the district level. The amount will be accepted in the form of check or bank draft only.

Inauguration of Ammonium Sulphate Plant at BSL

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Recently, the new Ammonium Sulphate Plant of BSL's Coke Oven and By Product Group was inaugurated by Executive Director (Projects) R Kushwaha and Executive Director (Works) Atanu Bhowmik.

Key Points

• The ammonium sulphate plant is an important unit of the by-product group, where coke oven gas is processed and ammonia is separated from it to form ammonium sulphate.
• The Marketing Division of BSL markets Ammonium Sulphate, which is mainly used as a fertilizer in agriculture.
• The project was completed with the help of GM (Projects) Pankaj Dev Rai, DGM (Projects) Asghar Raza, GM (Projects) Chandrashekhar Azad, GM (Projects) Deepak Kumar and coke oven officers and staff.
• The gas handling capacity of this plant is 1 lakh eighty thousand Nm cubic per hour.

Student Aditya Chaurasia's Painting on Renewable Energy was Selected and Rewarded at the National Level

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On January 1, 2022, the painting made on energy by Aditya Chaurasia, a class X student of RD Tiwari Atmanand Vidyalaya, Raipur, has been selected and rewarded at the national level from the state of Chhattisgarh.

Key Points

• For this proud achievement, Aditya Chaurasia will be rewarded and honored by the President in a program organized at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi in the month of January.
• Student Aditya Chaurasia along with his parents met Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at his residence office. On this occasion, he also presented a painting made on the three-year tenure of the Chhattisgarh government led by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
• Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel congratulated and congratulated Aditya on winning the first position in the state level painting competition organized by the Ministry of Power, Government of India in Chhattisgarh and winning a prize of Rs 50,000.
• The Chief Minister said that it is a matter of pride for the state that the painting of Aditya Chaurasia, representing the state of Chhattisgarh, has been selected at the national level. Thi

Governor Inaugurates new Website of Raj Bhavan Chhattisgarh

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On January 1, 2022, the Governor of Chhattisgarh, Anusuiya Uikey, launched the new website of Raj Bhavan Chhattisgarh. The Governor also released the annual calendar 2022 of Raj Bhavan Chhattisgarh on this occasion.

Key Points

• In the website, the details of the life introduction of the Governor Ms. Uike, constitutional obligations, responsibilities of the Governor as Chancellor, complete information of Raj Bhavan Secretariat and information related to the universities, the format and procedure for meeting the Governor have also been given.
• The website also includes biographies of former governors, photographs and video clippings of Governor's speeches on important occasions, information related to right to information and employees, etc.

Two New Campaigns Started in Chhattisgarh

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On January 1, 2022, two new campaigns were started by the School Education Department in Chhattisgarh. Panchayat and Rural Development Minister TS Singhdeo and School Education Minister Dr Premsai Singh Tekam launched both these campaigns.

Key Points

• From the program organized at the Government Higher Secondary School of District Headquarters Ambikapur, both the ministers joined the virtual program and started a 100-day campaign for the development of reading and mathematical skills of the children and Vocational Education Course-Skill Hub Initiative program for the school children.
• Announcing the launch of both the schemes, School Education Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam said that a state-wide 100-day reading and mathematical skill development program is being started to reduce the learning loss of children due to closure of schools due to Corona.
• This hundred day program has been prepared for three levels. The first level covers children from Anganwadi to class II, the second level covers children from classes III to V and the third level covers children from classes VI to VIII.
• This program is divided into 14 weeks. For each week, a different theme will be shared in Language and Mathematics. All the necessary efforts will be made by the teachers to make them compulsorily proficient by making this theme very well practiced throughout the week by all the children of the class.
• Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam said that the Skill Hub Initiative program for out-of-school children is being initiated for the first time in the state based on holistic education and vocational education at the school level.

Rabi Farmers Festival

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On January 2, 2022, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Rabi Krishak Mahotsav program organized by the Agriculture Department, Uttarakhand in the Jhabreda Mandi Complex of the Assembly Constituency. On this occasion, he inaugurated 13 schemes and laid the foundation stone of 121 schemes.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister also made several announcements during this period, under which a mini stadium and roadways bus feed would be set up at Jhabreda.
• A statue of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be installed in the town Jhabreda. A statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, will be installed on Tikona Island near the highway in the village Salier.
• The statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay will be installed on Tikona Island near Mandi Tirahe on Mangalore Deoband Road after getting NOC from NHAI.
• Farmers will be tested in relation to mandi fees. Consideration will be given to abolishing the deducted RC of farmers.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister honored farmers Nirmala and Deshraj Saini by presenting them 15 thousand rupees and a citation under the National Food Scheme.