Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 03 Sep 2021

Launch of the Logo and Website of 'Investgarh-Chhattisgarh'

Why in News

• On 2 September, 2021, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the logo and website of 'Investgarh-Chhattisgarh' while formally announcing the Global Investors' Meet 2022 at the inaugural function of 'Investgarh Chhattisgarh Project' held at his residence office.

Key Points

• Representatives from different investor communities from countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, London, USA, Dubai, Egypt etc participated in the event through virtual medium.
• To attract global investment in Chhattisgarh, Global Investors Meet 2022 'Investgarh Chhattisgarh' will be organized in Nava Raipur from January 27, 2022 to February 1, 2022.
• It will be organized by Chhattisgarh Commerce and Industry Department under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and will be hosted by international level consultancy firm M/s Eduvision India Pvt Ltd under the brand name 'Vexpoindia'.
• In the inaugural program of this project, Chhattisgarh government signed an MoU with 'VexpoIndia'. Under the MoU, the Chhattisgarh government will provide free space to 'VexpoIndia' in Nava Raipur to organize the Global Investors Meet, 2022.
• A detailed project outline has been prepared by 'VexpoIndia' for organizing the 'Investgarh Chhattisgarh' programme. The entire cost of the project will be borne by the company through sponsors in collaboration with the government.
• The total budget of this project is proposed to be around Rs 107 crore. Through this project, the target has been set to attract investment of 50 billion dollars in the state in a phased manner.
• The Global Investors Meet will provide an opportunity to the world's leading investor communities, companies, business leaders, state government officials, local industrialists to gather on one platform and this will also help the state industrialists. This event will accelerate industrial development and create more employment opportunities in the state.

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Award 2021

Why in News

• Recently, IACP, an international policing organization based in the US, has announced the award of 'IACP Award 2021' to Korea district's SP Santosh Kumar Singh.

Key Points

• This award will be given to Santosh Singh in the '40 under 40' category. It is given to such a police officer under the age of 40 of the world, who has tried to bring change in policing work with good leadership ability and new experiments and good work.
• SP Santosh Kumar Singh has been selected on the basis of his assessment of the work done by him in the last 8 years in better policing and improving the image of the police. In the past, DIG EOW Arif Sheikh from Chhattisgarh has received this award.
• This time 40 police officers from 6 countries of the world - USA, UAE, Canada, Australia, Korea and India will be honored with this award. It also includes the name of IPS Amit Kumar of Uttar Pradesh cadre from the country.
• The IACP announces such awards every year at its annual function in the month of September. The award will be presented to the selected officers in October 2022 in Texas, USA.
• The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world's largest and most influential professional association for police leaders, currently comprising more than 31,000 police officers from 165 countries around the world. It was established in the year 1893.