• 12 Dec 2022

'Pehchan'

Why In News?

• On December 11, 2022 District Inspector of Schools, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, Ritu Goyal said that the website of all the colleges of the state has been made with the aim of making a separate identity for the schools of the Uttar Pradesh Board on the lines of CBSE. It has been named 'Pehchan'. Information related to the school can be obtained with one click.

Key Points

• Ritu Goyal said that on the instructions of the state government under the Secondary School Renewal Mission, the board has uploaded the web page of the schools on its website under the name 'Pehchan'.
• Its purpose is to give people an opportunity to know about the schools in their area as well as to motivate them to contribute to its flourishing. The work of creating web pages of schools was also included in the Chief Minister's 100-day action plan.
• Now the horoscope of government, aided and unfunded schools affiliated to the Uttar Pradesh Board will be easily available at one click.
• He said that every information related to the school is available on the portal. Year of recognition of school, Google location, distance from district headquarters, facilities, strict students-teachers data, stringent five-year board exams, ten-year results and graph presentation of registration, achievements of the school, facility of registration of students, Information such as critical infrastructure facility, important hyperlinks etc. are available.
• Identity report card of each school is available on the portal. The identity report card also contains information about ranking at the state and district level. In this, the school has been ranked at the state and district level as well as rating out of seven stars, grading on six points.

Libraries of 15 Universities in Bihar to be Linked online

Why In News?

• On December 11, 2022 according to information received from the media, the Education Department is going to sign an MoU with UGC - INFLIBNET to connect all libraries of all 15 traditional universities of Bihar online.

Key Points

• The MoU will be signed at a function in the presence of the Education Minister in the presence of the Education Minister and vice-chancellors/registrars of all 15 universities.
• According to official information, through this MoU, every university will know online which book is in which university. If the book is not in digitization form, then the university itself will provide the book from another university to get that book. The financial burden on this will be borne by the university itself.
• Under this new system, a catalogue of books will be created. Students and research scholars will not have to pay any money from their own pocket for this facility. In this way, research scholars and teachers of universities of the state will soon get the gift of inter-library loan.
• This entire exercise will be done on the UGC guidelines. For this, an automation system of university libraries will be created, in which barcodes of books etc. will also be given. Apart from this, Research Ganga, Research Cycle, e-Shodh Sindhu and Shodh Suddhi System will be made effective.

Rs 120.80 Crore Approved for Works Related to Construction of New Green Field Airport in Kota district

Why In News?

• On December 11, 2022 Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a proposal of Rs 120.80 crore for works related to the construction of the proposed new green field airport in Kota district of the state.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister has also approved a financial provision of about Rs 40 crore for shifting the EHV power lines in the new Green Field Airport area.
• According to the proposal, Rs 120.80 crore has been sanctioned for the works related to the construction of new green field airport in Kota, out of which Rs 45 crore will be borne by the Kota Urban Development Trust and the remaining Rs 75.80 crore by the state government.
• In addition, the work of shifting of EHV power lines coming in the airport area will be done by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. About Rs 40 crore will be spent for this work from the ROE of Rajasthan State Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited.
• With this decision of the Chief Minister, Kota, as an educational and industrial city, will be connected by interstate air route.

Inauguration of Yogsadhana Bhavan and Foundation Stone of Constitution Park and Navagraha-Nakshatra Vatika in Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University

Why In News?

• On December 10, 2022 Rajasthan Governor and Chancellor Kalraj Mishra inaugurated the Yogsadhana Bhavan and laid the foundation stone of Navagraha-Nakshatra Vatika being prepared on the basis of Constitution Park and scientific basis by unveiling the plaques at Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University in Jaipur.

Key Points

• Bhopal: Governor Kalraj Mishra has called for connecting the new generation with yogic routine to avoid the ill effects of modern lifestyle and said that yoga is the biggest medium of self-development, yoga is most useful for mental peace and contentment in the era of materiality .
• He said that after coming to Rajasthan, it has been his priority to set up Constitution Parks in all the funded universities of the state, so that future citizens are connected to the life values given by the Constitution and they are aware of the fundamental duties along with the rights.
• He informed that the newly constructed Yogsadhana Bhavan in the university will be developed as a center for classical study of yoga, where modern knowledge related to the scriptures related to yoga and the great heritage of yoga Hindi can be translated from Sanskrit and made available in other languages.
• Navagraha-Nakshatra Vatika being built in the university will easily explain mythological research and findings related to astrology and will also connect students with the culture of environmental protection.
• On this occasion, the Governor also released the book of Navagraha-Nakshatra Vatika.
• Sanskrit Education Minister Dr. B.D. Kalla said that India's prestige in the world is due to Sanskrit language and our culture and the state government is making extensive efforts to upgrade Sanskrit language in Rajasthan.

S.L.R Dubey Won Gold Medal in State Level Championship

Why In News?

• S.L.R Dubey posted in the Finance Department, has won gold medal in long jump in the state level championship organized by the State Master Athletics Association Madhya Pradesh at CISF Ground Bhopal on December 11, 2022.

Key Points

• S.L.R Dubey had won gold medal in lawn tennis and 100 m race and silver medal in long jump in the state level games held in Ujjain last month.
• Dubey has also been selected in the All India National Lawn Tennis Madhya Pradesh team. In this team, 4 players from the open category and 3 players from the 45 plus category are selected for the national competition. The national competition is going to be held in Panchkula, Haryana from December 12 to 17.
• Dubey is also rich in versatility. On the basis of his memory power, he has made a record in the year 2018 for reading Sunderkand the fastest without seeing it. Hanuman Chalisa recites in one and a half minutes and Shiv Tandav in 2 minutes. It is normal for them to tell the square and root of numbers.

Common Cadre will be Implemented in All Medical Colleges of the State

Why In News?

• According to the information received from the media on December 11, 2022, after the MBBS bond policy, the Haryana government has now started preparing to implement common cadre in all the medical colleges of the state. A complete draft has been prepared for this.

Key Points

• Once the proposal for common cadre in medical colleges in the state is passed in the winter session of the assembly, it will be implemented in all medical colleges and medical universities from the new academic session. After the implementation of the common cadre, the regular staff of any medical college can be transferred to other medical colleges.
• According to the information, the state government is trying to have uniform service rules in the Health Department as well as the Medical Education and Research Department.
• At present, the state health university Rohtak and other medical colleges have different rules. Here the college itself has been doing recruitment at its own level . About six months ago, the government took over the recruitment and the headquarters itself is taking recruitment for all medical colleges.
• At present, the problem in the state is that teachers, doctors and other staff posted in one medical college cannot be transferred to another. Due to this the government is facing big problems. That's why the government is going to make uniform rules and service conditions for all medical colleges. The complete draft has been prepared and the directors of all the medical colleges have also agreed to it.
• It is worth mentioning that even a year ago, the state government had tried to implement the common cadre. But it was left pending due to opposition from PGI Teachers' Association and other employees.
• The regular doctors and employees are opposing this policy because they argue that when they were appointed, they were told that the concerned medical college was the station. Now, due to rendering service for many years, the employees and doctors have built their houses etc. in the same cities. The second argument is that if everyone has a uniform cadre, it will affect the seniority of many employees.
• The Haryana government intends to establish a medical college in every district of the state. Medical colleges are being set up in nine districts. Medical colleges are to be started in Jind, Bhiwani and Narnaul from the next session. The process of appointing new staff here is long. That's why the state government wants that the staff doctors and employees already posted in Medical College and PGI should be transferred and sent to these colleges.

Three Day Under 19 State Level Badminton Competition

Why In News?

• On December 11, 2022 the three-day junior boys and girls (Under 19) state level badminton competition held at the indoor stadium of Dumka, Jharkhand, came to an end, in which Neeraj Kesari of Ranchi in the boys' category and Sara Sharma of Ranchi captured the title in the girl's category.

Key Points

• In the boys' singles, Neeraj Kesari of Ranchi defeated Harshit Raj of Gumla and Sara Sharma of Ranchi won the title by defeating Vaibhavi Mann of Dhanbad in the girls' singles.
• On the other hand, in the doubles match of the boy's category, the pair of Emmanuel Kujur and Priyanshu Tirkey of West Singhbhum defeated the pair of Harshit Raj of Gumla and Neeraj Kesari of Ranchi and in the doubles match of the girls, the pair of Seraikela's Adya Singh and Sara Sharma of East Singhbhum won the match. By defeating the pair of Manisha Mishra and Yogita Bora of East Singhbhum, they won the title of boys and girls doubles category respectively.
• In the mixed doubles match played on round robin basis, Neeraj Kesri of Ranchi and Sara Sharma of East Singhbhum stood first while Emanuel Kujur of West Singhbhum and Yogita Bora of Ranchi stood second.
• Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said that in the span of 22 years since the formation of the state, several efforts have been made for the development of sports by various governments. Presently Jharkhand is working diligently to develop sports talent and provide better facilities to them.
• The players who have secured the first position in the state level badminton competition will get an opportunity to participate in the national level competitions to be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from December 18.
• About 60 participants from other districts of Jharkhand including Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh, Latehar, Lohardaga, Chaibasa, Seraikela, Dhanbad, Deoghar and Dumka displayed their Jauhar in the competition.

Union Health Ministry Honored Chhattisgarh

Why In News?

• On December 10, 2022 the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare honored Chhattisgarh for achieving 100 percent target of making health and wellness centers functional before the deadline.

Key Points

• Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave certificates to Chhattisgarh for this achievement at a program organized in Banaras on Universal Health Coverage Day.
• Dr. Poonam Sisodia, Joint Director, Health and Family Welfare Department, Surguja Division, received this honor on behalf of Chhattisgarh in Banaras.
• It is known that Chhattisgarh has functionalized more centers than the target set for the operation of health and wellness centers till December 2022. Chhattisgarh had got a target to upgrade a total of 4825 Primary Health Centers, Sub Health Centers and Urban Health Centers and operate them as Health and Wellness Centers. At present, 62 more than this target i.e., 4887 centers are being operated in the state.
• Congratulating the Health Department and National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh for this excellent work and achievement, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Health Minister T.S Singh Deo said that soon all the selected health centers in the state will be upgraded as Health and Wellness Centers. Will go
• It is worth mentioning that the health and wellness centers of the state provide prenatal care and delivery, newborn health and immunization, family planning and reproductive health, national health program and communicable and non-communicable disease screening and management, mental health screening and management. 12 types of health services such as outpatient care and management for common diseases, general eye-nose-ear-throat care, oral health care, elderly health care services and emergency medical facilities are being provided.
• Yoga and wellness activities are also being conducted through these centers to make people aware of health. To provide universal primary health care and better health services to the residents of the state, Community Health Officers (CHOs) have been appointed in the Sub Health Center Health and Wellness Centers.

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial State Level Painting Competition

Why In News?

• On the occasion of the death anniversary of Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh on December 10, 2022, Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam inaugurated a three-day state-level painting competition at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Raipur.

Key Points

• As many as 150 participants participated on the first day of a three-day painting competition organized by the Tribal Research and Training Institute from December 10 to 12 in memory of Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh.
• The state level painting competition has been organized in 2 disciplines - painting and drawing sheet painting in canvas. Participants from two age groups 16 to 25 and above 25 years are participating in the canvas painting competition. Similarly, participants in the age group of 12 to 18 and 18-30 years participated in the drawing sheet painting.
• Minister Dr. Tekam informed that prizes will be given to the participants who get first, second and third positions in every category and age group of the competition.
• In the age group of 16 to 25 years and above, the first prize winner will get Rs 11,000, the second prize winner will get Rs 8,000 and the third prize winner will get Rs 6,000.
• Similarly, in the 12 to 18 age group and 18-30 age group, the first prize winner will get Rs 5,000, the second prize winner will get Rs 3,000 and the third prize winner will get Rs 2,000.
• Apart from this, consolation prizes of Rs 1,000 will be given to 5 participants of each age group.

Dehradun Batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran included in Indian Test team

Why In News?

• According to information received from the media on December 11, 2022, Abhimanyu Easwaran, a dashing batsman from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, has been included in the Indian Test team.

Key Points

• It is known that captain Rohit Sharma has been included in team India for the Test series against Bangladesh due to injury. Let me tell you that so far he has not got a chance to play international matches for India i.e. make his debut.
• Cricket experts say that Abhimanyu presented a strong claim against Bangladesh by scoring two consecutive centuries as captain in Under-19. He has been rewarded for this performance.
• It is known that 27-year-old Abhimanyu started playing cricket at the age of just seven. Abhimanyu has played 78 matches in the first class, in which he has 3376 runs. He averages 46.2 and has a strike rate of 82.2. He has scored 728 runs in 28 T20 matches at an average of 38.3 and a strike rate of 121.5.