Haryana

• 13 Sep 2021

ISRO Selects Shivanshi Yadav

Why in News

• On September 12, 2021, Shivanshi, a student of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University at Hisar, was selected in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Key Points

• Shivanshi is one of the 10 students who have been selected by ISRO from across the country.
• It is a two-year programme under which she will complete first year study in ISRO and second year study from University of Twente (ITC), Netherlands.
• It is known that Shivanshi Yadav, a student of Agriculture Engineering and Technology College of Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University selected in ISRO, is originally from village Khushpura in Rewari district.
• Vijay Kumar, father of Shivanshi is working as Assistant Agricultural Engineer in Agriculture Department in Mewat while her mother Pushpa Yadav is a housewife.
• Shivanshi said that after a one year course in Dehradun, research work will be done in the Netherlands for the second year. His research work will be done on how and in what way satellites can be helped in the agriculture sector.

Har Hith Stores

Why in News

• Recently, Rohit Yadav, Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited (HAICL) said that on October 2, modern retail stores 'Har-Hith' will be opened in the villages of Haryana.

Key Points

• He informed that the scheme to open 'Har-Hith' stores was launched on August 2.
• He further said that under this scheme, the Haryana government is providing a platform for startups as well as about a dozen Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Government Co-operative Institutions, Self Help Groups (SHGs) to increase their business.
• He said that from September 1, out of the sites which are ready to be set up for shops 300 sites have been allotted, while the allotment process for remaining sites is going on. Along with this, 100 contracts have been done under the franchise policy of the scheme.
• 2000 ‘Har-Hith’ retail stores will be opened in the first phase and 3000 retail stores in the second phase.
• Along with consumers in the city, consumers of the villages too will get top FMCG products including Bakery, Food, Homecare, Personal Care etc from 50 companies of top International, National and Regional level at special discounts of 5 to 50 percent from time to time at these stores.
• High quality products of groups including Khadi, Vita, Hafed will also be made available in Har-Hith stores.
• These stores are being equipped with a complete IT support system to ensure smooth functioning and all sales will be done through the point of sale system.
• Complete IT solutions will be provided to the Franchise Partner including Har-Hith POS Machine, ERP Software, Franchisee App, On-call Support Cell etc.
• Facility of scanning the goods, billing, online payment and stock ordering will be given through the POS machine.