• 15 Feb 2023

Memorandum of Agreement between TTL and Uttar Pradesh Government Got Permission

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, the Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh has approved the proposal to take further action by signing the MoA prepared between Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) and the State Government (Vocational Education and Skill Development Department).

Key points

• Under this MoA, MoA will be signed between the state government and TTL for upgradation of 150 State Industrial Training Institutes in collaboration with Tata Technologies Limited (TTL). The Chief Minister has been authorized by the Council of Ministers to make necessary amendments/additions in the implementation of the project in future.
• According to this MoA, the financial share of TTL is Rs 4282.9668 crore and the share of Vocational Education and Skill Development Department is Rs 713 crore including GST and construction of 10 thousand square feet built-up-space (workshop and training room etc.) in each selected ITI. The total financial share of the State Government is Rs.1190 crores including the estimated cost of about Rs.477 crores.
• Thus, the total cost of the project (Department's total financial share of Rs.1190 crore plus TTL financial share of Rs.4282.9668 crore) is Rs.5472.9668 crore.
• The duration of this MoA is 10 years and 9 months, in which 9 months is earmarked for preparation for project implementation. MOA to be signed the conditions for the first 05 years and the next 05 years and the works of both the parties have been mentioned separately. After the completion of the period of 10 years, renewal on the basis of mutual consent of both the signatories will be considered at that time.
• As per the demand of Industry 4.0 proposals, 11 long term and 23 short term training courses will be conducted by TTL in 150 ITIs.
• For these new courses in these ITIs of the state, the trainers of TTL, as well as the trainees trained in ITIs, will also be skilled. With this, trainees will get an opportunity to do OJT (On Job Training) and DST (Dual System of Training) in TTL's associate companies and successful trainees will get apprenticeship/employment opportunity in TTL's associate companies and other companies.
• With the upgradation, about 12 to 15 thousand candidates will be trained every year through long term training programs and about 15 to 20 thousand candidates per year through short term training programs i.e., about 35 thousand candidates in total.

Establishment of Textile Park under PM Mega Integrated Textile Sector and Apparel Scheme

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, the Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh has approved the proposal for establishment of Textile Park and transfer of land under the PM Mega Integrated Textile Sector and Apparel (PM Mitra) scheme. Also, the Council of Ministers has authorized the Chief Minister to make any kind of amendment in the scheme.

Key points

• Under this decision of the Council of Ministers, some part inside the boundary of District Hardoi and (Village Aath Garhi Sohra, Village Attari, Village Rudankheda, Village Vishunpur, Village Jindana, Village Para bhadrahi, Village Salehnagar, Village Shahmau) Village and Tehsil Malihabad, District Lucknow A total of 72 gates with an area of 418.075 hectares (1033.082 acres) at P.M. Establishment of Textile Park is proposed under Mega Integrated Textile Sector and Apparel (PM Mitra) scheme.
• Out of this land, 259.09 acres of Hardoi district and 903.07 acres of lucknow total land of 1162.16 acres, 1000 acres of land will be transferred/ acquired free of cost to the Handloom and Textiles Department.
• A special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be formed. For this, a provision of Rs 10 crore (paid-up capital) will be made, of which 51 percent will be from the Government of Uttar Pradesh and 49 percent from the Government of India.
• Special Purpose Vehicle will be formed under the Companies Act-2013. SPV Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary, Department of Handloom and Textiles, Government of Uttar Pradesh will be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, New Delhi as the Chairman.
• After formation of SPV for textile park, the concerned land will be made available to the SPV free of cost. After this the master developer will be selected and further action will be taken.
• The textile park will be developed on PPP mode following other guidelines given by the Government of India. About Rs 1200 crore is estimated to be spent on this project.

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Inaugurates Nano Urea Liquid Plants of IFFCO at Aonla and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers inaugurated Nano Urea Liquid plants of Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO-IFFCO) at Aonla and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Key points

• Addressing the programme on the occasion, Dr. Mandaviya said that nano urea will ensure the progress of farmers in the coming time as well as increase their income.
• Highlighting the benefits of Nano Urea, the Union Minister said that it is the best green technology that provides a solution to pollution. It protects the soil from spoilage as well as increases production. So, it's best for farmers.
• He further said that the government's expert committee has approved nano dye ammonium phosphate (DAP) and soon it will replace normal (DAP). Nano-DAP will immensely benefit farmers and will be available at half the price than DAP.
• Dr. Mandaviya said it is an alternative fertiliser. When normal urea is used, only 35% nitrogen (of urea) is used by the yield and unused urea adversely affects the soil. This is reducing soil productivity and crop production has stabilized, so it was necessary to choose alternative fertilizers.

Two Helipads each will be Built at 18 Airports in Bihar

Why In News?

According to information received from the media on February 14, 2023, two helipads each will be built at all the 18 airports owned by the state government in Bihar.

Key points

• Under the instructions received from the state government, the Building Construction Department has started the process of making estimates for the construction of helipad here.
• Airports under the state government include Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Supaul, Saran, Dehri-on-Sone (Rohtas), Kishanganj, Madhubani, Munger, Purnia, Saharsa, Valmikinagar (East Champaran), Bhabua (Kaimur), Biharsharif (Nalanda), Buxar, Ara (Bhojpur), Motihari (East Champaran), Katihar along with construction of helipads, many more development works will be done to change the face of Katihar.
• Flights operate from three airports in Bihar, including Patna, Gaya and Darbhanga.

Inauguration of Shri Mahavir Free Animal-Bird Hospital and Mobile Trauma Center

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated Shri Mahavir Free Animal-Bird Hospital and Mobile Trauma Center built by Shri Mahavir Gaushala Kalyan Sansthan in Badan village of Baran district.

Key points

• In this hospital and mobile trauma center, sick and injured animals and birds will get immediate treatment, which will protect the environment as well as around us the organisms living.
• Shri Mahavir Free Animal And Bird Hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. All the treatment facilities in the hospital will be operational 24 hours. Here, if any animal or bird in the vicinity will be brought to the hospital by is reported to be sick, infected or affected by other reasons, the rescue team ambulance free of cost.
• Specialist doctors will treat this hospital. Here facilities-ray and sonography are also available along with all types of tests like blood, dung etc. of like animals and birds in the examination center. There are 3 operation theatres and more than 6 modern wards in the hospital premises.
• This hospital has complete treatment facilities for animals and birds including outdoor-indoor. For the first time in the state, a unique initiative has been taken by setting up such facilities for animals and birds with state-of-the-art machines. Here the facility of operation, treatment, ICU ward and ambulance of animals and birds is also available.
• The Chief Minister said that the state government is working according to the spirit of animal protection and animal love. The directorate was set up by the state government for cow protection. It has now been given the form of a department.
• He said that the government is providing assistance of about Rs 1.56 crore for the establishment of Nandishala and about Rs 1 crore for the establishment of gaushala. In view of the increasing rates of fodder, a grant of instead of 6 months on 9 months is being given the demand of cow shelters.
• It is noteworthy that in the budget of the financial year 2023-24, many important decisions have been taken for the promotion and protection of cow and animal wealth. Financial assistance of Rs 40,000 per cow will be given in case of death of milch cow due to leprosy.
• Under the 'Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Bima Yojana', insurance of Rs 40-40 thousand will be provided for two milch animals per family. Rs 750 crore will be spent on this, due to which more than 20 lakh cattle rearers will be benefited. Apart from this, a provision of more than Rs 1100 crore has been made in the budget for free vaccination of animals and for gaushalas and nandishalas.

Islamnagar will be known as Jagdishpur

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the naming stone of Jagdishpur on the occasion of Gaurav Diwas program at Chaman Mahal in Jagdishpur (Islamnagar), Bhopal. Islamnagar will now be known as Jagdishpur.

Key points

• It is worth noting that a notification was issued by the Revenue Department of Madhya Pradesh on the Gazette on February 1, 2023, in which the change in the name has been reported. It has been written in this notification that the name of Islam Nagar village of Bhopal district is being changed after the communication of no objection to the letter of Ministry of Home Affairs. This notification has been issued in the name of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of works worth Rs 26 crore 71 lakh 86 thousand.
• It is noteworthy that Jagdishpur is a gram panchayat located in Bhopal district. It comes under Phanda Block in Tehsil Huzur. Jagdishpur (Islamnagar) used to be the capital of Bhopal princely state in the past. Jagdishpur was the stronghold of Deora Rajputs. Jagdishpur was settled by Rajput rulers. Before the year 1715, the ruler of this place was Narsingh Deora Chauhan.
• After the death of Aurangzeb 308 years ago, Mohammad Khan, a soldier friend of his army, fled to Jagdishpur via Uttar Pradesh, Malwa and Mangalgarh. First, he attacked Jagdishpur, in which he got a crushing defeat. After that Dost Mohammad Khan had invited Raja Narsingh Deora for a meal and killed him while eating. Then Dost Mohammad Khan took over Jagdishpur and named it Islamnagar.
• The fort of Jagdishpur is known for its architecture. Gond Mahal, Rani Mahal and Chaman Mahal are the main tourist destinations in Jagdishpur.

State ‘Rupankar Kala Puraskar’ Announced

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, State Rupankar Kala Puraskar has been announced in the field of fine arts in the state for the year 2022-23 by the Ustad Alauddin Khan Music and Art Academy of the Culture Department of Madhya Pradesh.

Key points

• It may be mentioned that 10 state level awards will be given on February 20, 2023, in the State Rupankar Kala Puraskar on the occasion of the inauguration of Khajuraho Dance Festival in Khajuraho.
• The awardees will receive a cash prize of Rs 51,000 and a citation. Also, an exhibition of award-winning and selected artworks will be held 20 from to 26 February 2023 at the Khajuraho Dance Festival venue.
• In the State Rupankar Art Awards, Devkrishna Jatashankar Joshi Award for the year 2022-23 will be given to Amit Kumar Sinha of Jabalpur for his artwork 'The Shining Maker' and Mukund Sakharam Bhand Award to Samiksha Rathore of Bhopal for 'Titleless'.
• In the State Rupankar Kala Puraskar, Syed Haider Raza Award for the year 2022-23 to Popil Manna of Bhopal for 'Depth of Fairness', Dattatreya Damodar Devlalikar Award to Prem Kumar Singh of Dhar for 'Untitled-1', Jagdish Swaminathan Award Man Singh Vyam of Bhopal for 'Zindagi Ek Safar', Vishnu Chinchalkar Award to Upendra Upadhyay of Indore for 'Semal Ki Bahaar', Narayan Shridhar Bendre Award to Omprakash Mahore of Gwalior for 'Rango Ka Bachpan', Raghunath Krishnarao Phadke Award Girish Ba of Bhopal. Urkude for 'Untitled-2', Ram Manohar Sinha Award will be given to Shivani Dubey of Bhopal for 'Historicity-6' and Laxmi Shankar Rajput Award to Anjali Raut of Jabalpur for 'Printed Queen-1'.

Union Home and Cooperation Minister lays Foundation Stone and Inaugurates various Projects of Haryana Cooperative Department in Karnal

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various projects of Haryana Cooperative Department in Karnal.

Key points

• The country's first cooperation minister Amit Shah also inaugurated a cooperative milk plant here with a capacity to process 5 lakh litres of milk per day at a cost of around Rs 200 crore. This will benefit a lot of cattle farmers.
• Amit Shah said that an ethanol plant with a capacity of 90,000 liters per day has also been set up here at a cost of Rs 150 crore. Ethanol blending also reduces the country's import of petroleum products and the environment is also safe due to this organic fuel.
• The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that at the time of formation of the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, ethanol blending was less than 1 percent, which has increased to more than 10 percent today and further increased to 20 percent by 2025. Will go This will increase the income of sugar mills and APMC's waste and bad paddy will be used, which will also reduce the import bill of the country.
• Amit Shah said that it is very important to create awareness to make cooperatives relevant again and the backbone of rural economic activities and for this Internet Radio 'Sahakarita Vani' has been started here today. Through this, all the facilities and information will be available on tips for all packs and farmers.
• Amit Shah said that the NCDC, which is running under the aegis of the Government of India, has today released an amount of Rs 10,000 crore to Haryana for different works of cooperatives, which will be given to farmers' cooperatives at low interest.
• The Cooperative Minister said that a campaign has been started to make the District Cooperative Bank NPA free. In this year's budget, the Prime Minister has set a target of a big scheme for the country's cooperative, in which PACS will be established in every panchayat of the country before 2025 and 2 lakhs new PACS will be made.
• He said that 65 thousand packs have been made since independence, and a target has been set to make 2 lakh packs in the next 3 years. He said that the government has also brought a new cooperative policy, and, apart from this, the government of India has also established 3 cooperative societies.

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Presented 'President's Colour' to Haryana Police in Karnal

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah presented 'President's Colour' to Haryana Police in Karnal, Haryana.

Key points

• In his address, the Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that the President's Color is awarded only after scrutinizing the continuous service, courage, bravery and dedication for 25 years. The Home Minister said that the Haryana Police getting the 'President's Colour' is a proof of professionalism and high standards.
• The 'President's Colour' is a sign of increasing credibility for both the organization and the institution. This Haryana Police is the 10th police of the country to have received this honour. After Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Assam, now the name of Haryana Police has also been added to the police fleet to achieve this highest honor.
• The Indian Navy was the first to receive this honor in 1951 and since then 10 State Police Forces and several Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have also received the President's Colour.
• The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that the strength of Haryana Police, which started with only 12000 policemen on November 1, 1966, has reached 75000 today. In addition, the work has been extended to 5 Police Ranges, 4 Police Commissionerate's and Railway Police in 19 districts.
• Amit Shah said that the Prime Minister has set up a 'Police Technology Mission' under the Ministry of Home Affairs to meet the challenges of the future, which will equip the entire country's police force with technology. This mission will teach the use of technology in reducing the crime rate by giving technology education to the entire police system from the constable to the DGP.
• The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that forensic science experts are being prepared at the National Forensic Science University. Along with this, changes are being made in CrPC] IPC and Evidence Act.
• He said that the government is now going to make the visit of forensic science mandatory for crimes with punishment of 6 years or more. This will go a long way in increasing the conviction rate in the country. This will drastically reduce the number of crimes.
• The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that 29 cyber police stations and 309 cyber desks in Haryana are tackling cyber fraud cases. Haryana ranks first in the best implementation of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) and Crime and Criminal Tracking Network (CCTN) project in the country.
• He said that Haryana is second in the country in reducing the average response time of calls to emergency number 112 from 11 minutes 36 seconds to 8 minutes 2 seconds.
• Haryana Police has dedicated more than 600 emergency response vehicles to the entire state. Along with this, by making all the license related services online, setting up Narcotics Control Bureau and holding NCORD meetings in every district, Haryana has worked to crack down on drugs.

Ajay Kumar Singh became the New DGP of Jharkhand

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, a government notification informed that senior IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Jharkhand.

Key points

• He has been appointed as the new police chief of the state succeeding Neeraj Sinha, a 1989 batch IPS officer who retired on February 11.
• Ajay Kumar Singh (1989 batch) is being transferred and posted as Director General of Police, Jharkhand, said a statement issued by the Home, Prisons and Disaster Management Department of Jharkhand.
• Significantly, the Supreme Court in January disposed of a contempt petition against the Jharkhand government and former DGP Neeraj Sinha after the state government said it had received the names of three IPS officers from the UPSC and would appoint the new DGP on February 12. will be appointed.

Kamini Kaushik's name Registered in 'Golden Book of World Records' for Stage Management

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, Rituraj Raghuvanshi, collector of Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, presented a certificate, medal, logo and T-shirt from the Golden Book of World Records to Kamini Kaushik, a woman from Dhamtari town, for maximum operations in the field of anchoring.

Key points

• It is worth mentioning that Kamini Kaushik has organized special occasions, such as spiritual, religious, social service, literature, politics, district administration, police administration, family, educational, cultural, sports etc. family, community, social events, marriage festivals, birth anniversary and tribute meetings and has successfully done anchoring (running the stage) in seminars etc. in government and non-government events and occasions. For this, Kamini Kaushik has been honored with the Golden Book of World Records.
• Kamini Kaushik, the stage director of Dhamtari district, is proficient in conducting the stage in both Hindi and English. Kamini teaches at an English medium school in Dhamtari. He presented about 1500 proofs to get his name registered in the Golden Book of World Records.
• The Golden Book of World Records (GBWR) is a typical international record book. The purpose of this record book is to give a platform to those who have some hidden talent, who want to stand ahead of others and register their name in the golden pages of history by making unique efforts.
• The Golden Book of World Records is actively working to recognize and publish unique achievements for such talented people around the world.
• The Golden Book of World Records not only gives a record-breaking certificate to an individual/organisation but also suggests many records to the common man which they can break and make their mark in this competitive world.
• to create or break records, as well as perform eco-friendly and social activities (CSRs) The Golden Book of World Records provides a good opportunity for Corporate Social Responsibility, which is also useful for corporate branding and promotion of new products and services.