State PCS

• 17 Oct 2022

GI Mahotsav Inaugurated

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated the six-day GI Mahotsav organized by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade at Deendayal Hastkala Sankul at Bada Lalpur in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• The six-day GI Mahotsav showcases GI products from 11 states and 100 stalls of GI recognised products.
• Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said the GI Mahotsav aims to promote local products globally. GI products are a wonderful example of human-centric development and there should be human-centric development to make India a developed country.
• Kashi has been declared the cultural capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
• Padmashree Rajinikanth informed that the registration of GI products has been done. Thandai of Banaras will be registered as 1000th product of GI.
• GI Utsav includes Terracotta of Gorakhpur, Wall Hanging of Ghazipur, Black Rice from Chandauli, Tricolor Barfi of Banaras, Glass Beads, Banarasi Zardosi and Wooden to Ware and Toy, Black Salt Rice of Siddharth Nagar, Ittar of Kannauj, Stone Craft of Gaya , Bhagalpur saris, Firozabad glass mosaics, Farrukhabad print dupatta stalls have been set up.
• Desavari of Mahoba and Magahi Paan of Bihar, painting of Madhubani, Sojat Mehandi of Rajasthan, Pashmina Shawl of Kashmir, Kohbar painting of Jharkhand were also the center of attraction.

Girls' Protection Homes

Why In News?

• On October 15, 2022, it was decided by the Social Welfare Department of Bihar state that one girl child protection home will be opened in all the districts of the state. The Social Welfare Department has sent a letter to all DMs to identify land in the districts in this regard.

Key Points

• It is known that a protection house is being operated in Patna from the east. Arrangements will be made for 50 girls to stay together in the new protection Home. The selection of the site for the house to be opened in all the districts has also been started so that the construction work will start soon and it can be completed in the next one year.
• According to departmental officials, on the basis of the solution of the problems told by them by talking to the girls living in all the girls' homes, the officials have prepared the details and handed them over to the department, after which it was decided to start defense homes in all the districts.
• According to the information, two types of girls are kept in the home, in which there are girls who are completely alone and have no family. At the same time, other girls who are somehow run away from the house or lost. The lifestyle of these two is completely different.
• In this context, the proposal has been prepared at the level of the department, on which the consent of the departmental minister has also been received. This proposal will be sent to the government and after getting permission from there, work will start from December.

Bhupen Hazarika Samarpan Samaj Gaurav Samman-2022

Why In News?

• Former Governor of Sikkim Justice S. N. Bhargava honored former Joint Director of Information and Public Relations Department Pannalal Meghwal with 'Bhupen Hazarika Samarpan Samaj Gaurav Samman-2022'.

Key Points

• Pannalal Meghwal, former Joint Director, Information and Public Relations Department, has been awarded this honor for his remarkable writing work in the field of art and culture.
• Founder President Dr. Daulatram Mallya said that twelve books have been published in art and culture of Pannalal Meghwal and more than 500 articles have been published in national and state level newspapers and magazines.
• He said that his books and articles are benefiting from the study of good readers, art and culture lovers, researchers and candidates of competitive examinations from the country and abroad.
• Dr. Daulatram Mallya told that in Meghwal's art and culture, Rajasthan's Mand Geet, Rajasthan Craft Beauty Paradigm, Rajasthan's Folk Songs, Rajasthan's Fort, Rajasthan Folk Expression Dimensions, The Folk Dances of Rajasthan, Popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan, Rajasthan Handicrafts Arts, The Handicrafts of Rajasthan, Rajasthan Kathori Tribe, Various Dimensions of Rajasthan Art and Culture and Rajasthan Kathori Tribe Art and Tradition Books have been published.

CM Approves Drinking Water Scheme of Rs 747 Crore for Prithviraj Nagar

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave financial approval of Rs 747.08 crore for the works of Phase-I (Stage II) and Phase-II of drinking water scheme for Prithviraj Nagar in Jaipur.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister informed that Prithviraj Nagar of Jaipur and its surrounding area is being connected with bisalpur dam based drinking water project.
• With this decision of financial approval of the drinking water scheme, 145 sq. km. Distribution system will be set up in the area. Under this, the assembly constituency Sanganer, the assembly constituency Jhotwara and the partial area of the assembly constituency Vidyadhar Nagar will be included.
• Of these, there are 10 wards (full) and 8 wards (partial) of Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater. Apart from this, there are total 15 villages of assembly constituency Bagru and assembly constituency Jhotwara.
• It is worth mentioning that in the first phase (Phase-I, Stage-I), works worth Rs 563.93 crore are underway, out of which about 70 percent of the works have been completed.
• It is noteworthy that the state government has started 'Bisalpur-Jaipur Drinking Water Project' under the expansion of the population area in and around Prithviraj Nagar area and to meet the far-reaching needs of the public in the coming time.

'Gatha Swaraj Ki' Exhibition

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, during his visit to Madhya Pradesh, inaugurated the exhibition 'Gatha Swaraj Ki' at the Museum at Jaivala's Palace in Gwalior.

Key Points

• The 'Gatha Swaraj Ki' gallery has been dedicated to Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire and Mahadji Scindia, the founder of the Scindia Empire. Thirty Maratha princely states like Scindia, Gaikwad, Holkar, Newalkar, Bhonsle and Panwar have been mentioned in the exhibition.
• Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi has also been ranked as Maratha Kshatrani in the stand of Maratha Kshatrani prepared in the Maratha Gallery. In this, apart from the queen of Jhansi, beautiful and emotional portraits have been installed from Vaijabai, who was the queen of the princely state of Scindia, to Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia.
• Jaivilas Palace is a unique example of grandeur and beauty. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also lives in one part of this palace, which describes the history of the Scindia family, while its other part has been converted into a grand museum.
• Significantly, this palace is spread over about 40 acres (12 lakh square feet). This beautiful palace was built in the year 1874 by Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia of Gwalior princely state, who was the grandfather of Jyotiraditya Scindia. The palace was designed by French architect Sir Michael Philos.
• Jaivilas has four hundred rooms. One crore rupees were spent in the construction of Jaivilas in 1874. It took 12 years to build the Jaivilas Mahal with the help of foreign craftsmen. The museum started in the year 1964 in Jaivilas Palace.
• The Durbar Hall on the second floor of the palace is called the pride of Jayavilas Palace. The walls and ceiling of the hall are completely decorated with gold-diamonds-jewels. It is the world's heaviest (3500 kg) The chandelier has been installed.
• Jaivilas Palace is one of the few palaces built in the Tuscan and Corinthian style of Italy, not only in India but in the world. A museum was built in the palace by the late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia in the memory of her husband Maharaja Jivaji Rao Scindia, in which the tales of the Scindia royal family have been preserved. This museum is one of the few royal museums in the world, which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world to Gwalior every year.

Chaupals will now be Known as Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhawan in Haryana

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala announced during the Panchayati raj cell conference in Panchkula district that all chaupals in the state will be held in future. Will be known as Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhavan.

Key Points

• Dushyant Chautala said that the state government has taken this important decision to end partying and caste tension in the villages of Haryana. Under this, chaupals to be built in villages will not be in the name of any one caste or sect, but such chaupals will be given to Dr. Ambedkar in the future. Will be known as Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhavan.
• The names of chaupals which have been named after other names in the past will also change. This process will be implemented after the election results of the existing Panchayati Raj system.
• After the conference, Dushyant Chautala said that many people have complained that chaupals are being named after a particular caste, person or sect. By doing this, tension is increasing in the villages, there are mutual quarrels. Therefore, the government has decided that all the chaupals will be named after Dr. It will be in the form of Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhavan.
• For this, the elected panchayats will have to make a proposal in this regard and also send a proposal to the government to change the name of the old chaupals.

23rd Senior State Women and Men Wrestling Championship

Why In News?

• The three-day 23rd Senior State Women's and Men Wrestling Championship concluded at Gandhi Maidan in Godda district of Jharkhand on October 16, 2022.

Key Points

• The 23rd Senior State Women's and Men's Wrestling Championship was attended by about 300 male and 100 female wrestlers from 22 districts across the state along with more than fifty referees.
• Sahibganj district stood first with the highest freestyle score of 100 in the overall championship during the game. Bokaro stood second with 90 points and Ranchi third with 65 points.
• In this championship, Greco-Roman with 140 points JSSPS stood first, Ranchi second with 120 points and Bokaro third with 80 points. In Women Wrestling, Ranchi district stood first with 130 points, JSSPS second with 95 points and Dumka third with 55 points.
• 43 kg in the 23rd Senior State Women's and Men's Wrestling Championship. In the first position, Richa of JSSPS Ranchi, Sakshi Kumari of Lohardaga and Asmat Khatun of Dumka stood second. 46 kg. Chanchla Kumari of JSSPS Ranchi stood first, Nandani Kumari of Koderma in second place, Chandana Singh of Seraikela in third place and Sita Kumari of fourth position. 50 kg. Madhu Tirkey of Ranchi, Nikki Kumari of JSSPS got second and Kumari Vindumati got third position.
• DC cum State Wrestling Association President Jishan Qamar honored all these players by giving medals and citations.

'River Bank Tree Plantation' Program

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Chhattisgarh's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force Sanjay Shukla informed that during the current rainy season 2022 in the state, about 15 lakh 41 thousand saplings have been planted on the banks of 26 different rivers under the 'River Bank Plantation' program.

Key Points

• Sanjay Shukla said that with the planting of these plants, 1 thousand 400 hectares of the river bank will be covered with greenery and filled with fruit and flower plants, which will be the center of special attraction.
• It is worth mentioning that according to the intention of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the work of planting the river bank was done by the department under the guidance of Forest and Climate Change Minister Mohammad Akbar. These have been planted under the 'River Bank Plantation' program including CAMPA and departmental head.
• The rivers covered during the current year under river bank plantation program are Shivnath, Phulkadei, Kendai, Lilagar, Mahanadi, Hasdeo, Agar, Red, Meghanala, Jhinka, Moran, Sondhur, Banki, Galfula, Hasdo, Neur, Kewai, Khatambara, Bhaisun. , Chundi, Bhavai, Banas, Rampa and Bhulu rivers.
• Principal Chief Conservator of Forests informed that out of these, 2 lakh 89 thousand saplings have been planted in 263 hectare area of 8 rivers located in Bilaspur, Marwahi, Korba, Dharamjaygarh and Janjgir-Champa forest divisions under Bilaspur circle.
• Similarly, 20 thousand 595 saplings have been planted in 19 hectare area of 4 rivers under Kanker circle and 31 thousand 900 saplings have been planted in 29 hectare area of 2 rivers under Raipur circle. Apart from this, 11 lakh 84 thousand saplings have been planted in 1 thousand 76 hectare area of 12 rivers located in Surajpur, Balrampur, Koriya and Manendragarh forest divisions under Surguja circle.

National Education Policy-2020 launched in Uttarakhand

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the National Education Policy-2020 for the academic session 2022-23 in higher education at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan at the Chief Minister's residence in the state.

Key Points

• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that Uttarakhand has launched the National Education Policy 2020 for the first time in the country.
• It is known that Uttarakhand was the first to start it in elementary education from Bal Vatika.
• He said that Devbhoomi Uttarakhand is the land of scholars. Many ideas will come from this Devbhoomi for better implementation of the new education policy. Now efforts will have to be made that in the coming time, 100 percent children should enter Bal Vatikas.
• He informed that the National Education Policy 2020 has been made keeping in mind all aspects of human life. Apart from education, special attention has also been paid to the skill development of children, their personality development, linguistic development and moral values.
• The Union Education Minister said that under the National Education Policy, children are being linked to formal education for 3 years, under which Bal Vatika was started.
• Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that positive steps have been taken by the Higher Education Department in an effective and phased manner towards the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 in the state.
• The New Education Policy is a policy designed under the leadership and guidance of the Prime Minister to open new dimensions of building a new, modern, strong and self-reliant India of the 21st century, which has been prepared by the renowned academicians of the country and it is a powerful medium to fulfill the new hopes and new needs of new India.
• State School Education and Higher Education Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat said that under nep 2020, admissions have been started in higher educational institutions from the current academic session. For this, courses have been prepared according to the new policy.
• The Departmental Minister informed that for the implementation of the new policy, a State Level Task Force was constituted as well as Screening Committee and Curriculum Design Committee, whose curriculum was prepared after several rounds of meetings at various levels and suggestions received from the public domain. Gone. This course is approved by BOS, Academic Council and Executive Committee of all universities.
• He said that under the new policy, students would get the benefit of choice based credit system and now they would be able to choose their favorite subject and university.
• Dr. Rawat informed that the new courses will be research, innovation and entrepreneurship based. It has advanced courses like robotics. Courses such as Indian Knowledge Tradition, Communication Skills, Environment, Management Paradise of Bhagavad Gita, Yoga, Vivekananda Studies, Personal Development, Ramcharitmanas, Traditional Knowledge, Vedic Science and Vedic Mathematics are also kept in each semester of 6 semesters of the Co-curricular course.