Uttar Pradesh

• 26 Aug 2022

National Teacher Award

Why In News?

• On August 25, 2022, the Ministry of Education, Government of India released the final list of names of 46 teachers from different states of the country selected for the National Teacher Award 2022. It also includes the name of Khurshid Ahmed of Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• President Draupadi Murmu will present the National Award for the year 2022 to the selected teachers on the occasion of Teacher's Day on September 5, 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. As an award, a sum of Rs 50,000 and a silver medal will be given to the teachers.
• Khurshid Ahmed will be given this award for innovation in science education. He is a teacher at Composite School Sahwa in Deoria. They have been selected alone among the basic and secondary school teachers of the state.
• On the occasion of Teachers' Day, the Department of School Education and Literacy of the Ministry of Education organizes a national function every year on September 5, in which national awards are given to the best teachers of the country.
• The selection of teachers for the awards is done in a transparent manner through an online three-tier selection process.
• The objective of conferring the National Awards to teachers is to highlight the unique contribution of teachers of the country and to honour such teachers who have not only improved the quality of school education with their commitment and hard work, but have also enriched the lives of their students.

Cruise will Run in Prayag like Kashi, Heliport will be Built at Sangam

Why In News?

• On August 25, 2022, Minister of Tourism and Culture of the state and in-charge of Prayagraj Mandal, Jaiveer Singh told the journalists that before the Prayagraj Mahakumbh, cruise services and waterways will start here on the lines of Varanasi.

Key Points

• Minister Jaiveer Singh said that water transport from Prayagraj will also start through the heliport that will be built at Sangam before Kumbh. Ganga Expressway will further facilitate the access of Prayagraj from other districts including Delhi.
• The state government plans to start cruise transport from Prayagraj to Varanasi. It is worth mentioning that cruise service has already been started in the mythological city of Varanasi located in the state.
• It is also the route of National Waterway No.1 (From Prayagraj to Haldia), so in future, in addition to freight, the waterway from here can also be used for the transportation of the common man.
• Minister Jaiveer Singh said that curzon bridge, which has been declared unusable by the railways, will be developed for tourists as a heritage.
• It is worth mentioning that the age of Curzon Bridge on the Ganga river on Prayagraj to Ayodhya and Lucknow railroad is 117 years. This bridge was opened for rail traffic on June 15, 1905. At that time, the Awadh and Rohilkhand Railway used to operate this railway line. Road traffic through this bridge started on 20 December 1905. Road and rail traffic was closed from this bridge in the year 1998.