• 27 Jul 2023

Disaster Relief Training Center

Why In News?

On July 26, 2023, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said during the review of disaster management works that a disaster relief training center would be established in the state. Along with this, regional response centers will be established in Bareilly and Jhansi.

Key Points:

• The Chief Minister gave necessary instructions during the review of ongoing efforts to make disaster management works effective in the state with mutual coordination between NDRF and SDRF.
• He directed that availability of qualified and skilled personnel is the first requirement for relief work in times of disaster. The more efficient the personnel, the more effective the relief work will be. For this it is necessary to establish a center. Cooperation should also be taken from NDRF in this. It is a big challenge to reduce such loss of life due to lightning.
• It is known that there have been 301 deaths in the year 2022-23 and 174 deaths in 36 districts so far in 2023-24.
• He directed that early warning systems should be installed in 75 districts within three months. With this technique, lightning can be detected three to four hours before, one hour before the exact location can be known. There will be no loss of people and money if information is received in time.
• Digital platforms like Damini App, Meghdoot developed by the Central Government should be promoted.
• The Chief Minister informed that Emergency Operation Centers have been set up in all the districts of the state. They should be integrated with ICCC under Safe City.
• Establish a public address system in all gram panchayats and urban bodies. These should be linked to the early warning system. The role of Aapda Mitras is very important in times of disaster. They should be deployed in the remaining districts.

Bihar Government Constituted Several State Commissions _

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On July 26, 2023, According to information received from the media, the Bihar government reconstituted several state commissions.

Key Points:

• Bihar State Women's Commission: Former MP Ashwamedh Devi has been made the chairperson of the State Women's Commission, while Prabhavati Manjhi of Jehanabad, Sujata Sumbrai of Siwan, Rabia Khatoon of Bhagalpur, Sunita Kushwaha of Gopalganj, Shweta Vishwas of Paliganj of Patna, Sulochana of Purnia are members. Devi and Saharsa's Prof. Geeta Yadav have been made a member of the State Women's Commission.
  • Social Welfare Department, Home Department and Bihar State Women and Child Development Corporation have been nominated as ex-officio members each.
  • According to the notification of the Social Welfare Department, the chairman and members of the commission will serve a maximum of three years from the date of nomination or till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. Will remain in office till that time.
  • Samastipur has got the post of State Commission for Women for the second time. Prior to this, former MLA Manju Prakash has been the chairperson of the State Women's Commission.
  • Ashwamedh Devi has also been an MLA from Kalyanpur assembly constituency. She has been associated with the party since the time of Samta Party. She became a Member of Parliament for the first time after the Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency was formed. After this she contested several Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections, but lost.
• Bihar State Minorities Commission: The government has also reconstituted the Bihar State Minorities Commission. According to the departmental notification, former MLC Riyazul Haque alias Raju has been made the president and Naushad Alam of Kishanganj has been made the vice-president.
  • Muzaffar Hussain Rahi of Jehanabad, Mahtab Alam alias Kabul Ahmed of Rohtas, Iftekhar Ahmed alias Munna Tyagi of West Champaran, Dr. Iqbal Sami of Muzaffarpur, Afroza Khatoon of Nawada, Murtaza Ali Kaisar of Siwan and Mukesh Jain of Begusarai i.e. a total of seven members. have been nominated.
  • The tenure of the office bearers nominated as Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Commission will be for the next three years from July 25.
• Bihar State Madarsa Board: This board has been reconstituted for three years. Former Legislative Councilor Salim Parvez has been made the chairman of the board. Five ex-officio members and the remaining seven members have been made in the total 13-member board.
  • The special members of the Madrasa Board include Mahboob Alam, Member of Legislative Assembly, Syed Ruknuddin Ahmed, Member of Legislative Council Khalid Anwar, Madrasa teacher Humayun Akhtar Tariq, Abdul Karim Ansari of Madhubani, Riazul Ansari of East Champaran and Shabbir Ahmed of Muzaffarpur.
  • Apart from this, ex-officio members include Director of Education in charge of Oriental Education, Director Arabic and Persian Post Graduate Studies and Research Institute, Patna, Principal of Madrasa Islamia Shamshul Hoda, Chairman of Bihar Sunni and Shia Waqf Board.
• Bihar Sanskrit Board: Senior RJD leader and former MLA Bhola Yadav has been made the chairman of this board.
  • A total of twelve members have been nominated in this board for three years. It will have two ex-officio members and nine nominated members. The ex-officio members include the Director of Education for Sanskrit Education and a representative of the Sanskrit University.
  • The nominated members include MLA Vinay Kumar Chowdhary, Lalit Narayan Mandal, MLC Prem Chandra Mishra, RJD leader and Chittaranjan Gagan of Vaishali, Madan Sharma of Mokama, Ramsheesh Yadav of Madhubani, University Sanskrit teacher Acharya Siyaram Prasad Yadav, Narayan Mahto of Madhubani and Pratima Kumari of Patna is included.

15 Minority Government Residential Schools will be Constructed in the State

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, according to the information provided by the Information and Public Relations Department of Rajasthan, government minority residential schools will be operated at 15 places in the state to provide free residential education facilities to the students of minority communities.

Key Points:

• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial proposal of Rs 120 crore for the construction of buildings of residential schools. With this decision of the Chief Minister, it will be easier for the minority students to get education.
• According to the information, Government minority residential schools will be set up for girls in Ramgarh of Alwar, Nagar of Bharatpur, Ramzan gafan (Chauhtan) of Barmer and Sedwa and Sarwad of Ajmer, and for boys Jodhpur, Jhunjhunu, Kota, Tonk, Bikaner, Sikar, Pahari and Kaman of Bharatpur, Jetdasar (Bap) of Jodhpur, Nachna (Pokaran) of Jaisalmer.
• 8 crore will be spent on the construction of each residential school. This residential school will have a capacity of 100 students and if there are more students than the capacity, they will be given admission as day-scholars.
• It is noteworthy that in the budget of the year 2023-24, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had announced the opening of minority boys/girls residential schools.

World's First Heritage Chambal Riverfront Prepared in Kota

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On July 25, 2023, according to the information received from the media, the world's first heritage riverfront was prepared on the banks of the Chambal river in Kota, which is called Kashi of education.

Key Points::

• This Heritage Chambal River Front built in Kota has been developed at a cost of Rs 1200 crores, which has been built on both the banks of the Chambal river in a very beautiful manner up to 6 km.
• Chambal Riverfront is the first heritage riverfront developed in India. 26 ghats have been constructed on both sides of this river front. These ghats have been prepared on different themes.
• The settlements situated on the banks of the Chambal river from the Chambal river front will get relief from floods, along with trapping of 14 dirty drains falling into the Chambal river, the drain water has been filtered through STP, which will also purify Chambal water.
• 9 famous buildings and architectures from different countries of the world have been built on the World Heritage Ghat built on the Chambal River Front. Just as the Seven Wonders Park has been built on the banks of the Kishore Sagar pond, where seven wonders of the country and the world have been built, on the same lines, the artwork of nine famous buildings of the world has been built on the World Heritage Ghat of the riverfront.
• These architectures have been built one after the other in an area of about 240 meters, in which India's pride Red Fort, Gopuram Temple, Chinese Pagoda, History Park, West Minster, Tavy Fountain, Varam Temple, Masku and Louvre Museum will be seen.
• UIT Special Officer RD Meena said that Chambal River Front will not be seen anywhere else in the country and the world except Kota. The Chambal River Front will be inaugurated in the coming August. After this it will be opened for tourists.
• The country's largest Nandi idol has been made here on the banks of the Chambal river, while tourists will also be able to see the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Not only this, the largest statue of Chambal Mata and the world's largest bell will also be seen by tourists on the Chambal River Front on the banks of Chambal.
• According to RD Meena, the face mask of former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru has also been made on the riverfront. From the backside of this face mask, people will be able to go inside the mask and see the view of the river front through their eyes. Barrage Garden has also been developed on the lines of Vrindavan Garden on the riverfront.
• RD Meena said that on the lines of Barcelona Fountain, a fountain has also been made here. Tourists coming here will be able to enjoy a fountain show with colorful lights and music. Apart from this, a museum is being built in Mukut Mahal.
• The riverfront has an invisible structure in the posture of yoga, which is visible only when viewed from both sides (right and left), but disappears when viewed from the front. It is made from stainless steel.
• Apart from this, the country's first LED garden has also been built here. People coming here will see LED elements instead of real trees, plants and birds. Zodiac Ghats have also been developed in the eastern zone of the riverfront, which have different zodiac signs.
• A beautiful building exactly like the Thai Temple has been built on that riverfront. Small restaurants have also been built here, in which tourists can enjoy Mughlai in the Red Fort building, South in Gopuram building, and Chinese cuisine in the Chinese building.
• Here the bravery of Pannadhay Hadi Rani will also be seen, the Hadauti Ghat has been built on the eastern end. Taragarh Fort, an umbrella of 84 pillars built in the Bundi style, has also been built. A water park musical zone has also been made in the special kids zone for children on the riverfront.
• Here artists will also be able to give their presentations and people will be able to sit and listen. Along with this, statues of 5 litterateurs have also been installed. There will be a library here, in which the visiting tourists will be able to read books.
• According to RD Meena, there will be different types of fountains on the riverfront, while 9 lions have been installed in Singh Ghat with white marble. There will also be a small market on the Chambal river front and boating and cruising will also operate here.

Vivekananda Youth Hostel will be opened in 28 Districts of the State

Why In News?

On July 26, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a financial proposal of Rs 78.18 crore for the construction of Vivekananda Youth Hostels in 28 districts of the state to provide accommodation facilities to the students of the state in the district headquarters for preparing for competitive examinations. given.

Key Points:

• A provision of Rs 84 lakh has also been made for alternative arrangements till the construction of Vivekananda Youth Hostel is completed. These hostels will have 50-50 residential capacity.
• It may be noted that in Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Kota, youth homes are already operated by the Government of India and the State Government. Therefore, with the opening of hostels in the remaining 28 districts, the youth of all the districts will get better facilities.
• It is noteworthy that the announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the budget for the year 2023-24.

The Governor Approved the Notification Proposals of the State Government

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra approved various notification proposals of the state government.

Key Points:

• The Governor has approved the proposal notification of the state service, under which, like the selection in IAS from other services (Rajasthan Contractual Appointment to Civil Post Rule 2022), contract workers will also get the benefit of the service done in the past.
• The cabinet order has approved the proposal to issue amendment notification regarding giving benefits to the contract workers for their service before coming under the new contract rules.
• Similarly, the Governor has also approved the proposed amendment to the provision related to giving weightage to general knowledge of Rajasthan in Stenographer, Personal Assistant course in Ministerial Service Rules related to Government Secretariat, Subordinate Offices and Rajasthan Public Service Commission.
• The Governor has issued an amendment in various service rules to forward their vacancies for three recruitment years in case of non-availability of eligible candidates for direct recruitment of backward and extremely backward classes like Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by the Department of Personnel of the State Government. The notification proposal has also been approved.
• Under bringing uniformity in all service rules, the proposed notification has been approved for amendment in sub-rule four of 'Reservation of Vacancies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes'. With the implementation of this amendment notification in the service rules, the provisions of January 17, 2013 will come into force.

11 Players from MP will represent India in World University Games in China

Why In News?

According to the information received from Madhya Pradesh Public Relations Department on July 26, 2023, players of 11 different disciplines in Madhya Pradesh will represent India in the World University Games to be held in Chengdu (China) from July 28 to August 8. In this, nine players are from different academies of Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points:

• Madhya Pradesh Athletics Academy of Excellence Samar Deep Singh, Nidhi Pawaiya, Shalini Chowdhary (all Barkatullah University) Arjun Vaskale (SNCity University), MP Fencing Academy of Excellence Shankar (Rabindranath Tagore University Raisen), Ankit Sharma (Lovely Professional University) and Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Aashi Choukse (both Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar) and Chinki Yadav (Barkatullah University) from Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy of Excellence will represent India at the World University Games.
• Madhya Pradesh's Nandini Vats (Rabindranath Tagore University) and Kumari Avinash Yadav (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara) will represent India in the World University Games in Judo.
• Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia met all the players at TT Nagar Stadium and extended best wishes.

Heli Shikhar Summit 2023 and Udaan 5.2 inaugurated at Khajuraho

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023 Union Civil Aviation and Steel Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurated the Heli Summit 2023 at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. Also launched RCS Udaan 5.2 and b

Key Points::

• This 5th Helicopter and Small Aircraft Summit (Heli Shikhar Summit 2023) was jointly organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Pawan Hans Limited and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
• The theme of the event was 'Reaching the Last Mile: Regional Connectivity through Helicopters and Small Aircraft'.
• An inaugural session followed by a technical session was organized during the event.
• The main objectives of this summit are as follows:
  • To provide a common platform for all industry stakeholders and policy makers to discuss the growth story of the Indian helicopter and small aircraft industry.
  • To increase the scope of UDAN scheme in remote and hilly areas and to expand rural to urban connectivity in the country.
  • To promote connectivity through helicopters and small aircraft to existing and potential tourist hotspots by providing seamless services.
• UDAN 5.2 has been launched for further enhancing the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and achieving last-mile connectivity through small aircraft such as 1A (<9 seats) and Category 1(<20 seats).
• Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that Udaan 5.2 has been introduced for helicopters and under this VGF has been increased and fare cap has been reduced. Along with this, a single window service platform of Heli Sewa has also been started.
• Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also launched the Heli-Sewa mobile application during the programme.
• It is noteworthy that the Heli Sewa Portal is an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation under Digital India. Under this, a common platform has been established to create an ecosystem between helicopter operators and district officials.
• This mobile application will make it much more convenient in terms of user experience, content uploading and access.
• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Pawan Hans and Jet Serve on the occasion to further the helicopter and small aircraft sector in India.

Haryana Became the First State in the country to introduce C rèche Policy

Why In News?

On July 26, 2023, Haryana Women and Child Development Department issued notification of Haryana State Creche Policy-2022, which will benefit the working women of the state. With this, Haryana has become the first state in the country to bring a crèche policy.

Key Points:

• Regarding the crèche policy, Minister of State Kamlesh Dhanda said that the state government has formulated this policy keeping in mind the working women, under which a child aged six months to six years can be kept in the crèche for eight to ten hours.
• Skilled and trained personnel will be deployed in the crèche. In this, the crèche worker will be given a salary of Rs 15,000 and the assistant will be given a salary of Rs 7,500 per month.
• According to the department's Additional Chief Secretary Sumita Mishra, it will be mandatory for all institutions with more than 50 employees to open crèches in the state.
• The crèche will have all arrangements for children's play items and toys as well as nutritious food, regular health check-up and vaccination, sleeping arrangements, education and physical and socio-emotional development.
• It is known that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has already issued instructions to open 500 crèches. So far, 165 crèches have been started in 16 districts in the state. These will be upgraded under the new policy.
• The Women and Child Development Department has tied up with the Mobile Crèche Organization to set up a crèche with modern facilities. These creches will be open 26 days in a month. Identity cards of parents and staff will also be made for the safety of children.
• No child will be left alone in the crèche. The child will also be given morning breakfast, lunch and evening snacks in the crèche and the government will bear the cost of this. One thousand rupees will be given every month for cleanliness. There will also be arrangements for children's sleeping and feeding room in the crèche.
• In the crèche policy, the maximum distance from the office of working women has been fixed at 500 meters.
• Families whose annual income is less than one lakh rupees for crèche, Rs 50 for each child, Rs 100 for one lakh to 1.80 lakh, Rs 250 for 1.80 lakh to three lakh, Rs 350 for three to five lakh annual income. 500 per month for income above Rs.5 lakh and above Rs.5 lakh.

The Chief Minister Felicitated 24 Newly Promoted State Police Service Officers in the Indian Police Service (IPS) with a Batch

Why In News?

On July 24, 2023, Chief Minister Hemant Soren felicitated 24 police officers of the newly promoted State Police Service in the Indian Police Service (IPS) by putting badges in the piping ceremony program organized in the auditorium of the Ministry of Jharkhand.

Key Points::

• It is known that for the first time in Jharkhand, 24 state police service officers have been promoted to IPS simultaneously.
• Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that among the 24 officers promoted to the Indian Police Service, Sarojini Lakda and Amelda Ekka are two such women officers who have come a long way from being mere constables to becoming IPS officers.
• The journey of these two women IPS officers will prove to be a source of inspiration and a milestone for the state police personnel.
• The Chief Minister said that about 158 posts of IPS have been fixed in the state, out of which 110 posts are recruited directly from UPSC, while on 48 posts the officers of the State Police Service are promoted and join the IPS service.
• Newly promoted Indian Police Service officers who were honored with badges by Chief Minister Hemant Soren include Sarojini Lakra, Emelda Ekka, Sadiq Anwar Rizvi, Arvind Kumar Singh, Vikas Kumar Pandey and Vijay Ashish Kujur (all 2017 batch), Deepak Kumar Sharma, Rajkumar Mehta, Shambhu Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar Sinha, Anudeep Singh, Pujya Prakash, Sahdev Saw, Amit Kumar Singh, Ajit Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar Pandey and Animesh Naithani (all batch 2019), Ajay Kumar, Arif Ekram, Dr. Vimal Kumar, Manish Toppo, Kailash Karmali and Pitambar Singh Kherwar (All Batch 2020).

Chhattisgarh Rural Livelihood Summit, 2023

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, 'Chhattisgarh Rural Livelihood Summit 2023' was organized under the HDFC Bank PARIVARTAN Program by Grant Thornton Bharat LLP and Society for Development Alternatives, supported by the Department of Agriculture, in the capital Raipur.

Key Points::

• The aim of the summit was to provide a platform for knowledge and experience sharing among key stakeholders involved in promoting rural livelihoods, with special emphasis on Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), government initiatives and ecosystem development.
• Also a major objective was to deliberate on a strategy to develop an enabling environment for livelihood development for women and sustainability of the respective FPOs.
• Speakers and experts shared invaluable experiences in the FPO ecosystem in other states such as Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra and Telangana. Provided an opportunity to all these stakeholders to come together and express their views on relevant issues and other suggestions for policies.
• HDFC Bank under its CSR (PARIVARTAN Program) has taken several initiatives to improve the livelihood of individuals across India. HDFC Bank focuses on improving the livelihood interventions of farmers, women and youth, especially through on-farm, off-farm and non-farm medium.
• HDFC Bank CSR (PARIVARTAN Program) aims to increase the income of more than 5 lakh farmers and develop the skills of more than 2 lakh youth, women and farmers. HDFC Bank CSR (PARIVARTAN Program) has also promoted local economic activism in the state through individual and group enterprises in villages.
• The conference was attended by relevant ecosystem stakeholders including directors of FPOs, public and private stakeholders and officials of the department. It also included experience sharing of successful FPOs from within and outside the state.

All India Police Science Congress will be held in Doon after 13 years

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, According to the information received from the media, the All India Police Science Congress to be held in October has been hosted by Uttarakhand this time. Although its date has not been announced at the moment.

Key Points:

• Significantly, the police department has received a letter for this from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in it as the chief guest. Uttarakhand got the responsibility of Police Science Congress 13 years back in 2010.
• It is known that every year Science Congress is organized in the country to brainstorm on how to make the police capable of fighting modern crimes. IGs and DGPs of all the states participate in this. Last year this Science Congress was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
• Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said that till now the FRI located in Dehradun has been proposed as the venue for the Police Science Congress. Senior police officers will be included for the panel in the Science Congress.
• The DGP said that this time the main points of the Science Congress will be drone technology, cybercrime, and prevention of drug smuggling. Cybercrime is a big crime at present. Criminals are using new methods in this. In such a situation, it is very important to discuss it in detail.

Chief Minister Released the Promo and Poster of Uttarakhand Feature Film 'Pahadi Ratna Sridev Suman'

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami released the promo and poster of Uttarakhand feature film 'Pahadi Ratna Sridev Suman' in New Delhi.

Key Points::

• Remembering the great revolutionary Sridev Suman on his death anniversary, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that people will experience Sridev Suman through this film based on the life and works of Sridev Suman.
• Sridev Suman always raised his voice against injustice and started mass movements against dictatorship. Suffered many inhuman tortures, but did not deviate from the path of truth.
• Sridev Suman was not only a people's leader but he had an unwavering patriotism within him. He was a revolutionary, intellectual, creator, journalist and a visionary great man.
• The Chief Minister said that when the movement against the British was going on in India, a movement was being run by the Tehri Prajamandal, which was headed by Sridev Suman. While fighting this battle, he protested many times in a peaceful way, had to face a lot of harassment, many times also went on fast unto death.
• He actively participated in the Quit India movement and remained in jail for years, many inhuman atrocities were committed on him in jail. Despite this, his struggle continued.
• He started his historic fast on 3rd May, 1944 and breathed his last on the evening of 25th July, 1944.