1. Prime Minister Modi greets women of Telangana on the occasion of Bathukamma
Tags: Festivals State News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the women of Telangana on the auspicious occasion of Bathukamma on 25 September 2022.
Bathukamma ‘means ‘Goddess of Life’ and is celebrated during Dussehra.
It is a state festival of Telangana where women pay respects to nature by making large stacks of flowers, called Bathukamma.
Women decorate a special pot with seasonal flowers, fill the pot with offerings to the goddess, go in a procession, and later immerse the pot in a local pond.
State Symbol of Telangana
- The State Bird - Palapitta (Indian Roller or Blue Jay).
- The State Animal - Jinka (Deer).
- The State Tree - Jammi Chettu (Prosopis Cineraria).
- The State Flower - Tangedu (Tanner’s Cassia).
2. Amit Shah inaugurates building of four BOPs at SSB Camp Kishanganj in Bihar
Tags: State News
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 24 September inaugurated the building of four BOPs in SSB camp Kishanganj, Bihar and asserted that the boundary of the country is fully secured.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- He inaugurated the building of four Border Observation Posts (BOPs) at Fatehpur, Pektola, Beria, Aamgachi, and Raniganj at the SSB camp in Kishanganj.
The Union Home Minister asked the Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) personnel to remain vigilant along the border to prevent infiltration and smuggling of humans and animals from Nepal and Bangladesh.
He said the SSB should adopt the latest technology including Drone and CCTV to ensure perfect security along bordering areas.
He said SSB jawans are not only protecting bordering areas but also performing a commendable job to eliminate the Naxal menace in Bihar and Jharkhand.
A meeting on border security is going on between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Director Generals of BSF, SSB and ITBP at the BSF camp in Kishanganj.
About Sashastra Seema Bal :
Sashastra Seema Bal was established on 20 December 1963 after the Indo-China war.
The Sashastra Seema Bal guards the country's borders with Nepal (1,751 km) and Bhutan (699 km).
On 13 April 2014, the Union Home Ministry for the first time approved the induction of young women into the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as Combat Officers.
Headquarters- New Delhi
3. Punjab fined Rs 2180 crore by the NGT for its failure to treat waste
Tags: State News
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 2,180 crore on the Punjab government for its failure to treat solid and liquid waste, leading to a huge gap in their generation and treatment.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice AK Goel said corrective action could not wait for an indefinite period and health issues could not be deferred for long.
It said the compliance of environmental norms on the subject of waste management had to be high on priority. The government has to provide funds for this purpose.
It asked the state government to deposit the fine amount in a separate fund which will be used to build infrastructure for treatment of waste.
The NGT is monitoring compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and other environmental issues by states and Union territories.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
National Green Tribunal :
- It deals with cases relating to the environment protection and conservation of forest.
- It was set up in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010.
- The Tribunal is not bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but is guided by principles of natural justice.
- New Delhi is the Principal Place of Sitting of the Tribunal and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai are other four places of sitting of the Tribunal.\
- Chairperson : Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
4. Chhattisgarh government to start ‘Hamar beti Hamar mann’ for women safety in the state
Tags: Government Schemes State News
The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a tweet on 23 September 2022, has announced that the government will launch the Hamar beti Hamar Mann’ campaign for the safety of women, especially girls.
The state government will deploy a special women police patrol on girls’ schools, colleges and prominent places where women and girls visit. A mobile number will also be issued for the ‘Hamar Beti-Hamar Maan’ helpline, on which the girls will be able to register their complaints.
The state government has also decided to deploy women prosecutors for the investigation of crimes related to women.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
Chhattisgarh :
- It was known as southern Kosala in ancient times.
- The modern state of Chhattisgarh was created on 1 November 2000 by splitting Madhya Pradesh.
- The state shares boundaries with 6 states. They are Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand to the north and northeast, Odisha to the east, Telangana to the south, and Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the west.
- Governor of Chhattisgarh: Anusuiya Uikey
- Capital : Raipur
- High Court seat : Bilaspur
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State symbol :
- State Animal : Wild Water Buffalo
- State Bird : Hill Myna
- State Tree : Sal tree
- State Flower : Foxtails Orchid
5. MoU signed between NSIC and Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone Limited in health sector
Tags: State News
An MoU was signed between National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), a Public Sector Enterprise of the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, and Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone Limited (AMTZ) on 22 September for cooperation in the healthcare sector.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane was also present on the occasion.
The MoU was signed by Gaurang Dixit, Chairman and Managing Director, NSIC and Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO, AMTZ.
This MoU will be an important step in enhancing the competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the health sector.
Both the organisations can leverage their expertise and create excellent opportunities for MSMEs to build global alliances in the health sector and gain access to the latest medical technologies along with creating skilled manpower for the sector.
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National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) :
It is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
It is working to promote and assist the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country.
6. Amazon has chosen Rajasthan for its first its solar power plant in India
Tags: Economy/Finance State News
American e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will set up three solar farms in Rajasthan with a combined capacity of 420 megawatt (MW). This will be the first time that Amazon is setting up a solar farm in the country.
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The proposed power plants :
- The power plant will be developed by three companies .ReNew Power will develop 210 MW plant, Amp Energy India will set up 100 Mw and Brookfield Renewable Partners will develop 110 MW power plant .
- Amazon will also set up 23 new solar rooftop projects in 14 cities of India, with a capacity to generate an additional 4.09 MW of power.
Solar Power in India :
- The National Institute of Solar Energy has assessed the Country’s solar potential of about 748 GW.
- The Government of India has set a target to have an installed solar power capacity of 300 GW by 2030.
- According to the Government of India the total installed solar capacity was 48.55 GW at the end of November 2021.
- India has the 5th largest installed solar power capacity in the world after China, United States, Japan and Germany .
7. Maharashtra govt to float fresh global tender for Dharavi redevelopment
Tags: State News
The Maharashtra government has decided to float fresh global tenders for the redevelopment of Asia's largest slum Dharavi in 600 acres of prime land in the heart of the country's commercial capital Mumbai.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- New global tenders for Dharavi redevelopment will be invited in the next two-three weeks.
About 95% of the conditions, norms and concessions will be the same as before.
Dharavi Redevelopment Project :
The state of Maharashtra had envisaged converting this project with better urban infrastructure.
This involved resettling 68,000 people, including those in slums and commercial establishments.
The state had to provide 300 square feet of houses free of cost to the residents there with proof that their slum structure was in existence before January 1, 2000.
The project was started in 2004 but due to various reasons it could not take off.
About Dharavi :
Known as one of the largest slums in the world, Dharavi is located in the heart of India's financial capital Mumbai.
A city within a city, it is an endless stretch of narrow dirty streets, open sewers and cramped huts.
Although this area of 535 acres is owned by the government, the houses are maintained by the people living there.
Dharavi Slum came into existence in 1884.
At that time when people came to Mumbai, they did not have a place to live, they made their houses on government land and started living here and gradually it became a huge slum area.
It is the largest slum in Asia in terms of population.
8. Vice President inaugurated 3rd edition of Lok Manthan programme in Guwahati
Tags: State News
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the third edition of the Lok Manthan programme at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati on 22 September.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma was also present on the occasion.
Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan will be the Chief Guest at the concluding session on 24 September.
The theme of this year's biennial event is Lok Parampara (Folk Traditions) which will emphasise on how folk traditions have sustained our cultural consciousness and strengthened our sense of national consciousness.
About Lok Manthan programme :
Lokmanthan is an occasion where artists, intellectuals and academicians from different parts of the country come together.
Discussions, seminars, cultural programs and exhibitions are organised in this three-day event which showcases the rich diversity of the nation.
The first edition of Lokmanthan which focused on Desh-Kaal-Status was held in 2016.
The second edition of Lokmanthan was held in 2018 with the theme Bharat Bodh : Jan Gan Man.
9. Union Finance Minister Sitharaman launches e-learning platform ‘Bharat Vidya’
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The Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman launched Bharat Vidya.in, an online learning platform for Oriental and South Asian studies, in Pune, on 21 September 2022.
Bharat Vidya has been developed by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune.
It is a first-of-its-kind online platform, which will offer both free and paid courses covering various aspects of Indology pertaining to art, architecture, philosophy, language and science.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute :
- The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune was set up on 6 July 1917 to commemorate the work of Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar. Bhandarkar was a pioneer of scientific orientology in India.
- Orientology is the study of the ancient indigenous lore and wisdom of the East or the ‘Orient’.
- The institute has one of the largest collections of rare books and manuscripts spanning over 1, 25,000 books and over 28,000 manuscripts in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Indian regional languages, Classical, Asean and European languages.
10. Braille version of Assamese Dictionary ‘Hemkosh' gifted to PM Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a copy of the Braille version of Assamese Dictionary ‘Hemkosh' from Jayanta Baruah in New Delhi on 21 September 2022.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal were also present at the occasion.
Hemkosh is the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings. It was compiled by Hemchandra Baruah in the 19th century.
The Braille version ‘Hemkosh’ was conceptualized and published by Jayanta Baruah.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
Braille system :
- Braille is a universally accepted system of writing used for visually impaired persons. It consists of 63 characters, each made of one to six raised dots arranged in a six-position matrix or cell.
- These characters are embossed in a line on paper and a person reads it by passing the fingers lightly over the manuscript.
- It was invented by Louis Braille in 1824 in Paris.
