- ‘Puri’: First city to have drink from tap facility
The city of ‘ Puri ‘ in the state of Odisha has become the first city in the country to provide ‘ Drink from Tap ‘ facility. This means that safe drinking water is now available for everyone in the city, this water available through taps can be used for cooking and drinking. Recently the Chief Minister of Odisha has inaugurated the ‘ Sujal ‘ or Drink-From-Tap mission, with this ‘Puri’ has become the first city in the country to have 24-hour quality water. ability to provide. Under the ‘Sujal’ scheme, any person can drink water directly from the tap and for this no storage or filter will be required. The move will benefit around 2.5 lakh residents of ‘Puri’ city. Along with this, 20 million tourists visiting ‘Puri’ every year will also be benefited and they will not have to bring plastic bottles with them and will also have a positive impact on the environment of the city.
- Basavaraj Bommai sworn in as new Chief Minister of Karnataka
Karnataka‘s Governor Thawarchand Gehlot said the king Bsvraj bommai new state chief minister administered the oath of office and secrecy as. He replaces senior party leader BS Yeddyurappa . Mr Yeddyurappa had resigned on July 26 after completing two years as the Chief Minister. Basavaraj Bommai has been a three-time MLA from Shaigon assembly constituency of Haveri district and was Home Minister and Legislative Affairs Minister in Yeddyurappa’s cabinet. Bommai, considered Yeddyurappa’s confidant, had joined the BJP in 2008. Shri Bommai is the son of former Chief Minister SR Bommai.
- Rakesh Asthana takes over as Delhi Police Commissioner
Rakesh Asthana, a 1984 batch Indian Police Service officer, has taken over as the Delhi Police Commissioner . Prior to this he was the Director General of Border Security Force. Rakesh Asthana has previously headed the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
- Parliament passed the Juvenile Justice- Child Care and Protection Amendment Bill 2021
Parliament has passed the Juvenile Justice – Child Care and Protection Amendment Bill 2021 . It was passed by Rajya Sabha. Lok Sabha has already approved it. This bill has been brought to amend the Juvenile Justice – Child Care and Protection Act 2015 . The amendments include authorizing district magistrates, including additional district magistrates, to issue adoption orders to ensure speedy disposal of cases and increase accountability. The Bill seeks to define eligibility criteria for appointment of members of the Child Welfare Committee and to include offenses already undefined as serious offences. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that it is necessary to provide justice and assistance to the children. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the Child Welfare Committees also.
- Bharatiya Janata Party President launches National Health Worker Campaign from BJP Headquarters in New Delhi
Bharatiya Janata Party President P. Nadda launched the National Health Worker Campaign from the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. About four lakh volunteers will be trained under this campaign who will work on the ground level on COVID. Shri Nadda said that under this campaign he has to reach two lakh villages. He told that this campaign will be the biggest health campaign in the world.
- Defense Minister Rajnath Singh attends Shanghai Cooperation Organization Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Tajikistan
The annual meeting of defense ministers of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization , Tajikistan ‘s capital, Dushanbe running in. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is attending the meeting. Issues of defense cooperation among the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are being discussed in the meeting. After this, a release is likely to be issued regarding the decisions taken in the meeting. On the sidelines of the meeting, Shri Rajnath Singh called on the Defense Minister of Russia, General Sergei Shoigu. The two Ministers reaffirmed the further strengthening of partnership in the defense sector. He also called on the Defense Minister of Belarus, Lieutenant General Viktor Kharenin. During his visit to Dushanbe, he will hold talks with the Defense Minister of Tajikistan, Colonel General Sherali Mirzo, on bilateral topics and other issues of mutual interest. Tajikistan is chairing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization this year and is hosting a number of ministerial and official level meetings.
- Finance Ministry announces to organize a competition to collect information related to tagline logo
MOF innovation platform Mai G o v India new collaboration with development financial institution name suggest name, tagline logo has announced to hold a competition to collect information from. Cash prizes of up to Rs 5 lakh in each category can be given to winning contestants. The last date for submitting contest entries is October 15. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the setting up of a development financial institution in the budget for 2021-22. Both the Houses of Parliament had passed the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021 in March this year.
- Nagaland’s King Chili ‘Raja Chilli’ exported to London for the first time
Northeast Region Geographical Indications (GI) of Nagaland with the aim of promoting the export of related products King Pepper , whom King Chile is also called a consignment first air route Guwahati route London were exported. This consignment of King Chili is also considered the world’s hottest on the basis of Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The consignment was sourced from Tening, a part of Peren district of Nagaland , and was packed in an APEDA-aided packhouse in Guwahati. This chilli of Nagaland is also known as ghost jolokia and ghost pepper . ThisGot GI certification in 2008 . The export of fresh King Chili was a challenge due to its highly perishable nature. The King Chili of Nagaland belongs to the species of Capsicum of the Solanaceae family . Naga Raja Chilli has been recognized as the world’s hottest chili and continues to be in the top five in the list of world’s hottest chilies based on SHU.
- Khadi and Village Industries Commission and Border Security Force launched ‘Project Bold’ in Jaisalmer to check desertification and boost rural economy
Rajasthan desert areas in the primary efforts of its kind to develop green field, Khadi and Village Industries Commission ( KVIC ) had on Tuesday the Border Security Force ( BSF association) Jaisalmer to Tnot village in bamboo of 1000 plants KVIC Chairman Shri Vinay Kumar Saxena inaugurated this important tree plantation program in the presence of Shri Surendra Panwar, Special Director General (Western Command), BSF. KVIC’s Project BOLD ( Bamboo based green area on dry land Bamboo planting is aimed at meeting the joint national goals of reducing desertification and providing livelihoods to the local population and providing multi-disciplinary rural industry support. Bamboo plants have been planted in more than 2.50 lakh square feet of Gram Panchayat land near the famous Tanot Mata Temple located near Longewala Post on the Indo-Pakistan border. Located about 120 kms from Jaisalmer city, Tanot has become one of the most visited tourist places in Rajasthan. KVIC has planned to develop bamboo based green area at Tanot as a tourist attraction. BSF will be responsible for the maintenance of these bamboo trees. ‘Project BOLD’ was launched on July 4 from Nichima Mandwa, a tribal village in Udaipur district of Rajasthan, under which 5000 saplings of specific bamboo species were planted on 25 bighas of dry land.
- Organized an online lecture on ‘Space Tourism: The Next Frontier’
Nehru Science Center, Mumbai by Aeronautical Society of India , in collaboration with the Mumbai branch July 27, 2021 the ” Space Tourism: The Next Frontier‘ Organized an online lecture on Dr. Punita Masrani, Aerospace Medicine Specialist, VM Medical Centre, Mumbai discussed various aspects of commercial space travel in the lecture. The concept of space tourism or commercial space travel is not new and the history of its idea from concept to reality was discussed by Dr. Punita in an online lecture. Space tourism is space travel for commercial purposes of entertainment. Dr. Punita pointed out that space tourism has been in the news recently because of two American billionaires, Richard Bronson and Jeff Bezos, who went to space as tourists using their personal rockets and planes.
- Vantika Agarwal won the National Women’s Online Chess title
Delhi’s young player Vantika Agarwalwon the National Women’s Online Chess He scored 9.5 points from 11 rounds. Arpita Mukherjee of West Bengal secured the second position with 9 points . Sreeja Seshadri of Tamil Nadu secured the third position in this competition with 8.5 points. Soumya Swaminathan of Maharashtra and R. Vaishali finished fourth and fifth respectively. In the junior open category, Tamil Nadu’s V.S. Rahul secured the first position with 9.5 points. International Master Bharat Subramaniam finished second with 9 points and Grandmaster P. Iniyan, who represented the country in the recent World Cup, finished third.
- Last year e-waste production increased by 31.6%
In 2020, India’s total 10,14,961.2 Ton E-Waste ( E-Waste is generated), which compared to last year, an increase of 31.6% This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey in the Rajya Sabha. The minister has also sought state-wise data and reports about deaths that may have happened due to e-waste. The data regarding e-waste in India is available only from the year 2017-18. The E-Waste (Management) Rules were notified in the year 2016 and have been amended from time to time since then. The Environment Ministry of India has notified 21 types of electrical and electronic equipment to be considered as e-waste. The formula for estimating e-waste generation involves examining data regarding sales of electrical and electronic equipment. This sales figure shows that the e-waste production in the country is increasing continuously.
- Alphabet will launch a new robotics company ‘Intrinsic’
Google‘s parent company Alphabet has announced the launch of a new company that will focus on developing software for robots. The company name is intrinsic ( Intrinsic is placed). Intrinsic, New Robotics Firm Announces Subsidiary of Alphabet “ X ”After years of work within the company, which primarily serves as an incubator for all entrepreneurial and innovative ideas by bringing together talents from the tech industry. Wing, Waymo, Google Watch and Google Glass are some other companies that have come out of X. Wendy Tan White has been appointed as the CEO of Intrinsic. The company is testing the software in real-time mechanics that uses a variety of techniques such as deep learning, automatic perception, motion planning, reinforcement learning, force control and simulation.
- India could save $1.2 billion annually by shutting down old coal plants: Study
India could save $1.2 billion a yearby shutting down some old coal-burning power plants and allowing new ones to last longer , a study said . The study was conducted by the Council for Energy, Environment and Water ( CEEW).) was conducted. The report said that India should quickly shut down 30 GW of inefficient coal-fired facilities. The country should also set aside 20 GW of plants as reserves. As older plants consume more coal, closing them will help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, clean the country’s air, and reduce water and soil pollution. The closure of old plants will also improve the utilization efficiency of the thermal fleet which is currently under-utilised. Delay in shutting down old plants in the country is adding to the burden of pollution of water, air and soil along with electricity bills every passing year. Currently, 203-GW of electricity in India is generated from coal. This accounts for 53% of the country’s installed capacity generation and about 70% of the country’s electricity generation.
- Kandla becomes first SEZ to achieve IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating
July 26, 2021 at Kandla SEZ( KASEZ ) Rating IGBC Green Cities Platinum For Existing Cities receiving the first SEZ ( Special Economic Zone) became. The KASEZ team has been presented with a plaque. The efforts made by the KASEZ team were appreciated as it was accomplished in the Bhuj region where afforestation and water conservation are said to be important tasks. This was a great achievement for the KASEZ team and the IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating is part of the activities envisioned under ‘India@75 – Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The Government of India is continuously working towards ensuring environmentally sustainable development which can be accomplished through various efforts and measures involving multiple ministries of the country.
- United Nations adopts first resolution on vision
Vision (Vision to offer the first on) so far the UN General Assembly has approved. The United Nations called on its 193 member states to ensure eye care for each of its citizens . The resolution aims to help about 1 billion people who suffer from vision loss by 2030 . Antigua, Bangladesh and Ireland have adopted a resolution called ” Vision for Everyone “.Sponsored by and co-sponsored by over 100 countries. Under this resolution, the United Nations has asked member states to establish a governmental approach to eye care. The United Nations also called on donors and financial institutions to provide funding for developing countries to address the impact of loss of vision on social and economic development. The resolution states that the need for eye care globally is going to increase substantially as half of the global population may suffer from visual impairment by the year 2050. Globally, more than 90% of the 1 billion people suffering from vision loss live in low- or middle-income countries. 55% of all blind people are girls and women. Improved access to eye care services increased per capita household spending by nearly 88% Might be possible. Better access to eye care services is essential to achieving the UN goals for the year 2030 of ending hunger and poverty, ensuring quality education and healthy living, and reducing inequality.
- Lok Sabha passes National Institute of Food Technology Bill
The National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill , 2021 was passed in Lok Sabha. This Bill Pashupati Kumar Paras It was introduced by the Minister of Food Processing and Industries. The Bill sets out various provisions for food technology, management and entrepreneurship institutions. This bill was introduced and passed in a record time of just 8 minutes. The Bill also seeks to declare the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology located at Thanjavur and the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management at Kundli as institutions of national importance. Is. The Bill also seeks to provide research and direction in these areas. This bill was already passed in the Rajya Sabha in March.
- Lok Sabha passed Factoring Amendment Bill
Factoring Regulation Act 2011 by Lok Sabha This bill was passed to amend it. This will further widen the scope of entities participating in the factoring business. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that these changes are being made to help the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha in September 2020. This bill will help the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sectors of the country to solve the problem of delayed payments. The bill will also add traction to the TReDS platform, which was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in the year 2014 for entrepreneurs to unlock working capital that is linked to their unpaid invoices. According to the government delayed payment monitoring portal MSME Samadhaan, more than 83,000 delayed payment applications have been filed by MSMEs involving an amount of Rs 22,311 crore. 1 of these 7920 applications worth Rs 433 crore were disposed of. Compared to large companies, MSMEs keep on borrowing at very high cost and hence, this factoring bill will help them to monetize their receivables which in turn will help them in managing their working capital and reducing their working capital cost . In India, factoring credit contributes only 2.6% of the total MSME credit while in China it is 11.2%.
- World hepatitis day
World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July to raise awareness about viral hepatitis. Viral hepatitis causes many health problems including liver cancer. The theme of this year’s World Hepatitis Day is hepatitis can not wait (Hepatitis Can Not Wait ) K This implies that urgent efforts are needed to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. Currently, one person dies of hepatitis-associated disease every 30 seconds. Hepatitis A and E are caused by consumption of contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B, C and D usually occur through contact with infected blood and body fluids.
- World nature conservation day
World Nature Conservation Day on 28th July is celebrated. This day establishes that a healthy environment is the basis of a sustainable and healthy human society. World Conservation Day is celebrated to create awareness among the people for the conservation of natural resources. Its main objective is to conserve those animals and trees which are on the verge of extinction. Conservation of natural resources is important to protect the earth. Water, air, soil, minerals, energy, flora and fauna are available in limited quantities on the earth and by their conservation the balance of the natural beauty of the earth can be maintained. This day gives an opportunity to introspect how we are exploiting nature and what steps can be taken for its conservation. We have to ensure the conservation and sustainable management of natural resources for the benefit of future generations.
